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Gov. Otti Lauds IGP For Sustaining Peace In Abia, Approves Land For POWA Skill Centre (Photos)
The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti has praised the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, and the Nigeria Police Force for their contributions to maintaining peace and order in the state. Governor Otti expressed his gratitude during a visit to his Nvosi country home by the wife of the IGP and President of the Police Officers’...
PSC Appoints Lawal As DIG For South-West Region
Mr. Banji Lawal has been appointed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) as a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) to serve as the representative of the South-West Geopolitical Zone on the Force Management Team. The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said Lawal took over from...
EU Votes €510m In Humanitarian Aid For Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria, sub-Saharan African nations will receive €510 million of the €1.9 billion first humanitarian aid package announced by the EU for 2025. The European Commission revealed the allocation in a statement on Thursday, noting that “these funds are set to be channelled across West and Central Africa, the Sahel, the Lake Chad basin, North-West Nigeria, Central Africa, the Great Lakes...
Tinubu Lauds Late Deputy Chief Whip Onanuga’s Legacy, Passion For Nigeria
President Tinubu has expressed his sorrow over the passing of Adewunmi Onanuga, the House of Representatives' Deputy Chief Whip. According to PUNCH Online, Onanuga passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. In a statement issued by the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday, Tinubu described the late lawmaker as a dedicated servant of...
Dangote Raises Petrol Prices To N955 From N899/Litre For Bulk Buyers
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has communicated an upward adjustment in the price of petrol sequel to a consistent surge in the price of crude. In an email statement obtained by our correspondent on Friday, the refinery announced that its refined products would now be priced at N955 per litre at the loading gantry, marking an adjustment in its pricing structure. It...
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Offers N1million Challenge To Law Students
A million naira has been offered to law school students in Nigeria by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB. Kanu offered the money to any law student who can provide an authority where a judge granted the stay of release of a person acquitted by the court. This was disclosed by Kanu’s legal team led...
PENGASSAN Projects Petrol Price Hike
PENGASSAN National President Festus Osifo has predicted that if the increase in crude oil prices continues, the price of petrol may soon increase. Osifo said this at the PENGASSAN’s National Executive Council Meeting on Thursday in Lagos. He called for better exchange rate management, warning of potential price hikes as crude prices rebound. “The crude price rose to $80 per barrel today....
Fubara, Wike Camps Clash As Police Occupy Rivers PDP Secretariat
The crisis rocking the PDP Rivers State chapter took a new twist as the police took over the party’s secretariat on Aba Road in Port Harcourt. The police action followed alleged moves by both the Aaron Chukwuemeka-led executive loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Robinson Ewor-led executive loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara to...
Dangote Refinery Projects 650,000bpd June, Plans Crude Import
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery intends to import more as the $20 billion facility in Lekki's supply of crude oil from the NNPCL runs out. Officials at the plant said the facility has ramped up production to about 500,000 barrels per day, with the target of hitting the 650,000 bpd mark by June this year. While affirming that the naira-for-crude deal is...
INEC Removes 7,746 Deceased Individuals From Voter List
As of December 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission reported that 7,746 deceased voters had been removed from the national voter register across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The director of voter education and publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to our correspondent on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across the 36 states and the FCT...
