Author: NPO Admin II
Motorists Groan as Long Queues, Fuel Scarcity Grounds Jos Most motorists in Jos have expressed concern about the emergence of long queues at various filling stations as fuel scarcity hits Jos-Bukuru metropolis. Some of the motorists, who spoke with the reporters on Monday in Jos, also alleged that some petrol marketers increased the price of the petrol. Correspondent who visited some of the petrol stations reports that majority of them were not dispensing the product to consumers, while long queues of vehicles were seen in the few ones that were selling. NAN also reports that in the few of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has tasked political parties and their supporters in the FCT to ensure that the February 12 Area Councils poll is violence free. Mrs. Zainab Gbefwi, the INEC Electoral Officer in Kuje Area Council, made the call on Monday in Kuje during a stakeholders meeting in preparation for the councils election. She said that the commission had through the Expanded Polling Programme increased the number of polling units to 262 while 7,024 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been distributed to owners so far. According to her, elections will commence from 8:30am to 2:30pm through a…
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, met President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential Villa to inform him of his ambition to contest the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu, after meeting the president spoke with state House correspondent saying he has the vision and capacity to govern Nigeria after Buhari. He said he is yet to however inform Nigerians of his intention. Details later…
Passengers Trek Long Distances in Kano as Tricycle Operators Begin Strike Passengers were stranded in Kano on Monday following a one-week strike embarked on by tricycle operators. The development reduced traffic gridlock normally being experienced in the city as a result of high number of tricycles. Most of the passengers were left with no option other than to either suspend their local travels within the metropolis or trek. Mallam Abdullahi Ali, a passenger, lamented on the strike, saying it will affect many people because tricycle remained the major means of transport within the metropolis. He urged the government and the…
My Wife is Repulsive, Man Seeks Divorce in Court
Mali on Monday condemned sanctions imposed on the country’s military authorities by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and responded by recalling its ambassadors to the organisation’s member states. On Sunday, Radio France Internationale reported that ECOWAS countries had imposed tough sanctions against the military authorities of Mali. West African states reportedly decided to freeze Mali’s assets in the Central Bank of West African States, close borders with Mali and suspend trade transactions with the country, with the exception of medical and essential goods. ECOWAS also decided to withdraw member-states’ ambassadors from Mali and to impose sanctions on…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has arrested 90 persons at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A statement by General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, described them as touts carrying out nefarious activities. The spokesperson noted that the raid was part of efforts to rid the nation’s airports of “touting and extortion”. The suspects were nabbed for “fake COVID-19 test results, touting, unauthorised entry, trespass, illegal facilitation, forgery, loitering, theft and public nuisance”. Yakubu said that some of those arrested were staff of Patovilki Nigeria Ltd., Lakewood Services, Nahco Plc, and other…
35-Year Old to Die by Hanging for Robbery An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a 35 year-old man, Oriyomi Felix, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convict was tried on a two-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery. Justice Bayo Taiwo who gave the judgment on Monday said that the prosecuting counsel, Mrs Sandra Stella, had proved the allegation against the convict beyond all reasonable doubts. The judge said the convict and others at large robbed Kamorudeen Adeyemi, Ibrahim Sariyu, Alhaji Alowonle Nurudeen and others on December 12, 2017 at Tose Moniya Ibukun Oluwa…
Venezuelan opposition candidate Sergio Garrido emerged the winner of an election in the state of Barinas, following a court-ordered rerun of the poll due to last year’s opposition win. Garrido, running for the opposition MUD coalition, gained 55.4 per cent of the vote, according to data released by the CNE electoral authority on Monday. Former Venezuelan foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, who was running for the governing Socialists, won 41.3 per cent. “Barinas, we did it,” Garrido said in a tweet, while Arreza conceded his defeat. “Although we gained in the number of votes, we did not reach our goal,” he…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday issued a warning over Lassa fever cases, which it said had risen to 4,632 and 102 deaths. The centre’s warning is comings amidst growing cases of coronavirus infections. The NCDC, in its latest advisory, announced the possibility of Lassa fever presenting malaria-like symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough among others. The centre said it has sent letters to states on the dangers of Lassa fever and the symptoms to look out for. Since, the last outbreak of the disease in 2016, the agency noted that there had…