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Two weeks after the Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, increased the pump price of petrol, Nigerians have embraced difficult survival strategies as the development has hiked an already exorbitant cost of living. Virtually every socio-economic activity has been brought to a low ebb by the situation, which saw the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, as petrol is also known, rising from N630 to more than N1000 without prior notice. Specifically, the cost of transportation and prices of goods and services have witnessed a sharp increase, thereby further depleting the purchasing power of the citizenry.…

The Vice President, Kassim Shettima, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and nine All Progressives Congress (APC) governors including serving ministers and members of the House of Representatives on Saturday attended the mega rally of the party to rap up its campaign for the September 21 governorship election.The governors present in the rally held at the University of Benin Sports Complex were the chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum and Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the Nasarawa governor Abdullahi Sule, Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwaolu, his Kogi State counterpart,…

A Kano State High Court presided over by the Chief Judge, Justice Dije Aboki has granted an order restraining the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero from renovating the Nassarawa mini palace.Justice Aboki gave the order following a motion exparte filed by the plaintiffs/applicants, who were represented by Rilwanu Umar Esq. and three other counsels.Plantifitts/Applicants in the suit were the Kano State government, the Attorney General of Kano State and the Kano State Emirate Council.The Court order sighted by Sunday Vanguard quoted Justice Aboki directing all parties in the suit to maintain the status quo in respect of the…

Former governor of Edo, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, has publicly sought forgiveness from Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin, for any past wrongs during his tenure as governor.During a goodwill message at the banquet celebrating Igbinedion’s 90th birthday on Saturday in Benin, Oshiomhole described Igbinedion as a good fatherHe praised the elder statesman’s contributions to society and took the opportunity to seek atonement.He said, “You brought together people from all parts of the country; North, South, East, and West and across political and religious divides.”Oshiomhole publicly recognized the crucial support he received from Igbinedion during his political career.“I want to…

The Federal Government has launched an initiative to convert 50 vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas in Zaria, Kaduna State, as part of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas initiative.The move has been touted as a game-changer for Nigeria’s transportation sector, with promises of reduced fuel costs and increased efficiency.The team Lead for the CNG conversion initiative at the National Institute for Transport Technology Centre, Dauda Suleiman, said the P-CNG iis providing free conversion kits and installation for commercial drivers with the first 50 vehicles.Suleiman made this known on Saturday during the pre-conversion tests for 50 vehicles belonging to commercial transport union…

A staff member of a real estate company in Anambra State, Olieh Somtochukwu, has become the first winner of the sum of N1 million naira in the Glo Jolly Win promo. The promo is organized in conjunction with NCC-licensed Nitroswitch, an aggregator company, and Tetragrammaton, a value-added service provider.Somtochukwu played with just N100 in August and became an instant millionaire in the promo draw held in line with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) procedure. He was presented with the prize at a brief ceremony held in Lagos on Wednesday.A highly elated Somtochukwu, who travelled to Lagos all the way…

Two Kwara State civil servants, Adeyemo Olarewaju and Tajudeen Alao were on Wednesday docked over allegations of fraud.The duo who are members of staff of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles appeared before Hon Sunday Adeniyi of the Upper Area Court in Ilorin over allegations of fraud in excess of fourteen million naira.According to the details of a direct complaint from the Corporation’s New Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, the duo are the immediate past Chairman and Secretary of the cooperative society respectively.The Criminal summons against the duo disclosed that they could not account…

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From right: Mr. Kayode Lawal, Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, receiving on behalf of the bank, Premium Membership Certificate into Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) from Mr. Kayode Falowo, NBCC’s Ex-President/Chairman, Greenwich Merchant Bank in Lagos recently. Polaris Bank has been inducted a premium member of the prestigious Nigeria-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), marking another milestone in the Bank’s journey towards enhancing profitable trade between businesses in Nigeria and promoting global commercial partnerships with businesses in United Kingdom. The induction ceremony which took place recently in Lagos with few other enterprises has swelled current membership of the Chamber representing a…

The Kwara Agenda for Asiwaju, KWAGA, a socio-political  group based in Kwara State has commended the Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s led National Working Committee, NWC of the All Progressive Congress, APC for initiating and unveiling a Think Tank organization for the party.The group in a statement issued on Thursday in Ilorin, the Kwara State  capital by its Convener, Mallam Yinka Yusuf  particularly hails the composition of the pioneer management for The Progressive Institute, TPI, describing the management team as a round peg in a round hole.”We are happy that we have an intellectual resource center in our party. We are…