By Marcus Nkire Selhurst Park, Premier League – Saturday, 27 September 2025 Crystal Palace struck late to hand Liverpool their first league defeat of the season, as Eddie Nketiah’s stoppage-time goal sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory at Selhurst Park. The Eagles made a blistering start, taking the lead inside 10 minutes through Ismaïla Sarr. The…
By Marcus Nkire The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at its retail outlets to N900 per litre, just two days after an earlier increase to N955. According to The New Outlook News, the revised price was implemented on Wednesday morning across various NNPCL stations…
By Joseph Bayo Chief Sam Nkire, former National Chairman of the Progressive People’s Alliance PPA and pioneer member of the National Caucus of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress APC, recently celebrated his 71st birthday anniversary. He is seen here in company of some of his children, grand- children, wife and daughter-in-law in the United Kingdom.
By Marcus Nkuire LISBON, July 3, 2025 — The football world was plunged into mourning on Thursday following the tragic death of Portuguese international and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, who was killed in a car accident alongside his brother, André Silva. According to Spanish authorities, the fatal crash occurred on the A-52 motorway near Cernadilla,…
By Marcus Nkire Dangote Refinery Reduces Ex-Depot Price to ₦840 Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from ₦880 to ₦840 per litre. This marks a ₦40 reduction and signals a possible decrease in pump prices nationwide. The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Abubakar…
By Acho Marcus Nkire The Renewed Hope Partners (RHP) initiative, launched by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, is a bold step towards ensuring that the South-East region is fully integrated into Nigeria’s national development agenda. Designed as a key vehicle for President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the…
THE PAYOFF LINES is a book about Nigeria, written by Chief SAMUEL U. NKIRE as a way of paying back to society, after practicing journalism for at least fifty years and rising in politics to the position of National Chairman, among other public service engagements. Any reader is sure to enrich his or her knowledge…
BY RUDOLF AGBAI Ivorian Government Denies Coup Rumours as President Ouattara Chairs Cabinet Meeting ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire – May 22, 2025The presidency of Côte d’Ivoire has firmly denied reports of a military coup, confirming that President Alassane Ouattara presided over a scheduled Council of Ministers meeting on Wednesday in Abidjan. A statement from the Ivorian…
By Julius Epelle Former National Chairman of the Progressive People’s Alliance PPA, Chief Sam Nkire, has called on the people of Southern Nigeria to adopt President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the sole candidate for the 2027 presidential election. According him, “Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the only one who can win and ensure that power remains…
By Robert .C. Ebuka May 7, 2025 — Former UFC Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira has denied posting a cryptic tweet that expressed frustration with the UFC and hinted at potential retirement. The tweet, which was quickly deleted, stated: “I’ve never spoken poorly of the UFC but with what I’ve just heard I’m…
