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An Oyo State High Court has granted an ex-parte motion stopping the Department of State Security and Attorney General of the Federation from arresting Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The court also restrained DSS and AGF from blocking bank accounts of the Yoruba rights activist. Justice Ladiean Akintola gave the order following an ex-parte …

Telecommunication companies lost 20.83 million subscribers in the first half of 2021, according to industry statistics released recently by the Nigerian Communications Commission. Using the industry Average Revenue Per User of N1,420 for 2020, as stated by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, revenue lost over that time period was N17.88bn. Total number of subscribers fell from 187,275,547 in …

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court on the suit filed by the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), challenging the victory of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu  has put the congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the future of elections it may contest in doubt. Unless something …

Obaseki gave the commendation when he received the newly inaugurated Governing Council of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) who were on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City.   The governor said his administration is taking seriously the issue of encroachment and land grabbing as it portrays the state in bad light, assuring the institution that his administration …

Edo State Government has suspended the Principal of Edo College, Benin City, Mr. Peter Edomwonyi and the House Master for Akenzua Hall of Residence of the school, Mr. Oamen Stanley, over the disturbing viral social media video of abuse by students of the college, who were writing their National Examinations Council (NECO) final examination.  In a statement on Tuesday, Secretary …

There are growing concerns that the economy of the southeast region may suffer serious decline should the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) make good its threat to lock down the zone beginning from August 9, should the Federal Government fail to release its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally. Experts said that already, the economy of the zone was bleeding, having …

We will ensure full compliance with new rules’ The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured the public that it will monitor the deposit money banks (DMBs) to ensure they comply with set rules and meet the legitimate foreign exchange needs of Nigerians.  This came as the apex bank dismissed reports of the planned conversion of domiciliary account FX holdings …

This is cheery news for Nigerian universities. From next week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will begin the disbursement of the N30 billion revitalisation fund set aside for them by the Federal Government. But there is a caveat:  Each university must present an audit report on how it utilised previous disbursements. Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige, who announced …

The industrial action embarked on by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) took a toll on patients yesterday. Many patients were ejected from hospitals across the country as the doctors stayed away. NARD began the indefinite strike yesterday. The National President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, announced the strike on Saturday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, at the end of …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is well-prepared to deal effectively with the Delta variant of coronavirus (COVID-19), though there has been no confirmed case of the deadly variant of the virus in the state. The governor said this during an inspection of Edo State Infectious Disease Isolation Center at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital, Benin City, …