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The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday adopted a motion directing all pay television service providers to revert to pay per view module as against the mandatory monthly subscription. In a sponsored motion by Senator representing Benue South Senatorial district, Abba Moro, he lamented the incessant hike in price of various bouquets by the service providers […]
A Niger Delta environment and peace advocate, Chief Sheriff Mulade, has said that the appointment of a sole administrator to run the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, was alien and a contravention of the enabling laws establishing the commission. Mulade, who was reacting to a Federal Court Judgment in Yenagoa, […]
Eight people were yesterday confirmed killed in Monday’s attack on a Kaduna-bound train by terrorists. The number of missing persons is still unknown, but the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said 29 persons were injured. The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, said 41 persons were receiving treatment. There’s still some controversy […]
The House of Representatives mandated its Committee on Army to investigate the circumstances that led to the murder of 18-year-old Cyril Obruche yesterday, who was killed by an officer of the Nigerian Army attached to Presco Plc, in Ovreeko, Ethiope East LGA of Delta State. The committee questioned why officers and men of […]
The Management of Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja has defended why they switched off the light during a training session of the Black Stars Of Ghana ahead of today’s game against Nigeria. Recall that both teams are battling for a ticket to the World Cup in Qatar via the playoff and with the first […]
Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has visited the victims of the Abuja-Kaduna rail attacks. Osinbajo paid the visit while on his way to Lagos to attend the 13th Tinubu Colloquium marking the 70th birthday of former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. According to Osinbajo’s spokesperson, Laolu Akande , the VP had […]
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government has done well on ensuring safety via rail transport and has performed excellently in the provision of infrastructure. He said this on Monday at a media briefing in Abuja. He said, “We are proud that in our time, Nigerians are once again able […]
The Nigerian military had said troops killed the 12 bandits that attacked the Kaduna International Airport on Saturday and that the incident occurred six kilometers away from the terminal and outside the airport perimeter’s fence. On Monday clarification was made about the attack when the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home […]
The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institutions, NASU, have joined other university-based unions to cripple all activities in public universities. The two unions have directed their branches across the country to embark on a two-week warning strike […]
Mr Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni, has been appointed by a non-profit organisation to sensitise youths for the forth coming 2023 election in the country. The organisation, Anap Foundation, has said a comedian, Mr Debo Adedayo (Mr Macaroni), has been appointed as one of the celebrities to sensitise youths to the 2023 […]
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