Month: June 2023

Nigeria Dwindles Multi-Billion Dollars Crude Oil Swap Deals – Kyari

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC Ltd is winding down crude swap contracts with traders and will pay cash for gasoline imports, its chief executive told Reuters, adding that private companies could begin importing petrol as soon as this month. The move is part of new Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s plans to deregulate the gasoline market and reduce the burden on government finances. Tinubu has already scrapped a costly fuel subsidy, effective from last Tuesday, a decision which tripled petrol prices, angering labour unions who have called for a strike starting…

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Sweden Okays Sex As Sports, Hosts World First Porn Championship

ADEOLA YUSUF

How winners will emerge, organisers give update as 20 representatives from different European countries jostle to be crowned the World sex champion    Sweden is preparing to organize the first European Championship for gender in the world, after its recognition as a sport. The competition is expected to start on the 8th of next June and will last for several weeks! The tournament will be held near Gothenburg, with the participation of 20 representatives from different European countries, according to the Swedish Federal Sex Association. READ ALSO: Sex Is A…

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Subsidy Removal Spoils West Africa’s Stolen Petrol Market

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A comparative analysis of the newly reviewed petrol prices in Nigeria after subsidy is removed with those of its West African neighbours shows the business of smuggling the country’s petrol is no longer viable as cost differentials are no longer attractive enough. Data sourced from Global Petrol Prices, a website that tracks retail prices of refined petroleum products, show that prices across Africa are no longer as wide, which creates arbitrage incentivising the smuggling of petrol from Nigerian borders. The price difference between the average price in Nigeria and Benin…

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Buy One, Get One Free: Igbo-Ora, A Town, And Its Mystery of Twins

ADEOLA YUSUF

You Dread Giving Birth To Twins? Don’t get pregnant anywhere near Igbo-Ora. Welcome to a Nigerian town with the highest concentration of twins in the world, and how their forebears were once chased away by mosquitoes + PHOTOS   No Town or single community anywhere in the world has more twins than this Nigerian village of Igbo Ora, which now hosts #WorldTwinsDay every year around September/October. Platforms Africa reports that Igbo-Ora is a city and the headquarters of Ibarapa Central, Oyo State, south-western Nigeria, situated 80 kilometres (50 mi) north…

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Family laments six months disappearance of son, Adefemi Opeyemi Sodiq

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The family of Adefemi Opeyemi Sodiq has been thrown into a state of anxiety and uncertainty following the disappearance of their son, who has been missing for six months. According to the family, Adefemi, 43, left a friend’s house located around Ogere on November 7, 2022, and his whereabouts as of May 2023 remain unknown. The family, who spoke with newsmen expressed concerns that several efforts to locate Adefemi have not yielded any success. The family head, Bolaji Adefemi said their son’s disappearance has been a traumatic experience for the…

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President Biden Trips, Tumbles On Air Force Stage

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President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell. Air Force personnel helped him back up and he did not appear to require further help. READ ALSO: Kwara Gov Reappoints Rafiu Ajakaye As CPS Gov. Bello Escapes Death As Hunmen Attack…

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Kwara Gov Reappoints Rafiu Ajakaye As CPS

ADEOLA YUSUF

Consummate journalist pens heart-melting message as Platforms Africa’s team lead, others hail his reappointment    Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state, has penned emotional message to acknowledge the “truly humbling” volume of the “messages, kind words, prayers, and best wishes” over his reappointment. Platforms Africa reports that the “Executive Governor of Kwara State, H.E. Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq,” according to a statement by Murtala Atoyebi, CPS (OHOS), “has approved the reappointment of Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye as the Chief Press Secretary (CPS). This was…

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Gov. Bello Escapes Death As Hunmen Attack His Convoy

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The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has escaped death following an attack on his convoy by gunmen. According to available information, the attack took place at about 12:30pm on Saturday in Banda, close to Lokoja. It specifically occurred close to the Forward Base of the Nigerian Navy, near the state capital. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Manchester City Defeat Manchester United 2-1 To Win FA Cup India Train crash: More Than 260 Dead After Odisha Accident PHOTOS: Pasuma’s Son Graduates As Best Student From US High School According to a statement issued…

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BREAKING: Manchester City Defeat Manchester United 2-1 To Win FA Cup

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The citizens anticipate treble in their champions league final versus Inter Milan     Manchester City beat rivals Manchester United 2-1 to win the FA Cup final and remain on course to complete the Treble. Ilkay Gundogan scored after 12 seconds – the fastest goal in FA Cup final history – to give City the perfect start at Wembley. City’s captain caught United off guard with a stunning volley from outside the box. READ ALSO: India Train crash: More Than 260 Dead After Odisha Accident PHOTOS: Pasuma’s Son Graduates As…

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India Train crash: More Than 260 Dead After Odisha Accident

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At least 261 people have been killed and 1,000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern Odisha state, officials say. One passenger train derailed on to the adjacent track and were struck by an incoming train on Friday, also hitting a nearby stationary freight train. A massive rescue operation was launched, with hundreds of emergency services searching the wreckage. READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Pasuma’s Son Graduates As Best Student From US High School Osimhen Clinches Best Serie A Striker of the Year Award PREPARE: NLC Threatens To…

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