A US court has sentenced two Nigerian brothers, who targeted a 17-year-old in a sextortion scam, to 17 years and six months in prison. Prosecutors said Samuel, 24, and Samson…
Read More Nigerian brothers to spend 17 years in US prison for sextortion of teenager who died by suicide
Our reporter/ As opposition continues over Tuesday’s increase in the pump price of petrol, Vice President Kashim Shettima has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken…
Read More Opposition mounts as Shettima summons Lokpobiri, Kyari, Ribadu over petrol price increase
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery will determine the price of petrol from October, according to a report by Bloomberg. On Tuesday, Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), officially announced the commencement…
Read More Dangote refinery to determine petrol price from October – report
Despite increasing pump price of petrol to N897 from 617 perlitre on Tuesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, [NNPC] has stated that the current pump price of petrol is not…
Read More NNPC hints at further increase, says petrol not selling at full market price
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, in the latest attack on…
Read More Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire