Day: September 15, 2024

BREAKING: Dangote sells fuel at N898 per litre,as NNPC begins lifting petrol from refinery

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Dangote Refinery sold fuel to them at N898 per litre.   Recall that the NNPCL began loading on Sunday, after moving about 300 trucks to the 650,000 capacity refinery in Lagos.   But their spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, has now clarified the price at which they bought it.   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Dangote Refinery sold fuel to them at N898 per litre.   NNPCL began loading on Sunday, after moving about 300 trucks to…

Eid-el- Maulud: Speaker Abbas asks Muslims to Pray for Nigeria, seek divine intervention

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated Muslims as they celebrate Eid-el-Maulud, which mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).   The Speaker called for prayers for Nigeria and its political, religious, and traditional leaders, especially by Islamic faithful, noted that the country needed divine intervention in its affairs at this critical stage of national life.   Describing Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as an embodiment of peace and unity, Speaker Abbas urged the Muslims to imbibe his teachings, which are about godliness, obedience to authorities,…

NCoS confirms 281 inmates escape from Borno prison

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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has confirmed that 281 inmates are missing following the flood in Borno State.   Recall that it was reported that scores of inmates escaped from the Maiduguri correctional facility on Tuesday following the flood that damaged the building. The floods, caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam, after heavy rainfall, have submerged large parts of the city, displacing over a million people and resulting in at least 30 deaths.   The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been actively involved in rescue operations, saving…

Eid-el Maulud: President Tinubu congratulates muslims

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message of goodwill and congratulations to Nigerian Muslims on this year’s commemoration of the Maulud Nabiy, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.   The President urged Muslims to use the period for deep reflection and remembrance of the Holy Prophet’s exemplary conduct and noble teachings.   “As we mark the Maulud, we should all reflect on the life lived by Prophet Muhammad, exemplified by purity, selflessness, perseverance, kindness and compassion. We must endeavour to imbibe those virtues,” he said.   Tinubu also urged the…

Who stole the Yoruba python skin? By Festus Adedayo

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One of the thematic preoccupations of the book, What the forest told me: Yoruba hunter, culture and narrative performance, (2014) is that, inside the forest, there is a consistent superiority war, often fierce, between man and animals. Written by Ayo Adeduntan, Research Fellow at the University of Ibadan, the book averred that, while animals sometimes win this war, succeeding in crushing hunters for supper, many atimes, hunters vanquish these forest dwellers. They fell these notorious animals renowned for bathing in the blood of their human victims. In pursuit of this…

Good night, Omodewu By Festus Adedayo

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On Thursday last week, in Ibadan, Oyo State, I was at the wake and tributes service in honour of Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State Chairman. The news of his passage on August 18, 2024, in New York, USA hit his home state almost immediately it occurred. It was like a thunderbolt, a blow to many who knew his dove-like character. It was a moment to cower at the feet of the invisible hand of death that plucked a friend, a gentleman personified. Omodewu was laid…

Mr. President! The Goldilocks Solution, Please, by Hassan Gimba

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Yes, we are at war! This much we said last week. But the curious and sad thing is that Nigerians don’t seem to know or don’t want to know, and our leaders don’t seem to care. Our security agencies, whose activities are akin to the movement of wavelengths, continue with the aura of “everything is all right” when the trajectory is low, only to chase after those fighting Nigeria when the trajectory shoots up.   When they are at their lowest, it is the law-abiding citizen who gets the short…

Reversing Grief To Grace! Declares Rev Babatunde Idowu

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By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon     In an atmosphere filled with reverent worship and palpable expectation, the congregation at Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, today, gathered for a transformative service under the divine guidance of Rev. Dr. Babatunde A. Idowu, PhD, the Senior Pastor and Wuse District Overseer. The theme of the day, “Divine Enlargement and Deliverance,” called on believers to transition from grief to grace, emphasizing God’s boundless mercy.   Central to the sermon were powerful texts from 1Chronicles 4: 9-10 and 2 Kings 2:19-22. Rev. Idowu…