Beyond the Headlines
NNPC Limited has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets in Abuja to N965 per litre, down from N1,030 per litre. Visits to NNPC retail outlets in the Central Area and Nyanya suburb of the nation’s capital confirmed that the new rates are now in effect. This marks the second price cut […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Communications Commission have directed Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators to settle the long-standing N250bn USSD debt dispute. The directive, titled “2nd Joint Circular of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Communications Commission on the Resolution of the USSD Debt Issue Between Deposit Money […]
Stanley Alieke, the counsel for popular controversial rapper, Darlington Achakpo, aka Speed Darlington, said the singer has been granted bail after nearly a month in police custody. Alieke disclosed this on his Instagram handle on Monday. “Apki has been granted bail by the court,” he wrote without including much information. The rapper was arrested on […]
Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, “Operation UDO KA,” have neutralised 13 armed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and nabbed three kidnappers in South-East. The spokesman of the task force, Lt. Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, made this known in a statement on Monday in Enugu. He said that the feat was in furtherance […]
Six people have lost their lives in a road accident which occurred in the Mmuri axis of Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State. An eye witness said the accident happened when a Metrix147 trailer filled with chipping which overturned and trapped several people under its crushing weight on that Sunday at about 1:30 pm. […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, says the directive from the police restricting distribution of palliatives will stifle generosity and goodwill. Last week, more than 67 persons were killed in stampedes during palliative distribution in Oyo, Anambra and the federal capital territory (FCT). On Saturday, the police […]
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th of December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as public holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr […]
The economy grew by 3.46 per cent in Q32024, with output reaching ₦20.115 trillion, up from 3.19 per cent (₦18.285 trillion) in Q2 2024, driven mainly by the non-oil sector. This was revealed in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s newly released Economic Report for the third quarter of 2024. The report said inflation moderated during […]
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term. With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to […]
Monday 23 December 2024 Police deny killing hunger protesters, demand Amnesty’s apology Wife flees after setting Ogun cop ablaze during dispute Petrol to sell N935/litre from today – IPMAN How terrorists smuggled Libya gun truck into Zamfara — FG North not liability to Nigeria, Ndume says Lakurawa terrorists no longer in Nigeria — Defence minister […]
