The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, have increased between N1,050 and N1,150 per litre, depending on the location of purchase, following price hikes implemented by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and various depot owners. Dangote Refinery, on Friday, raised its ex-depot price from N899 to N955 per litre, marking a…
The Nigerian presidency has responded to allegations that former President Muhammadu Buhari was summoned to a Paris court. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released on Saturday night, confirmed the occurrence of a “private proceeding” and clarified that President Bola Tinubu did not compel any prominent Nigerian to testify for or against the nation….
The Nigerian-born politician dominated the headlines towards the end of last year over controversial remarks about her birth country. While delivering her first speech of the year at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch said she did not want Britain to be like Nigeria….
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has protested the level of hardship faced by the poor in Nigeria. Obi lamented the travails of low income earners and the exorbitant sums charged by POS operators to Nigerians seeking to access cash….
The Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has once again restated his determination to make Abia, a model State that does not discriminate against people based on where they come from, maintaining his stance that so long as you live, work and pay your taxes in Abia, you are from…
Brazil on Friday confirmed that Nigeria has officially become a partner country in BRICS, the multinational bloc comprising emerging economies. The announcement, made by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, pointed out that Nigeria shares similar goals with BRICS, including fostering stronger cooperation among Global South nations and pushing for changes in global institutions. Nigeria, with Africa’s…
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, on Saturday, warned over 200 Ebonyi students sent by the government to schools in the United Kingdom not to behave like Simon Ekpa. The governor stated this at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ezza South local government area of the state during the flag-off of the state scholarship…
The Nigerian military has intensified its assault on notorious bandit leader Bello Turji, with combined ground and air operations under Operation Fansan Yanma targeting his strongholds in Zamfara State. Recent coordinated military strikes have successfully dismantled Turji’s key hideouts, particularly in Fakai, a known base for his operations in Shinkafi Local Government Area. According to…
There are strong indications that the lawmaker representing Delta North and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko, is set to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). While the Senator has yet to make an official announcement, his brief response to inquiries on the…
British number one Tennis player Jack Draper withdrew from his match against Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open because of injury as Alcaraz moved into the Australian Open quarter-finals. Draper, seeded 15th, retired when he was trailing 7-5 6-1 against four-time major champion Alcaraz on a hot day in Melbourne.The 23-year-old left-hander…
