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…. non-availability of crude to refineries, threats to energy security The House of Representatives Joint Petroleum Committees on Midstream and Downstream sectors have commenced a thorough investigation into the alleged production/importation of adulterated/substandard petroleum products, the non-availability of crude oil needed by domestic refineries, and broader threats to Nigeria’s energy security. The Joint Investigative committees chaired by Hon. Ikenga Imo …

Amidst the mounting public discontent and economic hardship gripping Nigeria, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a call to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him to heed the voices of the aggrieved populace as a national protest approaches. “Millions of Nigerians are suffering under the weight of economic policies that have exacerbated poverty and deprivation,” stated Ajaero. Recent statistics …

Justice Omotosho had in his judgment in May held that Ighodalo is the rightful and duly nominated candidate of the PDP in Edo State.  The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday upheld the nomination of Asue Ighodalo as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State. The court also …

President Joe Biden has bestowed the Presidential Achievement Award on the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Worldwide, Dr. Daniel Olukoya. The award of honour was presented by an official representative of Biden at the ministry’s American headquarters in Houston on Sunday. The prestigious award acknowledges the ministry’s outstanding contributions to community development in the United States and …

Our present jurisprudence gives much protection to suspects who use their ill-gotten billions of naira to obfuscate their trials. The fight against corruption is not up to scratch just yet, as evidenced in the report on a survey, which showed that a staggering sum of N721 billion was paid as bribes to Nigerian public officials in 2023. This amount translates …

The court-reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Mr. Philip Shaibu, yesterday, said his fight against his impeachment was to protect the office of the deputy governor in Nigeria, which he said has been ridiculed by some governors since 1999. Shaibu spoke to journalists after a thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Benin City, where he said his reinstatement by the court …

President Joe Biden’s exit from the US 2024 Presidential election has attracted reactions from across the globe, most prominent, coming from his former Principal, two-term US President, Barack Omama. As Americans watch with mixed feelings, Biden’s decision to drop out of the raise following calls from many democrats and donors after his disastrous showing in the maiden edition of presidential …

After dropping out, Joe Biden threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, the party’s instant favorite for the nomination at its August convention in Chicago. WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democrats churn over whether President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening over whether his Vice President Kamala Harris is next in line for …

With President Joe Biden offering his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement nominee, a senior Democratic official tells CNN they believe other party elders will follow suit. The official said that the Democrats can “use this moment to bring the party together and return the contrast to Donald Trump.” A second senior Democratic official, who has been …

In a historic move, President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential election. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. The decision …