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Matthew Hassan-Kukah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, has stated that candidates cannot be forced to sign a peace accord ahead of the 2024, Edo governorship election. DAILY POST reports that the signing of the peace accord was in the instance of the National Peace Committee headed by the former Nigeria’s Head of State, General Abdulsalam abubakar to shun electoral violence during elections. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, shunned the pre-election peace accord, which has become an electoral ritual in the last decade. However, speaking about the development on Sunday, during the Edo Election Security Townhall programme in…

Dangote Refinery has hit out at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for claiming they bought fuel from them at N898 per litre. https://dailypost.ng/2024/09/15/dangote-sold-fuel-to-us-at-n898-per-litre-nnpcl/ A statement made available to DAILY POST on Sunday and signed by Anthony Chiejina, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote Company, debunked those claims. Chiejina described it as “misleading and mischievous” and urged Nigerians to wait for “a formal announcement on the pricing, by the Technical Sub-Committee on Naira-based crude sales to local refineries, appointed by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, which will commence on October 1, 2024.” It read:…

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Frank Mba, has said orderlies and VIP protection will be deactivated 48 hours to the Edo State governorship election. Mba said only Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy will be allowed to keep their police protection during the next week’s governorship election. He spoke during the Edo Security Town Hall meeting on Sunday. The deputy IGP also disclosed that the Edo State borders will receive special attention from the police ahead of the governorship election. He said: ”We will clearly demobilise, and deactivate orderlies and VIP protection personnel 48 hours before the election. “The…

Some parents of students of Oriwu Model College in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Sunday protested against the sudden increase of boarding fees by the state Government. It was gathered that the fees jumped from N35,000 to N100,000 amid the ravaging hardship in the country. In a peaceful demonstration on Sunday at the school gate, the parents demanded immediate reversal of the fees Mr Kazeem Oladuni, Chairman, Parents Forum Association, PFA, Oriwu College, appealed to the state Ministry of Education to return to the old fees to enable their ward resume school. “Our children were supposed to resume on September 9,…

Daud Olatunji Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday held a high-profile closed-door meeting with three other elder statesmen at the hilltop residence of former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), in Minna, Niger State.  The private meeting, which lasted for about an hour, has sparked widespread speculation about discussions on pressing national issues, particularly Nigeria’s worsening economic challenges. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Obasanjo arrived in Minna after attending the 90th birthday celebration of the Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, in Benin City.  Upon his arrival in Niger State, he was received by Babangida at his residence, where former…

The Edo State Government has appealed to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to instruct security agencies to halt attacks on unarmed Edo residents ahead of next Saturday’s governorship election in the state. DAILY POST reports that the government also urged international communities to pressure President Tinubu to ensure that the electorate can vote for the political party they believe is best suited to lead the state for the next four years. State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, made the call on Sunday at a press conference in Benin City. Nehikhare stated that the call was prompted by findings from…

The Osun State Internal Revenue Service, has arrested two suspects for allegedly faking government tax receipts and clearance. The arrests of the duo was made public by the Chairman of the agency, Ademola Adewumi in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo. The government agency also warned taxpayers in the state to be vigilant and ensure they go to authorised channels to pay their taxes. Speaking on the arrest of the suspects, Adewumi revealed that they were arrested during a statewide audit and enforcement exercise. “Osun Internal Revenue Service, in its efforts to block revenue leakages in the state, has arrested…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Dangote Refinery sold fuel to them at N898 per litre. NNPCL began loading on Sunday, after moving about 300 trucks to the 650,000 capacity refinery in Lagos. But their spokesman, Olufemi Soneye, has now clarified the price at which they bought it. “We successfully loaded PMS at the Dangote Refinery today,” Soneye told Daily Trust. “The claim that we purchased it at N760 per liter is incorrect. “For this initial loading, the price from the refinery was N898 per liter.” At least, over 70 trucks have been loaded so far.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said its operatives in Uyo Zonal Command have arrested five Chinese for suspected illegal mining at Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects were arrested by the Commission’s Special Task Force on August 29 and September 10. Oyewale who named the suspects to include Zhon Qinping, Li Yi, Xie Bin, Chen Mou Zhou and Chen Zeng, said they were all arrested at an illegal mining site of a mineral suspected to be ilmenite, a…

Seven out of 281 inmates who escaped from the correctional center in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have been recaptured. DAILY POST reports that the development followed the severe flooding that damaged both public and private facilities in Maiduguri and some other parts of the state. The Nigerian Correctional Service, while confirming the number of escaped inmates on Sunday, revealed that about seven of them have so far been recaptured and returned to custody. The statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Umar Abubakar, said the flooding which occurred on Tuesday, brought down the walls of the…