…Calls for urgent government intervention, their immediate release Tragedy struck on April 18, 2025, when 20 passengers traveling from Oron in Akwa Ibom State to Calabar, Cross River State, were abducted by unknown gunmen along the Oron-Calabar waterways. Among the ...
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Microsoft To Shut Down Skype In May, 2025
Microsoft has announced that it was shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid-2000s. Skype will “no longer be available” to use starting in May, the company ...
Read More »FG Summons MultiChoice Over Price Hike
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria to explain its planned subscription price increase, scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2025. The regulatory body, citing concerns over recurrent price hikes and potential market abuse, ...
Read More »MultiChoice Announces New Price Hike For DStv, GOtv Packages
Subscribers of MultiChoice’s DStv and GOtv services will have to pay more for their packages as the the PayTV company has announced a price increase set to take effect from March 1, 2025. In a statement issued to customers on ...
Read More »‘Don’t Ask Me Questions Like Secondary School Student’, Bwala Clashes With Arise News Anchor
A heated exchange erupted between presidential media aide, Daniel Bwala, and Arise News anchor, Rufai Oseni, during a live morning show on Tuesday, after Oseni questioned Bwala’s decision to serve in President Bola Tinubu-led administration, despite his past criticisms of ...
Read More »Alhassan Yahaya Emerges NUJ National President
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) delegates on Wednesday elected Alhassan Yahaya from Gombe State as the new national president of the union. Yahaya secured 436 votes to beat his rivals Dele Atunbi and Muhammed Garba, who garnered 97 and ...
Read More »Itu Council Holds Budget Consultative Meeting
…As Stakeholders Hail Citizens’ Participation In Budget Process As part of the 2025 budget preparation, Itu Local Government Council has engaged critical stakeholders of the area in a town hall meeting to ensure their voices, inputs and Community needs are ...
Read More »Polish Radio Station Replaces Journalists With AI
A Polish radio station, OFF Radio Krakow, has replaced its journalists with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated presenters, sparking debate over the future of media and journalism. The station, based in the southern city of Krakow, announced its relaunch this week as ...
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