The price of refilling a 12.5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, otherwise known as cooking gas has increased by 34.6 percent on a Week-on-Week, WoW basis, to N17,500 this week, from N12,750 the previous week.

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY—The Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga, on Thursday reportedly slumped and died shortly after delivering a speech. The incident occurred at the Bishop Kelly Pastoral Centre, off Airport Road, Benin City, during an event organized by the International Association of World Peace […]

By Gabriel Ewepu FARMERS under the auspices of the Coalition of Farmers Association of Nigeria, COFAN,  and Himma Youth Farmers Association of Nigeria, HYFAN, yesterday, asserted that the new Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, will trigger high cost of fertilizers. The National President of COFAN, Dr Abubakar Bamai, said that the move by the government with the […]

By Yinka Kolawole,  with agency report The brief nationwide strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN)  has led to a significant drop in  oil and gas production in Nigeria. According to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), crude oil output recorded a reduction of about 283,000 barrels per day, […]

According to Jandor, Tinubu’s political influence has grown beyond Lagos, positioning him for a nationwide landslide in 2027.

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Kaduna—The Kaduna State Police Command says it has recorded major breakthroughs in its renewed onslaught against crime, arresting a suspected bandits’ drug supplier, an illegal arms bearer, and three alleged child traffickers, while also recovering rustled livestock and dangerous drugs worth millions of naira. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong The Plateau State Police Command has recorded major breakthroughs in its crackdown on kidnapping, arresting 10 suspects, rescuing victims, and recovering weapons in a series of coordinated operations across the state. Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, disclosed this during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Jos on Thursday. He said […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Kwara South Youth Congress (KSYC) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Kwara State following worsening insecurity in the region. The appeal comes after armed assailants killed 15 people, including a traditional leader, in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area, last Sunday. In […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has warned that Nigeria’s democracy is under severe threat, with political opportunism replacing governance, opposition parties facing clampdowns, and the judiciary weakened by interference and corruption. In a State of the Nation Address to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary, Comrade […]

By Agbonkhese Oboh Today, October 3, 2025, in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Fistula Foundation launched the Fistula Foundation Treatment Network (FFTN) in Nigeria, a nationwide effort to end the suffering caused by obstetric fistula, a tragic yet treatable childbirth injury. Obstetric fistula, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without access […]