Angry NCC halts MTN’s New Tariff Plans
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has stopped MTN Nigeria Communications from implementation of a tariff plan called MTN TruTalk+ or face serious sanctions as the regulator said it did not…
How Senate Brokered Truce Between FG and Oil Workers, Fuel to Become Available in Hours
Thanks to Nigeria’s Senate, oil marketers have agreed to commence lifting and distribution of petroleum products with immediate effect. The marketers on Monday met with members of the Senate during…
Fuel Scarcity Grounds Nigeria, Telecom Companies, Banks Forced to Close
Nigeria is grounded: no petrol, no diesel and no kerosene. This is symptomatic of a distressed nation or a country at war. In Lagos, most motorists have gone off the…
Boko Haram: Only Six Girls Returned with Pregnancy, Says NEMA
As the Federal government assigned therapeutic experts to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in victims of terrorism, the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Muhammad Sani-Sidi has…
Ireland Makes History, Becomes First Nation to Approve Same Sex Marriage by Popular Vote
Ireland became the first nation to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote, sweeping aside the opposition of the Roman Catholic Church in a resounding victory Saturday for the gay…
NDLEA, US Anti-Narcotic Agents Set to Extradite Buruji Kashamu to US, but Suspect Says Action is Illegal
Some 50 stern-looking anti-narcotic operatives, drawn from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States of America (USA) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) anti-narcotic department on Saturday…
Troops Comb Sambisa Forest, Rescue 20 Women, Kill Scores of Terrorists
Despite continuous encounter with large number of land mines which still litter the Sambisa forest, troops have forged ahead with the ongoing offensive operations as scores of the terrorists died…
FIFA History of Scandals Slurs Blatter’s Chances
FIFA has been routinely called “scandal-plagued” for much of Sepp Blatter’s 17-year presidential reign. Blatter has never been implicated in personal corruption, but FIFA has often seemed relaxed about wrongdoing…
EFCC Re-arraigns Arisekola’s son, Others For N1bn Subsidy Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday re-arraigned three oil marketers, Abdullahi Alao, scion to the late Ibadan-based politician and businessman, Opeyemi Ajuyah and Olarenwaju Olalusi, over an…
China Telecom Punishes Staff for Prostituting
China’s third-largest mobile carrier China Telecom Corp Ltd punished 31 executives found to have engaged in extravagant banquets and prostitution. The mobile carrier said in a statement that executives at…
