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Safiu Kehinde Dangote Refinery and MRS Petrol Station have signed partnership deal with an agreement to sell petrol at N935 per litre across the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by Dangote Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Femi Soneye. As quoted in the statement, the Group’s CEO, Aliko Dangote, announced the partnership deal in an effort to reduce cost of petrol for end users. “To ensure that this price reduction gets to the end consumer, we have signed a partnership with MRS to sell petrol from its retail outlets nationwide at N935 per litre” Dangote…

Safiu Kehinde Embattled former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, has reportedly been hospitalized after collapsing while in detention at the Iyaganku Police state, Ibadan. Naomi was arrested alongside seven others over the tragic Ibadan children funfair which claimed 35 lives with several others injured after stampede ensued at the Islamic High School, Bashorun area of the Oyo state’s capital city. Reports confirm that Prophetess Naomi collapsed on Friday and was rushed to the Police Hospital in Eleyele, Ibadan, for urgent medical attention. A senior hospital official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, verified her hospitalization, disclosing…

Safiu Kehinde Another case of stampede has reportedly claimed ten lives with several others injured during food distribution at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja The incident occured when over 3000 residents had rushed to get the church’s palliatives. According to reports, the church had planned to help low-income locals with the food palliatives in the spirit of the festive season. Thing would, however, go sour as the mammoth crowd who came from Mpape, Gishiri Village, and other surrounding communities stormed the church, leading to the unfortunate stampede due to the rowdiness. Confirming the incident, Padre Mike Nsikak…

Safiu Kehinde Many has been feared dead following stampede during distribution of rice at Okija area of Anambra. The incident which occured in the early hours of Saturday has reportedly claimed the lives of at least 20 residents of Okija community. As seen in footage circulating online, several supposed lifeless bodies were laid on ground following the incident. Confirming the incident was Charles Aburime, Chief Press Secretary to the Anambra governor, who disclosed that the state government is closely monitoring the situation and will issue a formal statement soon. This is coming few days after similar incident occured in Ibadan,…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has dismissed claims of the Port Harcourt Refinery being shutdown. NNPC, in a statement issued on Saturday by the its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, reinstated that the refinery fully operational with preparation for loading operation ongoing. Soneye urged members of the public to dismiss the shutdown claims which he described as figments of imagination. The statement read; “The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed…

Safiu Kehinde Former Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, was on Friday night received by jubilant friends and associates as he returned home after meeting the bail terms of his alleged N80 billion fraud suit. As seen in a now viral video on X, the embattled governor cheered on arrival by his political associates including the incumbent Kogi state governor, Usman Ododo. NPO reported that the EFCC had arraigned Yahaya Bello before Abuja Federal High Court with 19-count charges bordering on money laundering. His bail applications were initially rejected which saw him remanded at Kuje Prison. The court, presided over by…

Agency Report Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, the Chairman of BUA Group, has expressed confidence that the Nigerian economy was on the road to recovery. Rabiu shared his optimism while speaking with State House Correspondents after the Juma’at prayer with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. He acknowledged that although some of the reforms introduced by the Tinubu administration have been challenging, they were necessary for the long-term stability of the economy. “It’s true that some of them are quite painful, but we needed these reforms, especially the foreign exchange unification. “As you’ll remember, the exchange rate was N500, and then outside it…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Katsina State Command, has charged passengers to speak up against dangerous driving while on transit as only the living can celebrate. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Aliyu Ma’aji, made the charge at a Special Marshals and Ember Months Campaign at the Katsina State Transport Authority (KTSTA) terminal, on Friday in Katsina. The sensitisation, he said, centered on the 2024 Ember Months Campaign themed: “Speak Up Against Dangerous Driving: Road Traffic Crash Kills More Passengers Than Drivers”. Ma’aji urged drivers to always adhere to the traffic rules and regulations. He further drew the…

Agency Report The Ondo State Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Dr Kayode Ajulo, has warned that any traditional rulers found culpable for land grabbing would be sent to jail. Ajulo, who was reacting to the Anti-Land Grabbing Bill before the state House of the Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akure that some traditional rulers were behind cases of land grabbing. “Government will not shy away from stepping on toes. I must confess, I like to speak my mind, that some of our traditional rulers have caused a lot of problems when it comes to issue of…

Agency Report A coalition of Niger Delta groups has protested over Shell UK’s planned sale of its Nigerian subsidiary without consulting host communities, describing it as unhealthy and unacceptable. The women’s position was presented by Mrs Emem Okon of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre during the protest in Yenagoa on Friday. Okon led the coalition of no fewer than 15 Niger Delta-based women groups to protest the planned sale of Shell’s onshore assets without adequate remediation arrangements. She said it was unhealthy, unethical and unacceptable for the company to make such decision without consulting the communities, saying, “they can’t…