Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says government should not be in the business of running refineries. Osinbajo said if the government continues to run the refineries, the problem it is currently facing would also persist. The Vice President stated this at a virtual meeting organised for the All Progressives Congress (APC) social media bloggers and influencers on Monday. “If the refinery is left in the hands of the government, it will continue to experience the same problem it is experiencing now. I do not think that it is the business of the government to run the refinery. It should be the…
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A Benin-based group, Obaseki/Shaibu Youth Movement (OSYM) has thanked the people of Edo State for demonstrating their electoral will at the just concluded governorship polls held in the state. Speaking on behalf of the group, Bright Negbenehi Okoebor, OSYM convener, expressed gratitude to the people during a press briefing in Benin City, on Monday. Mr. Okoebor described Godwin Obaseki’s victory as a strong statement against godfatherism and political dictatorship in the state. Okoebor, who is also an aide to the governor, used the opportunity to thank a number of friends and political associates who worked to ensure victory for the…
Alliances can make and mar us. Jehoshaphat king of Judah (south of Israel) was a man who sought the face of God. He was a decent ruler. But his yoking with kings of base virtue ruined his legacy. In particular, his dalliance with the house of Ahab and Jezebel impaired his bloodline and nearly cost him the glory of Yahwah. Power is a principal thing but the path on which we tread to its courts matters. I think it is hypocritical fighting a system but at the same time enjoying the dysfunctionality of that system. The Edo governorship election has…
Alhaji Shehu Idris, Emir of Zazzau in Kaduna State, has died. More details soon.
Jimoh Aliu, veteran Yoruba actor, popularly called ‘Aworo’ has passed on. Aliu died on Thursday after a brief illness at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital. He was aged 86. “The corpse of the deceased would be moved to his residence at Adebayo area in Ado-Ekiti before being taken to his hometown, Okemesi Ekiti in Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state, where he would be buried tomorrow,” a source and closed associate of the deceased theatre practitioner said.
The campaigns of the first-tier contenders in the Edo governorship election have been largely ensconced in the agitprop of godfatherism. While Godwin Obaseki, incumbent governor of the state, claims he is wrestling against the forces of recidivism who have held Edo down and who want to keep lording it over the state as godfathers, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his challenger, struggles to shake off the tag of being a flunkey of these ‘’patrons’’. According to Obaseki, his re-election will end godfatherism in Edo. In fact, the governor said his cardinal mission in the state is to end godfatherism. But what is the…
The Zone D of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared its readiness to join civil society organisations in protest against the Federal Government recent removal of fuel subsidy and increase in electricity tariff. This was confirmed in a statement issued by Kowe Amos, NANS (Zone D) Coordinator. The Joint Action Front (JAF), among other groups, has resolved to begin a nationwide protest today Wednesday. “For a fact, Egypt as a country has very little crude oil yet boasts of nine functional refineries. Also, South Africa with no drop of crude oil has four functional refineries. Meanwhile, ours…
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that Nigeria is now more divided than ever under his administration. This is, however, coming less than a week after former president Olusegun Obasanjo similarly remarked that Nigeria was drifting towards a failed state and blamed the President for mismanaging the nation’s diversity. In a statement on Tuesday, Soyinka, while clarifying that he was not a fan of the former president, said Obasanjo was, however, right in his assessment of the situation last week when he first raised the alarm of the country’s division under President Buhari. “I am notoriously…
Adams Oshiomhole, immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is among top Nigerians slammed with a visa ban by the United States Government on Monday, Sahara Reporters reports. Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, and Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello, are also among those affected by the latest US sanction, it was gathered. Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna on the other hand had his own visa ban extended. He has been banned from entering the US since 2010 over a graft case. According to US officials, more Nigerian politicians may be included on the visa ban list after the Edo governorship…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged to support plans by the ministry of petroleum resources to provide an alternate energy source for Nigerians by opening compressed natural gas (CNG) refill stations across the country, The Cable reports. A statement by Kennie Obateru, group general manager of NNPC public affairs division, quotes Mele Kyari (pictured), the group managing director, as saying the company will work with other stakeholders to provide viable alternatives to petrol which would ultimately lead to a reduction in demand and price of the product. The CNG (methane stored at high pressure) can be used as…
At least 1,000 police officers from Lagos State have been deployed by the state Police Command to complement other security personnel in Edo State for Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed this in a statement, said Hakeem Odumosu, the state’s Commissioner of Police, charged the officers to be of good conduct and exhibit professionalism in discharging their duties during the election. “He further reiterated the commitment of the IGP to sustain the core values of democracy in Nigeria via fair, free, and credible elections,” Adejobi added in the statement. “The CP said adequate incentives and welfare packages…
79 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 56,256 in the country. This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night via its verified Twitter handle. Out of the new cases, Lagos recorded the highest fresh cases with 30, followed by Kaduna with 17. Others are Ogun-7, Anambra-5, Kano-4, Katsina-3, FCT-3, Akwa Ibom-3, Oyo-2, Rivers-2, Delta-1, Plateau-1 and Ondo-1. Death toll increased by four to 1,082, while total discharged in the country rose to 44,152. A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below: