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Daddy Freeze has blasted Solomon Buchi for a post the social commentator made, criticising him.    Recall that Daddy Freeze had criticised Pastor Emmanuel Iren over a video he did berating Peter Obi for saying that Nigerians should spend hours working night shifts rather than at night vigils in order to be productive.      In defending Pastor Iren, Solomon …

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 pump price of petrol has gone up for the second time in three weeks, selling at N1,020 at the outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) in Lagos and N1,050 in Abuja.   In Lagos, an NNPCL station in Ikeja is already selling fuel at N1,020 per liter.  NNPCL outlet on Arab Road in Kubwa, a …

The price of a bag (50 kg) local rice rose year-on-year by 152.9 percent to N95,738 in September 2024 from N37,853 in September 2023, according to new data from the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS.   The NBS report titled  ‘Selected Food Price Watch’ for September 2024 showed that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of local rice stood at …

Katie Price has revealed passport machines no longer recognise her face after she underwent her sixth facelift in Turkey.  The former glamour model, 46, who is currently on holiday in Cyprus, admitted that her photo causes her problems when travelling because it doesn’t look like her.      Speaking on the I’m ADHD! No You’re Not podcast Katie explained: ‘I don’t know what …

The Nigerian House of Representatives has called on the federal government to reverse the recent increase in petrol and cooking gas prices.    This resolution was passed during the plenary session on Wednesday, |October 16, following a motion co-sponsored by Kingsley Chinda, the minority leader; Aliyu Madaki, the deputy minority leader; and 109 other lawmakers.   On October 9, the …

  The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has increased to N1,500/kg. According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NIPCO Plc, Suresh Kumar, over 60 per cent of cooking gas consumed in Nigeria is being imported therefore the emergence of Dangote refinery and other domestic refineries would bring down the price of cooking gas . However, on …

Poultry farmers in Nigeria have raised alarms over a looming increase in egg prices, with projections suggesting a hike from the current N5,500 to as much as N10,000 per crate.    The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) attributes the potential surge to rising transportation costs following fuel subsidy removal and the sharp increase in feed prices driven by millers.   …

Habibu Abubakar Wushishi, the Director, Media and Strategy, Niger State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, has said that the only solution to fuel price hike is for Nigerians to return to old means of transportation like donkeys, horses, and bicycles.       

Senator Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South has urged President Bola Tinubu to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians by reducing the escalating costs of food and energy. Ndume claimed some elements were collaborating with saboteurs to undermine the legacy of the Tinubu administration. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, October 11, Ndume said; “Bad elements are trying hard …