The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for a 50% increase in telecom tariffs, marking the first adjustment in over a decade. The move comes after months of agitation by network operators struggling with escalating operational costs in Nigeria’s challenging economic climate. This decision, announced on Monday in a statement by the NCC’s Director…
Men of the Akwa Ibom State police command have arrested a pastor in the state for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter since she was 12. The spokesperson of the command, DSP Timfon John, who confirmed this to newsmen during a media briefing on Monday, January 20, said; “We have arrested one Louis Akpojotor Mevoweoyo…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, has urged for an increase in the ministry’s 2025 budget allocation to enable it to fulfill critical aspects of its mandate, particularly in job creation and skills development. Dingyadi made this appeal during budget defense meetings with the House and Senate Committees on Employment, Labour, and Productivity…
A South African man, Malose Masosa has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for the brutal m8rder of his wife. Masosa, 38, k!lled his wife, Mokgaetjie Tshabi, 37, during the night of Saturday, May 11, 2024, following an altercation. The sentence was handed down by the Mokopane Regional Court on January 17 in…
The Nigerian equities market started the week on a positive note as investors gained N10 billion on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) on Monday, January 20, 2025 This follows a surge in the share prices of stocks like CAVERTON, WAPIC, and SCOA amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours…
A man has said that he easily loses interest in a woman who is good and loves him a lot. He made this known on X, writing: “I easily lose interest when I meet a good woman. “I don’t like a woman to be all over me. Even if you love me like mad, please…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, Monday, January 20, 2025 adjourned a suit filed by Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Plants against Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the issuance of petrol import licence to some oil marketers. Ripples Nigeria reports that Dangote…
Donald Trump and J.D Vance on Monday both took the oath of office and were sworn in as President and Vice President respectively of the United State of America for the next four years. Details coming….
Real Madrid head coach, Carlo Ancelotti has decided to leave the club at the end of the season according to Spanish radio station Onda Cero, which cited anonymous sources on Monday. The Italian tactician hopes that Real Madrid will accept his decision, as he feels that his cycle at the Blancos has come to a conclusion after…
The global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called for an impartial investigation into threats against Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff and her lawyer, Barrister Abba Hikima, who are facing persecution in Sokoto State. Shariff is being prosecuted by the state government for allegedly using “insulting or abusive language” and “inciting disturbance” following her criticism of Governor…
