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Just In: Planned protest: Stay at home — Lagos Ndigbo tells Igbos
Coalition of Igbo Political and Social-Cultural Groups, Lagos State chapter, on Tuesday, distanced itself from the planned nationwide protests scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024, urging Igbo traders across the state to stay home and not open their businesses on days slated for the protest to avoid being attacked.
Organizers of the protests had slated to hold the protest from August 1-10, 2024 to voice their concern about the current hardships pervading the country.
The coalition made up of 16 different Igbo groups in Lagos, gave this stand at a press conference, which took place at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja, noting that while there is no dispute that there is hardship in the country, quickly affirmed that the current economic downturn was not limited to Nigeria and not caused by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

President of the coalition, Sunday Ossai, said the Igbo in Lagos had always been wrongly accused of organising protests in the state which has always put their lives in danger and, therefore, the reason they had to come out to deny knowing anything about organising the protest. According to him, Ndigbo are not part of it and not part of the planned nationwide protests, urging Ndigbo across the state to be cautious of their movements by staying “home and not go for their businesses on the days of the protests.
“Ndigbo have always been wrongly accused so we have come out to deny accusations against us. We don’t know anything about organising the protests, Ndigbo are not part of it. We are innocent. I appeal to Ndigbo to be cautious of their movements and urge them to stay home and not go for their businesses on the days of the protests,” Ossai said.
The Coordinator of the coalition, Anselm Njoku, in his remark, affirmed that Lagos is a Yoruba land which the Ndigbo who were residents in the state had contributed immensely to its development, vowing that they cannot

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Protest: Gov Adeleke orders closure of public, private schools
In bid to safeguard the lives and properties of its citizens during the nationwide planned protest scheduled for August 1, the Osun State Government has ordered the closure of all schools in the state.

The order which was handed down by the permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education in the state, Mr. M.A.K Jimoh on Monday evening, directed both private and public schools to proceed on the third term vacation From Wednesday 31st July, 2023.
In a public service announcement information in Osogbo, the state government informed the general public, particularly parents, guardians and heads of both public and private schools in the state to take note of the message
The permanent Secretary added that, Parents and Guardians are advised to ensure the safety of their wards during the vacation.
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Just In: Yoruba people and well-meaning Nigerians should reject this protest. It’s politically motivated. We will firmly resist those who intend to cause violence across Yorubaland — Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Igboho, kicks against #EndBadGovernance protest
Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has kicked against the nationwide protests planned for August 1 over the hardship in the country.
Igboho in a statement issued late last night, said: “I, Chief Sunday Igboho, am issuing this press release in response to the planned protests by some unknown and faceless individuals, who are working to disintegrate the country.
‘’Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s assumed office on May 29, 2023, he has implemented revolutionary policies, which his predecessors lacked the political will to pursue.
These bold steps have, unsurprisingly, unsettled those who believe it is their birth right to rule Nigeria. And in response, there have been attempts to undermine his administration, particularly on social media, with the aim of creating discord between the government and the people.
Recently, we have become aware of notices from unknown individuals threatening 10 days of rage’, beginning August 1, 2024, under the slogan ‘Tinubu Must Go!’ While the right to peaceful protest is enshrined in our constitution, it does not extend to calls for an unconstitutional regime change.
It is worth noting that during President Buhari’s eight-year tenure, there were no such protests for regime change from the Southwest, even when our people faced oppression and atrocities by Fulani terrorists.
Our protests were focused on protecting our communities, not on destabilizing the country. The Yoruba Nation Movement and I firmly declare that we will not participate in any protest aimed at using the Southwest as a battleground for political upheaval. We stand resolute in our belief that the Yoruba nation will not be a launchpad for disintegrating Nigeria. We recognize that economic hardship is a global

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Election losers are sponsoring nationwide protest — Senator Godswill Akpabio

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has accused the candidates who lost out in the 2023 presidential election of sponsoring the planned nationwide protest.
Mr Akpabio spoke on Monday at the State House, Abuja, after he witnessed President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the new minimum wage bill into law.
Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi of the Labour Party, Omoyele Sowore of African Action Congress (AAC) and others ran against President Tinubu in the election.
Some individuals and organisations in the country have planned a nationwide protest over the hardship occasioned by the economic policies of the Tinubu administration. The protest will be held between August 1 and August 10. The senate president, however, said those who lost the election thought they could use the protest to claim the mandate through the back door.

