Breaking!!! Nigerian Marketers Announce Fuel Price Hike
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has announced that its members would effect a petrol price hike nationwide as Dangote Refinery suspended sales of petrol in Naira. The National President of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday. He confirmed that the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery, on Friday, sent an email to its…
US To Revoke Colombian President’s Visa Over ‘Incendiary Actions’
The US State Department said it would revoke the visa of Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro for his “incendiary actions” during a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York. “Earlier today, Colombian president @petrogustavo stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,” the State Department said in a post…
Liverpool Pays Out Diogo Jota’s Contract
Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, has confirmed that the club will pay out the remainder of late striker Diogo Jota’s contract to his family. Jota died in a car accident on July 3 alongside his brother, Andre Silva, in Northern Spain. The 28-year-old is survvived by his wife, Rute Cardoso, and three young children. Jota’s contract…
Coronation: Give Us Ibadan State — Olubadan Tells Tinubu
The 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has made a public appeal for the creation of Ibadan State before Bola Tinubu on Friday. Speaking after his installation and receiving the Staff of Office from Governor Seyi Makinde, the new monarch urged Tinubu to make this a reality before 2027. Ladoja, speaking in Yoruba, the monarch…
PHOTO: Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Crowned 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland
History was made in Ibadan today, as former Oyo State Governor, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, ascended the revered throne as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The star-studded coronation drew together traditional rulers from across Nigeria, top government officials led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state governors, and thousands of indigenes who thronged the ancient city to…
Why Our Men Need Arms In Nigeria – FRSC Boss
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed says arming road safety operatives may be the only way to enforce traffic laws effectively on Nigerian highways. Appearing on Arise News on Thursday, Mohammad painted a vivid picture of the difficulties his men face when trying to stop heavy-duty vehicles. “How do you…
Impeachment To Revered Throne: The Making Of Ladoja As Olubadan
Ibadan, the sprawling city of brown rooftops, red earth, and rolling hills, and the land of my ancestors, has always carried with it the echoes of greatness. Once the nerve centre of the old Oyo Empire’s warriors, it is today a city of paradoxes — modern yet traditional, chaotic yet ordered, humble yet proud. To…
NMA Threatens “Mother of All Strikes” Over Welfare Crisis at LAUTECH
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, has issued a stern warning to the state government, urging it to urgently address the welfare crisis affecting doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. The association said failure to act could trigger what it described as the “mother of all strikes.” Dr. Happy…
Peter Obi Coming – Obidient Warns Tinubu As Movement Expands
The Obidient Movement continues to spread its message of hope, renewal, and good governance across Nigeria with the inauguration of its chapter in Yobe State. The Yobe State chapter of the movement was inaugurated in Damaturu, the state capital on Thursday. The inauguration was conducted under the leadership of Zanna Ali Haruna, Chairman of the…
Presidency Hiring Mercenaries To Impersonate Me – Atiku Raises Alarm
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm, alleging that the Presidency has “resorted to hiring faceless mercenaries to fabricate fake stories” about him. Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe distanced himself from one Kola Johnson, whom he said have been issuing statements in his name. The statement clarified that…