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Dec

24

2022

Doyin Okupe’s Resignation A Metaphor for The BIG TENT Project Clean Up Nigeria.

Opinion, Politics2023, Labour Party, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nwaokobia Jnr, Opinion, Politics

At the Unity Fountain and its environ in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja the Director General of the BIG TENT Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkareem, the Secretary General Dr Austin Kemie and members of the BIG TENT attended the moral and ideological task that Project Clean Up Nigeria epitomizes. The Flag Off of the Clean Up Nigeria Project across the nation on the 21st of December, 2022 by the BIG TENT speaks to the fact that in physically cleaning up Nigeria, the OBI-DATTI Presidency shall when voted into office in 2023 Clean Up all that has held Nigeria down. As though providential,…

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

Soldiers kill guest at funeral as siblings clash over property ownership

Lifestyle, MetroAccident, Crime, Metro, RIP, Security

A guest, David Chinonso, has been reportedly killed at Owode, Ogombo community, in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, after some military men stormed the burial of one late Mathew Ekpu. The uniformed men, numbering 15, were said to have arrived at the venue in an attempt to stop the corpse from being interred on the premises of the deceased. This led to a confrontation, as one of the deceased’s sons, Victor, was hit in the head with an iron, while Chinonso was shot in the chest. The children of the deceased, who spoke to PUNCH Metro, accused their sibling, Richard, of…