Farmers,herders hold peace meeting to prevent clash in Baasi
…addresses the incessant clashes between farmers and herders By Kaseem Jenrade Farmers and herders living in the Baasi area, ATISBO LGA of Oyo State, have been charged to be their brothers’ keeper and live as one family with a view to achieving peaceful co-existence in the land. The admonition was Continue Reading
Edo PDP, APC clash over alleged destruction of party secretariat
The Edo State Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress are at loggerheads over allegations of party secretariat destruction. The Publicity Secretary of the Edo PDP Caretaker Committee, Chris Osa Nehikhare, in a statement on Thursday, alleged that the APC thugs invaded his party secretariat destroying Continue Reading
Oyetola-led Blue Economy Ministry Spends Over N600Million On Estacodes, Air Tickets, Refreshments In 4 Months, Monies Paid Into Private Accounts
Led by Gboyega Oyetola, the ministry paid out hundreds of millions of naira into private accounts for various expenses, including air tickets, hall rentals, refreshments, and honorariums, between July 26, 2024, and October 23, 2024. Arecent review of the public payment portal, Govspend, has raised concerns about the Ministry of Continue Reading
Nigeria’s NNPC Continues Importing Petrol, Diesel Amid Dangote Refinery Surplus To Maintain ‘$200Million Per Month Racket
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is still importing premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), also known as diesel, despite Dangote Refinery having sufficient supply. Interestingly, the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria has opposed petroleum marketers’ plans to import PMS, citing Continue Reading
Atiku blasts Tinubu over claims on Subsidy on petrol
Former Vice President and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over recent media reports alleging the administration is still paying subsidy on Petrol despite repeated claims by the President to the contrary. Atiku Continue Reading
ALGON accuses State Finance Commissioners of colluding with governors to obstruct direct FAAC fund payments to the 774 local government councils
The Supreme Court ruled that FAAC funds should be paid directly to local governments, bypassing state control, but ALGON alleges that commissioners are frustrating this order. ALGON demands immediate compliance with the court’s decision and threatens to initiate contempt proceedings if their demands are not met. The Incorporated Trustees of Continue Reading