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adenigga:
President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to reduce the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas. He also promised to start direct sales of the product to consumers should the existing distributors fail to allow the price crash in cooking gas.

However, operators in the sector have disagreed with the plan, saying the businessman was planning to monopolise the LPG sector. They kicked against the move on Monday, as the dealers expressed fear of a possible monopoly.

Speaking during a recent tour of his refinery by some local and foreign guests, Dangote stressed that the current price of cooking gas is expensive and not affordable for the common people who depend on firewood for cooking.

He disclosed that the refinery now produces 22,000 tonnes of LPG daily and it is ramping up production for distribution into the Nigerian market, especially as Nigerians move towards the use of gas for cooking.

Speaking to members of the Lagos Business School CGEO Africa, at the refinery in Lekki, Dangote said, “The one that we didn’t write, which you must have seen, is LPG. Currently, we do LPG of about 2,000 tonnes per day. You know Nigeria is gradually moving to the usage of LPG. But I believe it is expensive, but right now we’re trying to bring down the price and make it cheaper.”

Dangote warned that “if the distributors are not trying to bring it down, we’ll go directly and sell to the consumers, so that people will now transit from firewood or kerosene to LPG for cooking.”

The PUNCH recalls that Dangote plans to start the direct distribution of petrol, diesel, and aviation fuel to marketers nationwide in August, with 4,000 CNG-powered buses procured for the exercise.

Currently, the price of cooking hovers around N1,000 and N1,300 per kilogramme. Dangote said this would be brought down to ensure affordability.

Operators kick

It appears operators in the LPG market are not pleased with Dangote’s plan to disrupt the sector.


Speaking in an interview with our correspondent, the former Chairman of the LPG and Natural Gas Downstream Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Godwin Okoduwa, described the plan as monopolistic.


Okoduwa expressed concern that the billionaire businessman should recognise the fact that some investors grew the market from 70,000 metric tonnes in 2007 to over 1 million metric tonnes in 2022, saying collaboration is the way to go.

“I think it’s monopolistic. I think a market should be protected to encourage growth. The LPG industry in Nigeria grew from 70,000 metric tonnes in 2007 to over 1.3 million tonnes in 2022. That was done by collaboration — collaboration with the Federal Government, the NLNG, and offtakers. Everything was done in collaboration. It grew from 70,000 to 250 to 800, and now over a million,” Okoduwa said.

He stressed that growth cannot be achieved through a monopoly but through collaboration. “Today, we are just under 5kg or 6kg per capita consumption in terms of LPG. Other countries are doing much more. South Africa is doing double digits, Morocco and Tunisia are doing double digits. We can do much more.


“So, we should, as an industry and as a country, focus on how to grow the LPG industry and not allow someone (to frustrate the players). Yes, he has invested; yes, it’s a capital economy, but he should not be allowed to frustrate the players.

“There are people who have spent money, spent resources, even business and development, and someone just comes in to reap from the work that has been done. I’m sure he wouldn’t have built if there had not been an existing market. The work has been done, he should respect the market and let us grow. It shouldn’t be a zero-sum strategy. It should be collaborative,” he said.

In his recommendation, the gas expert said that though Dangote has the upper hand, he should embrace collaboration.

“My advice to him is that the pie can be bigger. The Nigerian market is about 1.3 million tonnes. The Nigerian LPG market can be 5 million tonnes. He should work towards collaboration rather than competition, because at the end of the day, everybody benefits,” he added.

Told that Dangote’s major concern is to bring the price of cooking gas to a rate where everybody can afford it and stop cooking with firewood, Okoduwa retorted, “I have news for him. He should go to the Northeast, where you have the least consumption of LPG. He should go to the Northeast and start developing the LPG infrastructure there. I think we will tell him thank you for that.”

Similarly, the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Bassey Essien, doubted the possibility of Dangote selling gas directly to consumers or to crash the price.

