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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, has defended her husband, President Bola Tinubu, against criticisms of the ongoing economic hardship in the country, following the removal of the fuel subsidy.    The subsidy removal, announced during Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, 2023, has resulted in a sharp rise in the pump price of petrol, soaring from N198 to N1,030 per …

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 the petrol subsidy …

Tiffany Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, are expecting their first child together, her father, Donald Trump, announced Thursday, October 10. The former US president and current presidential nomenclature shared the big news at an event held at the Detroit Economic Club, CNN reporter Alayna Treene wrote via X on Thursday.   The journalist said Donald gushed that Tiffany is …

Troops from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) in Taraba State have arrested three suspected bandits and a logistics supplier linked to terrorists within and outside the state.   Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said the arrest followed …

Global recently held a remarkable triple celebration at the Marriott Hotel in Ikeja GRA, Lagos, honouring Minister GUC’s five-year journey with the label, marking his birthday, and unveiling his much-anticipated album, The Trio and I.    The event was hosted by Femi Daniel and Esther Umelo, bringing together prominent figures in the gospel music industry to celebrate Minister GUC’s past …

Former Premier League star, George Baldock drowned in his Athens swimming pool in Greece.     The ex-Sheffield United defender, 31, who recently joined Panathinaikos, was also dead for up to five hours before he was discovered.     Athens broadsheet Kathimerini claims that a post-mortem examination was completed in the Greek capital today and ‘drowning in water’ has been given …

Armed bandits have k!lled a police officer and abducted scores of travelers including an expatriate and some construction workers in Zamfara State.    The incident occurred Thursday morning, October 10, 2024, when the heavily armed men blocked the ever busy Tsafe – Funtua road for several hours.   One of the survivors informed newsmen that the terrorists created an ambush …

[Nigeria news] 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 to access petroleum products …

Vee Iye has gone on X to lament about the situation in Nigeria.   The actress said it has become too expensive to live in Nigeria. She added that it is also too expensive to leave the country.   The former Big Brother Naija reality star wrote: “Nigeria: too expensive to live, too expensive to leave.”   She added: “Almost …

nigeri news 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 has no basis to …