Active mobile lines in Nigeria hit 160million in April – NCC
June 4, 2018 The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says active mobile telephone lines in Nigeria rose from the 149 million in March to 160 million in April, indicating an increase of  11, 226,…
Danbatta, NCC boss, to be inducted fellow Nigeria Academy of Engineering
Another feather will be added to the academic cap of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, as the Nigeria Academy of…
New Super Eagles jersey sells over 3m units in one hour after Nike release
Nigeria’s Super Eagles jersey ranked as the best among all the 32-nation jerseys for the World Cup has sold out after one hour of official release by its maker Nike….
Illoh prays court quash alleged N14.1m SURE-P fraud charge against him
June 1, 2018 Clement Illoh, a former Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, on Friday prayed the Federal High Court in Lagos to quash the N14.1 million fraud charge…
Amaechi’s wife not involved in assault of airport officials says FAAN
June 1, 2018 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has debunked the allegation that wife of the Minister of Transportation, Mrs Judith Amaechi, supervised the assault and manhandling…
World Cup: Plot to traffick Nigerians girls to Russia for sex exposed
Human traffickers are planning to exploit relaxed Russian visa controls for next month’s World Cup to sell Nigerian women into sex work, state officials and anti-slavery activists have told Reuters….
Court orders Police to pay N10million compensation for unlawful killing
May 31, 2018 The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N10 million as compensation to the family of Alidu Hakeem, a…
Ex Taraba state Governor Jolly Nyame jailed 14 years for fraud
May 30, 2018 An FCT High Court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced former Taraba Gov. Jolly Nyame to 14 years’ imprisonment with no option of fine over N1.64 billion fraud….
Cross River lawmaker slumps, dies; Ayade, others mourn
A member of the Cross Rivers State House of Assembly Hon. Steven Ukpukpen Wednesday slumped and died in Calabar, the State capital. The late Lawmaker who represented Obudu Constituency died…
Classy Nadal downs Bolelli in Roland Garros opener
Rafael Nadal overcame a spirited show of aggressive groundstroke hitting by lucky loser Simone Bolelli as he launched his campaign for an eleventh crown on the terre battue of Roland…