“I am saying that it’s unrealistic. What is the position with PMS? Has the refinery been able to sell petrol directly to you and me into our cars at a very cheap rate?” Essien asked.
Source: https://punchng.com/Marketers-protest-as-Dangote-moves-to-crash-cooking-gas-price

Putindbutt:
APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has berated DJ Switch over her reaction to former President Muhammadu Buhari’s passing.

In her reaction to Buhari's demise, DJ Switch whose real name is Obianuju Catherine Udeh, wrote via her IG page;

‘’Wow! The sweet reality of inevitability. RIP MF. One down.”

She also shared a video where she reaffirmed her earlier statement while alleging that late president Buhari “achieved nothing” while he ruled Nigeria.

Igwokwe found her statement distasteful and took to his Facebook page to berate her.

" So the ugly and nusetting (nauseating) lady is talking? She has not realized the damage she did to Nigeria with her utterances. This lady needs help. She must have gone kolos"


DJ Switch gained prominence in 2020 when she did a live coverage showing protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate during the #EndSARS protest.

SusanOpeyemi:
The difference is very clear. Igbo girls are beautiful. How I wish I'm one.

Enugurangers:
This tweet is currently trending on X and I decided to share.

Peter Obi is a tribal bigot. He was widely quoted on national television that the SSS was right to detain me for 48 hours in an hotel in 2014 on the grounds that ”El-Rufai has no business being in Anambra State as it is not Katsina State”! I sued the SSS and awarded N4m damages.
https://x.com/elrufai/status/106090869201759793

TimeManager:
https://pmexpressng.com/odua-group-pulls-down-iconic-awolowo-house-for-new-technology-mall/

abc115:
https://nairametrics.com/2025/07/18/naira-stabilises-as-exchange-rate-gap-narrows-to-n1-across-parallel-and-official-markets/

abc115:
VIDEO: Omoh, Massive Crowd Welcomes President Tinubu to Kano with Enthusiastic Display of Support🔥❤️🥰✊

And the campaign never started oo 🔥❤️🥰✊

Video link

VIDEO: Omoh, Massive Crowd Welcomes President Tinubu to Kano with Enthusiastic Display of Support🔥❤️🥰✊

And the campaign never started oo 🔥❤️🥰✊ pic.twitter.com/lPViHW6Rk0

— A. Ayofe (@abdullahayofel) July 18, 2025

AMINDA:
Lol. 2023 campaign pictures. Tinubu didn't even inform the Kano State APC he was coming. Mr. use and dump is now chasing after Kwankwaso after using Ganduje and Co.

Here's the real video of Tinubu in Kano today. Rarara would pull more numbers.

Kano people welcome President Tinubu to the state today. pic.twitter.com/N31537xkMQ

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) July 18, 2025

cityboylagos:
https://eyesoflagos.com/after-5-kids-and-12-grandkids-she-found-love-in-nigeria-and-gave-birth-at-56/

DesChyko:
Take your complaints to the Ghanians who're stripping you and your lying likes naked on social media.

DesChyko:
Take your complaints to the Ghanians who're stripping you and your lying likes naked on social media.

bionixs:
go to your state and make them lead.

If not for the federal government that built and made Lagos the seat of her government, tell me how Lagos would have been better than Ogun State.

If you want to come and argue with your teacher, howfar with Ondo, Osun, Ekiti, Kwara ? Are they one of those leading in the country? Just an idea.

joelbooks:
Lagos state has commissioned Nigeria’s first Local Government-owned radio station.

The Ishokan 106.7 FM is built by Mushin LGA.

https://x.com/Naija_PR/status/1946137477267247199

PMG2024:
Thank you for your brilliant submission. I can tell you for free that the VC and the academic community were taken aback by the announcement. VP Kashim Shettima isn't the only one that should have been consulted, should he? Borno indigenes are so livid. Literally every major infrastructure in Maiduguri has Buhari on it. Including the Senate Building, Female Hostel, Teaching Hospital and other centers of UNIMAID. The International Airport also. It only reeks of high service to be very honest. But like you have rightly said, the ball is in our courts as stakeholders of UNIMAID.

