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No more 15% petrol import tarrif  The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says the proposed implementation of the 15 per cent of valorem import duty on imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Diesel is no longer in view. The NMDPRA disclosed in a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday signed by the Director, Public Affairs Department, NMDPRA, George Ene-Ita. Recall that President Bola Tinubu approved the introduction of a 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel imports into Nigeria.  The suspension of the policy is ,due to public outcry that the tarrif will worsen the prevailing price surge on price of petrol and other retail products 

PDP expelled Nyesom Wike Turaki now PDP chairman  Against all controversial court injunctions,worrying  parties and factions ,PDP held the national convention in Ibadan to elect the national officers  Three  governors  were conspicuously absent .That are Ademola Adeleke of Osun and Agbu Kefas of Taraba State. and Similaye Fubara of Rivers State  However, governors Ahmadu Fintri of Adamawa State, Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State, and the host, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, are  present  Meanwhile controversy trailed the convention as some party stakeholder present distance themselves from  the convention resolution for  expelling some  worrying members and faction members   The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, has distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party’s decision to expel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; former Ekiti S...

Christiano Ronaldo decides on retirement after Ireland red card.  Ireland 2  Portugal 0 Christiano Ronaldo got sent off after an itch with an Ireland defender .The centre referee gave a yellow card but was hinted to go for the video check by the assistant referee VAR. The centre referee changed to a red card and Ronaldo was sent off . Ireland won  the match with 2-0 . Portugal still have the opportunity of qualifying as the it has Armenia and Hungary to play  However , the red  card may be the deciding factor for Ronaldo  retirement plan .

 Wike-Lamido Vs PDP -Conflicting  court injunction stalled National convention  -Interim  /care taker committee proposed  Conflicting court judgements emanating from Ibadan and Abuja have put the PDP national convention into a jeopardy.  Earlier ,FCT minister, Nyesom Wike had gone to court  that the party  convention process must start from the wards . An Abuja Federal high court stopped the convention based on  Wike group prayer . However ,The Party got a go ahead from an Ibadan high court to proceed  with the mid  November convention  Few days to the convention, former governor of Jigawa ,Sule Lamido  took the party to court for his exclusion from becoming the National chairman of the great party .  On Friday, a federal high court sitting in Abuja made a final order restraining the PDP from conducting November 15th national convention. Based on the storm in the party ,the BOT led by Chief Adolphus Wabara is  fo...

Super Eagles hopeful for world cup. - Wilfred Ndidi cleared to play against DR Congo  The hope for Nigeria to fly the green white green flag in 2026 world cup came  more lively after the 4 - 1 bashing of the Gabonese on Tuesday in Morocco . The super Eagles are to meet DR Congo on Sunday by 20.00hr (8:00pm Nigeria) tto determine the winner and representative for Africa in the world cup play off . The DR Congo  defeated Cameroon  with a late goal to secure 1-0  superiority on Tuesday in  Morocco. Sunday's winner will  advance to the inter-confederation playoffs in March where six teams will battle for two places at the 2026 finals in Canada, Mexico and the United States. The super Eagles have had six clashes with the Gabonese senior team with three to two wins in favour of  DR Congo  Some of the DR of Congo to be watchful if include  Chancel Mbemba (Lille OSC) The long-serving captain of DR Congo  Theo Bongonda (Spartak Moscow) Aaron...

 "You are a very big fool." Wike told a military officer .                Source: Channels online  Details have emerged on the land dispute that triggered Tuesday’s confrontation between the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and soldiers who stopped him and his officials from entering a property in Gudu district, Abuja.  The minister of FCT , barrister Nyesom Wike lambasted the military officer during the face off. According to channels online ,the dispute reportedly came to a head when the minister with  about over 40 armed police officers and two bulldozers, stormed the estate site in an attempt to reclaim and demolish the structures already built by the military allottees. Working on order ,the military officers on the site prevented him from carrying out his planned demolition of the on going structures  You are a very big fool. As at the time I graduated, you were still in primary school.”"Shut up " Wi...

 Trump proposed eviction of S.Africa from G20. - Accuses S.A of discrimination against white minorities  - to boycott November G20 meeting in Johannesburg Donald Trump, has repeatedly accused South African government against alleged discrimination against white South Africans that constitutes 7% of population. According to BBC, Mr Trump has said he does not think the country should be part of the G20 any longer. South Africa Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya gave the  confidence that the country would host a very successful G20 summit when leaders from the world's largest economies gather in Johannesburg later this month. Mr Trump earlier plans to send the Vice-President JD Vance but changed his mind that no US official or delegation will be  in Johannesburg later this month. Every year, a different member state holds the meeting of the presidency of the G20 and sets the agenda for the leaders' summit .The US is  due to take over after South Africa. In ...

Soludo wins Anambra governor ship election         Sources ; Channels online  The 2025 Anambra State governorship election Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Omoregie Edoba, declared Soludo as the winner of the election  after the collation of results from the local government areas of the state where the election was held. The returning officer According to the results announced by INEC in the early hours of Sunday, Soludo won by a landslide in the 21 local government areas of the South-East state.   According to the Professor Edoba at the  state headquarters of INEC in Awka, the state capital, where the election results were collated. “I hereby declare that Soludo Chukwuma Charles of the APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,”  . Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), secured 422,664 votes whi...