FG Reacts As Oil Marketers Demand Increase Of Petrol Price To N165

Petrol Filling Station

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to pressure mounted by the marketers of petroleum product for an upward review in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit - petrol.

According to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, there was no immediate plan to increase the pump price of petrol.

When approached by newsmen to speak on the planned increase in petrol price, Baru, who declined to speak at length, said: “There is nothing like that.”

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Also, Kachikwu, when approached for comment, revealed that there was no memo before the Federal Government asking for a review of the price.

The minister’s respond came against the backdrop of reports by some marketers that Nigerians should prepare for another increase in petrol prices due to the continued scarcity of foreign exchange to finance the importation of the product.

The oil marketers had last month griped that the free fall of the naira against the dollar had made it unprofitable for them to import petrol and sell at the current rate of N145 per litre.

A source, who seems to be familiar to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, disclosed that N165 is the pump price that will cover the cost of forex required for fuel importation.

Another source – official of one of the marketers’ associations – said,

“Let the government do the needful. We have already said it before that the price is not sustainable. When they fixed that price, dollar was N280 – N285; now the dollar is almost N400 and they want us to bring in products and sell at N145. It is not possible.

“But right now, most of us are getting the product from the NNPC; that is why you still see that there is product everywhere. It is an indirect case of subsidy. It means the government is subsidising it through the NNPC and we are buying at local price. Had it been that we were the ones that sourced the foreign exchange, we can’t sell it at N145.”

The development is coming barely four months after the government increased petrol prices from N86 and N86.5 per litre to between N135 and N145 per litre.

Ogun State First Lady Visits 9yr-Old Boy Chained By Father In Celestial Church (Photos)

Wife of Ogun State Governor, Mrs. Olufunke Amosun on Tuesday visited 9-year-old Korede Taiwo, who was rescued from the Celestial Church of Christ in Ajibawo near Ota in Ogun State, where his father Prophet Francis Taiwo chained him for weeks for stealing food.

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Man Arrested For Raping One-Year-Old Girl In Nasarawa

 

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Friday paraded 10 criminals arrested for various offences, including armed robbery, rape and theft.
The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr. Lawal Shehu, told newsmen the culprits were arrested in Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
He added that one 24 year-old Arigwu Stephen was arrested for allegedly raping a year-old girl in Yar-kede village in 2013.
The father of the victim told The Punch the act was discovered in November 2015 when the daughter (now three) complained of stomach pain and was rushed to Federal Medical Center, Keffi.
He said the doctor decided to run a test and discovered that his daughter was rapped over two years ago.
“I got to know that my daughter was rapped over two years ago after a doctor report at FMC and was admitted for six days before she discharged on Thursday 7, 2016,” he lamented.
The police boss also said the command on July 7, 2016 arrested a suspected kidnapper, who kidnapped a Chinese mining expatriate, Mr. Pan Yuhu and killed a police corporal name (withheld) attached to him.
He said that the suspected kidnapper killed the police corporal and made away with his AK47 rifle with 30 rounds ammunition.
“Since the incident the police commenced an investigation, which eventually led to his arrest in Toto local government area of Nasarawa State.”
It was learnt that the deceased, who was on special duty, was serving at Mopol 38 Akwanga as an escort at the time of his death.
“A case of kidnapping occurred at Ayiwawa village where a Chinese mining company Tongyi group is being operated.”
“The suspect was apprehended following a tip off.”
Shehu added that the command arrested a 29 year-old, an indigene of Niger state, who graduated from Nasarawa state University, Keffi in 2012, Mr. Paul Yohana in Keffi local government of the for allegedly robbed some ladies of their six hands set at gun point.
“I was caught in an armed robbery in Keffi local government area of the state when I robbed some ladies of their hand set in the area.”
“I was taken to prison to serve one jailed term in 2014 because I stole a car and released in December last year,” the suspected car snatcher added.
“The gun, which I had been using to terrorize people in Keffi axis, was given to me by my friend, who is also a notorious armed robber in the area.”
Source: PunchNg

IMPORTANT NOTICE!! Beware Of Night Travelling Outside And Inside Akure City

This is an Important Notice!!

This is to notify us that we shoud be mindful of Night travelling outside and inside Akure city especially around Araromi street.

