Hotelier, Ramon Adedoyin, and six other suspects in the death of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, student, Timothy Adegoke, have arrived in Osogbo, Osun State, for trial today. Counsel to Adegoke’s family, Femi Falana, demanded that the matter be transferred to Osun after the suspects had been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Abuja. The hotel […]
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Queues at filling stations cause traffic gridlock in cities ‘Panic buying, hoarding to blame’ NNPC: loading has started There was no sign of improvement yesterday as the scarcity of petrol persisted. Queues of vehicles stretching several kilometres created gridlocks in major city centres and towns across the country. In Lagos, black market sellers took advantage, […]
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The prices of many crudes, yesterday, surged above $104 per barrel on the decisions of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. This came as many buyers decided to shun Russian crudes, amid concerns about supply disruptions. Specifically, the prices of Bonny Light, Brent, WTI, rose to $107, $111 and $109 per barrel, from $98, […]
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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages, and with the global sanction on the Kremlin’s crude oil, the price of the Brent crude yesterday hit an all-time high of $112 per barrel, just as the WTI hit $110.67 per barrel. Despite that the sanctions against Russia carved out energy and energy payments out of the […]
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A Libyan returnee, Omole, has blamed her mother for her trafficking to the North African country. Omole, who noted that she left a three-month-old baby before travelling, said she was pressured by her mother to undertake the journey. The victim was one of the 128 returnees received by the National Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday […]
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The Abuja Bureau Chief of the Nigerian Tribune, Leon Usigbe, was attacked by suspected armed robbers at the Phase 4, Federal Secretariat junction, Three Arms Zone, of the Federal Capital Territory. The robbers were said to have stabbed him multiple times and at different parts of his body. The incident was said to have happened […]
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Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, at the flagging-off ceremony of ‘Golden Dawn’ in Imo… on Wednesday The Indigenous People of Biafra has accused the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, of setting up the Ebubeagu security outfit as a militia group to carry out odd jobs for him. The group berated the governor for denying […]
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The Senate has stated that there is no going back on the gender bills which members voted on and rejected in the ongoing amendments to the 1999 Constitution. The Senate spokesman, Senator Ajibola Basiru, said this during an interview while reacting to the protests embarked on by women groups, which affected activities in some parts […]
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Delegates vote at the UN General Assembly Emergency session in New York. Photo: AFP • Embassy sends Nigerian volunteer fighters’ list to Ukraine Nigeria on Wednesday sided with 140 countries to demand the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that “demands” Russia’s “immediately” withdraw from […]
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Police Inspector General Usman Baba A contractor, Hakeem Oladimeji, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend in the Bariga area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Oladimeji, who lived in Ogun State, was with his girlfriend in a rented apartment around Bariga when an argument ensued between them. The argument was said […]
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