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NNPC Increases Pump Price After Terminating Exclusive Agreement With Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reportedly increased the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets. Premium Times reported that...
Burkina Faso to Forge Strategic Partnership with Russia, says Prime Minister
Apollinaire Kyélem de Tambèla, Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, has said the country is set to establish a strategic partnership and diversify cooperation...
Ayra Starr, Rema, Asake, Burna Boy, Tems, Shine At 2024 MTV EMAs With Nominations
Nigerian music stars Ayra Starr, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Asake have secured nominations for the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), further...
Angélique Kidjo Submits “Joy” Featuring Davido For 2025 Grammy Awards
Legendary musician Angélique Kidjo has submitted her single “Joy,” featuring Nigerian artist Davido, for consideration in the prestigious Record of the Year category...
ECOWAS calls for ‘Stronger’ Democratic Institutions to Prevent Military Coups
Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has called for stronger regional democratic institutions. Touray disclosed this on...
Zambia Signs MoU With China To Build First Cholera Vaccine Plant
Zambia has signed an agreement with China to build the country’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing plant. The project will cost $37 million for...
Court halves bail for 5 #EndBadGovernance protesters from N10m to N5m each
A Federal High Court in Abuja has reduced the bail amount for five of the 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters previously charged N10 million each...
Malian Soldiers Neutralise Terrorist Leader
Terrorist leader, Aliza Ould Yehia, has reportedly been neutralised by soldiers of the Malian Armed Forces in a face off. According to AES...
Ethiopia’s First Female President Sahle-Work Zewde Resigns Amid Tensions with Prime Minister
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde resigned from office on Monday following a speculated disagreement with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Sahle-Work, the first woman to...
Burkina Faso: Eleven Convicted, Six Acquitted In Terrorism Case
A court in Burkina Faso’s Judicial Unit, specialised in terrorist offences and located at Ouaga II, has sentenced eleven individuals to prison terms...
ASUU Blames Emefiele, Cardoso For Infrastructural Deficits In Federal Universities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has blamed the immediate past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and the...
Thugs Kill One, Set Local Government Secretariats on Fire in Rivers State
Unidentified thugs have killed one resident in Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State and set two other local government secretariats on fire...