There are strong indications that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery may not roll out petrol on Monday in line with its earlier schedule. The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, had last month projected that the refinery would begin the production of petrol between August 10 and 12, 2024. However, findings by The PUNCH reveal that the 650,000 barrels per day capacity refinery might not roll out petrol on Monday (today). But multiple officials close to the development confirmed to The PUNCH on Sunday that all was set for the refinery to begin the production of the much-awaited Premium Motor Spirit…
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President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since dropping out of the White House race, warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump was “a genuine danger to American security.” “Mark my words, if he wins… this election, watch what happens,” Biden told CBS News in a pre-taped interview broadcast on Sunday. “He’s a genuine danger Read More Source link
The Nigerian Air Force said its operatives are stepping up efforts to curb the activities of oil thieves in the South-South region. This is as the service stated that strikes from its aircraft destroyed 13 illegal refining sites during an operation conducted around the Imo River. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force Air Vice Marshal, Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday, said the operators of the illegal refining sites took advantage of the difficult terrain to engage in their illegal activities. Gabkwet added that notwithstanding, the illegal refining sites were destroyed by its personnel attached…
A farmer identified as Sunday Ayeni has been killed on his farm located at Uba Oka Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. It was gathered that the lifeless body of the deceased was found on the farm with machete cuts on his body. The incident came a few days after the late farmer received compensation for his farm that was destroyed by cows of some herdsmen in the area. A source who resides in the area disclosed that Ayeni’s farm was destroyed by herdsmen last week but the security agents and elders in the…
The U.S. won the XXXIII edition of the Olympic Games on Sunday in Paris, but it was just by the skin of their teeth. They topped the 2024 Games medals table by winning 40 gold medals after the final of the last event of the Games was decided on Sunday. But they only finished above China by virtue of winning more silver medals than the Asian giants, scooping 44 while their foes had 27. China were the last team apart from the U.S. to top the standings when they did it on home soil at the 2008 Beijing Games. The…
At least seven persons from the same family in Runjin Barmo village of Kajiji District in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State have reportedly died as a result of consumption of contaminated cassava delicacy. This is contained in a statement signed and made available by the Information Officer, State Ministry of Health, Nura Bello, on behalf of the state Commissioner for Health on Sunday evening. The statement revealed that the village head of the community, Malam Muhammadu Modi, while narrating the incident to the Commissioner for Health Hajiya Asabe Balarabe who led a delegation to the area, said the…
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has condemned the burning of the church building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God by suspected hoodlums in Kontagora town. Bago, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Print Media, Aisha Wakaso, issued on Sunday in Minna, the state capital described the attack on the church “as mindless and cowardly.” The News Agency of Nigeria reports that suspected hoodlums in the early hours of Saturday looted items and set ablaze the church located along the Federal College of Education Road in Kontagora. The governor said the burning and looting of the church was…
A federal lawmaker from Kano State, Alhassan Doguwa, has vowed to deliver the state to the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Doguwa said that he would ensure success for the APC in the 2027 general elections, adding that he should be allowed to serve as the director-general of the party’s 2027 campaigns in the state. Doguwa said this in Abuja on Sunday, while responding to a claim by another lawmaker, Abdulmumini Jibrin, that he posed a threat to the electoral fortunes of the APC in the state. Jibrin had also said that Doguwa was a political liability to his party. “I want to use…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has responded to a media publication regarding the delay in issuing national driver’s licences across the country. It also said over 189,256 licences have been produced and are awaiting collection at various State Boards of Internal Revenue across the country. The Corps Public Education and Strategic Communication Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ogungbemide, who applauded the media platform for its watchdog role, said it was pertinent to correct some of the misconceptions conveyed in the publication. This, he said, was to avert misleading the general public on what…
The Federal Government says it has established an online feedback mechanism to enable Nigerians, especially people at the grassroots, to air their opinions and contribute to governance. Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu, on Community Engagement, North Central, Mrs Abiodun Essiet, disclosed this during a town hall meeting with the people of Niger, on Read More Source link