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Oil Tops $100/Barrel For First Time Since 2022 As Iran War Unsettles Global Markets

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Oil surpasses $100 per barrel for first time since 2022 as US-Israel-Iran conflict continues to unsettle global markets. The global benchmark oil price has climbed above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 as the escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States continues to unsettle global...

Asake Reigns Over Nigeria’s Streaming Era With Three Albums In All-Time Top 10

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Asake tops Nigeria’s most-streamed albums list since 2020, with three projects dominating rankings released by TurnTable Charts. Afrobeats star Asake has cemented his dominance in Nigeria’s digital music landscape after emerging as the leading artist on the list of the most streamed albums in the country since 2020. The ranking,...

Court of Appeal Affirms Ruling Halting PDP Ibadan National Convention, Restraining INEC Validation

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Court of Appeal affirms ruling halting PDP Ibadan convention, citing constitutional breaches and protecting excluded delegates’ rights. The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the decision of Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, restraining the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its controversial National Convention in Ibadan...

Dangote Refinery Pledges Abundant Fuel For Nigeria After Oil Prices Near $120/barrel

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Dangote Refinery says it will maintain abundant fuel supply to Nigeria despite crude surging past $100/barrel for the first time since 2022. Managing Director of Dangote Refinery, David Bird, has assured Nigerians that the country will continue to enjoy steady fuel supply despite the sharp rise in global crude oil...

IWD 2026: Mothers Caring for Sick Relatives in Hospitals Are Unsung Heroes — Fasawe

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Women who spend days and nights in hospital wards caring for sick relatives have been described as unsung heroes whose sacrifices often go unnoticed. Speaking during a visit to patients at Kuje General Hospital to mark International Women’s Day 2026, the Mandate Secretary for the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)...

Dr Enenche, Wife takes the gospel message of healings, deliverance, salvation, medical ministeration to Bayelsa, Onitsha, Benin

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Senior pastors of Dunamis International Gospel centre (Digc), Dr Paul Enenche and wife Dr Mrs Becky Enenche have successfully taken the gospel goodnews of healings, deliverances, medical ministeration and salvation to Bayelsa, Onitsha (Anambra State) and Benin (Edo state) respectively. The week long crusade with the theme; ‘THE GOD OF...

International Women’s Day: NUJ Calls on Government to Prioritize Women’s Inclusion at All Levels

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 10, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) joins the global community in commemorating International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women and advocating for greater gender equality across all sectors of society. In a statement signed by National President of the NUJ Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, the union...

Opinion: Kayode Egbetokun’s Reform Agenda and the Resistance of a System Part 1

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Leadership within Nigeria’s policing system has rarely been easy. Every attempt at reform inevitably collides with entrenched interests that benefit from the status quo. The tenure of Kayode Egbetokun as head of the Nigeria Police Force illustrates this reality clearly. His push for institutional reforms—ranging from pension restructuring to disciplinary...

Iran Names Khamenei’s Son Mojtaba New Supreme Leader

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Iran appoints Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader after his father’s death, triggering global oil price surge amid escalating war. Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, marking a major development in the escalating conflict involving...

SERAP Sues FG At ECOWAS Court Over Alleged Mass Phone-Tapping Regulations

NewsDeskNgMar 9, 2026March 9, 20260

Rights group challenges Nigeria’s 2019 interception rules, warning they enable secret surveillance and threaten privacy, free speech and democratic accountability. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has instituted proceedings against the federal government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice, challenging the legitimacy of mass phone-tapping regulations. The suit,...