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The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on Thursday said the Commission and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had moved to intervene in the Etisalat loan issue. The Director of Public Affairs of NCC, Mr Tony Ojobo said this in a statement issued in Abuja. “After a meeting on Thursday afternoon in Abuja between the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta and the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele and his team, a decision was reached to intervene in the loan issue between Etisalat Nigeria and a consortium of commercial banks. “The meeting which was held at the CBN in Abuja…

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the country Friday at about 4:00 a.m., 51 days after he left the country on a medical vacation on January 19. Owing to the closure of the Abuja airport, presidency sources revealed that his plane landed at the Kaduna airport in the wee hours of Friday, following which he was flown by helicopter to the President Villa, Abuja. The news of his return Friday was broken last night in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Femi Adesina. Adesina recalled that the president left the shores of the country on January 19 for a vacation, during…

Former military governor of the old Mid-western state, now Edo State, Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia has died. He was 84-years old at the time of his death. He passed away about 11pm yesterday but the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained as at press time. Ogbemudia is a Nigerian former army officer and politician. He was military Governor (1967–1975) of the Mid-West State, later renamed Bendel State, part of which in turn became Edo State. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In September 2009, Governor Adams…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will return home on Friday after nearly two months in Britain on medical leave, his office disclosed late on Thursday. The 74-year-old has been in London since January 19, officially on vacation and to have what the presidency said was “routine medical check-ups”. But aides have had to counter persistent rumours online that he was seriously ill or even dead, despite the publication of a series of photographs showing him meeting senior Nigerian politicians. Buhari had previously travelled to the British capital in June last year to receive treatment for what was described as a persistent…

Manchester United were held to a draw by FC Rostov in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie in Russia. On a challenging pitch at the Olymp-2 Stadium – which was criticised by United manager Jose Mourinho before the match – midfielder Paul Pogba miscued from inside the box early on. But United grabbed a vital away goal through Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s close-range finish following excellent work by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish striker shot over the crossbar in the second half, before Rostov forward Aleksandr Bukharov latched on to Timofei Kalachev’s pass for the equaliser. Aleksandar Erokhin stabbed a…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday confirmed that the leader of the militant group al-Shabaab has surrendered to government forces in Baidoa town in southern Somalia. The AU mission confirmed that Hussein Mukhtar surrendered to the Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday following a government amnesty offer for militants to surrender. “AMISOM calls on Al-Shabaab fighters to heed the government’s amnesty,’’ AMISOM said in a statement. It called on al-Shabaab militants to lay down their weapons and join the Somali people to rebuild their county. “AMISON hopes that other sons and daughters of Somalia who have been…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the opinion of fans will influence his decision over whether to remain in charge next season. A group of Arsenal supporters protested after Tuesday’s 5-1 Champions League home defeat by Bayern Munich. “It will not be the most important factor but you consider it, of course,” Wenger said of the fans’ reaction. “I worked very hard for 20 years to make our fans happy and when you lose I understand they are not.” In a statement released on the club website, Arsenal chairman Sir Chips Keswick echoed those sentiments but was non-committal on Wenger’s future.…

Notorious B.I.G changed the game, yes he did. He had the lyrics, the rap, the style and along with all that he had New York City with him. Born Christopher George Latore Wallace on May 21, 1972, Biggie was raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Although Biggie spent 24 years on earth he left a legacy that would last generations. Not many know that Biggie Smalls who was killed on 9 March 1997 by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles only released one album when he was alive. His double-disc album Life After…

The number of illegal immigrants crossing into the US from Mexico went down by 40% from January to February, according to the US government. Homeland Security chief John Kelly said the “change in trends” was a result of Donald Trump’s tough policies. The president has signed an executive order for an “impassable physical barrier” on the US-Mexico border and issued new guidance on deportations. The measures have been condemned by Mexico as “hostile” and “unacceptable”. An estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the US, many from Mexico. Mr Kelly said on Wednesday that the number of “inadmissible persons” crossing…

The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali to appear in plenary on March 15, unfailingly to address the issue of Customs Tax Duties on vehicles. The Senate also directed that the CG, Ali must appear in the appropriate uniforms of the Customs Service and not in `mofty’. This followed a Point of Order raised by Sen. Dino Melaye on a publication in Daily Sun newspaper of March 9, which reads: “Customs dares Senate, says no going back on implementation of duties on old vehicles”. The Senate had recently directed the Customs to stop the plan to…