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Ibadan Fuel Station Fire: Driver and Motor Boy Burnt to Death

Early Tuesday morning, a terrible fire broke out at the Orita Challenge branch of GABSTAB Petrol Station in Ibadan, killing two men. A statement published by the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka, stated that the victims were a petrol tanker driver and his motor boy. Akinyinka described the fire service’s prompt response, stating, “We received information about the GABSTAB Mega Petrol Station, Orita Challenge, fire incident at 5.15 a.m....

This was announced via a short notice which was passed to all the lawmakers on Monday morning, stating that the 109 senators must meet on Wednesday.   The leadership of the Nigerian Senate has called for an emergency session to discuss issues surrounding the planned nationwide protest slated to commence on August 1, 2024.   This was announced via a short notice which was passed to all the lawmakers on Monday morning, stating that the...

The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning to address the imminent nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria set for August 1.   The meeting comes on the heels of Tinubu’s recent appeal to protest organisers, urging them to delay the demonstrations and allow his administration more time to implement people-oriented programmes.   The circular released on Tuesday indicated that the meeting invitation was extended to all ministers, including the Secretary...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that a lacuna has been created between the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local government councils and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.    The Supreme Court had declared it unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations.   The court further declared that a state government has no power to appoint a caretaker committee and a local government council is...