NiMet Forecasts 3-Day Thunderstorms, Rains From Monday

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on Sunday, predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country, starting from Monday to Wednesday. The weather outlook released in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday’s morning hours. The release stated that there would be intermittent rains over parts of Niger, Benue, Kogi, Kwara States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT during the morning hours. “In the afternoon and evening hours, localised rains are envisaged over…

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How Tinubu’s VAT, Fuel Price Hike Will Worsen Cost of Living Crisis – Atiku

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned plans by the federal government to increase Value Added Tax. In a statement on Sunday via his X handle, Atiku said the policy would deepen the domestic cost-of-living crisis. He described the plan as a“blazing inferno that will consume the very essence of our people.” He said, “President Bola Tinubu, alongside his coterie of advisers, has resolved to raise the VAT rate from 7.5% to 10%, even as the NNPCL has announced a soaring PMS price increase at the pump. READ ALSO: Man…

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Man Rapes, Inserts Scissors Into 8 Year-Old Girl’s Private Part

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An 8-year-old girl was grievously injured after a 32-year-old man r@ped her and inserted scissors and a spoon into her v@gina and an*s in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 7, 2024, said the suspect, Bashir Umar, also injected an unknown substance into the priv@te part of the minor According to the PPRO, the suspect, whenever he saw the victim heading to school, he would entice her into his room, abuse…

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48 Victims Of Niger Tanker Explosion Get Mass Burial

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48 persons confirmed dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State have been given a mass burial. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arab confirmed this on Sunday. According to him, following further search and rescue operations, 18 more bodies were recovered in addition to the 30 bodies earlier reported. “Following further search and rescue operations, my agency discovered 18 more bodies which were also burnt to death and all the dead have been given mass burial,” he said.…

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‘Where Is Your Petrol?’ Group Queries Dangote Refinery Product’s Delivery Delay

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The Justice Action Alliance (JAA) has called out the Dangote Refinery to be transparent about its dealings, especially on petrol, saying that Nigerians are tired of the confusion trailing the availability and pricing of the product from the private refinery. Dangote Refinery had, on Tuesday, revealed that the Federal Executive Council would be the one to determine the price for the petrol produced in the refinery. The FEC, it declared, was already working on a new pricing arrangement for petrol produced from the facility. NNPC Yet To Lift Our Petrol…

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Perspectives On Local Council Conversations, By Rafiu Ajakaye

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“The judgment of the Supreme Court on local government autonomy wasn’t unanimous, just as Nigerians, political or apolitical, are split on the sustainability of the verdict…As a few states count days to local government elections, here are my views on the implications of the verdict from the apex court.”   One of the most difficult conversations to have these days is around our local government councils and grassroots development. This is made more complicated by the split judgment of the Supreme Court that says federal allocations should now go straight…

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5 Tips For You And Family To Be Safe From M-pox, New Killer-Virus

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“It mutates rapidly and has been spreading in more than 12 African countries with cases seen in America, Scandinavian, and Europe.” Health expert, Doctor Omotuyi Mebawondu, led the Platforms Africa e-Discourse where he unveiled all you need to know about M-pox and the real reason the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a new global health emergency. Excerpts;   The WHO has declared Mpox a global health emergency. What is Mpox, and why is it a global emergency? Is a viral disease caused by the mpox virus. With an incubation…

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NCDMB Lauds Nigerian Content Achievements In NLNG’s Train 7 Project

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The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has commended the significant Nigerian content strides achieved in the Nigeria LNG Limited Train 7 Project. The Executive Secretary gave the commendation to the NLNG on Friday at Finima in the Bonny Island area of Rivers State. This was during Ogbe’s visit to the NLNG six-train plant, Train 7 Project construction site, and the NLNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited training centre, Maritime Centre for Excellence (MCOE) in Finima, Bonny Island, Rivers State. Engr. Ogbe…

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Glitz, Glamour As AMACOS ’95 Members Meet For AGM + PHOTOS

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Another history was made on September 7, 2024 as members of the Association of Mass Communication Students 1995 set of former Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, converged, reunited and unwind as the set hosted its 5th Annual General Meeting, in Lagos. It was a delightful place to be as AMACOS ‘95 members thronged the venue of the event, replete with glitz and glamour. Members in attendance at the event in Lagos State were treated with different exquisite delicacies and drinks, while those who arrived early to the…

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Obaseki’s Wife, Betsy Replies Oshiomhole, Tells Childless Women ‘We’re Not Barren’

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Edo State First Lady, Betsy Obaseki, on Saturday reacted to a now-viral video in which former Governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole mocked her for being childless. Speaking during a zoom meeting with Edo women in the diaspora, in the company of Mrs Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, she reminded women that everyone was created by God for a purpose. She also advised childless women to see themselves not as barren but as fruitful, potential and proud mothers of children that would come…

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