By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja ABUJA — Crude oil and condensate supply to local refineries rose by 88.4 per cent to 53.7 million barrels in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, from 28.5 million barrels in the first quarter, Q1’26, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has said. The commission, in its Q2 2026 statistics […]

…Odey unhurt — Press Secretary By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR CALABAR — The convoy of the Cross River State Deputy Governor, Dr Peter Odey, was on Sunday involved in an accident along the Ikom-Calabar highway near Ugep, headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred while the deputy governor and members of […]

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt, creating unsafe conditions for take-off and forcing the aircraft to return to the gate.

By Emmanuel Iheaka OWERRI — The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Imo State University, IMSU, branch has commenced an indefinite strike over alleged non-payment of salaries, promotion arrears and other entitlements owed its members. The union announced the commencement of the industrial action on Monday, August 10, 2026, saying the strike would be total […]

Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday made a direct appeal to Osun voters to support the ADC in the August 15 governorship election, saying the party represents the best of Nigerians.