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Nigerian singer Peter Okoye, former member of popular music group P-Square, has spoken out about music royalties worth over $800,000 during an ongoing court case in Lagos. Peter made this disclosure while giving evidence before the Federal High Court in Lagos. He was questioned by the lawyer representing his elder brother, Jude Okoye, during the court proceedings. The report was …

Telecommunications stakeholders in Nigeria are calling for more investment in digital infrastructure to support innovation and strengthen the country’s digital economy. The call came at the Telecommunications Sector Sustainability Forum in Lagos, where industry experts, investors, regulators and technology stakeholders discussed ways to improve Nigeria’s digital infrastructure. The forum focused on the need to rethink Nigeria’s digital infrastructure strategy so …

The South East Development Commission (SEDC) has lauded the implementation of its South East Agricultural Development Program with the initiation of a 200 hectare integrated model farm in Nomeh Unateze, Nkanu East, Enugu State. SEDC Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Okoye, speaking on Tuesday, said this was conceived as a regional development intervention rather than just an agricultural …

Ayomide Awe Senate President Godswill Akpabio has rejected calls for President Bola Tinubu to formally transfer presidential powers to Vice President Kashim Shettima, insisting that there is no vacancy in the presidency and that Tinubu remains at the helm of the country. Akpabio made the position known on Tuesday in Akwa Ibom State amid renewed debate over the constitutional implications …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Tuesday decided to reduce the Monetary Policy Interest Rate (MPR) by 350 basis points (bps) to 23 percent from 26.5 percent The central bank also recalibrated the Asymmetric Corridor at the MPE range of +50/-300 bps. Speaking to journalists at the end of the two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, the CBN …

The Osun State House of Assembly has approved a proposed constitutional amendment to pave the way for the creation of a state police structure, making it the first state to do so after the National Assembly sent the document to the 36 state Houses of Assembly. State lawmakers, at a plenary session on Tuesday, unanimously approved the proposed constitutional amendments …

Former Real Madrid defender David Alaba has reached a verbal agreement to join Serie A club Udinese as a free agent following his departure from the Spanish giants. The Austria international became a free agent after leaving Real Madrid this summer when his contract with the club expired. The proposed move will see Alaba return to Serie A, where he …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Kogi Police Command has dismissed charges relating to the arrest of a social media user, Elijah Olorunsuwa, over a post regarding the Kabba-Olle-Iluke road project. Police insisted that the arrest followed a formal petition by the state government and that the suspect had not been harassed or illegally detained. The Command, in a statement issued …

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Burnham said in recent years there had been “industrial-scale attacks by hostile actors on the information environment” both in the UK and many of its allied countries. He told world leaders that “Russian institutions have used every tool at their disposal to spread lies and disinformation and prey on people’s fears,” including through the use of bots, fake websites and …