49 Years After Transition,  Oba Of Benin Remembers Mother

Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has commemorated the Isoton rite of his Queen mother, Iyoba Omo N’ikuoyemwen, Iyoba Ewuare II, 49 years after her transition. Personalities across different spectrums, including the Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku and a former Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero and a former governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isa Yuguda attended the colourful ceremony Isoton traditional rite is a procession in memory of the departed person’s spirit....

FCCPC Summons MultiChoice Over DSTV, GOtv Price Hike

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria over its planned subscription price increase, set to take effect on 1st March. The commission wants the pay-TV provider to justify the hike, citing concerns over repeated unilateral price adjustments. FCCPC spokesperson, Ondaje Ijagwu, confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that MultiChoice’s CEO has been ordered to appear for an investigative hearing at the commission’s headquarters on Thursday. “The FCCPC is deeply concerned...

MultiChoice Increases DStv, GOtv Subscription Rates Again

…New Prices Take Effect March 1 Subscribers of DStv and GOtv will pay more for their packages starting 1 March 2025 as MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a fresh price hike. This marks the second increase in less than a year, following a similar adjustment in April 2024. The company attributes the hike to “prevalent economic factors leading to increased operational costs.” Under the new pricing, the DStv Premium package will increase from ₦37,000 to ₦44,500,...

Houston’s Mayor Whitmire Strengthens Ties with African Community

The African population in Houston, predominantly Nigerian, has played a crucial role in the city’s development. They have brought significant cultural, political, and economic influence to various sectors. In a landmark meeting held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, newly elected Mayor John Whitmire warmly welcomed representatives from Houston’s vibrant African community to his office. This gathering marked the beginning of a series of planned meetings to foster closer ties and enhance African representation in local...

YPP Candidates in Nnewi Joins APC, Declare Support for Paul Chukwuma

The Young Progressives Party – YPP Councilor candidates during last September’s controversial Anambra LGA election across the ten wards in Nnewi North LGA, have declared for the All Progressives Congress – APC. The group also declared their support for Sir Paul Chukwuma in the coming APC governorship primary election on April 6 and the General Election on November 8, 2025. The former YPP members who moved to the APC include; Hon. Amobi Okonkwo, who was...

Enugu Security Trust Fund Raises Over N3b at the Fundraising Dinner

Over three billion naira has been raised for the Enugu State Security Trust Fund at the fundraising dinner organized by the Board of Trustees of the Security Trust Fund at the Old Government Lodge in Enugu. An official statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Enugu State Governor on Media, Mr. Dan Nwomeh reveals that more than N3billion Naira was realized at the dinner from individuals and corporate bodies. Recounting his administration’s interventions...

Tony Oneweek Bemoans ‘paltry’ Constituency Project Allocation to Idemili North LGA

Gyration music maestro and former member of Anambra State House of Assembly who represented Idemili North Constituency, Hon. Tony Oneweek Muonagor, has expressed disappointment over the federal government’s allocation of 18 projects totaling N724 million Naira to Idemili North LGA as constituency projects. Hon. Mounagor who was a former Special Adviser to Governor Willie Obiano, reacting to the story by the West African Pilot News, on the planned Town Hall by Active Citizens Movement demanding...

Pandemonium Trails Abduction Of Edo Traditional Ruler

Pandemonium has trailed the abduction of the Onojie of Udo Kingdom in Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State, HRH Friday Ehizojie by unknown gunmen on Sunday. According to reports, the royal father was taken hostage along with some personal aides around Rest House Junction between Ubiaja and Eguare-Udo by the gunmen who fired sporadic gunshots and thereafter dragged him into a forest after shooting to death a motorcycle rider who was carrying the king....

4 Dead, Others Injured As Anti-tout Operative Vehicle Rams Into Tipper In Anambra

About four operatives attached to the Anambra State Special Anti-Tout Squad have been feared dead and others injured after their vehicle rammed into a tipper fully loaded with sand. The accident, involved three vehicles, including a private Toyota Hummer bus with registration number UWN763XA, a government-owned Toyota Hummer bus without a registration number, and a Mercedes Benz tipper. It occured along the Onitsha-Owerri Road axis of Oba, near New Road Junction in Idemili South Local...

Hunter in Adamawa Exhumes Grave, Removes Head of His Stepfather for Ritual

A shocking incident occurred in Tappare Kona Uku of Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State when a 55-year-old hunter, Yusuf Garba, popularly known as Gana, was arrested for allegedly exhuming the corpse of his stepfather and severing his head for ritual purposes. The accused revealed that the son of the deceased pressured him into carrying out the gruesome act, demanding his father’s head for traditional rites a year after his burial. Garba admitted to...

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