Day: September 7, 2024

Oil marketers have yet to commence the loading of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, despite assurances by the Federal Government that the commodity will be available this weekend. It was gathered that though some PMS vessels had arrived in the country at the NNPC’s Apapa and Port Harcourt depots, loading by independent marketers had yet to begin. As a result, petrol queues in major cities persisted on Friday despite the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, earlier promising that the product would be massively available before…

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President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians of his commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure success in Nigeria. The Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Friday stated that one key takeaway from President Tinubu’s visit to China is the commitment to replicate China’s infrastructure back home. “We want our children to be in good schools, not tattered huts and dilapidated buildings. We must make our teaching innovative and allow businesses of all kinds and sizes to flourish. “One economic action leads to…

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By Tony Adibe The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada has said that the Nigerian Army “remains committed to the welfare of its personnel.” Dada said this on Friday during a brief remarks after inauguration of two welfare projects for personnel of the Division at the 82 Division Headquarters, Enugu and Abakpa Military Cantonment. The projects included: the GOC’s Drivers Lodge in 82 Division Headquarters and the 82 Division Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) House in Abakpa Military Cantonment. NewsBits recalls that…

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By Tony Adibe The late President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, (Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo),    will be given exceptional funeral rites.  This was made known on Friday, by  the Chairman of the Central Burial Committee,    Senator Ben Ndi Obi,  (Ojeligbo),   during the inauguration ceremony of the Sub-Committees and the Local Organizing Committees (LOC) at the Imo State Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, according to a release signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia. Senator Obi explained that the late Ahaejiagamba was a global citizen and…

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Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has said that adequate investment in agriculture is a sure way of tackling food insecurity in Africa. Speaking as a panellist at an international Conference on food security in Kigali, Rwandan capital on Friday, Obi said the hunger crisis in Africa can only be tackled effectively by giving adequate attention to agriculture. “Reducing reliance on food imports will help ease the strain on our currency, steady exchange rates, and rein in inflationary pressures driven by high food…

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The Bayelsa State Police Command said it has arrested a suspect linked to the circulation of a viral nude video of a young girl on social media platforms. This was made known in a statement shared by the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Musa Mohammed, on Friday. According to Mohammed, the 24-year-old suspect, Godgift Bai from Ogbolomabiri in Nembe Local Government Area, was arrested in Yenagoa, the state capital, on September 3, 2024. The statement read, “The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a suspect in connection with the…

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As Nigerians eagerly await the release of Premium Motor Spirit, popular known as petrol, from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said it will lift the product from the plant on September 15 but outlined factors that would determine its price. It said foreign exchange rates and market forces would influence the cost of petrol, stressing that the market had been deregulated. This came as oil marketers declared on Thursday that about 2,000 tankers were still awaiting to load the product at various depots…

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By Tony Adibe The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah, has called on leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to reduce the current pump price of fuel, stating that Nigerians are suffering from hunger. He made this statement on Friday in Abuja during the official unveiling of The Progressive Institute (TPI).  Kukah’s position now has, however, sharply contradicted his strong backing of President Bola Tinubu’s ambition to govern Nigeria. It is noteworthy that the pump price of petrol in the country was increased on Tuesday to…

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Hunter Biden, the son of U.S. President Joe Biden, faces up to 17 years in prison following his conviction for tax evasion on Thursday. In a federal court in Los Angeles, Mr. Biden pleaded guilty to three felony counts and six misdemeanors related to tax offenses. The court accepted his plea. Sentencing is scheduled for December 16, 2024. In a statement released after his guilty plea, the U.S. Department of Justice revealed that Mr. Biden “willfully failed to file his 2017 and 2018 tax returns on time; and when he…

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