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Power outages, costly petroleum products catalysts for increased poverty

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, says power outages and costly petroleum products could lead to increased poverty in Nigeria. Obi stated this in a post on X on Sunday, stressing that the negative impact of the recurring power outages on businesses, especially...

Let’s breathe freely – NLC slams IMF, World Bank for disowning subsidy removal advisory

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to stop stiffening Nigeria with its policy advisories described as ‘insincere’. The NLC president disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. This comes amid a statement attributed to the IMF’s African Region Director, Abebe Selassie, during...

Crisis in Nigeria Oil sector: Step down as Minister

NewsDeskNgOct 28, 2024October 28, 20240

The persistent crisis in the oil sector is fueling calls on President Bola Tinubu to step aside as the Minister of Petroleum. According to reports, despite the sudden removal of fuel subsidy the same day the President assumed office, Nigerians are yet to witness stability in the sector. Tinubu had...

‘I’m homeless, management stole my money’ — Aunty Ramota cries for help

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

Popular Nigerian actress and content creator, Ramota Adetu, better known as Aunty Ramota, has accused her management of stealing her money and deleting her social media account. She made the accusations while crying out about her current financial struggles on social media. Speaking in the viral video, Aunty Ramota stated...

Former Cross River PDP campaign DG dumps party for APC

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Cross River, Mr Asuquo Ada, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ada’s defection followed several other defections that have hit the opposition party in the state in recent times. Ada told newsmen in Calabar on Friday that he had decided...

APC youths, CSO tackle NNPCL over failure to revive Port Harcourt, Kaduna refineries

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

The Energy Reforms Advocates of Nigeria, in collaboration with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Youth Vanguard for Change, have condemned the persistent failure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL to restore the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries, despite massive investments. The groups, at a press conference in Abuja...

Israeli strike kills three journalists in Southern Lebanon

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

Three journalists have been killed, and three others injured, following an Israeli airstrike on their accommodation in Hasbaya, southern Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed the development on Friday. As violence escalates along the Israel-Lebanon border, the Lebanese Minister of Information, Ziad Makary, denounced the deaths as an “assassination”...

Court discharges, acquits UNIBEN lecturer over an alleged rape

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin has discharged and acquitted a lecturer with the University of Benin, UBTH, Dr Omowumi Ekundayo Steven of alleged sexual assault and rape of a final year female student of the institution. Justice (Mrs) Mary Itsueli discharged and acquitted the lecturer in a...

Judge refuses to withdraw from suit against CBN, others over allocations to Rivers LGAs

NewsDeskNgOct 25, 2024October 25, 20240

Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused to recuse herself from hearing a suit seeking to stop fund allocation to local governments in Rivers State. The judge who had earlier delivered four rulings against some of the defendants in the suit denied being biased...

Algeria’s Green Ladies storm Lagos for Super Falcons friendlies

NewsDeskNgOct 24, 2024October 24, 20240

The Green Ladies of Algeria arrived Lagos on Thursday for their international friendlies against Nigeria. The North Africans are lodged at the the Eko Hotel & Towers, Victoria Island. They are scheduled to train at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, later tonight. Algeria will clash with the Super Falcons...