People who probably do not have their fortunes in the 2023 election are thinking they can come through the back door, and that will amount to anarchy,” Mr Akpabio said. He cautioned the intended protesters to ignore damaging properties. “Any destruction of any property will cost Nigeria money. We don’t have the money. Instead, let’s put the money into developing you and developing your environs instead of going to rebuild”.
Mr Akpabio also raised the alarm that some people are planning to use the protest to loot properties and commit other atrocities.So I want to use this opportunity to call on those who are attempting to foment trouble; that you have a right to protest. It is your fundamental right. It is there in the constitution. But you don’t have a right to destabilise the country. The right to protest should not be turned into the right to unleash v+olence. It’s very clear that people who are behind this are very amorphous, very faceless. So what it means is that

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Divert public funds and go to jail — AGF warns Local Government chairmen
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has warned local government council chairmen and councillors against diverting funds meant for their jurisdictions.
Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, July 25, Fagbemi warned that anyone found wanting will be jailed.
Recall that the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, July 11, granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments across the country.

The apex court in its pronouncement in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 state governments ordered the Federal Government to henceforth, pay allocation meant for the 774 local government directly to their respective accounts.
Fagbemi, who observed that local government chairmen may want to divert the funds amid state pressure, said: “Well, we have a situation on our hands, I know that it is still there; the conduct of elections is to be undertaken by the states.
But the distinction is this: don’t forget, the governors have immunity, the local government council chairmen or councillors, they have no immunity, so they have to choose between dealing with the funds of the local government as they like and risking going to jail. The choice is theirs (LG chairmen).
If they want to tamper with these funds and end up in jail, it is their choice. Or if they want to write their names in letters of gold, activities like construction or upgrading of roads must return to the local government. They don’t all have to come to Abuja.
If they stay at the local government, we will be able to reduce the level of insecurity that we have in Nigeria today. What obtains offshore is that the security agents are able to perform optimally because of information that comes to them from members of the

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DSS identifies sponsors of Aug. 1 protest, warns against action

The Department of State Services on Thursday warned against the planned nationwide protest against hardship in the country.

The agency said on Thursday that it had already identified the sponsors of the planned protest and warned them not to proceed with it as it is not in Nigeria’s interest.

The warning is contained in a press statement signed by the Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Dr. Peter Afunanya, and made available to Vanguard.

The security outfit warned that it had intelligence that the planned protest would be hijacked by hoodlums to cause chaos and extreme violence in the country.

The statement alleged that the goal of the planners is to cause regime change, especially at the centre.

Part of the statement reads: “The DSS has followed the discourse on planned protests in parts of the country in the coming weeks by persons and groups yet to identify themselves in the public as leaders of the plot. “While peaceful protest is a democratic right of citizens, the Service has confirmed a sinister plan by some elements to infiltrate the protest and use it to cause chaos and extreme violence in the land. It has also identified the reason behind the protest to be political.

“The plotters desire to use the intended violent outcome to smear the federal and sub-national governments; make them unpopular and pit them against the masses. The long term objective is to achieve a regime change especially at the Centre.

“The Service has also identified, among others, the funding lines, sponsors and collaborators of the plot. “However, it does not think that aggression should be the first line action in the instance, in handling the emerging scenario. It has instead, variously applied non kinetic and conflict resolution strategies, including moral suasion, stakeholder engagement and other multi-track diplomatic shuttles, to dissuade the planners from actualising their undesirable objective.

“Based on the foregoing, the Service wishes to warn all the protest groups to eschew any form of proposed rage, anarchy and spoliation.

