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Buhari Wants To Further Frustrate Nigerians, Orders Telecommunication Networks to increase Internet Data Rates From N1000 for 1.5GB to N3000 Because Nigerian Rates Are The Cheapest In Africa.

2016-11-29T18:37:00.001+01:00

Nigerians will effect from December 1, 2016, pay more to be able to access the Internet.

In text messages sent out to its subscribers, MTN, Africa's mobile telecommunications giant, confirmed that it had agreed to implement the directive of the NCC.

The MTN text read, "Dear customer, please be informed that from 1st of December, some MTN data tariffs will be increased to reflect the new rates set by the NCC for operators. Thank you."

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a senior management employee of Etisalat Nigeria told PUNCH,

"The NCC issued the directive late last week on the orders of the Federal Government. We have not announced it yet because most of the major telcos have been meeting the NCC on how to reverse this policy, because it will be too harsh for Nigerians.

"However, we further gathered that the Federal Government took the decision having discovered that data rates are very low-priced in Nigeria, compared to other countries, including nearby African countries.

"The government might have also taken the decision given that Nigerian subscribers have been kicking against the proposed nine per cent Communication Tax, whose bill is currently in the National Assembly."

Pleading not to be mentioned, an employee of MTN said,

"What this means is that MTN, Airtel, Etisalat And Globacom will increase their data rates as from December 1, 2016. A data plan of N1,000 for 1.5 Gigabytes will now be increased to N3,000 at N1,000 per 500 Megabytes."

The PUNCH could not obtain an official response from the NCC at of the time of filing this report.

However, a representative of the commission said that the telecoms regulator was unaware of such plans by the operators, even as she said her bosses had claimed ignorance of the circulated message.

"We are unaware of it. I just asked my bosses; they are unaware. We will forward your query to MTN for appropriate attention," she said over the telephone.

However, in a letter by the NCC to the operators sighted by our correspondent, the commission stated,

"This rate will subsist pending the finalisation of the study on the determination of cost-based pricing for retail broadband and data services in Nigeria.

"In order to provide a level playing field for all operators in the industry, small operators and new entrants to acquire market share and operate profitably, small operators and new entrants are hereby exempted from the price floor for data services."

It added, "For the avoidance of doubt a small operator is one that has less than 7.5 per cent market share and a new entrant is an operator that has operated less than three years in the market.

"All operators are to ensure that subscribers are not automatically migrated to pay-as-you-go platform.

"Also, note that effective date for the interim price floor is December 1, 2016."

Reacting to the development, the President, National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers, Mr. Adeolu Ogunbanjo, said that the NCC representative was being economical with the truth.

He said that for MTN to have sent out millions of text messages to its subscribers "clearly shows that the NCC indeed issued the directive."

Ogunbanjo, however, said that the association would resist the tariff hike, adding,

"We will challenge it in court. We are going right away to set the machinery in motion. We are also going to do an urgent letter to the NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta, which we will drop in his e-mail box.

"Unfortunately, the notice is short; yet the order will take effect from December 1. It is not just good for broadband penetration, whatever the reason may be. It is against telecoms subscribers."

According to him, data availability means more youth engagement because they use data to develop apps and build software.

"But with what the NCC has done, these boys who develop apps will be slowed down and limited. The cost of doing business will also increase," he added.

BREAKING News: Bomb Scare Near Shoprite Mall, Bomb Reportedly Found Under Jabi Bridge

2016-11-10T12:51:00.000+01:00

There was a pandemonium near Shoprite shopping mall in Abuja, after a parcel, suspected to be an Improvised Explosives Device, was been found under the Jabi bridge.

According to a report by Punch, a Bomb scare from suspected Islmaic terrorist group, Boko Haram, has been reported near the popular Shoprite in the federal capital territory.

It was learnt that a parcel, suspected to be an Improvised Explosives Device (IED), was found under the Jabi bridge, near Shoprite shopping mall, FCT Abuja.

Policemen including operatives of the Anti-bomb squad, have blocked the access road to the bridge, and are directing motorists to take alternative routes.

More details later...

EFCC Seals Off Ebonyi State Governor's Multi-million Naira Properties

2016-11-10T12:44:00.000+01:00

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, sealed off properties belonging to Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi in Abakaliki and other parts of the state.

According to Daily Sun, it is alleged that the EFCC took the action following the Governor's alleged link with the diversion of N400 million arms deal into private pockets during the 2015 presidential election.

The properties sealed off include a five-star hotel, Orsbon La Palm Hotel located at Mile 50, Abakaliki and petrol stations, Brass Filling stations along Ogoja and Afikpo Roads, within the state capital.

