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*Says it'll rise by 8.2% as Bonny Light hits $59.46 per barrel *Be ready to bear pains of high petrol cost, FG tells Nigerians *Nigerians can’t take another hike – Labour Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva , has stated the reason fuel price will increase, adding that crude oil price has rising above $60 per barrel. He urges Nigerians to be ready to bear the pains of the increase. Speaking at the official launch of Nigerian Upstream Cost Optimisation Programme in Abuja yesterday, Sylva said with no provision of subsidy in the 2021 budget, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, cannot continue to bear the cost of under-recovery. At present, the pump price of petrol ranges from N160 –N165, the price band set when crude oil traded just above $43 per barrel four months ago. President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba, in a swift reaction yesterday, warned that Nigerians and businesses in the country would not be able to cope with an...

REIGNING Yoruba activist and freedom fighter, Mr. Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of freezing his bank accounts, following his attack on the killer herdsmen in Oyo State Igboho, who spoke with press, confirmed that all his bank accounts have been frozen by the Federal Government, because some people were collecting donations, saying he had no hand in it. He, however, warned that his accounts must be unfrozen, to avoid nationwide protest by youths across the southwest region. His words: "I know Yoruba people are behind me. They have frozen my bank accounts because I am fighting a just course. "I will not relent. I must achieve my aims by putting an end to criminalities in Yorubaland. "If they refuse to release my account, there will be a serious protest across the South-West. "Yes, the people are living in fear. They are afraid that the people might attack them." Farmers, herders clash:  Anyone who bears arm...

Herders' crisis:  Afenifere, ACF, MBF, PANDEF back Soyinka, urge Buhari to avert civil war Valentine's Day : Glo offers subscribers up to 36GB free data to celebrate season Pantami tells CBN to replace BVN with NIN THE Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, has warned that it is a crime now for anyone to open bank account in Nigeria without National Identity Number; adding that he has told CBN governor to replace BVN with NIN. The minister, who stated this while briefing the press at the end of facility tour and inspection  of the ongoing NIN enrolment exercise at NIMC and other designated centres across the country, explained that he had made a presentation to the National Economic Sustainability Committee and drew the attention of CBN governor on the need to replace BVN with NIN. According to him, BVN is a bank policy, while NIN is a law because it was established by law. The minister called on all Nigerian citizens and legal residents to ...

STAKEHOLDERS MEETING: From left,  Hon Monsuru Obe, Chairman Ejigbo LCDA, Hon Jude Idimogu, member Lagos State House of Assembly representing Oshodi-Isolo Constituency-2, Hon. Bolaji Ariyoh, Chairman, Oshodi-Isolo LGA; Hon.Shamusideen Olaleye, Isolo LCDA, Mr. Wale Ariyibi and Pa Israel Akiode, popularly called Oosa, during the Oshodi-Isolo stakeholders meeting on APC membership registration and validation held recently at Oshodi secretariat, Oshodi. *Govt declares 24-hour curfew, Army, police take over communities TWO people were reported killed, yesterday, as the communal clash between Erin-Osun and Ilobu communities in Osun State that started Saturday over land dispute escalated. It was also gathered that about five persons sustained gunshot injuries in the violence between the two neighbours situated in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. Meanwhile, the state government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu Local Government Areas of the state until furthe...

*Don't harbour strangers, Oba Owode warns subjects *Act now to avert civil war, Soyinka tells Buhari THE Agbekoya Farmers' Association and the Yoruba Socio-Political organisation Afenifere, have begun a manhunt for killer herdsmen's kingpin, known as Mahmoud Waziri, and his men, who terrorised farmers and residents in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. Agbekoya raised an alarm that criminal herdsmen have launched guerrilla warfare on Yorubaland, but vowed to flush out the culpable herdsmen terrorizing the South-West. Similarly, the Olu of Oba Eerin in Obafemi/Owode Council area of Ogun State, Oba Ganiyu Sanyaolu warned people of the area against harbouring strangers especially, herders looking for a place of abode, following their forceful ejection from Ibarapa. Also, Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in putting a check to the activities of herdsmen to avert another civil war. Criminal herdsmen have launched guerr...

Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (left) and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi. Sunday Igboho with journalists A Yoruba activist and freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo , also known as Sundy Igboho, has called on all Yoruba leaders including traditional rulers to join hands with him to liberate Yoruba people from their ‘Fulani Oppressors’. Adeyemo made the call during a virtual town hall meeting monitored by TheCable. Igboho said leaders and monarchs from the South-West are interested in their gains, even though they claimed to represent the Yoruba interest. The meeting had more than 1000 participants from Nigeria and the diaspora. Igboho, who joined in at 12:16am, said he came to Oyo to see the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, for a meeting.   According to him, the fight to liberate the Yoruba and bring lasting peace to the land is not for the police, but for all Yoruba people, irrespective of where they are all over the world. He said: “I am not concerned abo...

•As govt, labour  reconvene, Feb 22 over fuel, electricity tariff A source at the meeting between Federal Government representatives and organized labour held at the Old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, has disclosed that there was every indication government would increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol as the price of crude oil in the international crude market has continued to rise. The source said that at moment, the price of Bonny Light, (Nigerian Crude) was over 55 dollars per barrel. According to the source, the body language of government’s representatives at the meeting meant for the submission of reports by bipartite technical committees on fuel price and electricity tariff was obvious. The source said:  “In the cause of the meeting, the government representatives started talking about rising crude price in the international market, and that marketing may stop importation of fuel if nothing is  done urgen...