Category: News
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Following the verdict delivered by the Confederation of African Football in response to the complaint lodged by the Nigeria Football Federation over the recent inhumane treatment meted out to the Super Eagles in Libya, members of the Nigerian community have reported mass arrests and fines in the country. The Nigerian football team was held at…
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In a searing accusation, Martins Obono, Executive Director of the TAP Initiative, declared on Friday that Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was not only complicit but actively involved in rigging the 2024 Edo State governorship election. Appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, Obono presented what he termed “damning, incontrovertible evidence” of INEC’s role…
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Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), declared that the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police Force would profile every commercial bus in Abuja. This program will start in January 2025, he said. Wike revealed this information on Thursday during the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Program in Abuja,…
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Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has highlighted the unique difficulties facing the country as it grapples with inflation far more resistant to control than that of advanced economies, saying that the situation is compounded by structural factors including dependency on imports and a large informal economy. Addressing the National Economic Council (NEC) on Tuesday at…
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There is a new fuel price at filling stations as marketers prepare to load petrol products from the refinery The federal government of Nigeria has approved direct purchases by independent marketers from Dangote The deregulated petroleum market means that market forces will now determine the pump price Some filling stations sell as high as N1,250,…
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has not received authorisation from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to supply Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria. It announced this on Thursday as oil dealers under the aegis of the Petroleum Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria…
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Trump sues CBS News over 60 Minutes interview with Harris; network says suit is “completely without merit” Former President Donald Trump has sued CBS News, alleging the network’s “deceitful” editing of a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris misled the public and unfairly disadvantaged him. In a statement released Thursday, CBS News…
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Deji Adeyanju, the Nigerian lawyer, says the police have detained VeryDarkMan, the social media critic, News360 Nigeria reports. In a Twitter post on Thursday evening, the lawyer said the activist, born Martins Otse, was detained after honouring the police invitation. Adeyanju lamented that his client was taken into custody despite cooperating with the police authorities.…