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NNPCL denies plan to increase fuel price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has denied any imminent hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol   Recently, some motorists have been experiencing difficulties buying petrol in filling stations amid fears ...

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Court orders man’s arrest over refusal to care for children

The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the state Commissioner of Police, CP Ayilara Adedamola, to arrest and keep a father of three one, Henry Edet Unung, at the Uyo Correctional Centre for one month for ...

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Tinubu orders recitation of National pledge at public events

President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every official and public engagement Tinubu who spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony of the 3,112 housing-unit Renewed Hope City at Karsana, Abuja, on ...

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FG to release food items from Reserves to crash prices

The Federal Government yesterday moved to stem rising food prices in the country by directing the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention to immediately wade in Assuring Nigerians that there was no food shortage, the government alleged that saboteurs ...

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Michael Okpara University shut down indefinitely

The Michael Okpara University, Umudike, Abia State has suspended indefinitely its ongoing academic activities following the protest by students against the increment of school fees in the early hours of Tuesday Punch Metro learnt from a statement by the Vice ...

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SIMs not linked to NIN will be deactivated month-end – NCC warns

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has warned that SIMs not linked to National Identity Number (NIN) will be deactivated by the end of February   He also reaffirmed the commission’s collaboration with the ...

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62-year-old man arrested for defiling six-year-old girl BLAMES palm wine

A 62-year-old man has been arrested for alleged s3xual assault of a six-year-old girl around the Numui cemetery area in Bosso Low Cost, Minna, the Niger State capital The suspect, Adamu Danga, lured the victim who was sent on an ...

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Court sentences former ABUAD bookshop staff in absentia for defrauding institution

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Adedeji Ogunleye, to five years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing and fraud. Court sentences former ABUAD bookshop staff in absentia for defrauding institution The convict was arraigned before Magistrate Olatomiwa ...

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Mohbad’s father NOT singer’s biological father – Mohbad’s mother

Mohbad’s mother has made a shocking revelation, saying Joseph Aloba is not the biological father of her son, and that she is another man’s wife In a leaked audio, Mohbad’s mother reached out to Mr Joseph’s lawyer who in the fight for ...

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Police kill notorious Abuja bandit

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have killed a notorious bandit, Isa Dei-Dei, in Abuja, after storming the hideout of a bandit group in the suburb of the Federal Capital Territory   The operation was said to have been carried ...

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Fire destroys popular Ebonyi night club

A fire outbreak on Wednesday morning burnt a popular night club Roky Fella located in Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi state   Properties and goods worth millions were destroyed before the fire was put off. The club is located along Udoji Street, Kpirikpiri ...

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Kano varsity suspends lecturer for subjecting students to corporal punishment

A lecturer of the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has been suspended for allegedly subjecting students to corporal punishment The university Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations Unit, Sa’idu Abdullahi Nayaya, announced the immediate suspension of the lecturer, ...

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6 pregnant teenagers rescued from Anambra baby factory

The Anambra State Government in collaboration with security operatives on Wednesday rescued six pregnant teenagers from a baby-making factory at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state Dr Afam Obidike, the state Commissioner for Health, told journalists after the ...

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Court sentences killer of Enugu-based makeup artist to death by hanging

An Enugu State High Court today sentenced Chiamaka Ifezue to death by hanging for killing an Enugu-based makeup artist, Ijeoma Nweke The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a two-hour judgement on Wednesday found the accused, Chiamaka Ifezue, guilty of killing the victim by forcing ...

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Plateau gov sacks varsity VC, others

The Vice Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Professor Bernard Matau has been sacked from office Matau was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the state university while serving as the state Commissioner for Higher Education in the last administration ...

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Trump sends his prayers to King Charles

Former President Donald Trump issued an all-caps message praising King Charles after his shock cancer diagnosis, sending prayers for a speedy recovery to someone he ‘got to know well’ Trump’s was just one of the many acknowledgements that came in ...

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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer! Buckingham Palace broke the news. The type of cancer has not been revealed – it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King ...

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Fidelity Bank estimates over N1bn loss to litigation

  The management of Fidelity Bank has estimated that it may lose about N1.19bn to claims and litigation for the year ended December 2023. This was shown in its condensed unaudited financial statements for 2023 filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited. ...

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Police officer declared WANTED for alleged murder

The Anambra Police Command has declared one of its officers, Inspector Audu Omadefu, wanted over suspected murder The Police spokesperson, Ikenga Tochukwu disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the cop, with the AP No. 362178, has turned fugitive ...

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Police arrest bandit planning to set up camp in Kano forest

A dreaded bandit group planning to establish camp inside Gwarzo-Karaye forest have been uncovered and arrested by a team of Police men operating around Kano border communities Police investigations showed that the bandits were based in Birnin Gwari, but decided ...

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Nigeria renews suspension of flights to Niger Republic

The Federal Government has renewed the suspension of commercial flights from Niger Republic to Nigeria and from Nigeria to the nation’s northern neighbouring country by the Economic Community of West African States resolution. This resolution was put forth by ECOWAS ...

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OML 34: NNPCL, US collaborate on gas emission reduction

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Thursday, said it was working in collaboration with the United States Department of States and international management consultancy firm, Deloitte, to meet its net-zero carbon goals. This, it said, was by embarking ...

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