Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over its victory in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Imo and Kogi State. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had declared Governor Hope Uzodinma, the candidate of APC, winner of the Imo governorship election. Similarly, Usman Ododo of the ruling party also secured victory in Saturday’s governorship polls in Kogi State. Reacting, Buhari, in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, thanked the people of the states for reaffirming their confidence in the ruling party. The statement reads, “Former President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates the…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has lauded the House of Representatives over the move to give legal backing to artisanal petroleum refining in the country. The group said this is in order to encourage the growth of local industries, services, and technologies in the oil and gas sector. This is as the House will soon begin the debate on a bill aimed at establishing a National Agency for Artisanal Petroleum Refining in the country, which would formalize existing and prospective petroleum artisans involved in petroleum-producing areas in Nigeria into cooperative societies and merge their operations to gain…

Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC), National Chairman, has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on his re-election in Saturday’s governorship poll. Ganduje said this in a statement signed by Mr. Edwin Olofu, his Chief Press Secretary in Abuja. He also expressed happiness with the overwhelming support exhibited by Kogi electorate in electing Ahmed Ododo in the state’s governorship poll. He said the electoral feats of both Uzodimma and Ododo reinforced the fact that Nigerians were well at home with the APC. He added that the victory of the APC in both states underlined the fact that the…

The Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, has adjusted the foreign exchange rate for its tariffs and duties. The new rates were reflected on the single window trade portal of the federal government. According to information on the portal, the NCS exchange rate has gone up by 1.59 per cent or N12.37 to N783.174/$, as of yesterday, from the preceding rate of N770.88/$. Among other tariffs, the NCS  customs duties in Nigeria, levied on imports. Rates vary for different items, typically from 5 percent to 35 percent, and are assessed with reference to the prevailing harmonised commodity and coding system (HS code).…

Wanted notorious cultist, David Gift, a.k.a 2Baba, alongside his gang, who allegedly masterminded the killing of the District Police Officer of Ahoada Police Division, SP Bako Angbashim, have stormed Odemerenyi Community in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State and killed five people. According to Vanguard, the cultists had ambushed and attacked a police patrol team in the community before pouncing on the innocent residents who were in their rooms. Recall that the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had placed a N100 million bounty on the dare-devil cultist. But after the governor’s pronouncement, no success has been recorded in apprehending the…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo as the winner of the Kogi state governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Johnson Urama of the University of Nigeria, Nnsuka, announced the results at the INEC state collation centre in Lokoja, the state capital, on Sunday night. Ododo polled 446,237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who came second with 259,052 votes. Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 46,362 votes. He said, “Ahmed Ododo having certified the requirements of the law…

The Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit, convened on Saturday, November 11, in Riyad, Saudi Arabia, has condemned Israel’s military offensive in Gaza as war crimes and barbaric killings of Palestinians. The summit also called for a convening of an international peace conference through which a realistic peace would be launched. A communique from the Summit attended by world leaders of states and governments of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the League of the Arab States, called for an immediate halt to all Israeli military operations in Gaza and rejected any rationalisation of the war, claiming it was a continuation of…

Mikel Arteta was likely looking to put last week’s refereeing outburst behind him and his side’s win over Sevilla set him up to maintain momentum for The Gunners’ Premier League challenge. In-form forward Leandro Trossard scored early in first-half injury time, but Josh Brownhill scored for the visitors less than 10 minutes after the restart. Burnley had equalized – but it took arsenal less than two minutes to respond – William Saliba put his side back in front at the Emirates as he nodded in from close range as he got ahead of the goalkeeper from a Leandro Trossard corner. On…

Manchester United managed to squeeze a goal past Luton Town to end 1-nil winners. United manager Erik ten Hag kept faith with Marcus Rashford despite the forward’s costly red card midweek in Denmark against Copenhagen in their UEFA Champions League group match, but neither he nor his team-mates could break down their opponent’s defence in the first half. Just before the hour mark there was relief for Ten Hag and the home fans as Luton failed to properly clear a corner and Victor Lindelof was on hand to pounce on a loose ball to fire home. After struggling with their defence…

Wolves scored twice in stoppage time as they came from behind to beat Tottenham in the Premier League. Mario Lemina netted the winner in the seventh minute of additional time at Molineux, sliding the ball into the far side of the net after an expertly timed pass by Pablo Sarabia. Sarabia had levelled six minutes earlier with a sublime finish, volleying home after flicking the ball to himself in the air. Spurs’ 10-game unbeaten start to the season was cut short by their chaotic 4-1 defeat by Chelsea on Monday, but they issued an immediate response on Saturday as Brennan Johnson tapped…

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State election, Dino Melaye has refused to cast his vote. Melaye failed to show up at his polling unit to vote and has alleged that the election was fraught with irregularities. The former lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district was expected to vote at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi state. Journalists have converged at the house of the PDP governorship candidate in Kogi as he is set to address the press on the electoral process. Meanwhile, Melaye has demanded the cancellation of election results in five…

Telecoms Giant, MTN Nigeria Communication Plc has reacted to a glitch in its system which impacted balance enquiries. This error cleared all debts owed by MTN subscribers, it was reported to have occurred early on Saturday with netizens expressing jubilations across social media platforms. The telecom company has however released a statement to this effect saying all errors would be back to normal as it is currently working on fixing the situation. “MTN Nigeria Communications Plc can confirm a system glitch impacting balance enquiries. As a result, some customers may receive error messages showing that their balances have been cleared.…