The reason being that the President of Ogboni Confraternity Nigeria Chief Araba Ajemoju is dead and all the Ogboni members around Nigeria are converging in Akure for his traditional rite which may require shedding of strangers/ignorant persons blood.

Time:- 6:30pm evening till 5:30a.m in the next morning for the next seven days starting from 15th June, 2016.

You can also save a life by spreading the news.

This Report is Unverified.

Kindly drop your comments if you have anything helpful

Doctors In Ekiti State Declare Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries And Poor Working Facilities

Medical doctors in Ekiti state have declared an indefinite strike action following the non payment of their salaries and poor working facilities.

The announcement for the strike action is contained in a statement signed by the acting president of the Association of Resident Doctors, Tunji Alaoye, and the chairman of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Ekiti State, Folu Ekundare, today June 15th.

Read the statement below

“This is to notify the general public especially residents of Ekiti State and its immediate environs that rising from a joint emergency meeting of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, Ekiti State, branch(NAGGMDP))and the Association of Resident Doctors in Ekiti State Teaching Hospital held on the 14th of June 2016 at the NMA Doctors House along Ado-Iyin road to discuss issues bordering on the welfare of doctors working with the Ekiti state government(state specialist hospitals, general hospitals and the Ekiti state University teaching hospital) a painful, hard, unfortunate and difficult decision that could have been avoided if the necessary actions had been taken, was reached by our members.

All members of the above named associations, (NAGGMDP Ekiti State, and ARD EKSUTH) have resolved to embark on a total and indefinite strike action, starting from midnight on the 15th of June 2016.

We implore the general public to bear with us as we assure you that we are always open to dialogue and negotiation.”

Muslim Group Rejects New NYSC Date For Orientation Due To Ramadan

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, have released a statement rejecting the June 13th date fixed for the NYSC Batch A (Stream II) orientation course, arguing that the Muslim graduates expected to participate in the orientation will be fasting as the date clashes with their Ramadan fasting. The group argues that it would be very strenuous for Muslims to be fasting and also participate in the challenges task set for them during their orientation camp.

The statement reads in part
“It is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional for NYSC to hold camp at a time when its Muslim members will be deprived of their freedom of worship and the liberty to practice their creed without fear. This planned camp is exclusive, discriminatory and parochial. We do not want to believe that the shift was deliberately planned to coincide with the Ramadan season with a view to excluding prospective Muslim corpers. MURIC is not trying to indulge Muslim youths. Fasting is no joke and it certainly cannot be combined with the physical challenges which characterize the NYSC camp.
Firstly, morning drills in NYSC camps are known to be rigorous and the soldiers in charge will not take excuses. Dehydration sets in later in the day particularly in the hotter regions of Nigeria.
Secondly, adequate sahuur (early morning meal taken approximately between 4 am and 5.15 am) cannot be guaranteed in the NYSC camp. Neither can the futuur (meal taken at sunset to break fast ) be timely as camp schedules are bound to ignore and subsume this very important period.
Thirdly, attending orientation camp and partaking in the energy-sapping activities on empty stomach is an indubitable invitation to health crisis. NYSC may therefore be inviting Muslim corpers to step on landmines in the planned orientation camp if it holds as presently scheduled.
There is more to Ramadan than ordinary fasting. That is on the surface. The whole month of Ramadan is a period of spiritual dedication. There are so many other spiritual exercises in which Muslims engage, the tafsiir (exegesis of the Qur’an) session, the taraawih (late evening supererogatory prayers) and nawaafil (night supererogatory prayers). Only the deep can call to the deep. All these cannot be possible in the NYSC camp.”the statement read

