News Update

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is to supply fuel to about 150,000 retail outlets operated by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, following a meeting between the management of the refinery and executives of IPMAN. IPMAN had scheduled a meeting with the management of Dangote refinery regarding the supply of products to its members.

 The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has restated its resolve to get to the root of the explosion that rocked Ibadan last week. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, in a statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on media, Segun Tomori, said the Federal Government was committed to unravelling the real cause of the explosion to determine the next action.

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The pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has condemned the relocation of key departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to Lagos by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. According to the ACF, the relocations of the two agencies are a deliberate ploy to further underdevelop the northern region of the country.

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 The Rivers State Police Command has apprehended three police officers for abducting and extorting over N4m from travellers in Abia State. It was learnt that the officers carried out the act on Monday, January 15, while disguising themselves as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

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 A gas pipeline belonging to the Nigeria Agip Oil Company exploded in the Obagi community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Though no life was lost in the explosion which occurred on Wednesday evening, it destroyed the surrounding fauna and caused panic in the area.

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Family members of the Al-Kadriyar girls have revealed that they paid ransom to bandits for the release of five of the six girls who were among a total of 23 persons kidnapped on January 2, 2023, in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory. While four persons were killed by the bandits last week, the remaining 19 persons regained their freedom on Saturday night.

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 A Federal High Court in Abuja, will on Monday deliver judgment in the suit by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the National Assembly, and others. This was disclosed in a notice sent to parties involved in the matter on Sunday.

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 Labour Party aspirants looking ahead to its February 22 Edo State Governorship Primary, on Sunday, rejected the N30 million charged for expression of interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, a UK-based financial analyst, Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen in Benin that all governorship aspirants had rejected the bid and scheduled a meeting for Monday, to take a stand on the matter.

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 Suleiman Sabo, a resident of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, who was abducted at Sauka, along Airport road in the nation’s capital, on Friday, has been rescued. Sabo was heading home with his wife when gunmen intercepted his vehicle.

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 Four floors of the popular 10-storey Mandilas building on Broad Street, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, were affected by fire in the early hours of yesterday. Properties worth millions of naira were burnt before men of the Fire and Rescue Service, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, the Police, and other emergency responders raced to the scene.

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Armed bandits have reportedly invaded Dangunu village in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, killing one person and kidnapping 21 others.

It was gathered the incident occurred on Saturday night.

The gunmen stormed the village by boat through the river between Chikun and the town.

A man, Ahmadu Adamu, and 16 members of his family, were said to be among those abducted.

“Ahmadu Adamu and about 16 members of his family, including his wives and children, were among those kidnapped as well as five other members of the community. They carried them away on boat on the Chikun river.

“The bandits gave Ahmadu a thorough beating leading to his death. A pregnant woman who was released by the bandits due to her condition broke the news to us.

“His body was dumped at the river bank by the gunmen for his family to pick up. What is happening to us is so painful,” a source in the village said.

It was further gathered the attack may be connected to the handiwork of informants, as most of the farmers have finished harvesting their crops in the area.

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