Nigeria’s telecommunications sector urgently requires an additional $30 billion investments to bridge the current access gaps and other challenges in the sector. Its current investment is estimated at over $70 billion, but that figure has stagnated for over four years ...
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Develop without depending on FG’s support, President Buhari tells states
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there are ample evidences that states could develop on their own without necessarily craving Federal Government’s support. The President stated this during his one-day working visit to Imo State where he commissioned the Sam Mbakwe ...
Read More »President Buhari orders IGP, CDS to probe Katsina killings
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu and Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin to immediately investigate the killings in Katsina and report to him. The President, who gave the directive when he ...
Read More »Ademola Adeleke sues IGP Adamu for alleged wrongful arrest, detention
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Osun State gubernatorial election in September last year, Ademola Adeleke, has sued Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu over his arrest and detention in Abuja on May 6, 2019. Adeleke had approached ...
Read More »Rainstorm destroys property worth millions at Alex Ekwueme varsity
A heavy rainstorm has wrecked severe havoc at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Aleke in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, destroying property worth over N500 million. It also disrupted business and academic activities at the institution, as students ...
Read More »Appeal court adjourns senators Ekwunife, Ubah’s petitions to May 29, 31
The Appeal court sitting in Awka, Anambra State has adjourned the suits filed by senators Chris Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Victor Umeh of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) against the declaration of senators-elect, Uche Ekwunife of ...
Read More »Court remands Malaysian over alleged £250m fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court, Ikeja has ordered a Malaysian, Tan Ah Chai Richard to be remanded in prison custody over alleged £250,000,000 fraud. Justice Dada ordered that he be remanded in prison custody after pleading ‘not ...
Read More »Tribunal didn’t ask for Kwara gov-elect’s WAEC certificate, INEC insists
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday dismissed reports that the Kwara State Governorship Election Tribunal asked it to produce Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificate. Counsel to INEC, Rowland Otaru (SAN) told reporters in Ilorin that ...
Read More »Court reserves judgement on Nwaoboshi, Nwoko case as senator floors Integrity Group, others in Asaba
An Appeal Court in Abuja reserved judgement in a case filed by Peter Nwaoboshi over the nullification of his re-election as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator-elect for Delta North Senatorial district. Counsel to Nwaoboshi, Tony Idigbe (SAN) in his submission, ...
Read More »House of Representatives gave Buhari maximum support, says Yakubu Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara said under his leadership, the House gave maximum support to the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration since May 2015. He cited speedy consideration and passage of Bills and other requests forwarded by the ...
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