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The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has announced an extension for party primaries in preparation for the upcoming Local Government elections, in response to the public holiday declared for Monday, 16th September 2024.In a statement issued by Mr. Babatunde Osibodu, Chairman of...

The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) has commenced the distribution of 1,000 conversion kits across some states in the federation to minimise the impact of the fuel subsidy removal.The conversion kits are designed to enable vehicles to run on compressed natural gas, a cleaner and more affordable alternative to petrol.The Programme Director of the initiative, MICHEAL OLUWAGBEMI said the move will bring down transportation costs and the initiative will gener...

The U.S. government and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court on Monday as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that will determine if – or how — a popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country.Attorneys for the two sides will appear before a panel of judges at the federal appeals court in Washington. TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, are challenging a U.S. law that require...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have sued President BOLA TINUBU over his failure to reverse the increase in the pump price of petrol....

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has released a breakdown of estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) from Dangote Refinery in retail stations across the country based on September 2024 pricing.The company confirmed that it is paying Dangote Refinery in United States Dollars for the September 2024 PMS offtake.The state-owned company stressed that the Dangote Refinery Petrol gantry was bought at N898.78 per liter. Consequently, the estimated cost price of p...

Mexico's judicial reform overhauling the country's courts, which will allow voters to elect judges, officially took effect on Sunday after the text of the constitutional changes was published in the government gazette.The reforms mark a major legislative victory in President ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR's final weeks in office.The reform was championed by LOPEZ OBRADOR, and approved by his allies in Congress and a majority of state legislatures earlier this month....

Parts of Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia were flooded over the weekend as Storm Boris unleashed record-breaking rainfall. It comes after Europe’s hottest summer on record and unprecedented heat in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, which scientists say fuelled the storm.Parts of central and eastern Europe are experiencing some of the worst flooding events in modern history, which over the weekend killed at least eight people and displaced tens of thou...

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Midfielder AZEEZ FALOLU came up with a stoppage time winner for Katsina United on Sunday, earning the Chanji Boys a 2-1 win over Bendel Insurance during their Nigeria Premier Football League NPFL clash at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina.In the other NPFL match-day two games, EDDIDIONG EZEKIEL’s last-minute penalty also rescued a point for hosts Akwa United against Abia Warriors in Uyo.In Yenagoa, RABIU ABDULLAHI also rescued a point for LADAN BOSSO’s Bayelsa U...