Apapa, Lagos State: The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, according to the Lagos Fire Service, owns the tank farm that caught fire. A video of the fire incident surfaced on the social on Friday morning. But the NNPCL denied that the incident happened at its depot, saying it was from a pipeline at Honeywell Oil…
The Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., in connection with a failed plastic surgery that led to the death of Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020, according to reports by FIJ. Former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Babatunde…
Tensions between the military and paramilitary forces erupted into conflict in April 2023, resulting in over 14,000 deaths and 33,000 injuries. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) control most of Darfur and are besieging the capital, El Fasher. Nkweta-Salami emphasized the urgent need for humanitarian aid, warning of the risk of widespread starvation and death. With…
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited’s Bonga field produced 138,000 barrels of oil per day in 2023, a review of operations has shown. Bonga, Nigeria’s first deep-water development, pumped about 37,000 more oil daily in 2023 than the 101,000bpd produced in 2022. The company, in a statement, said the improvement was driven by the…
As of Thursday, there have been 21 students rescued, according to a statement released by SP William Aya, Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command. Describing how its team rescued the students from their abductors, he said it deployed the air component of police security apparatus made up of a helicopter crew specially trained for…
The Argentine boss’s future has been a source of ongoing debate during his first campaign at Stamford Bridge. But the Blues, who finished a lowly 12th last season, need just a point at home to Bournemouth on the final day of the campaign on Sunday to clinch sixth position. That would mean they would qualify…
“Our responsible efforts are bearing fruit,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “So far, in Rafah, close to half a million people have been evacuated from the combat zones.” The international community, including Israel’s top ally Washington, had urged Israel to refrain from launching a ground offensive in Rafah, where 1.4 million people have sought…
The Kremlin leader also hailed recent advances on the battlefield, saying Russia’s army was advancing on all fronts, as he urged Moscow to intensify and modernise its arms production at home. “We have said many times that whoever is quicker to master the newest means of armed combat wins. We have to be one step…
While being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, the witness told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba that after the money was flown to Akure via an aircraft, Fayose’s aide, Agbele was waiting with some Zenith Bank officials and a bullion van at the tarmac to take custody of the money….
