Zamfara governor, Dauda Lawal, has described the death of 40 people in a boat accident on Sunday the Bakin Kasuwa River of Uban Dawaki community, Gummi Local Government Area of the state as a monumental disaster. They died when the boat that was carrying more than 40 people capsized in …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), has released estimated prices that petrol being trucked out fom the Dangote Refinery will be sold in retail stations nationwide. The NNPC Ltd in a statement early Monday said petrol from the Dangote Refinery will be sold at N950.22 kobo in Lagos. …

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) on Sunday shut down Donald’s Lounge, located in Lekki Phase 1 and owned by celebrity Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, due to excessive noise pollution. The shutdown order was issued by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. …

Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has made headlines again for her vocal support of the current Nigerian government, led by President Bola Tinubu. In a recent post, Badmus praised the administration’s handling of the economy, citing a huge trade surplus as a positive sign of Nigeria’s economic growth. “Our imports are …

Borno governor, Babagana Zulum, has called for the support of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders to resettle victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, the state capital in their respective communities. Zulum who made the call while receiving the Director- General of NEMA, in Maiduguri said …

Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has expressed his disappointment after a recent encounter with Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party and former Governor of Anambra State. The controversial artiste crossed paths with Obi in Benin City, Edo State, where the two exchanged pleasantries. …

The Federal Government has announced that the commencement of petroleum lifting from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals marks a return to industrialisation and local refining in Nigeria. This announcement came yesterday as a fleet of trucks from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), began transporting Premium Motor Spirit, …

A Ghana-based Nigerian businessman, Liberty Isaac, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, to prosecute some policemen who allegedly brutalised and extorted N3 million from him at gunpoint in Bayelsa State. Isaac, who said he had returned to the country to attend a friend’s traditional marriage ceremony in August …

Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Enugu State, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga, has called on Governor Peter Mbah to reconsider the state’s current tax regime, which he claims has imposed an overwhelming burden on residents and businesses. In an open letter on Sunday, Edeoga highlighted the alleged multiple taxations under the …

Parents of students attending Lagos Model Colleges have demanded the reversal of a recent 200% increase in boarding fees. Surv. Dapo Dawodu, Chairman of the Parents’ Forum of Lagos Model Colleges, reportedly raised the alarm on Saturday during the Forum’s meeting in Lagos. In a letter addressed to parents, a …