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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that 281 inmates are missing following an evacuation effort triggered by recent floods in Maiduguri. Officers, supported by other security agencies, have moved the inmates to safer facilities. This information was disclosed in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr. Abubakar Umar, on Sunday in Abuja. According to Umar, seven …

Ademola Lookman scored and also provided an assist to help Atalanta beat Fiorentina 3-2 in Serie A on Sunday. The Nigeria international set up Mateo Retegui for Atalanta’s first goal before scoring the winner late in the first half. Also Read: Gabriel scores winner as Arsenal beat rivals Tottenham It was Lookman’s first goal of the season for Gian Piero …

Opunabo Inkor Tariah, former Special Adviser on Media to former Governor Nyesom Wike, has voiced his strong belief that Governor Siminalayi Fubara will get a second term if he chooses to run in 2027. Responding to Wike’s latest comments, Opunabo asserted that Fubara’s “mass-oriented projects” across all 23 local government areas of Rivers State have received widespread support from the …

In a historic development, the first batch of trucks belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has started loading premium petrol (PMS), popularly known as petrol, at its gantry. The development was announced by Dangote Group in a video uploaded on its X platform showing trucks stationed at the gantry on Sunday. ALSO READ: Dangote refinery to start …

Dangote Refinery has denied claims that it sold premium motor spirit (PMS) to Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd NNPCL at N898/litre, describing it as misleading and dangerous. The denial was contained in a statement uploaded on the X platform by Anthony Chiejina, the conglomerate’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer on Sunday, September 15, 2024. Earlier reports had emerged that …

Following the dashed hopes for a reduction in the price of premium Spirit Motor (PMS), popularly known as petrol from the Dangote Refinery, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Mr Wale Edun has pleaded for time for the price of the product to be reduced. Edun predicted that with continued local gasoline distribution, fuel prices at …

  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an attempted murder Sunday outside Trump’s golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. According to law enforcement sources, shots were fired outside the camp. Trump’s campaign had previously said the man was safe after gunshots were heard nearby, but did not provide details. The Associated …

Labor Party 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the president’s recent attempts to undermine him by comparing him to former US President Donald Trump. Obi sees the comparison as a clear indication of the government’s weakness. In a statement issued through his Media Office on Sunday and titled “Why did Obi’s desperate translator have to die?”, Obi’s spokesman Ibrahim …

ThisDay correspondent Michael Olugbode has won a 1 million naira meal voucher to mark the 2024 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations in Nigeria. Olugbode was doubly lucky: after winning the top prize, he was chosen in another draw for WeChat users, which saw him go home with two bottles of an exotic liquor. The event, which took place on Saturday at …

The Performing Musicians Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (PMAN) is facing a deepening leadership crisis as the National Treasurer Mr. Baba Ojonugwa (JFO) has officially disowned the actions of former members of the National Working Committee (NWC). In a letter dated September 6, 2024, Mr. Ojonugwa denounced the unauthorized use of his signature by the former NWC, which includes prominent figures …