Nigeria’s Super Eagles secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Libya in Uyo on Saturday, moving to seven points from three games in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Libya adopted a defensive strategy, aiming for a draw, but Nigeria’s persistence paid off in the 86th minute. 74th minute Substitute Fisayo Dele-Bashiru converted Moses…
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the federal government to revert petrol prices to their June 2023 rates. The union made the call a day after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited increased the pump price of petrol at all its retail outlets.Before President Bola Tinubu’s announcement of the removal of…
Ethel Kennedy, who lost her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and brother-in-law, President John F. Kennedy, to assassins’ bullets, d!ed Thursday, October 10 at age 96. Kennedy d!ed from complications from a stroke she suffered last week, former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., a grandson, said in a statement posted on X. “It is with our…
Gunmen kidnapped a group of sports journalists in the Isseke community, Ihiala Local Government Area in Anambra State. The journalists were abducted on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, while travelling to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to cover Nigeria vs Libya African Cup of Nations qualifying match, which is scheduled to take place at the Godswill…
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought before it by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara seeking to remove 27 members of the State House of Assembly on account of their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Abuja Division of the Appeal court said Fubara…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has accused the national oil company, NNPC, of selling fuel to them at over N1,000 per liter while purchasing it for less than N900 from the Dangote refinery. IPMAN’s national president, Abubakar Garima, stated in an interview on Thursday, October 10 that marketers have been unable…
Thirteen former fighters of Boko Haram, have reportedly escaped with rifles and motorcycles given to them by the Borno State government. Premiumtimes reports that the 13 are among thousands of former Boko Haram fighters and their families who had surrendered to the government and were enlisted to join the military in fighting the ins-urge.…
The Sokoto State Government has disbursed N95.4 million for the maintenance of Juma’at mosques across the state. The funds were released on Wednesday at the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute for Qur’anic and General Studies by Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Bello Goronyo. A total of 87…
The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved new rates for the issuance of national driver’s licences and vehicle number plates, set to take effect from November 1, 2024. The revised rates aim to enhance the quality and security features of these identification documents, in line with international standards. Under the new pricing structure, Nigerians…