SouthSouth1914:
You may assume that you are more articulated than the publishers of that news. It was all in summary what Tinubu’s thought was and how he explained his own position at the time. No one is twisting anything, you are the one who is twisting the narratives in favor of him, typical of your folks.

You guys may think you are smart, but no one is smart! You are all enjoying foolery together, just haven’t been able to call a spade, a spade. Everyone has his/her opinion, but you should be able to take responsibilities when the time arises. Continue in your business of changing narratives!

noleflendum:
Here are the Peter Obi (Labour Party) vote counts in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election from the northern states you asked about, based on official INEC results as reported by credible sources:

Obi got less than 100,000 votes from core north

PMG2024:
Preserve the identity of the University of Maiduguri – A respectful appeal against renaming University of Maiduguri to Muhammadu Buhari University

His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR
President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,
Federal Republic of Nigeria

We, the alumni, students, and concerned citizens, write this heartfelt appeal to Your Excellency regarding the recent decision to rename the University of Maiduguri to Muhammadu Buhari University.

With the deepest respect to the memory and legacy of the late President Muhammadu Buhari — a man whose contributions to Nigeria remain indelible — we believe that renaming the University of Maiduguri does not align with the sentiments of its core stakeholders and the enduring identity the institution has built over the decades.

The University of Maiduguri is more than just a name. It is a powerful symbol of resilience, academic excellence, and cultural heritage — especially in the face of insecurity that once threatened the North-East region. The name “University of Maiduguri” resonates deeply with the people it serves and reflects the institution’s strategic importance in national development, peacebuilding, and intellectual advancement in Northern Nigeria.

For over 40 years, this great institution has produced leaders, scholars, diplomats, scientists, and patriots who proudly identify as UNIMAID alumni. Its name is a source of pride not just in Nigeria but across Africa and the global academic community.

Our Appeal:
We respectfully request Your Excellency to reconsider and reverse the renaming of the University of Maiduguri. While we hold the memory of President Muhammadu Buhari in high regard, we believe his name can be immortalized through alternative national monuments, research institutes, or legacy projects that will not alter the historic identity of a university so beloved by its community.

In this regard, we respectfully propose that the Federal University of Transportation, Daura — a relatively new and highly symbolic institution located in former President Buhari’s hometown — could be considered for renaming. This would serve as a more fitting tribute, rooted in personal legacy, regional pride, and national relevance. Also, considering his background as a retired military general, the Nigerian Army University Biu, stands out as another fitting institution that could be renamed in honour of the Late Former President Muhammadu Buhari. It reflects both his military heritage and his contributions to national leadership.

Preserving this name is not a political position; it is a plea for continuity, emotional attachment, and the integrity of a brand that has stood the test of time and conflict. Let us honor both the legacy of former President Buhari and the soul of UNIMAID — without erasing the identity of either.

We trust in your wisdom, fairness, and commitment to national unity and stakeholder engagement.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

jmoore:
When Goodluck Jonathan renamed UNILAG to their beloved son, Abiola. They rejected it.

Now see what they are doing to University of Maiduguri.

mamaafrik:
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has explained how some northern group recruited late President Muhammadu Buhari into Nigerian politics.

The NNPP chieftain disclosed this on Tuesday while fielding questions on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.

Galadima specifically stated that the late Buhari was brought into politics because the Oduduwa Peoples Congress (OPC), between 1999 and 2000, invaded Ilorin with the sole aim of uprooting what it called Fulani structures.



The NNPP chieftain said his northern group felt that was too much, adding that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and then Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, were doing nothing.

Galadima said: Some of us who recruited Buhari had a mission. And I will reveal that mission today.

General Buhari came into politics. It was not his province. He never liked the politicians because he believed we are fake and that we do not mean what we say.

