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Saturday, November 09, 2024

News Update

There are reports that the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical is set to begin fuel exports to South Africa, Angola, and Namibia. Sources said the management of the 650,000-barrel per-day capacity refinery is at advanced stages of talks with the countries to start lifting fuel.



The Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, among other academic unions, will meet the reconstituted committee on the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement with university-based unions next week. ASUU’s National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made this known on Friday.

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 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two Chinese nationals, Wang Jiang and Wang Richard, along with Nigerians, Donatus Agupusi and Michael Agu, for attempting to export solid minerals without the necessary permits. According to a statement by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, the arrest followed intelligence received from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on November 3, 2024.

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The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has argued that no law exists in the country that prohibits the prosecution of minors. Fagbemi said, given the offence with which they were charged, the recent arraignment of some protesters, including some minors, charged with treason, was not inappropriate as claimed in some quarters.

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The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, dissolved his cabinet ahead of the November 12, 2024 swearing-in of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the new governor of the state.

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 Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on improving Nigerians’ welfare as the country grapples with significant economic challenges. Speaking at the 2024 Women in Management, Business, and Public Service conference, Osinbajo highlighted the urgent need for social welfare programmes and accessible healthcare as Nigerians struggle with rising costs in essentials like food, transportation, and housing.

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OH MY GOD!!!
Detectives of the Kwara State police command, have recovered the severed head of the Okada rider, Rafiu Akao, who was murdered by three assailants.
The severed head was thrown into a nearby stream after the bloody act, at Asunlere community in Oke-Oyi town of Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State.
A statement by the spokesperson of the police command, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun in Ilorin, on Friday, disclosed that “investigators at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Ilorin, recovered the dismembered part of the remains of late Rafiu Akao (M) 34yrs who was brutally murdered by Peter Samuel (M), Jeremiah Tiozinda (M), and Sunday Agbenke (M) on 4th November, 2024.
“All three suspects have confessed to the crime, with the motive to dispossess the late Rafiu of his commercial motorcycle.
“Sunday Agbenke gave out the phone contact of the motorcycle rider to Peter Samuel to lure him to an undisclosed location.
“While on their way, the rider was stopped that Peter Samuel wanted to ease himself, giving way for Jeremiah Tiozinda to hit him on the head with a stick.
“The rider fell off his motorcycle to the ground, he further struggled to escape but was eventually overpowered by Peter Samuel and Jeremiah Tiozinda.
“Peter Samuel brought out a cutlass and severed the head, while Jeremiah Tiozinda threw the dismembered part and cutlass into the stream dashing away with his motorcycle.”
The police said the noise of the dastardly act caught the ears of the Vigilante on patrol, who gave them a hot chase and the culprits abandoned the motorcycle and fled into the bush.
“Unfortunately, the mobile phone of Peter Samuel fell off at the scene of crime, leading to their arrest by police detectives.
“The suspects will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations have been concluded,” the statement added.

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 Senator Sani Musa, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, has said removal of fuel subsidy is the best thing that has happened to Nigeria. Musa stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday. He said by removing subsidy, market forces would be allowed to determine the price of the commodity.

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 A new terrorist group, “Lakurawas,” also known as Mujahidin, has gained significant control in five local government areas of Sokoto State, Nigeria, collecting zakat and other levies from communities, sources have revealed.

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 Indications emerged during the week that the National Judicial Council (NJC) headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is set to hold a crucial meeting anytime soon to consider, among others, reports of its several committees that investigated allegations of misconducts against several serving judicial officers in the country.

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 The outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is borrowing between N2 billion and N5 billion to finance the inauguration of the new governor.
Obaseki, who disclosed this at the inauguration of 10-man caretaker committee members of the State’s PDP in Benin City on Friday, however, lamented that the outgoing government was not carried along nor invited for the inauguration.

from dailypost

6 comments:

  1. News update is here read and be updated, is not fair oo for not inviting the outgoing government for the inauguration nah🙄

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  2. Thanks for sharing STELLA.
    But wait o, must they borrow billions for inauguration? Nawao

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  3. That's how they enrich themselves with inflated budgets.

    May JEHOVA save us from the so called elites.

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  4. Politicians always looking for ways to siphoned and waste tax payers money.
    You beheaded a human being cos of a mere okada, it is well with the family he left behind

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  5. The problem is still that Nigerians want to buy fuel at 200 300 etc. it will not be available at that price lai lai cos there are countries that will pay way better

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