EFCC placed an “under investigation” sign on the property while business activities were also seen still going on in the premises.

These Men Were Arrested While Trying To Buy Dollars With Millions Of FAKE Naira Notes

2016-11-10T12:33:00.000+01:00

Two men were yesterday caught at Zone 4, Wuse area of Abuja while trying to buy dollars with fake naira notes running into millions at a Bureau De Change (BDC) firm.

The men allegedly mixed real and counterfeit Naira notes totaling N2million and presented it to a bureau de change operator in exchange for dollars.

Elderly Woman Donates Live Goat to President Buhari in Edo...See Why She Did It

2016-11-10T12:26:00.000+01:00

An elderly woman Madam Grace Egbon, donated a goat to President Buhari in Benin City, the Edo capital.

Madam Grace revealed that the donation was to show her admiration for “his selfless lifestyle and passion to liberate the masses.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo received the `unique gift’ on behalf of the president.

Egbon, a supporter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), registered in Ward 7, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo.

She said she had longed to meet the President to show her admiration for his quality of leadership.

NAN reports that a window of opportunity opened to Egbon when the President was scheduled to commission the ultra-modern Samuel Ogbemudia College in Benin City, during his just concluded two-day working visit to Edo.

I Will Not Destroy My Green Card Yet, Lets Watch And See How Trump Turns Out - Wole Soyinka

2016-11-10T12:17:00.000+01:00

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday stated that he will not destroy his United States’ residency permit just yet; while he warned that the victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race could jeopardize U.S. support in Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram.

His response was necessitated by a heavy pressure mounted on the public affairs analyst by Nigerians on social media after Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the just concluded U.S presidential election.

In an interview with Newsweek, Soyinka stated that Trump’s ‘bunker mentality’ could see the U.S. withdraw support for counter-terrorism operations in West Africa.

He seized the opportunity to reaffirm his stand on the destruction of his United States of America residency permit as publicized in the media.

In response, the report quoted Soyinka as saying that he is biding his time until Trump is inaugurated in January before deciding on his next steps.

“Why don’t we wait until Trump actually takes office?

"I am just going about my normal commitments, but definitely not getting into any more commitments. Let’s put it that way for now,” he said.

20 year old Teacher Arrested For Having Forced Anal S*x With His 10-year-old Student (Photo)

2016-11-10T12:10:00.000+01:00

A teacher has been arrested by the police after he sexually assaulted a male student by forcefully having anal s*x with him.

Policemen in Oyo State Police on Wednesday arrested a 20-year-old primary school teacher, Collins Obi, for r*ping a 10-year-old boy through his anus in Ibadan.

Speaking about the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, said the teacher committed sodomy on November 5, 2016, explaining that apart from teaching in the school where the victim attended, he was also the boy’s personal teacher.

10 Kids Feared Drowned, Over 200 Structures Burnt Down as Yoruba & Egun Youths Clash in Lekki, Lagos

2016-11-10T11:58:00.000+01:00

No fewer than 200 structures were yesterday burnt in Otodo Gbame, an Egun community in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State, during a clash between some Egun and Yoruba youths.

According to Vanguard, four people including a lady, Whefa Agonhu, allegedly drowned, while a 55-year-old woman, identified as Iya Abdulrahman, escaped the tragedy by swimming to the shore during a clash between some Egun and Yoruba youths in Otodo Gbame, an Egun community in the Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos State.

It was learnt that the communal clash actually started last Monday between two men from the ethnic groups when one resident of Egun extraction was said to have assaulted a Yoruba indigene for beating up his fiancé. In retaliation, the Yorubas, armed with machetes and other weapons, allegedly attacked the community, blocking its entrance and vandalizing the community shrine.

The crisis came to a head on Wednesday when the Yoruba youths set fire to the structures in the area at about 8am. The action was said to have triggered a clash between the youths of the Egun community and their Yoruba counterparts.

'I'm Sorry We Did Not Win This Election' - READ Hillary Clinton's Powerful Concession Speech

2016-11-10T11:42:00.000+01:00

Hillary Clinton met with her staff and supporters after losing to Donald Trump hours after conceding the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump in a shocking turn of events.

Read her concession speech below:

“Thank you all very much,” she began “Thank you, thank you. And I love you all, too. Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country. I hope that he will be a president for all of our country...

“I’m sorry that we did not win this election for the values we all share...You represent the best of America, and being your candidate has been one of the greatest honors of my life. I know how disappointed you feel, because I feel it too.

"This is painful, and it will be for a long time. But I want you to remember this. Our campaign was never about one person... it was about building a country that we love... We have seen that our country was more deeply divided than we ever thought..."

