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By Hanifat Mustapha The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice has been released from prison in the United Kingdom. According to Vanguard, a reliable source confirmed Ekweremadu’s wife’s return to Nigeria on Tuesday, January 21. Ekweremadu, who represented Enugu West Senatorial district from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023 in the National Assembly was sentenced alongside, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta over charges related to organ harvesting in March 2023 in the United Kingdom . Ekweremadu received a 10-year prison sentence, while his wife was sentenced to six years over charges related to organ…

By Hanifat Mustapha American President Donald Trump has berated Washington Bishop, Mariann Edgar Budde, who pleaded for mercy for LGBT people, and illegal migrants. In his response to the appeal made by Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde on Tuesday, Trump via his verified social media account urged the Bishop to work on herself, and how to make the country a better place. “The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” Trump wrote on his verified…

By Hanifat Mustapha The CEO of Nigerian telecommunications company GLO Ahmad Farroukh has reportedly left his position in the company just one month after his appointment in October 2024. According to TechCabal, his sudden departure appears to be linked to challenges within the company’s organisational structure. The management style was a challenge for Farroukh, who was used to working at companies with more modern management styles from his time at other phone companies like MTN and Smile Communications This leadership crisis comes at a particularly challenging time for Globacom. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently punished them for not properly…

An Akwa Ibom based Pastor, Akpojotor Mevoweoyo has blamed the devil for defiling his 12-year-old daughter (name withheld). The middle-aged man is from Ughelli North LGA, Delta and residing in Ibiono Ibom. The self-acclaimed pastor, who refused to mention the name of his Church during the press interview, laid the blame on the devil while being paraded along with other crime suspects by the police at the State Command Headquarters, Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Monday. Investigations by the command, according to the Command Police Public Relations Officer PPRO Timfon John, reveal that the suspect had been sexually…

The Nigerian Communications Commission has approved requests from network operators for tariff adjustments in response to rising operational costs, marking the first change in rates since 2013. The decision, announced in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, on Monday, allows for a maximum adjustment of 50% to current tariffs, significantly less than the over 100% proposed by some operators. The NCC said it is exercising its authority under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 and emphasised that the new tariffs would remain within the limits outlined in its 2013 Cost Study. According to…

Renowned activist, Aisha Yesufu is in a celebratory mode as she rejoices with her last child, who recently graduated from university. She took to her X page to announce the graduation, while stating that she now has more time on her hands to devote to Nigeria. She wrote on X: You can now call me JOBLESS with a capital J. My last born is done with university, and has started on her dream career. “I have a lot more time on my hand now and I will be devoting it to NIGERIA! Welcome To A New Dispensation.” Aisha’s followers trooped…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned the killing of its officer, Assistant Superintendent (ASP) Aminu Salisu during an operation in Awka, Anambra on Friday. Its Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, vowed that the perpetrators would be made to face the wrath of the law. Oyewale explained that Salisu was fatally shot on Jan. 17, during a legitimate operation in Awka, Anambra State. According to him, Salisu and his colleagues were carrying out an early-morning raid at Dr J.O. Ukwutinife Close in Ifite, Awka, targeting a two-storey building housing 37…

TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had earlier said that it would not enforce any ban. The video-sharing app had shut down in the United States late Saturday as a deadline for its Chinese owners ByteDance to sell its US subsidiary to non-Chinese buyers loomed. Earlier Sunday, as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred…

Dangote Refinery says the recent adjustment in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, is directly attributed to the increase in global crude oil prices. Mr Anthony Echiejina, Head of Corporate Communications, Dangote Industries, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Jan. 17, Dangote refinery increased petrol price from N899 to N955 per litre. He explained that the fluctuation in global crude prices impacted the cost of producing PMS, as crude oil remained the primary input in petrol production. “Any change in international crude…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any possibility of reconciling with Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara, intensifying the ongoing political conflict between the two leaders. Speaking during a live media chat broadcast on several television stations in Abuja on Sunday, Wike criticised Fubara for failing to adhere to directives issued by President Bola Tinubu during a peace meeting aimed at resolving their differences. At the press briefing, Wike stated: “I’m wondering, what conflict to resolve? Mr President, in his wisdom, called all parties. He said withdraw the impeachment notice, you go and do this,…