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Oct

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2022

EndSARS memorial: Lekki Tollgate is a cemetery – BBNaija star, Tega Dominic

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Metro#EndSARS, BBNaija, Entertainment, Metro, Opinion, RIP, Tega Dominic

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Tega Dominic, has tagged the Lekki Tollgate as a cemetery. According to her, the memories of 2020 Lekki Tollgate victims will remain in the hearts of Nigerians, especially the families whose loved ones have become “heroes.” Tega, who noted that October 20 would be remembered for so many things, further assured that the raising of the Nigerian flag high and still being killed would be relayed to generations unborn. Reacting to the attack on EndSARS protesters on Thursday while taking a drive and walk through the tollgate with caskets to commemorate the second anniversary,…

Oct

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Soludo announces arrest of Gunmen who attacked, killed Ifeanyi Ubah’s aides

Lifestyle, Metro, News, PoliticsAnambra State, Charles Soludo, Crime, Gunmen, Kidnappers, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Security, UGM

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that some of the gunmen who participated in an assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah have been arrested. Soludo revealed this on Friday when he visited Enugwu-Ukwu in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state, the same community where the attack happened about a month ago. Ubah had lost four security aides and two personal assistants during the attack, but he was able to escape in his bullet proof car. But during the burial of Pa Boniface Nwankwo, father of Hon. Dozie Nwankwo who represents Dunukofia, Njikoka, Anaocha federal constituency in the…

Oct

21

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

Afenifere defends endorsement of Peter Obi, insists Presidency not Yoruba property

News, Opinion, Politics2023, Afenifere, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

The apex Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has said the Presidency is not the personal property of the Yorubas. Afenifere was responding to allegations of picking the Labour Party, LP, Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sola Ebiseni, the Afenifere’s Secretary-General, said the body’s support for Obi was based on principle and the interest of the Nigerian State. Ebiseni made the clarification during an interview on Arise TV. The South-East has been agitating for a run at the presidency and the popularity of Peter Obi, especially amongst the youth demography might upset the…

Oct

21

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

FG says Nigeria has lost her most-valued crude oil customers

Business, Economy, Metro, NewsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria

Nigeria has lost its most valued crude oil customers, while some of its gas buyers now compete with the country in the same market, the Federal Government declared on Thursday. It also stated that international oil companies were massively shifting focus to alternative fuels, as the threat posed by the push for renewables was seriously gaining momentum. The government disclosed this through its Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority at the opening ceremony of the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Industry HSE Managers’ Forum in Abuja. The Chief Executive, of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, who was represented by the agency’s Executive…

Oct

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

IMF says Nigeria, others at risk of political instability over Inflation

Economy, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Federal government, Inflation, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion

The International Monetary Fund, IMF has said Nigeria and other countries in the Sub-Saharan African region risk social and political instability and worsening food insecurity because of rising inflation. According to the IMF, inflation has nearly doubled pre-pandemic levels in the region, adding that while there is a significant difference between countries, the median inflation rate in the region increased to almost nine percent in August. It said, “And even though the rise has been less dramatic than in other parts of the world, and the drivers are different, inflation is nearly double pre-pandemic levels, risking social and political instability…