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Court has upheld Julius Abure as Labour Party National Chairman. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must officially recognise Julius Abure as the legitimate Chairman of the Labour Party. In a decision delivered on Tuesday, Justice Nwite affirmed the leadership of the Abure faction of the party and validated the March 2024 Nnewi convention that established the current national leadership, directing INEC to acknowledge this authority.This Nigeria news platforms recalls that the Abure-led faction accused Peter Obi, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023…

Dangote Refinery has snubbed oil marketers on direct petrol lifting. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Dangote 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery has ignored oil marketers’ call to lift its Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) directly. This Nigeria news platform understands that the President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi and the President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry disclosed this to DAILY POST exclusively in separate interviews. This comes as a report emerged on Monday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has quit its role as sole off-takerer of Dangote Petrol. The development places…

Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has named Manchester City’s Phil Foden as England’s best player at the moment. Rooney believes Foden is ahead of the likes of Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Bayern Munich’s Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane. According to him, he really enjoys watching the 24-year-old plays. When asked to name England’s best player at the moment, Rooney told talkSPORT: “Phil Foden, for me. “I know he has not played that much this season for Man City but Phil Foden at his best is the best player England have got. “Cole Palmer has been sensational…

NNPCL has ended its sole purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery.NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has officially ceased its exclusive purchase arrangement with Dangote Refinery, opening the market for other petroleum marketers to buy petrol directly from the refinery. This significant development, reported by PREMIUM TIMES, shifts the market away from the NNPC’s exclusive purchasing role, providing room for marketers to negotiate prices with Dangote on a “willing buyer, willing seller” basis.This transition aligns with Nigeria’s current market practices for fully deregulated products like diesel, aviation fuel, and kerosene, which are already open to direct sales. Dangote…

At least 84 ASUU Lecturers died in the last 3 months over unpaid salaries. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has revealed that 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. This Nigeria news platform understands that the President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, made this disclosure on Channels Television’s socio-political programme ‘Inside Sources’ with Laolu Akande. He said, “In the past three months, from May to August (2024), Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death. In three months, because of what our people are going through.  “Despite this…

NNPC has moved to implement a new Petrol Price regime as Dangote product circulates across Nigeria. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that having lifted about 103 million litres of petrol from Dangote Refinery between September 15 and 30, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is now set to implement a new pricing regime for the product, those familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES. The refinery was able to load 2,207 of 3,621 trucks sent to it within the period under review. The vehicles carried just 102,973,025 litres of the planned 400,000,000 litres of petrol earmarked to be lifted from the refinery at…

The Ogun State police command on Monday said that its Igbeba Division, Ijebu-Ode, arrested one Shedrack Olawale Olayemi, who had been on the police wanted list for armed robbery and alleged rape of some female students of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, in July. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday. Odutola said that Olayemi was picked up after an intelligence report revealed that the 33-year-old alleged armed robber and rapist was sighted at the university area, Ijagun, where he has been trying to…

The Kogi Government has opened up a 5-5-kilometre alternate route in Nyamanyama village on Ganaja – Ajaokuta Road to serve as a bypass in case the main Ganaja Road becomes impassable due to flooding. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov Ahmed Ododo recently directed the state Flood Disaster Response Team to immediately open up an alternate route to the main Ganaja Road. This, he said, was to ensure that motorists do not suffer from the hardship of possible blockage of the main road by the increasing level of flood waters in the area. The governor…

Troops of the Nigerian Army 6 Division have arrest four (4) suspects with over 4,000 litres of stolen condensates in a Toyota Camry with Reg No ZKW 648 AA Kaduna and a tricycle at Ebocha, in Ogba/Ndoni/Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State. Acting Deputy Director 6 Division, Nigerian Army Public Relations, Lt.Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma disclosed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST. He added that the troops also destroyed five (5) inactive illegal refining sites with several empty metal drums and arrested two suspects at Omoku, Orashi River with reasonable quantities of stolen condensates. According to…

Juventus midfielder, Paul Pogba, is in talks with the Serie A club over the termination of his contract. According to Mail Sport, Pogba’s second stint with the Italian giants is set to end. This comes after the Frenchman’s initial four year doping ban was reduced by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to just 18 months on Friday. This means the 31-year-old can resume playing competitive football in March. Pogba can also restart training in January. But Pogba is likely to continue his career away from Juventus, with the expectation that he will reach a mutual agreement with the…