Airtel Nigeria recorded the highest number of consumer complaints among the country’s four major telecommunications operators in the first half of 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) disclosed this in its consumer complaint statistics for January to June, released on Monday The statistics showed that the four major operators collectively …
Read More »Why Ghana Rejected US Health Pact — Mahama
Ghana’s President, John Mahama, has described the conditions attached to a proposed United States health compact as “humiliating,” explaining why Ghana rejected the agreement, Graphic Online reports on Monday. Mahama made the remarks during a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday, September 25, where …
Read More »Akwa Ibom ARISE food programme benefits 833,481 households
Akwa Ibom Government says no fewer than 833,481 households have benefited from the ARISE Free Food Security Programme across its 31 local government areas. The Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Mrs Emem Ibanga, disclosed this at a ministerial briefing in Uyo on Monday. Ibanga said that beneficiaries were selected through community …
Read More »AAC drags Tinubu, AGF, National Assemby to Court over Refusal to Handover Power to Shettima During Vacation
The African Action Congress (AAC) has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging President Bola Tinubu’s refusal to handover power to the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, during his vacation to Europe. The suit was filed on behalf of the party through an Originating Summons on Monday, …
Read More »INEC must comply with Supreme Court judgment – Adeyanju
Human rights lawyer and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately comply with the recent Supreme Court judgment on the Electoral Act. Adeyanju, in a statement issued on Monday, urged the commission to remove from its official portal the names of candidates …
Read More »Court to deliver Judgment in suit against Yahaya Bello’s Senatorial Candidacy Nov 19
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19 for judgment in a suit challenging the emergence of former Governor Yahaya Bello as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Kogi Central. The judge fixed the date on Monday after lawyers …
Read More »2027: INEC Announces date for Nationwide Collection of PVCs
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, will begin on October 9, 2026 across the country. INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan, made this announcement on Monday in Kaduna at the North-West Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General …
Read More »JAMB restores CAPS, sets admission deadlines for 2026/2027
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has restored its Central Admissions Processing System, CAPS, after a temporary disruption, directing tertiary institutions to speed up their admission exercises ahead of the approved deadlines. The board disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, announcing that the platform was fully operational …
Read More »Taylor Swift Sets New Record At MTV VMAs
Taylor Swift is having another good year — just months after her lavish wedding to Travis Kelce, the pop superstar on Sunday made history by becoming the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 36-year-old Swift had been even with Beyoncé for the most Moonman statuettes with …
Read More »Oil Prices Spike After Trump Rejects Iran Truce Offer
Oil prices spiked with bond yields Monday as Donald Trump’s rejection of an Iranian offer of a seven-day truce stoked inflation concerns, while stocks were mixed as traders look ahead to the release of key US data. Tehran last week set out a plan at the UN General Assembly for …
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