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By Blessing Olaifa, Abuja The Federal government said on Thursday that the price of data has been reduced by more than 50 percent following a directive that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, should put in place measures to that effect. Accordingly, the price of data of 1GB has been reduced from 1000 naira to 487 naira beginning from last November. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami who broke the news, said it was in line with the directive he gave to the regulatory agency (NCC) to put measures in place to reduce the average cost…

The Periscope Reporter Inna lillahi wa Inna ilaihi Raji’un!!! Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed popularly known as Binani representing Adamawa Central senatorial district in the 9th Assembly loses Her mother Utiya Dahiru Chiroma today, Thursday 10th December 2020 in Abuja after a brief illness. The statement signed by the Senator’s media aid, Hon. Maulud revealed that funeral prayer (Jana’iza) will take place tomorrow, Friday 11th December, 2020 at Annur Jumma’at mosque Abuja after Jumua’t prayer. This sad incident happens when Binani is mourning the death of her mother-in-law Hajjah Aisha Ndujja Modibbo in Yola who died just about a week ago.…

By Okafor Komolafe John Most of the workers with the federal government are groaning the pangs of hunger and embarrassment due to their inability to not only put food on the family table but also to foot the medical bills, even the 10℅ NHIS for those who are enrolled, not only unable to pay for their children school fees but also to transport themselves to work and their children to school. The landlords are also expecting payment of their exorbitant house rent by shouldering all the taxes on the tenants who are civil-hapless-servants as much as the the harassment by…

By Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin From my beloved Fufore local government area, yet a painful death of a political icon who has gone from our sight for ever, but will never go away from our hearts, as he would remain in our political history. He was Hon. Dauda Bello Furo, our second representative (after late Dan Galadima Adamawa, Alh. Ahmadu Ribadu) to represent Fufore Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives in Lagos from 1979-1983. Late Bello died in the morning of Saturday December 5, 2020 at the age of 62 in Bamaiyi Hospital at Dou Beli, Jimeta. Born on…

The Periscope Reporter Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has warned kidnappers and other criminal kingpins terrorising the state to either leave or risk death penalty. Fintiri gave the warning on Wednesday, during a courtesy visit to Gangwari Ganye, HRH Alhaji Umaru Adamu Sanda, at traditional council’s palace in Ganye Local Government southern senatorial district of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria. Fintiri said state government would take a decisive action on anybody or group of people involved in kidnapping and other criminal activities. “Let me make it clear again, if you know you are a kidnapper or associate, you either…

The Periscope Reporter The lawmakers with the Adamawa State House of Assembly have considered and adopted death sentence for rapists of minors; below five years The legislators also adopted that whoever committed rape with a woman of any age bracket shall be convicted and sentenced to 21 years imprisonment. The rapist, according to the Honourable Members, shall also be punished with community service for 5 days every week within his locality with an inscription on the back of his uniform “Na Yi Fyade” meaning “I am a Rapist”. The Legislators further resolved that if the convict is a minor, the…

By Farooq A. Kperogi I don’t want to be known as the guy who exposes or popularizes exposés on people’s forged qualifications. But when our reporters have shown themselves to be either unable or unwilling to bring to light cases of shockingly brazen and bizarre certificate forgeries in high places, it behooves those of us on the reportorial fringes but with knowledge of these frauds to fill the gap. Early this month, the Nigerian diasporan online media were abuzz over the scandal of Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke’s fake doctoral degree on the basis of which she became so many things in Nigeria.…

The current wave of crime in Akwa Ibom state has taken a new dimension as bandits invaded the government house and made away with millions of naira. According to a source close to the government house, the robbers allegedly carted away millions from office of the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh. Sources revealed to our correspondent who visited Government House, Uyo to ascertain the report that the burglar gained access into the room where the money was kept by tempering with the locks . Our source who begged for anonymity explained that the money which was…

The Periscope Reporter Adamawa state governor, Rt Hon. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has on commissioned the health care facility built at Yalaki Ganye – a save one million lives project. The health facility being commissioned today is built on the land bought by the Hon. Commissioner of Minerals Resources Alh Bappa Dalhatu Isa and the PDP State Chairman Barr A.T. Shehu and donated to the community. Th duo have also gone extra miles to provide all the necessary assistance needed to ensure that the project is completed and put into use. The healthcare facility consists of consulting room, nurses station, male…

– One of the decisions reached during the recent NEC meeting of the APC was for the party to adopt state party exco as caretakers – Inside sources say the decision was reached after the counsel of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo – The vice president was said to have relied on his vast knowledge of the law to advise the party on the steps to take  Inside sources in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have revealed to Legit.ng how Vice President Yemi Osinbajo saved the day at the National Executive Council meeting of the ruling party. According to a chieftain…