The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that the telecommunications sector contributed N1.41billion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2016 in real terms. This is contained in the“ Nigerian Telecommunications (Service) Sector Report for the 1st Quarter of 2016’’ posted on the NBS website. According the report, the N1.41 […]
Continue ReadingAn earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale sent residents having a Ramadan meal in eastern Indonesia scrambling out of their homes early on Wednesday, official said. Many residents on Halmahera Island and the city of Manado had suhur, a pre-dawn meal before Ramadan fasting, outside their homes fearing another quake, said Sutopo Nugroho, a […]
Continue ReadingWith Euro 2016 just days away, we bring you the latest paper talks on the competition and transfers. Arsenal are closing in on a deal for Leicester forward Jamie Vardy and are set to carry out a stunning double raid on the Foxes by also signing PFA Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez. David de […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari aborted his trip to the oil-rich Ogoni land in Rivers state, as a result of the assassination threat from the Niger Delta Avengers.A militant had told one of the hosts of UK-based Radio Biafra that Buhari “should sign his death warrant” before his […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he was queried by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 for proposing the privatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Speaking on Tuesday at the launch of We Are All Biafrans, a book of essays by journalism and activist, Chido Onumah, in Abuja, Atiku said he made the proposal before the […]
Continue ReadingSecurity Operatives at the presidential villa on Monday, barred Ben Murray Bruce, a Senator, representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, from exchanging pleasantries with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Bruce, who joined his colleagues to a dinner to mark the 2016 democracy day, he had attempted to greet the president like a senator did, but the […]
Continue ReadingHamza Al-Mustapha, chief security officer to Sani Abacha, says he would soon give the details of what killed Abacha and MKO Abiola, self-acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 election. Abacha died on June 8, 1998, while Abiola died July 7, 1998, exactly a day to the first month anniversary of Abacha’s death. There have […]
Continue ReadingNIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari says he feels the pain of his ministers, but especially has pity for Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, for having the responsibility of explaining government’s actions or inaction to Nigerians.The President disclosed this, on Monday when he hosted state house correspondents at the presidential villa in Abuja, noting […]
Continue ReadingA fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) in Asaba on Monday, witnesses said. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the incident occurred along Anwai Road in the city when MASSOB members were marching to demand independence for a […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday set up the state’s Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) Fund with N500 million. Mr. Ambode spoke at a programme for the physically challenged with the theme: “Celebrating Ability in Disability” at the Lagos House, to commemorate his first year in office. He said that the aim of […]
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