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C’Rivers APC Denies Involvement In N12.5bn Petition Against Senator
Cross River State's All Progressives Congress has rejected the N12.5 billion constituency fund petition against Agom Jarigbe, the senator for the Northern Senatorial District. The party also warned members against engaging in unauthorised legal actions in the name of the party. “The petitions purportedly authorised by the APC concerned group, written against the sitting senator of the Northern Senatorial District on...
Security Operatives Enforce Lockdown In Uromi Amid Killings
In Uromi, the headquarters of the Esan North East Local Government Area in Edo State, police, military personnel, and plainclothes security agents have taken control of key junctions following the mob killing of 16 northern travelers last Thursday. The security agents were said to have been deployed to stave off reprisals as residents of the area are now worry over...
Uromi: Opposition Aiming To Cause Crisis In Edo — APC Alleges
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo chapter has expressed concern that some of the state's main opposition parties are plotting to cause a crisis and render the state unruly. The state APC chairman, Mr. Jarret Tenebe, raised the alarm during a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. “It has come to our attention that the leadership of some major opposition parties...
Rivers Pastor Faces Court Charges Over Alleged Homosexuality
A cleric named Elijah has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command on suspicion of homosexuality. Elijah, the General Overseer of a new-generation church in Port Harcourt, was reportedly apprehended after a leaked video surfaced showing him in a compromising situation. Sources told PUNCH Metro that the pastor’s troubles began when a male acquaintance, whom he was allegedly making advances...
Protest Erupts In Benue As Residents Demand Government Action Over Insecurity
Residents of Otukpo, the Benue South Senatorial District headquarters, staged a large-scale demonstration on Tuesday in protest of the rising number of kidnappings and murders in the region. Chanting war songs and making demands, the angry protesters blocked major roads, disrupting movement into the town from other parts of the state. Although the demonstration remained peaceful, the protesters insisted on urgent...
FG Warns Of License Revocation For Inactive Oil Blocks
On Tuesday, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), threatened to take oil blocks away from owners who have not developed them, given that the Federal Government has set a production target of 2.06 million barrels per day in 2025. Sen. Lokpobiri said the government will begin implementing the “drill or drop” provisions of the Petroleum Industry...
Six Nigerian Banks Record N3trn Profit In 2024
For the 2024 financial year, six banks in the country reported a profit after tax of N3.41 trillion, an increase from the N2.1 trillion recorded in 2023. This is despite diverse transaction and service complaints, customer dissatisfaction, and the country’s challenging economic situation. The figure represents a 62.38 per cent increase from the amount recorded during the 2023 financial year. The News...
Natasha Raises Alarm Over Safety Concerns, Calls Out Akpabio, Ododo, Bello
The lawmaker for the Kogi Central Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has urged Nigerians to hold Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo, and his predecessor, Yahaya Bello, accountable in the event that she and her supporters are attacked in Kogi State. She wrote, “My dear people of Kogi Central, I look forward to our peaceful Sallah celebrations...
Petrol Prices Will Fall To ₦750 Per Litre By Year-End – NIPSS
The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies has assured Nigerians that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, will decrease as Dangote Refinery and other local refineries commence operations. Before the fuel subsidy removal, petrol was sold for less than ₦200 per litre. Now, prices have surged to around ₦930 per litre, depending on location. Despite the...
Okpebholo Vows Compensation For Victims Of Uromi Incident
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Monday pledged to compensate the families of the 16 slain hunters that were allegedly murdered by a vigilante group at Uromi, Edo while on their way to Kano. He made the pledge when, in the company of his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, he paid a condolence visit to the families of the late hunters...
