The police command in Nasarawa says two people have been confirmed dead following a clash between a soldier and a police special constabulary at Agyaragu market in Obi LGA. In a statement on Sunday, Ramhan Nansel, the command’s spokesperson, said the incident occurred around 12:30pm during an investigation into a motorcycle theft. Nansel said after […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, from his conviction of false assets declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The conviction of Onnoghen was thrown out by the appellate court following the resolution of the issues that led to his […]
Nigerians have been ranked fifth among the world’s top social media users in 2024. Figures from Cable.co.uk and We Are Social in 2024, posted by World of Statistics on X on Sunday placed the country fifth globally for average daily time spent online. According to the data, Nigerians spend an average of 3 hours and […]
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in seven new ministers to his cabinet at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja. This follows their confirmation by the Senate on Thursday, during which all seven nominees were confirmed after being screened individually. The new cabinet members took the oath of office in two batches—four in the […]
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, has reportedly flown out of Nigeria a few days after he was released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Although he did not reveal his destination, Bobrisky, in a series of videos shared on his Instagram story on Monday morning, announced that he was travelling on […]
Monday 04 November 2024 US election: Harris, Trump in final push for votes tomorrow Rivers crisis stems from resource control, says Fubara APC sweeps C’River, Nasarawa LG polls Aiyedatiwa tackles Ajayi over alleged N1.2bn security vote New ministers for swearing-in today Obi makes U-turn, says position on church vigils distorted FG projects N44tn revenue as […]
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says any oil marketer that sells petrol cheaper than the price it offers is importing substandard products. In a statement on Sunday, the refinery countered claims by some oil marketers that the cost of the product is higher than that of the imported petrol. On November 1, the Independent Petroleum Marketers […]
Dangote Refinery has disclosed the price of its petrol, saying that it sells at N990 per litre in trucks and N960 per litre into ships. The disclosure follows the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) claim of importing the products at cheaper rates compared […]
At least six people were reportedly killed in a renewed attack by suspected armed herdsmen on Ayilomo, a community in the Logo Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. Sources said the attack began on Friday evening and continued into Saturday, just two days after a similar assault in Anyiin, another community in the same […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress has won all 18 chairmanship positions in the Cross River Local Government elections held on Saturday, November 2. The Chairman of the Cross River State Electoral Commission and the election’s returning officer, Dr Ekong Boco, declared the results at the Commission’s headquarters in Calabar on Sunday, November 3, 2024. The […]
