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  The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has revealed that the protest launched against the fuel subsidy removal during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012 was mere politics. Fayemi stated this while delivering his keynote address at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Professor Udenta Udenta, in Abuja, on Tuesday. The event was also graced by Jonathan; former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili; and former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, among others. On January 1, 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan announced the removal of fuel subsidy, therefore, adjusting the pump price of petrol from N65 per litre to N141 in a move that sparked mass protests, known as ‘Occupy Nigeria’ across major cities of the country. The price was later adjusted to N97 after more than a week of protests. It was further reduced to N87 in 2015. ...

  Nigerians have taken to social media to slam Retired Justice Mary Odili for suggesting that those who filed petitions against the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election are trying to cause chaos in the country. Justice Odili had while speaking on Friday at a colloquium held in honour of Joe Kyari Gadzama in Abuja, noted that Wole Olanipekun, the lawyer defending President Tinubu at the elections petitions tribunal, is a master of electoral disputes whose expertise in tribunal litigation inspires confidence for victory, affirming that “a resetting of the mind” is soon to come for losers who would eventually accept their loss. Mrs Odili said the 2023 general elections generated a storm, particularly from losers, who feel cheated by the elections’ outcome and have since resorted to making incendiary remarks that could plunge the nation into anarchy. “There seems to be moves to throw the nation into chaos or conflagration. This may be brought...

US mission in Nigeria shared photos of a dairy farm in Ikun, Ekiti state. Credit: @USinNigeria Source: Twitter The estimated daily milk production of 10,000 litres within the next 18-24 months will require a speedy and reliable mode of transportation for rapid delivery to local markets and exports. This sector will be a huge economic benefit for the Ekiti Agro-Allied cargo connectivity.

  Popular singer, Davido has expressed displeasure at the situation in Nigeria after he changed Naira to Dollar today. The singer cried out on Twitter, saying, “Dollar don reach 500… I changed Naira to Dollar today and I almost cried smh this country nawa.” Recently, Davido shared a cute photo of his son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, whom he welcomed with his fiancee, Chioma Avril-Rowland. Ifeanyi is Davido’s third child after two daughters from two other women. The singer was recently celebrated by Chioma on his 28th birthday today. Sharing on Instagram, his fiancee prayed that he gets blessed with happiness from God the same way he makes her happy. “Screaming happy birthday to you @davido. you’re such an amazing everything!. I pray God makes you as happy as you make me today and always! We love you papa bear and hope you have the best day ever!,” she shared.

  Young man weds his white soul mate in Nigeria.   A photo making rounds of an adorable couple have elicited mixed reactions on social media. The photos show the moment a young Nigerian man tied the nuptial knot with a considerably older white woman. Twitter user, @Emmylexxz who shared the photo on his page, wrote; congratulations David…. The struggle is against poverty However, a lady wasn’t quite happy with the wedding photos and she opined that ”Nigerian men will always disgrace you”. See reactions below; @tha_reine wrote; Wtf is going on here?? What happened to we young girls now.Nigerian men will always disgrace you Amethyst wrote; The guy dey compare the future BTW naija and mama, what a blessing young man with grand children already, retirement benefits See other reactions below; Some are saying it is a struggle against poverty while others are comparing it with Regina Danials and Ned Nwoko saying they are the same if the reverse is a case.

credit:Vanguard 2023: APC leaders divided over zoning, control of party structure …C/River APC, Buhari’s minister, blast Eta over attack on Buni …APC requires strategic succession plan to remain in power – Lukman …It’s uncharitable to talk about zoning now – Salihu By Clifford Ndujihe & Omeiza Ajayi LESS than 27 months to the 2023 presidential polls, leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, are in a pitch battle for the soul of the party.  They are also divided over which zone should produce its next presidential flagbearer. Sources told Vanguard, yesterday, that eyes on 2023 is at the heart of the renewed battle for the control of the party hierarchy as party leaders  in South-West and South-East are locked in underground moves to get the  presidential ticket zoned to their areas.  APC minders sowed the seed for the looming battle between South-West and South-East zones in 2019 while campaigning for President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election with a pr...

