South African telecoms giant MTN said Friday it would pay a $1.7 billion fine to the Nigerian government in a “full and final settlement” over its failure to disconnect unregistered mobile phone users. The company said in a statement that “MTN Nigeria has agreed to pay a total cash amount of Naira 330 billion over three years.” Africa’s biggest wireless operator was fined $3.9 billion last year and has since been in negotiations with the government over the payout.

– Niger Delta Avengers says it has bombed the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip ENI – The attack was carried out about 3.am today, June 10 Militants operating in Niger Delat Hard fighting militant group, Niger Delta Avengers says it has bombed the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip ENI. According to the group in a tweet via its Twitter page said the bombed oil line is Agip’s major crude oil line in Bayelsa. Recall that the group had refused to go into negation with the Federal Government of Nigeria despite FG pulling out troops from the oil rich Niger Delta region. The group also said it is happy that foreign refineries have stopped buying Nigerian oil. NDA have vowed to reduce Nigeria’s oil production to zero and have constantly warned oil companies not to repair bombed oil installations. Recall that facts have shown that Nigeria is losing an estimated $6.72m (about N1.3 billion) due intense bombing of oil installations in the oil rich ...

Nigerian football icon Stephen Okechukwu Keshi died suddenly in the early hours of Wednesday in Benin City, Edo state, the cable understands. The former international football player and coach had lost his wife of 33 years, Kate, last year after a prolonged battle with cancer. the cable confirmed his death from a member of his family as well as one of his close associates. “He was not ill at all, never showed any signs of illness, but we suspect he never got over the death of his wife,” a friend said. He is survived by four children and his mother. Keshi, the only Nigerian coach to have won the Africa Cup of Nations, achieved a rare feat in 2013 by becoming only the second person to win the trophy both as a player and a coach. The only other person to have achieved the feat is Egypt’s Mahmoud El-Gohary. Keshi, a product of St. Finbarr’s College, Akoka, Lagos, started his playing career at a very young age at ACB Football Club, and later played for Ne...

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– There is a great clash between the pro-Biafra activists in Onitsha and the Nigerian army – Shots have been fired and many are feared dead – There is no clear reason at the moment for the unrest – The authorities are trying to still the storm Reports according to Sahara Reporters suggests that a military shooting of unarmed protesters at a church in Onitsha has stirred uproar in the state. Protest hits the Niger Bridge in Onitsha There are claims that the Nigerian security agents are battling with pro-Biafra agitators in some parts of Anambra state, especially Onitsha. The signal which was sent to several unit commanders in the Southeastern parts of Nigeria early this morning asked the unit commanders to be on “standby’ in case of a breakdown of law and order as pro-Biafra agitators embark on street protests today in the Southeast. The Nation reports that the celebration of Biafran Day in memory of Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu turned sour Monday, May 30, in...

– The troops invaded Tompolo’s town Kurutie in the hunt for Niger Delta Avengers – The locals confirmed the development, saying that soldiers are going from house to house The Nigerian army in a search for Government Ekpemupolo better known as Tompolo has invaded another community of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West local government area, Delta state. The locals were asleep as the troops came in six gunboats at about 4.30 am on May 30, Monday. However, many residents fled for their safety into the bush when heard the sound of the gunboats. The troops, who rapidly cordoned the community, embarked on a house to house search. “I am looking at the soldiers from a hideout in the bush, they are going from house to house. We know their tactics, so we ran away when they landed this morning at the jetty in the town, belonging to Tompolo’s father,” one of the sources told the Vanguard. Tompolo’s father reportedly was not in Kurutie when the m...