Author: Naija Daily News

Africa’s richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday, announced that the much-awaited Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from his 650,000 barrels per day refinery will hit the market within 48 hours. The announcement by the Dangote Refinery CEO came amidst Tuesday’s adjustment of pump price by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. NNPC increased PMS pumped price by nearly 50% from N591 per litre to N855, raising speculations that the two incidents were related, especially as Dangote linked supplies from the refinery to the completion of “arrangement with NNPC”. It would be recalled that there had been speculations about the…

NIGERIA: A businesswoman whose driver and two policemen were killed on Monday in Effurun, Delta State, has been rescued from her abductors. Sources said the victim a foodstuffs and farm produce dealer around MTN, Effurun/Sapele Road, was found after the getaway car used by the criminals broke down somewhere around Okoloba in Effurun, Uvwie LGA. “Thanks to God. The car stopped at the curve of Okoloba Road so the kidnappers ran away leaving their victim behind.” “She is presently in the hospital for medical care,” a source said on Tuesday. It would be recalled that the city was thrown into…

Motorists in Port Harcourt, Benin City and Lagos woke up to a further increase in pump prices at the official outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of up to N885 per litre. Till the recent petrol scarcity, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) sold at N591 per litre at the NNPC outlets, while independent markets sold for as high as N900/l Sources from NNPC outlets in Port Harcourt’s Aba Road said the official marketer had increased the pump price by N294, about a 50% increment. Sources in Lagos said the price is fixed at N855/litre in the commercial hub of the…

By Deborah Nnamdi NIGERIA: Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has emphasized the need to strengthen the relationship between the State and the Canadian Government to attract more investments, drive economic growth, and enhance healthcare services in the State. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nelson Chukwudi, this was the focus of a meeting between Governor Fubara and the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr James Christoff, at Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday. The discussion, held behind closed doors, explored ways to deepen cooperation between Rivers State and Canada in areas of mutual…

By Deborah Nnamdi The troubles are piling up for the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, whos a former Rivers State governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, as he faces calls for suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Obio-Akpor wings of the party. The Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, called for Wike’s immediate suspension, just hours after the party disclosed that the former governor was facing disciplinary action. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme that Wike had been summoned to appear…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Director General and CEO of the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), Engineer Chukwuemeka Woke has put oil companies on notice, tasking them to comply with environmental regulations or face the full force of the law. He spoke during a familiarization visit to the Port Harcourt Zonal headquarters in Rivers State on Monday. Reacting to challenges faced by the Agency in the Zone, he said as an agency established by Act of law, NOSDRA represents the Federal Government and has a sacred mandate to regulate the oil industry’s environmental impact and will not tolerate…

By Deborah Nnamdi NIGERIA: The Rivers State Police Command has detained a suspect, simply identified as Honest, for being part of the gang that raped a 14-year-old girl in the Erima community of Ogba-Ndoni-Egbema Local Government Area of Rivers State The spokesperson of the Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the development to newsmen in Port Harcourt. Iringe-Koko said the suspect committed the crime with his brother, Okwukwe, who is currently at large. She said the arrest followed a report made by the victim’s mother to local vigilantes in the community. The Superintendent of Police said: “The suspect has been transferred to…

A British citizen and Nigerian accomplice have been declared wanted by the Nigerian Police over an alleged plot to oust the country’s elected president, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, through civil unrest. The British national, Andrew Wynne (alias Andrew Povich) and his Nigerian collaborator, Lucky Obiyan, hatched the plot at the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) building in Abuja. The police claimed Wynne was hatching the plan from the NLC headquarters under the guise of establishing a school. NLC President Joe Ajaero It would be recalled that the Police had invited NLC President, Mr. Joe Ajaero for interrogation, over the plot. Ajaero…

Amaka Patience Sonnberger, the Nigerian-born Canadian citizen behind the infamous kpai Yoruba and Bini rant has been arrested by the Toronto Police Department in Canada. The Toronto Police Service confirmed the arrest and provided details of the ongoing case in a statement titled: “Suspected hate-motivated threatening investigation, woman arrested,” Ms Sonnberger caused media outrage in Nigeria and the diaspora community last week when a video emerged where she called on Igbo indigenes to poison the food and water of their fellow Nigerians of Yoruba and Bini extractions. Sunnberger was seen telling a gathering in pidgin English, “Record me very well; it’s…

Hope rose for improved petrol supply in Nigeria, as the nation’s major independent refiner, Dangote Refinery is set to roll out its much-awaited PMS into the market. The news is a silver lining in the dark skyline of Africa’s largest crude oil-producing nation, where motorists are grappling with an acute petrol shortage, which has led to a sharp spike in prices. A report by Punch Newspaper revealed that the company had already carried out a test run of the 650.000lt per day facility. Another source told NDN that “products from the refinery are set to hit the market in a…