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By Peter Omopo Abuja, July 6, 2025 — The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has slammed a ₦766,242,500 fine on MultiChoice Nigeria for multiple violations of the Nigeria Data Protection Act, including unlawful cross-border transfer and invasive processing of personal data. The sanction follows a comprehensive investigation launched in the second quarter of 2024 into complaints concerning breaches of subscribers’ privacy rights. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, the Commission’s Head of Legal, Enforcement and Regulations, Mr. Babatunde Bamigboye, revealed that the pay-TV giant was found guilty of processing data in a manner deemed “intrusive, unfair, unnecessary, and…

By Peter Omopo  Basel, Switzerland – July 6, 2025 — The Federal Government of Nigeria has listed its nearly two-decade-old Boeing 737-700 Business Jet for sale through AMAC Aerospace, a Swiss-based aviation services company located in Basel. The aircraft, originally purchased in 2005 under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo for $43 million, has been deemed obsolete by the current administration, which is now seeking to streamline the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) for cost-efficiency. According to details obtained from the U.S.-based aircraft listing site Controller.com, the Boeing Business Jet (BBJ), tail number 5N-FGT, is now up for private sale…

By Peter Omopo  Kaduna, July 6, 2025 — The Kaduna State Government has announced the rollout of a free daily bus service for civil servants, retirees, and students beginning Monday, July 8, 2025, under its Subsidised Transport Scheme. The initiative, which will run for an initial period of six months, was disclosed on Sunday by the Director-General of the Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), Mr. Inuwa Ibrahim. According to Ibrahim, the scheme is designed to ease transportation burdens for essential groups within the state, particularly as residents continue to grapple with rising living costs. He explained that beneficiaries would…

By Peter Omopo  Madrid, July 6, 2025 — Nigeria’s rising wrestling star Esther Kolawole has claimed gold at the Spanish Wrestling Grand Prix, delivering a commanding 10-0 victory over American Haylie Jaffe in the final on Saturday. The Olympian and reigning African champion dominated the competition in Madrid, showcasing her formidable form ahead of the upcoming World Wrestling Ranking Series. Kolawole opened her campaign with a resounding 10-0 win against Spain’s Lydia Perez in the quarter-finals and followed up with a hard-fought 4-1 semi-final victory over Poland’s Alicja Nowosad. Her gold-medal finish marks a major leap from her bronze medal…

By Peter Omopo  Maryland, July 6, 2025 — Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State has commenced a strategic engagement with the Anambra Diaspora community in the United States and North America, focusing on accountability, inclusive governance, and a transparent review of his administration’s performance. The meeting, scheduled to hold Sunday in Maryland, is part of a broader initiative by the Soludo administration to keep global Anambra citizens informed and involved in the state’s developmental trajectory, according to a statement issued by the governor’s Press Secretary, Christian Aburime. Aburime described the engagement as a continuation of the governor’s tradition of…

By Peter Omopo  July 6, 2025 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, as Special Adviser to its President, Patrice Motsepe. The announcement was made on Saturday during a live-streamed press conference hosted by Motsepe on YouTube, marking Pinnick’s return to the upper echelons of African football administration. “I did not know Amaju is so loved in CAF,” Motsepe remarked while unveiling Pinnick’s new role. With this appointment, Pinnick will now attend all CAF Executive Committee meetings in an advisory capacity, providing strategic counsel to the CAF leadership. The…

By Peter Omopo  Abakaliki, July 6, 2025 — Youths in Ebonyi State have thrown their weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections, citing his administration’s efforts in national development and commitment to the South-East region. The declaration was made on Saturday during the inauguration of the Ebonyi State chapter of the South-East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA), a pro-Tinubu socio-political support group. Speaking at the event, National Coordinator of SERHA, Belusochukwu Enwere, commended the youths for their overwhelming support and urged greater mobilisation across the region in favour of President Tinubu. He described SERHA as…

By Peter Omopo  Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2025 — President Bola Tinubu has pledged to eliminate bureaucratic and structural obstacles stalling growth in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, with the goal of achieving food sovereignty and expanding agricultural exports. Tinubu gave the assurance during a bilateral meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Copacabana Forte in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, ahead of the 2025 BRICS Summit. The meeting was attended by senior officials from both countries. According to a statement released by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu said his administration…

By Peter Omopo  Kaduna, July 6, 2025 — A support group loyal to President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the emerging alliance of opposition political figures ahead of the 2027 general elections, describing it as a “waste of time” and “a gathering doomed to fail.” Operating under the banner Shehi and Matawalle Project for Tinubu 2027 Mandate, the group made its position known during the inauguration of its North-West zonal and state executives held in Kaduna on Saturday. Reacting to recent reports of a coalition involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Kaduna State…

By Peter Omopo  Umuahia, July 6, 2025 — Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Saturday received three Nigerians who regained their freedom after spending 26 years on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos. The released inmates include Mr. Ogbonnaya Igbojionu, an indigene of Ibere in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State; Mr. Olawale Adediji from the South West; and a third unnamed individual who was unable to travel for the meeting at Government House, Umuahia. Their release was facilitated by Mr. Simon Oshi, a legal advocate from Enugu State, who took interest in their…