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A New pump price of petrol may be in the offing as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has secured an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly.   PMAN National President Abubakar Garima announced this to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, November 11, after a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Association.     …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited a Nigerien national, Ibrahim Mohammad, his family, and other guests over alleged naira abuse at his wedding to Amina Babagana Zannah in Kano.   The invitation follows a viral video depicting individuals spraying naira notes at the event, drawing public attention and backlash as part of the agency’s ongoing campaign against …

Operatives of the Niger State Police Command have arrested a driver,  Aliyu Mohammed, who stole his employer’s car in Lagos and drove it to Minna.      The spokesperson of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, November 11, 2024, said the suspect confessed that he intended to take the vehicle to Kaduna where …

A 28-year old trader, Tosin Anjorin, was on Monday arraigned before an Odigbo Chief Magistrate Court in Ondo State for assaulting three police officers.     Men of the Ondo State Police command arraigned the defendant before Chief Magistrate Festus Akinlolu, on a two-count charge bordering on assault.     According to the prosecution, the defendant committed the offence on …

Presentation of N500,000 cash prize to past Lucky Winner Maryam Ibrahim at the redemption Centre in Kaduna.   The Onga Taste the Millions Promo is making dreams come true across Nigeria, with thousands of consumers winning cash, household items, and airtime as part of the N250 million giveaway.   304 winners have again emerged in the Onga Taste the Millions …

The kidnapped parish priest of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Obollo, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Azubuike has regained his freedom.     The priest was abducted along Alaiyi community in Obollo while on his way back home from an assignment on November 5, 2024.      However, the Chancellor and Secretary of the Catholic …

A Kano State High Court, on Monday, ordered that one Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, 43, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly r3ping a 9-year-old girl to d3ath.    The Kano State Government charged Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, with culpable homicide and r@pe.   Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until December 9, 2024, …

Soldiers from the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks, 14 Brigade Headquarters in Ohafia, successfully repelled an attempted attack by gunmen on police and military checkpoints in Abia State.    The gunmen targeted police officers conducting a stop-and-search operation near Aro Ngwa along the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway. However, soldiers from the 144 Battalion in Ukwa West responded swiftly, preventing the attackers from …

Premier League official David Coote has been suspended following the emergence of a video in which he allegedly insults Liverpool FC and its former manager, Jurgen Klopp. The video, circulating on social media, appears to show Coote making disparaging comments about Liverpool, calling the club “s***,” and referring to Klopp as a “German c***” while speaking with another individual.   …

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have k!lled a man who was set to wed in December in Edo State.   The victim, simply identified as Danladi, was reportedly killed at a friend’s shop located about 100 metres from the Esigie Police Division in Oredo Local Government Area, one of the municipal council areas in the state.   A source who …