Month: October 2024

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National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BANS EXPORTATION OF COOKING GAS

The Federal Government, through the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources-Gas, Ekperikpe Ekpo has banned the exportation of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, also known as cooking gas. Ekpo, stated this yesterday during a meeting with major stakeholders in the LPG value chain to discuss the rising cost of the commodity and the hardship they impose on Nigerians, with the prices of the commodity having increased from an average of […]

todayOctober 23, 2024

National

NBC APOLOGIZES FOR EFCC’S RECENT INVASION INTO URBAN RADIO ENUGU 

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has apologized to the broadcast industry, the people of Enugu State and the listening public over the recent invasion of Urban Radio Enugu by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. This is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Director of Public Affairs of NBC, Susan Obi, in Abuja, expressing the  Commission's disappointment regarding the October 14 invasion of Urban Radio 94.5FM Enugu […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

Entertainment

IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS CONFIRMS ARREST OF BOBRISKY AT SEME BORDER

The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS has confirmed the arrest of a popular socialite and cross dresser, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, also known as Bobrisky, at the Seme border.  In a new video, social media activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, had claimed that Bobrisky was arrested on Sunday night by Nigerian Immigration Officers at the Seme border while attempting to flee Nigeria for Benin Republic.  The Immigration Service confirmed the arrest in […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

National

DANGOTE REFINERY TO WITHDRAW 100 BILLION NAIRA SUIT AGAINST NMDPRA.

The Dangote Group has announced its intention to withdraw a 100 billion Naira lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA over the issuance of import licenses to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, AA Rano Limited, and four other firms, despite the local production of petroleum products. Dangote Group, in a statement issued last night through its spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, said […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT 300 PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR JUDICIARY.

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, LATEEF FAGBEMI has revealed that the Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the 300 percent pay rise for judicial officers.  FAGBEMI, who stated this yesterday at a Convocation ceremony in Ekiti State, described the move as an important first step in the President BOLA TINUBU administrations resolve to strengthen the judiciary. He also added that the Federal Government will be embarking on a holistic […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

National

INEC RECOGNIZES ABURE’S LEADERSHIP AFTER COURT ORDER

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has finally obeyed the court order compelling it to recognize the JULIUS ABURE leadership of the Labour Party. In a letter addressed to ABURE and UMAR FAROUK IBRAHIM, the Secretary of the Commission, ROSE ORIARAN-ANTHONY, invited the Labour Party to the fourth consultative meeting with the political parties. This comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja  declared that the 2024 Labour Party national convention held in Nnewi in March […]

todayOctober 18, 2024

National

RIBADU ACCUSES POLICEMEN AND SOLDIERS OF SELLING ARMS TO CRIMINALS

The National Security Adviser (NSA), NUHU RIBADU, has accused policemen and soldiers of stealing and selling arms and ammunition from their formation to criminal elements.  RIBADU, who  stated this in Abuja today  during the destruction of arms by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms And Light Weapons, noted that efforts must be put in place to check those security agents.  RIBADU also rained curses on the security personnel who […]

todayOctober 18, 2024

National

URBAN RADIO ENUGU RELEASES RECORDING AFFIRMING EFCC’S INVASION OF ITS STATION

In furtherance to upholding the truth and highest journalistic standard, the management of Urban Radio 94.5FM Enugu has released a recording revealing how the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC in Enugu, barged into the station’s studio and disrupted a live programme on Monday 14th of October, while trying to arrest the presenter of PRIME TIME show, FAVOUR EKOH.  It would be recalled that the EFCC, Enugu had […]

todayOctober 17, 2024

Entertainment

FANS GATHER TO MOURN DEATH OF FORMER ONE DIRECTOR STAR, PAYNE

The former One Direction star, LIAM PAYNE, has died at the age of 31 after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  In a statement, police said they discovered PAYNE'S body after an emergency crew responded to a call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo yesterday.  PAYNE had risen to global fame as part of the much-loved boyband created on the X Factor TV show in 2010, along with HARRY STYLES, […]

todayOctober 17, 2024

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