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A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Richard Laing, the managing director of ExxonMobil. The court ordered the arrest after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, argued that Mr Laing had refused to appear over an investigation into an alleged fraudulent pipeline project concerning his company. The EFCC said the investigation related to the alleged fraudulent creation of procurement orders worth more than $213 million as part of a pipelines project. The January 29 warrant, granted by Justice Okon Abang, compels Mr Laing to appear before anti-graft investigators. COVID-19: Shell suffers huge loss The EFCC spokesperson,…

The number of cancer cases in Africa has doubled in the past 20 years, the Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Matshidiso Moeti, has said. Ms Moeti in a message to commemorate the World Cancer Day (WCD) said new cancer cases in the region has increased from 338,000 cases reported in 2002 to almost 846,000 cases in 2020. “Over the past 20 years, new cancer cases have more than doubled in the African Region, from 338,000 cases reported in 2002 to almost 846,000 cases in 2020,” Ms Moeti said. She said the most common forms of cancer ravaging the…

Lil Uzi Vert, an American rapper, has implanted a pink diamond worth $24 million into his forehead. According to Page Six, the rapper – renowned for splashing exorbitant amounts of money on watches, clothes, cars, and all types of jewelry – spent the past four years paying for the nearly “10 to 11 carats” natural pink diamond. The 26-year-old, however, took his love for the good things of life to another level on January 30 when he announced that he had just finished paying Elliot Eliantte, his jewelry designer, to acquire the expensive diamond since he started doing the payment…

The Oworonshoki bound lane of the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed totally to vehicular movement by midnight on Saturday, 6th February 2021, till 7p.m on Sunday, 7th February 2021, for removal of the last expansion joint on the Oworonshoki bound lane. A statement released by the Ministry of Transportation explained that the closure is vital to enable the contractor move their equipment to the Oworonshoki bound lane within the given period without any interruption by vehicular movement on the bridge. Explaining the planned closure, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, stated that the rehabilitation process is being enhanced…

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell sank to a net loss of $21.7bn (£16bn) last year after the coronavirus pandemic caused demand to slump. The announcement comes after two of its rivals, BP and Exxon, posted similar big losses. Looking ahead, Shell said “significant uncertainty” would continue to have a negative impact on demand for oil and gas products. As a result, it said it might need to take measures to cut production. In September last year, Shell announced that up to 9,000 jobs would go worldwide as the company responded to the effects of the pandemic. Last month, it said it was cutting…

Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has asked for forgiveness from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for alleging the monarch failed the Yoruba nation during his recent visit to President Muhammadu Buhari. Igboho, in virtual meeting tagged: Townhall with Yoruba in Diaspora, said the Ooni disappointed the Yoruba people for not telling Buhari the truth about herdsmen killings in the South West when they met. But in a viral video on Wednesday evening obtained by The Nation, Sunday Igboho said he had spoken with the monarch on phone and begged him for forgiveness.…

Brighton moved 10 points clear of the Premier League relegation zone by stunning Liverpool, whose recent struggles at Anfield continued. Steven Alzate got a fortuitous but deserved winner for the Seagulls, who are now unbeaten in four league matches. The Reds, who are seven points behind leaders Manchester City having played a game more, have not won at home since 16 December and have failed to score in three consecutive games at Anfield for the first time since October 1984. After going 68 games without a league defeat at their home ground, Jurgen Klopp’s side have now also lost back-to-back…

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin both scored to give Everton a hard-fought 2-1 win at Leeds United to take the Toffees fifth in the Premier League. The visitors took a ninth-minute lead when Lucas Digne’s excellent low cross from the left flank was steered first time into the net by an unmarked Sigurdsson. Leeds came close to equalising but Ezgjan Alioski volleyed against the post and Pascal Struijk’s header was acrobatically tipped over by Everton goalkeeper Robin Olsen. England striker Calvert-Lewin then grabbed his 12th Premier League goal of the season with a close-range diving header after Ben Godfrey had…

Men of the Nigeria Police force in Katsina state have neutralized three (3) bandits and recovered two (2) AK 47 rifles with fifteen (15) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition.  In a press statement by the Commissioner of police stated on Wednesday that the Area Commander, Dutsinma and team responded to a distress call, that bandits numbering over 50, on motorbikes, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles attacked Unguwar Bera and Tashar Mangoro villages of Dutsinma LGA of Katsina state. The Commissioner praised the Area Commander and his team, who ambushed the bandits at a spot between Mara and Tashar Gajere villages…

Leicester strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with a 2-0 victory over Fulham, whose survival hopes suffered a further blow at Craven Cottage. James Maddison played a key role in both the visitors’ goals, delivering a delightful in-swinging cross for Kelechi Iheanacho to head home before teeing up James Justin to double the Foxes’ lead on the stroke of half-time. Brendan Rodgers’ side had three goals disallowed – Caglar Soyuncu’s first-half header was ruled out for a push on Tosin Adarabioyo before Iheanacho and Ricardo Pereira were denied by the linesman’s flag in the second half. Fulham…