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Household kerosene prices surged across Nigeria in April 2026, with residents of Sokoto, Kebbi and Lagos paying close to N4,000 per litre, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS Household Kerosene Price Watch showed Sokoto recorded the highest average price at N3,965.10 per litre, followed by Kebbi at N3,808.75 and Lagos at N3,790.90. Katsina, Edo, Niger, Plateau and Zamfara also recorded high prices above N3,300 per litre. At the lower end, Bayelsa recorded the cheapest average price at N1,815.40 per litre, while Kogi and Yobe sold at N1,982.02 and N2,235.77 respectively. Kerosene, once a major cooking fuel in Nigeria, used to sell between N50 and N100 per litre before subsidy removal in 2016 and the continued depreciation of the naira triggered sharp price increases. Many households have now switched to cooking gas or charcoal as kerosene becomes increasingly unaffordable. The report also showed major price increases between March and April 2026, wi...

A 30-year-old woman, identified as Esua Ayibe, has d+ed after she was reportedly att@cked by unidentified persons in Benin City, Edo State. According to relatives, Esua had gone to Ujo Street in the Ogida area to assist a friend in decorating a funeral venue free of charge. After completing the job, she reportedly remained within the area when she was suddenly att@cked. Family members said the as+ault left her with severe inj¥ries, and she was rushed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) for treatment. Despite efforts by medical personnel to save her life, she later d+ed from her inj¥ries. Her remains have since been deposited in the mortuary. Relatives described Esua as a quiet and hardworking decorator who was well known for handling funeral & event decorations in the area. They have called on security agencies to investigate the incident & ensure those responsible are arrested & prosecuted. As of the time of filing this report, no arrest had bee...

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1.Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday visited former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, at his residence in Abuja. The visit comes in the wake of the fallout from the presidential primary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC held on Monday, in which Atiku emerged as the party’s presidential candidate. 2. No fewer than five persons, including two children, were killed on Thursday, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road crash at Iyana Egbado along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway. The lone accident involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD 809 XC, conveying 20 passengers at the time of the incident. 3. The two emirs laying claims to Kano emirate stool, Muhammadu Sanusi II and Aminu Ado Bayero, have announced the suspension of all Eid-el-Kabir Sallah durbar in the state. ‎The decisions, announced in separate briefings, ...

President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Omar Alieu Touray has expressed confidence that the progress made in the last 51 years of the formation of the regional bloc will propel it into a bigger and more responsive body towards building ECOWAS of the people. In a statement to mark 51st anniversary of ECOWAS, Dr. Touray said the regional union has evolved overtime as a symbol of unity, cooperation, and shared aspiration for a peaceful, prosperous, and integrated West Africa.  He noted that this year's theme, "Build the ECOWAS of the Future, Today," is both a clarion call to action and a statement of intent. It reminds us that the future we envision for our region will not emerge by chance.  It must be consciously and collectively built anchored on good democratic governance, investment in education. Infrastructural and energy development, free movement and trade, through positive decisions we take and the commitments we uphold today." The statement adds...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, under the leadership of the State Chairman, Hon. Dayo Ogungbenro, has officially cleared Hon. Oduola Olumide Sunday, popularly known as ALAYÀKÍ, to contest for the Oyo State House of Assembly seat to represent Ona-Ara State Constituency in the forthcoming 2027 general election. The screening and clearance exercise, which was held in Ibadan on Thursday, May 28, 2026, witnessed the presence of members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). Hon. ALAYÀKÍ, a prominent youth figure and grassroots mobiliser in Oyo State, successfully scaled through the party’s screening process, reaffirming his readiness and commitment to serve the people of Ona-Ara Constituency with dedication, transparency, and impactful representation. Speaking shortly after the exercise, ALAYÀKÍ expressed appreciation to the leadership of the PDP for conducting a transparent and credible screening process. He also thanked his supporters and loyalists f...

Nothing feels more disruptive and frustrating than suddenly losing access to a phone line. One moment, everything works as expected. The next, calls fail to connect, mobile data stops working, and a notification appears indicating that the line has been restricted or barred. For many Nigerians, this has become a familiar experience since the enforcement of the National Identification Number (NIN)-SIM linkage policy. The policy was introduced to strengthen digital identity verification and enhance national security. Under the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), all mobile subscribers were required to link their SIM cards with valid NIN records as part of a nationwide biometric verification framework. The NCC has continued to issue official updates and deadlines on compliance with the NIN-SIM linkage exercise. Tribune Online has also consistently reported on subscriber disconnections, verification challenges, and related compliance deadlines tied to the...