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I am currently at my home in Onitsha. Anambra State. Such fake News on my person has become a pastime for some people

Peter Obi has dispelled the rumour of his arrest, saying he is currently at his Onitsha residence in Anambra State.

This followed the death threat allegation and counter allegation between him and Felix Morka, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement posted via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Obi called on his supporter to ignore the rumour of his alleged arrest, saying the claim is entirely false. The recurring fake News on me.

I have been made aware of a circulating fake News about my alleged arrest.

Let me state unequivocally that these claims are entirely false. I am currently at my home in Onitsha. Anambra State. Such fake News on my person has become a pastime for some people,” he tweeted.

The former Governor of Anambra State recalled that similar rumour was amplified in 2024, when he was said to have arrested by officials of the DSS.

He said, “Recall last year September, when I was in Rwanda, similar lies had gone out that DSS invaded my house; now, while I was in...

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Nigeria’s Power Index (PwrIndx) score for 2024 was 0.5619, with a score of 0.0000 representing the pinnacle of military strength.

The Global Firepower (GFP) ranked Nigeria’s defence capabilities and resource allocation to 39 position among 145 countries in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) review.

This marks the third consecutive decline after being ranked 36th in 2023 and 35th in 2022.

In the GFP review, On the African continent, Nigeria’s military also slipped from third to fourth place behind South Africa, Algeria and Egypt.

This is despite Nigeria’s recent acquisition of advanced fighter jets and military assets, as well as reported progress in combating terrorism within its borders.

The Global FirePower ranking utilizes 60 individual factors to determine a given nation’s power index score with categories ranging from quality of military units and financial standing to logistical capabilities and geography.

Nigeria’s Power Index (PwrIndx) score for 2024 was 0.5619, with a score of 0.0000 representing the pinnacle of military strength.

Meanwhile, Egypt retained its position as Africa’s strongest military, followed by Algeria and South Africa. US military retains top spot for 18 consecutive years. Globally, the United States maintained its dominance, ranking first for the 18th consecutive years. Other global powers such as Russia, China, India, and South Korea rounded out the top five. Notable African nations, such as Ethiopia, Angola, Morocco, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, also appeared in the rankings, reflecting the countries’ diverse military landscape.

Some of the categories considered shows that Nigeria is at the bottom of the radar in terms of helicopter carrier fleet strength by country, tanker fleet strength by country, destroyer fleet strength by country, naval corvette fleet strength by country, submarine fleet strength, and reserve military strength, ranking 39th out of the 145 countries reviewed.

It also ranked poorly in terms of...

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“I know that Nigerians are agitated to hear the exact percentage approved. There are still some stakeholder engagements that we are going through, but you will hear from us within a week or two.

The Federal Government has approved the planned hikes in telecom tariffs by MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile, but it will not be the 100 percent that telecom operators are pushing for at the moment.

This was the outcome of a stakeholders’ meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) with the Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, on Wednesday in Abuja.

The Minister disclosed during the consultations and engagements meeting that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), would soon approve the new tariffs and make it public to Nigerians.

He said: “You have seen over the past weeks that there has been agitation from some of these companies to increase tariff. They are requesting for 100 percent tariff increase.

“But it will not be by 100 percent. We are still looking at that study and NCC will come up with a clear directive on how we will go about it.

“We want to strike the balance as a government to protect our people, but also protect and ensure that these companies can continue to invest significantly.

“We need to ensure that as a sector, we get our acts together, ensure that from the regulation side, we put the right regulations in place that can ensure the growth of this sector.”

The Minister also noted that the Federal Government would no longer leave investments in infrastructure in the sector to private companies alone.

As a country, over time, we have left these investments in the hands of the private sector. They typically invest where they can see returns in the short to medium term.

“We will not want this conversation to just be about tariff increase. I think what the world is talking about today is meaningful connectivity.

The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, said that the meeting with stakeholders was about the sustainability of the industry.

“We have looked at all of these factors, and that is why, as the Minister said, it is not likely that we are going to approve a 100 percent tariff increase.

“I know that Nigerians are agitated to hear the exact percentage approved. There are still some stakeholder engagements that we are going through, but you will hear from us within a week or two.

” He said that the NCC had put some tools and instruments into place by revising its quality of service regulations for compliance service quality. He said that the MNOs must comply with simplified templates to show Nigerians charges per minute for voice calls, SMS, and a megabyte of data.

We are moving away from...

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