Author: Olamilekan

A Nigerian man recently shared how he narrowly avoided falling victim to a WhatsApp scam, preventing the loss of ₦135,000.He initially received a message from his neighbor requesting urgent financial assistance. However, before proceeding with the transfer, he decided to verify the request by calling his neighbor via WhatsApp. When his calls went unanswered, he attempted a regular phone call but still received no response.Moments later, his neighbor finally called back, sounding distressed. He urgently warned that his WhatsApp account had been hacked and was being used by scammers to defraud contacts. Unfortunately, another neighbor had already fallen victim, unknowingly…

The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has projected a reduction in petrol prices, estimating that the cost could fall to as low as #750 per litre by the end of the year.Speaking on Channels Television, NIPSS Director-General Ayo Omotayo attributed the anticipated price drop to the operations of the Dangote Refinery and other local refineries, including the Port Harcourt refinery, which has reportedly been running for 110 days.Omotayo noted that while fuel prices have surged since President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the subsidy -rising from under #200 per litre to around #930 in some areas-ongoing reforms would…

Kogi’s Police Commissioner, Mr. Miller Dantawaye, declared the ban in a statement issued on his behalf by the command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja on Tuesday. The Police Command in Kogi has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central).The Police Commissioner in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja on Tuesday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the embattled Akpoti-Uduaghan was expected to pay a Sallah visit to the her…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have k!lled two persons and abducted a popular businessman, Chief Adepegba Bankole also known as Ade Bendel in Ilara town in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The gunmen stormed the community at about 11 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 and started shooting sporadically. Speaking with the Punch on Thursday, the monarch of the town, Oba Mutiu Adedimeji, disclosed that two people were k!lled in the attack. He narrated that the gunmen, upon abducting the businessman, escaped into the Republic of Benin and abandoned the victim’s vehicle along the road path. “Yes, the…