ON MAY 16, 20168:50 By Michael Eboh Abuja—Petrol stations in the country seem not to be satisfied with the recent hike in the price of petrol to between N135 and N145 per litre, as majority of them now resort to under-dispensing of the product. Vanguard observed in Abuja and environs that a number of the petrol stations, though selling at N145 per litre, had manipulated their pumps, and were now defrauding motorists with incorrect measurements. Petrotec filling station in Suleja, Niger State, along the Abuja-Kaduna Expresway, was selling at N135 per litre, but a motorist complained that he bought 20 litres of petrol but was served about 15 litres. At the NNPC Mega Station at Kado in Abuja, one motorist complained that before the hike, it took N2,500 to fill his tank when it was half tank but was shocked to spend N5,000 to fill his tank in the same position at the NNPC petrol station. He wondered why it would take double the initial amount, when the price was not doubl...

Nigeria and France have signed five bilateral agreements on Cultural, Scientific Education and Technical Cooperation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama said on Saturday. Onyeama, who made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja, said the five bilateral agreements were signed in a closed-door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the visiting French President, Francois Hollande. The minister stated that the agreements included three with government’s agencies and two for the private sector. “There was an MoU for the cultural, scientific education and technical cooperation and this was between the French government and Nigerian government. There was MoU between the French Development Agency and the Federal Ministry of Finance. There was another agreement between the Finance Ministry and this was with the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria. So, those are the three agreements with government’s institutions and there were two priva...

President Buhari with French President Francois Hollande (L) and President of Benin Republic H.E. Patrice Talon (R) as President Buhari participates at the Programme of 2nd Regional Security Summit (Abuja 2016) at Transcorp Hilton Abuja on May 14th 2016. Credit: Instagram.com/bayoomoboriowo President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday that there was no credible intelligence linking Boko Haram’s source of weaponry to the Islamic State (IS) even as the former had pledged allegiance to the latter. Buhari said this while fielding questions from newsmen at the closing of the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja. The president said the claim that the Boko Haram group was getting its arms and ammunition from IS remained unsubstantiated. He said a major source of the group’s sophisticated weaponry was from the various military and police bases attacked at the peak of the insurgency in the affected countries. Buhari was categorical in his submission that no clear evidence had...

Fashion designer and bespoke tailor, Mai Atafo announces the release of what is believed to be his first motion picture project titled “Stay with Me, the Movie”. The project bears the same title as his earlier released song which is the film’s soundtrack featuring amazing singer Waje and Mr Rich and Famous himself, Praiz. Aside from the frills of fashion and luxury, the project highlights an event most loved by Nigerians, A Wedding. The designer himself is popularly known to make the best wedding party outfits, which is eminent in this project in true Mai Atafo fashion, all outfits are exquisitely made.

Godwin Obaseki, a Governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has appealed for issue-based campaign ahead of the September 10th governorship poll in the state. Obaseki who made the appeal while fielding questions from newsmen in Benin on Saturday, said that campaign of hatred would only heat up the polity. The aspirant, who is currently the chairman of the state economic team, assured that his campaign would be issue-based and devoid of hatred. He said his ambition to become the governor of Edo was driven by his strong desire and commitment to develop the state as well as empower women and youths. He said that there was the need for “a leadership with fresh and original ideas to help us face these challenges, so that we can build on the successes of the Oshiomhole-led administration”. He therefore called on professionals and indigenes of the state within and outside the country to join hands in the quest to improve the economy of the people. Oba...