Dele Farotimi sent back to prison
Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has been remanded in prison custody until December 20, after the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, adjourned his bail application.…
Alleged cybercrime: Court grants Dele Farotimi N50m bail
A Federal High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital has granted bail to Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi in a cybercrime suit instituted against him by the…
Farotimi remanded over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded a lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged defamation of legal luminary Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). The defendant, who was arraigned on a 16-count charge…
Senate confirms Oluyede as substantive COAS
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed President Bola Tinubu’s appointment of Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation, announced on Tuesday, followed the review of…
Minister orders probe of alleged deductions in salaries of paramilitary personnel
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered a probe into the alleged deductions in the salaries of paramilitary personnel under his ministry. A statement by the Secretary of…
Nigeria, France Sign MoU To Develop Mineral Value Chain
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of France to promote and diversify the critical mineral value chain in the solid minerals sector. This was…
NITDA warn Nigerians on scanning of QR codes
The National Information Technology Development Agency has issued a cautionary alert to Nigerians, advising them to exercise caution when scanning QR codes due to the surge in fraudulent activities orchestrated…
Instagram, Facebook users experience downtime in Nigeria, worldwide
Two of the most popular social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook, experienced a widespread outage on Tuesday evening. Both platforms, owned by the American company Facebook Inc., rely on shared…
FG suspends 5% telecoms tax on calls, data
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed excise duty on telecommunication services. The suspension was announced by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, on Monday during…
Telecom firms’ operating costs rise by N265bn – NCC
The operating costs of telecommunication companies in Nigeria rose from N1.4tn in 2020 to N1.66tn in 2021, showing an increase of N265.25bn. This is according to the ‘2021 Subscriber/Network Data…