The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied claims in media reports that the newly refurbished Port Harcourt refinery has shut down. The national oil company denied the claim in a press release issued by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, on Saturday. Soneye said the claim was false and urged the media…
On Friday, a driver identified as a Saudi Arabian citizen, rammed into a German Christmas market at Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, killing at least two persons, an adult and a young child, injuring dozens. The premier of Saxony-Anhalt, Reiner Haseloff, said around 60 people were injured in the incident which he described as a…
In the run-up to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to extend protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose temporary protected status is set to expire early into the Trump-led administration. Citing U.S. officials and documents, The New York Times reported on Friday that this move signals…
The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Akinyemi Akinyinka, on Saturday, raised the alarm that hoodlums have broken into some shops at the popular Araromi Spare Parts Market, Agodi-Gate in Ibadan, the state capital. A massive fire engulfed the market, destroying goods and property worth millions of naira. Akinyinka explained that despite the…
The Christmas season in Nigeria is a period filled of celebrations with loved ones but there are some places to avoid in the course of such festivities. While you want to adore your homes with twinkling lights and hang out with friends and family, there is always the fear of going broke after the festive…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive counterfeit rice operation in Nasarawa State, leading to the seizure of 1,600 bags of fake rice worth an estimated ₦5 billion. “In a major operation, NAFDAC has shut down eight rice shops and a warehouse in Karu Local Government Area…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Friday released a 94-page compilation of prophecies for the year 2025. Ayodele’s prophecies touched on issues around Nigeria’s political scene in the incoming year. He said President Bola Tinubu will make moves to impeach the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In the compilation…
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of over 30 children in a stampede during an event in Ibadan recently. The former governor, in a statement by his media office, extended condolences to the families of…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that multiple and obsolete taxation has denied Nigeria so much foreign investments over the years as potential investors were scared of setting up their businesses in the country due to the tax system. He stated this on Thursday in Kaduna at a town hall…
The authorities of the Kuje Custodial Centre have released the immediate past Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello after he has met the bail conditions imposed on him by set the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. The PUNCH reports that the release of Bello was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service,…