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After 17 years, the Senate during plenary on Wednesday reworked and passed the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), Electoral Act amendment Bill 2019, and five other bills rejected by President Buhari. The Senate passed these bills after its technical committee worked on President Buhari’s observations and re-drafted the affected clauses. The PIGB seeks to make the Nigerian Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NPRC) the sole regulator overseeing the licensing, monitoring and supervising of petroleum operations. It also gives the NPRC the powers to enforce industry laws, regulations, and standards. On the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, President Buhari had explained that he declined…

The Supreme Court, Wednesday, affirmed Kayode Fayemi as the incumbent governor of Ekiti State. The court dismissed the suit filed by Chief Segun Oni against the incumbent for being incompetent. Oni in the suit claimed that Fayemi was not eligible to run as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for not resigning as Minister of Mines and Steel Development 30 days before the party’s primary election. The ex-governor who came second in the APC governorship primary also claimed that Fayemi should not have contested on the strength of an indictment by a Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by former…

For the12th time, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measuring inflation dipped by 11.25 per cent (year-on-year) in March, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) confirmed Tuesday. The reduction translates to 0.06 per cent points lower than the 11.31 per cent figure recorded in February. The composite food index rose by 13.45 per cent in March 2019 compared to 13.47 per cent in February 2019. NBS attributed rise in the food index in the month to increases in prices of bread and cereals, meat, fish, potatoes, yam and foodstuff like tubers, oils and fats, and soft drinks, vegetables, and fruits. “Increases were…

Three policemen and four persons in Akwa Ibom State are to die by hanging for kidnapping, the state High Court in Uyo handed down the death sentence to the victims. The court presided by Justice Joy Unwana (extended jurisdiction) convicted Cpl Emmanuel Charlie, Cpl Bassey Sunday (377812) and PC Mfon Bassey (478463) for the offence. Other convicts are Ekaette Edet Moses, Fidelis Emmanson Jeremiah, Ndu Okon Johnny and Unyime Edem Etukakpan. The fourth convict- a woman hired by the gang for N50,000 to cook for the victim, Deaconess Ime Anietie Ekanem, while they negotiated for her ransom- was also sentenced…

The Canadian embassy in Nigeria has tackled Dele Momodu, a prominent publisher, over an information he shared concerning allowing Nigerian immigrants into the country. The embassy denied reports that Justin Trudeau, the country’s Prime Minister, pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to allow one million Nigerians enter Canada under a new employment and migration programme. The information which Momodu shared on this is currently trending on social media. He had quoted a spokesman of the Canadian Labour Department as saying: “The programme’s website will be launched next week and all available jobs will be listed. Currently there are over sixmillion vacancies…

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted the result from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, shows he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election. In his submission to the presidential election tribunal, the former vice president gave the “unique MAC address and Microsoft product ID of the INEC server,” from where the results were obtained. According to the result declared by INEC from the 36 states and the FCT, Buhari polled 15,191,847, while Atiku trailed with 11,262,978 votes. But in his petition submitted at the tribunal, the PDP candidate claimed…

Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion Diocese of Mbamili, Anambra State, has read a Riot Act for the Priests and members of the Laity who may involve in homosexuality, saying that anybody caught in the act will be shown the way out of the Diocese. This is contained in the Presidential Address/Bishop’s Charge, delivered to the 3rd Session of the 3rd Synod, Diocese of Mbamili, read by Bishop of the Diocese, Rt. Rev. Henry Okeke, at the Cathedral Church of St Michael, Umuikwu Anam, Anambra West local government area, Anambra State. The Diocese through its Bishop Rt. Rev. Okeke said it has zero…

Ahead of the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly and election of Presiding officers, youths, under the aegis of Progressives Youth Forum, Tuesday, endorsed the Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, All Progressives Congress, APC, Yobe North as the next Senate President. The adoption of Senator Lawan as the Senate President for the 9th Senate by the youths, is coming, barely 24 hours after Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State threw his weight behind the aspiration of the Senate leader for the position. Speaking on behalf of the youths Tuesday, at Lawan’s Campaign Headquarters in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the Chairman, Ife…

The Nigerian Navy has declared four crew members of (MV Grace Water) wanted for the theft of 90 tons of crude oil in the nation’s exclusive economic zone. This follows the complicity the crew members in illegally sourced petroleum products aboard the Merchant Vessel. A statement by Commodore Suleman Dahun, Director of Naval Information gave further details saying, “The Nigerian Navy wishes to inform members of the public that four persons are hereby declared wanted for complicity in theft of petroleum products in Nigeria’s maritime environment. “They include Mr. Enikanologbon Happy, Mr. Arumona Daniel, Mr. Egbujie Chinonso and Mr. Ogori…

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, Tuesday, sought President Muhammadu Buhari’s intervention in the release of funds for three major competitions coming up between now and August this year. The three competitions coming up soon are the 2019 Africa Beach soccer games in Cape Verde, in June, 8th FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, starting from June 7 to July 7 in France and 12th All African Games scheduled to take place in Rabat, Morocco from August 19 to 31, 2019. Dalung also said that he will be remembered for his insistence on democratising the leadership and membership…