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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has warned of a possible telecommunication blackout in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja and nine other states. In a statement on Monday, ALTON noted that the possible outage could happen as a result of tax dispute between telcos and the Kogi State Government. “The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) wishes to express its concern about the shutting down of telecommunications facilities in Kogi State as a result of disputes arising from unusual taxes and levies demanded by the Kogi State Government through Its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS). The…

The Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), Mr Usman Alkali, has confirmed an upgrade of the Nigeria Police Force crime reporting mobile application, “NPF Rescue Me”. The acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olunuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the application was designed for effective report of emergencies, criminal activities and professional misconducts of police officers to ensure rapid and immediate response by operatives of the force. Adejobi said the “NPF Rescue Me App” was improved to redefine security and personalise policing by enabling Android and iOS users to download the app from the…

The Federal Government has directed all offices to close by 1p.m. on Tuesday, so as to mobilise support for the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the match against Black Stars of Ghana. Dr Ngozi Onwudiwe, Permanent Secretary (Service Welfare Office), Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made this known in a circular she issued on Monday, in Abuja. “As you are aware, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be meeting the Black Stars of Ghana in continuation of the 2022 FIFA World-Cup Qualifier, Playoff, (Return Leg). “There is a need to mobilise support for…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has granted Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha, N200m bail. The trial of Mompha and his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, before Justice Dada continued on Monday, March 28, 2022, with the defence approaching the court with an application seeking the variation of the bail terms and conditions earlier granted the defendant on January 18, 2022. Mompha was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 12, 2022 on eight counts bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful…

Sunday night wasn’t the first time Chris Rock had joked about Jada Pinkett Smith, but it may have been his last. Her husband, Will Smith, stormed on stage at the 94th Academy Awards after Rock joked “Jada I love you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it” and hit Rock in the face. Actress Demi Moore famously shaved her head for her role in the film “G.I. Jane” and Pinkett Smith has a close haircut because she suffers from alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. In 2016, Rock hosted the Oscars and joked about Pinkett Smith and…

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said comedian and Oscars show host, Chris Rock has declined to file a complaint against Will Smith. The LAPD said this in response to several calls for the immediate arrest of Will Smith for assaulting Chris Rock at the Oscars. Will Smith had smacked Chris Rock across his face for making an inappropriate joke about his wife, Jada Pickett. LAPD statement read: “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program. “The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police…

Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network attacked the Obowo Divisional Police headquarters in Imo on Monday. CSP Michael Abattam, a spokesperson of Imo command stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an ungoverned forest at the rear. He added that they threw petrol bombs and Improvised Explosive Devices that fell on the transit camp behind the station and a parked vehicle. “Police operatives and some of the Command’s Technical Teams engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel preventing them from gaining entrance to the station. “In the process,…

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in the face on stage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about the actor’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” he said, in an apparent reference to her shaved hairdo – which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia. Smith walked on stage and struck Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your [expletive] mouth.” He later apologised on stage. “I want to apologise to the Academy. I want to apologise to my all my fellow nominees,” he…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has declared for the 2023 presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, according to a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Kelvin Ebiri, made the declaration in Makurdi, Benue State after a meeting with PDP stakeholders on Sunday. He stressed that his priority would be to tackle the festering insecurity in the country and engender rule of law. He said: “Let me thank the people of Benue for receiving me to come and talk to them. It is obvious that I am going to run for the presidency of this…

Senator Iyiola Omisore has emerged as the new national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2022 national convention of the party in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. He emerged as the consensus candidate of the party after other aspirants including former Communication Minister, Adebayo Shittu, stepped down. Omisore, a former deputy governor of Osun state is a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, just like the newly emerged chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. Others who emerged victorious are Mr. Felix Morka from Delta state who is the APC new National Publicity Secretary and Suleiman Muhammad Argungu from Kebbi State who…