NNPC: Why fuel queues return to Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that low loadouts at depots are likely responsible for the fuel queues at petrol stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The NNPC spokesperson, Garba Deen Muhammad, made this known via a statement issued on Sunday. Muhammad stated that purchases by residents, who recently returned after the public holidays to mark Workers’ Day...
VIDEO: Customs officer slaps Governor Okowa’s aide
A video of an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service slapping Samson Nwachukwu, the Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has surfaced online. It was gathered that the incident occurred along the Benin/Agbor Expressway on Saturday. It was learnt that the governor’s aide was driving with a friend when he was stopped by two customs officers and a...
Fuel scarcity: Long queues resurface in Abuja
Most filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have been shut down following scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The situation has caused long queues of vehicles at various filling stations in Abuja. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the petrol supply situation in Wuse, Gwarimpa, Wuye, and Kubwa areas of Abuja, disclosed that long queues...
Weekend fixtures: 3 talking points from Premier League
Manchester City showed no signs of a Champions League hangover on a weekend that could prove decisive in the battle for the Premier League title as they stretched their lead at the top of the table to three points. City demolished Newcastle 5-0 at the Etihad after Liverpool dropped points at Anfield for the first time since October in a...
Russia-Ukraine war: Latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Mariupol steelworks soldiers vow no surrender Ukrainian forces in the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in the Russian-controlled city of Mariupol - the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the devastated port city - say they will not surrender, vowing to fight on. "Surrender is not an option," said Ilya Samoilenko, an Azov regiment...
Kano 2023: Ganduje endorses deputy, Gawuna, as successor
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has endorsed his deputy, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, as his successor in the 2023 governorship election in the state. The Star learnt that Governor Ganduje endorsed Gawuna as his successor after much pressure from influential party stakeholders in Kano. Murtala Sule Garo, the immediate past Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, who was believed to...
Airlines suspend shutdown of flights’ services
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has suspended its proposed plan to shut down operations on Monday over the high cost of aviation fuel. The operators, on Friday, threatened to shut down flights services to passengers, if the Federal Government refused to reduce the price of Jet A1, which is now being sold at N700 per litre. It would be recalled...
Airlines insist on flights’ services shutdown
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Sunday, insisted that it would go ahead with withdrawal of flights services on Monday over the high cost of aviation fuel. The AON President, Dr Yunusa Abdulmunaf, made this known via a statement on Sunday. Abdulmunaf said the association unequivocally stood firmly by its decision to commence withdrawal of flights services from May 9. The...
Tinubu: My chances of winning APC ticket incredibly high
“My chances of winning the ticket are incredibly high and I am very confident. I am sure I can and I will win it.” These were the words of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, one of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday after an interaction with delegates in Jalingo, Taraba State. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State,...
Maverick politician, Arthur Nzeribe, is dead
Former Nigerian Senator, Arthur Nzeribe, is dead. He died at the age of 83. A family source, who craved anonymity, confirmed the demise of Nzeribe on Sunday. The source said the family is preparing a statement to announce the demise of the former Senator, who died on Sunday evening in a foreign hospital. It was gathered that Nzeribe has been on life support...
