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Six depot owners have reduced the prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol as competition heightens in the downstream sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The depot owners, which slashed their prices yesterday included Emadeb, First Royal, MENJ, Aiteo, Pinnacle and Hyde. Emadeb reduced its depot price to N827 per litre from N903 per litre while First Royal slashed same …

A military spokesperson, Reuben Kovangiya, said gallant Nigerian troops subdued the insurgents Nigerian soldiers have repelled two terrorist attacks in the Buratai area of Biu Local Government Area and Mallam Fatori in Abadam Local Government Area of Borno State. The two attacks happened on Thursday morning. Reuben Kovangiya, an army captain and spokesperson of Operation Hadin Kai, a military counter-insurgency …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the administration of President Bola Tinubu over his midterm in office, saying Nigerians, especially workers have experienced nothing but hardship, broken promises, and worsening poverty. In an appraisal of the second year anniversary of Tinubu’s presidency, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the reforms rolled out since May 29, 2023, have brought suffering rather …

President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns. The full travel ban affects nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The restriction will take effect on June 9, 2025. In addition to the full bans, the proclamation …

CNN — One of the most powerful alliances in American politics appears to be over. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk explosively sparred on their respective social media platforms Thursday – with the president floating the idea of cutting the tech billionaire’s various government contracts and Musk going nuclear at one point and saying Trump’s name was in the so-called …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON A young couple has been thrown into grief after their 19-month-old son reportedly tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) following a blood transfusion at a private hospital in Benin City, Edo State capital. The family ordeal started when the infant, identified as Mumbor Jeremiah, was admitted to the facility after suffering a high fever which …

To recover import duties from some private jet owners in the country, the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service, has grounded about 60 private jets across major airports in Nigeria, according to report by The PUNCH. The PUNCH also gathered that private jet hangars in Lagos and Abuja airports were reportedly sealed up. However, owners of the aircraft, including …

CNN – Karine Jean-Pierre, who served as White House press secretary under former President Joe Biden, has switched her party affiliation to independent, according to a publishing company’s description of her forthcoming book. Jean-Pierre, who has worked in Democratic politics for decades, is set to release a new book that will discuss Biden’s decision to bow out of the 2024 …

CNN — A Guatemalan national who says he was wrongfully deported to Mexico is back in the United States, his legal team told CNN, in what appears to mark the first time the Trump administration has brought back a migrant after a judge ordered the administration to facilitate their return. The CNN reports that O.C.G., a pseudonym the migrant is …

CNN – A federal judge on Wednesday issued an order to halt the deportation of the family of the Egyptian man charged after an antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado – a day after the White House said the family’s deportation was imminent. According to the report by CNN, Judge Gordon P. Gallagher of the US District Court in Colorado directed …