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- Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the federal govt has no plans to increase fuel price - The minister urged the public to ignore rumours of a planned upward review of the pump price of petrol - Kachikwu further expressed confidence in the NNPC management and its capacity to maintain and meet Nigeria’s supply needs The minister of state for petroleum resources, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, has stated that the federal government has no plans to increase the pump price of petrol. During a chat with journalists while attending the second edition of the Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Nigeria (OGTAN) on Monday, April 15, the minister added that the queues at filling stations were as a result of logistics issues, not shortage, The Nation reports. READ ALSO: Insecurity: Nigeria is safer today than it was in 2015 - Lai Mohammed Legit.ng gathers that Kachikwu urged the public to ignore rumou

- Malam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, the commissioner of police Kaduna state command, led a security patrol as a way to build people's confidence on Kaduna-Abuja highway - Abdurrahaman said that the road is safe and motorists plying the road do not have anything to fear - The security chief also said that criminals who were reigning with terror on the road have been handled Malam Ahmad Abdurrahaman, the commissioner of police for Kaduna state command, on Monday, April 15, led security patrol along Kaduna-Abuja highway so as to assure motorists that the road is safe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the same highway has had cases of kidnapping, forcing people to cry out for government’s interview in handling the situation. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The commissioner at the inauguration of the special operation Puff Adder by the inspector general of police, Mohammad Adamu, said that the criminals chased away

- Gareth Bale could be on his way out of Spanish club Real Madrid this summer - Real Madrid coach Zidane has reportedly made it clear that he does not want him next season - The 29-year-old is a summer target for Premier League giants Manchester United Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is reportedly heading out of the Spanish club this summer as he is said not to be part of Zinedine Zidane's plan for next season. This latest development will be a cheering news for Premier League side Manchester United who want his signature this summer. Gareth Bale played only ten minutes in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw against Leganes on Monday night, April 15, and according to Marca, Zidane does not want him in his squad next term. The report added that Real Madrid are ready to listen to offers as they plot a move for 28-year-old Chelsea star Eden Hazard. PAY ATTENTION: Install Pitch Football App for FREE to get the latest football News & Scores READ ALSO: Juventus vs Ajax: Preview, h

- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it does not have any relationship with Governor Nasir El-Rufai - INEC tells Shehu Sani that even though its solicitors may have worked for some interests, they uphold the electoral umpire's ethical standards - The electoral body further notes that Governor El-Rufai did not contest for Senate and, as such, cannot interfere The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reportedly replied an allegation by Shehu Sani, a senator representing a district of Kaduna, over claims it hired Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s personal lawyer. INEC said it has no illicit relationship with anybody or group as it responded to the claim by Sani, who was a senatorial candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the 2019 election and who accused INEC of hiring a personal lawyer of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to represent it at the National and state Assembly election petition tribunal in Kaduna. In a statement by INEC’s Festus Okoye

- Cases on Nigerians and other Africans being denied visas at embassies are not in any way strange - Those who have been through the sad and sometimes traumatising experience believe that these embassies enjoy doing this - However, the United States Embassy in Nigeria has said that contrary to rumoured speculations, it does not enjoy denying visas to prospective migrants The United States Embassy in Nigeria has reacted to claims and opinions that it enjoys denying visas to intending travellers and migrants. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda On its Twitter and Facebook official pages, the US embassy advertise some of its sensitisation online program on how to correctly fill some of its key travel documents. The US embassy in the online advert revealed that the program will begin by 2:pm on Wednesday, April 17. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the US embassy had said that its Abuja and Lagos consulate general offices