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At least 15 people have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in Mani village, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state. Sources said the gunmen invaded the community early Thursday morning, before swooping on “nursing mothers and young persons”. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna police command, did not immediately respond to requests for comments on the development. […]
The general public has been urged to disregard a purported news headline-making wave: ‘NNPC lifts Dangote Petrol, sells at N897 per liter’ published by a national daily. This claim by the publication was denied by Dangote Group through its Chief Branding Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, in a statement on Thursday. It says NNPCL has […]
Residents in various states in the country are currently lamenting over the hike in transportation following the recent increase in fuel pump prices. Commuters in Akwa-Ibom, Kaduna, and neighboring states are not left behind as long queues are seen in petrol stations, with others shut for not having products to sell. Reports show that […]
It was a sad one for the family of Alozie and Umudosi community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State after their son, Amadi Alozie, a tricycle rider cut off his son’s penis for a ritual purpose. Sources revealed that the father of the boy, Amadi, at about 10 pm, hacked his mother […]
The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has pointed out that Nigeria’s tax collection rates are low, posing challenges to financing critical sectors like health and education. Gates made these remarks on Tuesday during Nutrivision 2024, a Pan-African youth dialogue on nutrition held in Abuja. The Cable reports that Gates […]
The first sample of Premium Motor Spirit, has been displayed and presented by the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, today at Ibeju-Lekki where the refinery is located. Making the broadcast at the 650,000 capacity refinery in Lagos State, Dangote appreciated the government of President Tinubu and made crude sell for naira which will […]
The British citizen Andrew Wynne, who was declared wanted by Nigeria Police, and another Nigerian national, Lucky Ehims, over a plot to overthrow President Tinubu’s government, have spoken up. Nigeria police had earlier placed a 20 million naira bounty on the duo through a statement by ACP Muyuwa Adejo, the Force Public Relations […]
The Forty-six-year-old Canadian-based Nigerian, Amaka Sunnberger, who spurred reactions from the House of Representatives and Nigerians in the Diaspora over her hate comments on posing Yorubas and binis, has been arrested. In a viral video that trended on August 25, 2024, on social media, an aggrieved woman called on her fellow Igbos to go […]
Telecommunication giant in Nigeria and other parts of Africa have been thrown into mourning over the death of the Former Group CEO of MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa, who died of cancer in the early hours of today, Monday. The death of Dabengwa, a Zimbabwean, was confirmed by his family spokesperson, Themba Sibanyoni, says MTN […]
A few days back, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, made a post calling on private owners interested in managing and operating refineries in Warri and Kaduna. Late Sunday night, the company confirmed its debt portfolio to petrol suppliers, which has been circulating in the nation, that the sustainability of fuel by […]
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