Elon Musk’s satellite internet provider, Starlink, has suspended orders for its residential internet kits across Nigeria, citing the need to secure approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for a price increase announced earlier this year. The suspension, which affects all new residential orders, will remain in place until the company receives regulatory approval for the new pricing structure. In a statement, Starlink emphasised its commitment to providing high-speed internet…

…Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, others back President Foremost Northern group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has suspended its chairman, Mamman Osuman following widespread reactions across the country to the northern body’s claim that President Bola Tinubu’s policies had impoverished the North. In the statement in question on Thursday, the ACF had stated that the interests of the North would be best represented by northerners.This development triggered Afenifere, a Yoruba socio-political group,…

*We don’t know him – IPOB Finland-based Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa may soon find himself in his birth country as the Federal Government plans to apply for his extradition to Nigeria to face various criminal charges. This was disclosed by the Director of Defence Information, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, who gave indication on Thursday that the extradition of the leader of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), the paramilitary wing of…

President Bola Tinubu has said that positive results are already emanating from the reforms his administration embarked upon when it assumed office. The President stated this on Wednesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, when the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, paid him a courtesy call on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. The spokesperson for the President, Bayo Onanuga disclosed in a statement…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun State Command has arrested one Matthew Omotayo, male, 17 years, and seven other teenagers for alleged sexual abuse, unlawful sexual intercourse, exploitation, and assault of a 14-year-old girl at the Ijebu-Mushin, Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday, November 15th, 2024. A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, says the offence of…

The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced plans to extradite Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Nigeria to face charges. In a statement released to journalists on Thursday, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, revealed that Chief of Defence Staff General Chris Musa expressed satisfaction with Ekpa’s recent arrest in Finland. Gusau stated, “The CDS is happy with his…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrade of the moribund 3,250 hectares Eruwa Farm Settlement to an agribusiness industrial hub. The governor said that the project, once completed, would put Ibarapaland on the global agricultural map and create thousands of jobs for youths in the zone and across the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Thursday at the Old Farm Settlement, Eruwa,…

The Kwara State Government has directed all staff under its local government payroll to register with the Kwara State Residents Registration Agency (KWASRRA) at designated centrer across the 16 local government Council secretariats. The statement was shared on Thursday via the Facebook page of the state government. In a statement signed by Alhaji Umar Danladi Shero, the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Local Government Service Commission and the Local…

The Police Command in Anambra says the shooting in Nnewi on Wednesday was not to disrupt the burial of late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah. It said the shooting was from another security agency, which mistook the police operatives as unfriendly forces and shot at them. Superintendent of Police (SP) Tochukwu Ikenga the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Awka. “The command is…

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged its support for the ongoing amendment of the country’s constitution. The forum, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, made the commitment in a communiqué issued at the end of its 7th physical meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, who read the communiqué, said the governors discussed national issues, including constitutional amendments. He said the governors…

Former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday, sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, through her lawyer, Godwin Iyinbor, told Justice Inyang of a Federal High Court in Abuja upon resumed hearing in the suit. When the matter was called, no counsel appeared for the EFCC. Justice Ekwo then asked Iyinbor if he had received processes…

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Thursday, presented a ₦465.855 billion budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The proposed budget represents an 18 percent increase from the 2024 appropriation and is aimed at addressing ongoing reforms and rising inflationary trends impacting various sectors across the country. Governor Mohammed highlighted that the increase in the 2025 budget reflects the state’s response to economic challenges.…