Nigerian States By Number Of Registered Phone And Internet Connections lines

It is me, Scholes0, your resident nairaland statistician, and here are some new interesting information from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics for your Consumption and planning. This info can help business owners, web marketers, telemarketers, etc know how to plan, and focus on their target Networks, Regions and Audiences. Enjoy.
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This is the latest Information from the NBS via the Nigerian Communications Commission. The report presents the Total number of active voice and internet subscribers by states of the federation as at March 2016.

Man Bags Three Years Jail Term For N2.1m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 secured the conviction of one Godwin Nnam Okeke before Justice M. N. Yinusa of the Federal High Court sitting in Enugu.

Gowon To Pro-Biafran Agitators: You’re Ignorant Of History, Emulate Zik

LAGOS — FORMER Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), yesterday berated those agitating for the sovereign state of Biafra, reminding them of the unifying role the late first President of Nigeria, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, played during the civil war, despite hailing from the secessionist side. He particularly fumed that the youths, who are in the vanguard of the clamour, are ignorant of Nigeria’s history, noting that Igbo youths at the end of the civil war prayed never to experience the kind of suffering occasioned by the war.

28 Years Old Pastor Arrested For Stealing His Colleagues Car In Abuja

A 28-year-old pastor has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a Toyota Sienna car belonging to his pastor friend in Byazhin, Kubwa, Abuja.



The suspect, identified only as Destiny, was said to have been apprehended in Nsukka, Enugu State, where he took the car to.
City News gathered that the suspect, who used to visit the victim’s residence, took away the car key without his friend’s knowledge.

Jonathan Declares 2019 Presidential Ambition. (May Fool?)

Former president Goodluck Jonathan has declared his interest to run for the presidency in 2019 in Bayelsa State today. A jubilant crowd erupted as news leaked that the former president would be holding a press briefing this afternoon. In a statement released by his media secretary, the former president said, he has been inundated with calls from famous Nigerians to reconsider and salvage the economy from the current decay under the APC led government.

South East: Ekweremadu, Govs Demand Rehabilitation Of Roads

Commend Buhari on 2016 budget
DEPUTY Senate Presi­dent, Ike Ekweremadu and South-East gover­nors rose from a meeting and demanded the Fed­eral Government reha­bilitate federal roads in the South East.
Besides, they com­mended President Mu­hammadu Buhari for signing the 2016 budget into law.
Ekweremadu and the governors met with some of their predeces­sors in Enugu, largely considered to be the capital of the South East.
The meeting, which was held at the Enugu Government House, had in attendance the host Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, for­mer Imo governor Ikedi Ohakim, former Anam­bra governor, Peter Obi and Ekweremadu who briefed the newsmen.

I Was Sidelined In Disbursement Of Campaign Funds- Chris Anyanwu.

Senator Chris Anyanwu yesterday said that though she was one of two persons appointed to oversight President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign in Imo State but that she was completely sidelined in the disbursement of the funds earmarked for the campaign.

Senator Anyanwu in a statement made available to Saturday Vanguard confirmed being invited to the Enugu offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC where she said she deposed her innocence of any financial dealings during the campaign.

EFCC Docks Two for Land Scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Wednesday April 27, 2016, arraigned Nnaji Steven and Nnamani Sunday on a four count charge bordering on forgery, uttering and conspiracy to obtain the sum of N330,000.00 (three hundred and thirty thousand naira ) by false pretence, under the guise that they own a piece of land at Nike in Enugu State which they claimed was up for sale and swindled a certain Ofurum Uchida of the said sum.

Court Remands Business Woman for N25.9m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Tuesday May 3, 2016, arraigned Obiageli Funmilayo Nwagu on a six count charge of Obtaining Money by False Pretence and Issuance of Dud Cheques before Justice C. O Ajah of the State High Court, Enugu.


The accused person pleaded not guilty on all counts.

In view of the accused person’s plea, the defense counsel, O.A.U Onyema prayed the court to grant the accused bail. But the prosecuting counsel, M.A Shehu opposed the bail application and immediately drew the attention of the court to two separate applications for bail by the defense. The defense counsel immediately withdrew the earlier application, which the court granted.

