Month: June 2024

Remain Apolitical, Your Accusations Untrue, Baseless – Sokoto Govt Tells MURIC

ADEOLA YUSUF

Sokoto state government said its attention has been drawn to a malicious and fabricated publication credited to the Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) alleging a plot by the government to dethrone his eminence the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Press secretary to governor Abubakar Bawa made this known in statement made available to journalists on Tuesday. Bawa said the state government wondered how a responsible body like MURIC, claiming to be protecting the rights of the Muslims would descend so low and cheaply as to join hands…

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Your Statement Laced With Inaccuracies, Marketers Reply Dangote Refinery

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has clarified that none of its members imports dirty fuel. The association spoke in response to the allegation by Dangote Refinery alleging attempt to frustrate its refinery by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The management of Dangote Refineries had alleged that licences were being granted indiscriminately to marketers to import dirty fuel. But DAPPMAN in a statement said “no member of the association and indeed, no private fuels depot has imported into the country any fuel…

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Why I Walk During Matches — Messi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi has explained why he walks around on the pitch during football matches. Messi is popular for strolling around the field during games. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is always seen scouring the field before making a move to get in play with the rest of his teammates. “When I was at Newell’s, there were two or three times a week we were sent to run around the grounds. I used to hide behind a tree. Running without a ball was never my thing. Heh. READ…

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JUST IN: Senior Customs Officer Slumps, Dies At National Assembly

Ganiyu Amodu

The deputy comptroller of finance administration and technical service at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Essien Etop Andrew is dead. He coughed and slumped while fielding questions from members of the house of representatives committee on public account on Tuesday. READ ALSO Nigeria’s Ex-Minister Dies In His Sleep Green Industrial Vision Complimentary To Oil, Gas Investment Drive – Tinubu 1,301 Die During 2024 Hajj Pilgrimage – Saudi Arabia ‘No To Darkness,’ Protesters Shut Down IBEDC Office in Ibadan Andrew was rushed to the national assembly clinic where he was confirmed…

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Nigeria’s Ex-Minister Dies In His Sleep

Aliyu Aliyu

‘Like a dream, this is how it all ended,’ friends, family penned emotional tribute for Bayo lawal   Former Minister of Youth and Sports and one-time Military Administrator of Benue State, Air Vice Marshal Bayo Lawal (rtd) is dead. AVM Lawal, NAF/156 died in his sleep in the early hours of Sunday, June 23 at his home. Air Commodore Sani Zakari (rtd), the Sergeant At Arms at the National Assembly who confirmed the death to Vanguard stated that the daughter of the former minister, Mrs. Yinka Enahoro confirmed it noting…

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Green Industrial Vision Complimentary To Oil, Gas Investment Drive – Tinubu

Aliyu Aliyu

. President Receives Standard Chartered Bank executives President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria remains committed to a balanced approach to energy transition and still requires substantial investments in the oil and gas sector to meet the energy demands and economic needs of its population. Speaking at a meeting on Monday in Abuja with the Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Bill Winters, the President called for a just energy transition that supports vulnerable communities across the nation. Highlighting the importance of balancing the mutually beneficial shift to green industrial…

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1,301 Die During 2024 Hajj Pilgrimage – Saudi Arabia

ADEOLA YUSUF

Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister, Fahd al-Jalajel, has reported a significant loss of life during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, with 1,301 pilgrims confirmed dead. The minister revealed this information during a broadcast on state television. A substantial majority of the deceased, 83%, undertook the pilgrimage without the necessary permits, which compelled them to walk extensive distances under the harsh sun. This lack of authorization led to severe heat stress among many pilgrims, culminating in the high mortality rate. Al-Jalajel expressed deep regret over the deaths, noting that the unauthorized pilgrims faced…

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200 Nigerian Politicians, Security Officers Own $1bn Properties In Dubai

ADEOLA YUSUF

About 200 Nigerian politicians and security officers have invested nearly $1 billion (N1.49 trillion) in the sprawling Dubai property market in less than two decades, BusinessDay can exclusively report. Wives and children of politically exposed persons (PEPs), court judges and top civil servants are in the party, amassing 1,600 properties in choice locations in Dubai, which is famed as the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and capital of the Emirate of Dubai. This investigation came to light as part of a project named ‘Dubai Unlocked,’ which…

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Starfield College Student Wins Robotics Competition

Damilola Olonade

‘Robotics on effects of bullying among students,’ How the project of Aduragbemi, daughter of the energy editor of The SUN newspaper, Adewale Sanyaolu, was adjudged one of the best three in Lagos   A senior secondary school student of Starfield College, Lagos, Aduragbemi Sanyaolu, has emerged the first runner up in the ITGEN Robotics Competition for SSS students held in Lagos at the weekend. Platforms Africa reports that the keenly contested competition had participants who emerged finalists at their various school levels slug it out at the final event. The…

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‘No To Darkness,’ Protesters Shut Down IBEDC Office in Ibadan

Gbenga Adeoti

Ekectricity consumers and customers of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Monday besieged the office of the utility firm in protest of what they described as “darkness allegedly meted to them by the company. Platforms Africa reports that the IBEDC has since closed their offices to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The protesters who came from Olodo to Iyana Offa in Oyo State took to the streets to protest against what they described as the continuous disconnection by the IBEDC. READ ALSO: ‘Shot Dead,’ American Rapper Killed On…

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