The Social Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Adewole Adebayo, says he will crash the prices of petroleum products to N200 per litre if elected President in 2027. Adebayo, who stated this on Sunday in interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the proposed pricing regime would be implemented within 12 months of taking office. If elected, he said his administration would bring back Nigeria’s existing refineries and encourage the operation of modular refineries. According to him, some refineries in the United States that are more than 100 years old are still operational, adding that the age of Nigeria’s refineries should not be…
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Rangers were held to a 1-1 draw by AS Sobemap in the first leg of their CAF Champions League first preliminary round tie at the Moshood Abiola Sports Complex, Abeokuta, on Sunday. The Flying Antelopes dominated the opening exchanges, pushing the visitors back Fidelis Ilechukwu’s side scored the curtain raiser in the 23rd minute through Iwundu Chidozie. Sobemap stunned their hosts by scoring the equalising goal early in the second half. Recommended Rangers pushed for the winning goal but the visitors were resolute at the back. The teams will clash in the reverse fixture next week Sunday. You may like
The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Nasiru Gusau Marafa, has been shot dead in Zamfara State. The university’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Oladipo Ajayi, confirmed Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Marafa was reportedly shot while returning from Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. “The Vice-Chancellor, on behalf of the Governing Council, Management, Senate, Staff and Students of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, regrets to announce the sudden and untimely passing of the University Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Gusau Marafa,” the statement said. Recommended Marafa was appointed Bursar of…
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has suspended the Isikhuan royal praise singers group over alleged breach of palace rules and Benin traditional customs. The suspension followed allegations that the group performed at the 92nd birthday celebration of the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, at his residence without authorisation from the palace. The Chief Press Secretary to the Oba, Osaigbovo Iguobaro, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City. According to the statement, the royal praise singers allegedly breached an ancient Benin taboo “a few days ago” by staging a traditional performance…
The Niger State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on criminal activities in Minna, arresting 21 suspected thugs in separate raids and recovering dangerous weapons, including a locally made pistol. The arrests were made during targeted operations by police operatives attached to Kpakungu and Chanchaga divisions as the command moved against identified criminal hotspots across the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement on Sunday, said operatives of Kpakungu Division conducted a raid at Angwan-Kanawa, Kpakungu, on August 24 at about 9:30pm, leading to the arrest of six suspects. The suspects include Sani Ibrahim, 18;…
The Fusengbuwa Ruling House has alleged a plot by the enemies to disqualify it from producing the next Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, declaring that the house remains united and resolute. The ruling house said some individuals are deliberately stalling the succession process to create a basis to knock the family out of the race. Chairman and Head of the ruling house, Otunba Abdulateef Owoyemi, raised the alarm on Saturday during an enlarged meeting of princes and princesses at Ile Nla, Agunsebi, Ijebu-Ode. Owoyemi, a former President of ICAN, said the meeting was convened to brief members on the stalled process…
A 40-year-old woman, identified as Patience Omonete, and her three children, aged 14, 12 and 10, were reportedly kidnapped at Onomi Farm in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. The Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this in a statement, said the victims were abducted from the farm on September 3, 2026. Ikoedem, however, said the woman and her three children have been rescued by a combined team of security operatives led by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Okpella. She said the DPO mobilised police operatives, the Edo…
A foundation member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday said the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has forgotten lesson 101. Okechukwu was reacting to the petition submitted by Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, requesting the reopening of allegations against Atiku or a clarification on why the matter was previously closed. In a statement he issued, the former Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, VON, said from all indications, it appears that “Atiku may have forgotten the age-old lesson many of us were taught in elementary school;…
Al-Ittihad has mocked Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr following their 2-1 victory at home in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday. The defeat ended Ange Postecoglou’s team’s flawless start to the league season. All three goals were scored before half-time, with George Ilenikhena giving the home team a two-goal lead within the first 22 minutes, before Angelo Gabriel managed to reduce the deficit for the defending champions. Towards the end of the match, the Al-Ittihad coaching staff sent a note with tactical guidance for defender Danilo Pereira. Recommended Ronaldo was seen on camera attempting to sneak a peek at the note, which led…
A legal practitioner, Obere A. Kana, Esq., has declared the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship primary election conducted in Nasarawa State on September 5, 2026, invalid, alleging that the exercise contravened key provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026. Kana, who is an associate of Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, made the assertion in a statement issued in Keffi. He alleged that the SDP violated Sections 33 and 82(1) of the Electoral Act in the process leading to the conduct of the primary. According to Kana, the party had initially submitted Musa Adamu Angba’s name…