The Federal Government did not go far enough, according to the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) on Thursday in Akwa Ibom State, to bring down the fraudulent actions of fuel marketers, which have kept gas prices high in various regions of the nation.

Additionally, it demanded that the Akwa Ibom State Government and the National Youth Service Corps, or NYSC, management step up efforts to guarantee the release of the remaining Corps members who are being held captive in Zamfara State by kidnappers.

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Following the organization’s monthly meeting, the state chairman, Barr Godknows Njoku, and vice chairman, Comrade Eridiong Obong, signed a statement describing the marketers’ actions as economic sabotage.

The statement expressed regret over the Federal Government’s apparent lack of commitment to regulating the actions of middlemen and other downstream sector operators.

It further stated that this has resulted in marketers manipulating the legal system by inventing circumstances to drive up the price of the commodity.

CLO claims that if the situation is allowed to worsen, Nigerians may experience even more agony, and their already impoverished and suffering populace may take to the streets in large numbers.

It said it was a disgrace to the nation that the kidnappers of the prospective NYSC members from Akwa Ibom were still holding them captive in Zamfara, more than a year after they were kidnapped, and it urged security services and the state government of Akwa Ibom to step up their efforts to swiftly free the remaining hostages.

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) recently announced new rules addressing Point of Sale (POS) operator registration. The CLO claimed that these guidelines were inappropriate and insensitive, and they called on the federal government to halt the activity and permit the current regulations with banks.

It went on to say that any additional fees imposed on the operators will just make matters worse for Nigerians by raising the already excessive withdrawal fees.

With current government policies already choking the downtrodden, the organization labeled the latest regulations released by CAC as insensitive and an additional attempt to mistreat poor Nigerians who have kept continuing to get poorer due to the poor handling and leadership of the economy by successive federal administrations.

In spite of increasing poverty and hardship, the three states in Nigeria with the highest food costs are Kogi, Kwara, and Ondo.

The most recent Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report for April from the National Bureau of Statistics supports this.

Based on a year-over-year comparison, Kogi State had the highest food inflation rate (48.62%), followed by Kwara (46.73%) and Ondo (45.87%), according to the research.

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In contrast, the states of Adamawa (33.61%), Bauchi (33.85%), and Nasarawa (34.03%) saw the slowest increases in food inflation.

On a month-to-month basis, however, the most expensive states in Nigeria for food are Edo, Yobe, and Lagos.

As a result, Yobe (3.99%), Edo (4.06%), and Lagos (4.74%) saw the least increases in food inflation.

This trend coincides with a sharp increase in April’s headline and food inflation rates, which reached 33.69% and 40.53%, respectively.

Famous dancer Korra Obidi and reality TV personality Natacha Akide, also referred to as Tacha, were called “most foolish” on social media, which caused a social media uproar.

The event, which transpired on Twitter (now X), has sparked a heated discussion among online users.

A Twitter user going by the handle @FemiFemo posted a video of Korra Obidi and provocatively likened her to Tacha in terms of her level of stupidity. This sparked the dispute.

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The widely shared tweet provoked an immediate response from Tacha, who angrily denied any similarities.

In an outrageous backlash, Tacha directly attacked the troll’s mother, casting doubt on her judgment in a way that heightened tensions and elicited varying reactions from netizens.

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