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Don’t Force Lagos Govt to Regret Accommodating Non-Lagosians — Monarch Threatens Nigerian Protesters
Oba Lukman Adebambo, the Gbadewolu of Araromi in Lagos, has issued a warning against protests in the state, emphasizing the potential damage to infrastructure.
The monarch suggested that the upcoming protests might be organized by non-indigenes and reminded residents of Lagos’ accommodating nature.

Oba Adebambo stated, “Whenever there is a protest, infrastructure in Lagos State bears the brunt. People should remember that Lagos State accommodates all and indigenes should not be made to regret their accommodative gesture.
“We will, henceforth, not tolerate destruction of infrastructure under the guise of protest.”
Oba Adebambo urged the agitators to seek peaceful and constructive ways to express their grievances.
“It is true that there is hardship in the country, but it is not limited to Nigeria, other countries are also facing similar experiences,” he told The Nation.
He urged agitators to seek peaceful and constructive ways to express their grievances, acknowledging the widespread hardship but cautioning that protests could escalate into conflicts.
He added, “Protest is not going to solve the crisis at hand. People should remember what happened during the last #EndSARS protest, a lot of things were destroyed, and lots of companies and government properties were destroyed.
“These are also part of what is affecting us today; the destroyed properties were built with public funds, and the money that were supposed to be used for other projects are being used to refurbish those properties.”
The monarch assured that the administration of Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu is aware of the current economic

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Don’t Protest, Give Me More Time – Tinubu Begs Nigerians
The Nigerian government has received notice of a nationwide protest planned by various groups of citizens to take place from August 1 to 10, aimed at protesting the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. In response, President Bola Tinubu has appealed to the youths to shelve the plan and await the government’s response to their grievances.

According to sources, the President met with Information Minister Mohammed Idris on Tuesday, July 23, where he expressed his disapproval of the planned protest. Tinubu is said to have emphasized the need for patience and faith in his administration’s ability to transform Nigeria.
The President is reportedly urging the protesters to give him more time to address their concerns, rather than resorting to street protests. The government has also beefed up security measures in anticipation of the planned demonstration.
The planned protest has sparked concerns among authorities, who are working to ensure public safety and order. While the organizers of the protest have not publicly responded to the President’s appeal, it remains unclear whether they will heed his call or proceed with their planned action.
In the meantime, citizens are bracing themselves for potential disruptions and uncertainty as the situation continues to unfold.
The government’s response is being closely watched, as many Nigerians wait with bated breath for a resolution to the ongoing


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Peter Obi writes Onanuga, demands apology, N5bn within 72 hours
The Presidential Candidate of our Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has demanded from the Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy to the President, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the retraction of his wild allegation, linking him as behind the planned mass protest being planned for August.

Obi, writing through his counsel, Chief Alex Ejesieme, SAN of the MADIBA Chambers, said that the allegation which was widely published in social and mainstream media and read by many within and outside the country maligned his hard-earned reputation as a man who indulges in violence when all his antecedents are vivid that he abhors violence even in the face of extreme provocation.
“It’s our client’s conviction that the publication was a calculated plot to demean, ridicule, humiliate and embarrass him by the estimation of every right thinking member of the society”

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Nigerians have been paying homage to Mike Ejeagha, the highlife artist behind the viral sound from Brain Jotter’s dance.
The 92-year-old musician has been receiving cash gifts. Unconfirmed reports suggest that Brain Jotter even gifted him a car.

SCREENSHOT
“Gwo Gwo Gwo” was popular in the 70s and the 80s and it was about how the tortoise tricked his friend the elephant and convinced him that the King wanted him(the elephant) to be the chairman of his Ofala festival hence the title of the song. “Ka esi le onye isi oche(how the chairman was sold).
The cunny tortoise actually wanted to marry the king’s daughter and for that to happen, the King’s daughter demanded for an Elephant

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Ooni of Ife reportedly bans market associations to control food prices, caps pepper at N200
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has threatened to banish any trader, market men, or women who sell food items and other essential commodities beyond the reach of the common people in his domain.

This move by the palace is part of its means of addressing the skyrocketing hike in prices of food and commodities. The traditional ruler banned market associations and unions from fixing prices of food items and other commodities and also coercing members to sell at particular rates.

