The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol across its retail outlets. According to Tribune Online correspondent who visited the NNPCL retail outlets in Ibadan observed that petrol, which was sold between N1,025 to N1,040 per litre, has been reduced to N1,015…
The military junta of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic will end their membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in January 2025, the regional bloc said on Sunday. This is part of the resolutions reached at the end of the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Commission Authority of Heads of…
Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peopleâs Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, met with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo over the weekend in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to deliberate on Nigeriaâs political future. The meeting, held at Obasanjoâs residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), also had former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, in…
Tragedy struck on the River Benue as around 20 people, mostly women and children, reportedly drowned when a wooden boat capsized near Ocholonya in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday. The victims, traders returning to Odenyi in Nasarawa Toto LGA of Nasarawa State after attending the Ocholonya market, were caught in the…
British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has announced that she no longer believes in the existence of God. In a now-viral interview with The Free Press, Badenoch described herself as agnostic and a cultural Christian, explaining that her once-strong religious beliefs have changed over time. When asked if she believes in God, she responded, âNot…
China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and menâs national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the countryâs greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport. President Xi Jinping has waged an unrelenting campaign against deep-seated official corruption since coming to power over a decade…
Several property worth millions of naira was destroyed on Saturday, in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State. The affected building comprises of two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor of tte building was gutted by fire that reportedly started from the front flat…
Delta State Governor, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has strongly criticized the economic policies of the APC-led government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing them as a âpathway to povertyâ for Nigerians. In a scathing statement, Oborevwori attributed the severe hunger, poverty, and mass unemployment gripping the country to the economic measures introduced by the APC administration,…
Bishop Dr. Priscilla Otuya, National President of the United Gospel Churches Association of Nigeria and Executive Vice President of KOGA Faith Foundation, speaks with ADEOLA OGUNLADE about socioeconomic challenges in the country, parenting in the digital age, the plight of female ministers, and why she chose to close down her church. Excerpts: What is your…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over âthe failure to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to work with appropriate anti-corruption agencies to probe allegations that over N57 billion of public funds are missing, diverted or stolen…