Open Letter To FG – Scrap NYSC

I have read online about the purported postponement of the NYSC. I have decided to compile several reasons why the NYSC should be scrapped.
I don’t want this to come across to you as a political propaganda, I am neither for APC nor PDP I only represent myself in this view and a few others who will see reason with this. I fully represent NIGERIA.
Dear Mr President, DG NYSC and Mr Senate president,
I write to you with great respect because its not easy to be a leader and I humbly present my case that the NYSC scheme should either be scrapped or redefined to fit into the future of this great nation. Permit me to start with the reasons why I think the scheme be scrapped or amended after which I will talk about probable amendments that could be implemented.
WHY THE NYSC SCHEME SHOULD BE SCRAPPED/AMENDED.
1. The scheme was created to help the nation heal quickly from the effects of the Civil war: Now the civil war is over and we should be focused on avoiding another war- an intra personal war. This is a war that a person fights with himself otherwise known as Confusion.
How do you expect someone who studied Biochemistry to teach intergtated science effectively? First of, the graduate studied Biochemistry and not Biochemistry education! The former is practical and field related while the latter has to do with class activities)
2. Too much money is expended on this scheme and there are no visible results: I personally believe that the money spent on the NYSC scheme will be enough to create jobs for these graduates. Its not yielding results because after the 1-year mandatory service most of the graduates are left jobless and without savings to start up a business of their own – they don’t have savings not because they don’t want to but because the cost of ‘survival’ is high. NOTE that I used ‘cost of survival’ and not ‘cost of living’ that’s simply because the latter is not affordable!
3. Looks Like A Use-and-dump Scheme: After the one year compulsory service I said earlier that the graduates end up as jobless people. This is because there is NO system, not to talk of having an organized one. The companies (most times schools) that the corpers are posted to milk them of every dime the FG is paying (a paltry 19,800 most of which will be spent on transport). These people will still rent an apartment if they are so unlucky to be posted to a state where they know no one (80% of youth corp members fall in this category).
4. No relevant experience is gained in most cases: I need not to talk too much about this but I’ll say a little.
Now, of what relevance is the teaching experience a Banking and Finance graduate gets from teaching a primary school student? He/she will be dealing with adults on the job after NYSC, he/she can’t probably use whatever experience gotten. Total Waste Of Time You’d Permit Me To Say!!!
There are lots of reasons I believe the scheme should be scrapped or amended but I’ll leave the rest to the readers of this letter.
I have included the Senate president as recipient of this letter because I know nothing can be done except through the senate. The NYSC was brought in through an ACT, that act has to be amended by the legislative arm of government.
Before I go ahead to the possible solutions, I know some big guns will not agree that the scheme be scrapped because of what they gain from the system, a not-well-organised system.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
1. Scrap the whole scheme and use the funds put into the program to create jobs.
2. Let each person serve in their respective fields: Let the man who studied engineering serve with Julius Berger or ministry of works and let the man who studied Agriculture serve on a government farm and let them have the option of being fully employed after their service year.
3. Trainings: Should the scheme be scrapped, the government should make available free training centers for fresh graduates.
4. Soft loans: These loans should be given out to fresh graduates who wish to start up businesses without collecting collateral. There should be strict rules guiding the monitoring and implementation, defaulters should be punished.
These loans should be treated as a contract between the FG and the individual, the FG is contracting the young graduate to start a business and create jobs. That’s what happens when there are more businesses, more jobs are available.
I wish I could write more but I’m typing this from my phone, permit me to stop here.
I am Adebusoye Ademola and I think the NYSC should be scrapped or amended.
Nigerians what do you think about this?
Drop your comments.

Road Commissioned Recently By Ambode Already Been Flooded? (See Photos)

Jeez is this for real? more photos below…

Nigerians React To The New JAMB Cut-off Mark – See What They Are Saying

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on June 2 announced that the Post-UTME screening which is usually organised by tertiary institutions for candidates who passed the JAMB cut-off will now be scrapped.
He also added that the the new JAMB cut-off mark will be fixed at 180 for all tertiary institutions except Unilag, UI and OAU whose scores will remain at 200.
According to him, it is not necessary for universities to organise additional entrance exams and the JAMB exam is a sufficient screening process.
Nigerians reacted to this new development and some thought JAMB itself should be scrapped.
 

Because Nigerian institutions should be independently in charge of entrance exams.

But let’s also not forget why the Post-UTME exams were organised in the first place.

Although some universities have taken advantage of the post UTME screening.

Lowering standards and cancelling the screening will not improve the already failing education sector in the country.
 
Because the screening was set in place because of the infamous JAMB “special centers” and malpractice scams.

The Ministry of Education needs to implement useful policies that will improve the standard of Nigerian universities.
 








