‘OH! I’m just loving this. The great Nigerian Armed Forces have suddenly woken up from their slumber. The Boko guys never expected what they are getting now,” said KC, a commuter in the Apapa-bound bus.

Going by the prohibitive cost of broadband, over two billion people in the developing and emerging countries, are cut off from the benefits of internet ubiquity. A major percentage of these people, according to a new report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), are Nigerians. It becomes more worrisome considering the fact that women and rural dwellers are affected most in this unfortunate situation.

Enugu—A middle-aged man, Anthony Eze, has appeared before a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu for allegedly luring members of the public to deposit their monies into his voodoo bank, with mouth-watering promise of high interests return.

IBADAN—The 32-member Oyo State House of Assembly has directed the State Accountant General, Mr. A.F. Oyadayi and two top officials of the Ministry of Local Government to appear before it tomorrow for allegedly ignoring an earlier summon on the probe of the spending of excess crude oil account allocation to the 33 councils in the state.

FOLLOWING the sacking of many local government areas in Adamawa and Borno states, many of the displaced persons ran to Yola for refuge. As the days went by, the number increased. Although there are government-designated camps, but majority of the IDPs live outside the camps with relatives.

In the fast growing world of consumer electronics services, cut throat competition and relentless marketing have been adopted by many brands to retain their share of the market. Although these are important qualities, LG electronics says collaborating strategically with other brands has helped the company remain a household name

LAGOS—AS Lagosians prepare to go to the polls in less than two weeks, they may also have to contend with yet another industrial action in the health sector, as medical doctors in the employ of the Lagos State Government have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike.

Etisalat Nigeria has kicked-off its 2015 customer engagement initiative in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, with a pledge for improved quality of services and customer satisfaction. The Etisalat Customer Forum is a direct interactive gathering that pitches the company with its customers for first-hand undiluted feedback on its operations, products and services

PORT HARCOURT—Three days after the brutal assassination of six youths at Oroworoko in D-Line area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the commu-nity is still in mourning.

Following recent media report that the Federal Government is considering scrapping of Computer Registration Computer Professionals (Registration Council) of Nigeria, CPN, the Registrar of the Council, S.A. Shehu has said that the story was not true.

Two Nigeriens arrested with Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVC, during raids by officials of Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, weekend, have revealed that they posed as indigenes of Katsina and Kano states at the registration points.

The internet business community in Nigeria reported to be growing at 50 percent annually will be witnessing a new entrant; ID Africa, which has plans to increase Nigeria’s internet penetration.

Indigenes of Akwa Ibom and Cross River states, under the aegis of Association of Akwa-Cross Indigenes Nigeria, have endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election on March 28. According to the group, the president has contributed to the development and growth of Nigeria’s democracy more than any Nigerian leader, dead or alive.

One time Vice Chairman of the Anambra State Football Association, Prince Isidore Oduah has called on the Nigeria Football Federation to institute an interim administration for the Anambra State FA as a stop-gap measure to allow for a credible election that will usher in a new board.

The Nigeria Commodity Exchange, NCX, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Grand Cereals Limited (GCL) in Jos, Plateau state for the procurement of various agricultural commodities.