Nigeria now in fourth wave of COVID, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is currently experiencing a fourth wave of the COVID pandemic. Ifedayo Adetifa, director-general of the NCDC, announced the development in a statement on Monday. “Nigeria has recorded a 500% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks […]
ICPC clears Yewande Sadiku of all fraud allegations
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it was unable to establish allegations of corruption against Yewande Sadiku, former CEO and executive secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). In a letter dated December 16 and addressed to the CEO of NIPC, the ICPC said it received a […]
‘Show more empathy’ — ACF calls on Buhari, governors to visit banditry-hit communities
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and northern governors to “show more empathy” towards victims of banditry in the region. In a statement issued on Monday by Emmanuel Yawe, its national publicity secretary, ACF condemned the recent killing of 38 people by bandits in Giwa LGA of Kaduna […]
Elon Musk: I’ll pay over $11bn in taxes this year
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., says he will be paying over $ 11 billion for taxes this year. Musk disclosed this in a tweet on Monday, confirming to the public his exact tax bills. “For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year,” Musk tweeted. […]
Anambra guber: Court nullifies Andy Uba’s candidacy, orders APC to refund N22.5m to George Moghalu
A federal high court in Abuja has nullified the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Andy Uba, in the November 6 Anambra governorship election. George Moghalu, an aspirant in the APC primary election, had approached the court challenging the process and the outcome of the primary election. He […]
Bode George: Bisi Akande’s book was written to promote Tinubu’s presidential ambition
Bode George, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says ‘My Participations’, the recently released autobiography by Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun state, was written to promote Bola Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition. Akande’s book has been generating reactions from prominent political figures in the country, including George himself. The PDP chieftain […]
NCC: From Jan 1, telcos to receive termination rate on international calls in dollars
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set $0.045 as the new international termination rate (ITR) for voice calls. In a statement on Monday, the commission said the new rate takes effect from January 1, 2022. ITR is the rate paid to local operators by international operators to terminate calls in Nigeria. […]
Supreme court voids conviction of lawyer demoted as SAN for bribery
The supreme court has upturned the conviction of Joseph Nwobike, former senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on technical grounds. The court held that the EFCC lacked the power to prosecute anyone for the offence of perversion of justice. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Nwobike before a Lagos state […]
NERC: Togo, Benin failed to pay FG N770m electricity bill in Q2 2021
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the Republic of Benin, Niger Republic, Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021. The commission disclosed this in its second-quarter report for 2021. The report stated the neighbouring countries and other special customers were […]
Chaotic Olympics outing, Bash Ali vs Sunday Dare — 9 major sports controversies of 2021
Nigerian sports have it all: awe-striking talents, intriguing performances and nauseating controversies. The year 2021 had it all — and more. Nigeria sports can be likened to a pendulum that swings between two extremes too often that it’s almost shocking there are achievements at all from the athletes. While athletes are stretching […]