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Petroleum product marketers on Monday lamented their losses as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N880 per litre in Lagos and N935 in Abuja.   From N925, some NNPC retail outlets in Lagos changed their pump price to N880 on Easter ...

The President, National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has defended his ‘kundusi’ comment amidst the growing mockery among Nigerians.   Akinsanya made the defence while speaking with the delegates of the union in a viral video on Tuesday.   According to him, he ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has expressed satisfaction with the selection process that led to the emergence Oba Akeem Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo, saying he had no regrets about ensuring transparency and due process.   Makinde, who spoke at the weekend when the newly installed monarch paid ...

  As the world mourns the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church now faces a critical moment in choosing its next spiritual leader.   The Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta within Vatican City, setting in motion ...

The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has faulted recent remarks by former Chief of Army Staff, General Theophilus Danjuma, who urged Nigerians to defend themselves in the face of growing insecurity.   Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Namadi warned that such a statement could lead to ...

The Police Command in Niger has confirmed a stabbing incident that resulted in the death of a community member, Mohammed Abo’ore, in the Fadikpe area of Minna.   The Police Public Relations Officer in Niger, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Monday.   ...

  World leaders remembered Pope Francis as “a beacon of compassion”, reacting with sadness after the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics died on Monday.   Here are some of the first reactions to the death of the 88-year-old pontiff:   ‘Stood for brotherly mankind’ – France   French ...

President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria today after spending nearly two weeks abroad, his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has confirmed.   In a brief post shared on X on Monday, Onanuga wrote, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return home today.”   Earlier, the ...

Protests broke out in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Monday morning over the continued killings of indigenous residents by gunmen suspected to be Fulani militants.   The demonstrations, led by Christian leaders including the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Polycarp Lubo, commenced on Monday morning ...

Just In: 88 Years Old Pope Francis is Dead Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across ...