ALLEGED BILLION NAIRA PURCHASE OF EXOTIC CARS AND TRUCKS BY KOGI GOVERNMENT IRKS OPPOSITION GROUP

The Audu-Faleke political organisation has slammed the Governor Yahaya Bello-led government in Kogi State over the mind-boggling vehicle purchase bazaar involving the administration. In a statement on behalf of the group by its Director, Media and Publicity, Duro Meseko, they noted that it was the height of insensitivity to the current appalling plight of Kogi indigenes for the government to […]

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PENGASSAN STRIKE: FUEL LOADING DROPS IN LAGOS, QUEUES BACK IN ABUJA AS NNPC CAUTIONS AGAINST PANIC BUYING

The ongoing strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Friday reduced loading activities at depots in Apapa, Lagos, raising the prospects of another round of supply challenges especially outside the South-West. Loading at Apapa depots, where many marketers load petroleum products to other states, was hampered by the non-availability of oil workers to […]

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ROAD TRANSPORT WORKERS IN GUN BATTLE IN IBADAN

The fragile peace currently being enjoyed in Oyo state was yesterday disrupted as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers of Nigeria (RTEAN) battled themselves over the daily fees charged by the drivers’ union. In the ensuing melee that paralysed activities in Agugu, Oremeji, Monatan, Iwo road areas of the state, dangerous weapons […]

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NIGERIA ARMY REOPENS NIGERIA LINK ROAD WITH CENTRAL AND NORTH AFRICA

The road linking Nigeria to Central Africa, and by extension, the North Africa from the North-eastern region, the Maiduguri-Mafa-Dikwa-Gamboru/Ngala road, was yesterday reopened by the Nigerian Army. The road, a total of 138 kilometres, is not only strategic but of economic importance to the nation. It was closed three years ago by the military at the peak of the Boko […]

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