SENATE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS FUEL PRICE INCREASE TO N150

The Senate Committee on Works has recommended an increase in the pump price of petrol from N145 to N150 for the implementation of the proposed National Roads Fund (NRF). 

The recommendation came a year after President Muhammadu Buhari raised the pump price of fuel from N87 to N145 per litre. 

The increase was part of the recommendations made by the Senate Committee on Works, chaired by Senator Kabiru Gaya (APC, Kano) on the National Roads Fund (Est. Etc) Bill (SB.218).  

The report was scheduled for consideration during plenary yesterday, as it was on the order paper. It was however suspended for another legislative day due to time constraint. 

The committee recommended fuel levy of N5 chargeable per litre on any volume of petrol and diesel products imported into the country and locally refined Petroleum products.

ACTRESS OMONI OBOLI PAYS TRIBUTE TO DAD

Actress, Omoni Oboli who lost her dad in a ghastly motor accident last month penned a moving tribute to him on her Instagram page as she prepares to bury him today. She wrote;

As I lay you down to rest today daddy...My father my biggest fan 
I will always be my daddy's girl. Ever since I was a little girl, my daddy always made me feel special. He always told me how much he loved me and how proud he was of me.

He wasn't always there but I always looked forward to his coming.
People say I walk into a room and I bring sunshine...I say I got it from my dad.
The life of the party! Little wonder he was nicknamed MOBILITY!

ANANYA VINAY, 12 GRABS OVER $40,000 IN SPELLING BEE COMPETITION

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — The Latest on the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee (all times local):

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Twelve-year-old Ananya Vinay has won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The sixth-grader from Fresno, California, won by spelling "marocain," a French word for dress fabric made of ribbed crepe. She gets more than $40,000 in cash and prizes.

Runner-up Rohan Rajeev missed the word "marram," a Scandinavian-derived word for beach grass.

Ananya's victory was the first time since 2013 that the bee has declared a single champion. It ended in a tie for three consecutive years.

The bee added a written tiebreaker test this year, but it didn't come into play.

Two's LATEST VIDEO CELEBRATES BOB MARLEY, OTHERS

Celebrated musical couple, Tunde and Wunmi Obe, aka TWO, in a rare gesture, have chosen to celebrate renowned reggae musicians around the world, including the legendary Bob Marley, Lucky Dube and Orits Wiliki,  in their latest music video titled, ‘Rise Up’.

The track ‘Rise-Up’ is one of the songs in the group’s current album, ‘TWO Plus’. Described as unique and a slight departure from the group’s original music style, there is an indication that the song was exclusively written and composed for the enjoyment of all reggae fans in the world.

COSBY LATEST IN LITANY OF FAMOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES

Bill Cosby and his attorney leave Allegheny County Courthouse after the third day of jury selection in his sexual assault trial on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Jury selection continues for the sexual assault trial of disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby, accused of plying a woman with pills and wine before assaulting her in 2004. / AFP PHOTO / Donald EMMERT AND Nate Smallwood

Megastar turned pariah Bill Cosby, who goes on trial Monday for allegedly drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004, joins a growing list of famous men charged with a sex crime.

Here are five other prominent men whose careers have been shattered or tainted by charges of sexual assault.

JERRY GARCIA'S GUITAR FETCHES $1.9M AT AUCTION

        

NEW YORK (AP) " The Latest on auction of Jerry Garcia's guitar (all times local):

10:30 p.m.

A guitar that Jerry Garcia played everywhere from San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom to Egypt's Great Pyramids fetched over $1.9 million at an auction in New York.

The Grateful Dead frontman's guitar " named Wolf " was purchased at a charity auction in Brooklyn Wednesday night. The proceeds are earmarked for the Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center.

The guitar was owned by devoted Deadhead Daniel Pritzker. The philanthropist, musician and film director bought it in 2002 at Guernsey's for $790,000.

LAGOS STATE GOVT FILES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST MD OF LEKKI GARDENS, AND OTHER CONTRACTORS

Read the press statement by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice below...

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday issued bench warrant for the arrest of a contractor of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Sola Olumofe for failing to appear before the court on two consecutive occasions to stand trial in connection with a building collapse in Lekki area of the State on March 10, 2016.

The Lagos State Government had filed criminal charges against the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens, Richard Nyong and five other contractors before Justice Sybil Nwaka over alleged negligence in the events leading to the building collapse which killed 34 persons.

KATHY GRIFFIN APPARENT 'JOKE' FIRES BACK AGAINST HER

                

Several shows on Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-In Tour have been canceled after she shared a photo of herself holding up a fake decapitated head of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Many venues around the country are now cutting ties with Griffin over the controversial photo.
Despite her apology, five shows on Griffin’s comedy tour have been cancelled by the venues slated to hold them, and it’s possible more cancellations will follow.
The comedienne’s two scheduled shows in California on June 16 and October 13 have also been canceled, as has a planned July 22 show at Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque. The St. George Theater in Staten Island then removed Griffin’s November 2 show from its schedule, while the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ has canceled her scheduled performance on November 3.