MAN to FG: Remove VAT on diesel to curtail price hike
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has asked the federal government to remove the value-added tax (VAT) on diesel as an instant stimulus for an immediate price reduction. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, director-general, MAN, made the call in a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos. The association also called on the federal government to […]
Report: Tinubu has settled for Muslim running mate, to inform Buhari today
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reportedly settled for a Muslim running mate. According to NAN, a source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation who requested anonymity confirmed the development on Sunday. Tinubu is expected to make known the identity of his running mate this week. Over […]
Newspaper Headlines: Fuel crisis may worsen as marketers threaten strike
The release of seven more abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna train attack dominated the front pages of Nigerian dailies. Source: Top Stories
In disturbing video, kidnapped cousin of Jonathan cries for help from shallow grave
A disturbing video featuring Mike Ogiasa, cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been circulating on social media. Mike Ogiasa, a former commissioner for special duties (federal projects) in Bayelsa state, was abducted in early June by gunmen in his hometown, Otuabadi, in Ogbia LGA. In a video that has now gone […]
Insecurity: More questions than answers
Tuesday’s attack on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, FCT, by the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) terrorists was especially scary because of the escape of all the 64 Boko Haram prisoners — along with other dangerous criminals and criminal suspects. In a rare gesture since he came to office in 2015, President […]
Terrorists free 7 abducted Kaduna train passengers — including Ango Abdullahi’s son
Seven more abducted passengers of the Abuja- Kaduna train attack have been freed. According to the Kaduna-based Desert Herald newspaper, the son of Ango Abdullahi, chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), is among the seven freed victims. Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, confirmed the release of the abducted passengers. On […]
NCDC records 880 fresh COVID cases — highest in over five months
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 880 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, raising the tally to 258,517 since the onset of the pandemic. The figure is the highest number of weekly cases recorded since between January 17 and 23, when the cases reached 1,258. According to the agency’s latest […]
APC senatorial tickets: INEC asks Lawan, Akpabio to seek redress in court
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked persons aggrieved over the conduct of primaries to seek redress in court. Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Godswill Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, had been listed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as candidates for Yobe north and Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial districts, […]
Saraki to APC governors: You can’t take Wike away from PDP
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the visit by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, as a miscalculation. On Friday, three governors of the APC — Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos — visited Wike’s residence in […]
Four rescued, two missing as flood sweeps vehicles away in Lagos
Five people were swept away by a flood in the Oyatoki area of Agege, Lagos state on Saturday. In a statement by Ibrahim Farinloye, zonal coordinator, south-west, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the incident involved two vehicles — a Lexus jeep carrying three persons and a Toyota with three occupants. Farinloye said […]