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Kano Assembly Says No Going Back On Local Government Election Scheduled On 26 October

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The Kano State House of Assembly has confirmed that local government elections will go ahead as planned on Saturday, October 26, 2024, despite a Federal High Court ruling barring the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from conducting the polls.

This stance follows a ruling on Tuesday by Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano, which disqualified the KANSIEC chairman and other commission members due to their political affiliations.

However, the Kano State government has expressed its commitment to proceeding with the elections, even if security agencies like the police are unavailable to provide protection.

Lawan Hussaini Dala, Majority Leader of the Assembly, criticized the court’s ruling, claiming it contradicted a previous order by Justice Nura Ma’aji, which prohibited 19 political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), from challenging the elections.

“The Federal Court’s decision to remove the head of KANSIEC is in conflict with Justice Ma’aji’s ruling that stops political parties from interfering with the elections,” Dala argued.

He further pointed out that a Supreme Court ruling requires all states to hold their local government elections by the end of October, which, according to him, justifies Kano’s decision to proceed as scheduled.

“We anticipated this outcome and have measures in place to ensure the elections go on as planned. Conducting the election does not violate the law,” he affirmed.

In light of the court order, Dala also called on young party loyalists to step in and provide security during the elections.

Previously, political parties had opposed the high fees initially set by KANSIEC for chairmanship and councillorship candidates, which were N10 million and N5 million respectively.

However, a Federal High Court in Abuja intervened, leading KANSIEC to reduce the fees to N9 million for chairmanship candidates and N4 million for councillorship.

Despite the legal battles and objections, a Kano High Court granted an ex parte order on September 24, 2024, restraining political parties from obstructing KANSIEC ahead of the polls, allowing the commission to move forward with its election preparations.

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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.

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.

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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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