He warned that anyone caught instigating the hiking of prices of goods risks outright banishment from Ile-Ife. The monarch, while addressing all market associations and unions in the ancient town through his chiefs, announced the cancellation of all market associations, saying that traders are free to sell at their own prices.
The chiefs, in a video, said: “In the name of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, and the 16 Chiefs, the market heads (Babaloja and Iyaloja) of Ile-Ife should go and inform all market men and women in Ile-Ife that starting from today, Kabiesi has cancelled anything called market associations.
Also, anyone who thr3atens or coerces another to sell their foodstuffs or goods at a particular price will be dealt with. Everyone should sell at their own price. Also, people selling pepper should not sell a portion for more than N200. The act of selling a portion of pepper for N500 should stop from today.
For those selling foodstuffs, anybody who cheats customers by selling 7 cups as a congo of rice, once caught, will leave the city. Similarly, any outsider
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Lagos government to ban Danfo and Korope on October 1

The Lagos State Government has said there’s no going back on the planned enforcement banning operations of all unregulated commercial bus operations, such as Danfos and Koropes, along the Lekki-Epe corridor, from October 1, 2024.
The special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on transportation, Sola Giwa, disclosed this in a chat with Vanguard on Saturday, July 14.
He said that the reminder on the planned ban, which is in line with the Lagos State Strategic Transportation Master Plan (STMP), was to dismiss rumours that the move had been suspended.

Giwa stated that a stakeholders’ meeting was held with bus operators and union leaders on their need to comply before October 1 to successfully regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the State’s Bus Reform Initiative using the corridor as a pilot test.
Giwa described the current state of bus operations on the corridor as chaotic hence, the need for collaboration to successfully regulate and integrate the informal transport sector into the State’s Bus Reform Initiative using Lekki/Epe corridor as a pilot test.
He, however, warned that operators who contravene the regulations will be fined, and will be made to

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Vehicle owners to pay N5,375 for e-CMR as Nigeria Police announce deadline

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has given vehicle owners in Nigeria until July 29 to register for the digitalized Central Motor Registry (e-CMR), which costs N5,375 per vehicle.

Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 13.
According to him, “The e-CMR is an advanced, real-time online repository of motor vehicle data, designed to support police investigations, operational activities, and combat vehicle-related crimes, including terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and armed robbery .

The transition to a digitalized system will streamline the documentation and verification processes for vehicle ownership and related transactions.
Following the directives of the IGP, services such as change of ownership, change of license number, change of engine, and change of chassis/body would become seamless as the e-CMR system would ensure the validation of vehicle genuineness and ownership.
It will also enhance the ability to track and recover stolen vehicles effectively, and preventing the purchase of stolen vehicles by innocent buyers.
Prior to the enforcement itself, the IGP has ordered full publicity of the e-CMR and its enforcement to all members of the public intimating them of the requirements, processes, and the enforcement procedures.
Members of the public are urged to obtain the digitalized CMR certificate online at https://cmris.npf.gov.ng.
The enforcement of the e-CMR is necessary to ensure a safer and secure environment for vehicle ownership and decimate the trend of vehicle theft by greatly
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Father And Mother Of 4 Siblings Who Died At The Plateau School Died After Hearing The News

Plateau State is trending because a two storey school building housing over 200+ students excluding staffs, collapsed this morning around 11am in Jos, during examinations.
Tragically, four siblings from one parent all died. When the news got to their mother, she died minutes later.
Unfortunately, when the father was informed of the tragedy, he also died instantly.
17 persons have been confirmed dead and over 120 persons trapped at the Saint Academy building located in the Busa Buji community.
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Governor Alex Otti is set to disburse N1billion INTEREST FREE Revolving Loan
Governor Alex Otti is set to disburse N1billion INTEREST FREE Revolving Loan to empower 10,000 Micro and Nano businesses across the 184 wards in the 17 LGAs of Abia State.


