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Some motorists and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have continued to express concerns over the increase in the pump price of petrol to over N1,400 per litre. The latest adjustment followed a recent N85 increase in Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s gantry price, from N1,265 to N1,350 per litre, amid a surge in global crude oil prices. Brent crude is …

The Edo State Police Command has arrested a self-styled prophet accused of abducting five girls, and a stepfather who allegedly defiled his six-year-old stepdaughter. The Command spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, who represented the Commissioner of Police, CP Patrick Daaor, disclosed the arrests while addressing journalists in Benin City on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. She said the self-styled prophet, Nicholas Nusa, …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor and film executive Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who passed away at age 84 on Wednesday. After his training at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Olu Jacobs built a career in British television and international film before returning home to Nigeria, where he …

  Mr Obi had denied earlier claims by the Commissioner for Finance in the state, Izuchukwu Okafor, that Governor Charles Soludo’s administration was still repaying loans and other debts incurred by the NC candidate and other past governors of the state The Anambra State Government has released the state’s loan records, insisting that Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of …

  The hospital management disclosed this in an internal memo to Heads of Departments and Heads of Units, obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday. The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu State, has confirmed a clinically diagnosed case of diphtheria at the hospital, disclosing that the patient died two days after admission despite efforts by medical personnel to save the …

The 2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has challenged Governor Charles Soludo’s administration to prove that he (Mr Obi) incurred debts when he exited office as governor of Anambra State. Mr Obi, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, vowed that he would stop his 2027 campaign if Mr Soludo’s administration establishes that he (Mr Obi) …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key rate to about 3.9% and, over time, could result in higher borrowing costs for mortgages, auto …

Veteran Nigerian actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, and their son announced his death on social media on Wednesday morning. The family said the celebrated actor, whom they described as the “Lion of Lufodo”, died on 16 September. “It is with gratitude to God …

Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman of Coronation Group, says the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE will deepen Nigeria’s capital market and support economic growth. A statement signed on Tuesday by Aig-Imoukhuede, chairman, Coronation Group after the Opening Gong Ceremony and Facts Behind the Offer Presentation at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), described the IPO as a landmark …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 15.39 per cent in August. The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for August released in Abuja on Tuesday The report said that the August headline inflation rate showed a decrease of 0.04 per cent compared to the July headline inflation …