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The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, said on Saturday that investment inflow into the country’s telecommunication sector rose by $39 billion in the second quarter of this year. Danbatta, who spoke at a media parley, said investments in the sector rose from $38 billion to $77 billion during the period. He added that the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said on Saturday nothing should stop the Supreme Court from accepting his fresh evidence against President Bola Tinubu in the ongoing dispute over the outcome of the February 25 election. The PDP candidate on October 7 filed an application to present fresh evidence against the president at the apex court. This …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Tinubu sacks FAAN MD, 4 others, suspends NCAA DG President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr. Kabir Yusuf Mohammed, and heads of four other agencies in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.Read more 2. Nigerian govt removes …

Police operatives in Abia have arrested the General Overseer of Agape Evangelical Ministry, Bishop Timothy Otu, over the death of a female evangelist in the state. The lady, a mother of five and attached to a Pentecostal church in Aba, was found dead at a guest house in Ovom village, Obingwa local government area of the state. The spokesperson for …

Following the nomination of Kebbi State lawmaker Yusuf Sununu to the position of minister, Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the House of Representatives, has changed the chairpersons of various committees. Sununu was appointed as the nation’s state minister of education on Wednesday by President Bola Tinubu. The members of the green chamber’s 134 standing committees were named by Abbas on July …

Manchester United’s dismal start to the new Premier League season continued on Saturday as they lost 3-1 to Brighton for the fourth top-flight game in a row. For the first time in 33 years, United have lost three of their first five league games of a season, with the Old Trafford defeat ending a run of 20 games unbeaten at …

Police operatives in Kaduna have arrested the principal and vice principal of a secondary school over the death of one of the students in the state. The deceased, Marwanu Nuhu Sambo, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 student of Al-Azhar School in Zaria, was reportedly beaten by the two officials and the prefects for missing classes on Friday. He died …

Manchester City players, Erling Haaland and Kevin de Bruyne, and Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, have been nominated for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) men’s player of the year award. Also on the six-man shortlist released by the PFA on Thursday are City defender, John Stones, and former Tottenham striker, Harry Kane, who is now with Bayern Munich. …

● Say upper chamber harmoniously working towards greater and better nation The Nigerian Senate under the leadership of His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio is stable and harmonious and cannot be distracted by the innuendo of the merchants of political tar brush, Eseme Eyiboh, Special Adviser to the Senate President, has said. In a swift riposte to what, according to him, …

Champions Manchester City went through the group stage of the Champions League winning all six games to reach the last 16 of the competition. City defeated Red Star Belgrade 3-2 in their final group match on Tuesday. On a great night for City’s academy, 20-year-old Oscar Bobb scored his first goal for the club, while Micah Hamilton, making his debut, …