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  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again called on motorists to shun panic buying of the product. In a statement released today by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC said at the moment, it has over 1.5 billion litres stock of PMS, which is equivalent to over 30 days sufficiency.   ‘’The NNPC Ltd. is also collaborating with relevant downstream agencies, such as the Nigeran Midstream & Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), labour unions in the sector and security operatives, to address hoarding and other unwholesome practices.'' the statement in part reads Nigerians have suffered fuel scarcity in the last three weeks. The fuel queues are however thinning out.  

  Mama Balde scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Lyon produced a stunning comeback to beat Lille 4-3 away in Ligue 1 on Monday and damage their opponents' hopes of Champions League qualification in the process. Lille were 2-0 ahead at the break before being pegged back to 2-2, but looked to have wrapped up the points when Bafode Diakite headed in his second goal of the match with five minutes left. However, Alexandre Lacazette pulled Lyon level again before Balde headed in Clinton Mata's cross two minutes into injury time. It is Lille's first home defeat since September and one that prevents them from climbing up to third place in the table. The northern side remain fourth with two games of the season remaining, two points behind Brest in third, and four ahead of fifth-placed Nice, who have a game in hand. The top three qualify automatically for next season's expanded Champions League, with the team finishing fourth entering in the preliminary rounds and fifth pla

  Bayern Munich have placed Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag on a new list of possible successors to outgoing manager, Thomas Tuchel.   According to Sky Sports, Bayern have contacted Ten Hag’s agent Kees Vos to enquire if the Dutchman would be open to taking over at the Allianz Arena. No formal talks have taken place with Ten Haag himself, but he has been made aware of Bayern’s interest.   Ten Hag communicated to his agent that his sole focus is on finishing the season strongly with the Old Trafford side, who still want to secure European football and win the FA Cup. The 54-year-old, has been confident of remaining at the club beyond the summer despite the uncertainty over his position as INEOS make sweeping changes to the football structure. Ten Haag is held in high esteem by Bayern, where he worked as a team B coach during the Pep Guardiola Era at the club.   Bayern’s hierarchy believe Ten Hag’s coaching has been hampered by a  off-field issues and a poor operational set-up at

  Polygamous Ghanaian man, Michael Houston, has surprised his two wives with their first cars.    Michael married his two girlfriends, Adepa and Deejah, the same day late last year in Accra    .  He shared photos of his wives and their cars in a Facebook post on Sunday, May 6, 2024.   “Congrats to my wives,” he wrote.    His wives took to Facebook on Monday, to express their gratitude to him.   “When I don't expect, that is the time you tend to surprise me the most. I want to thank you from my heart for your lovely gift. I feel so blessed when you go out of your reach to do something special for me,” Deejah wrote.  "You never leave an opportunity to amaze me and I love you for that. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude for the amazing gift that you've given me. My lovely husband  Michael Houston  you indeed surprised me. This made me realize how special I am to you. You are truly lovely in your ways And you surely know how to brighten up my days.    “Your gift wa

  In a heartbreaking turn of events, a Nigerian father mourns the loss of his 9-year-old daughter allegedly due to the malfunctioning of the  Access Bank   mobile app. The tragic incident, reported by an individual identified as PIDOMNIGERIA, underscored the devastating consequences of technological failures in critical moments. According to the distraught father, whose identity remained undisclosed, the inability to transfer funds using the Access Bank mobile app directly contributed to his daughter’s demise. The child, who was in urgent need of medical attention, was admitted to an emergency unit at a local hospital. Tragically, she was left unattended as her parent grappled with the financial constraints imposed by the malfunctioning app.The father, described as a single dad working offshore, recounted his harrowing experience, stating, “Failure of Access Bank @myaccessbank app to function since yesterday has caused him to lose his 9-year-old daughter in a medical emergency.” His an

  The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time.    The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.    He was fined $9,000 last week for nine violations.    Judge Juan M. Merchan warned Monday, May 6, that additional gag order violations could potentially result in jail time, though he said that was “the last thing I want to do.”    The trial enters its third week of testimony Monday with prosecutors building toward their star witness, Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and personal fixer who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the hush money payments.  Cohen is expected to undergo a bruising cross-examination from defense attorneys seeking to undermine his credibility with jurors.    Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in

 

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has commended Second Lt. Oluchukwu Owowoh for emerging as the first Nigerian female cadet to graduate from the Royal Military Academy (RMA), Sandhurst, United Kingdom. Mrs Tinubu, who received Owowoh, led by Maj.-Gen. John Ochia, the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), to the State House on Monday described her achievement as outstanding and divine. “Your story is that of aspiration, resilient and determination, really, your case is divine; it is not because you studied very hard but because God selected you for a purpose. “It is going to be from glory to glory, that is why we are here to celebrate you for what you have done, and I know that you still have more worlds ahead of you. “I pray that goodness and mercy will continue to follow you. The nation would continually celebrate you because of what you have done. Oluremi also commended the Nigeria Army for giving a female, the chance to excel. “I want to thank the Nigerian Army for giving yo

 

