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The Oyo State Government on Monday received 20 Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, buses from the federal government. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the initiative was to alleviate the effect of fuel subsidy removal and promote a safer, cleaner, and more reliable nation. The President, represented by the Chief Executive Officer and the Programme Director of Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, P-CNGi, Michael Oluwagbemi, said the initiative was one of the testimonies to the Renewed Hope Agenda. Oluwagbemi noted that President Tinubu was concerned about making life easy for Nigerians, having discovered the importance of transportation towards the development of the…

Ten members of the #endbadgovernance protesters were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja on charges of attempting to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu between July 1 and August 4 this year. The accused persons were said to have committed the treason offence during their one-week nationwide protests when they allegedly levelled war against Nigeria. The offences are said to be contrary to sections 96, 410 and 413 of the Penal Code. The Inspector General of Police, IGP who brought the charges against them alleged that the accused persons broke into the Abacha Army Barracks and openly…

The sentencing of a twelve-year-old rioter in Britain has been postponed because his mother has flown to Ibiza on holiday. The boy appeared before a judge in a Manchester youth court for his involvement in the unrest that erupted across the UK following the tragic killing of three young girls in Southport at the end of July. Judge Joanne Hirst told the court that she was “frankly astonished” that the woman had travelled to the sun for five days, even though she knew about the date of the sentencing. The boy was accompanied by an uncle. The twelve-year-old admitted two…

The Federal Government has taken legal action against suspected illegal miners arrested during a recent crackdown in Kogi and Ondo states in a continued effort to clean up the mining sector. This was disclosed in a statement by Segun Tomori, the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Monday. Mining Marshals in the Ikah community of Ankpa LGA, Kogi State, carried out the operation codenamed ‘Operation Hayakin Kogo’, leading to the arrest of two Chinese nationals and a Nigerian for engaging in mining activities that violated existing regulations. In a similar development, the Mining…

Controversial Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, has voiced his concerns about the growing radicalization of bandits in Nigeria. The cleric, on Sunday, shared a disturbing video via his Facebook page in which bandits were seen celebrating and chanting religious slogans. This is coming after the bandits reportedly burnt 2 MRAP vehicles belonging to the Nigeria Army on Saturday. According to a security expert Zagola Makama, the troops encountered bandits at a specified location within the Bello Turji camp, but their vehicle got stuck in the marshy terrain, hindering their advance. This led to an intense attack from the bandits,…

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested 19-year-old Timothy Dauda for allegedly shooting one Alex Ezekiel to death. DAILY POST reports that the incident happened at Onumu community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state. Moses Joel Yamu, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City, said the suspect was arrested by personnel of the Igarra Division. Yamu said the suspect was a self-acclaimed native doctor who specialises in preparing charms against guns and cutlasses. He noted that the suspect after preparing the charms…

Nigerians are yet to see the end of the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) crisis as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, blamed supply cost for fuel scarcity. The spokesperson of NNPCL, Soneye Olufemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. The firm’s comments come amid a report that its piled-up debt of $6 billion is the reason for fuel scarcity and the product supply hiccups. Reacting to the report, NNPCL admitted to facing financial strain due to PMS supply costs. The company, however, said it is committed to the role of the PMS supplier of last resort and to…

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said on Sunday it has returned, rebranded and rejuvenated, with a commitment to constructively engage the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. Alhaji Tijani Aruwa, the newly inaugurated State Publicity Secretary, emphasised that PDP is ready to provide a viable opposition to APC, to ensure that the state is not dominated by a single party. Addressing journalists in Lokoja, Aruwa appealed to members who defected to APC, Social Democratic Party, SDP, Labour Party, LP, and African Democratic Congress, ADC, to return to PDP, stressing that the party’s umbrella…

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has denied reports that it refused to register Science and Laboratory Technology, SLT, graduates at its Gombe State orientation camp. The reports alleged that polytechnic graduates, who studied SLT, were denied access for not having professional certificates from the National Institute for Science Laboratory Technology, NISLT. The state NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Chinwe Nwachuku, while reacting to the claims, declared them “untrue and baseless.” “No SLT graduate was denied registration; all graduates who showed up in Gombe were registered and are already undergoing their orientation course. “In Gombe camp, I am not aware of any…

Following the unending sea incursions that have continued to ravage the coastal community of Ayetoro in the Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, youths in the community have appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to declare a state emergency in the area. According to the youths, due to the incessant environmental hazard, no fewer than 5000 people have been displaced and rendered homeless due to the development. Speaking on behalf of the youths, Thompson Akingboye lamented that the damage done to the community by ocean surges included the destruction of maternity and health facilities, schools and small-scale factories established by…