 

Fire Outbreak At Lagos Annex Of The National Assembly (Photos)

There was a fire outbreak this afternoon at the Lagos National Assembly Annex, located at Tafawa Balewa Square. Firefighters however arrived on the scene and handled the blaze before it spread to other buildings.

The Rescued 14-Year-Old Ese Oruru Delivers Baby Girl

The rescued 14-year-old Ese Oruru has given birth to a baby girl, Thursday, in Yenagoa.
Ese, who was allegedly abducted in Bayelsa State last August and taken to Kano State where she was converted to lslam and married out without the consent of her parents had since her return to Yenagoa live at the Police Officers mess in Yenagoa.
Ese-Oruru Ese was said to have gone into labour this morning and was taken to the Government House Clinic where she was delivered of a baby girl.

Ex-NIMASA Boss “Raymond Omatseye” Sentenced To Jail For Five Years

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency, Mr. Raymond Omatseye, to five years in prison for a N1.5bn contract scam.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had arraigned for engaging in contract splitting and bid rigging estimated at over N1.5bn while he was the DG of NIMASA.
The offence, according to the EFCC, contravened Section 58(4) (d) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Omatseye was also charged with money laundering contrary to Sections 14(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2004.
Details later…
Source:- Punch

Rescued 13yr Old Pregnant Girl In Akwa Ibom Gives Birth To A Baby Boy (Photos)

Ekemini, the 13 year old girl pregnant girl who was rescued by Danish aid worker, Anja Ringgren Loven and her husband David Emmannuel Umem, has given birth to her baby, a boy, through Caesarean operation.
Anja announced this on her facebook wall.

She wrote: “This morning at 10 Ekemini gave birth ( caesarean operation ) to a healty young little boy

. Ekemini is the girl, only 13 years old who David and our team rescued a few weeks ago and brought to safety to our orphanage So please say Hello to the new member of our big family at DINNødhjælp/ACAEDF Childrens Home He is just so sweet and adorable and I cannot wait to hold him in my arms The operation went fine but Ekemini is a little sick and very tired. But she is with David and our team at the hospital now and they will all take good care of her and our little sweetheart Love from Anja and David

Amina Ali's HIV Test Result Is Negative As Confirmed By Sahara Reporters

Rescued Chibok girl Amina Ali Nkeki, 19, has tested negative for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Amina, who left Maiduguri with Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State for Abuja on Thursday morning, SaharaReporters learnt, spent several hours with doctors supervised by Borno State Commissioner for Health and UNICEF officials.


She was said to have undergone a series of medical tests, including for HIV. The results show she is not carrying the dreaded virus.

Shortly after her tests results were delivered to her family, Amina left Maiduguri with Governor Shettima on a Presidential Dassault Falcon 7X jet with registration number 5N-FGV to see President Muhammadu Buhari. It is unclear if she will return to Borno State anytime soon

Amina was rescued on Tuesday night by vigilantes, as wandered on the edge of Sambisa Forest with a four-month old baby strapped to her back. She was accompanied by her “husband,” a Boko Haram commander.

Do You Believe This Man Painted His Leg Just To Beg? (Photo)

Twitter user, Abdulrahman Inobemhe claims this man painted his skin just for begging.

https://mobile.twitter.com/inobemhe/status/730303396197060609

Women Protest Unclad In Nkwegu, Ebonyi

There was pandemonium at Nkwegu community near Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state as over 200 women from Afikpo South Council area of Ebonyi state protested Unclad over the alleged continued detention of the President General of the community, Ndubuisi Ekumankama. He was detained by the police for allegedly demolishing a widow’s house in Amangwu Edda community.

The women, who had planned to storm the Government House in protest were intercepted by policemen at the Nkwegu, near military cantonment when they resisted the first team of policemen who could not withstand the sight of the rampaging Unclad women.

Daily Sun gathered that the women protested without wearing anything at the upper parts of their body which threw many into confusion, including the policemen.

However, it took the intervention of the Police Commissioner, CP Peace Ibekwe Abdallah who immediately mobilised another team of policewomen led by the Officer in charge of Criminal Investigation Department, who led other policewomen to the scene.

Speaking to our reporter on the incident, the Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO), ASP George Okafor, described the actions of the protesting Unclad women as shameful and desecration of Igbo culture and norms.

