by Uchechukwu Okoroafor, AbujaThe recent approval of a 50% tariff increase on telecommunication services by the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has sparked widespread criticism from key stakeholders, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). This move,
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A Bayelsa State High Court in Yenagoa, has sentenced four individuals to death by hanging for conspiracy and kidnapping. The convicted persons, identified as Manager Etonzor, Daniel Derietiedei, Inimotimi Rufus, and Tari Firstman, were found guilty of abducting workers of a dredging company in the Southern Ijaw local government area.Presiding over
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Akwa Ibom State deputy governor, Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, has lost her daughter, Mrs. Blessing, 29.It was gathered that the deceased, who got married about seven months ago, died from complications arising from childbirth in a hospital at Port Harcourt, Rivers State.Condolences from government officials, politicians and friends of government, including
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Tragedy struck in the Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State as gunmen suspected to be bandits attacked the private residence of the local government chairman, Maharazu Deyi, on Tuesday night. The assailants killed a police corporal, Shamsudeen Lawal, who was assigned as a security escort to the chairman.According to sources,
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Traditional Rulers from the Lake Chad Basin have resolved to partner with various governments in the region to tackle some of the challenges faced by the populace, which include insurgency, community conflicts, and the impacts of climate change.The regional monarchs also resolved to look into extreme poverty bedevilling the people,
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