Two Nigerian Fraudsters Arrested in New York Over Credit Card Forgery (Photo)

2016-11-10T11:33:00.000+01:00

Two Nigerian-Americans were arrested on Saturday n New York for possessing forged credit cards and a credit card encoder.

Olisa Uzoegwu, 20, and Chidubem Adi, 19, were pulled over after driving through a red light at 3 a.m. on Saturday morning on Long Island in New York. The police officers noticed a bag of marijuana in the backseat of the car and this made them to search the whole car.

During the search, the officers found a credit card encoder and forged credit cards. Mr. Uzoegwu was subsequently charged with four counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal possession of a forgery device, false personation, and driving without a license.

Mr. Adi was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, unauthorized possession of marijuana, and false personation.

Riots In America As Crowds Burn Flags And Chant ''NOT OUR PRESIDENT''

2016-11-09T13:50:00.000+01:00

Crowds of angry protesters have taken to streets across the United States chanting "Not Our President" while setting fires and smashing windows.

Hundreds of people descended on California minutes after it was announced that Donald Trump had won the election.

Hillary Clinton supporters were filmed setting fire to the US flag while marching through the streets of Portland, Oregon, shouting "F*** Donald Trump".

Footage also emerged of activists setting tyres and rubbish bins on fire, blocking main roads and lighting flares.

People also burned an effigy of the President-elect, who will be officially sworn into office in January.

READ Donald Trumps Full Acceptance Speech After He Was Announced THE NEXT PRESIDENT Of America

2016-11-09T12:44:00.003+01:00

Donald Trump gave a relatively low-key acceptance speech at the New York Hilton in Midtown early this morning, shortly after Hillary Clinton reportedly called him to concede.

Read Donald Trump's acceptance speech below. (Transcript via Vox.)

Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting. Complicated business, complicated. Thank you very much.

I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It’s about us. On our victory, and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign.

I mean she fought very hard. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country.

I mean that very sincerely. Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together, to all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.

YES! - Donald Trumps Wins United States Presidential Elections

2016-11-09T10:53:00.003+01:00

Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the US presidential elections.

Donald Trump got 276 electoral votes while Hillary clinton got 218, thereby making Donald Tump the next president of America.

Meanwhile as results that Trump has won the next election was announced, US Dollars plunged and markets crashed....this has plunged America's future into uncertanities.

Meanwhile FAKE pastor TB Joshua predicted he saw a woman as the next president of America. i told you guys that man has been lying since 1900.

Donald Trump Wins West Virginia While Hillary Clinton Wins Vermont - BREAKING NEWS

2016-11-09T02:00:00.000+01:00

United States election results are gradually coming in.

I told you earlier that Donald Trump won Indiana and Kentucky..(Read here).

New results just announced shows he has also won West Virginia while Hillary Clinton won Vermont.

More updates to follow.....

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State Visits Fani-Kayode in EFCC Custody

2016-11-09T01:40:00.000+01:00

The Governor of Ekiti stateAyo Fayose today paid a surprise visit to the detained former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode at the EFCC detention centre in Abuja.

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose today, visited former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode at the EFCC Abuja Office. Fayose arrived at the EFCC office at 2:15pm and left at 4:30pm. He was received by three operatives of the EFCC led by Mr Madaki.

You Wont Believe Why This Man Broke His 8-year-old Son's Arms

2016-11-09T01:17:00.000+01:00

A man identified as Adeyemi Adekunle, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State for allegedly brutalising his eight-year-old son in the Dopemu area of the state.

According to Punch Metro, Adekunle, who was arrested by the Dopemu Police Division on Monday, allegedly fractured the boy’s two arms for missing from home for two days.

It was gathered that the boy, whose name was not disclosed by the police, had gone missing on Saturday from their apartment on Kolawole Street, Dopemu.

Adekunle was said to have gone to the police on Sunday to report a case of missing person. He was, however, seen on Monday wandering in the area, after which the father was informed.

It was gathered that Adekunle, who had reportedly divorced the victim’s mother and remarried, allegedly beat up his son, and broke his two arms.

A police source told Punch Metro that the police found four other siblings locked up in a room in Adekunle’s apartment after his arrest.

Donald Trump Wins Hillary Clinton In Indiana and Kentucky - BREAKING NEWS

2016-11-09T01:08:00.000+01:00

Results from the on-going American election has started coming in.

Donald Trump has been declared the winner in Indiana and Kentucky.

In Kentucky, Donald Trump had 65.2% of the votes while Hillart had 29.5%

More updates coming in.

SEE the Baby Born Without Anus and Private Parts in Onitsha, Doctors Cant Say If It's A Boy Or Girl [PHOTOS]

2016-11-09T00:57:00.000+01:00

Doctors in Anambra are currently in a dilemma in a bid to save the life of a baby born in Onitsha with serious birth defects.

