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FG to deploy 5G Network by January 2022 – Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami has revealed that the fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks will be deployed in January 2022.The minister made the announcement at a town hall meeting in Maiduguri, Borno state, on Thursday.The minister who was represented by Ubale Maska, NCC commissioner for technical services, stated that the 5G technology would boost surveillance against criminal elements vandalising public assets across the country.Pantami explained that the need to deploy the modern system was due to the over 50,000 telecommunications sites across the country and about 16,000 outages recorded by mobile network operators (MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9mobile)…
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We told people to get rid of Jonathan, put Buhari. Look at where we are now – Northern Elders Forum laments
The Northern Elders Forum has lamented the current state of the Nation being run by the President Mohammadu-Buhari led Administration. NEF’s Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Arise TV recently, said that the decision to replace Goodluck Jonathan with Buhari was for him to fix everything but as it stands, no one is impressed about the current state of the country. According to him, even APC members are not impressed by the results of this administration. ”Is there any Nigerian who is not disappointed in President Buhari including diehard APC (All Progressives Congress) people? Is…
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FG has a lot to show for loans taken – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has expressed that the loans which have been accessed by the federal government can be attested for with adequate proofs. He said the government is not borrowing to finance recurrent expenditure but to build world-class infrastructure across the country. The Minister said this on Thursday at a town-hall meeting to address the destruction of power and communication infrastructure in Maiduguri, Borno state. He noted that there is a long list of projects that have been carried out with the loan. In his words; “Naysayers have recently ramped up their criticism of the Buhari…
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”I always wonder how men survive when they’re broke” – Nigerian Lady takes pity on men
A Nigerian lady has empathized with men over how they survive whenever they are financially incapacitated. The young woman wondered how men get money for food whenever things are terribly bad as she never experienced some of the struggles they complain about no matter how broke she was. Taking to Twitter via her handle Udara @Caviarpurple, she expressed deep concern while recounting stories of male students dinking garri, and trekking to and fro class due to brokenness. She wrote; ”I always wonder how men survive when they are broke. A Nigerian lady has empathized with men over how they survive whenever…
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I will never be silenced, you’ve failed – Ortom to Buhari Govt
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has once again come hard on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, accusing it of trying to silence every dissenting voice.The Governor has maintained that he will never be silenced or cowed. The Benue Governor made the assertion in Enugu during an event organized by the Radio Nigeria chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ.He said the Government was busy fighting perceived opposition while at the same time looking the other way amid mindless killing and maiming of Nigerians by Herdsmen.Ortom said “the present administration at the centre has adopted the approach of…
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We have identified Terrorism Financiers in Nigeria – Malami
Minister of Justice, and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has expressed that the Federal Government has identified terrorism financiers.He gave an assurance that they would be prosecuted on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.“As far as that aspect (of terrorism financing) is concerned, we have succeeded, one, in identifying those that are responsible for funding, he said“Two, blocking the leakages associated with the funding, and then, three, embarking on an aggressive investigation that is indeed impacting positively in terms of the fight against terrorism.“One thing I can tell you for sure is…
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Female Army officer caught on camera bathing Corps member with unknown substance in Calabar for allegedly arguing with her (video)
A female Army officer identified as Lt. Chika Viola Anele, has been caught on camera punishing a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Ezeiruaku Ifeyinwa Fidelia in Cross River after having an argument. Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo, who shared the video on Thursday said the incident happened at the 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar. In the video, the officer is seen pouring unknown white substance on the kneeling Corps member after which she hit her with the bowl. “JusticeForIfenyinwa. This is what a commissioned female Army officer, Lt. Chika Viola Anele, did to a youth corp member, Ezeiruaku…
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Pastor’s Wife begs diaspora commission to help secure bail for her husband , Rev. Timothy Omotoso who is in South African Jail over alleged rape & human trafficking
Reverend Timothy Omotoso’s wife, Taiwo Omotoso, his church members and Centre for Justice, Mercy and Reconciliation (CJMR) have appealed to the Director General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NDC) to bail the cleric. Rev. Omotoso, 62, the senior pastor and founder of Jesus Dominion International, Durban, South Africa, was arrested on April 20, 2017 for alleged rape and human trafficking. The pastor and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, face 63 main and 34 alternative charges related to contravention of the Sexual Offences Act. His alleged victims included girls as young as 13. The accused pastor lost his third bid for…
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2023: Jega, Utomi, others team up against APC, PDP to unveil new party November 1
Prominent Nigerians including a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, and a political economist, Professor Pat Utomi, will on November 1 unveil a mega political movement labeled Rescue Nigeria Project. This was confirmed in a communique, jointly signed by Dr. Usman Bugaje, and former Governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmed. The communique was issued on Wednesday in Abuja after its national caucus meeting on Tuesday. RNP is a political but non-partisan movement, with membership across party lines, designed to pool innovative ideas and alternatives to good governance and leadership selection process on the cardinal principles of inclusiveness,…
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“Naira is still strong locally. An average Nigerian can feed with N500 compared to one dollar and one pound” – Former President of CIBN says
Former President of Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Prof Segun Ajibola has said that the Naira is still strong locally. He said an average family can feed with N500 when compared to one pound and one dollar which he says can’t buy anything meaningful. He said this while Speaking in an interview on NTA on Wednesday September 22. According to Ajibola, “The national currency is a reflection of the state of any economy. It encapsulates the strengths and the weaknesses of that economy. Over the years, we have seen a slide in the value of our national currency.…
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Shutting down Southeast for a year will not expedite Nnamdi Kanu’s release. Go to Abuja and protest – Ohanaeze tells IPOB
Apex Igbo sociocultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to a recent threat by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to shut down the entire South-East region for a month if their embattled leader, Nnamdi Kanu is not released from detention. IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, threatened that the South-East would be on a one month lockdown if its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is not produced in court for arraignment in October. Reacting, Ohanaeze said such move by IPOB will not secure the release of the Biafra nation agitator from detention even if it is extended to a year. This was according…
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We are not pampering repentant terrorists, we are only being humane – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian army has assured Nigerians that it is not pampering repentant terrorists but rather being humane. Theatre commander of the north-east joint task force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Christopher Musa told newsmen that allowing repentant terrorists to surrender to troops without shooting them, is in line with international laws and best practices. He also stated that providing food, shelter and other amenities for repentant terrorists is an act of humanity and to ensure that they are fit enough to go through the proper procedure. “I don’t know if people misunderstood humane treatment as being pampering, because if he is sick,…
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