Behind Nigeria’s murky coup plot – the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest
By Mansur Abubakar For months rumours and secrecy have surrounded last year’s alleged Independence Day coup plot in Nigeria – but with this week’s indictment of six people accused of involvement comes the first details of what is said to have been an elaborate plan to oust President Bola Tinubu. It was due to take […]
NCC Directs Telecom Operators to inform Consumers of Service Outages
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecom licensees in Nigeria to inform consumers of major service outages on their networks through media channels, stating the cause(s) of the service interruption, and the area(s) affected by the service interruption/outage, as well as the time that would be taken to restore service. Similarly, the Operators must […]
EFCC, UNODC, Canada Strategize against Terrorist Financing, Illegal Mining
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has said that the commission was ready to collaborate with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, UNODC, and the Canadian Government to scale up activities of the Commission against terrorism financing and illegal mining in Nigeria. Olukoyede stated this when the […]
Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Court Dismisses Defence Counsel’s Objection, Hears Further Testimony on Cash–Dollar Transactions
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the defence counsel and allowing the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial […]
The Sovereignty of Shadows: Why Mzansi is Warring with its Mirror
By. Stephanie Shaakaa The tragedy of the modern South African state is not found in the rolling blackouts of Eskom or the crumbling concrete of the Vaal but in the vacant eyes of a generation taught to inherit a house without ever being given the keys to the toolbox. Apartheid was a masterclass in dehumanization […]
Destruction of Optic Fibres: NCC recommends Edo’s approach to other states.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commended the Edo state government for taking measures to safeguard telecommunications Infrastructure during road constructions, noting that the Edo Model should be emulated by other states of the federation. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Aminu Maida in a breakfast session with Journalists in Abuja Friday said that […]