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Former Enugu Disco worker arrested for bypassing and tampering with prepaid meters in Anambra
A former employee of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), Lawrence Okeke, has been arrested for allegedly bypassing and tampering with prepaid meters for the EEDC customers in Onitsha, Anambra State.
He was accused of replacing original meter sensors with fake ones, which enabled him to bypass the meters and prevent them from accurately recording customers’ consumption.
The illegal activity resulted in significant revenue loss for the distribution company.

Mr. Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications at EEDC, in a statement on Thursday, July 11, said the company’s Meter Monitoring Team discovered the fraud during a routine inspection, following a tip-off from a whistleblower.
At one of the customer’s premises visited at Bida Road, Onitsha, they discovered that the meter was bypassed, and the original meter sensor removed and replaced with the fake one.
While the team interrogated the customer who already admitted their findings, the customer gave out the identity and contact of the individual that performed the bypass as Lawrence Okeke, who happens to be an ex-staff of EEDC.
Immediately, Lawrence was tracked and arrested, and handed over to the Central Police Station, Onitsha, where he is currently assisting the Police in their investigation.

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Newly appointed Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers state, Chairman of Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers state, Chijoke Ihunwo has appointed 100 special assistants.
Ihunwo listed the names of the 100 appointees on his X handle without specifying their portfolios.

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Babjah, Babalawo, Arowolo And Others Make Money Rain At K1 De Ultimate USA Invasion

King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal returns to the US for his invasion tour after 9 years.
Watch the video of how his fans made money rain….

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Two suspects arrested as Navy seizes boat with stolen 12,000 litres of diesel in Rivers

The Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH (NNS) said it has arrested two persons and seized wooden boat laden with 12,000 litres of Automated Gas Oil (AGO) in Okarki Water Front in Ahoada West LGA of Rivers State.

Parading the suspects on Friday, June 28, NNS Commander, Commodore Nanmar Lakan said the arrest was in line with the mandate of Operation Delta Sanity which include anti-crude oil theft, anti-pipeline vandalism, anti-illegal refining sites, amongst others.
According to him, “Still working with intelligence gathering from the good citizens of this country, we received credible information that some people want to move illegally refined AGO, popularly known as diesel from the Okarki River.

We dispatched our men here and they made this arrest here with two suspects. The quantity here is estimated 12,000 litres of illegally refined AGO.”
One of the suspects, Mr Clement Fimeya, who spoke with newsmen said he was doing the illegal business to feed his four children due to lack of job opportunity.
He pleaded for forgiveness, and promised never to indulge in such illegality if pardoned.

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3.7 million families to receive ₦50k monthly grant as Tinubu approves N1tr palliative
President Bola Tinubu has announced a National Construction and Household Support Programme, which will see 100,000 families in each state getting N50,000 monthly grant for three months, N155bn to be disbursed for assorted foods, N540bn for household grants.
Tinubu gave the directive at the 142nd National Economic Council (NEC) meeting attended by state governors and some deputies at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.
The N50,000 monthly grant is set aside for 3.7 million families across the 36 states and the FCT, N10bn allocation each for CNG buses in the 36 states and the FCT, while N155bn earmarked for assorted foods is estimated to cost over N1tn.
He then issued a seven-day ultimatum to all the state governors to provide concrete feedback on their plans to step up food production in their respective states.
President Tinubu urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens, stating his willingness to provide the needed support to ensure that Nigerians are relieved of hardship necessitates the need to implement N50,000 monthly grant.
“We must deliver on our targets at all levels. Please report back following your consultations and submit it to my office within seven days.
“How much support do you need from me and in what form? I am prepared to provide it.
“But we must achieve the result. There is nothing we are doing that is more important than producing high-quality food for our people to consume, buy, and sell. We create jobs in the production of it. And that is before we generate wealth by exporting the excess.
“It is not beyond us to achieve this for Nigerians,” he said.
The President’s directive is coming at the heels of multiple economic challenges rocking the country, high inflation driven by the removal of fuel subsidies and exchange rate depreciation reached 27 per cent year

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EFCC forms a team to investigate El-Rufai and others over alleged N423 billion fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assembled a group of investigators to examine the alleged mishandling of N423 billion by ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and certain prominent figures in his administration.

