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Dangote refinery to boost output to 1.4m BPD, set to become world’s largest
By Deborah Nnamdi The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to increase its processing capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd, a move that will make it the largest refinery in the world upon completion. President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, disclosed this during…
Read More »7yo Jigawa pupil donates savings to Oluremi Tinubu’s education fund
By Deborah Nnamdi A seven-year-old pupil of Elpis Nursery and Primary School in Jigawa State, Faith Maiyaki, has captured national attention after donating her savings to the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” a campaign launched in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, introduced ahead of the…
Read More »Tompolo disowns viral ultimatum to FG over Nnamdi Kanu’s release
The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has dissociated himself from a social media publication claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.…
Read More »Nigeria’s $50 Billion Crypto Surge Exposes Gaps in Traditional Capital Market
By Douglas Maha, Abuja More than $50 billion in cryptocurrency transactions passed through Nigeria between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the country’s growing investor sophistication, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said. Dr. Emomotimi Agama, SEC Director-General, disclosed the figures at the annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers conference in…
Read More »NDLEA arrests Pretty Mike, ex-BBN star, 100 others
Popular Lagos socialite Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, better known as Pretty Mike, and former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during a midnight raid on a nightclub in Victoria Island, Lagos. The NDLEA confirmed the development in…
Read More »Genocide: No targeted killing of Christians in Nigeria – Vatican Cardinal
Photo: Pope Leo XIV Culled from Daily Trust Nigeria Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has weighed into the ongoing conversation of alleged genocide against Nigerian Christians. The Christian genocide narrative gained traction after the address of Vice President Kashim Shettima at the United Nations General Assembly in New…
Read More »Man’s death in police custody, sparks protests in Abia community
By Deborah Nnamdi Tragedy struck over the weekend at the Bende Police Division in Bende town, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, following the sudden death of a young man, Okorie Akobundu Wisdom, who reportedly slumped while in police custody. Okorie, a native of Ozuitem community in Bende but…
Read More »Two Nigerians jailed for life over fatal stabbing in East London
A British court has sentenced two Nigerian men, Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both aged 27 and from Forest Gate, to life imprisonment for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. Akinsoji, a drill rapper, was ordered to serve a minimum of 28 years, while his accomplice, Keita,…
Read More »Troops kill 80 bandits in major sweep along Kebbi – Zamfara border
Photo: Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Oluyede Troops engaged in ongoing security operations in Kebbi State have reportedly neutralized no fewer than 80 armed bandits attempting to infiltrate the state from the Zamfara border. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Abdullahi Idris Zuru, Special Adviser…
Read More »NDLEA raids Lagos nightclub, arrests over 100 at drug party
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the early hours of Sunday, October 26, raided Proxy Nightclub located at 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, where a drug party was reportedly taking place. Over 100 suspects were arrested during the operation. Spokesman of…
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