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BBNaija Finale: Why Imisi’s Season 10 Win Is Dividing the Fanbase

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Imisi triumphed as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10 with a commanding 42.8% of total votes, nearly three times that of first runner-up Dede, who got 15.94%. According to Big Brother Naija data released on Sunday, the following finalists lagged behind: Koyin (15.23%), Sultana (7.94%), Kola (5.48%), Jason Jae (4.24%), Mensan (3.54%), Isabella (3.07%), and Kaybobo (1.72%). While many supporters welcomed Imisi’s decisive victory, others argued it was fuelled by “pity votes.” On X, user Mackie4reall stated that her win showed society’s misguided priorities. “Imisi winning #BBNaija reveals…

Despite Dangote’s Free Delivery, Petrol Price Holds Steady at N865/litre

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Despite obtaining petrol at N820 per litre with no logistics charges, Dangote Refinery partners have refused to cut pump pricing at their filling stations. According to Sunday’s findings, Heyden, AP, MRS, and other key partners continue to offer petrol for N865 per litre. Except for a few MRS stores in Lagos, who raised their pricing to N841 a litre, other stations maintained their old rates. Long lines formed at the MRS station in Alapere as vehicles hurried to buy petrol for N841, while others on the same axis sold for…

Retired General Back Calls for State of Emergency Over Terrorism

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In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ former Chief of Defence Staff General Lucky Irabor (retd) advocates for a state of emergency to address the Boko Haram insurgency. Irabor argues that the lack of political will has hindered Nigeria’s response to the insurgency and that an emergency proclamation backed by the National Assembly would be effective. Irabor, who was the CDS under the Buhari administration, noted, “The government had not yet summoned the political will and instruments to declare war on Boko Haram. With an…

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Nigeria Draws Colombia 1−1, Advances to Knockout Stage

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Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have advanced to the Round of 16 of the ongoing 24th FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile, after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Colombia in the early hours of Monday. At the Estadio Fiscal de Talca, the seven-time African champions put on a spirited effort, with goalie Ebenezer Harcourt making important saves in the 23rd and 26th minutes to keep the scores level during a tight first half. Despite Colombia’s early pressure, the Nigerians were the more inventive team, with Tahir Maigana, Kparobo Arierhi, and Suleman Sani…

Tinubu to Inaugurate $400m Rivers Crude Export Terminal

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The first major crude export facility constructed in Nigeria in more than 50 years, the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State, is set to be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu on October 8. The facility is the first entirely indigenous onshore terminal constructed in Nigeria. It was created by Green Energy International Limited, the operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11, Ikuru town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Forcados Terminal, the final of these facilities, was put into service in 1971.…

NNPCL Counts Cost of Strike as PENGASSAN Ends Industrial Action

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Bashir Ojulari, the group chief executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has expressed regret over the losses in gas and crude output brought on by the three-day strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Ojulari wrote to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to explain that the country experienced a 20% power supply shortage and a 16% oil production and 30% marketed petrol loss as a result of the suspended strike. The National…

Adekunle Gold Embraces Nigerian Roots in New Album, ‘Fuji’

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With the release of his sixth album, “Fuji,” on Friday, Nigerian musician Adekunle Gold pays homage to his homeland’s traditional sounds, marking a return to his roots. “That sound serves as Lagos’s theme music.” It is present everywhere. Afrobeats and everything else we hear today were born out of that sound,” Gold told AFP in Paris. The Indigenous Yoruba community, one of the biggest ethnic groupings in West Africa, serves as an inspiration for the Afropop icon, who is descended from the Kosoko royal line. The 38-year-old singer described it…

Independence Day: Tinubu ‘Unmoved’ by Hunger, Insecurity, Says Atiku

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Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and presidential candidate, has called President Bola Tinubu’s administration “unmoved and uncaring” for failing to address Nigeria’s growing hunger and insecurity. In a statement on his X platform to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of independence, Atiku bemoaned the fact that, in spite of the nation’s wealth in material and human resources, millions of Nigerians had been degraded to the status of refugees and beggars. Atiku remarked, “It is tragic that millions of our people have been reduced to refugees and beggars in their fatherland…

Abuja–Kaduna train platform opens for ticket payment – NRC

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The online ticketing system for the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service is now available for purchase, according to the Nigerian Railway Corporation. This was said in a statement released in Lagos on Tuesday by Mr. Callistus Unyimadu, the NRC’s chief public relations officer. According to Umyimadu, travellers were therefore urged to purchase their tickets in person at any of the scheduled stations or online at https://nrc.tps.ng prior to the October 1 commencement. He claims that after a study of the Temporary Speed Restriction (TSR) to improve operations, the journey time has been…

NNPC, Dangote Refinery Sign Fresh Two-Year Crude Supply Deal

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (  NNPCL ) have inked a new two-year contract for the supply of crude oil. According to report, the agreement reached last month would guarantee a consistent flow of crude to the refinery in Lekki, Lagos, which processes 650,000 barrels per day. Furthermore, it was learnt that the agreement is consistent with the Federal Government’s resolve to provide the facility with more crude, particularly in naira. The was found that around 82 million barrels of crude have been allotted…