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Airtel unveils Welcome Package for new prepaid customers …offers 5Xvalue for every recharge … New package branded ‘Welcome to Airtel’

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has unveiled a newpackage dubbed ‘Welcome to Airtel’which offers 5 times value on every recharge to new, prepaid customers on the network. Thenew value offering, the first of its kind in the nation’s telco industry, is designed to empower telecoms consumers to connect to …

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Rescue of school girls: We have capacity to fight crime – Ambode …Girls were not molested; No Ransom paid- CP …How we planned operation- Key suspect

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said his administration has the will and capacity to fight all forms of crime and criminality in the state, just as he read the riot act to persons who have taken to kidnapping, warning that there would be no hiding place for …

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Buhari confirms Nigeria’s membership of S/Arabia’s coalition against ISIS; Rules out Islamization agenda

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed Nigeria’s membership of the Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism being spearheaded by Saudi Arabia amidst speculations of alleged plan to Islamise the country. The President made the disclosure in an interview he granted to Al-Jazeera during his recent visit to Doha, Qatar, while the interview was …

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Oil spills: Gov. Dickson accuses IOCs of double standard in remediation, compensation

CHINEDU WOSU, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has accused international oil companies (IOCs) operating in the country of double standards on issues of remediation of environment and payment of compensation for spillage arising from exploration activities. He also urged the Federal Ministry of Environment to convene a stakeholders …

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DSS arrests gun fabricator for Boko Haram

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a gun-fabricator, arms runner and linkman/courier for Boko Haram along with his alleged accomplices, promising “to sustain the fight against organized vices and criminalities by terrorists, kidnappers, fraudsters and other deviant elements in the Country.” This is contained in a statement by …

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UNEP report interactive session: Senator Abe enjoins Ogoni people to work together; Crowd boos Senator Olaka; President Buhari to launch programme in a forthnight

Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers South East Senatorial District re-run election has enjoined Ogoni people to sink their differences and unite to ensure the implementation of the UNEP report. Speaking during an interactive session the Minister of Environment had with all stakeholders …

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