Tag: Gen. Lucky Irabor

Nigeria’s loss To Oil Theft Hits $40m Daily

Efe Wellington

Oil.minister says country now losses 400,000 barrels every day Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Timipre Sylva, has said that the country loses 400,000 barrels of crude daily via oil theft. Platforms Africa reports that Sylva said this when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State at the Government House, Owerri. With the price of crude rallying at $100 per barrel, the 400,000 barrels loss figure amounted to $40 million on daily baisis, data compiled by Platforms Africa showed. READ ALSO Oil Theft: Fact…

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Owo Church Massacre: Akeredolu Confirms Arrest Of 5 Suspects

Abibat Babalola

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of five suspected killers of over 40 worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo on June 5. Akeredolu said this during a courtesy visit to his office by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ondo State Council, led by the Chairman, Prince Leke Adegbite. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akeredolu confirmed the arrest shortly after the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, announced the arrest of the masterminds of the attack…

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