Tag: nigeria
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Petrol price war: Retailers drop below Dangote’s N739/litre
By Editor The price war in the petroleum sector has continued to deepen as some retail outlets have dropped the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) below the N739 per litre recommended by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The PUNCH reports that since the Dangote refinery slashed petrol pump prices from about N900 to N739 in…
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Nigeria vs Morocco: Battle-cry gets louder as Super Eagles land in Rabat
By Editor The Super Eagles have landed in Rabat, and there is every reason for Morocco’s Atlas Lions to enter into panic mode as they contemplate confrontation with the very efficient Nigeria machine in the last-four of the ongoing 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals. Three-time champions Nigeria have done enough to convince those who…
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Camouflage co-Editors condole with Adichie, call for justice
By Editor Nduka Otiono and Odoh Diego Okenyodo, co-editors of the anthology Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing from Nigeria (which features award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story, “Half of a Yellow Sun”), express their profound sorrow at the tragic loss of Adichie’s 21-month-old son, Nnamdi. The press statement signed by Otiono and Okenyodo and…
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Ilẹ̀ ọ̀gẹ́rẹ́
By Fẹ́mi Akínṣọlá Hun! Kín ló dé Ilẹ̀ ọ̀gẹ́rẹ́ Kín ló ń kán ọ lójú Kín lo fẹ́ gbà Irú ebi kín ló ń pa ọ́ Tó ò lé mébi mọ́nú Kín ló dé tó ò mójú nù Kín ló dé tó ò le yááfí Kín ló dé tó lè ṣàpamọ́ra Kín lo fi ń…
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Morocco 2025: Eagles careful of Cranes of Uganda in a game of points
By Editor Nigeria and Uganda clash on Tuesday evening in a match tendered on different perspectives for both teams as three-time champions Nigeria conclude their group phase account at the ongoing 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco. The Cranes, eternal difficult jobs for the Super Eagles since their first meeting in an AFCON…
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American strike highlights Tinubu’s incompetence – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the December 25 US Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes in Sokoto State as a highlight of what it called President Tinubu’s historic incompetence. While welcoming all lawful efforts to protect the lives of Nigerians, the party blamed what it described as the failure of governance under President Bola Ahmed…
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US hits terrorists in Nigeria after Trump warnings
By Editor President Donald Trump said on December 25 that the US military had attacked Islamic State targets in Nigeria. In a post on Truth Social, the president said he directed the military to launch a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily,…
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AFCON 2025: Eagles edge Tanzania 2-1 in Fès
Nigeria began their 21st Africa Cup of Nations campaign on a laboured but winning note, with a 2-1 win over Tanzania’s Taifa Stars in Fès on Tuesday evening. The Super Eagles, playing their 105th match in the history of Africa’s biggest football championship, dominated proceedings early in the game, but did not find the opening…
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Nigerian leagues: TSM strikes huge financial deal with NNL, NWFL
The Nigerian domestic league has entered a new financial milestone following an investment deal signed with both the Nigeria National League (NNL) and the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL). The founder of Toptier Sports Management (TSM), Chichi Nwoko, spoke after her company announced the record-breaking investment deal for Nigerian domestic football. In what will go…
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Embattled NMDPRA boss Farouk Ahmed and Gbenga Komolafe resign
●President Tinubu nominates successors Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC resigned their positions on Wednesday, December 17. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum…
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