The former governor will be summoned by the investigators for questioning.

Others set to be questioned include individuals who held the position of Finance commissioners between May 29, 2015, and May 29, 2023; all the accountant generals during his eight-year tenure, and the chairpersons of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) from 2018 to 2023.

All former managing directors of the Kaduna Market Development and Management Company Ltd within the period from May 29, 2015, to May 29, 2023, and the former managing directors of Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA) from October 11, 2017, to November 2021, with the exclusion of Amina Ja’afar Ladan, an engineer who had a brief one-month tenure.

“We are in receipt of a petition from an NGO. So, we have started investigation in the matters raised in the petition.

“The report of the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Kaduna State House of Assembly is also handy. We will soon invite el-Rufai and some members of his team for interrogation.

“The Special Task Force on Monday (yesterday) held a long session on the contents of the petition and the report of the Ad-Hoc Committee.”

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Nigerian petrol that was smuggled into West African markets is now being sold for N1,700 per litre
The Federal Government expressed concern on Monday regarding the resurgence of smuggling activities involving petrol. This rise in smuggling comes in the wake of significant price increases for the commodity in neighboring countries.
The average price of petrol in Nigeria is approximately N701 per liter, significantly lower than the average rate of N1,787 per liter in neighboring countries. This difference has led to increased incidents of petrol smuggling out of Nigeria in recent weeks.

At a press briefing in Yola, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, highlighted the necessity of collaborating with the Office of the National Security Adviser to address the challenge.
“Today, we are here to update members of the public on the strategic efforts of the Nigeria Customs Service in addressing the critical issue of fuel smuggling through the recently launched Operation Whirlwind, under the auspices of the Office of the National Security Adviser.
“About a year ago, the Federal Government made the bold strategic decision to remove the fuel subsidy. This crucial step was aimed at freeing up substantial funds that could be redirected to other productive sectors of the economy, reducing pressure on our foreign exchange reserves, and diversifying economic growth.
“The immediate impact was an upward adjustment in fuel prices to reflect current realities. Despite the inflationary pressures and financial strain on households, particularly those with lower incomes, comparative studies still show that fuel prices in Nigeria remain the cheapest compared to other countries in the West and Central African region,”
“While PMS is sold at an average of N701.99 in Nigeria, it is sold at an average of N1,672.05 in the Republic of Benin and N2,061.55 in Cameroon. In other countries around the region, the price of PMS ranges from N1,427.68 in Liberia to N2,128.20 in Mali, averaging

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RCCG City of David allegedly in N320 million debt as Pastor Kpandel takes over from Pastor ID Iluyomade

Pastor Charles Kpandei, who replaced a former Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s City of David parish in Lagos State, Idowu Iluyomade, resumed at the parish on Sunday.

