South African telecom giant MTN Group has said it is under investigation by the United States over its business activities in Iran and Afghanistan. The company, Africa’s largest mobile operator, is cooperating with a US Department of Justice (DoJ) grand jury probe concerning its former subsidiary in Afghanistan and its 49 per cent stake in [&h...
•Tinubu and Nigeria’s Super Falcons The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, checks have shown. Following their triumph at the just-concluded 2024 WAFC...
•The collapsed building As Abia State government commences investigations into the circumstances leading to the collapse of a three storey building in Afaraukwu axis of Umuahia town at the early hours of last Saturday, an Umuahia-based legal practitioner, Goodman Iheikwunacho Esq. has asked the investigators to dig deeper and unravel the main ...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun A nonagenarian, Pa Festus Arhagba has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order a discrete investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of his son, Mr. Kingsley Arhagba Onoriode, while under investigation by FID-IRT-FHQ Department, Old Abattoir, off Guzape junct...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into 25 insurance companies over alleged financial infractions that have reportedly led to the loss of hundreds of billions of naira in government revenue. Chairman of the House Sub-Committee on Capital Market and Institutions, Hon. Kwamoti Laori, made the dis...
•Air India crash Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early today. The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), did not ...
•The two Kano Emirs – Sanusi and Bayero The Nigeria Police Force, Kano State Command said it has set up a panel to investigate the circumstances that led to the armed clash between supporters of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and the 16th Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, in Kano on Sunday. The […]
•Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has intervened in the dispute between Air Peace and former Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, following a confrontation at Lagos Airport last Wednesday. In a statement issued via his verified X handle today, Keyam...
•UNIPORT main gate The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that the case involving the killing of a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Godwin Akpakpan, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation. A spokesperson for the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, d...
•Students writing WAEC exam late in the night The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) following shocking reports that some students were made to sit for their West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) around midnight in parts of Nigeria. Chairman of the Hou...

