MTN in Another Trouble, Fined $662,000 in Uganda
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Commercial court has ordered telecom giant MTN Uganda to pay a sum of Shs 2.3bn (about $662,000) in damages to EzeeMoney Limited for sabotaging its business. Justice Henry More...
Nigeria Extends Deadline for MTN to Pay $5.2bn Fine
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)) — African telecommunications giant MTN says Nigeria is extending Monday’s deadline for it to pay a $5.2 billion fine. A statement from the South African-based company More...
$5.2b Fine: Govt May Allow Staggered Payment by MTN
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Mobile giant MTN Nigeria may pay its $5.2 billion fine in tranchies, The Nation learnt at the weekend. This, said a source, is being considered because of the implications of moving More...
$5.2b Fine: MTN Chief Executive Resigns
Sifiso LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The boss of Africa’s biggest mobile company, MTN, has resigned after the firm received a $5.2 billion (£3.4 billion) fine from Nigeria. Chief executive Sifiso Dabengwa More...
African Telecom Giant, MTN Battles Nigeria over $5.2bn Fine
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY) — Africa’s biggest telecommunications company is locked in a nasty battle in powerful Nigeria, with billions of dollars at stake. MTN Nigeria, MTN Group’s subsidiary More...
Oscar Pistorius’ Freedom Suspended
Oscar Pistorius LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, serving a five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend, may not walk free as expected this week because the decision More...
Oscar Pistorius Release on Friday in Doubt as Prosecutors File Appeal Against His Verdict
Oscar Pistorius LAGOS AUGUST 18TH (URHOBOTODAY) – In just four days’ time Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre after serving 10 months for killing his girlfriend Reeva More...
Poor Network: MTN Looses High End Users to Etisalat in Nigeria
LAGOS JULY 6TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Africa’s top mobile phone operator, MTN Group, gave a downbeat outlook for Nigeria, its biggest market, on Wednesday after losing high-end users to Gulf rival Etisalat. South More...
U.S. to Trace Nigerian Stolen Assets, Boost Military Assistant
US President Barack Obama LAGOS JULY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY) – The United States will offer to help Nigeria’s new leader track down billions of dollars in stolen assets and increase U.S. military assistance More...
Nigeria Leads Africa’s Smart Phone Market with Samsung,Tecno, Apple Lead as Vendors
LAGOS JULY 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria was in the lead of Africa smart phone in the first quarter of 2015, latest figure released by Global Technology Consulting Firm, International Data Corporation (IDC) has revealed. Nigeria More...
REVEALED:Nigeria has Only One University in Africa’s Top 10 List
LAGOS JULY 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Only one Nigerian university has made it to the list of top 10 African universities, a rating that has six South African schools. In a ranking released Tuesday, Nigeria’s University More...
Adesina Debunks Media Report on Buhari, Says He is Getting Better at 72
]President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has debunked media report that Buhari was reported to have said More...
Cherubim and Seraphim Pastor Nab with 174kg of Hard Drugs at Lagos Airport
Prophet Micheal Raji in mist of the hard drugs LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-A 60 year old resident pastor of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim at Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun Lagos, Prophet Micheal Raji, has More...
Xenophobia: 50 Displaced Nigerians for Resettlement
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Union in South Africa has said it has concluded arrangements to resettle 50 Nigerians affected by the ongoing xenophobic attacks. The President of the union, Ikechukwu More...
Nigeria Drafts in Foreign Mercenaries to Take on Boko Haram
LAGOS MARCH 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give its offensive against Boko Haram a shot in the arm before a March 28 election, More...
MEND Leader, Okah Attacks Jonathan, Edwin Clark, Asari Dokubo from Prison
Okah LAGOS MARCH 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian-militant-leader-Henry-Okah Leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah, is hitting hard at President Goodluck Jonathan from his prison More...
Toyota Donates Vehicles in Support of Nigerian Educational Dev
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Toyota South Africa Motors recently donated nine vehicles to Toyota Nigeria Limited for the sole purpose of augmenting education and training in this area. This donation is in More...
Collapsed Synagogue Building: Police, Experts Dismiss T. B. Joshua’s ‘Mystery Plane’ Theory
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)- A mysterious aircraft that a popular Nigerian preacher linked to the collapse of a guesthouse at his Lagos megachurch was an air force plane, a coroner’s inquest was told on More...
Uche, Samuel Score as Nigeria Thrashes Congo to Keep AFCON 2015 Hopes Alive
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Recalled Ikechukwu Uche and Aaron Samuel both scored, as the Super Eagles of Nigeria defeated Congo 2-0 in Pointe-Noire, to put themselves in a fine position to qualify for next More...
Gunmen Kill South-African “Bafana Bafana” Captain
Captian and goal keeper of Bafana Bafana of South Africa Senzo Miyewa in action during of of the CAF qualifiers LAGOS OCTOBER 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-South Africa’s national soccer team captain, Senzo Meyiwa has been More...
Group Calls for Arrest of Pastor Oritsejafor over Alleged $10m Arms Deal
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the jet used for the arms deal LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In a statement released today, the Chairman of The Buhari Vanguard, Jasper Azuatalam, demanded that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor More...
Pistorius Verdict: Reeva Steenkamp’s Parents Reacted with Disbelief
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The parents of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, reacted with disbelief at a judge’s decision to acquit the star athlete of murder charges. “I just More...
Oscar Pistorius not Guilty of Murder, Other Charges Pending
Oscar PistoriusSteenkamp, LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Oscar Pistorius has been found not guilty of murdering Reeva Steenkamp. The stunning development was revealed as Judge Thokozile Masipa read her summation More...
Psychologist’s Report Says Pistorius is Traumatized
Pistorius LAGOS JULY 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)— Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatized after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year and will become an increasing suicide risk unless he continues to get mental health More...
Foreign Coaches Scramble for Eagle’s Job as Keshi Signs 2 years Deal with South-Africa
Keshi LAGOS JUNE 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Super Eagles Manager, Stephen Keshi, has landed a mouthwatering two-year deal with the South African Soccer Federation to take over the coaching job of the country’s senior More...