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Retail stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Monday, adjusted the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to ₦945 per litre in Abuja and ₦915 in Lagos. These adjustments represented a ₦35 increase in the…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced the commencement of a nationwide recruitment exercise into four prominent paramilitary agencies under its purview. According to an official statement published on the board’s website,…
The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condemned in strong terms, the Friday brutal killing of innocent travellers in Mangu local government area of Plateau State. In a statement on Monday in Abuja by its chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, the Forum described the…
Outspoken social media critic and activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), on Monday, took his protest to the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), demanding an end to the over 90-day strike by primary school teachers in Abuja. In a…
The new Area Commander of the Afikpo Police Area Command, ACP Ifeanyi Owo has warned residents of Afikpo and Edda local government areas against jungle justice, cultism as well as intra and communal clashes or drug abuse. ACP Owo gave the warming during a security summit held…
Former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu in the office of the Vice President, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the ongoing efforts to form a political coalition to oust the President in the 2027 general election, describing the movement as disappointing,…
Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, CP Francis Alonyenu has assured of the Command’s strong commitment to rescuing Justice E.G. Umokoro, a State High Court judge who was abducted in Yenagoa, the state capital. Justice Umokoro was abducted by gunmen on Saturday night around…
A former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu in the office of the Vice President, and prominent northern elder, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has expressed serious doubts over the likelihood of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) approving the registration of…
Turkish Super Lig champions Galatasaray have reportedly put forward an ultimatum to Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen regarding his future at the club. According to reports from TMW, the Istanbul-based side are prepared to activate the €75 million release clause in Osimhen’s…
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, the organisers of the Zenith Bank Women’s Basketball League, has announced a new date for the 2025 league season, with the first phase for two conferences; Atlantic and Savannah, expected to start on July 21 and 28. In the letter signed by…
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, has called for a comprehensive overhaul of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), club structures, funding mechanisms and officiating to meet the modern football environment. In a heartfelt statement shared on his official Facebook page,…
Kenya is preparing a contingent of 45 athletes for the 2025 CAA U18/U20 African championships holding in Abeokuta. According to Athletics Kenya Youth Committee Secretary Joseph Ilovi, 45 athletes are expected to represent the East African country at the Championships holding…
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the hijack of a Benue Links bus and abduction of all its passengers by gunmen along the Eke, Ugbokolo Road in Okpokwu local government area of Benue State on Sunday evening. An eyewitnesses who spoke to our correspondent on phone said,…
Israel has launched a wave of strikes on Tehran, targeting what it called “regime strongholds” in the Iranian capital with “unprecedented force,” Defence Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed on Monday. The latest escalation marks one of the boldest Israeli military actions inside…
Many financially vulnerable private colleges in the United States face heightened uncertainty as new visa restrictions introduced by the President Donald Trump administration jeopardise their reliance on international students enrollment as critical source of their revenue.…
Comrade Philip Shaibu, the newly appointed director general of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), has attributed his recent appointment to divine favour. During a thanksgiving service held at Saint Paul Catholic Church on Airport Road, Benin City, on Sunday, the former…
In view of the nation’s security challenges, a human rights group, Yoruba Emancipation Union (YEU) Worldwide, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s Armed Forest Security Guard initiative to remove the security blight. A statement signed by its chairman, Prof. EFG Ajayi, and…
The Nigeria Police Force has exonerated a real estate developer, Alex Ochonogor and his lawyer, Ademola Owolabi, of any involvement in the allegations of forgery and willful property damage. In an investigative report signed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of…
