A new interconnect regime has been approved by the board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for telecom operators. The move according to NCC, signals the beginning of the possible reduction of the mobile phone calls in the country. “It … read more
Nigeria accused a top U.S. State Department diplomat of disrespecting the African country’s leadership on Wednesday after she dismissed a high-level corruption feud as political muckraking. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer was reported as saying a … read more
Shell Petroleum Develop-ment Company of Nigeria (SPDC) yesterday stated that it was still battling to put out a fire ravaging its oil well in southern Rivers State, more than one month after. The fire on Yorla Well �13, located in … read more
BANK robbers went on the prowl in Lagos and Port Harcourt, yesterday, killing 10 people, eight of them policemen, in two operations. But it was the police who had the upper hands in a separate encounter with robbers in Benin, … read more
Three students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State were on Sunday beheaded by student cultists who are now on the run. The incident threw the school into confusion after the bodies were recovered from a bush near Eripa in … read more
Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu yesterday denied an allegation that he offered bribes to senators to consider the impeachment of Vice President Atiku Abubakar. His denial comes on the heels of Senate consideration today, of the report of its Judiciary … read more
It was always obvious that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would sooner than later become the nemesis of those who take delight in reaping where they have not sowed. As an anti-corruption agency, the commission is widely, even … read more
THE drama in Abuja between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his vice, Atiku Abubakar, is far from reaching the peak. Although the death of the 13 top military officers was supposed to bring a momentary stop to the firing of salvo … read more
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the disgraced Nigerian governor of the Bayelsa state�s private residence in South Africa is up for auction The R9m (US$1.2m) penthouse at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town is believed to have been bought with money … read more
SIX domestic airlines have been fined N11.55 million for violating safety rules, while four others were grounded for similar offences. The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr. Segun Demuren, who disclosed this in Abuja at a … read more