I called a meeting in Kaduna, about 34 of us, and we sat down to reason. How do we save our people from this OPC menace?

I suggested that we have to, because you remove government through only two ways. The barrel of the gun and through the ballot box. And they said it was impossible to challenge General Obasanjo. That was how Buhari came to our mind.

And when he was approached, he had very unkind words for politicians. But since he did not say he was not doing it, we still persuaded him.


To cut a long story short, we achieved our first purpose of putting a brake on what the OPC was doing. Immediately Buhari joined partisan politics, we had a very big outing to initiate him into politics. The Obasanjo government became restive and was shaken to its bone marrow. Obasanjo had to really checkmate the OPC.

So, for that reason, we achieved our first purpose of bringing General Buhari into partisan politics. The remaining now is history.


https://dailypost.ng/2025/07/15/we-brought-buhari-into-politics-to-stop-opc-dismantling-fulani-in-ilorin-buba-galadima/

chopnaira:
Burkina Faso's military rulers have disbanded the country's electoral commission calling it a waste of money.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzj2k2pmvo

SouthSouth1914:

Someone who once said he doesn’t believe in “One Nigeria” ? He can talk big, but no balls.

Putindbutt:
A lot of you here are just noisemakers, other than insults, you have nothing else to offer than sheer ignorance. We are talking about a new constitution here. Past Pesidents signed bills into law, even Tinubu has signed bills into law but it is totally different from a new constitution which requires the approval of two third of state houses of assembly.

Putindbutt:
https://businessday.ng/politics/article/constitution-review-north-shifting-from-status-quo-to-alignment-for-true-federalism/?amp

dominique:
Not a fan of mackerel or any type of fish sandwich, it irritates me to my bone marrow. Bread hardly gets stale in my home but if I have bread of 2 days or more, I make french toast. Whisk the egg in evaporated milk (or powered milk mixed with very little water). Soak the bread in the mixture and toast in in a pan on low heat with very little oil or margarine till it's golden brown. Very scrumptious but it consumes.a lot of ingredients.

Sample pic gotten from Google

RightToReject:
I don't hold a brief for the boy. However, I wonder why most of you sententious never-do-well cum wannabe-rich entities are just crucifying him unjustly. He's innocent until proven guilty by a court of competent jurisprudence.

Go to court if you have any case against him. No law anywhere forbids a minor from earning money, at least legitimately - the right to earn money shouldn't be mistaken for the right to be employed. And what he spends his money on, and how he spends it, ought not to be of anyone's concern as well, especially citing that he supposedly has an uncle that's been guiding/standing for him.

A whole lot of opportunities abound for people of different ages to make some money, real money, so cut him some slack.

Glimpsetv:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyxH_vr7ptc?si=JWR8LQjR523rrytc

Glimpsetv:
Summary:

A 15-year-old SS1 student sparked controversy after a video of him allegedly buying a Benz went viral. In a live interview, he claimed he bought the car with money from Forex trading, a skill he learned from his uncle. The boy said his father asked him to return the car, believing it was too big for him. He also revealed he hasn’t seen his father in over two months, his mother is late, and though too young to drive, he has a driver that drives him around.


In case you missed the thread when the video of him buying the Benz went viral:

https://www.nairaland.com/8470222/ss1-student-buys-benz-dad

sweetrace:
If his father cannot rejoice with him, it is not strangers that will. What rubbish forex gave him so much money? For him to make enough money in forex to buy a Benz, he must have invested a lot of money. Where did he get that money? 15 years old!!!!! Did he start trading at 9 years old? NONSENSE!!!

Glimpsetv:
SS1 Student Who Bought A Benz Claims He Is A Forex Trader — Viral Interview(pix)




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q52nafWG0Xk?si=oURn85-biao_-1ib

chiagozien:
So it was 2013 video that Ya.ari.bas used to instigate Ghana against Igbos.

They were even telling Ghanaians to start attacking Igbos.

These things are ev!il