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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has successfully carried out a mock session for the 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum auction for the deployment of the Fifth Generation (5G) network in the country. The simulated auction, which took place on Friday, December 10, 2021 at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, was preparatory to the main auction scheduled to take place on Monday, December 13, 2021 at same venue. The conduct of the simulation exercise was in line with the requirements stipulated in the Information Memorandum (IM) for 3.5 GHz spectrum auction. The IM is a document that defines the process for the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau has dismissed the suit filed by 10 former Local Government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to a former Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari. One Abdulaziz Danmaliki and nine others had instituted the suit in July to challenge the dissolution of the state’s caretaker committee of the party by the Gov Mai Mala Buni-led APC National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). Ruling on the case on Friday, Justice Aminu Bappa said the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction over the internal affairs of a political party. He added that the…

The permanent secretary of the state Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development, has been suspended over the delay in payment of the November salary of local government workers. This is contained in a statement by the secretary to the state government, Kenneth Igwe, issued on Friday. “The governor has noticed with dismay the delay in the payment of local government staff salary for November. “In view of this, the governor has directed the immediate suspension of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and Rural Development and the Accountant, JAAC, for one month without salary.…

The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Friday bemoaned the rising act of cultism and hooliganism amongst secondary school students across the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Afenifere National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare Ajayi, in the aftermath of the recent rampage by students of Idogbo Secondary School in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo state, because they did not want to sit for the first-term examination. He decried the students’ attack on the policemen who were called in by the school authority as well as beating up of teachers and setting the school…

Former Governor of Osun state and ex-interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, yesterday narrated how Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as he then was, the presidential candidate of the party at the time, promised to pick Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his running mate in the 2015 election. Chronicling the events that led to the eventual selection of Professor Yemi Osinbajo Akande, in his autobiography, “My Participations”, published by Gaskia Media Limited, disclosed how Buhari who was then under pressure to drop the former Lagos governor, later reneged on the agreement. In the book which was launched…

Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Atta ancient kingdom in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Edwin Azike, who was kidnapped last Thursday. The Imo state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Command Micheal Abattam confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. The police said: “Yes, the man was killed and his body found in a car. The investigation has commenced getting the full details.” It was gathered from the community that the tension has enveloped the area as villagers in fear of not knowing the next line of action. However, a source close to the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the management of the National Human Rights Commission of his continuous support in its efforts to get closer to the people in order to assuage their grievances. The President spoke Friday at State House, Abuja when he received in audience the Governing Council of the Commission. “I am very pleased that you have the facilities throughout the country. This is very good and I am pleased with the way you approach your work; and the way you are on the ground. “I will try and see the minister working with you and find out within…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. In his remark at a Virtual Summit for Democracy organized by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Buhari said necessary mechanisms will be strengthened to ensure that Nigeria witnesses another peaceful transfer of power. “As we countdown to our next general elections in 2023, we remain committed to putting in place and strengthening all necessary mechanisms to ensure that Nigeria will not only record another peaceful transfer of power to an elected democratic government,…

Let’s go down memory lane. In May, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari had led the Nigerian delegation to London to attend the global anti-corruption summit being hosted by the then British Prime Minister, David Cameron. We arrived London to the storm of reactions accompanying comments Cameron had made in a private conversation with the Queen of England, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in which he described Nigeria as “fantastically corrupt” alongside some other countries. The PM did not know that his unofficial comments were being picked by a nearby television microphone. The development played out while we were airborne…

Following the criticism that greeted recent high wave of terrorists attacks in the northern part of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, dispatched a high-level delegation, made up of the heads of the nation’s intelligence and security services to Sokoto and Katsina States. According to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media an Publicity – Garba Shehu, Buhari is expecting an immediate situation report and recommendations on actions to follow to effectively deal with the worrying situation. The delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd) is made up of…