Gunmen on Saturday evening killed an Associate Professor with the University of Agriculture Makurdi, Karl Kwaghger, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to The Nation, Kwaghger, who was a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department of UAM, graduated from the same university and was offered employment where he rose to the rank of an Associate Professor. It was revealed that the lecturer was cornered to a dark side of the street by four men who stabbed him several times around 9.30 pm at opposite IBB square in Makurdi. A private security guard within the vicinity of the incident said he was on a routine patrol and found the man in his pool of blood on the ground, crying for help. The security guard said he contacted his boss on the phone, who immediately called the B Division Police Station but the victim died shortly before help came his way. The killers made away with his Avenza vehicle and phones. The police confirmed the incident, saying an investigation had commenced...

  Nazo shared a photo of the Mavin records boss on Instagram and wrote: “ I’m shooting my shot….. if I die… I die. @donjazzy I don’t know if you remember I met you the other day at imax lekki…… me I’m not slim… so I will never ever stress you about loosing weight…. I like you like this please let’s go on a date @donjazzy happy birthday my crush.” Reacting to the post, Don Jazzy wrote “ Kai Oya let’s set the date o. I will definitely love to. Thanks a lot ❤️

The military on Monday said it is worried about the trend of some locals in the northeast declining to provide useful information to security agencies. At least 43 farmers were killed in a deadly assault in Borno on Saturday by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. The United Nations has said the death toll is as high as 110. The attack was one of the latest in a series of violent events being reported across the northeast. But military spokesman, Major-General John Enenche, while appearing on Channels Television’s  Sunrise Daily , said some local residents reduce the military’s effectiveness to combat the insecurity scourge in the region by not providing relevant information. “That has been our worry,” he said. “It’s a concern to us. You need a guide, you need information. Will they tell us? That’s a question that we have to ask. Yes, sometimes. And most times, no. And that was one of the issues we have been ensuring to overcome, with civil-military cooperation activities, reaching out...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has slated November 26 for the commencement of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, with five prosecution witnesses lined up to testify against him.. Our correspondent on Tuesday saw the hearing notice issued on November 24 for Thursday’s proceedings. Copies of the hearing notice were served on the prosecution team in the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Justice Binta Nyako had since March 28, 2019, revoked the bail granted the IPOB leader, ordered his arrest and directed that his trial on charges of treasonable felony would proceed in his absence; but the court had not had any sitting on the case since then. The judge, acting on an application by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Magaji Labaran, anchored her orders for Kanu’s arrest and trial in absentia on the defendant’s failure to appear in court since April 25, 2017, without any reasonable explanation. Kanu’...

Man arrested with four human skulls, hands, other body parts – Official The body parts were reportedly exhumed from a cemetery. ADVERTISEMENT The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu, who was reportedly found with four human skulls, two hands and three jaws exhumed from a cemetery in Ijebu-Ode. The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, revealed this on Tuesday in a statement. He said the suspect, a resident of Odenusi street, Ijebu Igbo was arrested following a report lodged at Ago Iwoye division. He said when the suspect was challenged by residents, “he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.” He said the DPO, Ago Iwoye, Paul Omiwole, led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contained dry human parts. “Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was subsequently apprehended. On interrogation, the suspect confessed harvesting the human parts from one Christian cemetery in Oke Eri Ij...

  Innoson: Lowering tariff on imported vehicles ’ll kill Nigeria’s auto industry • Rolls out IVM Connect, IVM 7-seater bus  0 BY MOSES AKAIGWE Government’s plan to reduce the import duties and levies on buses, tractors and her motor vehicles as contained in the recent 2020 Finance Bill will be a disincentive to investments, in addition to setting Nigeria’s automotive industry back by at least 10 years. This was the view expressed yesterday by the Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited {IVM}, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, while reacting to “the shocking decision” by the Federal Government, which he said would lead to the forced closure of many auto plants. The Federal Executive Council {FEC} had on Wednesday, November 18, approved a reduction in duties on tractors from 35 percent to 10; reduction of duties on motor vehicles for the transportation of goods from 35 percent to 10 percent; reduction of levy on motor vehicles for the transportation of persons from 35 p...