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Nigerian airlines have increased the cost of economy flight tickets for domestic routes from about N35,000 to a base fare of N50,000. The airlines include Azman Air, Max Air, Ibom Air, Arik Air, Air Peace and Dana Air. Checks by TheCable showed that most of the airlines have increased their …

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that the 48-year-old Hadiza Ibrahim, a street beggar caught with N500,000 and $100 cash was not involved in any drug peddling, arms dealing, kidnapping or otherwise, as the money in her possession, was accumulated overtime. The FCT Administration revealed that preliminary security …

Twitter Ban: Court Dismisses Suit Against FG, Fines SERAP N100,000 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed against the Federal Government for directing television and radio stations to delete their Twitter accounts. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and …

West African Body, WAEC Increases Examination Fees To N18,000, Blames Inflation, COVID-19 The fee was hiked from N13,950 to N18,000 starting from 2022. The registration fees for school candidates of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has been increased. The fee was hiked from N13,950 to N18,000 starting …

An Orphanage home in Jos, believed to be into illegal activities has been shut down by the National Agency For Trafficking In Person, (NAPTIP) and the owner arrested after discovering that two children were sold, HGS Media Plus learnt. In a statement made by the agency on Wednesday, November, 3 …

A United States Federal court has convicted a Nigerian, Wiseman Oputa, who set up a number of bank accounts with bogus passports over a year, in which he managed to steal at least $500,000 through wire fraud and Internet scams. The court convicted Oputa of one count of wire fraud, …

The German government plans to repatriate 12,000 Nigerians who are seeking asylum in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this on Tuesday at the public presentation of two books “From Libya with Tears’’ and “Practical News and Feature Writing’’ …

Protesting truck drivers have blocked the Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highways since the early hours of Monday. The drivers were protesting the N10,000 daily tax imposed by the Kogi State revenue Service. The state government, police and the Federal Road Safety Corps were, however, taking measure to ensure free flow of traffic.  No …

A housewife, Kehinde Anifowose, has appeared before an Ikole Customary Court over a debt of N90,400 she incurred during her wedding. A trader, Dele Omotoyinbo, dragged the bride to court, claiming that she supplied Aso-Ebi fabrics valued N90,400 to the defendant during her wedding in Sept 2015 but failed to pay. …

Micro-blogging social network, Twitter is currently planning to get rid of its 140-character limit and replace it with a new feature that lets users post tweets that are up to 10,000 characters long, according to Re/code. Sources familiar with the plan said the new feature, which is currently being called …