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Food inflation: FCT residents decry rising prices

Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lamented high prices of food items in the aftermath of the removal of petrol subsidy...

Horrific! 10-year-old boy buried alive for stealing N1,000 in Kogi

A 10-year-old boy, who allegedly stole N1,000 was buried alive on the orders of his stepmother. The incident occurred at Silo community, Apamisede...

Save lives first before making other demands, Health Minister Pate charges hospital authorities

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has directed management of hospitals in the country to always strive...

IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s economic growth by 0.3 per cent, a reflection of the global economy which has dipped...

Nov. 11 Bayelsa guber poll: Court disqualifies APC candidate, Timipre Sylva

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate and former Petroleum Minister, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been disqualified from contesting the November 11, 2023...

FG not paying petrol subsidy again — NNPCL GCEO, Kyari

Contrary to insinuations on the social media, the Bola Tinubu administration has not returned to payment of subsidy to any person or group...

Tinubu appoints five additional media aides

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Fela Durotoye and four others as members of the Presidential Advisory Team. The appointments are contained in...

Israeli-Gaza War: Is a Ground Invasion Imminent?

According to a 2017 research brief by the RAND corporation, Israel has the military capability to wipe out Hamas, but doing so could...

Nigeria set to export petroleum products in 2024 – Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, said on Monday that Nigeria is ready...

Kevin McCarthy and the Travails of Democracy by Dakuku Peterside

“Why should we be interested in the impeachment of McCarthy in the US? There are parallelisms in the issue of trust and mechanics...

NNPCL busts another fake news, denies awarding pipelines rehabilitation to “Northern oil cabals”

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has refuted reports in an isolated section of the media, alleging underhand dealings in the award...

Buhari living in regret, his govt failed woefully, says ex-Minister Dalung

Ex-Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, on Sunday passed a damning judgment on former President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his administration failed...

Centenarian business icon, lawyer, Chris Ogunbanjo, exits

Renowned corporate lawyer, businessman and philanthropist, Chief Chris Ogunbanjo, has passed on. The Erunwon-Ijebu-born Ogunbanjo died on Saturday, October 7, 2023, about two...

Yet-to-be apprehended gunman shoots fatally another Nigerian in South Africa

In a wave of resurgence of attacks on Nigerians and their businesses in South Africa, another Nigerian has been killed by an unknown...

Nigeria calls for de-escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas

Nigeria has called for de-escalation and ceasefire in the outbreak of hostilities between the Palestinian militant group, Hamas and Israel, which have claimed...

28 fatalities, 48,168 people displaced in Lagdo dam flood – NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday disclosed that due to the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon 28 persons have been...