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• Artificial scarcity caused by recall of dirty petrol, source claims• NARTO to withdraw haulage services over diesel price, operation cost Residents of the nation’s commercial capital, Lagos, began the new week, yesterday, with some level of anxiety and confusion as fuel scarcity appeared in some parts of the state, especially on the Island axis.   With an estimated population …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has blamed the Nigerian judiciary for the nagging problem of delay in the determination of high profile corruption cases in court. Mr Malami said this in an interview on Channels Television’s primetime programme, ‘Politics Today,’ Monday. Citing the case of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, whose trial at …

Aviation workers have suspended their planned industrial action billed to commence today. This followed a Memorandum of Settlement reached by the workers and the Federal Ministry of Aviation in the early hours of Tuesday. Both parties signed the agreement at the end of a conciliation meeting held at the instance of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. The meeting …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has said there are reasonable grounds to proceed against a suspended celebrity police officer, Abba Kyari, who was fingered in a multi-million dollars fraud spearheaded by Ramon Abass, aka Hushpuppi. Mr Malami disclosed this while appearing on the Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday. The U.S. government had in July 2021, unveiled the charges against …

•We’ll disappoint Nigerians if we don’t take over power — Makarfi Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, Governor Nyesom  Wike of Rivers State, yesterday in Kaduna, said Nigeria is bleeding and that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,  needs  to take over power in 2023 from the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, to save the country. This came as Wike’s host …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerian professionals to jettison ethnicity, religion and ‘parochial considerations’ in making crucial decisions for the development of the country. He noted that only politics devoid of ethnicity and religious considerations could promote and facilitate development in the country. Osinbajo spoke at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Professional Forum, yesterday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, …

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has invited Rejoice Udoh, the wig maker injured in the eye by an official of the agency, for an amicable settlement. PUNCH Metro had reported how the 22-year-old was injured during an attack on a commercial minibus she boarded. A LASTMA official, identified as Kehinde, was reported to have smashed the mirror of the bus …

•Buhari allegedly in agreement with decision •Mustapha, Bwari, Al-Makura top list •Party to grant waiver to intending defectors, including Jonathan With the February 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) inching closer, leaders and stakeholders of the party, particularly, governors, ministers, and members of the National Assembly, are searching for a consensus candidate that would lead the …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Rights group, the Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice (ANEEJ), has called for an independent verification of the claims made by Sharon Ikeazor, Hon Minister of State for Environment, that recent SEPCOL oil field fire in the Niger Delta has been contained, and an evacuation had taken place. A press release titled SEPCOL’s Oil Field …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, Abuja Abuja, Nigeria – There was anger on Monday, February 7, at Court 5 Federal High Court Maitama Abuja, after Justice Binta Nyako once again adjourned the Federal Government versus Olanrewaju Suraju matter to February 18th 2022. The Federal government filed four counts against Olanrewaju Suraj, chairman of HEDA, in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/370/2021, ‘accusing Suraju …