  Chelsea are looking to beat Paris Saint-Germain to Victor Osimhen and have developed a strategy to try and snatch the  Napoli   star. The 25-year-old Nigerian striker is destined to leave  the Partenopei  in the summer and his circa €120m release clause has set a clear starting point for interested parties, with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis having a reputation as a tough negotiator.Page 33 of today’s  Gazzetta dello Sport  details how Chelsea have drawn up a plan to try and convince Osimhen to accept the move to West London in the summer, coming up with a deal that they hope will convince De Laurentiis and Napoli. Prepared to pay the striker well over his current €10m net per season wages, the Blues are not keen to pay his release clause in full and instead are looking to pay around €80m as part of a deal that also includes Romelu Lukaku and an unnamed young player. This may prove difficult to pull off, as Lukaku’s hefty wages are difficult to digest without Champions League

  The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, has stated that 80 per cent of buildings in Ibeju Lekki have no approval.    Olumide disclosed this while speaking to newsmen recently.    In his words;   “Just last week Thursday and Friday, myself and the team were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of estates marked. We went there, and I can tell you that from what we saw, over 80 per cent of them do not have approval. The procedure to get approval is first to get the planning information, as to what those areas have been zoned for. In this case, what we have is agricultural land, and people now go to their families to buy agricultural land. Of course, those lands would be sold because those families do not know the use such land would be put to. The next thing to do is the fence permit. If you missed the earlier information on not knowing the area zoning

  ABUJA– The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the stay of proceedings in the contempt charge that was instituted against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, over the planned trial of the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Justice Jamil Abdullahi of the Kogi State High Court had summoned the  EFCC  Chairman to appear before him on May 13 to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for allegedly disobeying his orders pertaining to the case against the erstwhile governor. The summon followed a suit marked: HCL/68M/2024 and a motion No: HCL/190M/2024, which the former governor who is facing a 19-count charge the anti-graft agency preferred against him, filed before the court.   Bello contended that the EFCC Chairman flouted an interim order the high court made on February 9, when he directed officials of the Commission to lay siege at his Abuja home in a bid to effect his arrest. He maintained that t

  A Nigerian lady identified as Roseline has died due to severe burns after she was pushed into a big pot of boiling grounded fresh pepper and tomatoes by her friends in Delta State.     Activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Friday, May 3, 2024, said Roseline died last Friday after two weeks of fighting for her life in a hospital in Warri.     According to Joe, before Roseline passed away, she revealed that her friends were ‘beefing’ her but she still travelled with them for a catering job in Sapele where the incident happened.      The activist is demanding justice for the deceased, vowing to bring the perpetrators to book     RIP, dear Rozzy. She was pushed into a big boiling pot of grinded fresh pepper and tomatoes by her friend on Saturday, 13th April. She battled for about two weeks with her roasted/boiled body and finally died last week Friday 26th April," he wrote.    Rozzy was buried four days ago, but we can't just allow things

  Moniepoint and Paga have notified customers that their accounts will be blocked if they facilitate crypto transactions with it. This is coming after CBN ordered some new banks including Moniepoint to stop onboarding new customers.  This notification signifies a complete turnaround of the  announcement  by the Central Bank of Nigeria to lift the crypto ban instated in 2021.  In the notification sent to customers today, May 2, 2024, Moniepoint said "In line with CBN regulation we will close the account of anyone engaging or other virtual assets transactions and share their details with relevant authorities.  Paga also sent an email to customers saying that it is licensed by the CBN and needs to comply with all CBN regulations.  "Pursuant to the CBN circular with reference FPR/DIR/GEN/CIR/06/10, we wish to remind you that dealing in or facilitating transactions in cryptocurrency and other virtual currencies is not permitted." The circular referenced by Paga is from 2017 a

  A graduate of UNIZIK Awka registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) The candidate studied chemistry at the university but wants to be a medical doctor which was why she registered for the JAMB exam in 2024 Her result has been made public, showing that she got an aggregate of 324 in UTME as she seeks to re-enter the university  Uka Juliet Chidiebube scored 324 in the JAMB UTME. Juliet studied chemistry at UNIZIK, graduating as the best student in the Department of Chemistry in 2021. She graduated from UNIZIK with a first class, but she is determined to become a medical doctor, which is why she sat for JAMB in 2024. A breakdown of her JAMB result showed that she scored her highest mark in physics, where she got 92. Also, Juliet scored 68 marks in use of English, 82 in biology and 82 in chemistry. 

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has claimed that the West and various international monetary lenders keep Africa in continuous poverty. Speaking at the World Bank’s International Development Association summit for African Heads of state, held in Nairobi, Kenya, Museveni took a bold swipe at world leaders saying that most of Africa’s problems predicted over 60 years ago were a result of philosophical, ideological, and strategic economic mistakes. He claimed that a fundamental African problem is that aid from the World Bank and other Western bodies was majorly for profiteering. “The crisis which is in Africa today is because of philosophical, ideological, and strategic economic mistakes which we have been talking about since the 1960s. It is not an accident when you see the crisis in many African countries, the collapse of States. We predicted this in the 1960s – philosophical, ideological, and strategic mistakes. I don’t have time to amplify each one but I was very happy to hear the