The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN)has rejected the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL). The marketers with over 70 percent of filling stations in Nigeria threatened that they will stop operation if NNPCL refuses to back down on its new petrol ex-depot price of N1,010 per liter. The spokesperson of IPMAN, Chinedu Ukadike disclosed this to an online news medium in an interview on Friday, 11 October, 2024. His comments come as NNPCL on Wednesday announced a fresh price hike across its retail outlets nationwide to between N998 and N1,030 in…
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Gunmen on Thursday, 10 October, ambushed commuters at the Tsafe-Funtua Road killed a police officer, just as they also abducted many travelers, including an expatriate and members of staff of a construction company. Villagers said that the hoodlums, with sophisticated weapons, blocked the Tsafe – Funtua Road at Kwanar Rogo for several hours, shooting at any moving vehicle. A survivor, who preferred anonymity, narrated his ordeal, saying that the bandits laid an ambush and started shooting indiscriminately. Among the vehicles attacked was a Toyota RAV4 Jeep carrying an expatriate, whose police escort was killed on the spot. The expatriate, alongside…
UNICEF has presented one million doses of vaccines to the Borno State government in line with efforts to vaccinate residents against cholera. The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Baba Mallam, disclosed this while receiving 669,569 doses of the vaccines in Maiduguri, the state capital. Represented by the Director of Disease Control and Immunisation in the Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Fati Ali, Mallam explained that the initiative is timely, considering the potential outbreak of waterborne diseases following the recent floods in the state. “UNICEF is one of the partners supporting and collaborating with the state 100…
A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of war crimes in relation to attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza during its ongoing conflict with Hamas. According to the report, led by former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, Israel’s military actions against hospitals and medical personnel in Gaza, amount to war crimes and the crime against humanity of “extermination.” The commission alleges that Israeli forces have targeted medical workers, with claims of deliberate killings, detentions, and torture. The destruction of Gaza’s healthcare system is said to have severely impacted children, who have been disproportionately affected by the collapse…
A secondary school teacher named Mrs Blessing Emmanuel,has been arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly dehumanizing a 12-year-old girl, Amarachi Emmanuel, who was said to be her stepdaughter. Mrs Emmanuel was arrested on Tuesday,8 October, 2024 by the Owerri Police Area Command headquarters following a complaint made by an Owerri-based activist, Chidiebube Okeoma, who is also a journalist. The victim’s plight was brought to the attention of the activist by two Owerri-based women, Eunice and Amarachi, who saw the girl selling sachet water on the streets of Owerri with her battered body. A video clip posted by…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a 34-year-old man, Monday Chukwu, for allegedly stabbing his friend, Kefa Ofando, 30, to death over a N2,000 debt. Chukwu reportedly stabbed Ofando with a pair of scissors after a heated argument at Akintola village in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. Ofando died while he was being rushed to the hospital, having lost much blood due to excessive bleeding. According to the state Commissioner of Police Oladipo Abayomi, what started as an argument degenerated into the killing of Ofando. “Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command attached to the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday,11 October, 2024 dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Nwite, in his ruling, dismissed the application on the ground that it constituted an abuse of court process. He held that Gambaryan’s request could not be granted when he was still challenging the earlier bail ruling at the Court of Appeal. The judge, who stressed that the defendant failed to withdraw his pending appeal against the earlier ruling on his bail application before filing another motion, said such act amounted…
Lagos State Government is leading a team of start-up and established technology and innovation companies to GITEX 2024, holding in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. GITEX, the biggest tech show in the world, connects people with industry leaders from big tech, global governments, innovative startups, expert investors, and corporate buyers. It is a technology expo held annually at the Dubai World Trade Center in the United Arab Emirates. The event underpins the rapid technology-driven transformations, investments, and projects shaping the economies of the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This year, the Lagos State contingent is characterized by technology ecosystem companies…
As one of the institutions championing positive change in the global entertainment industry, All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of Africa’s creative economy by partnering with critical stakeholders to align with the African Union’s vision for cultural and creative development, as outlined during the recently concluded 6th Pan-African Cultural Congress (AU/PACC6) in Moroni, Union of Comoros. It was a gathering of key stakeholders, including Pan-African cultural institutions, artists, cultural workers, and policymakers in the East African country, at an epoch-making event held between September 25 and 27, 2024. At this event, a framework for…
Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has successfully restored full operational services across its electronic transaction channels, ensuring that customers can now enjoy seamless access to digital banking services. This restoration follows temporary disruptions caused by a routine upgrade of the bank’s technology infrastructure, which aimed to optimize service delivery but impacted e-channel services recently. In a post shared on Thursday, 10 October, 2024, through its social media platforms, the leading lender confirmed that all services across its electronic channels have been fully reinstated. Reiterating its commitment to providing quality digital services, the bank assured customers of exceptional…