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Monday 27th June, 2022

From The Punch Newspaper We Have:

Running mate: North-West, North-East fight over slot, I’m still searching, says Tinubu

There are indications that the northern governors of the All Progressives Congress from the North-West and North-East are divided over the choice of a suitable running mate for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This is as the former Lagos State governor on Sunday revealed that he was still searching for his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.

Building collapse: Lagos demolishes over 100 structures in eight months

No fewer than 100 structures have been pulled down by the Lagos State Building Control Agency within the past eight months, pursuant to its crackdown on building collapses in the state, findings from The PUNCH has revealed.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Governors take stern steps to battle worsening insecurity

Governors are taking drastic measures to battle worsening insecurity in their states as terrorists, bandits and other categories of criminals are unrelenting in their nefarious activities.

Buhari to decide on UTAS, wage increase for varsity lecturers, others, says Ngige

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon take a decision on the controversial University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) and the condition of service for varsity teachers, Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige hinted yesterday.

From The Vanguard Newspaper;

2023: Peter Obi would’ve been good; Tinubu, Atiku can’t fix Nigeria —Ango Abdullahi

Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the present crop of presidential candidates cannot fix Nigeria.

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Friday 24th June, 2022

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Aggrieved N’Assembly members plan showdown with govs over lost tickets

National Assembly members, who failed to win their parties’ tickets for the 2023 elections, are set for a showdown with state governors and their aides.

How three ex-bank workers planned with hackers to steal N20bn – Witness

The trial of three former workers with the First Bank of Nigeria facing attempted fraud charges before a Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, continued on Wednesday. The defendants, Ozioma Ugorji, 35; Ugwu Emeka, 32; and Obike Chukwuka, 38, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission for allegedly attempting to steal N20bn from the bank.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Detained Ekweremadu, wife risk 10-year jail in UK

Couple arrested at airport in presence of High Commission officials Remanded till July 7 over allegations of organ harvest, others
The desperation to save the life of their daughter yesterday landed former Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka, in London detention.

From The Nigerian Tribune;

Boris Johnson Asks If Buhari Will Run For Office Again

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Thursday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari whether he will be running for another term in office.
Both leaders held a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. However, President Buhari reiterated his resolve to respect the maximum term limit in the Nigerian Constitution.

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Thursday 23rd June, 2022

From The Punch Newspaper We Have:

20 senators set to dump APC, party’s majority under threat

The majority control of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate is currently under threat as no fewer than 20 APC senators have concluded plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party and others.

Fuel scarcity: Marketers rally against NNPC’s monopoly

Oil marketers have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the monopolistic privilege enjoyed by the Nigerian National Petroluem Corporation, NNPC.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Ngige, ASUU raise hope on varsities reopening

Hope appears in the horizon for students of public universities to return to their classrooms after 143 days at home. Yesterday, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said progress was being made on the contentious issues that led to the strike.

APC moves to prevent 18 senators’ defection

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday moved swiftly to avert a likely slide into the minority in the Senate. Eighteen more senators elected on the platform of the party are believed to be heading out to join opposition political parties.

From The Nigerian Tribune;

Continuous Voter Registration: INEC Will Comply With Court Order - Okoye

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have surrendered to the demand for extension of the Continuous Voters Registration exercise. INEC National Electoral Commissioner for information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye gave the indication on Wednesday in a chat with Nigerian Tribune last night.

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Wednesday 22nd June, 2022

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Fuel scarcity worsens, black market booms at N300/litre

Fuel scarcity worsened in Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and other parts of the country on Tuesday, resulting in motorists spending hours at filling stations. For oil marketers, the solution to the worsening fuel queues across the country is for the Federal Government to approve an increase in the pump price of the commodity.

Atiku raises team to woo Wike, Rivers gov’s camp adamant

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has set up a committee to pacify and woo the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and some other aggrieved members of the party. The initiative was instituted by Atiku based on the need to go into the 2023 general elections with a united front.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Why we dropped subsidy removal plan, by Buhari

Petrol subsidy removal was suspended because it was not in the country’s best interest, President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday.
He said while removing subsidy looks good on paper, the human consequences cannot be ignored.

From The Vanguard Newspaper;

Forests across Nigeria taken over by terrorists — Akeredolu

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday, pleaded with the international community to help Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.
He also raised alarm that forests across the country had been taken over by terrorists now terrorising Nigerians.

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Tuesday 21st June, 2022

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Presidential poll: Interim running mates risky, ex-INEC chiefs warn APC, LP

Former Independent National Electoral Commission directors and Senior Advocates of Nigeria have warned that political parties may face crises over their nomination of placeholders as running mates to their respective candidates ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Negotiation committee waiting for FG, say ASUU, SSANU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and allied institutions have both said they have yet to receive any message after discussing the 2009 agreements with the Federal Government renegotiation committee.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Petrol marketers increase pump price amid scarcity

Nigerians are now paying more for petrol despite the official price still fixed at N162.50 and N165 per litre.
Independent marketers, who started implementing a new price regime of between N170 to N190 at the weekend, insisted yesterday that it would be difficult for them to sell at the official pump price.

