NCC not responsible for monitoring social media contents – Muoka

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has maintained that it does not possessed act to regulate the contents of the social media networks that many stakeholders have complained about.   The submission came during a recent visit of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN), led by its Executive Secretary, Blessing Akinsolotu, who sought the intervention of the Commission on the worrisome and misleading content of social media platforms.   “We know that NCC, as the regulator of the telecoms industry, has greater role to play in helping to curb…

PADIN raises concern over rising poverty among PLWD ….. donates crutches to 360 beneficiaries

A nongovernmental organization, Poverty and Disability Initiative in Nigeria, (PADIN) has lamented the increased rate of poverty among People Living With Disability(PLWD) in Nigeria while promising to contribute their quota in filling the gap’ This much was said by the President and founder of the NGO, Olatunji Oladayo Lincoln while speaking with our correspondent on Saturday during the occasion of the distribution of crutches to people living with disability at the Disable colony, Karumajigi, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory. He maintained that there has been a lot of…

Senate President mourns Ex Justice Minister,Prince Bola Ajibola

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has condoled with the family of Prince Bola Ajibola over the loss of the octogenarian who passed on at midnight on Saturday.   Lawan described the late elder statesman as an erudite lawyer and international jurist who left bold imprints on the study and practice of Law both in and outside the shores of Nigeria.   The Senate President noted that as a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and one time Judge of the International…

The Royal Tapestry of Ankpa: HRH Sadiq Ahmed By Haruspice

He was barely a lad when he started to throttle on the saddle of royalty, while others jive afar from the dance hall of the palace, he buried himself in the art.. This he did with dispassionate interest, to him, it was a responsibility for a child to hold the bowl while the king feast. Nature with her way of giving what you give her decided to throw this lad to the throne. Today, he sits in magnificent majesty on the throne he was once a manservant. Indeed for every…

A Tapestry of Words: Haruspice Weaves His Influential Voice into the Osinbajo Book By Nathan Oguche Emmanuel

Haruspice, a popular social media influencer, is one of the 25 prominent writers and journalists who have collaborated to write a book on the Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The book, titled “OSINBAJO STRIDES: Defining Moments of An Innovative Leader,” is scheduled to be virtually launched on April 28, 2023, at 4 p.m. Announcing the development on his Facebook account, Haruspice said, “When you dream and wake up to it, you can live the reality of it. It’s a huge privilege to be listed among the array…