The Ebonyi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, said it has uncovered a suspected illegal petroleum refinery in Abakaliki, the state capital. The corps said it impounded an articulated vehicle with the number plate Abuja ABC 624 XC, about to discharge 45,000 litres of suspected stolen unrefined petroleum product at the refinery. Francis Nnadi, the NSCDC state commandant, announced this in a press conference on Monday in Abakaliki, noting that four suspected oil thieves involved in the illegal transportation of the product were also arrested. According to him: “Our men on Saturday night, acting on…
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, directed all its members to lift Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, exclusively from Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company to crash prices. The National President of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. Accordingly, this move, which puts an end to IPMAN’s previous plans to engage in the importation of petroleum products, is expected to strengthen the nation’s supply chain for refined products and ensure a more stable and affordable fuel market across Nigeria. With the development, IPMAN members will directly receive PMS, Automotive Gas Oil, AGO (also known…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara has disclosed that the 1999 Constitution makes it impossible to impeach a president, suggesting that the country should change to a parliamentary system. Dogara, a lawyer, said the impeachment process stated in the 1999 Constitution makes it impossible to remove a sitting president no matter his offence. The former speaker spoke on Monday at a national dialogue organised by a group of lawmakers pushing for a transition to a parliamentary system. DAILY POST recalls that a group of 60 lawmakers sponsored a bill for the transition to the parliamentary system by…
Sporting Lisbon president Frederico Varandas has given one condition for Viktor Gyökeres to leave the club at the end of the season amid interest from Manchester United. Gyökeres has been linked with a move to reunite with his former manager Ruben Amorim at Manchester United. The 26-year-old has also been linked with Man United’s Premier League rival Chelsea. Speaking about the development, Varandas said Gyökeres will be allowed to leave Sporting if the interested club pays his release clause. “I can’t promise anything. If a club arrives and pays the release clause, if he wants to go, he will go,”…
The Ogun State government has vowed to sanction any dealer of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS or fuel station in the habit of manipulating pump prices and subjecting the citizenry to more hardship. Commissioner for Transportation, Dairo Olugbenga, gave the warning during a monitoring exercise by the ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Directorate of State Security, DSS, Nigeria Police Force, NPF, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW and Ogun State Park, to various filling stations across the state, towards ensuring that citizens are not overburdened with high transportation…
The residents of Azza Community in Lapai local government area of Niger State have called on Governor Mohammed Umar Bago to as a matter of urgency reconstruct the Muye-Gulu road to ease the sufferings of commuters. Speaking to Journalists in Minna, some indigenes and motorists explained that the reconstruction of the major alternative route from the state to Kogi will ease the plight of motorists. They stated that reconstructing the Muye-Gulu road would demonstrate Governor Bago’s commitment to infrastructure development and improving the lives of Azza Community residents. Aliyu Umar, a driver, shared his frustrations in an interview and highlighted…
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Benneth Igweh, on Monday, ordered a thorough investigation into allegations of N2.3 million extortion by yet-to-be-identified officers of the Zone 7 Police Command in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that an X user, Harrison Gwamnishu @HarrisonBbi18 had on Friday raised the alarm over the action of the officers. In the post, Harrison alleged that the officers extorted N2.3 million from one Nwosu Ndubuisi and forced him to sell his laptop at Banex Plaza to pay for his bail. Reacting, DSP M.B Abdulkadir, Public Relations Officer of the 7 Police Command said in a statement that…
Manchester United have confirmed the departure of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Van Nistelrooy was appointed on an interim basis after Erik ten Hag was sacked by the Premier League. The Red Devils released a statement on Monday, following the arrival of new head coach Ruben Amorim in the UK on Monday. It read: “Please send the accManchester United can confirm that Ruud van Nistelrooy has left the club. Ruud rejoined in the summer and has taken charge of the team for the past four matches as interim head coach. “Ruud is, and always will be, a Manchester United legend. “We are…
The Police Command in Yobe says it has detained six persons for allegedly stealing tricycles’ parts in Damaturu. This is contained in a statement by the command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Monday. He said operatives of the command arrested the suspects on Nov. 10 at Nayinawa, after receiving a distress call from Malam Musa Audu, a resident of the area. Abdulkarim said the suspects had removed the parts from commercial tricycles parked in the area before the arrests. “On November 10, 2024, at 1400 hrs, the police received a distress call from Mal. Musa Audu of Nayi-Nawa,…
Genk forward, Tolu Arokodare has revealed why he rejected a move to Turkish Super Lig club, Trabzonspor this past summer. The Nigerian was close to joining Trabzonspor but later changed his mind. Arokodare said Genk coach, Thorsten Fink talked him out of a move to the Black Sea Storm. “It’s true that I was almost gone, but (Thorsten) Fink convinced me to stay,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws: “ “Look, I didn’t really want to go to Turkey. At my age, you should only do that if it’s Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahçe. Yet at some point I started considering it.”…