September 11, 2024
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Nigeria and the endless questions on fuel subsidy
By Olajide Adeniyi If the disclosure of Umar Ajiya, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Financial Officer, is anything to go by, Nigeria would have expended a princely sum of N7.8 trillion or $4.9 billion to make fuel price sell at a lower rate than it should ordinarily trade. That will amount to 23.15 percent […]
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Fuel Subsidy Timeline and Lifetime
By Olalekan Badmus In 1977, the Olusegun Obasanjo military government introduced a Price Control Act with an establishment of a Price Control Board at the federal level and a Price Control Committee in each states of the federation. Specifically, Section 6 of the Price Control Act prohibits “any person to sell, agree to sell or […]
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Osun to embark on climate data collection, reporting and tracking
By Sola Isola The Osun State Government has revealed its plan to embark on a comprehensive initiative focused on the collection, reporting, and tracking of critical climate data. Consultant to the Osun State Government on Climate Change and Renewable Energy, Prof Chinwe Obuaku made this known to Osun Spring Correspondent in Osogbo, the Osun state […]
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Gunmen invade imo Church, kill youth leader
A youth leader of God’s Doing Healing and Deliverance Ministry church in Orodo, Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, was killed during the invasion of the church by gunmen on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Samuel Ogbonna, was the proprietor of Feel at Home, a restaurant/bar located within the environment, and a close aide […]
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20 Kano council aspirants test positive for multiple drugs
At least twenty (20) chairmanship aspirants in Kano State have tested positive for multiple drug screening for the upcoming local government elections in the state. This was disclosed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Abubakar Idris Ahmad, the NDLEA’s Commander in the state, explained that the aspirants presented by the ruling NNPP in […]
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Woman dies while sharing Testimony in church
The Police have confirmed the tragic death of a 55-year-old woman, identified as Ifeoma. Ifeoma reportedly collapsed while sharing her testimony at the Ministry Church in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State during a Sunday service on September 8, 2024. According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was singing songs of gratitude before suddenly collapsing in front […]
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Court grants 10 #EndBadGoverance protesters N10m bail
By Olamilekan Adigun Ten #EndBadGovernance protesters have been granted bail by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. The defendants in the case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024, are; Michael Tobiloba Adaramoye (Lenin), Adeyemi Abiodun Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo Simon (aka Sob-S!), Angel Love Innocent (aka Loveth), Buhari Lawal, Mosiua Sadiq, Bashir Bello (aka Murtala), Nuradeen […]
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Lagos court jails American businessman 74 years over fraud
By Olamilekan Adigun The Lagos State Special Offence Court has sentenced an American businessman, Marco Ramirez to 74 years in prison over $1.6m fraud. Ramirez was sentenced on Tuesday following the charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC had arraigned the convict on a 12-count charge but later […]
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Man remanded in prison for defiling 9-year-old girl
By Olamilekan Adigun A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Badagry on Wednesday remanded a 44-year-old man, Sunday Lukas, in custody for allegedly defiling a nine-year-old girl. The defendant, according to police prosecutor, Ayodele Adeosun, committed the offence on May 28, at 12.20 pm, at No. 4, Aribena Street, Ijanikin area of Lagos. He said […]
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“Very soon, the public will read shocking details of how Oyetola officials abused their office”, Adeleke’s Spokesperson
Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has doubled down on his indictment of top officials of the former administration on contract award infractions, saying the public should expect bombshells from the Kolapo Alimi led white paper Implementation Committee. Speaking on Rave FM.Frank Talk this morning, Mallam Rasheed who asserted that the Governor’s Chief […]