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China Railway Construction Company (CRCC) is leading a consortium to build a 20,000 barrels per day capacity refinery in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. CRCC, one of the largest construction companies globally and the parent company of CCECC, has previously undertaken numerous infrastructure projects, including the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s railway system. The company’s total ongoing projects…
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An Abeokuta High Court sitting in Kobape, on Monday, sentenced three men for killing Kehinde Fatinoye, his wife, Bukola, and son, Oreoluwa, on Jan 1, 2023. The three convicts are Lekan Adekanbi, Ahmed Odetola and Waheed Adeniyi. They were arraigned alongside six others: Temitope Fadairo and Adenike Adekanbi, wife and mother respectively of the first…
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Wife of Delta Governor, Mrs Tobore Oborevwori, has urged mothers and women in the state, to continue to pray for the actualisation of the ‘MORE Agenda’ of the present administration. Oborevwori made the call on Monday in Asaba, while speaking at the 17th edition of the ‘Mothers Arise’ prayer programme organised by her office. The…
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Following a viral video circulating on social media, showing Oba AbdulSemiyu Adewale Ogunjobi, the Olorile of Orile-Ifo in Ogun State, assaulting one of his subjects, the state government has announced a six-month suspension for the monarch. The sanction, contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy…
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A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for calling a woman, Dahare Abubakar, 67, a witch and stabbing her to death. The defendants — Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman — were convicted on a charge of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Usman…
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In 2024, President Bola Tinubu, in September, nominated Prof. Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji as the pioneer Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). In December, Tinubu revised the nominees for the Governing Boards of the NWDC, with Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji retaining his position as MD/CEO. The fact that Prof.…
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The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL) branch, said that there was no industrial crisis in the hospital. The unions’ position was in reaction to the protest embarked on by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FTHL, demanding the immediate reinstatement…
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Loyalists of detained Finland-based Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa have said the compliance of Southeast residents with the Monday sit-at-home for over three years shows that Biafrans have delegitimize the Nigerian government. The acclaimed Deputy Prime Minister of the United States of Biafra, Dr. Ngozi Orabueze, who stated this in a statement on Monday, said the…
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The Oyo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ayodele Sonubi, has described driving unregistered vehicles as an abnormality requiring the impoundment of such cars by the police. The CP said this following Monday’s enforcement campaign of the third-party insurance policy on motorists within the Ibadan metropolis. Sonubi said the command would start impounding vehicles with irregular…
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The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Kaduna State Council, began an indefinite strike on Monday. This was in protest over the alleged termination of 900 staff from Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company. The workers, carrying placards, blocked the entrance to the company’s corporate headquarters. They prevented both employees and customers from entering the premises. They…