Author: David Great

NNPC Limited will supply Dangote refinery with up to six cargoes of crude oil in December to be used in test runs, three industry sources with knowledge of the matter said. The new 650,000 barrel-per-day refinery, funded by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is expected to transform oil trading in the Atlantic Basin and remove a lucrative outlet for fuels produced in Europe and the United States that have for years powered the cars, trucks and generators on the continent. The refinery is in the Lekki free trade zone near Lagos. Once it is fully up and running, it will…

Police in Ogun State have detained two individuals for stealing a vehicle from the Dangote Cement Factory in Ibese. The suspects have been named as Lawal and Mohammed Ndatotu, according to Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer Omolola Odutola. According to Odutola, the truck driver assigned to Dangote Cement’s transport department in Ibese said that his truck, with registration number KPF 237 XA, was taken while he left his two motor boys, Mohammed Lawal and Ismail, inside. “Upon returning to the parking area on October 29, 2023, the driver discovered that his truck had been taken to an unknown location,…

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has been ruled out for “several weeks” with a hamstring injury, the club announced on Friday, adding to manager Erik ten Hag’s woes. After missing three matches, the 31-year-old captained Erik ten Hag’s side on his return against Newcastle in the League Cup on Wednesday. Casemiro was replaced at half-time of the 3-0 defeat and United have now confirmed he will miss a key run of fixtures. The club said in a statement: “Casemiro will be out for several weeks due to a hamstring injury suffered during our Carabao (League) Cup defeat to Newcastle United on…

The Lagos High Court in Ikeja on Friday ordered the arrest of Cletus Ibeto, Chairman/CEO of Ibeto Energy Development Company, for allegedly refusing to appear in court to stand trial on charges of a N4.8bn fraud. The bench warrant was issued by Justice Ismail Ijelu in response to a motion moved by Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), who informed the judge that the defendant had flagrantly failed and refused to appear in court despite repeated hearing notices served on him. The EFCC charged the defendant and his enterprises, Ibeto Energy Development Company and…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation says no fewer than 2.6 million Nigerians in Borno, Sokoto and Zamfara States including the FCT may face a food crisis between June and August 2024. FAO country representative, Dominique Kouacou, disclosed this at the presentation of the October to November round of the Cadre Harmonise food security and early warning analysis on Friday in Abuja. Kouacou was represented by Dr Abubakar Suleiman, Assistant FAO representative, Programme. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the CH analysis was conducted in 26 states and the FCT to ascertain the food security situation and make projections for…

Usman Sahabi, a journalist, has been kidnapped by gunmen in Yola, Adamawa State’s capital. According to family sources, an Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation employee who is also the Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly was abducted at his Wuro Chekke house at 1 a.m. on Friday (today). About five gunmen allegedly forced their way into his room and snatched him away at gunpoint. According to authorities, no ransom has been sought thus far. Troops rescue two kidnapped NYSC members in Katsina Confirming the incident to the media, Superintendent of Police Suleiman Nguroje of the Adamawa…

Troops from the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade, along with the Nigeria Police, freed two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who had been kidnapped by bandits in Yargoje, Kankara Local Government Area, Katsina State. This was revealed in a statement issued on Friday by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations. The NYSC members, who were kidnapped while travelling from Edo to Katsina State, were rescued on November 2, 2023. Troops foil terrorist attack, recover explosives, weapons in Kano “The rescued corps members have been offered necessary medical attention and support to ensure their physical and…

The Labour Party in Imo State has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of planning to hold the November 11 election in polling units with no registered voters. The Labour Party Chairman in the state, Mr. Callistus Ihejiagwa, made the claim at a news briefing in Owerri on Thursday. INEC had designated 38 zero polling units where elections are not expected to take place in the state. Ihejiagwa, who described the affected areas as All Progressives Congress (APC) catchment points, alleged that the commission was under pressure to conduct the election in the units. The Labour Party chairman stressed…

Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has proclaimed that the country will provide visa-free travel to Africans in order to promote free movement of people and trade. Rwanda is the latest African country to take such a step, following others in the aim of a more linked continent to match Europe’s Schengen zone. The Schengen zone, which includes 27 European nations, has successfully abolished the need for passports and other border controls at its common borders. According to local media, Kagame unveiled his plans at an address in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, on Thursday. Kagame underlined Africa’s enormous potential as a united tourism…

The elections of Senators Ali Ndume of Borno South and Kaka Lawan of Borno Central have been confirmed by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The two appeals against the legislators were dismissed by a three-member court led by Justice Biobele Georgewill. Ndume and Lawan were proclaimed the winners of the National Assembly elections in their respective senatorial districts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Dissatisfied with the announcement, Muhammed Kumalia and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disputed Lawan’s election, while Kudla Satumari and the PDP petitioned the state’s electoral tribunal against Ndume. The two petitions were rejected by…