Many filling stations are currently closed in the Federal Capital Territory, leading to long queues by motorists at the few outlets that are dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Operators in the downstream oil sector confirmed that the development was due to the suspension of operations by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners,…
The suspended National Treasurer of the Labour Party, Ms Oluchi Oparah, has challenged the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, to give an account of the donations received from Nigerians in the Diaspora during the campaign tour of LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the United States. According to The Punch paper, the national leadership of…
Due to an injury, Nigerian defender Zaidu Sanusi might miss the remainder of the campaign. On Saturday night, following Porto’s 2-0 victory over Estrella da Amadora, Sanusi was carried off the field. The left-back was playing for the Dragons for the first time since he returned from the Africa Cup of Nations in 2023. In…
Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a. Portable, is a Nigerian singer who was recently robbed. The music studio of the Zazuu crooner, which is situated in Sango-Ota, Ogun State, was broken into early on Saturday. Portable claimed on his Instagram page that all of his expensive possessions, including studio equipment valued at millions of naira, had been pilfered….
Gunmen have reportedly attacked a pub in the Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed two persons. It was learnt that one of those killed during the attack, which occurred on Saturday, was the state Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Sylvanus Namang. A former state chairman of the APC, Enock Fanmak,…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Amisu Ahmed and Abdulahi Ubala for stealing electric cables in the Oshodi Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a post via the command’s Twitter account on Sunday. According to the post, police officers from the Isolo Division apprehended the group of vandals and took away…
Burna Boy, a coworker, has come under fire from Nigerian artist Eedris Abdulkareem for seemingly “wishing him dead.” In response to comments made by Abdulkareem on an upcoming podcast, Burna Boy stated that he does not hold the “Jaga Jaga” singer accountable, but rather the donors who provided funds to cover his medical expenses following…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) joint border patrol team, Sector IV in Sokoto, says it has intercepted truckloads of food heading for Niger Republic. Kolapo Oladeji, the coordinating comptroller, said customs officers impounded the trucks at the Kajji community on the Sokoto-Kebbi road. He said the truckloads of food items were heading to neighbouring Niger…
Nigerian musician Jaywon has entered the conflict between Burna Boy and his colleague Eedris Abdulkareem. In response to remarks made by Abdulkareem on an upcoming podcast, Burna Boy stated that he doesn’t hold the “Jaga Jaga” singer responsible, but rather the donors who provided funds to cover his medical expenses following a kidney transplant in…
The supreme court has affirmed the judgment of the court of appeal nullifying the takeover of the landed property of Suru Worldwide Ventures Nigeria Limited by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). In the lead judgment read by Emmanuel Agim, the presiding judge, the supreme court, on Friday, dismissed the appeal filed by AMCON….
