Petrol shortage emerges in Lagos, Akure
THERE was panic, yesterday, as petrol shortage, characterised by long queues started to emerge in Lagos and Akure, the Ondo State Capital. Checks by Vanguard showed that some filling stations, especially independent marketers, did not have the product to sell to motorists and other consumers. In Akure, the Ondo State capital, some petrol stations were not selling fuel to residents yesterday, Starnews Nigeria can report. Some fuel stations were completely shut, while those that opened for business were not selling fuel. And the few stations that were selling fuel yesterday in Akure experienced unprecedented queues with residents and motorists struggling
Akure Fire Outbreak : PDP empathizes with victims, calls akeredolu to investigate cause
The early Sunday morning fire outbreak that gutted shops at Ijomu area of Akure, the Ondo State capital was a major disaster. At a time majority of the victims are still grappling with the economic hardship inflicted by Covid-19, this inferno is one too many. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) empathises with all those who have lost their wares and other valuables to the fire. In a statement signed by Ikantu Peretei, Ondo State PDP, Publicity Secretary. The party called on the Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN to set up a panel of inquiry to find out
How drones helped us raid 18 kidnappers’ camps –Army
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Akure says it has raided no fewer than 18 camps of suspected kidnappers in the last one month with the help of its newly acquired drones. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the brigade launched two drones on June 21 to fight kidnappings and other related crimes in Ondo and Ekiti states. Brig.-Gen. Zakari Abubakar, the Commander of the brigade, made this known while speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Akure. He said: “On my assumption of office on March 28, 2019, I discovered that cases of kidnapping, robbery,
Akeredolu to Akure: It’s not your turn to produce Ondo governor
According to New Telegraph, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has told residents of Akure geopolitical zone of the state that it was not yet their turn to produce governor of the state. Akeredolu, who was speaking at a reception, held in honour of immediate past senator representing Ondo Central District at the weekend said the people of Akure should wait pending when it would come to produce the governor for the state. Instead, the governor, however, said Akure should be given an opportunity to produce a Minister that would represent the state at the Federal Executive Council when President
