Month: December 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will hold his maiden Presidential Media Chat since assumption of office tonight. The live broadcast is scheduled to hold at 9pm local time. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga says the media chat will be broadcast by the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA…

Vanguard News MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, a prominent player in the Nigerian downstream oil industry, has implemented a new petrol price of N935 per litre across all its retail service stations nationwide. This follows an announcement by the President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has partnered with MRS Oil…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th December 2024, and Wednesday 1st January, 2025 as Public Holidays to celebrate Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Magdalene Ajani in a statement on Monday in Abuja said The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the…

Punch Newspaper As part of efforts to prevent tragedies at public events, several states have started the implementation of strict precautionary measures, The PUNCH reports. This comes after 67 people, 35 of them children, died in stampedes in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital; Okija, Anambra State and Abuja during a funfair and food distribution ceremonies.…

The Chief Immam of Lekki Central Mosque, Sheikh Ridwanullah Jamiu, explained that the controversial “Jesus Christ is Not God” banner was intended for educational purposes, not to provoke Christians. He emphasized that the banner reflects Islamic beliefs and was removed temporarily to maintain peace during the festive period. Imam’s ExplanationThe Imam clarified that the banner,…

Punch Newspaper Nigerians were stunned on Tuesday as social media was awash with reports of an only child, Segun Olowookere, who was sentenced to death in Osun State for stealing fowl. There were different versions of what truly transpired and why the convict was given what many considered a harsh punishment for the offence. Our…

Amarachi Nwosu, 32, cannot forget the chaos that engulfed the Holy Trinity Catholic Church grounds this morning. Although she and her three-year-old son almost died, she is apprehensive about where the next meal will come from. Clutching her three-year-old son, Obinna, she recalls the desperate push of the crowd as thousands scrambled to receive palliatives.…

Three undergraduates from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Friday lost their lives in a fatal accident that occurred along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement she made available to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday, noted that the accident occurred…

Vanguard News No fewer than 17 people died in a stampede during rice distribution in Anambra today. Also, about 10 fatalities were recorded in Abuja where palliatives were being distributed. Distraught mother laments Eyewitnesses described the scenes as chaotic and tragic. One said at least seven of the deceased in the Abuja tragedy were children.…

Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been released from Kuje Custodial Centre after meeting the bail conditions set by the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja. This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Adamu Duza, to PUNCH Online on Friday evening. Duza said, “Yahaya Bello has…