Subsidy Removal: Oil marketers lament, lack of money to pay differentials

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSubsidy Removal: Oil marketers lament, lack of money to pay differentials

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria also called NOGASA on Wednesday declared that its members don’t have money to pay differentials as the price of fuel tankers has suddenly jumped to N25  million up from N7 million before the removal of fuel subsidy. Bennett Korie, National President of NOGASA stated this while addressing journalists at a world press conference in Abuja, stressing that the group supports subsidy removal 100 per cent, and...

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Kwara Boat Mishap: Diri Asks FG to pay attention to waterways safety

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKwara Boat Mishap: Diri Asks FG to pay attention to waterways safety

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has bemoaned Monday’s boat accident in Kwara State that claimed more than 100 lives. While describing the mishap as sad and unfortunate, Diri commiserated with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the families of the victims and the people of Kwara State. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on Wednesday, said the tragedy was a sad reminder of similar incidents in the riverine...

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Mismanagement of 13% derivation responsible for militancy in  region – Clark

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMismanagement of 13% derivation responsible for militancy in  region – Clark

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

Chief Edwin Clark, leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said that the mismanagement of the 13 percent derivation fund is responsible for militancy in the region. While speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday, Clark noted that governors in Niger Delta are now richer than the Niger Delta states and berated former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for failure to account for the 13 percent derivation received during his tenure as governor. He said, “The 13...

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Coalition Of CSOs appeals to Tinubu to arrest ex-minister Malami, others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCoalition Of CSOs appeals to Tinubu to arrest ex-minister Malami, others

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

A coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) the Niger Delta Youth Congress, Initiative for Ethics and Value Orientation, Northern Youths Frontiers, National Movement for Democratic Change and 107 Anti-Corruption Crusade Groups, on Wednesday called on President Bola Tinubu to order the arrest of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Mr Abubarka Malami; former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Saadiyya Umar Farouk; and former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. According to the coalition, trillions...

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Gbajabiamila resigns as House of Reps member

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGbajabiamila resigns as House of Reps member

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 15, 2023

Femi Gbajabiamila, the immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, has resigned as a lawmaker to assume his duty as the chief of the staff to President Bola Tinubu. Gbajabiamila tendered his letter of resignation yesterday and it was read by the newly-elected Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, before the members of the House during plenary. Gbajabiamila was re-elected to represent Surulere 1 federal constituency in the green chamber during the 2023 general election. He was,...

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Over 700 Christians killed in May as farewell gift to Buhari – Intersociety

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOver 700 Christians killed in May as farewell gift to Buhari – Intersociety

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 15, 2023

International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has said that the Jihadist Fulani herdsmen killed over 700 Christians between April 12 and June 12, 2023, as a “farewell” gift to the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. This is contained in a June 12 Democracy Day report by Emeka Umeagbalasi, the board chair of the civil society group. Intersociety says the massacres were witnessed in Plateau, Benue, Kaduna and Nasarawa states at the...

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50% of Nigerian children engaged in child labour – Anambra govt

NewsNigeriaPolitics50% of Nigerian children engaged in child labour – Anambra govt

PilotnewsJune 14, 2023

No fewer than 50 percent of Nigerian children are engaged in child labour, the Anambra State Government has said. The state disclosed this in a public lecture titled: “The Danger of Child Labour”,organised by the state’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare in collaboration with Beecharity Outlook Foundation ( NGO) to mark the 2023 World Day Against Child Labour. The lecture was organised for Women leaders of various communities in the state and the...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaComedian Woli Arole asks Nigerians to anticipate his 5,000hrs prayer marathon

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 14, 2023

Bayegun Oluwatoyin, the comedian and actor better known as Woli Arole, has joined the ongoing trend of breaking a Guinness World Record motivated by Chef Hilda Baci’s record-breaking cooking marathon last month. On Monday, the comedian-turned-clergyman announced on his social media pages that he plans to break the Guinness World Record for the longest prayer session. “Pray-a-thon, 5,000 hours. It is doable. Anticipate”, Arole captioned a flier of the proposed pray-a-thon, tagging the Guinness World...

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Boat Capsize Kills 110 Persons In Kwara

LifestyleNewsNigeriaBoat Capsize Kills 110 Persons In Kwara

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2023

A boat carrying about 217 people wedding guests including a father and his four children have been drowned when a boat capsized at Egbu village, in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims were said to be returning from the ceremony at Egboti village in Niger State when the boat conveying them crashed on Monday. The traditional ruler of Patigi, Ibrahim Bologi II, who confirmed the development, said 110 have died, adding...

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Wesley Emerges As New Speaker ADHA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWesley Emerges As New Speaker ADHA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2023

The 8th Assembly of Adamawa State has elected Hon. Bathiya Wesley from the Hong constituency as the Speaker. In the same vein, Hon. Buba Mohammed Jijiwa representing Jada/Mbulo constituency was also elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Both the Speaker and his Deputy emerged unopposed. Immediately after the election, the speaker was sworn in by the Clerk to the Assembly Umar Usman Hamid, and later the speaker was sworn Deputy Speaker and other...

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