Fuel Price Hike: Civil Society Groups Protest In Edo, FG Calls For Patience

Carrying placards with several inscriptions, the Edo civil society groups also rejected the proposed N8,000 palliative by the Federal Government following the removal of the petrol subsidy.Civil society groups under the aegis of the Edo Civil Society Organizations have taken to the streets of Benin City, the state capital, in protest against the recent hike in fuel prices.They walked through some major streets and condemned the increase and the high...

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JUST IN: Two Immediate-Past Commissioners in Kano Confirmed Dead

Two former commissioners in Kano State, who served during the immediate past administration of Abdullahi Ganduje, have died. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Alhassan Muhammad Dawaki, the former commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, died on Friday after battling a brief illness. He was 79 years old and left behind wives and 15 children.Barrister Zubaida Damakka, the former commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, died...

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#EndSARS: No body taken from toll gate, says Lagos govt

• Mass burial is for victims of violence, state clarifies  The Lagos State government has debunked reports of a planned mass burial for casualties of the 2020 #Endsars protest. from the Public Procurement Agency’. Ogboye maintained that the 103 bodies were picked up after the violent #EndSARS protests and other clashes at Fagba, Ketu, Ikorodu, Orile, Ajegunle, Abule-Egba, Ikeja, Ojota, Ekoro, Ogba, Isolo and Ajah areas of the state,...

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Leaked Memo Shows Lagos Govt Approved N61m For Mass Burial Of 103 ENDSARS Victims

In response, the Lagos State Ministry of Health confirmed the letter, but insisted that details in the documents were being misconstrued. A leaked memo addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health indicating that the State Government approved N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage.  The memo dated July 19, 2023, captures steps for the processing...

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20 killed in Ore tanker fire

About 20 persons including three children and a pregnant woman have been roasted to death after a tanker exploded at Ore, Odigbo Local government area of Ondo State. The fire was said to have been ignited by a spark from a phone held by one of the persons scooping fuel that spilled from the tanker. The expectant mother was said to have brought N100,000 to buy fuel from the fallen tanker.An eyewitness who gave his name as Cyriacus said they were...

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Tuition fees hike: NANS threatens protest

• Ministry blames ex-President Buhari for increase  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the management of federal universities across the country to jettison their plan to increase school fees and levies paid by students. But the Federal Ministry of Education said the new school fees regime for unity colleges was reviewed by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.  NANS...

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