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Activist lawyer Femi Falana said no threat from the government or any quarters can stop the looming nationwide protests scheduled to begin on August 1. DAILY POST reports that some organisations and even the presidency had issued statements condemning the planned nationwide protests aimed at drawing the attention of the Federal Government to the prevailing hardship in the country. Speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, Falana urged the FG to identify the organisers of the protest and engage them in productive dialogue. He said: “They have a way of contacting themselves and I think the government can draw some lessons…

Atiku Abubakar has supported the nationwide hunger protest against President Tinubu. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed his support for the planned nationwide protest, emphasizing the constitutional rights of citizens to peacefully assemble and express their grievances. Atiku reiterated that these rights are enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution and affirmed by the courts. “For the avoidance of doubt, the rights of citizens to protest are enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution and affirmed by our courts,” Atiku stated.  “Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution (as altered) unequivocally guarantees the right to peaceful assembly and association.” He criticized the government’s…

Providus Bank CEO, Walter Akpani risk a jail term over alleged contempt of court. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Walter Akpani, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Providus Bank, is facing the risk of a jail term due to the alleged contempt of court by the bank. The bank is accused of refusing to unfreeze the bank accounts of Energen Oil and Gas Limited and Applause Global Services Nig, Ltd. SEE ALSO: Dangote, Lokpobiri, NNPC, NUPRC, NMDPRA Leadership Meet Over Refinery, Crude Crisis Joined defendants alongside Providus Bank Limited are three other banks. In a notice of consequences of disobedience to the court order, Justice M.…

Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, has suggested the club’s recent trophy success means only Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has been a superior coach in England since his arrival. The former Ajax coach, who joined the club on July 22, has won two trophies since his arrival. However, the Dutchman defiantly defended his record as the head coach at Old Trafford. He said via The Sunday Times, “Of course [I feel stronger]. Before my arrival, this club did not win trophies for six years. “In two years, behind Guardiola, we won the most trophies in English football, we are…

Dangote, Lokpobiri, NNPC, NUPRC and NMDPRA Leadership met over refinery and crude crisis. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Chief Executive Officer of the Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote met with the top executives of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA),  Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), to find lasting solutions to the challenges facing the oil sector in the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri on Monday, via his X page.   Heineken Lokpobiri, Farouk Ahmed, the head of NMDPRA, Mele Kyari and NUPRC, and Engineer Gbenga…

A businessman identified as Mr. Cletus Alake, was on Monday morning found brutally killed, by some unidentified armed men at his shop opposite the popular Ekeki Park, in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. DAILY POST, gathered from other traders in the neighbourhood that the deceased was said to have been monitored and trailed to his office where the assailant cornered him and stabbed him in multiple places till he died. It was also learnt that the assailant was said to have left with an undisclosed amount of money, his mobile phone and a vehicle packed opposite the shop. When our…

Senior Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministries in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, also known as Owomowomo 1, has denied selling miracle soap to his church members or anyone else. Recently, Pastor Abel Damina of Power City International in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, allegedly claimed that a certain man of God was selling soap for $1,000 each, which is equivalent to one million, four hundred thousand Naira. Although Pastor Damina did not mention the name of this man of God, the allegation surfaced around the time Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin announced that from August 14 to…

For the fifteenth consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has retained its position as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2024 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine. This ranking places Zenith Bank Plc as the 565th Bank globally with a Tier-1 Capital of $2.01 billion. The rankings, published in the July 2024 edition of The Banker Magazine of the Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, recognise Zenith Bank’s continued financial strength and stability. They are based on the 2023 year-end Tier-1 capital of banks globally and remain the primary source for global bank…

Jame Donald Vance, the vice presidential candidate of the Republican party, has charged the Democrats to bring on whoever is on the top of the list for the November 2024 election. Vance was recently installed by Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump as his running mate. Trump’s running mate described Joe Biden as “the worst president of my lifetime” following the president’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race on Sunday. Vance also linked Vice-President Kamala Harris, who has been endorsed by Biden to continue the race, to “scam policies”. He insisted that Harris has been walking shoulder to shoulder with…

Dangote has offered to sell his multibillion-dollar oil refinery to NNPCL. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced his willingness to sell his multibillion-dollar oil refinery to the state-owned energy company, NNPC Limited. This decision comes amid escalating disputes with regulatory authorities and equity partners, sparking a reflection on his investment choices in Nigeria. Dangote, who spoke in an interview with Premium Times on Sunday, said he is currently considering selling the 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery to the national oil company, NNPC, as he is now being labeled a monopolist. Dangote’s 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery, which became operational last year after a…