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Nigeria Police Intercepts Smuggled Petrol To Cameroon
The Nigeria Police Force has intercepted about 103 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit being smuggled out of the country to Cameroon and the Benin Republic. In a statement on Friday, Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the operation was part of the NPF’s sustained crackdown on economic saboteurs and cross-border criminal gangs across several states. Hundeyin disclosed that 60 of...
Dangote Refinery Suspends Petrol Sales In Naira
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the suspension of petrol sales in naira, a move that has unsettled marketers and raised fresh concerns about fuel pricing and foreign exchange pressure. In an email sent to its customers at exactly 6:42 pm on Friday, the refinery disclosed that the decision would take effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025, citing the exhaustion...
“NYSC Remains Nigeria’s Legacy Advancing National Development” – Adeleke
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Friday, said that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) remained a legacy that continues to foster national unity and development. Adeleke, represented by the Commissioner for Youth Affairs, Mr Moshood Olalekan, said this at the swearing- in ceremony of the 2025 Batch B Stream 11 corps members held at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Ede,...
Mayor Igbokwe Meets Seyi Tinubu In Abuja, Discusses Youth Empowerment (Photos)
Abia State-born businessman, philanthropist, and 2023 Governorship aspirant, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (popularly known as Don Lulu), has met with Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Abuja, as part of his ongoing efforts to foster collaboration on youth empowerment and development initiatives across Nigeria. Speaking exclusively to ABN TV after the meeting, Mayor Igbokwe revealed that his engagements...
Chelsea’s Palmer Out Of Action Due To Groin Injury
Cole Palmer will likely be out of action until after next month’s international break to give the Chelsea midfielder time to shake off a groin problem, manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday. The England international came off midway through the first half in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United last week, their first Premier League defeat of the season. The 23-year-old...
Tinubu Set To Attend Olubadan’s Coronation
President Bola Tinubu on Friday departed Abuja for Ibadan, Oyo State, to attend the coronation of the new Olubadan, Sen Rashidi Ladoja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential jet took off from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 2:45 p.m. In Ibadan, President Tinubu will join other dignitaries for the official installation ceremony at the...
Coalition Demands Atiku, Obi’s Full Membership Ahead Of 2027 Presidency
The leadership of the opposition coalition has demanded that its members resigned from their current political parties and join the African Democratic Congress fully, although it gave no specific deadline for the transition, according to PUNCH reports. The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this in Abuja on Thursday following a caucus meeting that included senior party...
Tinubu Renews Demand For Nigeria’s Permanent Seat On UN Security Council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reiterated his call for a permanent seat for Nigeria on the United Nations (UN) Security Council, declaring that the global organisation will recover its relevance only when it reflects the world as it is, not as it was. In a national statement read on his behalf by the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, during the ongoing...
Ganduje, Barau Rally Kano Supporters For Tinubu’s Re-election
A former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, on Thursday rallied prominent stakeholders from Kano State to reaffirm support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. At a high-level meeting held in Abuja, the party leaders also vowed to reclaim Kano from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the next...
Nigerian Army Sensitises Abia Youths On 90 Regular Recruit Intake
The Headquarters, 14 Brigade Nigerian Army, Ohafia, has commenced sensitising youths in Abia to the forthcoming recruitment exercise for the 90 Regular Recruit Intake (90 RRI). A statement by Lt. Anna Tsaku, the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 14 Brigade, said that the online application portal officially opened on September 19. It stated that the application provided a unique...
