The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly called petrol has now been increased from the official N86 per litre. The product will henceforth now go for N145 per litre, Aproko247 has learnt. This is because the Federal Government has finally put an end to the fuel subsidy regime. It would be recalled that last…
Vibrant, erratic and unapologetic is Lagos; popular for so many things including the unnerving traffic and security agencies who man major highways. Their duty is to ensure the smooth flow of traffic and keep Lagos safe. From the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Vehicle Inspector Office, Federal Road Safety Corporation and the Nigerian Police;…
Traditional rulers in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State have backed the call for the inclusion of Awori indigenes in the state’s daily social, political and economic activities of the council and the two LCDAs in the area. The ruler of Ikosi land, Oba Alamu Oloyede and his Ketu land counterpart, Oba Isiaka Balogun,…
Chris Obiemeyengo Residents of Asaba have sent a Save Our Soul, SOS, message to the Police Commissioner in Delta State, Usman Baba Alkali. They claimed that in less than two weeks, a particular set of robbers have invaded a section of the Asaba capital city of Delta State. The district so described as a combination…
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Henry Ebireri has lost his sister to the cold hands of death. Mrs. Beauty Ejirhomu died in Benin. She was 57. In a statement in Asaba, Ebireri described Sister Beauty as a woman who commanded respect while espousing and living a life of humility…
Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Monday Igbuya on Tuesday described the elected chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Delta State Chapter as “a man of huge ability and a politician of conviction and integrity.” Speaking with journalists after the party’s congress in Asaba, Igbuya praised Barrister Kingsley Esiso for his “intelligence, hard work,…
A contestant of the Big Brother Africa, BBA, show Season 8, Evelyn Eveva Sitali, has been reported dead. Evelyn was in the house for the reality show alongside Beverly Osu, Melvin Oduah, Dillish Matthews (winner), Selly, Pokello, Angelo, Bassey and others. The deceased was said to have died at the age of 29 on Tuesday,…
Many Niger Delta militants were killed on Tuesday during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers in Bayelsa state, spokesman of Operation Pulo Shield, the joint force in the region, Isa Ado, has disclosed. Ado stated that a combined team of suspected militants and sea pirates, attacked his men in Foropa, a community in Southern Ijaw…
The state congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held in Ekiti, Ogun and Anambra all ended in confusion on Tuesday. In Ogun, three chairmen emerged from the Kashamu Buruji, Ladi Adebutu and Dimeji Bankole factions. While the Kashamu-led group held its congress at the party secretariat, the Adebutu group held theirs inside the amphitheatre…
Niger Delta militants have vowed to go on with their attacks on oil facilities in their region despite an order by President Muhammadu Buhari to the military to clamp down on the new faceless Avengers’ group. On Tuesday, the Niger Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, declared that the bombing of pipelines in the Niger Delta would…