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Fuel queues resurface in Lagos
Long queues built up in filling stations across Lagos State on Friday, creating fears of impending fuel scarcity.
Our correspondent, who went around the city, gathered that the queues in some of the filling stations affected the free flow of traffic.
At the AP filling station in Alapere, commuters were held in traffic on Friday morning as vehicle owners and individuals struggled to buy fuel.
The station stopped dispensing fuel later in the day.
There was a long queue at the Conoil filling station in the same Alapere, while TotalEnergies in the axis was not seen to be dispensing fuel.
It was observed that many stations did not dispense fuel and this mounted pressure on the few ones where the product was available.
The NNPC station at Fadeyi did not sell petrol as of noon.
Our correspondent reports that NIPCO also recorded a long queue of vehicles waiting to get Premium Motor Spirit.
Also, there was a long queue at the AP fuel station in Onipanu.
The Mobil filling stations along Palmgrove, Alausa and Mile 2 did not open for PMS sale on Friday.
The NNPC, Mobil, TAS, NIPCO, Enyo, As-Salam and other filling stations along the Mowe-Ibafo route in Ogun State did not sell petrol too.
In the same vein, Capital and Enyo at Berger did not open to sell PMS as at the time of filing this report.
The Enyo filling station at Ojodu junction had long queues when our correspondent got there on Friday.
It was the same scenario at Eterna filling station along Oworonshoki, at Northwest along Oju-Elegba, TotalEnergies and MRS at Surulere.
The situation affected the number of commercial vehicles on the road on Friday.
At Mile 2, some young men engaged in black market sale of the product at N800 per litre.
Some commercial bike riders who spoke with our correspondent said they have been buying from the black marketers since Wednesday.
The PUNCH had reported that a number of filling stations did not sell fuel on Monday.
The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola, said on Monday that there was a little hiccup in the distribution of the product, expressing optimism that normalcy would be restored after the Easter break.
“Yes, I think there was a little infraction in supply. The Easter holiday from Friday to Monday also added to the situation. I think from Wednesday it will ease off.
“The holiday was almost four days off. It will have its effect. But I am sure by Wednesday it will start getting better. Though there was little problem with supply even before the holiday. There was a little hiccup in supply, the holiday added to it. I am sure I will start getting better after the holiday,” Fashola said on Monday.
However, our correspondent observed that the situation seemed to be getting worse four days after the Easter break.
The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Olufemi Soneye, has yet to reply to an inquiry from our correspondent on the cause of long queues in filling stations.
Former Plateau State Deputy Governor Professor Sonnie Gwanle Tyoden has died.
He passed away at the age of 74, though the cause of his death was not confirmed as at the time this report was filed.
Tyoden served as the deputy governor of Plateau State from 2015 to 2023, working under Governor Simon Lalong during the administration of the All Progressives Congress.
Before his time in government, he was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, a role he held between June 2006 and June 2011.
Born on September 22, 1950, Tyoden was a professor of political science known for his work in academia and politics.
His contributions to the development of Plateau State were well-known, and his death has drawn attention across the state and beyond.
US President Donald Trump has denied that he is considering running for a third presidential term, a move which experts agree is banned under the US Constitution.
“I’ll be an eight-year president, I’ll be a two-term president. I always thought that was very important,” Trump told NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker in an interview that will air on Sunday.
Trump has previously said that he was “not joking” about wanting to serve a third, or even fourth, term as US president.
He later said his statements were meant to troll the “fake news media.”
His company, The Trump Organization, has been selling “Trump 2028” hats, fuelling armchair speculation that he may seek to remain in office after his second term ends in January 2029.
In the interview, recorded from his residence in Florida, Trump said that he has had many “requests” from people asking that he consider seeking to remain in office.
“So many people want me to do it,” Trump said, just days after celebrating his first 100 days of his second term.
“It’s something that, to the best of my knowledge, you’re not allowed to do. I don’t know if that’s constitutional that they’re not allowing you to do it or anything else,” Trump said.
He added that “there are many people selling the 2028 hat.”
“But this is not something I’m looking to do,” he said, going on to list several Republicans who could take his place, including Vice-President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“I think four years is plenty of time to do something really spectacular,” he added.
The Constitution’s 22nd Amendment says that “no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.”
Changing the constitution would require two-thirds approval from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, as well as approval from three-quarters of the country’s state-level governments.
However, some Trump supporters say there is a loophole in the constitution, which has been untested in court.
Asked by NBC whether anyone has approached him with these theories, Trump deflected, answering that “in a capacity of being a big supporter, many people have said different things.”
During the interview, Trump also rejected criticism of his handling of the economy.
“Look, yeah. Everything’s OK,” he said after his tariff plan roiled international economies, leading the US economy to shrink for the first time since 2022.
“I said, this is a transition period. I think we’re going to do fantastically,” he added.
Asked if the US economy may continue to shrink, he responded: “Anything can happen. But I think we’re going to have the greatest economy in the history of our country.” [BBC]
Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has appealed to the EFCC to immediately release his guy VeryDarkMan.
The reason for his arrest is still at the time of writing unknown, and the anti graft agency is yet to acknowledge having him in their custody.
Davido took to his X page to remark on the support displayed by individuals for Verydarkman.
Davido speaks up for Verydarkman, calls for his release
Verydarkman.
He noted that the display of support makes him wants to do more for the masses.
The singer asked the powers that be to free his friend, Verydarkman.
His words …
“Outside all the noise it’s good to see that the good one does actually impacts lives and Pple actually appreciate! The support I’m seeing for VDM everywhere is encouraging.. makes one want to do more for the masses 
FREE MY GUY”
Check out reactions…
@bigwizarrdd said: “So you for address this one but you no fit address wetin Spotify do you, we your fans are tired of the fraud you’re doing on Spotify.. FIX UP”
@TheDamiForeign wrote: “I’m giving Gtbank 24hours to release VDM, or else I will step in!”
@Street__lawyer wrote: “@davido
has the fame, power and resources to bring VDM out. We should all remember his a national figure. OON, is not a small name.”
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