The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced its ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N899 per litre, from the previous N1,020 for oil marketers. Spokesperson for the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Joseph Obele, confirmed the new price cut in a statement on Saturday. According to a document released by the NNPC’s commercial department and sighted by journalists,…

In reaction to the barrage of tragedies that has befallen the country recently, especially the stampede deaths in Anambra and Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has cancelled all his official events in Lagos for Saturday, including his attendance at the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta, in honour of the victims. Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, in a statement noted that the two tragedies claimed many lives and…

Troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 of the Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have arrested four suspected members of Ambazonian rebels in Taraba. Ambazonia is a rebel group operating in neighbouring Cameroon Republic. Per NAN, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Capt. Olubodunde Oni in a statement on Saturday in Jalingo said the suspects were arrested at a hotel in Takum town. Capt. Olubodunde Oni in the statement said…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly refuted allegations by Nigerien authorities that the Lakurawa terrorist group, allegedly aided by foreign security forces, including Nigerian security personnel, was responsible for the attack on the Niger-Benin oil pipeline on December 13, 2024, in Gaya, Dosso Region of the Niger Republic. In a statement issued by the Acting Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the Government of Nigeria…

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has intercepted 19 suspected stowaways attempting to illegally migrate to Europe. The ship’s Information Officer, Lt. Hussaini Ibrahim, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said that 15 stowaways were intercepted on December 19 onboard Europe-bound vessel Moto Tanker (MT) KRITI RUBY. Ibrahim said that an additional four were intercepted on December 21 onboard MT MCC YANBU. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the stowaways boarded…

Three students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State could not survive a road accident that occurred along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye Road on Friday afternoon. A statement released on Saturday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Omolola Odutola, said the students who were passengers in a commercial vehicle lost their lives in the accident caused by the driver who was driving at a speed. She said, “A…

Tragedy struck this morning as a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama claimed the lives of 10 individuals, including four children, and left several others injured. In same vein,many were feared dead this morning at Okija community in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State following a stampede at a palliative distribution venue. It was gathered that the incident occurred during the distribution of palliatives by the…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State , has disclosed that the federal government (FG) was yet to comply with the Supreme Court’s order on local government autonomy. During a media chat programme monitored by The New Daily Prime today, Makinde expressed concern that the FG was yet to comply with the court order mandating direct payment of allocations to local governments. “The implementation of this order was bound to face…

Citing mischief and misinformation,theNigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has refuted a report in some newspapers that the old Port Harcourt Refinery which was recently re-streamed , has been shut down.In a statement signed today by Olufemi Soneye, NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, he said that the report was false, and that loading of petroleum products was still going on today.He urged the public to disregard the claim which…

IGP takes over probe Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife—the organiser of the Ibadan funfairthat claimed the lives of 35 children, has been hospitalised. Meanwhile,there are fresh indications that the Inspector General of Police(IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has taken over the investigation into the tragic incident Earlier, The New Daily Prime reported that the stampede occurred at an Islamic High School in Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. The event,…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has returned to Abuja following his spiritual trip to Saudi Arabia, where he performed the lesser hajj (Umrah) at the revered Masjid al-Haram (Holy Mosque of Makkah). In a statement released yesterday, Shettima’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Vice President prayed for Nigeria’s peace and stability during his visit to the holy site. “Our prayer is for peace to prevail in our land. May Allah grant…

As the battle to check drug trafficking continues, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested four suspects for cultivatingg an Indian hemp farm in Alaka village, Ogun State. A six-hectare hemp farm was destroyed as NDLEA operatives stormed the farm.According to NDLEA State Command, investigations are ongoing over the clampdown The agency’s state commandant, Tijani Rabe yesterday disclosed this to journalists at a press conference in Abeokuta. Based…