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Month: November 2016

Dangote will be president, Archbishop Amu predicts

FREEPRESS – A former Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Archbishop George Amu, has said God has shown him that Nigerian billionaire businessman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will one day become the nation’s President. Amu said just like the emergence of…

Dead stowaway discovered on Arik Air plane in South Africa

FREEPRESS – A dead body was found on Wednesday in the wheel well of a Nigerian plane after it landed in South Africa, the airline said in a statement. The body was found on a plane operated by Arik Air, one…

Why we proposed, then reversed plans to hike data price – NCC

FREEPRESS – The Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of the new minimum pricing template for data services by mobile operators in the country. The director, Public Affairs at the NCC, Tony Ojobo, said the decision to rescind…

Michelle will ‘never’ run for White House, says Obama

FREEPRESS – For anyone who might like to see Michelle Obama run for president as a Democrat, it’s time to rein in that early enthusiasm. Or so says her husband, President Barack Obama. “Michelle will never run for office,” the president…

Reps moves to bar acting president, governor from second term

FREEPRESS – A Bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution and limit the tenure of an acting president or governor to a single term, passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The amendment bill is sponsored by the…

APC Senator blasts El-Rufai: You are a failure, a “dubious progressive”

FREEPRESS – The lawmaker representing Kaduna Central in the Senate, Shehu Sani, has attacked Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing him as a “dubious progressive.” Mr. Sani, who was controversially suspended by a faction of the party in his home ward, blamed the…

Senate condemns data price hike, asks NCC to stop policy immediately

FREEPRESS – The Nigerian Senate has asked the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, to immediately halt the proposed Internet data tariff hike. The new data tariff regime is billed to commence Thursday, December 1, after the NCC had communicated the telecommunications companies…

2018 census to cost N222 billion

FREEPRESS –  The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Chief Eze Duruiheoma, says the 2018 national population census is to cost N222 billion. He said the figure was arrived at after a careful assessment of the imperatives and requirements…

I approved DSS raids, arrest of judges – AGF

FREEPRESS – The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, said on Tuesday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had no exclusive rights to any investigations, including matters relating solely to financial crimes. He also…

Senate probes CBN, FIRS, Customs, others over revenue leakages

FREEPRESS – The Senate on Tuesday began a probe into alleged “misuse, under remittance, non-remittance and other fraudulent practices” in the collection, accounting, remittance and expenditure of internally generated revenue by all revenue generating agencies of the Federal Government.  It therefore…