NNPCL-Dangote price war: Oil marketers slash purchase amid losses
As the price war in the downstream oil sector continues leading to recurring reductions in the price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol, oil marketers have resorted to slashing the volume of their fuel purchase amid mounting losses from the price drop. The price war, primarily between Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian National […]
Police arrest woman, brother for robbing boyfriend
The Police command in Lagos has detained a 25-year-old woman for allegedly conspiring with her brother and another accomplice to rob her boyfriend of three iPhones and bitcoins worth about N15 million. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Lagos on Saturday. He stated that the complainant reported the case […]
South Africa: No African country is important in Trump’s agenda – Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has indicated that no African country is important to President Donald Trump’s agenda. Sani asserted that no African country is essential in Trump’s agenda because the US President can say and do nasty things about Canada and Mexico. “The expulsion of South African Ambassador from the US; If […]
Major storm in central US leaves at least 14 dead
At least 14 people were dead and dozens injured after violent tornadoes swept across the central United States, officials said Saturday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed 11 “storm-related fatalities” in a statement on X, saying that local authorities were “working tirelessly to assist those in need and assess the damage.” The state police reported […]
Delta Govt introduces mandatory smoke emission permit for vehicle owners
The Delta State government has announced the introduction of a mandatory Smoke Emission Permit for commercial and company vehicles operating within the state. It warned that non-compliance would not be tolerated and that violators could face prosecution. Commissioner for Transport, Mr Onoriode Agofure, stated that the initiative aligns with the Delta State Internal Revenue Law […]
Iraq kills senior Islamic State group leader
Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader responsible for foreign operations, according to the country’s prime minister, with US President Donald Trump saying later Friday his “miserable life was terminated”. Although Iraq had proclaimed in 2017 the defeat of the jihadist group on its territory, IS cells have remained active […]
A’Ibom CJ visits correctional centres, pardons 55 inmates
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, on Friday rounded up a three-day visit to correctional centres and freed a total of 55 inmates in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18 out of the 55 inmates were released on health grounds. Four inmates regained freedom in Ikot […]
Don’t drag Lagosians into your present predicament – APC chieftain warns El-Rufai
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has warned former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, not to drag Lagosians into his present predicament. Mumuni, in a statement, condemned recent remarks made by El-Rufai, in which he alleged that those who worked for the APC were sidelined while political […]
Houses destroyed as Adamawa villages clash over boundary
A violent clash between residents of Lamza and Kawa villages in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State over a boundary dispute has led to the destruction of four thatched huts. The incident, which occurred on Friday, was contained in a post by security analyst, Zagazola Makama on X on Saturday. According to Makama, the […]
Emirate tussle: Sanusi remains Emir – Kano govt
Kano State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, Barrister Haruna Isa Dederi has cleared air that the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on the State Emirship tangle did not in anyway invalidate the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th emir of Kano. Dederi declared that, “having passed a landmark verdict […]