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  Nine persons have reportedly died after taking local gin called ogogoro in Ijebu Ogbogbo, Ogun state. According to TMC Reporter, he narrated that a friend suspected poisoned his friends after some rancor between them with led to ‘threats’. Read the Details as reported by TMC: THE FULL STORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN OGBOGBO, IJEBU ODE. This unfortunate incident occured on Sunday night after some set of people (names unknown) came to local gin seller in ogbogbo. Even at that black spot center, I got an information that some friends there had a dispute that lead to threatening of each other that one of them uttered that he will show his friend the stuff he his made of. After they drank together they dispatched to their various homes. On Monday morning to evening, four of them died, while another one died Monday night. Before we got there on Tuesday morning, we heard the death of another two person. All thanks to DPO from Attan division and his men for quick intervention as he calmed dow...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday ordered immediate release of grains and fertilisers to 50 million farmers and households. The sum was proposed for payment to 12 million poor households for six months to ease the harsh effects of the fuel subsidy removal.  The entire government’s palliative and relief package will be unveiled, the presidency said. The decisions were in response to feedback on the post-subsidy relief plan. Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, in a statement, said: “You will agree with me that it has become part of the culture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration to constantly dialogue with Nigerians who voted him into office.  “The President covenanted with Nigerians that their welfare and security will be topmost in the Renewed Hope Agenda of his government. “In the last few days, the conventional and new media platforms have become awash with stories of the government intending to embark on condit...

  The girls, one 13 and the other 15 years old… Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency which is also known as the Amotekun Corps have arrested two minors for allegedly feigning being kidnapped. The duo (names withheld) were nabbed after locking themselves inside a hotel room in the Akoko area of the state and demanded ransom from their parents for their release. Disclosing this to newsmen, the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, said the girls, one 13 and the other 15 years old, hid themselves and demanded a ransom of N100,000 from their mother after faking their abduction. He added that the two girls also threatened the monarch of the town to pay the ransom within 24 hours or ‘they would kill the abductees in their custody.’ The Amotekun Corps boss, who also doubles as the Special Adviser, Security Matters to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, said that the teenagers were nabbed through a joint operation with the operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol to N617 per litre at outlets in Abuja. The fresh hike in the price of fuel was announced on Tuesday barely two months that President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy. Meanwhile, in Lagos, the outlets are selling between N560 to about N617, according to a survey conducted by Vanguard. As Nigerians groan over the new fuel price regime, the National Operations Controller of the Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Mike Osatuyi gave reasons for the hike. Here are the reasons: Increase in crude oil prices in the international market Brent crude benchmark price had surpassed $80 per barrel for the first time since May 2023. This is a sign that supply is gradually tightening and demand is expanding. This happened after Saudi Arabia agreed to cut its output to firm up oil prices, reflecting in 1 million barrels reduct...