JUST IN: Panic As Gunmen, Security Forces Engage In Shootout, Many Killed
A deadly gun battle erupted on Tuesday in Anambra, leaving at least five individuals dead and several others wounded amid clashes between security forces and armed gunmen. The confrontation unfolded as the Anambra Joint Security Force (JSF) launched operations against two gunman camps situated in Aguluezechukwu, Aguata council area, and Ogboji, Orumba South council area….
President Of Senegal Makes First Major Appointment After His Swearing In
Senegal’s newly inaugurated President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has swiftly appointed Ousmane Sonko as the country’s prime minister. Faye, aged 44, took the presidential oath on Tuesday amidst the presence of numerous officials and African heads of state, including Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, at an exhibition center in the new town of Diamniadio, near Dakar. After…
Electricity Sector Is Hurting Presidency Laments As Power Companies Plan 300% Price Hike
Power companies will be permitted to increase electricity prices to N200 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour from N68 for urban consumers this month. This report emanated from the Bloomberg news agency. The agency cited sources for this information. These customers represent 15% of the population that consumes 40% of the nation’s electricity, Bloomberg reported. The agency also…
When Dangote Will Start Selling Fuel Revealed After He Crashed Gas Price
Reports have revealed that Dangote is concluding plans to hit the Nigerian market with fuel amid the high cost of the product. It added that the refinery would start selling fuel between this month (April) and May. This followed Dangote’s commencement of the sale of gas oil at a low price compared to what marketers…
Oil Price Crashes As Dangote Hits Market With Heavy Supply
The cost of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) has seen a significant reduction in recent weeks, dropping from approximately N1,700 per liter to around N1,350 per liter in various parts of the country. This reduction follows the introduction of diesel sales by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, valued at $20 billion. According to reports gathered on Tuesday,…
JUST-IN: Nigerian Filmmaker, Frank Vaughan, Is Dead
A Nigerian filmmaker of many years and former Vice President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Frank Igho Okpokoro Vaughan, is dead. Vaughan, who hails from Delta State, was said to have died in Warri on Tuesday after a protracted battle with illness. His younger brother, Philip Okpokoro, a cinematographer and series director of…
Kogi election: Group knocks senior lawyer over comments, calls for NBA sanctions
The Youth Advocacy Network has expressed deep concern over recent developments in the aftermath of the Kogi governorship election. The group queried the ethical breaches in the legal profession regarding the election, especially regarding comments made by some senior lawyers. In a statement signed by its convener, Comrade Seun Adeaanu, the group said: “As an…
Former NLC president, Ciroma is dead
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ali Ciroma has died. Ciroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Tuesday. A family member, who is also the Secretary of the Borno State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ali Ibrahim Ciroma, announced the death of the veteran unionist in…
PETER OBI & EL-RUFAI’s Plan To Run Together Revealed!
This is not the best time for 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as his party is deeply in a mess. First, the ongoing saga between the Julius Abure led National Working Committee of the Labour Party and the Comrade Joe Ajaero led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), is threatening the future of…