Mr. Okafor said the women had planned the protest last week but were advised to follow the legal way of registering their complaints since the suspect and the President General of the Community who was arrested by the police in connection to the demolition of the widow’s house has been charged to court.

“Last week, a group of women numbering about 20 stormed the state headquarters to protest over the arrest and detention of a suspect who was being held for demolishing a widow’s house in Amangwu-Edda. After we spoke to them, they even saw the suspect and he spoke to them which showed that he is alive. They went back and today again, we got information that the same women had gone and mobilised over 200 other women to storm the government house to protest and we also got information that they were coming into the town Unclad so we tried to halt them from gaining entrance into the city.

“Our men who earlier got to the scene were repelled because of the sight of the unclothedness of these women and we had to mobilise our police women led by woman ACP in charge of CID. They went there as women, who understood each other. And they had more access to them unlike the men who were being careful because these women were Unclad.

Their actions were unfortunate and shameful. They have desecrated the Igbo culture by protesting Unclad over a politically motivated issue. If there were reasons to protest Unclad, these women should have known that it must be a serious issue.”

Oro: Curfew To Hold Tomorrow In Ikorodu, Lagos, Women To Stay Indoor

Residents of Ikorodu especially women should beware as Ikorodu Oro curfew is set to hold on Tuesday May 10, 2016

The Oro Celebration forbids women from coming out throughout the curfew period. Women are advised to stay indoors from 12 midnight on Tuesday till 12am early hours of Wednesday May 11, 2016. There are tales that women may be harmed if they are seen within the curfew period.

Our source said the Oro will hold in Agric, Igbogbo, Ikorodu garage and its environs.

Men are also cautioned to limit their movement within the curfew period as well.

Soldiers Kill 10 Boko Haram Militants, Capture One Alive (Graphic Photos)

The Nigerian army has recorded another victory in the battle against Boko Haram terrorists.
On Thursday, 21st April 2016, troops of 21 Brigade Nigerian Army carried out clearance operations at Bulari, Tori 1, 2 and 3 during which they successfully cleared the general area of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists.
During the operation, 10 terrorists were killed and one was captured alive. Unfortunately, 2 Civilian JTF accompanying the troops lost their lives.
The troops rescued 7 civilians and recovered a Volkswagen Golf car, 15 bicycles and various bags of foodstuffs.
The troops of 22 Brigade on the other hand intercepted 26 persons comprising mostly women and children, coming towards Adah village in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, who on interrogation stated that they were held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists, but escaped as their captors were moving towards Lake Chad general area because of troops presence.
Similarly, troops of the same Brigade carried out a fighting patrol, cordon and search operation on Thursday 21st April 2016, along Dikwa-Marte road, Kaje, Selenge, Manekura, Mane Gana and Gawayi villages.
Although there wasn’t any encounter with the terrorists, the troops recovered 5 motorcycles, 6 Boko Haram terrorists flags and 4 bags of grinded corn in Mane Gana village. They also rescued 3 women and 5 children at the same village.
The rescued persons told the troops that their husbands were actually Boko Haram terrorists who have ran away towards Lake Chad area due to immense pressure from the military clearance operations.
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Amazing Picture Of 3-year-old Corp Member

Ameh Ugwu Micheal, otherwise known as Alhaji and his little 'corper'

Photos Of Female Lawmaker, Onyemaechi Mprakpor That Was Beaten, Slapped For Overtaking Prisons Boss' Convoy

Security operatives attached to the convoy of the Controller General of Prisons, Dr. Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu, on Wednesday evening allegedly assaulted a female lawmaker, Hon. Onyemeachi Mprakpor, for overtaking his convoy within the premises of the National Assembly.

The petition was brought before the House of Representatives at plenary Thursday by the Minority Leader, Hon. Leo Ogor.

Mkrakpor, representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State, was driving out of the National Assembly when she made to overtake the 20- car convoy.

“They blocked her car, and started bashing her car. When she wound down the windows, an aide slapped her in the face. The CG sat in the comfort of his car while this happened,” Ogor narrated.

Ogor’s report was corroborated by the Majority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, who added that Mkrakpor had called him, crying, immediately the incident happened.

The lawmakers were still deliberating on what action should be taken as at the time of filing this report.

Details later