Members of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Anambra, have suspended their planned strike in the state scheduled to hold on Thursday over levy and other issues. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN, Enugu Depot Community, who announced the suspension said that the government and the association had met and reached some agreements which addressed their demands. The shutdown was to protest multiple levies by government agencies, police harassment and indebtedness by Transport Company of Anambra State (TRACAS), to Siluch Oil and Gas Limited. Recall that IPMAN on Aug. 4, issued an ultimatum to shut down the state…
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A Customary Court in Mapo, Oyo, on Thursday dissolved the 29-year-old union between a teacher, Mrs Iyabo Amusan and her partner, Joseph over domestic violence. Delivering judgment, Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of the court held that the “centre could no longer hold due to threat to life. “The court is duty bound to ensure peace and harmony and it is in that light that the union between Iyabo and Joseph has ceased to be. “The children are free to relate with any of the parents since they are all grown ups. “Joseph is ordered to vacate the house since…
By Abbah Chukwuemeka, Abuja The Appeal Committees constituted by the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee has cleared all Party aspirants to contest the September 3 Primary Election to elect APC candidates for the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted across eight states of the Federation. The clarification according to the Party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary Yakini Nabena comes in reaction to a statement by an APC Chieftain, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla alleging an attempt to “foist” a predetermined candidate in the forthcoming Cross River North Senatorial District by-elections. “Under the…
Amid effusive commendations for the successful execution of Light-Up Oyo project, Phase One, which saw some major roads and streets in Ibadan come alive with lights deploying Smart LED street-lighting technology, the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, kicked-off the second phase of the Light-Up Oyo Project, in Ogbomoso town.The governor also kicked-off the construction of the 3-kilometre Under-G-LAUTECH Road. The governor also used the occasion to fire a warning salvo at opposition politicians in the state, saying they have nothing to offer.Governor Makinde said that the same opposition politicians who have been posturing about 2023 were roundly…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, has destroyed a 10-hectare Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) plantation in Okula community, Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Mr Alfred Adewumi, NDLEA Commander in the state, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen shortly after the destruction of the farm on Wednesday in Okula. He decried the increasing rate of illicit use and cultivation of cannabis sativa in the state. Adewumi explained that the alleged cannabis farmer, Clement Akor, a 42-year-old man from Enabo in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi, was arrested alongside his accomplice, David Ameh, through intelligence gathering.…
The Bauchi State Government says it will rehabilitate the state’s secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to upgrade its standard. Gov. Bala Mohammed made this known when Umar Said, the newly elected Chairman of the council paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday in Bauchi. Mohammed said that the state government would reconstruct the edifice to create enabling environment for members of the union to practice effectively and enhance its operations. He said that his administration would provide laptops, sound recorders and other relevant working tools to ease operational activities and boost the capacity of journalists operating in…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has promised to provide befitting living accommodation for officers and soldiers at Abogo Largema Military Cantonment, Biu in Borno.Buratai made the pledge while addressing troops after he inaugurated several water projects across the barracks on Wednesday.He assured them of his commitment to ensuring improved living standard of officers and soldiers as well as their families in barracks, adding that improving welfare of personnel remained his utmost concern.While expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of work on the renovation in the barracks, Buratai promised to ensure that army engineers would embark on proper renovation…
Joe Biden’s U.S. presidential campaign and the Democratic Party $364.5 in donations in August, breaking a U.S. record for a single month haul. This is coming as the November election nears and spending on advertising is likely to rise. Biden’s campaign said, on Wednesday, that 57 per cent of the money came from online, small-dollar donations. The Democratic presidential nominee said he has now received donations from more than four million people. The cash bump comes during a month in which Biden named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate and the Democrats conducted their convention. In July, Biden…
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc on Wednesday announced an interim dividend of 30k per share for the half year ended June 30, 2020. The bank stated this in its audited financial results released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. It said that profit before tax during the period stood at N109.7 billion against N115.8 billion posted in the comparative period of 2019. Its loan book during the review period grew by 8.1 per cent to N1.62 trillion from N1.50 trillion recorded as at December 2019. Also, customer deposits increased by 18.5 per cent to ₦3.001trillion, from N2.53 trillion…
The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed compounds, housing Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Kaza on the Gulumba Gana – Kumshe axis of Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that scores of terrorists were killed in the attack. Enenche said the air raid was in continuation of the sustained offensive against insurgents in the North East. He said that the air strike was executed on Tuesday, following credible intelligence and confirmatory Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions indicating a…