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Photo: Military friends or foes of the people? By Austine Manekator On Christmas Day, the people of Silame in Sokoto State were thrown into confusion by intense air strafing by the military that swore to defend and protect innocent and law-abiding Nigerian citizens. When the roar of the aircraft and…

The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has approved the long-awaited telecom tariff hike, ending over a decade of lobbying by major operators. The new rate for calls, sms, and internet bundles will take effect from January 2025, with tariffs expected to rise by up to 40%. Under the revised structure, call…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Independent National Electoral Commission is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards that remain uncollected for a decade. This recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Igbokoda, has intercepted a boat filled with about 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil at the Idiogba-Mahin coastline in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Commanding Officer of the base, Capt. Aliyu Usman disclosed this to newsmen on…

By Deborah Nnamdi The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has earmarked N35 million in its 2025 budget proposal following a cyber attack that compromised its website on December 18, 2024. Recall that the website of the agency was hacked shortly after it published its crime experience and security perception survey.…

By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have arrested the parish priest and officials of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja over the recent stampede that claimed the lives of at least 10 persons. The police had confirmed that about 10 persons, including children,…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has introduced the Production Monitoring Command Centre, PMCC, as a transformative step in hydrocarbon operations to boost oil production. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, in a statement, said the PMCC aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s policy to…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand in the recreational facility of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi, at…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu says for three straight months, he has fulfilled Nigeria’s financial obligations without touching remittance by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, or exploring Ways and Means from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Disclosing this one Monday, during his first media chat with journalists,…

President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that the country is on the path of recovery. He spoke during the first Presidential Media Chat with journalists on Monday. Recall that Tinubu had presented the country’s 2025 budget proposal to the National Assembly, called ‘Budget of Restoration: Securing Peace, Rebuilding Prosperity’. With a…