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FG STOPS EXPORT OF COOKING GAS TO CRASH PRICE The Federal Government has stopped export of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas. The measure is to mitigate the price of the gas that has been soaring steadily. Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo, said “Short Term Solution: With effect from November 1, 2024, …

THE ONLY THING YOUR GOVT IS KNOWN FOR IS TO INCREASE FUEL PRICE – NLC PRESIDENT FIRES AT TINUBU The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has called for an immediate reversal of the latest fuel price increase in the country. Ajaero, in a statement on Tuesday, urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the fuel price hike, …

COURT SACKS KANO ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS, STOPS LG POLLS A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has disqualified the chairman and members of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting the scheduled local government elections. The elections were scheduled to be held four days from today on October 26, 2024. Justice S.A. Amobede, presiding over the case, …

THE TRUE OBJECTIVE OF THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR WAS NOT TO UNITE NIGERIA BUT THE CRUDE OIL . BY CHIEF MALCOLM EMOKINIOVO OMIRHOBO . The true objective of the Nigerian Civil War was not to unite Nigeria but to subjugate the Igbos steal the crude oil under their control in the then Eastern Region dominated by the Igbos and put …

EX-REPS MEMBER, FAROUK LAWAN, JAILED OVER $500,000 BRIBE, REGAINS FREEDOM A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom. This followed the completion of his five-year jail term in Kuje Prison. In January, the Supreme Court had affirmed the five-year jail term handed to Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to …

ANAMBRA PULLS OUT ON SUIT SEEKING TO DECLARE EFCC ILLEGAL The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to withdraw from the suit that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal, The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it was no longer willing to …

MAN DIES DURING FORTIFICATION RITUAL AT NATIVE DOCTOR’S SHRINE IN ENUGU COMMUNITY A Young Man Identified As Chikwado Eze, from Ugbaike in Enugu Ezike, Enugu State, has reportedly lost his life during a controversial fortification ritual at a native doctor’s shrine. The tragic incident has sparked outrage and raised questions about the dangers of extreme traditional practices. According To Eyewitnesses, …

HOW BUHARI REVERSED NIGERIA’S 16-YEAR ECONOMIC GAINS BY WORLD BANK Between 2015 and 2022, Nigeria witnessed a reversal of economic gains, as recorded by Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan between 1999 and mid-2015.The World Bank disclosed this in its latest Nigeria Development Update (NDU), themed, ‘Staying the course: Progress amid pressing challenges’. It painted a grim picture …

2027: PDP GOVERNORS TURN AGAINST ATIKU At 77, and going to turn 80 in November 2026, the next presidential election in 2027 is realistically Atiku Abubakar’s last chance. But the odds are already stacked against the former vice president who will be hoping for a third successive shot at the nation’s highest office under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform. …

CONFUSION AS DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS DENIES APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF The Defence Head Quarters (DHQ) has announced that there is no appointment as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) exists within the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is as the DHQ clarified that Major General Abdulsalam Bagudu Ibrahim, remains the Chief of Policy and Plans, and has …