The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has indicated that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may rise to about N750 per litre. The association’s national spokesperson, Chinedu Ukadike, said this while speaking to Tribune in Abuja. Ukadike said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) currently maintains its ex-depot price…
Niger’s military junta has threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if ECOWAS attempts any military intervention to reinstate him. According to a report by The Associated Press on Thursday night, August 10, two “Western officials” said the coup plotters issued the threat while speaking to a top U.S. diplomat. The alleged threat came shortly…
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria has released the Consolidated Financial Statements for the last seven years, making it the first time since 2015 that the apex bank will be making its book available for public scrutiny, SaharaReporters reports. The Consolidated Financial Statements, which were released by the CBN, are for 2016,…
GIOTV reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued an order to its standby force to restore constitutional order in Niger Republic. The President of ECOWAS, Omar Alieu Touray, made the declaration while reading the resolution of ECOWAS on the Niger coup at the ECOWAS Extraordinary meeting in Abuja on…
Your Excellency, the President of the ECOWAS Commission; Your Excellency, President of the African Union Commission; Your Excellency, President of the UEMOA Commission; The Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in West Africa and the Sahel; and Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen. 1. Let me commence by welcoming you all to…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Taiwo Ishola, who allegedly kidnapped and killed two sons of his younger brother, Idowu, at Abata village in Abeokuta. It was gathered that the suspect committed the dastardly act in a bush in the Mile 6 area of Ajebo, in Abeokuta. According to reports, Idowu…
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un has reportedly replaced his top military general and called for preparations for the possibility of war. Pak Su Il, North Korea’s Chief of the General Staff, was ‘dismissed’ after about seven months in the role, Korean Central News Agency reported. He will be replaced by General Ri Yong…
The director-general of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied reports making the rounds that she was attacked for visiting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former minister visited Tinubu at the villa yesterday. Moments after her visit, a letter emerged on the social media, saying that she was threatened for visiting Tinubu….
A 37-year-old homeless Nigerian migrant identified as Nweke Chukwuka, has been arrested for allegedly beating a 61-year-old woman, Iris Setti, to dëäth in Italy. The attack occurred on Saturday evening, August 5, 2023, at around 10:30 pm in the city of Rovereto in Trento when Iris Setti was walking through a public park in…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 41-year-old businessman, Wole, for allegedly killing his wife, Rafiat Okewole, by slamming her head against the wall during an argument over upkeep money. According to Punch, the suspect and his 30-year-old wife were living separately on Odelusi Street, in the Ijoko area of Ota, Ogun State. It was…