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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that the commissioned 650,000bpd Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical plant, the world’s largest single train refinery, has opened a new vista of opportunity for the Nigeria’s economy, noting that the country can save over $3bn annually on the importation of petroleum products. Speaking to journalists on Monday at the commissioning of the refinery, …

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released from the detention of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Lagos. He was released on Tuesday night on bail, according to his attorney, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) who confirmed the development in a telephone interview with PUNCH correspondent same night. “Yes, Ṣeun Kuti was released minutes ago,” he said. The PUNCH had earlier reported …

United States President Joe Biden has sent a delegation to attend the swearing in of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria president. Tinubu will be sworn in on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Eagle Square in Abuja to succeed outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari. Biden in a statement by the White House said the US nine-person delegation will be led by Secretary of …

A former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, said he was not worried that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, would be sworn in on May 29, before the conclusion of petitions seeking to nullify his election victory. Atiku, who is currently challenging the declaration of Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives …

ISWAP In this four-part series, beginning with insecurity, The Guardian dissects the eight-year administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, and the ‘legacy’ he is bequeathing the country. And if there is one sector that reflects in bold and gory images the success or failure of the outgoing government of President Muhammadu Buhari, it is that of security – an area he …

Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, and Kunle Adegoke, the counsels to Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Kuti, said the embattled singer will be released today (Tuesday). Kuti’s lawyers made the remark in a statement they jointly signed and released to the media the release of Mr Kuti on bail, as ordered by the Magistrate, is only …

Countering violent extremist organizations, using best practices in Nigeria and West Africa, includes military leaders’ collaboration. At the recently concluded Africa Land Forces Summit (ALFS) 2023, Christopher Musa, a major general and Infantry Corps commander, Nigerian Armed Forces, summarized the significance of why it is important for Nigeria and African military leaders to come together and conference. “The whole domain approach, …

Police investigators said they had done their jobs, covering all the necessary grounds against Mr Adebutu. The Nigeria Police Force has submitted a report to the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), indicting a top politician, Ladi Adebutu, for money laundering and vote-buying, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Mr Adebutu, the governorship candidate of the Peoples …

The Presidential Election Petition Court has consolidated all the petitions filed by the three petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), and their presidential candidates. The court fixed May 30 for the commencement of trial in the three petitions during which the petitioners will be expected to call their first sets of …

No unlicensed petroleum product dealer would be allowed to load products from June 1, 2023, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced on Monday, vowing to shut down such businesses beginning from that day. It warned that from June 1, 2023, anyone who wants to deal on petroleum products must obtain a licence, stressing that “no licence, no loading of any …