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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi evicted one of President Bola Tinubu’s supporters during a public engagement in the Victoria Island area of Lagos with stakeholders and homeowners on Sunday. The meeting was held with those whose properties were affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road project. Umahi was in the company of federal lawmakers inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects across the nation. Tempers flared at a point when the Minister opened the floor for questions, with a woman who identified herself as a leading campaigner for Tinubu during the 2023 election, challenging some of the government’s decisions. According to her, the…

Abraham Amah has been elected as the new State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State. Amah, who was the immediate past State Vice Chairman, Abia North/acting State Publicity Secretary of the party, scored 1,264 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olugu Kalu who scored 395 votes to come second. Amah, who is from Ihechiowa in Arochukwu local government area of Abia State, has been a critic of the present Labour Party-led administration in the State and is one of the umbrella party’s top shots who refused to dump the party. Zonal leaders of PDP who were…

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, was left fuming after Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez was not sent off for a tackle on Cole Palmer during their 1-1 draw on Sunday. Maresca has expressed his unhappiness after Martinez was not shown a red card. The United defender was only shown a yellow card in injury time. But speaking after the game at Old Trafford, Maresca was adamant that Martinez should have been given his marching orders. He said: “He (Palmer) was there in the changing room with ice. We are waiting now. “Hopefully it is nothing important and then I know you are…

Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has stuck with his pre-season prediction that Arsenal will win the Premier League title. Neville was speaking at Old Trafford, after United played out a 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. A day before, Arsenal lost 1-0 at Newcastle United, while champions Manchester City also tasted defeat for the first time this campaign at Bournemouth. These results leave Liverpool top of the pile, two points ahead of City and seven more than the Gunners, who are now fifth. But Neville said on Sky Sports: “I still have Arsenal winning the Premier League title. “I…

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. “Those boasting to sell petrol below our price are importing substandard products”, Dangote Refineries said on Sunday. The refinery which rolled out petrol from its plant on September 15, announced that it is selling to trucks at N990 per litre. 2. Notable chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akoko Northeast Local Government Area of Ondo State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of next week’s governorship election. Those who defected included a former House of Representatives member, Stephen Olemija, Lekan Bada, and Momoh Mufu, also…

No fewer than three bloodthirsty bandits have been gunned down by Nigerian soldiers at the Mai-Iddo village in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. About four farmers, including a woman, were rescued during the gun battle between the security operatives and the assailants. The bandits, according to Daily Trust, abducted two farmers at Mai-Iddo village and two others, including a woman, at a farm in the neighbouring Arikon village last week. It was gathered on Sunday that the victims were rescued after a raid on bandits’ hideout at a forest in Kurmin-Kare village. According to reports, the soldiers, who…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16, 2024, Ondo State governorship election, Agboola Ajayi, has accused the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of destroying the legacy of late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as it concerns the Amotekun security outfit. He made the allegations during the Ondo State Governorship election debate put together by Channels Television on Sunday. DAILY POST reports that the governorship election in the state will be held on November 16, 2024 with the two former Deputy Governors as main contenders. According to the PDP candidate, security in the state has deteriorated under Aiyedatiwa who…

The chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, Dr Ekong Boco, has declared three women and 15 men as winners of the November 2, 2024, local council elections held in all the 18 LGAs and 196 wards of the state. Dr Boco made the declaration at the CROSIEC office in Calabar, saying all winners are from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Following the announcement, all the elected chairmen were presented with certificates of return. The CROSIEC chairman emphasised the importance of fulfilling campaign promises and the responsibilities associated with local government councils in democratic governance. During…

The Federal Government has raised the compensation amount for property owners impacted by the construction of Section 1, Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The compensation sum has been increased from the original N8 billion to approximately N18 billion. This was announced by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, at a stakeholders’ engagement regarding the ongoing construction of Phase 1, sections 1 and 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on Sunday in Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, this decision was made to ensure fair compensation for the affected citizens. Umahi said: “The Federal Executive Council…

Dangote Refinery has alleged that an international trading company recently acquired a depot for blending and selling substandard products in Nigeria. “At the same time, an international trading company has recently hired a depot facility next to the Dangote Refinery, with the objective of using it to blend substandard products that will be dumped into the market to compete with Dangote Refinery’s higher quality production. “This is detrimental to the growth of domestic refining in Nigeria. We should point out that it is not unusual for countries to protect their domestic industries in order to provide jobs and grow the…