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Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over hosts Dominican Republic in the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, thanks to a stunning 89th-minute goal by midfielder Shakirat Moshood. The match, played early Wednesday in Santo Domingo, saw Moshood’s powerful left-footed strike from 25 yards beat the Dominican goalkeeper, marking her fourth goal of the tournament. Earlier in the game, Moshood had an attempt ruled offside by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) just 15 minutes in, while team captain Taiwo Afolabi forced the Dominican goalkeeper into a save shortly after. Despite mounting pressure in…
President Bola Tinubu has offered Nigerian motorists new fuel pricing options, enabling them to purchase petrol at ₦1,000 per litre or its gas equivalent at ₦200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The announcement came during a Tuesday meeting with executives from the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) at the State House in Abuja. During this strategic session, President Tinubu highlighted NIPCO’s vital contributions to Nigeria’s energy sector, particularly its role in supporting the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). He recognized the company’s efforts in promoting the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a pivotal element of the nation’s energy…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of mismanaging Nigeria’s economy. According to him, some of the policies introduced by the Tinubu government are not fit for the Nigerian economy. Speaking during an interview with Daily Post, Adebayo criticized some of the policies of the current administration, including the removal of petrol subsidies and the floatation of the naira, noting that it has brought more hardship to the citizens. He also lamented that the planned increase in tax to be paid by citizens while the government is…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, resumed work at State House, Abuja, after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom. Tinubu, who returned to the country on Saturday, spent his first day at work having lengthy meetings with some of his aides, an indication that the purported cabinet reshuffle might happen sooner. National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, were among the early callers at the president’s office. Another top official, who met with the president was his Special Adviser on Policy Coordination and Head of the Central Delivery Coordination…
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 21, 2024 re-arraigned the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed alongside his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu on a 14-count amended charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78billion before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin. Their re-arraignment was sequel to the transfer of the former trial judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin to another division. Governor Abdulfatah and Banu were first arraigned on a…
As Nigerians continue to groan over the recent increase in fuel prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, State reporters brings you the latest update on petrol scarcity, fuel price increase and Govt/citizens’ reactions. However, Dangote Refinery dpeaks on filing court case against NNPCL, others. Dangote Refinery, on Monday night clarified reports on the case instituted against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and five other companies over importation of petroleum products. The other five companies are Aym Shafa Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, T. Time Petroleum Limited, 2015 Petroleum Limited and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited.…
Today, the Supreme Court is slated to deliver a crucial verdict on the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following a lawsuit filed by 19 state governments. These states contest the constitutional basis of the laws establishing the anti-graft agency. This decision is eagerly anticipated by both the state governors and the EFCC, with significant implications for the agency’s operations across the nation. The contention arises from a previous Supreme Court judgment in the case of Dr. Joseph Nwobike Vs. Federal Republic of Nigeria, where it was noted that the EFCC Establishment Act originated from a United…
Wike will tear APC apart and there is going to be a fight between Wike and top APC members, but he will be disgraced in Abuja. ‘’If he isn’t careful, he will not be part of the people that will arrange 2027 politics. He is fighting God through Fubara and if he doesn’t resist, politics will leave him and he will be forgotten. He should stop all these troubles. ‘’I know he will not listen but what will teach him will happen. In all of these, Wike will not determine who will become the governor of Rivers in 2027. ‘’The…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in 2023 Election in Nigeria, has faulted President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent foreign trips, calling them “disturbing” and lacking “common sense.” Obi’s concerns stem from the timing of these trips, as Nigeria faces numerous domestic challenges. President Tinubu left for the United Kingdom on October 2, 2024, for a two-week working leave and later went to France for another engagement. Meanwhile, Vice President Shettima traveled to Sweden for bilateral talks. The Presidency defended the trips, stating that the absence of both leaders doesn’t create a leadership vacuum, as they…
NNPC – Chevron Logo The NNPC Limited-Chevron Nigeria Limited Joint Venture has made a groundbreaking oil discovery in the Niger Delta, specifically in the shallow offshore area of the Western Niger Delta, State reporters. This significant find was made possible through the successful drilling of the Meji NW-1 well, located in Petroleum Mining Lease 49. The well, which began operations on September 2, 2024, reached a total depth of 8,983 feet by September 13, uncovering approximately 690 feet of hydrocarbons within Miocene sands. This discovery appraises an extension of the already productive Meji field and demonstrates Chevron’s commitment to developing…