A truck conveying food items was looted by some residents of Ondo state amid the current hardship ravaging the country. The driver of the truck was overpowered after his vehicle developed a mechanical fault at the popular cultural centre junction on Ondo express road. However, remnants of the food items were observed on the roadside…
The $20bn worth Dangote Petroleum Refinery has commenced the sale of Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, to oil marketers nationwide. Dealers and officials of the plant confirmed this on Tuesday, as it was gathered that the refinery commenced diesel sales last week. “They started pumping out diesel to marketers since last week. They also…
The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch in India said it busted an international drug syndicate, arrested three foreign nationals, and seized 204.8 grams of crystal methamphetamine popularly known as ice. According to the Times of India on Tuesday, the suspects Frank Nwokeji, Loua, and Jack David llobi Tochukwu are Nigerians residing in New Delhi. The suspects…
The Association of Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, has commenced a 14-day warning strike over the non-payment of seven months’ salaries to their new members. Members of the association, who staged a protest on the premises of the facility on Tuesday, vowed to ground the activities at the…
At least two people were killed in a fresh communal crisis which broke out at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi metropolis in Benúe State. Many houses were burnt and residents sustained injuries when fight broke out between Tiv and Jukun natives on Sunday and continued on Monday. Commander of a local vigilante known as…
Water scarcity has become a pressing issue in Zaria, Kaduna State, leading to hardships for its residents. The water scarcity situation extends across various areas in Zaria, impacting communities like Kwarbai, Kaura, Bakin Kasuwa, Kusfa, Anguwar Karfe, Tudun Wada, Jushi, Tudun Jukun, and parts of Sabon Gari. Residents told our correspondent that many taps have…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has changed the price of gas to power from $2.18MMBTU to $2.42MMBTU. Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Authority’s Chief Executive, made the disclosure in a document titled: “Announcement of the Year 2024 Domestic Based Price (DBR) and Applicable Wholesale of Natural Gas for Strategic Sectors.”
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye. A press statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Monday, said the president’s trip is at the invitation of the Republic of Senegal. President Tinubu, who…
Some residents of Kebbi State attacked a government warehouse at Bayan Kara area of Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Saturday night and carted away food items. The hoodlums, who were said to defy security operatives stationed at the warehouse, also broke into some private warehouses and shops in the area and stole food items….
The Federal Government may have adopted a virtual means of evacuation of crude oil that involves the utilisation of barges and trucks for the transportation of crude from the point of production to injection/storage points for eventual transportation to export terminals. The federal government said the Alternative Crude Oil Evacuation Systems was implemented to avoid…
