On Thursday (today), the highest-ranking delegates from the United Nations, the African Union, and the Economic Community of West African States will converge on Abuja, the capital, for an Extraordinary Summit on the political development in Niger Republic.
Marketers have been dropping hints that next week gas prices will rise, which means tougher times for customers. Olatunbosun Oladapo, president of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, has warned that gas prices will increase beginning next week.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has just released its first-quarter report, and it states that the Niger Republic owes Nigeria N4.22bn ($5.48m at the $/N769.27 exchange rate) for electricity delivery.
The Nigerian market operator reportedly sent an invoice for $5.48m for electricity supplies, but the Nigerien Electricity Society had not yet paid.
Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, is where the lynching of two alleged thieves occurred on Wednesday. Evidence suggests the two men were part of a three-man gang that robbed locals and commuters on their way to and from work. After robbing some commuters while riding a tricycle, the three culprits were reportedly chased.
On Wednesday, former governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State met with President Bola Tinubu. Separately, the two ex-governors made their way to the State Capitol. The meeting’s purpose remained unknown, although it could have something to do with the Senate’s refusal to approve El-Rufai’s nomination as a minister.
Hundreds of Peoples Democratic Party chieftains and sympathizers across Ondo State’s 18 local government areas have defected to the All Progressive Congress, which is currently in power. It was found that among the defectors were 203 council members from the 18 different councils and 18 different vice chairs.
The former president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, claims he is being secluded and fed dry rice since he was deposed. The deposed leader claimed that he and all of Niger had been without power for a week after Nigeria shut it off in response to the coup.
Niger Republic coup leaders have met with the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi. After the junta called off a meeting with the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, and a prominent US official, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) met with the military leadership.
9. Mary Peter-Odili, a former justice of the Supreme Court, denied Tuesday that she had begun meeting with judges at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) in an effort to sway their decisions in favor of President Bola Tinubu. Justice Peter-Odili is “currently negotiating a pathway for President Bola Tinubu,” as internet publication Jackson Ude claimed.
Until further notice, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will not be picketing or protesting at any federal or state tertiary health institutions or the Federal Ministry of Health. This came about after a lengthy meeting between medical professionals and the Federal Government on Tuesday night.
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