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JUST IN: Vice President, Shettima Speaks On Fuel Scarcity
The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima has resumed work at the Vice Presidential wing of the State House in Abuja.
Kashim Shettima, who was a former two tenure governor of Borno State was sworn in on Monday, May 29, as Nigeria’s number citizen, replacing Professor Yemi Osibanjo.
Speaking to journalists in his office, the Vice President restated the commitment of himself and his principal, Bola Tinubu, towards bettering the lives of the Nigerian people.
When asked about the current fuel scarcity following the president’s inauguration fuel subsidy elimination proclamation, Shettima reiterates the president’s statement promising better years ahead for Nigeria.
His statement reads:
“There are better years ahead,” the VP was quoted to have said.
Meanwhile, in a knee-jerk reaction to the confirmation of fuel subsidies removal by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, marketers and operators have increased petrol pump price to N210 to N500 per liter.
In his inaugural speech on Monday, the President said since the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, did not budget for fuel subsidies in the second half of the year, the payment is gone for good.
Following Tinubu’s pronouncement, long queues at petrol stations emerged across the country on Monday evening.
On Tuesday morning, fare that has hovered between N150 and N200 from Egbeda to Ikeja in Lagos sky rocked to N700.
In Lagos, the sharp increase in fuel pump price is almost 100 per cent as Lagosians purchase the product for N370/per litre from 180/per litre.
In Warri Delta state, the pump price had jumped to N500/per litre. In other parts of Niger state, fuel pump prices had increased to 210 -300/per litre.
These price changes happened less than six hours after Tinubu’s announcement during his inaugural speech at Eagle Square, Abuja.
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May Agbamuche-Mbu Takes Over as INEC Acting Chairman
In recognition of Yakubu’s dedicated service to the nation, President Tinubu has bestowed on him the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger(CON).
• From left: Agbamuche-Mbu, and Mahmood Yakubu during the handover ceremony
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has stepped down as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Yakubu on Monday handed over to a National Commissioner of the commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, who steps in in acting capacity pending the appointment of a substantive chairman.
Meanwhile , Yakubu was first appointed in November 2015 as the 14th chairman of the commission for an initial term of five years.
The appointment, which was renewed in 2020, has now expired due to the passage of time.
President Tinubu thanked Professor Yakubu for his services to the nation and his efforts to sustain Nigeria’s democracy, particularly through the organisation of free and fair elections throughout his two-term tenure.
In recognition of Yakubu’s dedicated service to the nation, President Tinubu has bestowed on him the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger(CON).
President Tinubu also directed that Professor Yakubu should hand over to the most senior national commissioner, May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will direct the affairs of the commission until the completion of the process to appoint a successor.
In the letter dated October 3, 2025, Professor Yakubu thanked the President for the opportunity to serve the nation as chairman of the commission since 2015.
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Retired Air Vice Marshal Obierika dies mid-air on British Airways flight
Obierika, a retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), was a former Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Training Command, Kaduna and a directing staff at the National Defence College, Abuja.
A British Airways (BA) flight from London to Abuja was forced to make an emergency diversion to Barcelona, Spain, after Prof. Osita Obierika, died mid-air.
Obierika, a retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), was a former Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Training Command, Kaduna and a directing staff at the National Defence College, Abuja.
It was gathered that the aircraft departed London’s Heathrow Airport at 11pm on Sunday, October 5 and was to arrive Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by 5am on Monday.
However, around 1:30am, the pilot declared a medical emergency and diverted to El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain.
The Octogenarian was said to have been returning to Nigeria from the United Kingdom where he was being treated for cancer.
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JUST IN: Fire guts Rivers Secretariat
Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Information, Dr Honour Sirawoo, confirmed the incident saying fire fighters intervened immediately to stop the inferno.
Fire has engulfed a section of the Rivers State Secretariat Complex in Port Harcourt destroying some property.
Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Information, Dr Honour Sirawoo, confirmed the incident saying fire fighters intervened immediately to stop the inferno.
It was gathered that the inferno started at the ground floor of one of the tall buildings popularly called the Podium after the close of work and spread to the office of the newly constituted Rivers State Pension Board.
Sources said the fire started around 4.00pm and was reportedly caused by an electrical fault, though there was no casualty.
Rivers Head of Service, Dr Inyinge Brown, confirmed that no life was lost saying she was happy that the recently rehabilitated State Fire Service was on ground to quench the fire.
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