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  European Union   is looking to Nigeria as an alternative to augment its gas needs. The Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Department of Energy, Matthew Baldwin, said Friday “Europe is in a tight spot in relation to gas following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and instability in our gas market, the threat perhaps to cut off supply altogether.” Mr Baldwin, who visited Abuja, told journalists that the EU is looking to increase Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) imports from Nigeria to above the current levels. Nigeria currently supplies 14 per cent of the EU’s gas imports, while 60 per cent of the entire shipments of LNG from Nigeria goes to Europe, he said.

A middle-aged man, Muhammed Mukailu, is currently on the run after he was accused of killing his landlord following a dispute over rent. The incident happened on Monday morning in Dakwa area of Dei-Dei, Abuja. According to a neighbour of Mukailu, trouble started on Monday morning after Mukailu hit his landlord Adegoke Tunde, with a plank on his head over an argument on outstanding rent payment. https://tribuneonlineng.com/tenant-flees-after-allegedly-killing-landlord-over-rent-in-abuja The neighbour said while they were arguing, Mukailu carried a plank and hit his landlord and he fell on the floor, immediately Mukailu noticed that he ran away. Neighbours rushed the landlord to the hospital where he was admitted and died two days later. The landlord was said to have accused the tenant of insulting him which led to the argument which degenerated into a fight. When Nigerian Tribune contacted the Federal Capital Territory Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, for clarificati

The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, is currently meeting behind closed doors with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the State House, Abuja. Our correspondent spotted the former Borno State Governor and his successor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, being ushered in to see the President at minutes before 04:00 pm on Wednesday. The meeting comes hours after Shettima’s official unveiling as the running mate to the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Visiting the President at his Daura home on July 10, Tinubu had revealed that he chose Shettima because “he is competent, capable and reliable”.

It appears the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale, has dumped the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, who lost his re-election bid in Saturday’s governorship poll. This is as the Oba congratulated the governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), asking people to cooperate with him. Oluwo’s message to Adeleke came at a time Gov Oyetola is still contemplating going to the tribunal to challenge the outcome of the election that returned Adeleke as the winnner. DAILY POST recalls that the monarch had before the election promised, “I am confident of delivering 90,000 votes for Governor Oyetola.” But, the outcome of the election was far below the Oba’s expectations as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) lost to the opposition PDP. In a statement on Friday, Oluwo commended Adeleke for his

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fired back at critics who accused his team of hiring street urchins and dressing them as Christian clerics during Wednesday’s unveiling of his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima in Abuja. In a statement through his campaign organization, Tinubu said the event was open to all, including clergymen. details later