Day: May 21, 2024

How Britain Infected Thousands With HIV, Hepatitis Blood – Report

Precious Ibekwe

“Authorities knowingly exposed victims to blood infection.” Dirty details of the deadliest Blood Scandal believed to have killed an estimated 3,000 people in the UK     British authorities and the country’s public health service knowingly exposed tens of thousands of patients to deadly infections through contaminated blood and blood products, and hid the truth about the disaster for decades, an inquiry into the U.K.’s infected blood scandal found Monday. An estimated 3,000 people in the United Kingdom are believed to have died and many others were left with lifelong…

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ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu, Hamas Leaders

ADEOLA YUSUF

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’s leader in Gaza for war crimes. According to BBC, Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to believe that both men bore criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity from at least 7 October 2023. The ICC, based in The Hague, has been investigating Israel’s actions in the occupied territories for the past three years – and more recently the actions of Hamas as well. READ ALSO…

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Dangote: I Need 35 Visas To Travel Within Africa But French Investors Don’t

ADEOLA YUSUF

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, says he still faces difficulties travelling in Africa with his Nigerian passport. Dangote spoke recently at the Africa CEO Forum Annual Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. “I still complained to President Kagame. I told him that as an investor, I have to now apply for 35 different visas on my passport, and I told Mr. President, I really don’t have the time to go and be dropping my passports in embassies to get a visa,” he said. “But you see, the most annoying thing is that…

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Nigeria’s Oil Production Hits 1.7 Million Barrels Daily

Precious Ibekwe

. How we achieved new output mark – NNPC   The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, says Nigeria’s oil production has reached 1.7mbpd as of Saturday. The NNPCL boss who stated that the production is coming from 1.28 million barrels per day a few months ago, did not state whether the growth in production includes condensate. However, some stakeholders are asking for the technical presentation regarding Kolman River and Bornu Basin (the Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin,) discoveries to be presented…

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Power Minister Makes U-Turn On NERC’s Oversight Transfer To States

Aliyu Aliyu

. Adelabu counter-self, says transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to states continues The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has backtracked on halting the transfer of electricity regulatory oversight to state governments. Platforms Africa reports that the minister spoke on Monday at the two-day stakeholders workshop organised by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in Lagos. The workshop on the implementation of the Electricity Act had in attendance the 36 state commissioners of energy and power. The minister’s statement comes a few days after he announced plans to halt the transfer…

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