Categories: featuredNews

Persisting Fuel Scarcity, PDP National Chairmanship, Southwest Integration and Other Newspaper Headlines Today

The annual ritual of persisting fuel scarcity in the year end is back again but with twists and turns from stakeholders across the country with the Federal Government giving a marching order to the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu to end the rising issue by weekend. Here are how some National Dailies captioned it today;

Starting with the Nigerian Tribune with the Headline, FEC to Kachikwu: End fuel scarcity this week with council ordering both the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu and the Group
Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru to end fuel scarcity by this weekend.

The Guardian reports the story with the headline; FG blames fuel scarcity on external demand with the government blaming the situation on increased demand by nations in temperate regions.

Away from Fuel matters, The Independent has it that EFCC Plans to Pick Four Chair Aspirants at PDP Convention writing that the party is seriously worried that the planned arrest is being planned by the anti-graft agency to take place at Eagle Square on Saturday.

Daily Sun also has an headline on the PDP with the caption; PDP Chair: North dumps Southwest with the riders Uche Secondus is top runner as Ladoja looks good for deputy chairman, Makarfi, Okowa, others meet IBB in Minna.

Still on Politics, Vanguard leads with Why I’ll Win Again In 2019 – Buhari. Moved by the outpouring of affection from the people of Kano State at the beginning of a two-day official visit, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday vowed to overwhelm any opposition to his undeclared 2019 re-election prospects.

Finally from The Nation Newspaper comes a double banner headline of Southwest States United On Constitution Amendment as Governors Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo), Akinwumi Ambode (Lagos), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo) and Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti) met in Ibadan to ratify their common stance on all issues billed for amendment.

Recent Posts

I Refused To Write Apology Letter As A Condition To See Oyetola – Loyalist

Mr. Tunde Ayofe, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ede, Osun State,…

12 mins ago

Top Five Prominent OAU Graduates That Are Shaking Nigeria’s Politics

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) boasts of a legacy of producing remarkable individuals who have…

3 hours ago

Gunmen Ambush, Shoot Military Commander Dead In Katsina

There are reports that a bandit ambush claimed the life of the military commander of…

3 hours ago

Bandits Invade Defence Minister’s Community, Kill 2, Abduct Many

In the early hours of Friday, bandits invaded Maradun town, the country home of Minister…

3 hours ago

Gunmen Kidnap Niger Assistant Controller of Corrections

The Assistant Controller of Corrections of the Niger State Correctional Centre Minna, ACC Abdulrahman Ibrahim…

4 hours ago

Ogun Brothers Allegedly Gang-Rape 21-Year-Old Lady

Two brothers, Olamijuwon Noibi and Lukman Olatunbosun, have been arrested by the Ogun State Police…

4 hours ago

This website uses cookies.