Author: Aminu Imam

“North not a parasite”, Senator Ndume declares 

Aminu Imam
Senator Ndume declares

Senator representing Borno-South senatorial district in the National Assembly,, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has responded to growing concerns about the economic survival of the North, asserting that the region is not parasitic.  Ndume, a former Senate Leader emphasised that all regions in Nigeria rely on one another, regardless of wealth. He said, “The North was, is, and will never be a parasite or dependent on any region or even the country,” Ndume declared. “We are assets, not liabilities, to Nigeria”. Ndume also addressed the ongoing tax reforms, dismissing claims that the…

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“Tinubu has ordered Nigerian military to end banditry in 2025” – Matawalle 

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Matawalle says

Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, says President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian military to ensure that banditry is brought to an end in 2025. Matawalle disclosed this yesterday, while addressing All-Progressives Congress (APC) members at his Gusau residence, assuring that the military would do everything to comply with the President’s directive. Speaking further, the former Zamfara State governor said the Federal Government has concluded all necessary arrangements to deploy more troops and military equipment to troubled areas in the North-West zone. “The Federal Government and military…

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Tragic stampede in Abuja, Anambra claims multiple lives

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Tragic stampede

Tragedy struck yesterday morning, as a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja, claimed the lives of 10 individuals, including four children, and left several others injured.  It was gathered that the incident occurred during the distribution of palliatives by the church to vulnerable and elderly residents of nearby communities, including Mpape and Gishiri villages in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt that the stampede broke out as thousands of residents scrambled to access the food items, leading to chaos and the unfortunate loss of…

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2024 Oil Licensing: 14 companies secure rights to Nigeria’s oil wells 

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The Federal Government has announced the new winners of Petroleum Prospecting Licenses in Nigeria, effectively naming new potential owners of oil resources in the country. The winners were announced at the commercial bid conference in Lagos on Wednesday.. According to reports, the new winners include: SIFAX & RoyalGate Consortium, which won PPL 300-DO; OceanGate Engineering Oil and Gas Ltd won PPL 302-DO and PPL 3007; Homeland Integrated is the winner of PPL 304-DO; Hakilat Oil & Gas Consortium Ltd trounced the NNPC E&P to clinch PPL 305-DO; and BISWAL Oil…

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After gulping $1.5bn rehabilitation,

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P'Harcourt refinery shuts down

 P’Harcourt refinery shuts down again  The Port-Harcourt Refining Company has stopped operating, just weeks after it appeared to restart production. Recall  that there were earlier reports during a recent visit to the refinery on December 19, showing that the facility was no longer producing PMS The refinery stopped distributing gasoline on December 13. When visited, the facility’s 18-arm loading area, where trucks normally fill up with petrol, was empty. While 18 trucks were parked along the main road to the refinery, and 9 more were in the parking area, none…

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Anambra stampede: Tinubu cancels all official events

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Tinubu cancels

President Bola Tinubu yesterday cancelled all his official engagements in Lagos, following the deaths of many people as they scrambled for end-of-year palliatives in Abuja and Okija community in Anambra State. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said the events, including the 2024 Lagos Boat Regatta, were cancelled in honour of the stampede victims in Abuja and Okija, Anambra State. Reports indicate that a yet-to-be estimated number of lives were lost at the two tragedies, which also left many others injured. The tragic incidents occured just few days after…

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FG debunks alleged plot to destabilise Niger Republic 

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FG debunks

The Federal Government has refuted the allegations that it had planned to destabilise the junta-led government of Niger Republic. There have been tensions in the relations of the two neighbouring counties stemming from the military coup in Niger in 2023, which also severed ties with the regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),. Recall that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, serving as ECOWAS chair, with some other presidents of West African countries had initially considered a regional military intervention to restore ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.  The Nigerien authorities alleged…

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Kaduna: Court stops customs from seizing imported rice in markets, seaports

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Court bars Customs

The Court of Appeal, Kaduna division, has ruled that the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), has no Constitutional right to confiscate imported rice in open markets. The court gave the order while delivering judgement in an appeal filed by the NCS against the judgment of the Federal High Court, Kaduna, which discharged and acquitted one Suleiman Mohammed of a 2-count charge on the importation of foreign goods. Nigeria. In the judgement, delivered by the three-member panel led by Justice Ntong Ntong, the court also ordered the NCS  to release 613 bags…

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NNPCL, ?angote slashes petrol price

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NNPCL, ?angote slashes

…?angote commends Tinubu’s naira-for-crude swap deal Days after the Dangote Refinery slashed its own price to ?899.50, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has also reduced price of petrol to to ?899 per litre. The  Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, who confirmed the development in an statement yesterday, said: “The NNPCL has taken a significant step in response to the competitive impact of deregulation in the downstream sector. “The company recently reduced the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit…

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Kogi Fulani leader raises alarm over threat, intimidation

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Following incessant security threats in Kogi State, the Sarkin Fulani (Ardo) of Yagba West, Kogi state, Babuga Mairali, has raised alarm over alleged intimidation and threat on his life by the authorities. Though it is no longer secret that some Fulani are involved in kidnappings in several states in the North, he said it would be wrong to single out their leaders and use them as scapegoats. According to Babuga Marali, even though the former Bauchi Governor, Isa Yuguda, had intervened by linking him with the Kogi Governor who mediated…

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