Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price by N100 to N1,075 per litre
The company noted that the quoted gantry prices exclude statutory charges imposed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
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2027: We’ll double 2023 votes for you in 2027, OYAT assures Tinubu
The Ondo Youth Alliance for Tinubu (OYAT) has vowed to double the number of votes recorded for President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election in the 2027 election.
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Ondo schools shut after gunmen attack near Akure Airport
Suspected gunmen have again shot and abducted a council secretary of Okeluju Local Council Development Area (LCDA) under Akoko North West Council Area, Joseph Aladesuyi and two others, at a poultry farm along kajola road, Ilu-Abo, Akure North council area of Ondo State.
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PDP: Very soon, we’ll return to Wadata Plaza — Anyanwu
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will soon return to its national secretariat at Wadata Plaza after a favourable judgment from the Court of Appeal. The party says the ruling clears the way for it to resume activities at the headquarters as preparations continue for its […]
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Ekiti court sentences quack nurse to death by hanging over murder
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Olatide Temitope Emmanuel to death by hanging on a two-count charge bordering on murder and impersonation.
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Enugu Air gets Air Operator Certificate in record time, targets regional flights by year end
Enugu Air, on Tuesday, received the Air Operator Certificate, AOC, from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), a development it described as a significant step in the realisation of Governor Peter Mbah’s vision to position Enugu as a regional hub for commerce, logistics, and aviation in West and Central Africa.
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Dangote Refinery slashes petrol price by N100 to N1,075 per litre
The company noted that the quoted gantry prices exclude statutory charges imposed by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority.
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2027: INEC warns parties against sidelining women as Air Force boosts election logistics
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has cautioned political parties ahead of the 2027 General Election, declaring that any primary election that excludes women will fail its regulatory test.
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ADC disowns ‘illegal’ meeting, vows to resist hijack in Cross River
The party emphasised that there is no faction in the ADC in Cross River State, maintaining that it operates strictly in line with its constitution.
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PDP: Very soon, we’ll return to Wadata Plaza — Anyanwu
The party says the ruling clears the way for it to resume activities at the headquarters as preparations continue for its national convention and the 2027 general elections.
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Mob sets suspected transformer vandal ablaze in Calabar
Vanguard gathered that the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at about 6:30 am at Palm Street by Target road, Calabar South Local Government Area.
Politics
ADC disowns ‘illegal’ meeting, vows to resist hijack in Cross River
The party emphasised that there is no faction in the ADC in Cross River State, maintaining that it operates strictly in line with its constitution.
Metro
Mob sets suspected transformer vandal ablaze in Calabar
Vanguard gathered that the tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at about 6:30 am at Palm Street by Target road, Calabar South Local Government Area.
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Samuel Adedoyin: From petty trading to conglomerate owner
Dr. Samuel Adedoyin is a Nigerian industrialist and philanthropist, born on December 4, 1935, in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is originally from Agbamu, Kwara State, and is the founder and chairman of the Doyin Group of Companies, a conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, real estate, banking, hospitality, and energy.
Entertainment
I lost my inner voice after BBNaija – Laycon
The singer explained that it was not until December 2021, after his sold-out concert, The Icons Fest, that he began to reconnect with his inner voice.
ICYMI
Musk worth $839 bn in new Forbes list
Elon Musk is the wealthiest individual ever recorded, worth an estimated $839 billion, Forbes said Tuesday
Business
Nigeria’s non-oil exports to EU lag at 10% despite $21.87bn trade— NEPC
By Progress Godfrey The Nigerian Export promotion Council (NEPC) has urged agro-exporters to tap the European Union’s over 400 million-strong consumer market, warning that non-oil exports account for only 10 percent of total trade with the bloc despite a $21.87 billion trade volume in 2024. Executive Director and CEO of NEPC, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, made the […]
Sports
Chukwuemeka switches eligibility to Austria from England before World Cup
The midfielder came through the youth divisions at Villa before moving to Chelsea in 2022. He joined Dortmund on loan in early 2025
Special Report
Inside PDP’s marathon appeals: How Justice Danjuma led an unprecedented A-Court sitting
On Thursday, February 12, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja – from 9 a.m. till about 8 p.m., a 3-man panel headed by Mohammed Ambi‑Usi Danjuma
Unbent by War, Unbroken by Kin: The tenacity of Mama Cordelia Anibeze
Perhaps Lady Cordelia Ogbonne Anibeze was prepared early for the life that would confront her in later years.
BSc/HND dichotomy: How FG’s plan could redefine Nigeria’s polytechnic future
While polytechnics quietly powered industries with skilled manpower, their graduates faced limited career progression, wage disparities and social bias
Coup, Power and Controversy: How ‘The Gun Hegemony’ rewrote Nigeria’s military history
Testimonies from Ojukwu’s kinsmen, as presented in The Gun Hegemony, depict Ojukwu as an ambitious separatist driven by deep trust deficits
Technology
Deepfakes in trouble
Artificial Intelligence, AI has enhanced the practice of many careers. From technology to medicine, agriculture to banking, application of AI is creating wonders.
Musk uses demand data to guide Cybertruck pricing in limited-time offer
Electric vehicle giant, Tesla, is deploying a short-term pricing experiment on its Cybertruck, highlighting how technology-driven automakers are increasingly using real-time demand data to shape product strategy.
Afrobeats streams jump 5,022%
Global audio streaming platform Spotify used the celebration of its five years of operations in Nigeria, to unveil a new data highlighting explosive rise in the way people listen to Nigerian sounds.
Why Africa’s transformation must be anchored on production, innovation, industrial capability- Halilu
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, Khalil Halilu, has said that Africa’s transformation must be anchored on production, innovation, and industrial capability.
Education
How late Jeyifo tried to resolve ASUU 2016 crisis – CONUA President
The National President of the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, has lauded the late literary giant, Prof. Biodun Jeyifo, for his efforts at resolving the crisis that engulfed the Obafemi Awolowo University Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in 2016.
Economic hardship: Parents move wards from private to public schools
The economic situation in Nigeria has pushed many families into a tight financial corner and the impact is particularly severe for parents
No union is subordinate to another in Nigerian varsity system — Sunmonu
The Congress of University Academics, CONUA, is one of the academic staff unions registered to operate in the Nigerian university system. In this interview by Adesina Wahab, the National President, Dr Niyi Sunmonu, speaks on some recent developments in the sector and the effort by the Federal Government to make peace with all the unions. Excerpts: […]
University: Parents, students want Acceptance Fee, Parent Forum charges, others stopped
Parents and students are expressing outrage over the demands for miscellaneous fees by tertiary institutions in the country