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Alliance warns against Kano Governorship judgement , Urges Supreme Court to protect the will of Kano People”

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Alliance for the Protection of People’s Votes,Cautions Against thwarting the will of Kano People, Urges Supreme Court to look at the case and set aside the miscarriage of justice made at the lower courts.

A Nigerian-based pressure group, Alliance for the Protection of People’s Votes, Led by their National Lead Mr Olusegun Badmus,cautions certain elements, and other critical stakeholders in the polity,against jeopardizing the will of Kano people.

The pressure group made this statement after a closed-door meeting by its officials held in Lagos.

The group asserts that it’s on the records that the judgments of the Kano governorship election tribunal and the appeal court were a travesty of justice, served on the most popular governor in Nigeria, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf the highest in the country.

The alliance expressed concern that the judiciary, as demonstrated in the Kano case, seems to be setting a precedence, where desperate politicians rejected by the electorate could go to court, and take over the government which by doing that,becomes a threat to our democracy and may be a catalyst to political crisis.

Badmus emphasized the imperative for Nigeria’s apex court to uphold its integrity, and avoid endorsing illegality, as seen in the tribunal and appeal court rulings.

The group supports the position of elder statesmen like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, General T Y Danjumma,a pillar of democracy, urging that after the electorate votes, three people should not overturn the mandate of millions of voters, as witnessed in the Kano case.

They also call on President Tinubu, who was at the forefront of the actualization of the June 12 mandate annulled by the military junta, to ensure that interference at the Supreme Court is blocked and justice by affirming the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, who was overwhelmingly elected by the people of Kano is actualized.

They caution against throwing Nigeria into a pre-1966 election crisis, where regional upheavals turned the west into the wild wild west and other misfortunes that befell Nigeria, such as the civil war.”

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Stampede at Catholic Church in Maitama Claims Ten Lives During Food Distribution

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Ten people have been confirmed dead in a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, on Saturday, 21st December 2024, during the distribution of food items to vulnerable and elderly individuals.

The unfortunate incident, which occurred around 6:30 am, resulted in the loss of ten lives, including four children, and left eight others injured with varying degrees of severity. Four of the injured have been treated and discharged, while the remaining victims are still receiving medical attention.

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The FCT Police Command, in a statement issued by its spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the tragedy, extended condolences to the families of the deceased, and wished the injured a swift recovery.

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Port-Harcourt Refinery Fully Operational- Says NNPC

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December 21, 2024

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The attention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has been drawn to reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down.

We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC.

Preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing.

Members of the public are advised to discountenance such reports as they are the figments of the imagination of those who want to create artificial scarcity and rip-off Nigerians.

 

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Port Harcourt Refinery Halts Production Less Than a Month After Resumption

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December 21, 2024

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Less than a month after the porthacourt  appeared to have resumed production, the facility has stopped working.

It was gathered that the lifting of petrol actually stopped last Friday, December 13, as the 18-arm loading bay of the new Port Harcourt refinery was empty.

While about 18 trucks littered the stretch of the busy road leading to the refinery itself, nine trucks were spotted inside the parking yard, while the loading bay was empty.

Journalists who visited the refinery on Thursday, December 19, 2024, observed that the lifting of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) had stopped completely.

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The depot, which is usually a beehive of activities where tankers scramble for space at the parking yard, was a shadow of itself with literally no vehicular or human activity relating to operations.

This was after $1.5bn was approved in March 2021 and spent on the rehabilitation of the facility.

The inauguration of the 60,000 barrel per day production capacity plant by the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, was met with celebration and fanfare.

During the re-opening of the facility, there was lifting of petrol to the excitement of the cheering crowd.

However, less than 10 trucks of petrol were lifted that day as against widespread claims that about 200 trucks carried petrol out of the bay.

 

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