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NNPCL, Chinese company signs MoU to restore Port Harcourt, Warri refinery

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese companies, Sanjiang Chemical Company Limited and Xingcheng (Fuzhou) Industrial Park Operation and Management Co. Ltd, to explore the potential of a Technical Equity Partnership (TEP) aimed at completing and operating the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The agreement was signed in Jiaxing City, …

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OPINION: The right time

By Maryam Ogunremi I woke up this morning feeling so alive and refreshed. I haven’t felt this way in days. My mind has been troubled, but I think a good night’s rest would have calmed it. I didn’t have that luxury because the weather had been quite hot. Sleeping on my bed had become tabooor. This is a serious taboo …

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WHO leads response to hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated evacuations and risk assessments following the deaths of three people and multiple suspected infections. One patient remains in intensive care in South Africa. To date, one case has been confirmed after verification in the laboratory, but there are five additional cases that are suspected to have occurred among the passengers on the plane. …

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Police capture 3 suspected bandits, recover stolen cattle in Sokoto

Sokoto Police have arrested 3 suspected armed bandits in Tangaza Local Government of Sokoto State. This is contained in a press release issued to journalists in Sokoto by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmed Rufa’i. He said officers in Gidan Madi received credible information from some good Samaritans and accordingly swung into action, intensified patrols and conducted stop and …

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Governor Yusuf will swear in Garo as Kano dep gov on Tuesday…

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, will on Tuesday swear in Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo as the new deputy governor of the state. The announcement was contained in a statement released on Monday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. BBC uncovers Ugandan scammers exploiting dogs to obtain donations from animal lovers The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 11am …

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Uncertainty continues regarding security in the Strait of Hormuz

“We are aware of the report but do not have further details. We continue to urge vessels to exercise maximum caution in the area,” UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) said, as it seeks to verify a series of recent attacks and security alerts issued against commercial vessels. According to internationally recognized maritime safety portal UKMTO, a tanker was reportedly hit …

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The Court deems the extrajudicial declaration of the co-defendant Emefiele admissible in law

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offenses Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, May 4, 2026, ruled that the extrajudicial statement made by Henry Omoile, co-accused of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele, is admissible in court. Omoile had challenged the admissibility of his statements to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming they were …

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