The Take-It-Back Movement, a pro-democracy organisation, on Monday met with victims of the Oyo State Government’s circular road project. The meeting brought to light the scale of the crisis, with 360 villages and over 5million people affected by the state government-sponsored demolition. Comrade Juwon Sanyaolu, the National Coordinator of the Take It Back Movement, led a delegation that included Comrade Ajayi Wizeman, Comrade Femi Adeyeye, Comrade Babayomi, and Omowunmi Ewatee.
Global human rights body, the Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to immediately withdraw the 21-day ultimatum given to residents of waterfront communities in Oworonshoki by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to vacate their homes or be forcefully evicted over alleged contravention of the NIWA Act.
Petroleum marketers say the non-availability of Premium Motor Spirit in filling stations located in Lagos and Ogun states is as a result of shortage in supply.
Fuel queues on Friday resurfaced in Lagos and Ogun states as petroleum marketers say the non-availability of Premium Motor Spirit in filling stations is as a result of shortage in supply. Similarly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited confirmed that there were no products in its Apapa depots. The long queues resurfaced in filling stations across the two states on Friday, creating fear of impending fuel scarcity.