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The Chairman of the Presidential Tax Reform Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed trending reports that from January 2026, Nigerians will start paying a N500 fuel surcharge. Oyedele’s clarification comes amid growing tension and uncertainty about how much harder things are going to be in the coming months under President Tinubu’s administration. Explaining […]
Too much lamentation by tricycle riders in Warri and Edjeba can be heard like a resounding echo from a waterfall as they urge the Delta State government to come to their aid, putting an end to the burden of daily levies weighing them down. The Keke riders on Thursday were lamenting how […]
A 21-year-old young lady identified as Bina, who resides at Jakpa Road with her husband, has allegedly stabbed him to death after he told her he was tired of the relationship. According to a video shared by SP Bright Edafe on his X handle, he displayed the weapon used in killing the 34-year-old victim […]
The Ughelli Area Command has arrested one Egbule Isioma, a 52-year-old female drug baron, in Afisere town, opposite the Town Hall. Isioma, who ran a chemist shop, was raided by the Command on August 29, 2025, alongside three apprentices identified as Mercy John, Favour John, and Amarachi Ngozi. Following her arrest, a search was […]
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old man, Henry Bernard, and 39-year-old Justice Ayero, both from Aladja Town, for operating as robbers and motorbike thieves in Ughelli. Luck ran out for the duo after they robbed a victim of his motorbike at gunpoint. However, with credible information, the Ughelli police trailed […]
Simon Ekpa has been sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism-related crimes and other offenses by a District Court in Finland on Monday. Following his conviction, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself and the ESN from Ekpa, who calls himself the leader of the Biafra Government in Exile. […]
Niger Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has dissolved his cabinet asking the Permanent Secretaries to take over affairs of the ministries pending when new commissioners will be inaugurated. He dissolved the cabinet on Monday during the weekly State Executive Council Meeting warning the outgone commissioners against lobbying anyone for any position. “Don’t lobby anyone, no […]
It was a tragic Saturday for the people of Abraka after a yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman was killed by a stray bullet from soldiers of Operation Delta Sweep during their chase of internet fraudsters, also known as yahoo boys. The soldiers flagged down the suspected yahoo boys for a search, but they ignored the […]
Reports making the rounds that former President Goodluck Jonathan has stepped down from the 2027 presidential election race to protect the interests of Southern unity are not true. The rebuttal was announced by his cousin, Azibaola Robert, on Friday in a statement shared on his Facebook page, stating that Jonathan never said he […]
On Thursday, August 29, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) announced that from September 1, 2025, a 32-page passport valid for five years will now cost N100,000, while a 64-page passport with a validity of 10 years will be N200,000. The announcement brought different views and heavy criticism from the public, but the Federal Government […]
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