Fuel price increases have caused suffering for Nigerians, according to Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress. Additionally, he called Nigerians losers for adjusting to the increase in fuel costs. At the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue, which had as its theme “Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Gainers and Losers,” Ajaero made this statement. Nonetheless, he pointed out that it’s not too soon to gauge both the success and failure indices. The general public, he claimed, “loses out because Nigerians who used to purchase fuel at N187 per liter now have to do so at N700 per liter.” He claimed that despite…
Author: Mathew Aremu
Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, claims that the legal disputes that had been a source of distraction for his administration over the previous eight months have been resolved as a result of his Supreme Court victory. Nonetheless, he vowed to stick to the reason he was elected and said he would not let anything divert attention from the state’s governance. Tonye Cole, the All Progressives Congress candidate for governor of Rivers State, had his appeal denied by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Cole petitioned the supreme court to remove Fubara from office as state governor. Cole’s appeal was…
After a gunfight between state police command agents and some suspected robbers on Thursday morning, the Abbey Hostel in Ode Remo, where some students from the Gateway ICT Polytechnic Saapade reside, was turned into a chaotic scene. According to information obtained by PUNCH Online, the police shot and killed an unidentified armed robber during the gunfight. According to information obtained by our correspondent, four alleged robbers broke into the hostel at 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, causing chaos. Students’ cell phones and other electronic devices were taken away during the operation, according to a local source who wished to remain anonymous…
Olayide Adelami was vetted and approved to serve as the deputy governor of Ondo State by the Ondo State House of Assembly on Thursday. The event occurred a day after Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor, selected Adelami as the deputy governor-nominee and forwarded his name to the Assembly for verification and approval. During the plenary session of the Assembly, the nominee was confirmed following the review of a report by the House selection committee, which was chaired by Mr. Olamide Oladij, the Speaker. Before the plenary, the House had earlier used the Assembly complex for a screening process for the nominee.…
On Wednesday, social media revealed another letter purportedly written jointly by two cult groups, Neo-Black Movement, also known as Aye, and National Association of Airlords, also known as Eiye Confraternity, pleading with Oba Adewale Babatunde Ajayi, the Akarigbo and supreme ruler of Remoland, Ogun State, to pardon them for their transgressions. This is the second letter in a month. The letter also contained denials from the cult groups regarding their role in the recent murder of Chief Abiodun Folarin, the Basogun of Itunsokun, Sagamu, a high chief of the Akarigbo. The popular and much-respected Chief Folarin was allegedly shot and…
In order for the Super Eagles to advance farther in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire, President Bola Tinubu has urged them to perform better. John Enoh, the Minister of Sports, conveyed Tinubu’s message to the Abuja players on Wednesday night in Abidjan through Zoom. Enoh claims that the President was not overly pleased with the team’s performance in the group stage. “I met with the President yesterday,” he stated. The President cornered me when I went to the villa to get something else, and I told him that the Eagles had qualified, so that’s how we’re…
Mr. Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a microfinance bank at Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, has been discovered in Mokwa, Niger State. He went missing on Wednesday, January 17. Onikolobo, Abeokuta, Temitope-based banker’s wife, who also works at a microfinance bank, informed our correspondent of the news on Thursday. “I am happy to tell you that my husband has been found in Mokwa, Niger State,” the woman stated. Tuesday afternoon, he gave me a call. One of the residents there gave him the phone, saying that the people who kidnapped him had already taken it. After that, we instructed him to…
Another letter purportedly written by two cult groups, the Neo-Black Movement, also known as Aye, and the National Association of Airlords, also known as Eiye Confraternity, has surfaced on social media for the second time in a month. They apologized and begged Oba Adewale Ajayi, the Akarigbo and supreme ruler of Remoland, for their previous transgressions in the letter. The cult organizations also denied any role in the recent murder of Chief Abiodun Folarin, the Basogun of Itunsokun, Sagamu, a high chief of Akarigbo. The chief was killed by three unidentified gunmen on Monday, January 8, when they broke into…
In Sokoto on Wednesday, the Nigerian Customs Service and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control set a large amount of counterfeit goods that were certified unfit for human consumption on fire. The Sokoto/Zamfara Controller of Customs, Musa Omale, claims that this is in keeping with the agency’s mandate to suppress smuggling. Items that were seized and determined by the NAFDAC to be unfit for human consumption were destroyed by the Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command. Government officials, as well as leaders of other security agencies like the Nigerian Army, NSCDC, and Nigerian Police, witnessed the destruction that occurred…
Ondo State’s former attorney general and commissioner for justice, Charles Titiloye, was jeered by employees at the state ministry of justice on Wednesday, setting off a small-scale drama. This came after Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa dissolved the State Executive Council earlier in the day. In a video obtained by PUNCH Online, the employees surrounded the hallway that led to the commissioner’s office while making fun of him and singing offensive songs. The chant, “Titiloye has locked himself up, he can’t step out,” was also audible. After the announcement, they continued to protest until he left the property. Nevertheless, it required the…
