Day: February 8, 2024

Court Orders Nigerian Govt To Fix Prices of Petrol, Other Items

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the Federal Government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa specifically ordered the government to fix the price of milk, flour, salt, sugar, bicycles, and their spare parts, matches, motorcycles and their spare parts, motor vehicles and their spare parts as well as petroleum products, which includes diesel, Premium Motor Spirit and kerosene. The judge gave the order while delivering judgment in a suit No FHC/L/CS/869/2023, filed by human rights activist, Mr. Femi…

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KWASU Deputy Bursar Dies Watching Nigeria/South Africa Match

Ganiyu Amodu

Ayuba Abdullahi, the deputy bursar of Kwara State University, Malete, is dead. He reportedly died on Wednesday night, while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. According to the PUNCH, sources close to the deceased but who spoke on condition of anonymity said Abdullahi went to a sports centre in the Sango area before he started feeling uneasy. “The Deputy Bursar watched the Nigeria/South Africa match from the beginning till the end of the extra time, till it was time for a penalty kick. “He…

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We’ll Marry Abducted Bride, Sell Off 62 Wedding Guest – Bandits Threaten

Abibat Babalola

The bandits who abducted 62 women accompanying a bride to her matrimonial home at Damari, Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State have threatened to marry the bride and sell off the women. The women were kidnapped alongside the bride last Thursday. In a viral video showing the captives, the bandits threatened to tie the wedding knot between the already married lady and one of them unless relations of the captors paid a ransom of N100 million to them. They also vowed to sell off the kidnapped wedding guests, if their demands…

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EFCC Clamps Down On Firms For Issuing Invoices In Dollar

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday joined the battle to halt further depreciation of the naira against the dollar. It launched a crackdown on dollar speculators, hoarders, racketeers and firms issuing invoices in foreign currency. The anti-graft agency said it had raised 14 special task forces to fish out culprits. The anti-graft agency, which announced the arrest of many racketeers in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, said each task force will operate from the agency’s 14 zonal commands. READ ALSO: BREAKING: NLC, TUC Issue 14-day Nationwide Strike Notice  BREAKING: APC…

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BREAKING: NLC, TUC Issue 14-day Nationwide Strike Notice 

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of the NLC and TUC are sad that, despite organised labour’s efforts to ensure industrial peace, the government seems unperturbed by the mass suffering and hardship across the country. The October 2 agreement was “focused on addressing the massive suffering and the…

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BREAKING: APC Chieftain, Cairo Ojougboh, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

The politician breathed his last while watching the AFCON semifinals match between Nigeria and South Africa   A former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ika Federal Constituency of Delta State, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, is dead. The politician was said to have passed away on Wednesday evening while watching the AFCON semifinals match between Nigeria and South Africa. A source close to the politician said, “Cairo Ojougboh, a medical doctor died during the Nigeria vs.South Africa match. “The incident happened when the penalty was awarded against Nigeria.…

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