By Kolawole Ojebisi A former Senate President, David Mark, has urged President Bola Tinubu and Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to rise to their basic responsibility of protecting lives and property by proferring a lasting solution to the killings ravaging State. Mark, a retired Army Brigadier-General and also a former minister of Communications during…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has stated that his decision to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) has not driven a wedge into the rosy relationship between him and his immediate predecessor in office, Udom Emmanuel. Eno dismissed report making the rounds that his defection…
Cites Monopoly, Job Losses, Others As Likely Consequences By Kolawole Ojebisi The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has expressed scepticism about the Dangote Refinery’s forward integration adoption, saying that the move may negatively affect the country's economy. The association maintained that instead of achieving the intended positive objectives, the plan may…
All of Baker Hughes Middle Eastern projects are operating as normal, the oilfield services giant’s chief executive Lorenzo Simonelli has told Reuters. “Currently, all of our employees are safe, and the facilities continue to run and operate,” Simonelli said. “Hopefully there's a de-escalation of tensions.” Israel and Iran continued firing missiles at each other over…
By Kolawole Ojebisi As the war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, leaving casualties on both sides of the divide, Israel's Magen David Adom emergency has revealed that five people were killed and 92 wounded on Monday in Iran’s latest missile strikes on the country. According to the Israeli agency, the latest development has…
By Abiola Olawale A United States embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, has reportedly been damaged by one of the missile strikes launched by Iran in the ongoing Middle East war. The development was confirmed by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Monday. Huckabee said the embassy building in Tel Aviv sustained minor damage…
By Tajudeen Balogun Dangote Refinery has announced a major shift in the fuel distribution chain in Nigeria, making logistics of accessing products by the marketers and other heavy consumers more effective and efficient. The private oil giant on Sunday, in a press statement announced that effective from August 15, 2025, it will begin massive distribution…
By Kolawole Ojebisi The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Emenari Ifeanyi Innocent, has revealed how his officers engaged in a fierce gun duel with the attackers of Yelewata in Guma Local Government Area in a bid to protect the dwellers of the community Innocent stressed that the gun fire exchange lasted for six hours on…
By Kolawole Ojebisi Dangote Refinery has announced a shift from its initial mode of distribution of premium motor spirit and automotive gas oil (diesel). This is as the refinery signalled its readiness to sidestep middlemen to ensure direct transaction of businesses with manufacturers, telecommunications firms, the aviation sector and other large users of its products.…