An unidentified man has been taken into custody in Lagos State on suspicion of stealing a Toyota Hilux automobile from his employer. PUNK According to information obtained by Metro, the suspect planned to take his family to Ghana when he stole the car. It was also discovered that the incident happened at approximately 1:00 pm on January 16. “A group of detectives moved quickly after receiving the information and during the inquiry, the car was found in Ilukogun village, which borders Ogun State and Lagos,” a police source told our correspondent. When our correspondent got in touch with Benjamin Hundeyin,…
Two people who are thought to be husband and wife were shot by some as-yet-unidentified gunmen, who then left their bodies in the boot of their Toyota Camry, which has the license plate EE-621-EU. Early on Wednesday morning, onlookers along the Tempo Junction, Umunya axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway noticed the two freshly dripping corpses. A video that is currently trending on social media shows onlookers encircling and scrutinizing the dark-colored Toyota Corolla. The two new bodies were thrown into the boot of the car with the doors wide open. The blood seen leaking from under the car boot suggested…
Two people have been detained, according to the Ondo State Police Command, in relation to the death of Abiodun Akintomowo in Ondo town, Ondo State, on Tuesday. After allegedly engaging in a sexual altercation with a woman who was thought to be his girlfriend on Sunday in a hotel in the Akinjagunla community, Akintomowo reportedly passed away. One of the suspects was the deceased’s girlfriend, according to State Police Public Relations Officer Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, who declined to identify the other suspect. The second suspect is the proprietor of the hotel where the incident took place. According to the PPRO,…
The planned transfer of some Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria departments from Abuja to Lagos has drawn criticism from Senator Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South Senatorial. He claims that “political cartels” are misinforming President Bola Tinubu, causing him to make poor decisions. In an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday, he claimed that “Lagos boys” in the corridors of power are giving the president bad advice. The senator argued, “All these Lagos boys who think Lagos is Nigeria are just misinforming and advising the President wrongly.” We will alert the President to the…
On Monday, the equity market maintained its upward trajectory, with investors making gains of N673 billion. The All-Share Index and the exchange’s market capitalization increased by 1.30 percent at the end of trading to close at 95,768.12 basis points and N52.408tn, respectively. Market participation decreased despite the positive trading, as the volume and value of traded units fell by 14.52 percent and 4.23 percent, respectively, to 721,813,844 units and N 14.407 billion. A negative sentiment in the market was evident in the 47 losers and 24 winners. Based on the ASI’s current movement pattern, which they said indicated that the…
54 Assistant Commissioners of Police have been assigned to lead the Force Intelligence Departments at the zonal and state command levels across the country by Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun’s order. This development follows a recent spike in banditry and kidnapping nationwide, particularly in Abuja and Kaduna State. According to data gathered from media reports and a reputable indigenous intelligence organization, Beacon Consulting, over 69 people were killed and 152 kidnapped during 194 attacks carried out by bandits and other criminals in the Federal Capital Territory in 2022. In a statement on Tuesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa…
To improve operations, the Federal Government has authorized a new organizational structure for the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The agency informed Dare Adekanmbi, the Executive Chairman of FIRS, of this on Monday through a statement that was signed by the Special Adviser for Media. It announced that a significant reorganization would be taking place. He announced that the new structure will be unveiled by Wale Edun, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, during a two-day strategic management meeting of the FIRS in Abuja. Adekanmbi claims that the meeting’s goal is to make sure that every director…
In Tuesday’s plenary session, members of the Ogun State House Assembly impeached Speaker Olakunle Oluomo. While discussing the reasons for Oluomo’s impeachment with journalists, members of the Assembly claimed that Oluomo was embezzler of funds. The legislators’ representative for the Obafemi-Owode Constituency, Shoneye Damilola Kayode, spoke on behalf of the lawmakers and said, “Oluomo came on board; we never wanted him, but the leadership of the party thought because he was a speaker we should allow him to continue as a speaker.” We continue to function, but later on we learn that the governor has been providing financial support. He…
At least 214 instances of oil theft have been reported to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company in the last week. According to the NNPCL, between January 13 and January 19, 2024, it discovered 72 illicit refineries spread throughout the oil-rich Niger Delta. The NNPCL revealed that “between the 13th and 19th of January 2024, 214 incidences (of oil theft) were recorded from various incidence sources” in the Niger Delta in a video documentary that was made available on Tuesday. The petroleum company claims that in the states of Rivers, Bayelsa, and Abia, “72 illegal refineries were discovered across several locations,”…
Oil marketers who have registered as its distributors have been verified by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The Nigerian oil industry has three associations of marketers that Dangote Group announced on Tuesday it had registered. Members of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria are among the marketers mentioned by the Dangote Group in a statement on its X on Tuesday. “Three notable associations have been registered, accounting for 75% of the Nigerian market as a whole. The post mentioned three organizations: the Major Oil Marketers…