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NACAT warns Nigerian students against Sextortion

The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking, (NACAT) has warned students against sextortion, saying the consequences are devastating. NACAT’s Operations Manager, Stanley Ugagbe, gave this warning while addressing university students in Abuja on Thursday, as he urged students to speak up when faced with online harassment and sextortion, noting the devastating effects of silence on mental health. He shared insights on the recent case of the Ogoshi brothers, Samuel and Samson who were each sentenced to 210 months in prison over […]

10/11/2024 2

News

Dangote Refinery operates secret petrol pricing says Marketers

Nigeria's petroleum marketers have accused Dangote Refinery of running a hidden pricing system for petrol. Billy Gillis-Harris, president of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), revealed this during an interview on Thursday. His statement follows the recent increase in the pump price of petrol by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, raising it to N1,030 per litre in Abuja. In response to the price hike, Gillis-Harris called on Dangote Refinery to be more transparent about its petrol […]

10/11/2024 2

News

Fubara heads to Supreme Court

The Rivers State Government has responded to the Court of Appeal’s decision, which upheld the Federal High Court’s ruling that nullified the N800 billion budget passed by four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Edison Ehie. In a statement signed on Thursday by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Israel Iboroma, SAN, the state government emphasised that the Appeal Court’s judgment did not reinstate the Martin Amaewhule-led faction of the assembly. Iboroma clarified that Amaewhule […]

10/11/2024 2

Local News

Imo teacher in police net over maltreatment of step-daughter

The police in Imo State have arrested a secondary school teacher, Blessing Emmanuel, for allegedly abusing her 12-year-old stepdaughter, Amarachi Emmanuel. Amarachi was taken into custody on Tuesday by the Owerri Police Area Command following a report from Chidiebube Okeoma, an Owerri-based journalist and activist. Two local women, Eunice and Amarachi, informed the activist after they saw the girl selling sachet water on the streets of Owerri, with visible signs of abuse on her body. A video shared by Okeoma […]

10/11/2024 10

Sports News

Amoo, Dike to take charge of NNL pre-season seminar

Former Super Eagles assistant coaches Fatai Amoo and Alphonsus Dike have been selected to conduct a training seminar for coaches in preparation for the upcoming 2024-25 Nigeria National League (NNL) season. NNL chairman George Aluo stated that the seminar aims to build on the successes of the previous season and that the training session will include media officers from the various clubs. A portion of the seminar will focus on media training, led by seasoned practitioners, Tony Ubani, John Joshua […]

10/10/2024 3

Entertainment News

VDM Revisits Mohbad’s Case, Spills Details About Sam Larry & Naira Marley

Social media critic VeryDarkMan (VDM) has revisited the circumstances surrounding the death of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad. In a recent video released on social media, VDM asserted that justice for Mohbad remains elusive. VDM claims that Mohbad’s former employer, Naira Marley, and his associate, Sam Larry, possess knowledge about the circumstances of the singer’s death but have not taken appropriate action. Recall that in earlier statements, VDM demanded a DNA test, alleging that Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, […]

10/10/2024 2

World

Israeli military fires on UNIFIL headquarters in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations has reported that the Israeli military has repeatedly fired upon the headquarters and positions of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), resulting in injuries to two peacekeepers. On Thursday, UNIFIL announced that two of its peacekeepers sustained injuries when an Israeli tank fired at a guard tower at the group's headquarters in Naqoura, a town located near the border. According to foreign news reports, the impact of the attack caused the peacekeepers to fall, though […]

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News

Tinubu’s Subsidy Approach Responsible for Nigeria’s Economic Hardship”

The 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday has blamed President Bola Tinubu’s handling of fuel subsidy for Nigeria’s current economic crisis. Atiku expressed concern over the recent fuel price hike by the NNPC, which saw petrol prices rise to over N1,000 per litre in Abuja and Lagos. He criticized Tinubu’s lack of response to the worsening hardship faced by Nigerians, stating that the administration’s poor subsidy management has led to rising inflation and declining living standards across the […]

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News

NNPP begs Tinubu to reverse NNPC’s price hike on petrol.

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi has criticized the recent hike in petrol prices by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) while calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and reverse the increase, warning that it will worsen the hardships already faced by Nigerians. In a statement issue on Thursday, to Newman, Ajadi described the price hike as insensitive, especially given the tough economic conditions while stressing that many citizens were already struggling to […]

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