The pump price of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, has dropped from about N1,700/litre which it sold for a few weeks ago, to around N1,350/litre in some locations across the country following the sale of the commodity by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It was gathered on Tuesday that the $20bn worth refinery started […]
By Pascal Ibe CLAIM: An X user, @JBOY∅2675747 wrote that Nigeria’s former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said that God cannot fix Nigeria. VERDICT This is FALSE.. The claim cannot be found anywhere. FULL STORY On April 2nd, an X user @JBOY∅2675747 claimed that the ex president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said that God […]
A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Gbolahan Olugbemi, has been found dead in his house in Ogbomosho, Oyo State. Olugbemi, who was of the Lagos Police Command, had gone to celebrate the Easter holidays. The senior police officer who was celebrated for his role during the #EndSARS protest died in a mysterious circumstance. The […]
Two students of Federal University Wukari, Taraba state, have been abducted. Kidnappers had stormed a students’ hostel located outside the campus at about 10.30pm on Monday and abducted the students The victims are said to be a male and female from Microbiology and Economics Departments of the University. Daily Trust gathered that the students […]
Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has appointed Judith Suminwa as the nation’s first female prime minister. Tshisekedi announced the appointment on Monday after weeks of uncertainty that followed his victory at the polls in December last year. Suminwa who succeeds Jean-Michel Lukonde, said she is aware of the task […]
At least thirty children are believed to have been kidnapped by suspected bandits at Kasai village in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The incident is one of several Security Frontline Local Government Areas in Katsina State where activities of bandits, and other criminal elements have been on the increase almost on a […]
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspect identified as Abba Ibrahim for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Zaharadeen Iliyasi in the neck with a knife, causing his death. This was according to a statement on Monday by the spokesperson for the command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa. According to the statement, on receiving information about […]
The Zamfara State Police Command said bandits attacked and killed a man identified as Ashiru Nagoma and abducted his wife and neighbour in Buluku, an outskirt of Gusau Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed to PUNCH Online on Tuesday. This was coming on the heels […]
Tuesday 02 April 2024 NEC sits over state police as govs plan forest guards Easter: Fun seekers flood parks, beaches amid tough times Naira recovery now tackle inflation — BDCs Minimum wage committee to reconvene mid-April Troops kill 11 terrorists, recover military uniforms, weapons Electricity tariff hike looms as FG raises gas price Iranian […]
The naira, on Monday, appreciated to N1,250 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The FX rate is a 0.43 percent increase from the N1,280 recorded on March 29. Currency traders in Lagos, also known as bureau de change (BDCs) operators, quoted the buying rate of the greenback at […]
