Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Oil marketers are currently converting some of their trucks to start supplying gas to filling stations in order to dispense Compressed Natural Gas to vehicles that run on gas. It was gathered on Thursday that about 800 tankers that formerly transported petrol to filling stations, were being converted by marketers to start moving gas to retail outlets. The marketers told our correspondent that they were now collocating CNG dispensing pumps in selected filling stations that dispensed Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. They stated that the move gained momentum after the halt in PMS subsidy by the Federal Government, following…

The Labour Party and its presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, on Thursday evening, sought an order of the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja to interrogate the Independent National Electoral Commission The LP and peter Obi, among other things, are seeking details relating to the information and communication technology experts used by INEC in the conduct of the election. The LP and peter Obi are challenging the declaration by INEC that  Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the election. In two separate motions argued by their lawyer, Patrick Ikweto (SAN),peter Obi posed 12 questions…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, on Thursday, applied to the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for an order to inspect electoral materials used during the March 18 governorship poll. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC governorship candidate, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, is urging the tribunal to nullify the declaration of Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the NNPP as governor. Kabir-Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat former Dep. Gov. Gawuna, who scored 892,705 votes. The petitioner is asking the tribunal to declare him the winner of the election, having scored the highest number of valid votes cast. He…

The immediate-past Minister of Interior and ex-govenor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he holds no grudge against anyone in Osogbo and Osun State in general. Aregbesola, who arrived the state capital on Wednesday to a warm reception, after his tenure as minister, said this while he paid homage to the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun, and his chiefs. Presenting his compendium of achievements to the monarch, the former governor recalls on when he first arrived the town after the All Progressives Congress had lost power in the state, stating that after four years in government,…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC), led by Vice President Kashim Shettima, to begin the process of working on interventions to reduce the impact of subsidy removal on Nigerians. This is even after the independent major oil marketers have pledged to donate no fewer than 100 high capacity buses to the federal government for mass transit operations. The cheering news was dropped by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, who led the representatives of some major oil marketers on a courtesy visit to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. Addressing State…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has commenced moves to return to government in 2026. Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated ex-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in the July 2022 election. On Wednesday, the APC leadership directed party officials in wards and local government areas to resume meetings and every other political activities. At a stakeholders’ meeting in Osogbo, acting State Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal said no effort would be spared to ensure the party returns to power. He explained that the party, convened at the instance of Oyetola, was to chart a new course for the…

In a new bid to justify his request for nullification of the election of President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday tendered the collated final presidential election results used in declaring Tinubu as winner of the election. The final result was admitted by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) without any objections from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shetima and the All Progressives Congress (APC) who are the four respondents in the petition. Apart from not opposing the final presidential election results…

The Former Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), in Ogun State chapter, Olaposi Sunday Oginni, has been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force. It was gathered that Oginni was arrested over allegations bordering on financial misappropriation, fraud, money laundering, among others. Our correspondent gathered that the former chairman was arrested on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State, capital by a team of police detectives from Force Headquarters in Abuja. Oginni was detained at Lafenwa Police Station, Abeokuta. He was later taken away to Police Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, as gathered. Our correspondent further gathered that Oginni’s…

The United States government has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), of more support and collaboration in different areas of its strategic operations to enhance its capabilities against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. This is according to a statement on Thursday, by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, who said the assurance was given by Dr. Mark Hove of the Africa and Middle East Office, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, US State Department, on Wednesday 1st June. Dr Hove gave the affirmation when he led another top official of the Bureau, Craig Nixon on…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has debunked claims suggesting that lopsided promotions are taking place within the agency. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made it known in a statement on Wednesday that no such thing exists as an elevation of officers based on bias within the agency. He added that promotions remain an ongoing exercise based on a number of factors including vacancies. “Indeed, the issues raised by the category of personnel mentioned in the reports arose in 2011, which was 10 clear years before the current leadership of Brig. Gen Marwa (Retd). “However, in a determined bid to…

Edo state government has raised the minimum wage for workers on its payroll from N30, 000 to N40, 000, Governor Godwin Obaseki  announced yesterday. He made the wage increase to curb the effects of the rising cost of living in a statement.Besides, the workers have been permitted work from home twice a week and show up in the office three days per week. The measures were taken as the state’s immediate response to the stoppage of petrol subsidy payment by the Federal Government, which pushed up food costs and petrol price. In the statement signed by the governor, the government said:…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of denying him access to electoral documents despite paying N6 million. Atiku is challenging the declaration of President of Bola Tinubu by INEC at the February 25 presidential polls. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat 17 other candidates including Atiku with 6,984,520 votes and the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi who polled 6,101,533 votes. Atiku through his lead counsel, Eyitayo Jegede told the presidential election tribunal on Tuesday that INEC’s refusal to provide the documents is frustrating the PDP candidate’s case.…