Governor Samuel Ortom, on Friday personally served his aides and friends food at the Governor’s Lodge, Benue Peoples House Makurdi to appreciate the services rendered to him and his wife, Dr Eunice Ortom. The Governor noted that his aides have been working for him diligently and deserved to be served …
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DSTV Is Now An Internet Provider In South Africa
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has launched a broadband offering. The company says that the new service, DStv Internet, will provide internet access to those who do not have access to fibre services. It said that the move to bring more value to customers and diversify its offering was …
Read More »$1.2m NNPC ‘Bribe’ Used To Finance Jonathan, Buhari Elections
Lawsuits in London and New York have shed light on how fees trading firms paid agents to win oil contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may have been used to fund the country’s past two general elections, Bloomberg reports. Quoting filings in a suit filed by an ex-employee …
Read More »Tanker Drivers’ Protest In Niger State Takes New Turn
The blockade of the Minna to Bida road by trailer and tanker drivers which started on Thursday took a new twist yesterday whe the blockade was extended to the Lambatta to Bida road. This is even as the Niger State Government has said that the opening of the Bida-Minna Road “is …
Read More »FG Gives 12,000 Foreigners Permit To Work In Nigeria
The federal government has granted 12,000 expatriate quota licences to foreigners seeking to work in Nigeria while treating 2,000 applications from companies. Sola Fasure, the spokesman for interior minister Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The minister stated this on the second day of the sixth edition …
Read More »President Buhari Seeking Alternative Money For Rail Project- Rotimi Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is leveraging alternative funding mechanisms to rehabilitate old rail lines and modernise the rail system according to its 25-year strategic vision. Mr Amaechi said this on Friday during the 2021 Annual Public Lecture organised by the Department of Economics, Faculty of …
Read More »Reno Omokri Leads ‘Harass Buhari Out Of New York’ Protest (Pictures, Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29jvPohN8RE Happening Now: #HARASSBUHARIOUTOFNEWYORK Rally at 828, 2nd Avenue, New York
Read More »Abba Kyari Is Running From Justice – FBI Tells Judge
The United States prosecutors handling the case of Abba Kyari and co-conspirators in the multimillion-dollar fraud masterminded by Ramon ‘Hushpuppi’ Abbas have accused the disgraced police office of being at large. Officials said they would proceed with the trial of three other co-conspirators in the international wire fraud and money …
Read More »Akwa Ibom @34: Governor Emmanuel Inuagurates Roads To Mark Anniversary
A’Ibom @ 34: Gov. Emmanuel inuagurates 9.81 km roads to mark anniversary …Swears in new President General, Akwa Ibom State Traditional Rulers Council, ors Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel on Thursday commissioned four interconnected roads of 3.4Km, in Shelter Afrique, one Akwa Ibom’s high profile estate as part …
Read More »Bitcoin Value Falls After China Declares Crypto-Currency Transactions Illegal
The value of Bitcon has declined sharply, following China’s central bank announcement on Friday, September 24, that all transactions of crypto-currencies are illegal, effectively banning digital tokens such as Bitcoin and ethereum in the country, newsextra24 reports. China is said to be one of the world’s largest crypto-currency markets and …
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