Manchester United may get a bite of Mark Zuckerberg’s billions in TV rights
By Lionel Laurent and Elaine He The pre-match build-up to the bidding for English Premier League TV rights is in full swing. Soccer’s bigwigs are betting that the next three-year…
ITU lauds Nigeria telecom SME focus as investments hit $70billion
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has singled out Nigeria’s strong small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contingent at the ongoing ITU Telecom World in Busan, South Korea as a pointer to…
North Korea threatens to shoot down US military planes, calls trump statement a declaration of war
North Korea’s foreign minister on Monday asserted that the pariah state has the right to defend itself by shooting down U.S. planes, even if they are not in the country’s…
Good governance will end agitations – Wike; says Rivers not part of secession
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said that Rivers people believe in Nigeria’s unity and are not part of secession agenda. Wike made the remarks at Nigeria’s 57th Independence Church…
Nigeria at ITU in South Korea, states commitment to smart city; Lagos Eko Atlantic is pilot project, says Danbatta
ITU Telecom World 2017, the flagship annual telecom festival of the UN organized by its ICT arm, the International Telecommunications Union, ITU, kicked off in Korea’s southern port city of…
Internet of Things, broadband dominate discourse as global telecom buffs gather in Busan, South Korea
Nigeria this Monday joins the global telecom community as the ITU Telecom World 2017 kicks off in Busan, South Korea. The event is organized by the International Telecommunications Union, ITU,…
Troops, NDLEA Operatives Raid Home of Abia Drug Baron, Recover Arms
Following a tip off, troops of Sector 1, Sub Sector 4 in conjunction with some operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at about 1.45 am on 23…
Angela Merkel wins for 4th term, exit polls say; social democrats lose ground
Exit polls on Sunday have shown that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have secured a fourth consecutive term in office. It’ s a statement that the Germans are okay with…
We do not see IPOB as terror group, but we believe in one Nigeria – US
The United States Government has said it does not categorize the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization, but adds that it believes in a united one Nigeria…
Amid verbal war between Trump and Kim, US fighter jets scour Korea skies in show of force
“Mentally deranged”, “bereft of reason” and a “madman on the loose” – these are the things two world leaders have been saying to each other in 2017. They are US…