Governor-elect disputes Ekiti vote-buying claim

Ekiti State Governor-elect Biodun Oyebanji yesterday disputed the allegation of vote buying during weekend election. He said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), was not involved in any unruly behaviour.

From The Vanguard Newspaper;

Commuters stranded in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo, others as fuel scarcity bites harder

LAGOS—Commuters were, yesterday, stranded in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo and some other states, as the ongoing fuel crisis bites harder in the country.
The scarcity, which started in Abuja about three weeks ago, crept into Oyo and Lagos last weekend.

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Monday 20th June, 2022

From The Punch Newspaper We Have:

Ekiti gov election: APC, PDP clash over vote-buying, Oni’s camp mulls legal action

The All Progressives Congress on Sunday took a swipe at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party over the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State.
The party, in a statement in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said Nigerians were not deceived by PDP’s claim of being on a rescue mission in the country...

Tinubu returns to Lagos, seeks massive LG votes, hoodlums attack convoy

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed his appreciation for the support of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat; and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu.
Tinubu also urged the local government councillors and chairmen to mobilise people to vote during the upcoming 2023 general elections.

From The Nation Newspaper;

Oyebanji promises new dawn in Ekiti

"It’s a new dawn in Ekiti", Governor-elect Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji declared yesterday while accepting the result of Saturday’s election.

Huge crowd gives Tinubu rousing welcome to Lagos

Some parts of Lagos were on standstill yesterday afternoon for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who returned home to a rousing reception eleven days after clinching the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket in Abuja.

From The Nigerian Tribune;

Lunatics Have Taken Over Affairs Of Nigeria - Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has decried that lunatics have taken over leadership positions in the country and have held the country to ransom.
Obi also said that over 70 per cent of politicians in Nigeria today should not be in politics and need to be flushed out.

Ekiti Election: Some People sell their votes for N500, N1000— Observer

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Fuel Scarcity: Petrol Stations Refuse to Sell Fuel at Official Pump Price per litre

Some petrol stations have been reportedly refused to sell the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at the official pump price, N162-N165 regulated by government.

It should be recalled that the country just recovered from the importation of toxic fuel which caused a lot of damages to vehicles and machines, as some businesses were slightly shutdown, while some experienced lost and inconveniences.

It was however gathered that the situation has returned to normalcy, but some filling stations still sell between N180 & N200.

Our correspondent reported that some fillings stations along Iwo road-Olodo and Lalupon Axis still sell at the illegal price of N200, N180. Residents and commuters therefore called on the government and tax force to atttend to this issue.

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Friday 22nd October, 2021

From The Punch Newspaper, we have:

Nnamdi Kanu’s trial: NBA, Ohanaeze, others attack FG as DSS bars lawyers, journalists

The Nigerian Bar Association, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and prominent Nigerians on Thursday took a swipe at security agents for barring lawyers, journalists and Igbo leaders from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra.

IPMAN raises alarm over imminent fuel crisis as private depot owners raise prices

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Kano has alerted the Federal Government over the imminent fuel crisis in the country following the decision by some private depot owners to unilaterally raise the prices of the product. The IPMAN chairman Kano chapter, Alhaji Bashir Danmallam, stated this in a statement issued in Kano on Friday.

From The Nigerian Tribune Newspaper,

Nigeria relies on 2007 eye survey to plan eye care in 2021

ELIMINATING blindness in Nigeria may be a mirage if Nigeria continues to rely on its 14-year-old National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey, which was carried out in 2007, to plan for eye care services in 2021 despite the increase in the nation’s population by over 66 million.

91-year-old professor named among 72 new Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN)

A 91-year-old Professor of Law was on Thursday, October 21, named among 72 lawyers who got the new Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank. The 91-year-old Professor of Law, Professor Ajagbe Toriola Oyewo, who is also a traditional chief in Ibadan, Oyo State, was among the 10 academics who were in the legal profession that were elevated into the prestigious rank.

Abuja-Kaduna rail track blast: We saw bandits looking at our train after explosion —Shehu Sani

EXPLOSIVES planted by suspected gunmen detonated on the Abuja/Kaduna rail track on Wednesday night and disrupted train services.

From The Vanguard Newspaper,

Ngige faults exclusion of labour ministry in draft social protection policy

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has faulted the exclusion of his ministry in the draft National Social Protection Policy. Ngige said this at a meeting with a delegation of the United Nations and key stakeholder Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Thursday, in Abuja.