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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 404 cases of COVID-19. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Monday. Cyprus reports big spike in Omicron cases Cyprus’ health ministry has reported a sudden surge in infections caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19. This follows the identification of the first five cases this […]

Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, says God did not make a mistake in making Nigeria one nation with diversity. Kukah said this on Sunday during the celebration to mark his 45th anniversary as a priest and 10 years as bishop of Sokoto diocese. Addressing the congregation, the bishop said he […]