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Diddy Reportedly Taken To Hospital Over Head Injury At US Prison

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Sean “Diddy” Combs reportedly received hospital treatment for a head injury after leaving FCI Fort Dix, though the cause remains unclear. Sean “Diddy” Combs was reportedly taken for medical treatment over the weekend after suffering a head injury at FCI Fort Dix, according to reports. Sources at the New Jersey...

Ride-Hailing Drivers Protest In Lagos, Say ‘Drivers Are Not Slaves’

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Lagos ride-hailing drivers protest, demanding higher fares from Bolt and inDrive over rising fuel costs and low earnings. Ride-hailing drivers took to the streets of Lagos to protest what they described as poor earnings on Bolt and inDrive, demanding higher fares to cover rising fuel costs and vehicle maintenance. The...

Ayra Starr Announces StarrGirl World Tour Starting January Across Europe, UK, North America

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Nigerian singer Ayra Starr announces her StarrGirl World Tour, with dates across Europe, the UK and North America from January to April. Nigerian singer Ayra Starr has announced her StarrGirl World Tour, with performances scheduled across Europe, the United Kingdom and North America from January 20 to April 14. The...

Tinubu Never Ordered Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Realignment, 400km East-West Road Is Additional Project

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

Works ministry says the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway remains unchanged, clarifying that the proposed East-West Road reconstruction is separate. The Federal Government has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu directed the realignment or discontinuation of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway in favour of the East-West Road, insisting that the...

Energy Watchdog Welcomes Dangote’s Decision To Appeal Court Judgment permitting importation of fuel products

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

The Energy Watchdog has welcomed the decision by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE to approach the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking leave to challenge a Federal High Court judgment that directed the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue issuing petroleum product import licences to...

Intelligentsia Machinery Commends Seyi Tinubu’s Contributions to Youth Development

NewsDeskNgOct 13, 2026October 13, 20260

The Intelligentsia Machinery (IM) has congratulated Seyi Tinubu on his birthday, acknowledging his entrepreneurial activities, philanthropic engagements and advocacy for youth empowerment in Nigeria. The organisation conveyed its goodwill message through a statement jointly signed by Omoba Kenneth Aigbegbele and Comrade Umar Farouk on behalf of its resource persons, members...

Petrol Discount: NNPCL Gesture to Nigerians quite helpful, beneficial to citizens – Coalition for Good Governance

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has described the ongoing N66-per-litre petrol discount offered by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as a timely and welcome gesture that is providing meaningful relief to ordinary Nigerians. In a statement signed by Comrade Danjuma Bello on Monday, the group said the...

Brazil Cuts Fuel Taxes Ahead Of Lula’s Presidential Runoff

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

Brazil’s government cuts fuel taxes and extends subsidies ahead of the October 25 runoff between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro. Brazil’s government has announced new fuel tax cuts and extended existing subsidies to lower prices, just over two weeks before President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...

Sule Urges APC Unity Ahead Of 2027, Praises Wadada Primary Rival

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule urges APC members to stay united ahead of 2027, praising Musa Ahmed-Mohammed for backing Ahmed Wadada after the party primary. Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to remain united ahead of the 2027 elections, applauding the sponsor of...

DSS Witness Says Al-Qaeda Backed Ansaru’s Oriire Kidnap

NewsDeskNgOct 12, 2026October 12, 20260

DSS witness tells an Abuja court that Al-Qaeda supported Ansaru’s Oriire kidnappings to force the release of detained leaders. A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Monday that Al-Qaeda supported members of the proscribed terrorist group Ansaru in planning the May 15 kidnappings of students and teachers in Oriire...

NDPHC Begins Power Project To End 15-Year Blackout In Kaduna Community

Dele Oye Demands Probe Of N373bn NELFUND Disbursements, Questions FG’s 90-Day Economic Plan

Tinubu Mourns Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Mother, Prof Kamene Okonjo, At 96

Diddy Reportedly Taken To Hospital Over Head Injury At US Prison

Ride-Hailing Drivers Protest In Lagos, Say ‘Drivers Are Not Slaves’

Ayra Starr Announces StarrGirl World Tour Starting January Across Europe, UK, North America

Tinubu Never Ordered Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Realignment, 400km East-West Road Is Additional Project

Energy Watchdog Welcomes Dangote’s Decision To Appeal Court Judgment permitting importation of fuel products

Intelligentsia Machinery Commends Seyi Tinubu’s Contributions to Youth Development

Petrol Discount: NNPCL Gesture to Nigerians quite helpful, beneficial to citizens – Coalition for Good Governance

Brazil Cuts Fuel Taxes Ahead Of Lula’s Presidential Runoff

Sule Urges APC Unity Ahead Of 2027, Praises Wadada Primary Rival

DSS Witness Says Al-Qaeda Backed Ansaru’s Oriire Kidnap