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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has increased its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) gantry price by N100, bringing the ex-depot rate to N874 per litre from the previous N774, raising fresh concerns over fuel price hikes nationwide. A senior refinery official confirmed the adjustment to Vanguard on Monday, explaining that the move was necessary due to recent volatility in global crude oil markets. …

The Nigeria Police Council (NPC) has confirmed the appointment of Tunji Disu as the substantive Inspector General of Police (IGP). The council, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, confirmed the appointment at its Monday meeting. Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, the presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed that, contrary to widespread speculation, there would be no need for …

Nine Israelis have been killed and 27 others injured in an Iranian missile strike that directly hit a building in Beit Shemesh in west Jerusalem on Sunday, local media reported. The daily Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israel’s ambulance service MDA, said the injured include four people who sustained critical injuries in the attack. The emergency service added that several people remain …

Killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a blatant violation of human moral principles and international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Putin said that Khamenei will be remembered in Russia as an outstanding statesman who helped raise bilateral ties to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. Putin expressed deep condolences over the killing of …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a Togolese woman for alleged drug trafficking at the Seme border in Badagry Area of Lagos. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, said the NDLEA officers at the departure tarmac intercepted the suspect on Friday. Babafemi said that the suspect had concealed 5,000 …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, says President Bola Tinubu needs a second term to complete ongoing reforms and stabilise Nigeria’s economy. Oyetola, leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, said continuity was crucial at this stage of national development. In a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, …

Injustice,lack of accountability fueling Nigeria’s insecurity -Experts Security experts have identified injustice and lack of accountability as some of the factors contributing to insecurity in Nigeria. The security experts stated this at the annual Ramadan lecture organised by the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), Oyo State branch, on Sunday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that …

…Says victory ends 24-year jinx, signals new era for Edo sports Team Edo’s emergence as overall champions of the recently concluded second edition of the Niger Delta Games represents a defining moment in the sporting history of the state, Edo State Sports Commission Executive Chairman, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, has said. In a statement issued on Saturday in Benin, Hon. …

Super Eagles goalkeeper Amas Obasogie has strongly denied allegations of match-fixing levelled against him by his Tanzanian club, Singida Black Stars SC, describing the claims as unfounded and damaging to his image and integrity. In a statement made available to journalists on Friday night in Benin, the former Bendel Insurance F.C. shot-stopper maintained that he has “never in his career …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Sunday said the National Assembly approved a hybrid system of electronic and manual transmission of election results in the amended Electoral Act to prevent voter disenfranchisement and reduce apathy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Abbas explained that Nigeria’s limited internet penetration and unstable power supply made it impractical to …