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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited and other petroleum marketers, on Monday, raised petrol pump price in Abuja and Lagos, following rise in crude oil price at the international market. Checks around Abuja showed that NNPC retail outlets have raised the pump price by N50 from N895 per litre to N945. At AA Rano outlet in Area 8, Garki, …

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Iran had vowed to retaliate after the US bombed three major Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday. Iran has launched missiles at US bases in Qatar and Iraq, Iranian state-run television reports, amidst reports of large explosions in Doha, the Qatari capital. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Iran had vowed to retaliate after the US bombed three major …

By Eben Enasco President Bola Tinubu’s recent position adds federal weight to the growing concerns and the need to propose or make a bill to end the massive attacks across the country. Tinubu called for bold constitutional amendments that would move policing from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. Enabling states with the capacity and political will to …

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has long been considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel. But since Israel launched its massive barrage against Iran, triggering the ongoing Israel-Iran war, the Lebanese militant group has stayed out of the fray — even after the U.S. entered the conflict Sunday with strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas …

The global prices of oil may see a spike following US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike three nuclear facilities in Iran, directly entering the ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel. Tribune Online reports that Trump, while addressing the nation from the White House, said the Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz facilities were “completely and fully obliterated” in a military operation on Iran. …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to work with other security and intelligence agencies to ensure those responsible for the killing of travellers in Plateau State are arrested and brought to book. Reacting to the news of the murder of 12 wedding guests, including the father and brother of the groom, the President condemned it, …

The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has announced plans to organise a comprehensive two-day zonal public hearing in the country’s six geo-political zones. The hearings, slated for July 4 and 5, are part of an extensive national consultation process aimed at capturing citizens’ voices on critical issues shaping the future of governance in Nigeria. The committee, …

CNN — The US has struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social Saturday evening as the Iran-Israel conflict enters a second week. He claimed the Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz sites had been “completely and totally obliterated.” However, Iranian officials are downplayed the impact, with one lawmaker saying the attack was “superficial” and hadn’t seriously damaged Fordow. Iran’s …

At the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, a Russian MP came up to me. “Are you going to bomb Iran?” he asked. “I’m not planning to bomb anyone!” I replied. “I mean you, the British…” “Don’t you mean Donald Trump?” “He’s told what to do by Britain,” the man smiled. “And by the deep state.” It was a brief, bizarre …

President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House, as seen on a television monitor in the James Brady Press Briefing Room, on Saturday. Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump described the US military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities as a “spectacular military success” in a national address from the White House Cross Hall on Saturday night. “Tonight, …