Author: Naija Daily News

Nigeria’s pioneer independent petroleum product refiner, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, has announced a 6.7 increase in the price of premium motor spirit (PMS). The company said the price increase was in response to the global rise in the price of crude oil, the main raw material for PMS. DRL, in a statement on Friday, pegged the new bulk buyers (2 million to 5 million litres) at N955 per litre. According to the statement, bulk buyers acquiring 5 million litres or more will now pay N950 per litre. This price adjustment reflects a 6.17% increase, or N55,5 per litre, compared to the…

Oba Otudeko, the embattled former chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), has reportedly fled Nigeria through one of the country’s land borders to avoid his pending trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Otudeko reported escaped to the nearby Benin Republic en route to a European country through the Idi-Iroko border in Ogun State, on Thursday He reportedly fled the country ahead of his scheduled arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on fraud charges. A report by Leadership Newspaper, quoting Sources familiar with the situation, revealed that Otudeko left Nigeria on Thursday evening, crossing…

Didimoko A. Didimoko, Abuja Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), announced that Nigerians living abroad spent around N60 billion during their visits to Nigeria in December 2024. Speaking during the defence of the NIDCOM budget at the National Assembly on Friday, she also revealed that remittances from the diaspora had surpassed $90 billion in the past five years, highlighting the growing economic impact of the community. Dabiri-Erewa stressed that the diaspora is a vital resource for Nigeria, noting that their global influence has positioned them as key ambassadors for the country. “We have 17 million of…

By Deborah Nnamdi Erling Haaland has signed a new 9.5-year deal at Manchester City that will keep him at the Etihad until 2034, the Premier League champion announced on Friday. The 24-year-old striker’s existing deal was due to expire in June 2027 but he has now committed his future to the club for the next decade. The Norwegian joined City from Borussia Dortmund in 2022 and has scored 111 goals in 126 games for the club. “I am really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this…

By Deborah Nnamdi Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of Adeyemi Adewale, a football player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team, who slumped during a match in Osogbo, the state capital. Adewale, 29, was participating in the Adeleke Memorial Cup Final match at the Ataoja School of Science on Thursday when he collapsed on the field. Efforts to save him proved futile as he was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where doctors confirmed him dead upon arrival. The spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident in a statement, adding…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Presidency has announced that starting from the end of January, local government areas across Nigeria will begin receiving their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a significant step towards local government autonomy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this disclosure during an interview on Arise News on Thursday night. He reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to implementing the Supreme Court’s landmark July 2024 judgment, which declared state control over local government funds unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agbim, the apex…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Delta State Police Command led by CP Olufemi Abaniwonda has paraded a 25-year-old woman, Blessing Kojoh Oghenefejiro, for allegedly trafficking her six-week-old baby. Oghenefejiro was among the 17 other suspects paraded by the State’s Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe at the Ekpan Division in Uvwie Local Government Area. Parading the suspect, Edafe said, “On the 9th of January, we received a complaint from the boyfriend of this lady we are having here that the girlfriend, Blessing Kojoh Oghenefejiro, 25years deceived him that the child they had, 6 weeks old child they had together had died and…

By Deborah Nnamdi A 31-year-old man, Benedict Toju Ogheneovo, has been paraded by the Delta State Police Command for alleging that the Police made his manhood disappear. The State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe paraded the suspect on Thursday at Ekpan Division, Uvwie Local Government Area. Edafe told newsmen that the suspect and two others were intercepted by operatives from the Ekpan Division on January 13 and they were searched and asked to go. According to SP Edafe,” Only for them to come back and this Benedict, they’re three in number. But this particular suspect, Benedict Toju Ogheneovo,…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike has revoked the land allocations belonging to some governors and other political bigwigs. The Bayelsa and Imo States governors, Senator Diri Douye and Senator Hope Uzodimma; Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Secretary Senator Samuel Anyanwu are among the 568 persons whose land allocations in Maitama II, Cadastral Zone A10, Abuja were withdrawn by the Minister. According to Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister, withdrawal of the Right of Occupancy, R-of-O of the 568 land allottees was consequent upon the expiration of the extra two weeks…

By Deborah Nnamdi A High Court sitting in Minna, Niger State, has sentenced two sisters, Amina Aliyu and Aishat Mohammed Aliyu, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of Hafsat Aliyu, Amina’s co-wife in Barkin Saleh, Minna, Niger State. A third sibling, Zainab, was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime. According to court records, Hafsat, the co-wife of Amina Aliyu, was attacked with a pestle by Aishat before her body was set on fire in the kitchen. Hafsat was married to Alhaji Muhammad Sani, who testified…