JUST IN: Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price to N699 Per Litre
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again reduced the price of petrol, dropping its ex-depot (gantry) price from N828 to N699 per litre.According to real-time market data from Petroleumprice.ng, the refinery slashed the benchmark price of Premium Motor Spirit by…
Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92
Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for…
Super Eagles Star Osimhen Crowned GQ Türkiye Sportsman of the Year
Victor Osimhen won Sportsman of the Year at the 2025 GQ Türkiye Men of the Year Awards. On Wednesday night, Osimhen was given the esteemed honor in a lavish ceremony. The Nigerian international received recognition for his role in…
Reno Omokri, Yakubu, Ugwuanyi Among Nominees Screened and Cleared by Senate Committee
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday cleared former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, former Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, former presidential aide Senator Ita Enang, and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood YakubuDuring the…
Rebels reportedly enter key DR Congo city despite Trump peace deal
Rebel forces have entered the last government-held city in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in an offensive that has forced thousands to flee across the border into Burundi, residents say. Heavy artillery and gunfire could be heard in Uvira,…
Ghana’s economy grew 5.5% in third quarter of 2025
Ghana’s economy expanded by 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, driven by an improvement in the agriculture and services sectors, the statistics agency said on Wednesday. However, growth slowed from a revised 7.0% in the same period last…
Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Dies at 60
The Bayelsa State deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has died after collapsing suddenly in his office. SaharaReporters had reported that the deputy governor slumped in his office and was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. Family sources…
Eurovision chief addresses Ireland and other countries over boycott
Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green has told Irish fans that he respects RTÉ’s decision to boycott next year’s competition and hopes Ireland will return “soon” to the contest. In a new open letter to Eurovision fans, Green addressed the…
Why I Will Keep Dancing – Gov Adeleke Insists
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said that he would not stop dancing, stressing that dancing would not affect his work. Governor Adeleke made this statement on Wednesday when he appeared as a guest in an interview on ‘Politics Today’,…
Austria bans headscarves in schools for girls under-14
Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14. The conservative-led coalition of three centrist parties, the ÖVP, the SPÖ and the Neos, says the law is a “clear commitment to gender equality”,…