We will not sack workers because of recession – Okowa; says LG salary in Delta too heavy
DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said salaries owed local government workers was attributable to their unique salary structure and large number of staff. According to Governor Okowa,…
Nigerian Catholic Priests backs polygamy, wants Nigerian cultures introduced in doctrines
Rev. Father Gabriel Ngbe of Akwangwa Catholic Church, in Nasarawa State, on Sunday canvassed the need for Catholic Church to incorporate some good aspects of African culture in its Doctrine….
MMM founder taunts FG in purported letter, says scheme restore social justice for 3m Nigerians
MMM Founder, Sergey Mavrodi, a Russian, has allegedly written an open letter to the Federal Government of Nigeria explaining the benefits of the scheme. The letter has been trending on…
You must accept result, Gambia President-elect , Barrow, tells Jammeh, UN, AU mount pressure
Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday that outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of the Dec. 1 election, while the United Nations and African…
NCC moves to save VAS operators from debts, N25bn at stake
By Theresa Igata Following complains by operators of interconnect clearing houses and Value Added Services licensees in the Nigeria telecoms industry over the huge indebtedness in their businesses the Nigerian…
Church building collapse: Govs. Emmanuel, Okowa mourn, flags to be lowered in Akwa Ibom
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has declared two days of mourning in honour of the victims of the collapsed Church building on Saturday. The governor also…
Two dead, 17 injured in fresh Maiduguri suicide bomb blast
Two suicide bombers, a male and a female, were blown to pieces with no fewer than 17 persons injured in an explosion that occurred in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital,…
Why Nigerian telecom needs a price floor for data, by Ken Ugbechie
The talk for much of last week was the proposed plan to introduce a new price floor for data services for telecom operators in the country. Shortly after news about…
CIA confirms Trump’s victory made possible by Russia
The CIA has confirmed an open secret: that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help President-elect Donald Trump win the White House. The agency said the intervention was also…
Buhari, US congratulate Ghana’s Akufo-Ado, America commend Mahama for conceding defeat
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Nana Akufo-Addo, on his historic win of the December 7 Ghana presidential election. Mr Addo, 72, …