We Will Poison Our Water, Fayose Threatens Fulani Herdsmen

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Tuesday, warned marauding herdsmen that have sent many Nigerians to their untimely graves in parts of the country to steer clear of his state or otherwise risk a greater danger for their cattle.
He said failure on their part to heed the warning would lead to the people of the state poisoning the source of water by the herdsmen for the cattle.

Umahi: We Don’t Want Fulani Herdsmen To Leave Our Land

ABAKALIKI—GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday explained that there was no cogent reason for Ebonyi people to demand the immediate withdrawal of Fulani herdsmen from communities in the state, considering the harmonious relationship existing between Ebonyi people and the herdsmen.

Bakassi Boys Regroup For Fulani Mafia

THE unrestrained invasion of communities and massacre of innocent citizens by the Fulani herdsmen across the country is now causing provocation for bloody uprising from the South East since the incident in Enugu State.

Prominent Igbo leaders, at their meeting at the weekend, decided on urgent need for the Igbo nation to organize the people for self-defence against the invasion and killing of Igbo indigenes by the Fulani herdsmen.

Anambra Monitors Fulani Herdsmen With Helicopter

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has launched a helicopter for aerial surveillance of the activities of herdsmen in the state.

The governor, who stated this during the Workers’ Day celebration in Awka, the state capital, assured the people of the state that his administration had all it would take to prevent any attack by the herders.

Obiano said that before the growing menace of the Fulani herdsmen in the country, he had set up a special committee to foster peace between farmers and the cattle grazers in the state.

Emirates Vacation Club Dupes Nigerians

Dubai-based Emirates Vacation Club (EVC) has allegedly scammed about 2,000 Nigerians through dubious investment. The victims, it was learnt, invested several thousands of US dollars in 99 years time-sharing private residency accommodation at a 45-storey Emirates Grand Hotel (EGH) on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

Fulani Herdsmen: Nsukka Students Protest Invasion In Enugu [photos]

Students of Nsukka origin under the auspices of the Federated Association Of Nsukka Students (FANS) are currently protesting the invasion of fulani herdsmen in various communities in Enugu state.

Blaming Fulani Herdsmen For Benue, Enugu Killings Absurd!!! Sultan Of Sokoto

An organisation led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has described as “absurd” and “unfortunate” the widespread insinuation that Fulani herdsmen are responsible for the attacks on villagers in Benue, Enugu, Nasarawa and other parts of the country.
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, a coalition of several Islamic groups in Nigeria, stated this on Sunday. The Sultan is the head of the JNI.
In the statement, signed by Khalid Aliyu, the organisation’s secretary-general, the JNI said it was shocked by the attacks.

Police Arrest NURTW Chairman That Has Bought Over 4,000 Stolen Phones From His Park

Kazeem Bamidele paraded along with the stolen phones

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) boss who confessed to have purchased 4,256 stolen phones.

The suspect, Kazeem Bamidele, 42, who is the second vice chairman of the National Union of Road and Transport Workers’ (NURTW), Ajegunle Unit confessed to have bought over 4,256 mobile phones from robbers, pickpockets and one-chance gang operating in the state.

No One Can Stop Us From Grazing In The South — Fulani Herdsmen

Herdsmen from different parts of Nigeria have stated that nobody can stop them from grazing their cattle in any part of the country, especially in the south. They described such restriction as unconstitutional.

ENUGU MASSACRE: Northern Govs Under Fire… For Defending Fulani

The 19 northern governors came under criticism yesterday over their position that the Fulani should not be labelled as criminals.
The Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, asked the governors to bury their heads in shame over their position which came in the wake of the heat generated by the attack on Ukpabi-Ninbo community in Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, last Monday.
Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) also condemned the governors.


The northern governors, who met in Kaduna, on Friday, had taken a strong exception to the branding of perpetrators of crimes around the country as Fulani.

Herdsmen Attack: We May Resort To Self Defence, Town Unions, Abia..

By Anayo Okoli

THE rampant invasion of communities across the country by suspected  herdsmen, particularly last week’s attack on Ukpabi-Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu State, has raised tension in the South-East.