Day: January 25, 2023

OML 18: Fire Guts Nigeria Oil Block’s Wellhead

Abibat Babalola

Eroton, oil well operator, confirms incident, gives details   Eroton Exploration & Production Company has reported fire at a wellhead at the Akaso field in its Oil Mining Lease, OML, 18 asset. The company said the incident, at the Cawthrone Channel operational area, occurred last weekend. The company’s spokesperson, Mercy Max-Ebibai, said the well was releasing hydrocarbons into the environment, accompanied by wildfire due to suspected vandalism and bunkering activity on the Xmas tree containment valves of the wellhead. READ ALSO: Oil Slips To $86 Per Barrel After Platforms Africa’s…

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Oil Slips To $86 Per Barrel

Adesupo Ososanya

Oil slipped on Wednesday, adding to a decline in the previous session, as a rise in U.S. crude inventories and global recession worries edged out optimism for a demand recovery in China. Crude has rallied in 2023, with global benchmark Brent crude topping $89 a barrel this week for the first time since early December, on the ending of China’s COVID controls and hopes that the rise in U.S. interest rates will soon taper off. “Whether or not oil prices can resume their march higher will depend on how quickly…

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After Platforms Africa’s Report Buhari Sets up 14 Man Committee on Fuel Crisis

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa had exposed the fuel crisis and “conspiracy of silence” in a report on Wednesday, January 18, 2023   President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a 14-man Steering Committee on Petroleum Products Supply and Distribution management to find a lasting solution to disruptions in the supply and distribution of petroleum products. This came seven days after the Platforms Africa exclusive report detailing hike in prices of the product and “conspiracy of silence” over the crisis. READ ALSO: Petrol Hits N400 Per Litre In Lagos, Nigerians Query ‘Media Silence’ BREAKING: Gov…

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Hundreds Mourn At Funeral For Zambian Killed Fighting For Russia In Ukraine

ADEOLA YUSUF

HUNDREDS of people attended a memorial service in Lusaka on Tuesday for a Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine as Tanzania confirmed the death of another student who was also recruited in a Russian jail. Family members broke down as they filed past the coffin of Lemekani Nyirenda at Lusaka Baptist Church, where the 23-year-old was a regular worshipper before moving to Russia to study nuclear engineering. Nyirenda was recruited by Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group last year while serving a nine-and-a-half year jail term for a drug…

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BREAKING: Gov Candidate Dies 30 Days To Election

Ganiyu Amodu

Full statement detailing death of PDP governorship hopeful on Wednesday   The Abia State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ikonne died 30 days to the elwctions, starting with Presidential polls on February 25, and Governorship on March 5. His death was announced in a statement by his son, Dr Chikezie Uche-Ikonne, on Wednesday. The statement read, “I regret to announce the death of my dear father, Prof Eleazar Uchenna Ikonne, who died at the National Hospital Abuja today January 2023 25,…

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Islamic Teacher Bags Life Jail For Defiling Eight Madrasa Pupils

Ganiyu Amodu

“He messed around with the purity and dignity of the pupils aged between six and 11,” Judge gives details of how “unrepentant” Ustaz Adam Farouk took advatage of minors in his care   One Adam Farouk, a cleric, has bagged eight times life in prison for molesting and sexually violating eight pupils. The cleric was convicted and sentenced by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday for defiling the pupils aged between six and 11 in his class. READ ALSO Drama As Beggars Reject Old Currency In…

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Drama As Beggars Reject Old Currency In Kaduna

ADEOLA YUSUF

There was a mild drama at the popular Kano-road, Kaduna on Wednesday, when some group of beggars, rejected old 1,000 naira notes gifted to them by a good Samaritan. Our correspondent who witnessed the drama narrated that a young was accosted by three beggars on wheelchairs as he alighted from a bus, realising they were asking for handouts, the man took an N1000 note from his wallet and stretched it towards the most senior beggar among the three. However, in a rather hilarious reaction, the beggars looked at themselves, swiveled…

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Nedu Wazobia: Why Some BBNaija Stars Are Still Poor

Ganiyu Amodu

Nedu Wzobia, the on-air personality (OAP), says some former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemates are still poor. The radio host spoke about the lifestyle of the reality show stars during the latest episode of ‘Honest Bunch’ podcast which had Doyinsola David, BBNaija ‘Level Up’ housemate, as a guest. Nedu said some housemates leave the reality show with the belief they are very popular yet have no substance to hold on to. READ ALSO: Excessive Fasting Can Cause Kidney Damage, NAFDAC DG Warns Census: NPC Trains 786,741 Workers Diphtheria Outbreak: Kano…

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