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By Johnson Nwankwo The average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) in Nigeria has risen to N937 per litre in the Northern region in May 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS, Tuesday, said that the average price paid for petrol was N769.62, indicating a 223.21 percent increase, compared to the value recorded in May 2023 (N238.11). In comparison to the previous month (April 2024), the average retail price increased by 9.75 percent from N701.24. On state profile analysis, Jigawa had the highest average retail price for the commodity at N937.50, Ondo and Benue states were…

From Johnson Nwankwo The federal government plans to build 500 housing units in Kaduna State as part of an effort to address the challenge associated with the housing deficit in the country. The managing director of the Federal Housing Authority, Oyetunde Ojo, stated this while receiving the Right of Occupancy for 157 hectares of land given to the agency by Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said the housing project being planned for the state would be delivered in phases and to start before the end of the year. Quoting him, "With 157 hectares of…

By Adadareporters Police authorities in Borno State have confirmed the death of Professor Ruth Haruna Wazis, former Head of the Department of Business Management, University of Maiduguri. She lost her life in a domestic accident. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Yusuf Lawal, confirmed that the incident occurred on Sunday, June 30, 2024. It was gathered that she had parked her car in her garage when a mechanical malfunction caused the vehicle to accelerate unexpectedly, knocking her down and running over her. The CP said she unfortunately succumbed to her injuries before being taken to the hospital, adding that her…

By Johnson Nwankwo The five governors of the states of the South -East Region of Nigeria, today, resolved to visit President Bola Tinubu to discuss political solutions to the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Governors of states of Imo (Hope Uzodinma), Ebonyi (Francis Nwifuru), Abia (Alex Otti) and Anambra (Charles Soludo) and their Enugu counterpart, Peter Mbah, including Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, had converged on Enugu Tuesday morning and made the resolution after their closed door meeting. Kanu is being held in the custody of the Department of State…

By Johnson Nwankwo Governors of the five states of the South East geopolitical zone is holding a crucial meeting in Enugu. The agenda could not be ascertained as at press time. The meeting which is being attended by some stakeholders, including the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, is taking place at the Government House, Enugu. It was gathered that all the South East governors are physically attending the meeting. The governors are Alex Otti of Abia, Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Charles Soludo of Anambra, Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, and the host governor, Mr Peter Mbah. The reason for…

By Johnson Nwankwo The Journalists’ Guild of Kogi Central in Kogi State has commiserated with Governor Usman Ododo over the deaths of Senator Alex Kadiri and the former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi. This was contained in a statement by the Guild’s national president, Malam Muhammad Tijjani AbdulSalam, and the secretary, Ozumi Abdul, and made available to newsmen in Lokoja. The journalists, in the statement, expressed their sympathies and support to the governor during this difficult time. They shared fond memories of Senator Kadiri and Admiral Ogohi, highlighting their profound impact on the state and the nation. The…

By People&Politics Rear Admiral Alison Amaechina Madueke (rtrd), former chief of naval staff, is seeking a High Court in Lagos State to restrain his former wife, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his first name (Alison) and surname (Madueke) following the dissolution of their marriage. Our correspondent reports that Mrs Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian minister of petroleum, is formerly married to Rear Admiral Alison Madueke. In a suit No. LD/15144HD/2024, the former naval chief said they stopped living together in May 2015 after her ministerial appointment. Findings show that Diezani in November 2021 filed suit No. NSD/MG345/2021 before the High Court of…