…accuses NMDPRA of complicity in importation of dirty diesel, jet fuel Dangote Industries Limited Vice President, Oil and Gas Devakumar Edwin, has raised the alarm that International Oil Companies operating in Nigeria have alleged plans to cripple its operations. According to Edwin, the IOCs are deliberately frustrating Dangote Refinery’s efforts to buy local crude by jerking up the high premium price above the market price, thereby forcing the company to import crude from countries as far as the United States, with its attendant high costs. Edwin made this allegation at a one-day training programme for journalists in Lagos. He blamed…
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Rising American rapper Charles Jones, popularly known as Julio Foolio, has been shot dead. According to local outlet News 4 Jax, the hip-hop star was shot and killed in Tampa, Florida, early Sunday morning. At the time of his death, he was celebrating his 26th birthday. In a press release, the Tampa Police confirmed that they responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting at the hotel at 4:40 am. Tampa Police Public Information Officer Jonee’ Lewis stated that one person died in the incident, while three other people are being treated for their injuries at an undisclosed hospital. “The…
Former Kaduna Central Senatorial District lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s visit to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari is ‘trekking in the Sahara’. Sani said Atiku’s visit to Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, would be appropriate if it was for Sallah homage. But Sani said it’s like trekking in the Sahara, if it was a political mission. Sani in a post on his X handle on Sunday, wrote, “If the Daura visit is a sallah homage, that’s okay. If it’s a political mission, it’s like trekking in the Sahara.” Atiku who was the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate…
The groups for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2024 have been unveiled in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This marks the first time the Dominican Republic will host a FIFA tournament, set to take place from October 16 to November 3, 2024. A late Saturday statement obtained by PUNCH Online from the FIFA website on Sunday revealed this. Flamingos, other African nationsFlamingos are drawn with the host nation while Kenya and Zambia are in Group C and D respectively. Notably, Spain won the tournament in 2022 on their way to the extraordinary achievement of simultaneously holding the U-17, U20 and…
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido has shared pre-wedding photos with his partner, Chioma, ahead of their wedding on Tuesday. Davido shared the pictures on his Instagram account with the #CHIVIDO2024 Davido had last week Tuesday confirmed his upcoming wedding to his partner, Chioma Rowland. According to reports, Chioma and Davido’s. traditional wedding is scheduled to take place in Lagos on June 25, 2024 . (Punch)
The Managing Director of NG Clearing and former Member of the Derivatives Product Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Farooq Oreagba, has revealed that being diagnosed with cancer was the best thing that happened to him as it changed his priorities in life. Speaking on the Morning Show on Arise TV on Sunday, Oreagba, who stole the show at the 2024 Ijude Oba, an annual celebration by the Ijebu people in Ogun State, mentioned that although he is battling an incurable form of cancer, multiple myeloma, he is passionate about giving hope to other cancer patients. Oreagba said, “I’ve…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says 100 per cent of the SIM cards used in the country are manufactured locally. Engr. Babagana Digima, the Head, New Media and Information Security, NCC, said this at a training for media executives in Lagos. Digima attributed the feat to the commission’s commitment in encouraging local content and indigenous participation in the industry through the Nigeria Office for Development in the Indigenous Telecommunications Sector (NORDIT). “The NCC by Section 1D to F of our Act has spelt out our function to encourage Indigenous participation of telecom companies as well as the national policy for…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, has cautioned ex-agitators enrolled in the programme to avoid anything that is inimical to peace and security in the Niger Delta. Otuaro urged them to rather promote peace and security in the oil-rich region, emphasizing the importance of avoiding actions that could undermine the objectives of the PAP. The Administrator gave this charge at a stakeholders’ meeting with former agitators in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday, with the theme: “Fostering, Consolidating, and Collaborating for the Peace, Security, Stability, and Development of the Niger Delta.” In a statement signed…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has busted a snake-guarded shrine used for the storage of illicit drugs in Egor community near Benin, Edo. Mr Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives had raided the shrine after detecting a specially constructed large hole storage in a wall covered with wallpapers and fetish objects. He said that different quantities of illicit substances such as methamphetamine, Loud, Colorado and Arizona, all strong strains of cannabis were seen. He disclosed that…
…says ‘they’re not curated for festival, I’ve had them for long’ Poster boy of the2024 Ojude Oba Festival held in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Mr Farooq Oreagba, has opened up on the tattoo on his body. Some Nigerians, especially on social media, have continued to raise eyebrows about the propriety of displaying such tattoos in a cultural setting as the last Ojude Oba festival. This is however inspite of the praises and appreciation Oreagba has since been receiving for his unrivaled elegance on the festival ground. Oreagba, who is the Managing Director of NG Clearing and a former Member of the…