The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the petrol pump price from N960 to N945 per litre at its retail stations. The price adjustment, which took effect on Thursday, February 13, followed instructions from the company to its retail outlets. The change in price was confirmed at an NNPC filling station in Ejigbo. […] More
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Thursday announced that he met with the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (a.k.a Jokowi). In a couple of posts made on X, Obi said his meeting with Widodo is part of his travelogue to Indonesia – Jakarta to Solo – as he has long […] More
Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has warned the federal government that arresting his father would be their biggest mistake. He gave the warning via a post on social media platform X. His comments have sparked controversy, especially as he appeared to reference President Bola Tinubu by calling him “Pablo Escobar,” […] More
The Nigerian government and the National Association of Road Transport Owners are not on the same page over the proposal to ban petroleum trucks with 60,000-litre capacity from operating on federal highways. On Wednesday, in a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority proposed a ban on trucks with 60,000-litre […] More
The trial of a Lagos State Bus Rapid Transport driver, Andrew Ominikoron, accused of allegedly r@ping and killing a 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, has been adjourned by the Lagos State High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, to March 3, 2025, for the adoption of final written address. The trial judge, Justice Sherifat Sonaike, fixed […] More
Member representing Irepodun/Isin/Ekiti/Oke-ero Federal Constitency, Hon Raheem Olawuyi fondly called Ajuloopin has been appointed Chairman, House Committee on NORTH CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NCDC). The Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abass made the announcement during plenary on Thursday. Recall that President Bola Tinubu last week signed the NCDC bill into. The Commission is expected to […] More
A young man identified as Yakubu slumped and d!ed while playing football in Minna, Niger State. It was gathered that the incident happened during a prewedding football match held at the football field of UBE Primary School, located in New Market, Minna on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. According to a local journalist, Lanre Sadiq, the […] More
The Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called for a policy mandating the recruitment of first-class graduates into the intelligence agency to strengthen national security. Ajayi made this call while delivering the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture at the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Kwara State. In […] More
The North-West Zonal Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) retired Air Vice Marshal Haruna Muhammad, stated that President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Bill on June 4, 2024, aims to bolster national security. This action has also provided the centre […] More
The intense military offensive, conducted between February 1 and 10, 2025, has delivered a significant blow to criminal networks terrorizing the region, restoring a sense of security to affected communities. Announcing the development in a statement on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator of the Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, confirmed the successful […] More
In a sweeping move to sanitise the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has approved the appointment of Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) as Acting Area Commanders and Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) as Acting Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) nationwide. This decision follows the dismissal of 467 senior officers implicated […] More
Olusegun Obasanjo, has become a hot topic on social media due to a video showing his release from prison in 1998. The clip features a slim General Obasanjo and has sparked conversations, especially among today’s youth, who are seeing this moment for the first time. Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, has become a hot topic […] More