President Bola Tinubu has launched CNG at N230 per litre to offer a more affordable alternative to petrol and diesel There is a plan to distribute one million free CNG conversion kits for commercial vehicles over the next 18 months The initiative the president believes will support a transition to CNG through authorised centres across …
Teenage girl stabs man to death in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man to death. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday in Lagos. He said that the incident happened on Monday, September 9 at about 9:20pm in the Ijegun area of the state. Hundeyin …
Court slams N10m bail each on EndBadGovernance protesters
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday slammed N10 million bail each on the ten members of the #endbadgovernance# protesters who were charged with attempting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 this year. Justice Emeka Nwite admitted them to bail while delivering a ruling on their bail applications. …
NiMet predicts heavy rains, thunderstorms across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the morning hours on Wednesday in the northern region. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over …
Father loses 3 children to building collapse in Jigawa
Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of three teenage boys of the same parent in a building collapse, which occurred in Birnin Kudu Local Government of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Dutse, said three others survived the incident. Shiisu said the …
Eguavoen quits as Super Eagles interim coach after draw in Rwanda
Augustine Eguavoen has stepped aside as the interim coach of the Super Eagles, OwnGoalNigeria reports. According to Eguavoen, his “mandate was for two games”. The technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, was brought in after attempts to hire a substanstive head coach for the national team failed. He took charge of two 2025 …
Check out Iphone prices in Nigeria
American multinational corporation and technology company, Apple introduced the newest iteration of its iconic iPhone 16 at the “Glowtime” event on Monday. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, highlighted the iPhone 16 series as being “engineered from scratch to fully leverage Apple Intelligence and its innovative features.” True to form, Apple is launching four variants of the …
Abia Govt cancels school resumption date, sets up a new one
The Abia State government has announced that schools in the state will resume for the 2024/2025 academic year on Wednesday, September 23. The Commissioner for Information and Culture in the state, Prince Okey Kanu, who disclosed this while briefing journalists on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Alex …
Two Nigerians found guilty of rape in UK
Northampton Crown Court in the United Kingdom has found two Nigerians, Tosin Dada and Solomon Adebiyi, guilty of multiple rape charges. Northamptonshire Police disclosed this in a statement on its official Facebook page on Monday, obtained by PUNCH Online on Tuesday. Before their conviction, Northamptonshire Police stated that Dada and Adebiyi had each been charged …