It is not yet known if the baby is a boy or a girl because the baby was born without an anus or private part so the sex cant be identified yet.

The story was shared by a Nigerian Writer, VC Ononye, who is creating awareness about the poor baby's baffling condition and the harrowing ordeal the child's parents are going through as a result.

Below is how he told the story:

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Medical doctors at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, Anambra State, are in dilemma over the condition of a baby born recently without anus to determine the s*x of the baby.

And in order to excrete urine and feces, the doctors had to perforate the baby's abdomen to eliminate waste.

Actress Chika Ike Celebrates Her Birthday, Buys Herself A G-Wagon [PHOTO]

2016-11-09T00:42:00.000+01:00

Nollywood actress Chika Ike is happy because she clocked 31 today.

The sultry actress said she bought a G-Wagon for herself.

Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Highest Paid Athlete In The World, Signs 350,000 Pounds Per Week Contract with Real Madrid

2016-11-09T00:22:00.000+01:00

Portuguese winger, Cristiano Ronaldo is now the highest paid athlete in the world after signing a new deal with Spanish side, Real Madrid.

The world’s highest-paid athlete won’t be taking a pay cut anytime soon, according to Forbes.

Real Madrid announced a new contract yesterday with star forward, Cristiano Ronaldo. The contract runs through June 2021 and its worth 365,000 pounds per-week, extending Ronaldo’s previous Real deal, which was set to expire after the 2017-18 season.

George W. Bush & Wife Laura Didn't Vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump

2016-11-08T23:46:00.001+01:00

George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush voted two weeks ago, but did not vote for either major party candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

A spokesperson for the former president declined to say who he did vote for

In a statement to the Wall Street Journal, the spokesperson declined to say whether the former president and first lady had voted for a third-party candidate or whether they had written in another name. Although reports apparently erroneously claimed that the Bushes had voted for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the failure to vote for Republican nominee Donald Trump is in itself a major departure from political tradition.

SAD! This Woman Is Happy That Her Own Son Was Burnt To Death.

2016-11-08T23:42:00.000+01:00

A woman who's son was burnt to death by an angry mob is not mourning him. She is in fact very happy that he has been killed.

Yoliswa Mdeke says she lived a life of pain and fear when her son was around, but ever since he was burned alive by angry residents last month, she has been at peace!

According to Daily Sun SA, the 48-year-old mum from Zandspruit in Joburg, South Africa, now says she was grateful to the people who murdered her son, Sihle Mdeke, 24.

Yoliswa said her son terrorised the community and would often come home with blood-stained clothes on.

“He killed innocent people and robbed them. The police were always in and out of my shack looking for him, but he had muthi (juju) to protect himself,” she said.

NEITI Indicts Obasanjo, Yar'Adua and Jonathan for Squandering Over N70 trillion in 15 years

2016-11-08T23:35:00.000+01:00

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan have been indicted by The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for squandering oil revenue totalling N70 trillion.

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has said the country has not been able to account for about N70tn revenue generated from petroleum between 1999 and 2014, which was spent by successive administrations within the period, Punch reports.

The report revealed that Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan who were presidents within that period squandered the money.

The revelation was made after NEITI alleged that Nigeria has lost over $200bn it could have earned from the exportation and sales of mineral deposits found in several states of the federation in the last eight years.

NO TRUST: Did Donald Trump Bully His Wife Melania To Vote For Him? [PHOTO]

2016-11-08T23:23:00.001+01:00

When you trust your wife to vote for you, but not really....because your so afraid she may vote for Hillary because she knows the real you.

Peep the photo below...

Kensington Palace confirms Prince Harry is dating Actress Meghan Markle [PHOTOS]

2016-11-08T23:12:00.000+01:00

Prince Harry today finally confirmed the rumors that he has been dating Suits actress Meghan Markle for 'a few months'.

In a statement on his love life, 32 year old Harry, said he is 'worried about Ms Markle's safety' following the 'wave of abuse and harassment' she has faced since rumours of their relationship first surfaced nine days ago.

He lashed out at media intrusion and the 'sexism and racism of social media trolls' in a statement which said 'this is not a game - it is her life and his' and that he is 'deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her'.

The royal's secret love affair with the 35-year-old actress was revealed less than a fortnight ago on Sunday, October 30 after they were given away by matching friendship bracelets they have both worn for months.

A lengthy and strongly-worded statement issued by Kensington Palace said there had been a 'line crossed' in the abuse and harassment she has faced and it was 'not right' that his girlfriend 'should be subjected to such a storm'.