The funeral arrangement for the late founder of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has been announced. Sharing an e-flier of the funeral arrangement on its Facebook page, the church announced that the funeral events hold on September 8 and 9 2023. It said a service of songs holds …
Read More »New price of petrol resurfaces
THE Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised an alarm that the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, might increase to N750 per litre. The national spokesperson of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike, disclosed this in Abuja yesterday. He emphasized that the current ex-depot price …
Read More »Nigeria debunks reports of attack on embassy in Niger
There have been pictures circulating on social media purportedly showing the Nigerian Embassy in Niamey on fire. Nigeria has debunked social media reports that its embassy in Niger’s capital Niamey had been attacked amid the ongoing coup crisis in the region. This comes after videos emerged on social media purportedly …
Read More »Reckless Driver Crushes Family Of Five To Death In Imo
A reckless driver reportedly driving against traffic has killed a family of five and their house help, in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The incident occurred at Umudibia community, maternity junction, close to the Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Owerri on Sunday, August 5, 2023. The family head …
Read More »Niger coup: ECOWAS troops on standby, junta threatens to kill Bazoum
The safety of ousted Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum may not be guaranteed as the junta which overthrew his government has reportedly threatened to kill him should the Economic Community of West African States attempt any military intervention to restore democracy in the francophone country. The junta revealed their dark plot …
Read More »El-rufai Withdraws Interest In Ministerial Appointment, Recommends Replacement
A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn his interest in being part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, PREMIUM TIMES can exclusively report. Presidency sources said Mr El-Rufai told President Tinubu at a meeting on Tuesday that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would …
Read More »Petrol pump price may jump to N750/litre — IPMAN
The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may yet increase to about N750 per litre, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has hinted. This is even as the association urged the government to initiate policies that would save the naira from further depreciation. The association’s national …
Read More »Pastor Uche Aigbe Charged With Unlawful Possession Of AK-47 Rifle
A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe has a criminal case to answer in the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms found in his possession. The no-case submission made by the Pastor …
Read More »Cooking gas price to increase next week – Marketers say
The President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Olatunbosun Oladapo, has hinted that price of cooking gas will go up starting next week. According to Punch, Oladapo cited rising international prices, high tax rates and prices of vessels, forex scarcity, and naira devaluation as some of the …
Read More »Sanusi meets Niger Coup leaders, briefs Tinubu
Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, 14th Emir of Kano, yesterday met with the coup leaders in Niamey, the country’s capital. Sanusi’s meeting with the coup leaders came as Niger’s former rebel leader launched an anti-coup movement in the first sign of internal resistance in the country. Sanusi, a former governor of …
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