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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied plans of increasing fuel price from February. NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru who reacted to speculation of petrol selling above the official N162 per litre, told The Nation that there was no imminent upward review. Obateru also allayed fears of scarcity …

A man was pictured drinking tea and eating slices of bread at the gym.   The man brought the food with him to the gym then took a seat by the side to eat.   Photo of the man clad in his gym gear while eating was shared to Twitter. …

An Anglican Church priest, his wife and their house help died in their sleep after attending a crusade in Abia.   Archdeacon Julius Dike, who is the Priest-in-charge of the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Abayi, Ariaria in Abia North LGA, was found dead on Tuesday, Feb 9, alongside his wife …

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has written to the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, stating that the Northern states are financially marginalized.   In the letter signed by its National Chairman, Audu Ogbeh, the Forum said the north is “unserved and underserved” despite its status as the …

According to the Noble laureate, the manner the President has so far handled insecurity, suggests that he doesn’t have a full grasp of how bad it is. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Soyinka said he doesn’t see any proof that the president understands how much needs to be …

The Lagos state government has warned residents of the state planning to embark on the #OccupyLekkiTollgate protest scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 13, to desist from flouting COVID-19 regulations or block roads.   Some Nigerians who are against the reopening of the Lekki Tollgate have concluded plans to protest the decision …

At the announcement of Òlòturé, the news was received with much enthusiasm, especially on social media. This is because, for the first time since Netflix’s entry to the Nigerian market, we are witnessing a Nigerian director produce a Netflix Original. But that is not all there is to the award-winning …

A Nigerian businessman based in Europe, Uchenna is seeking for a life partner who knows how to cook.   Uchenna, who shared this on a popular Facebook group on Tuesday February 9, said that he is not looking for a pretty girl but a woman who can cook because he loves …

The Biden administration on Friday, Feb 5, said the U.S. would support Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general of the World Trade Organization, hours after South Korea’s trade minister stepped out of the race. The Biden administration’s decision is the last hurdle standing in the way of Ms. Okonjo-Iweala assuming the …

President Buhari’s son-in-law, Ahmed Indimi, took the COVID19 vaccine in the United Arab Emirates four days ago and shared the photos on his Instagram page.   A Nigerian lady however took to the comment section to query him for taking the vaccine in Dubai. The IG user wrote ”You guys …