More European refiners are facing increasing pressure from Nigeria’s Dangote refinery as it ramps up production and curtails gasoline exports from Europe to West Africa, a development that could force closures of vulnerable refining plants across the continent. Since it began production in September 2024, Africa’s largest refinery, the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) Dangote…
The Chairman and Sole Administrator of PaceSetter Transport Services (PTS), Hon. Dr. Ibraheem Oladeji Salami Dikko, has extended warm greetings and heartfelt felicitations to Muslims in Oyo State and across the world on the occasion of this year’s Eid al-Kabir celebration. In a statement made available to news men on Friday, PTS Boss, Dr. Dikko…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself a hero of Nigeria’s democracy for frustrating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in 2023. Wike dismissed claims that former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was the “hero” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in 2022, where Tambuwal stepped…
A HIV-positive man confesses to having intimate relationships with nearly a thousand women, reflecting on his past. In a recent podcast interview with former housemate Doyin, the man revealed that he discovered his HIV seven years ago. Since then, he has had nearly a thousand sexual partners, many of whom are paid hookers. Since that…
Veteran Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has broken silence on the rumours surrounding his relationship with the Deputy Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru. This followed the surprise appearance of 2Baba during a plenary session at the Assembly complex in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Monday,…
A protestor was arrested near the White House after setting fire to an American flag to demonstrate against President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting such acts, police said Tuesday. The arrest on Monday evening came hours after Trump signed an order directing the Justice Department to pursue legal action against flag-burners, despite Supreme Court rulings…
Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, says he will not stop dancing despite public criticism, insisting that his love for dancing does not interfere with his duties. Adeleke stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Politics Today. The governor, widely known for his energetic dance steps since his days in the Senate — a trait that…
Ahead of the October 1, Independence Day celebration, the FCT Police Command on Monday, September 30, deployed Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) personnel, anti-riot equipment, and visibility policing, among others. The command also announced the diversion around Central Area and Eagle Square during the celebration. A statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said he is not interested in contesting the 2026 governorship election in Osun State. Oyetola, who is the immediate past governor of the state, made his decision known to the party leaders at an All Progressives Congress stakeholders’ meeting held in Osogbo on Friday. There…
A magistrate’s court in Ogba, Lagos, has granted bail to TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, popularly known as Seaking, setting the amount at ₦500,000 with two sureties in the same sum. The court’s decision on Monday followed Seaking’s arrest on Saturday after he posted a video on social media allegedly inciting attack on police officers should they…