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DSS denies ‘abducting innocent Nigerians’
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports it abducts innocent Nigerians. This was contained in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Peter Afunanya. Afunnaya while stating that the reports were untrue, said that the agency makes arrests “when, where and if necessary,” which “is evidently carried out in line with tenets of democratic ideals”. “The attention of…
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I’m unbothered with ‘noise from children’ calling for my resignation-PDP chairman
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Iyorchia Ayu said he has four years in office, and is not bothered with “noise from children” who are calling for his resignation. Members of the camp of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike have listed Ayu’s resignation as one of their conditions for working with the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar at…
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NCC issues new International Termination Rate
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an amended Determination of Mobile (Voice) International Termination Rate (ITR) for implementation in the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry effective from September 1, 2022. This was contained in a statement by its Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka. According to the statement, the ITR for voice services paid for terminating international calls on local networks in…
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Ode to Mikhail Gorbachev, By Chris Adetayo
The first half of the 20th century was filled with wars (including 2 world wars) and economic strife (the Great Depression being one of many). It was 50 years of discord and disharmony for the world. Consequential leaders abound from that era, most of them focused on conquest and expansion, rather than peace and development. The list is long, from…
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FG launches delivery tracker to monitor performance in MDAs
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Presidential Delivery Tracks and Central Delivery Coordinating Unit Website. The PDT/CDCU device is developed to track, review and periodically report the activities of MDAs, performance of ministers, permanent secretaries and others in the delivery of the ministerial mandates assigned to them. At launch at the presidential villa in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government…
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N46bn debt: NCAA threatens withdrawal of domestic airlines’ licenses
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to withdraw the licenses of domestic airlines in the country if they fail to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on how to clear the about N46bn debt which they owe aviation agencies. NCAA Director General, Musa Nuhu while speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, said the airlines have 30…
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Buhari mourns Gorbachev, says he changed the world
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the last leader of the former Soviet Union, Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev, as “a courageous reformer who will be remembered for years to come because of his immeasurable contributions to world peace and openness in his own once rigidly closed society.” Reacting to the death of Gorbachev at 91 on Tuesday, President Buhari said: “The late…
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INTERVIEW: A Governor like Oyetola will be difficult to find in Osun – Omipidan
Ismail Omipidan is the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola. In this interview, he spoke about the July 16, 2022 governorship poll in the state, insisting Governor Oyetola did not lose the election but that he only lost the vote counts How has it been in the last three and a half years? Governor Adegboyega…
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Who actually needs weapon? By Rotimi Akeredolu
The news concerning the purported award of pipeline contracts to some individuals and private organisations by the Federal Government has been unsettling. More disquieting is the barely disguised hostility displayed against either the idea or the actual establishment of security outfits by some State Governments to fill the widening gaps in the scope of security coverage noticeable nationally. The Federal…
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Tinubu hails Bishop Peter Okpaleke’s elevation as Cardinal
All Progressives Congress(APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has hailed the elevation of Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke to Cardinal by Pope Francis as a deserving honour to the Bishop and Nigeria as a country. Tinubu thanked the Pope and the Catholic Church for finding the Bishop of Ekwulobia in Anambra State worthy of the elevation, describing it as further…
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