The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, from N1,125 per litre to N1,075 per litre. The latest adjustment represents a N50 or 4.4 per cent reduction from the previous price and is expected to further intensify competition in Nigeria’s downstream …
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Nicolas Jackson has returned to Chelsea after Bayern Munich decided against activating the £50 million option to sign him permanently. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reported that Bayern confirmed the striker’s immediate return after opting not to trigger the clause. Although manager Vincent Kompany was satisfied with Jackson’s performances, the Bundesliga champions ended months …
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An Abuja High Court on Thursday granted Mike Ozekhome permission to travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical treatment. Newsextra24 reports that Justice Chizoba Oji ordered that Ozekhome must return his international passport to the court on or before August 26. Ozekhome and his co-defendant, Ponfa Useni, were arraigned on …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unvieled Sharafadeen Ali and Adesoji Adedeji as its governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the 2027 election in Oyo State. This comes less than 24 hours after the APC national headquarters in Abuja uploaded the names of Ali and Adedeji to the Independent National …
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The US has delisted four Indian companies from its sanctions list, which were accused of supplying advanced technology and equipment for Russia’s military-industrial base. The companies have been deleted from the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. The four companies include Hyderabad-based …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to social media critic and politician, Garus Gololo, who is standing trial over alleged cybercrime and defamation of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The court, on Thursday, admitted Gololo to bail in the sum of ₦5 million with one surety in like sum. The …
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A 57-year-old Nigerian-born engineer has admitted steering $1.64 million meant for the repair of decrepit buildings in St. Louis, Missouri, United States to himself and relatives. Adebanjo “Banjo” Popoola, a former building inspector with the City of St. Louis, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court …
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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, relieving the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, of her appointment. The governor also redeployed Alhaja Faosat Joke Sanni to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Inclusion with immediate effect. The development was announced …
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The Nigerian Navy has nabbed a member of a motor theft syndicate linked to more than 50 stolen vehicles across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is contained in an operational report made available on Thursday in Abuja, by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho Folorunsho said that …
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The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Adamawa, Mr Omar Omarana, has appealed to aggrieved party members to embrace reconciliation and unity. Omarana made the appeal during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting, on Thursday in Yola. He said the appeal became necessary following the party’s governorship primary election, …
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