According to Church Times, on resumption, Kpandei first introduced himself to the church and then preached on the subject of heaven.
Kpandei urged members to welcome one another to church during the second service of the City of David.
He said, “Are you really happy to be in church today? For those of you who are just coming for the second service, it is important to tell you that I am called Pastor Charles Kpandei.
You need that name because you are going to tell somebody that on behalf of Pastor Charles Kpandei, you are welcome to church today.”
Before going to the main message, he prayed that God would remember the City of David for good, quoting Nehemiah 13v14.
According to the report, the parish is being audited by a notable audit firm amid an alleged N320 million debt, following the suspension of Iluyomade on June 1, 2024.
Iluyomade was suspended for three months by the church’s Governing Council after a panel was constituted to investigate the allegations against him and the parish.
He was asked to resume at the church’s headquarters after the suspension.
The embattled pastor, fondly called PID, received a letter of his suspension two weeks ago and was immediately replaced by Kpandei of the church’s Resurrection Parish Region 11.
Iluyomade has been in the eyes of the storm following the elaborate 60th birthday of his wife, Siju, shortly after the death of the then Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, who was a prominent member of his church.
The pastor was suspended on two issues bordering on the audit of the church and the alleged resistance by the pastor to be transferred from the parish.
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Just In: Idowu Iluyomade resigns pastoral appointment with RCCG
Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, a former senior pastor the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, City of David Parish, Region 20, has resigned his appointment with the church.
Iluyomade was until last week, the pastor of the hugely successful branch until he got transferred to the Throne of Grace branch, Ebute Metta, Lagos, which serves as the headquarter of the mission, by the church leadership.
He was expected to take charge at his new station where he will serve as the Pastor-in-Charge of elders.
The former Pastor in-charge of RCCG Resurrection Parish of Region 11, Pastor Charles Kpandei has since been seconded to the City of David Parish to take over from Iluyomade.
Ironically, Kpandei preached at the combined Service of Songs held on March 7, 2024 at the RCCG Resurrection Parish, Lekki, Lagos State for the late Wigwes.
The transfer however didn’t go down well with Iluyomade and his wife, Siju, both of who were conspicuously absent during church service this past Sunday when his transfer was announced, hence his decision to pull out of the RCCG family.
Reliable sources reveal that he turned in his resignation on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
Iluyomade’s transfer may not be unconnected to obscene and lavish 60th birthday of his wife threw on February 18, 2024.
The birthday party which had all the trappings of luxury held at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos with highlife, sensual singer, Chinedu Okoli aka Flavour leading the pack of singers who serenaded guests at the party which included Tony Elumelu, the chairman of United Bank for Africa, UBA; Nneka Onyeali Ikpe, the managing director of Fidelity Bank; Oba Ghandi Olaoye, the Soun of Ogbomoso who was a former RCCG pastor, among several other prominent guests.
A cross section of Nigerians thought it was insensitive for the Iluyomades to throw such a party particularly when it was just too soon after Herbert Wigwe, founding CEO of Access Holdings Plc, his wife, Chizoba and son died in a helicopter crash in the US on February 9.
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Revocation of Heritage Bank’s Licence Will Hurt Confidence in Banking System - Peter Obi
Former Anambra Governor and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, yesterday, said that the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) revocation of Heritage Bank’s operating licence, has a far-reaching impact on the bank’s depositors given the current hardship in the country.
Obi, who stated this via his official X handle, urged the government to immediately pay depositors of the bank to avoid unnecessary hardship.
He called on both the CBN and the NDIC to ensure that all customers of the bank are paid their money.
According to the former governor of Anambra State, “Given the harsh economic realities in the country now, I will urge the federal government via NDIC to ensure immediate payment of all depositors in Heritage Bank in full to help alleviate the prevailing hardship the people are going through in the country.
“Many individual savers and SMEs are already groaning under severe negative effects of the economy and already living in abject poverty. These depositors depend on the savings they have in the now-liquidated bank to survive.
“Any attempt to deny or delay payment to these depositors would worsen their economic woes and could lead to a crisis of confidence in the banking system.
“Anything short of immediate and full payment can create panic in the banking sector which our already fragile economy cannot afford.
“On no account should the actions of the government through the CBN destabilize the financial system or
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NLC Strike: Organized Labour has reached an agreement with FG and their resolutions are as follows:

1. PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU IS COMMITTED TO MORE THAN N60,000 MINIMUM WAGE- SGF

2. NO WORKER WILL BE VICTIMISED AS A RESULT OF THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION- SGF
3. WE HAVE HAD A REALISTIC AND PRODUCTIVE MEETING-SGF
4. Tripartite committee to meet daily for one week.
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If things are hard for you, call on God — Pastor Adeboye tells Nigerians
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has urged Nigerians experiencing hard times to call on God for help.
Adeboye spoke at RCCG headquarters in Ebute-Metta on Sunday during the June thanksgiving service with the theme, ‘Lifter Up of My Head’. According to Adeboye: “If you need provision, if things are hard and I know things are hard for quite a few of us, call on the one whose name is Jehovah El-Shaddai, the God who is more than enough. Call on Him – the one who is more than enough and He will meet your needs…He has many ways, depending on what is your need.
When all ways are blocked, call on Him who is called the way when you don’t even know what’s going on.”
The organized labour had embarked on the strike to push for an improvement in the minimum wage of workers. While the organized labour is proposing N494,000 as new minimum wage, the Nigerian government is insisting on paying N60,000.
In a last minute move to stop the strike, leaders of the National Assembly and organized labour met yesterday.
The meeting, however, ended in a deadlock as the
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Sit-at-home agitations treasonable, says President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu talked tough yesterday on the sit-at-home action in the South East, labeling it treasonable.
He warned that decisive sanctions now await violent non-state actors like the gunmen who killed five soldiers at the Obikabia Junction checkpoint in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State last Thursday.
The soldiers were attacked by people the Defence Headquarters said were members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) during the sit-at-home called by IPOB to mark this year’s Biafra Day.
President Tinubu directed security agencies to fish out the masterminds and executors of the killings as well as those calling for sit-at-home.
The President said the exercise of restraint by security forces in dealing with violent attacks on its personnel should not be mistaken for weakness, pointing out that the federal government would not hesitate to take appropriate action when the lives of

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FG bans money rituals, other vices in Nollywood movies, skits
The Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films.
This was disclosed by the Executive Director/CEO of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr Shaibu Husseini, at an event in Enugu on Wednesday, May 22.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Husseini said: “When my predecessor approached the former Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Muhammed on the need to make a subsidiary legislation to curtail the display of smoking in Nigerian movies, he saw the need to include money rituals.
Others included in the regulation are rit¥al k+llings and glamourising other crimes in order to further sanitise the film industry.
Today, I am delighted to announce to you that the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, pursuant to section 65 of the NFVCB Act 2004 has approved the regulation.
The minister has approved the Prohibition of Money Ritual, Ritual K+lling, Tobacco, Tobacco Products, Nicotine Product Promotion and Glamorisation display in Movies, Musical Videos and Skits Regulations 2024.”
We have also forwarded the approved copy to the Federal Ministry of Justice for Gazette,” he said.

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Wasiu Ayinde, Aliko Dangote, Okoya And Others At Awujale Of Ijebuland’s 90th Birthday
Dignitaries gather to celebrate Oba Sikira Awobona the Awujale of Ijebuland is who 90 year old.
Oba Sikiru has been the king for 75 year and still counting.
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Iyabo Ojo, Vj Adams, Neo Akpofure, Segun Johnson , Skales And Others At AMVCA 2024 Cultural Night


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Full List of 58 Ex-Governors That Embezzled N2.187 Trillion
According to the EFCC’s allegations, a significant number of former governors, totaling at least 58, have alleged to been involved in the misappropriation, embezzlement, or laundering of approximately N2.187 trillion over a span of 25 years.
This amount does not include properties seized worldwide or those currently being investigated, which amount to billions of Naira.
The amount of N2.2 trillion that was looted is similar to the combined budgets of Lagos State and the South-East states for 2024, totaling N2.25 trillion and N2.29 trillion respectively. This figure exceeds the budgets of the North-Central states and North-East states for 2024, which are N1.89 trillion and N1.60 trillion, by several billion.
The EFCC is currently investigating, probing, and prosecuting 58 ex-governors from various regions of the country. Since the restoration of civilian government on May 29, 1999, there have been at least 170 governors serving in the 36 states of Nigeria.
The 58 ex-governors who are currently or have previously faced investigations by EFCC, with alleged amounts in question, consist of:
late Abubakar Audu (N10.966 bn),
TA Orji and sons (N551 bn)
Yahaya Bello (N80.2 bn)
Chimaroke Nnamani (N5. 3 bn)
Sullivan Chime (N450 million)
Kayode Fayemi (N4bn)
Ayo Fayose (N6.9 bn)
Abdullahi Adamu (N15bn)
Danjuma Goje (N5bn)
Aliyu Wamakko (N15 bn)
Sule Lamido (N1.35 bn)
Joshua Dariye (N1. 16 bn)
Timipre Sylva (N19.2 bn)
Saminu Turaki (N36bn)
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