Danbatta’s five years harvest of hope
BY KEN UGBECHIE The nation’s telecom sector blooms like Mayflower. Reason is not far-fetched. A good workman is on duty. Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the…
Daddy Freeze: Why I agree with Pastors Ibiyeomie, Enenche – Pastor Oyemade
To openly mock someone much older than you and also a person who is in authority should be roundly condemned. The principle of publicly speaking out against such behaviour is…
NERC insists no tariff increase from DisCos for customers enjoying under 12 hours electricity daily
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday insisted that electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) must not increase tariffs of customers enjoying less than 12 hours of power supply daily. Mr…
China would rather see TikTok U.S. shut down than a forced sale
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut down in the United States, three…
Gana’s Death: Release 40 militias in your custody to enable them embrace the amnesty programme – Ortom urges military
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has asked the military to release about 40 other militias said to be in their custody. Briefing journalists after a five-hour security meeting at the…
Jubilation in Delta as Okowa reverses cut in minimum wage
Deltans have continued to celebrate Friday’s reversal of the cut in minimum wage by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Recall that earlier this year, the governor announced a slash in the minimum…
Joe Biden takes drugs to read speeches, Trump alleges
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed, without offering any proof, that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is taking performance-enhancing drugs for his public speeches. Trump said this in an interview with…
IMSU students celebrate arrest of sex-for-grade lecturers; say ‘serves them right’
Students, both male and female, of the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri have continued to jubilate over the busting of two senior lecturers of the university allegedly involved in sex-for-grade…
Unical gets first female Vice Chancellor in 45 years
Prof. Florence Banku-Obi has been announced as the first female Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), 45 years after. Announcing the result on Friday in Calabar, Sen. Nkechi…
Association calls for govt’s support, says a 50% hike in bread price, other finished baked items inevitable
Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) says a 50 per cent increase in retail prices of bread and other finished baked items is inevitable. The leadership of…