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Dangote Petroleum Refinery (DPR) has again reduced its petrol gantry price, substantially slashing the ex-depot rate from N828 to N699 per litre. Real-time market data published on Petroleumprice.ng on Friday showed that the refinery implemented another major downward review, cutting the Premium Motor Spirit benchmark price by N129 per litre — a 15.58 per cent […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has passed away after slumping in his office. Ewhrudjakpo, has been confirmed dead after he slumped earlier Thursday afternoon, December 11. The deputy governor’s media aide, Mr Doubara Atasi, confirmed that his principal slumped and was taken to hospital. Ewhrudjakpo died at the ICU at the Federal Medical […]
Continue ReadingThe video of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, chastening the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, during her coronation ceremony in Ile Ife reminded me of what I think was my first encounter with her about 14-15 years ago at their party secretariat (then, it was still Alliance for Democracy) in Lagos. I was a reporter […]
Continue ReadingNobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka says President Bola Tinubu must be cautious about his approach to regional security, domestic governance, and the use of state protection for privileged individuals. The foremost Nigerian playwright said this at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Awards in Lagos on Tuesday. All these were captured in a […]
Continue ReadingEven the severest critics of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration admit that the last few days have seen what appear (at least on the surface) to be a visible, reinvigorated, if Donald Trump-induced, earnestness in the fight against the unchecked widening and deepening of the theaters of death and destruction in the country. The firing […]
Continue ReadingGovernment of Burkina Faso has confirmed that a Nigerian Air Force C-130 aircraft carrying 11 military personnel was forced to land on Monday after allegedly entering the country’s airspace without authorisation. Grounding of the aircraft was disclosed by the Agence d’Information du Burkina, the state-run news agency, which published a statement from the Confederation of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has unveiled the Accord Party as his new political platform, announcing his intention to seek re-election for a second term on the platform of the party. Adeleke made the announcement Tuesday evening at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in the presence of national and state leaders of […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has dumped the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Fubara announced the move on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House in Port Harcourt. Speaking at the meeting, the governor said, “We can’t support President (Tinubu) if we don’t […]
Continue ReadingBetter a child is confirmed dead than a child is unaccounted for. I am not sure we remember that about 250 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri village in Niger State, remain in captivity. They’ve been with their abductors since November 21 without Nigeria losing a day’s sleep. And we say Donald Trump was […]
Continue ReadingRegional organisation, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency across the West African region. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 55th Session of the Mediation and Security Council at the ministerial level in Abuja. Touray said recent developments underline the […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Emma Ogidi, has accused President Bola Tinubu and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike of collaborating to weaken and destabilise the opposition party. Ogidi, while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, claimed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is interfering in PDP affairs in a manner he described as “a threat to democracy.” “This […]
Continue ReadingAt the dawn of the new democratic order in 1999, Channels TV did a vox pop asking Nigerians their expectations from the incoming Olusegun Obasanjo administration. One market woman said: “I want Obasanjo to bring the economy down!” You can laugh all you want, but she knew what she was saying — even though her […]
Continue ReadingAfrican richest businessman, Aliko Dangote has called on wealthy Nigerians to redirect funds currently spent on luxury items such as Rolls-Royce cars and private jets into establishing industries that drive economic growth and create employment opportunities. Dangote spoke after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock Villa on Saturday, he lamented the culture […]
Continue ReadingA number of soldiers appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest among series of coups in West Africa. The group, which called itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, on Sunday announced the removal of the president and all state institutions. President Patrice Talon has been […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that the current APC administration – the ‘Emilokan’ presidency of Mr. Bola Ahmed Tinubu – has no answers to the problems facing Nigeria. Bola Tinubu is in fact, out of his depths. He has not the actual training, the intellectual capacity, the visionary or rhetorical ability to move Nigeria forward. […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, earlier in the day received a Delegation from the US Congress, the US Assistant Secretary of State and the US Ambassador to Nigeria in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The US Congress delegate is in Nigeria in respect of the alleged Christian genocide going on in Nigeria, […]
Continue ReadingLoans from the World Bank to Nigeria between 2023 and 2025 are projected to reach $9.65bn by the end of this year as fresh approvals, ongoing negotiations, and disbursements gather pace across key sectors. The amount covers International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA) loans only, according to an analysis […]
Continue ReadingNow that the names of ambassadorial appointment nominees include the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, it has become pertinent to ask the newly appointed successor, Prof. Joash Amupitan, where his loyalties lie. Does he take his appointment as an opportunity to entrench Nigeria’s democracy, or is he working […]
Continue ReadingSixteen (16) members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). After the mass defection of several members of the Rivers State House of Assembly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), […]
Continue ReadingHaving picked more nominees, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday transmitted a list of 65 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, seeking their confirmation in line with Section 171 (1), (2) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended. The latest submission marked the president’s extensive diplomatic nominations since assuming office, featuring a mix of seasoned envoys, […]
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