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2022

2023: Sheikh Gumi urges Nigerians to vote leaders who won’t fight bandits – [VIDEO]

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, Bandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi

With less than 90 days to the 2023 elections, popular Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has told Nigerians to vote for those who will not fight bandits if elected into office. In a sermon, the controversial Islamic cleric urged Nigerians to vote for leaders who would negotiate with bandits when elected into office. Describing bandits as “our people,” Gumi said Nigeria’s next set of leaders should negotiate and give bandits what they want for peace to reign. “Don’t vote for those who will fight bandits. The fighters (bandits) are our people. So please vote for those who, after attaining power,…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fuel scarcity: Depots dry up, Nigerians face bleak Christmas

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, MetroDeeper Life, Economy, Fuel Scarcity, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria

By Okechukwu Nnodim, OpeOluwani Akintayo, Toni Ufoh, Naomi Chima, Dayo Oyewo and Mohammed Farida The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which was gradually abating recently, suddenly re-emerged on Wednesday in many cities, including Lagos and Abuja. The development clearly shows that Nigerians face bleak Christmas as fuel scarcity has started taking a toll on motorists, who have hiked their fares. It was gathered that many depots were currently running out of the product, a development that reduced supplies from depots to retail stations across the country. In Abuja, many filling stations, particularly those of independent oil marketers,…

Dec

22

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lai Mohammed says Twitter begged Nigeria to lift suspension

Business, Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Lai Mohammed, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Twitter

The government of Nigeria has stated that Twitter and the country engaged in lengthy negotiations before Twitter was reinstated in the country late last year. In response to a claim by a former top Twitter official that there was no dialogue between the business and Nigeria to remove its suspension on Twitter, Minister of Information Lai Mohammed made the explanation. At a Monday morning press conference in Abuja, Mohammed said it was ridiculous to try to deny what had happened between the two sides. If you enjoy this story, please do not forget to check out our other news stories:…

Dec

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Truck driver kills tricycle rider, hoodlums loot rice

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsAccident, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

There was tension at Itam Market in the Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State following the murder of a tricycle rider by a truck driver. Market sources told PUNCH Metro that trouble started when the Hausa truck driver, while trying to negotiate space to park for easy offloading of his bags of rice, was obstructed by the tricycle operator and tables used by traders to display their wares, resulting in a traffic snarl. It was gathered that in the ensuing confusion, the driver climbed down from his truck with a machete, which he used on the tricycle rider, who died…

Dec

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

NASS to pass new revenue-sharing formula, budget Thursday

Business, Economy, Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBudget, Economy, National Assembly, Representatives, Senate

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has transmitted the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly as the federal parliament is billed to pass the 2022 Appropriation Bill by Thursday. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the plenary on Tuesday, read out the cover letter of the President on the bill, which was titled ‘Transmission of the Finance Bill 2022 to the National Assembly for Consideration and Passage into Law in Support of the 2023 Budget.’ In the bill, the Federal Government proposed expanding the tax net and more equitable revenue-sharing formula and allocation to state…