The giant Telecom company, MTN Nigeria, yesterday confirmed that it has suspended its plan to implement charges on the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code being used for bank transactions.The suspension came on the heels of the directive given by the Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami, calling on the Nigerian Communications
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Anietie Udobit,AbujaThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Nigeria, and Department of Defense have sought the buy-in of the 36 Nigerian state governors for the abolition of user fees by all HIV positive persons in the country.In a statement by NGF head of media and
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A judge of the Federal High Court, Akure, Ondo State, Justice Abdul Dogo, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.The judge was kidnapped on Tuesday while he was returning to Akure from Abuja.The kidnappers are said to have also made contact and demanded N50 million to release the judge.The Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
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Zinedine Zidane has admitted that constant speculation about his future as Real Madrid manager has been bothering him in the build up to Tuesday's Champions League clash against Galatasaray.Real landed in Istanbul reeling from a shock 1-0 defeat to Real Mallorca, their first loss in La Liga this season which allowed Barcelona to take
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of 23 properties linked to a former Chairman of Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina.Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo ordered the forfeiture while ruling on a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).In the suit, the
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Mizani, a professional haircare brand focused on textured hair from the L’Oreal Group, yesterday, launched its Salon Expert program at an event that was held at the Radisson Blu hotel, Victoria Island Lagos.With over 100 salon owners in attendance, the program also provided an opportunity to introduce the new Mizani and L’Oreal Distribution partners
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Naira Marley has appeared before Justice Owibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos over crimes related to cyber fraud.In a video shared by blogger, Instablog9ja, Naira Marley is spotted in the dock on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, where his case was been trialed by Justice Oweibo of the Federal High Court located
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s latest documentary, Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, showed the couple in a completely different light. While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex usually appear confident and happy in front of the cameras, they opened up about what life is really like behind the scenes with Meghan admitting she
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Nicki Minaj appears to have confirmed she has married boyfriend Kenneth Petty.The US hip hop star posted a video to Instagram showing matching Mr and Mrs mugs as well as black and white baseball caps with “Bride” and Groom” written across the front.Referencing her new name and the apparent date of the ceremony, Minaj
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The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 2, 2019 for judgment in the trial of a former Asia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others for an alleged N7.65bn fraud.Justice Mohammed Idris fixed the date after the prosecution and the defence adopted their written addresses in the 12-year-old case.Kalu’s co-defendants
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