With the disconnection of MTN customers by commercial banks, the Mobile Network Operator is exploring other electronic payment platforms for its customers to recharge their phones. The alternative channels include payment solutions platforms such as Flutterwave, Jumia Pay, OPay, Kuda, Carbon and BillsnPay. MTN in a statement on Saturday...
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, mourned the late spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, describing him as dutiful and a man of conviction. Buhari’s position on Odumakin, who served as his spokesman when he contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of Congress for Progressive Change, was contained in...
Popular Nigeria music producer, Don Jazzy, has revealed that he got married 18 years ago to an American model and writer, Michelle, but got divorced two years after. The Mavin boss posted his wedding picture, which showed the couple in a warm embrace on his verified Instagram account and...
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has expressed optimism that Nigeria will overcome its current security and economic challenges and achieve the desired development. The Governor stated this in his Easter message issued by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, and made available to the News Agency...
CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condoled the Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, over the demise of its Spokesman and activist, Mr Yinka Odumakin. The ACF National Publicity Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Yawe, in a statement on Saturday , described the news of Odumakin’s death as a rude...
The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen has called on women to speak out and be vanguards to expose any form of domestic violence in their neighbourhoods and communities. She made the call in Abuja at the opening ceremony of a two-day workshop on Domestic Violence, organised by...
The largest auto parts market in Ibadan, Araromi market at Agodi Gate, has been gutted by fire leaving several shops and properties destroyed. Traders wailed as the fire which started in the early hours of Saturday raged on for many hours. The distressed traders were said to have called...
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has warned motorists against driving on running water to avoid endangering their lives as the rainy season is approaching. The Director-General of FEMA, Alhaji Abbas Idriss gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...
The Kaduna State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, on Saturday said that the police operatives have rescued 15 kidnapped victims in Chikun LGA of the State. According to a statement, Mr Aruwan said the Kaduna State Command confirmed the rescue in an operational feedback...
The Minister of Defence, Retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has urged Christians to take advantage of the Easter celebrations to pray for an end to insurgency and return of peace in the country. Maj.-Gen. Magashi (rtd) made the call in his Easter message released by his Special Assistant on Media...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s Easter celebration, the former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has urged citizens to consciously imbibe the culture of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in order to actualise development for the good...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has intercepted illicit drugs worth over N12 million within the first quarter of 2021. The NDLEA State Commander, Josephine Obi, who disclosed this in a report in Ibadan on Saturday, said the seizure comprised of 580.4024kg of Cannabis Sativa and...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- A sad moment has engulfed the city of Jos over the sudden death of one of their House of Representative member, Hon Haruna Maitala, who was involved in a ghastly accident along Jos-Abuja road yesterday evening. Hon Maitala, was the member representing Jos North/Bassa Federal...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Jos- The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of his colleague, a friend and a brother, Rep. Haruna Maitala. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that Hon. Maitala died in a ghastly motor accident alongside...
Crowds of Egyptians are expected to line the streets to witness an historic procession of their country’s ancient rulers through the capital, Cairo. The lavish, multi-million dollar spectacle will see 22 mummies – 18 kings and four queens – transported from the peach-coloured, neo-classical Egyptian Museum to their new...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has assured the public that it will apply fairness and professionalism in its investigations on the allegation of assault involving the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar. A viral video on social media had captured the moment Umar and a...
A suspected rapist, Mr Onuoha Odih, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 25-year-old lady, Blessing (pseudonym). The victim told City Round that the suspect was her father’s friend and colleague when they both worked as security guards at a popular church based...
The National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin is dead. Sources within the Afenifere and his close associates confirmed the news to Channels Television His wife, Mrs Joe Okei-Odumakin, was also quoted to have confirmed the news of the death. “A part of me is gone....
The Project Manager, Tranport Sub-committee of the National Sports Festival (NSF), Ms Edugie Agbonlahor, says about 120 vehicles were deployed for the movement of athletes and officials at the festival. Ms. Agbonlahor, who disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Benin,...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram insurgents that they shot down the missing NAF Alpha-Jet. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, described as fake the videos being circulated on the social media...