South Korea fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google $177 million (270billion won) for hampering the development of rivals to its Android operating system, sustaining a campaign targeting the U.S. search giant’s dominance in smartphone software. Regulators accuse Google, whose mobile operating system powers more than 80% of smartphones around the world, of …
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Why I Surrendered Accord Party Ticket To Maduka – Alex Nwankwo (Video)
2021: Why I Surrendered Accord Party Guber Ticket To Maduka- Ex Governorship Candidate( Video) Dr. Godwin Maduka’s guber race has received a major nod, as former Governorship candidate of Accord Party, Mr.Alex Nwankwo has revealed reasons why he surrended the party’s guber ticket to Maduka. Nwankwo had emerged governorship candidate …
Read More »Adegboruwa: Edo State Is Currently Under Obaseki’s Dictatorship Yoke
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has condemned what he called Governor Godwin Obaseki’s one-man rule in Edo state and urge him to constitute a cabinet immediately. In a statement he issued on Tuesday titled ‘ The Dictatorship In Edo’, Adegboruwa said Obaseki through his action is running …
Read More »I’ll No Longer Accept Excuses – COAS Yahaya Warns Commanders
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya has warned that he will not take or accept excuses from commanders as they lead troops in tackling security challenges facing the country. Yahaya gave the warning at the opening of the “Combined Second and Third Quarter Chief of Army Staff …
Read More »Obaseki Links Delayed Appointment Of Commissioners To Defection From APC
After running Edo State for about a year without a cabinet, Governor Godwin Obaseki has hinted that he would unveil his commissioners in “a couple of days.” He attributed the delay in the formation of his cabinet to his defection from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party …
Read More »Edo: Philip Shaibu To Defect From PDP
Barring any last minute change, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu will dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to an undisclosed political party. Vanguard was made to understand that if the body language and recent marathon meetings that took place outside the country last week between the …
Read More »Umahi Opposes VAT Collection By States As Ebonyi Honours Buratai
The Ebonyi State Government has held a State Dinner in honour of the former Chief of Army Staff and Nigeria Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Ambassador Tukur Buratai. Newsextra24 reports that the Dinner was held at the Banquet Hall of the Governor’s Lodge, Ocho Udo Centenary City Abakaliki on …
Read More »Abducted Zamfara Pupils Regain Freedom
The 75 pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State who were abducted on September 1, 2021, have regained their freedom. The Nigerian Television Authority broke the news via its verified Facebook page overnight. Nigerian Police had reported that gunmen abducted more than …
Read More »Agricultural Field Enumerators Accuse FG Of Enslavement
…say they have not been paid for months The over 30,000 graduates engaged by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development as field enumerators to capture the bio-data, farming information, bank and contact details of farmers across the country, have cried out over the nonpayment of their entitlements. The …
Read More »Nigeria Loses ₦247.61 Billion In 100 Days Of Twitter Suspension
The Twitter ban in Nigeria has extended to 100 days, and in that time frame the nation has lost N247.61bn. The Federal Government had on June 4 suspended Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Consequently, telcos on June 5 blocked …
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