Day: August 29, 2024

Fuel Smuggling Persists Due to NNPC’s Below-Cost Sales – Oil Minister

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has pointedly addressed the issue of fuel smuggling to neighbouring countries, saying that smugglers would continue to have a field day as long as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited imports fuel and sells it below the landing cost. Lokpobiri’s submission favours NNPC’s sale of imported fuel at a price above the landing cost to abridge the potential profit gap and disincentivize smuggling of the product to neighbouring countries for high profit making by those involved in the shady business.…

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Taye Obateru Now Prof. of Journalism, Cultural Studies

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

“Newsroom to classroom,” what friends wrote on Vanguard newspaper’s former correspondent and “Brown Envelopes And Media Practice in Nigeria” author’s elevation to full professor status by UNIJOS     The number of professors of communication in Nigeria has increased with the promotion of Taye Obateru, PhD, as a professor of journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. Platforms Africa reports that Obateru, a former correspondent with Vanguard newspaper and a twin brother to Dr. Kennie Obateru, former spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was elevated by the University of…

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Atiku Replies Bode George, Urges Him To Focus On Tinubu’s ‘ill-advised policies’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has responded to advice from his party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Bode George, that he should jettison the idea of running for the presidency in 2027. It was earlier reported that George, while advising the former vice president to bury any thought of vying for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027, urged him to take a cue from the United States President, Joe Biden. However, while reacting to the PDP chieftain’s comment via a statement issued by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, Atiku…

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Woman Threatening To Start Poisoning Yoruba, Benin People In Canada Identified

ADEOLA YUSUF

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has identified a Canada-based Igbo woman who vowed to start poisoning Yoruba and Benin people in Canada as Amaka Patience Sunnberger. The development was in reaction to a warning by an X user calling attention to the threat by the Igbo lady on a Tiktok group discussion to start poisoning Yoruba and Benin people in Canada. According to available information, the X user, Dami Adenuga had while sharing the audio of the Tiktok group chat noted that “A very…

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Nurse Arrested As Woman Seeking Buttocks Enlargement Dies After Injection

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a nurse over the alleged death of a 36-year-old woman, simply identified as Mrs Abiola. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the nurse was arrested after the Maroko Police Division received a report on Tuesday at about 11.40 a.m. from the driver of the deceased, whose name was not mentioned. He explained that the driver reported that at about 3:00 a.m. on Monday, his boss, living at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo-Lekki, asked him…

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‘Hours After Prostate Surgery,’ How Akwa Ibom CP, Waheed Ayilara, Died

ADEOLA YUSUF

He wore the green theater wear, asked the doctors to give him few minutes, moved to a side and observed two rakaat Naflah (prayed), sought forgiveness and said he had forgiven anyone that sinned against him.  Above all he told us the following about those he made promises to and those who should bury him…”   More details have emerged on the last hour of the Commissioner of Police for Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, who died on Thursday. Platforms Africa reports that Ayilara died early Thursday, 29 August, 2024…

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Nigerians Worse Off Than You Met Them – Afenifere Tells Tinubu

Abibat Babalola

Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed disappointment at the current economic state of the country, especially since the assumption of office by President Bola Tinubu. They lamented that the Tinubu-led administration in one year has left Nigerians worse off than they were at the beginning. This was stated in a communiqué issued at the end of its quarterly meeting presided over by the Deputy Leader, Oladipo Olaitan, held on Tuesday at Isanya-Ogbo, Ogun State. Salient Times reports that Afenifere, while maintaining that the country is troubled by pervasive…

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‘Unpaid N472m Bill,’ Eko Disco Disconnects UNILAG

Abibat Babalola

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos State has been thrown into darkness by the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) over outstanding debt. The UNILAG management confirmed the development via a statement on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The university disclosed that it paid the sum of N180 million to EKEDC but was abruptly cut off from electricity supply on Tuesday, August 27, without prior notice of disconnection and despite engagement with the management of the company. The university stated: “The University of Lagos management wishes to appeal to members of…

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