Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (Kaduna Electric) disconnected power to the Kaduna State Government House and other state offices over unpaid bills totaling N2.9 billion. This action followed the Kaduna Internal Revenue Service sealing Kaduna Electric’s headquarters due to unpaid taxes exceeding N600 million. Jerry Adams, the Executive Chairman of the […]
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Normalcy returns as residents shun protest, resume business activities in Anambra.
Normalcy returned to Anambra State as businesses reopened on Friday following a one-day shutdown during the #EndBadGovernance protest. On Thursday, shops were closed and streets were deserted, but by Friday, commercial activities resumed. The state’s Police Commissioner, CP Nnaghe Itam, praised residents for avoiding the protest and maintaining peace. A […]
Nationwide Protest: CP Itam Commends Conduct Of Ndi Anambra In Promoting National Peace, Assures Command’s Commitment To Public Security, Safety
Nationwide Protest: CP Itam Commends Conduct Of Ndi Anambra In Promoting National Peace, Assures Command’s Commitment To Public Security, Safety Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, has commended Ndi Anambra, particularly the youth, for their exemplary conduct in promoting national peace. The Police Commissioner who made his […]
Wike visits Tinubu amid nationwide protests
As protests kicked off nationwide, on Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. At minutes past 04:00 pm local time, our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State Governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and […]
WhatsApp may exit Nigeria over $220m fine.
One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating […]
Over 400,000 subscribers dump DStv amid economic challenges
MultiChoice reported a 5% decline in DStv subscribers for 2024, with drops across all packages due to economic challenges like inflation, rising interest rates, and load shedding. The 2024 financial statement reveals a year-on-year decline in MultiChoice’s DStv subscriber base due to economic factors like inflation, rising interest rates, and […]
Police Arraign Two Students For Alleged N1.9bn MTN Data Theft
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos has arraigned two students – Timothy Fashina Oluwabukola and Anthony Imonina Odemerho – before the Federal High Court sitting in the state for allegedly hacking into MTN Nigeria Communication Plc’s computers and stealing airtime and data valued at N1.9 billion. Oluwabukola and Odemerho […]
Protests: Seven Buses Burnt In Yobe, Curfew Imposed In Three LGAs
Seven mass transit buses were burnt in Potiskum, the headquarters of Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State on Monday amid the EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The buses were set ablaze on the premises of the local government secretariat in Potiskum on Thursday. An eyewitness told Newsmen in the North-East state […]
Hardship: Ex-Sports Minister Dalung Joins #EndBadGovernance Protest In Plateau
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari joined the protest against hardship on Thursday saying “that every onlooker is either a coward or a traitor; we are not cowards and we are not traitors; Nigerians deserve a better deal. Kpakpando reports […]
Gov Alia applauds Benue residents for shunning protest
Benue Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has extended his appreciation to the people of the state for heeding his words not to join the nationwide protest. According to the statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kula Tersoo, and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday, Governor Alia praised […]