Forty-six people were killed when a Sudanese military transport plane crashed into a residential neighborhood on the outskirts of Khartoum, the regional government said Wednesday. The Antonov aircraft went down on Tuesday night near Wadi Seidna air base, one of the army’s largest military hubs in Omdurman, northwest of the capital. The army, which has…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has taken legal action against Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of defamation. The lawsuit, filed at the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday, also names Akpabio’s senior legislative aide, Mfon Patrick, as a defendant. The case stems from a Facebook post by Akpabio’s aide, which questioned whether the Local Content…
Falana: Nigerians Have Long Recognized Abiola as ‘Elected President’ Since 1993 Human rights lawyer Femi Falana stated that Nigerians have already acknowledged the late MKO Abiola as a former president of the country, following his victory in the 1993 election that was annulled by then-military president Ibrahim Babangida. Falana emphasized that since 1993, Nigerians have…
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.84% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Tuesday. This marks an improvement over the 3.46% growth rate recorded in the third quarter of 2024 and is also higher than the 3.46% growth seen in the…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has called MultiChoice Nigeria to account for its planned increase in subscription rates for DStv and GoTV. Recently, customers received notifications informing them of the price hike, with the DStv Premium bouquet rising from N37,000 to N44,500, and Compact+ subscribers set to pay N30,000, up from N25,000….
