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MTN Nigeria added more than 2.2 million subscribers in July, taking its customer base to a record 100.86 million and making it the first telecommunications operator in Africa to cross the 100 million-subscriber mark. Data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission, the industry regulator, on Wednesday showed that MTN’s subscriber base rose from 98.64 million […]

Ondo State NDC Chairman, Mr Kennedy Peeetei Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC Presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Mr Peter Obi is still in the race despite his endorsement of the credentials of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for the same contest. The party’s chairman in Ondo State, Mr Kennedy Peretei, made this clarification during an […]

The 13th Olusegun Agagu memorial anniversary lecture will hold on September 14, 2026, at the Civic Centre on Victoria Island, Lagos. The annual event was instituted In honour of late Dr. Olusegun Kokumo Agagu, former Governor of Ondo State, former Minister of Power and Steel and former Minister of Aviation and to promote discourse on […]

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has demanded an immediate cleanup, compensation for affected residents and full accountability over the latest crude oil spill at the Nembe Creek facility in Bayelsa State, warning that recurring pollution is destroying livelihoods and deepening the environmental crisis in the oil-producing community. The spill, which occurred on August […]

The Nigeria high commission in the United Kingdom imposed an extra “admin fee” on citizens to facilitate the ongoing Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) passport intervention, according to a report by TheCable. The passport intervention was launched to clear backlogs involving new passport applications, renewals and pending cases. However, the exercise got off to a rocky […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s three petrol price increases in nine days have raised questions over the refinery’s explanation that the adjustments reflected the cost of crude oil purchased weeks earlier, according to London-based EBC Financial Group. EBC said the timing and size of the increases did not appear to fully match the explanation, a development it […]

The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the June 20 election, Dr. Wole Oluyede, challenging the re-election of Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This followed the petition’s formal withdrawal by Oluyede through a motion moved by his […]

Aresaadu of Iresaadu, in Oyo State, Oba Abraham Adeyeye Oyerinde The Aresaadu of Iresaadu, in Oyo State, Oba Abraham Adeyeye Oyerinde, has raised an alarm on an alleged unlawful plot by some powerful forces to dethrone him and install a parallel oba. Making a desperate appeal to the Oyo State Government, he said powerful forces […]

CP says command provided security for humanitarian visit to Yelwata, vows to uncover why youths blocked road Benue State Police Command has confirmed that the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, was blocked by youths in Makurdi on Tuesday, as he attempted to visit communities affected by the 2025 Yelwata massacre. […]

Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. The Chief Imam of Ilaro, Ogun State, Tajudeen Adewunmi, has explained why he returned the N25 million entrusted to him by late veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, before his death. Adewunmi said Ogogo transferred the money to him to complete the rebuilding of […]