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Otedola Congratulates Dangote As $20bn Refinery Commences Production 

Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has congratulated his ‘bestie’ and Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, over the commencement of his $20 billion refinery. Otedola, in a statement posted on his personal X account on Sunday, described the refinery and other projects from the Group as “a testament to the visionary leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence of one of …

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A Snowy Night, A Cracked Taillight And A Mystery: How A Police Officer’s Death Divided A Boston Suburb

In the pre-dawn hours of January 29, 2022,  a man was found dead in a blizzard outside a house in suburban Boston. He was wearing two shirts, blue jeans, socks and one black Nike sneaker. On the blanket of snow near his body were shards of glass and splotches of blood. His name was John O’Keefe, and he was a Boston police officer. O’Keefe and his girlfriend of two …

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Celebration At Ugbineh As Okaighele Donates Cars To Elders, Urges Govt To Fix Deplorable Road

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Okaighele of Ugbineh Community Mr. Dominic Edobor has donated six cars to elders of the village to facilitate ongoing development in and around the Community.  The official presentation of the vehicles occurred at Ugbineh Elders Chamber (Oguedion) premises in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. The keys to the six …

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Nigeria Immigration Deports 26 Illegal African Migrants Arrested In Edo

BY  MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has repatriated 26 illegal migrants arrested and handed over to them by the police in Edo State, last month  Investigation revealed that the migrants were deported on Wednesday, November 29, three weeks after their arrest. Sources disclosed that authorities of the NIS returned them to their countries through Nfon and Seme borders.   Checks …

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Dangote Set To Flood African Market With Refined Petroleum Products, Sending Jitters

• Company says NNPC to supply next four cargoes in three weeks•      Final shipment to come from ExxonMobil.•      Refinery to load 2,900 trucks a day at its truck loading gantries•      Dangote, Okunbor excited by significant milestone achieved•      Tinubu optimistic of increased investments from SPDC•      Insists all obstacles to investments now being …

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Akeredolu’s Forged Signature: Lawyer Picks Hole In Forensic Report, Calls For Proper Scrutiny

An Ondo state-based lawyer, Femi Emmanuel Emodamori, has picked a hole in the forensic report which allegedly found discrepancies in the signatures of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The state commissioner for Energy, Rasaq Obe, had written to the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, saying he uncovered the forgery of Akeredolu’s signatures after subjecting same to forensic analysis. However, Emodamori, in a statement issued …

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Tinubu Mourns Saudi Prince killed In Jet Crash

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, commiserated with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman of Saudi Arabia, and the Royal House of Saudi on the passing of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz bin Bandar Al Saud who died in jet crash Thursday. The Saudi Royal Court announced that Prince Talal Bin Abdulaziz died when the Saudi Arabian Air Force’s …

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4,000 Illegal Connections Exist In NNPCL’s Pipeline, Kyari Tells Senate

• Insists Port Harcourt Refinery Will Begin Operation This Month Facts about Nigeria’s continuous failure to meet its oil production target were laid bare on the floor of the Senate yesterday with a damning revelation that over 4,800 illegal connections exist in the pipeline of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL). Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPCL, Mele …

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Our Challenges Present Opportunity To Innovate, Grow – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that the country’s socioeconomic challenges present an opportunity for his administration to embrace innovation that would grow the economy. Speaking at the 47th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Saturday, the president said his administration would take bold decisions to revive the education sector in the country. President Tinubu, represented …

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Yuletide: Nigerians Shelve Travelling Plans Over Insecurity, Transport Fare

• Focus On Payment Of Children’s School Fees In 2024• Beg Tinubu To Ameliorate Economic Hardship• Lament As Bag Of Rice Costs N60, 000 Sixteen days to this year’s Christmas, many Nigerians have said they do not have plans to travel out of their locations to mark the season as a result of insecurity, high cost of transportation and the …

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