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Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Plant Operator has rejected claims by one of the regulatory bodies in Nigeria’s oil and gas ecosystem, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), regarding crude oil supplies. The NUPRC in a recent statement claimed that its nine refineries had benefited from its supply of 32 million barrels of crude oil — with Dangote alone getting …

An ATR-72 plane with 62 passengers crashed in the city of Vinhedo in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. The plane, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was heading to Guarulhos in São Paulo from Cascavel, in Paraná state when it crashed. Video of the incident on social media showed the plane plummeting to the ground before disappearing into …

A group of prominent Nigerian figures, “The Patriots” on Friday called on President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new constitution for the country. The group is led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku. Anyaoku, who addressed reporters at State House at the end of a meeting with the president in Abuja, said the …

The National Electoral Commission (NCC) has revealed that over 44,000 names of polling and counting officers have been submitted by political parties for the upcoming Edo State governorship election. In a press release issued on Thursday, Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Voter Information and Education Committee, provided details of the submission. The Edo governorship election is scheduled …

Veteran Nollywood actress Ngozi Nwosu has narrated how a fan who thought her role in a movie was too serious gave her a hard slap as she was about to board a bus. The actor who narrated the scenario in a recent interview with Abiola Akinrinde on the Talk to B podcast said that the incident happened precisely at the …

The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) lamented the absence of a functioning rail system to evacuate cargo from ports to various destinations. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Council, Barrister Pius Akutah stated this while delivering a speech at a one-day stakeholders’ summit titled “Constraints of Rail Cargo Transportation in Nigeria” organised by the Freight Shippers Council of Nigeria in collaboration …

In an effort to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Namibia, the latter expressed interest in studying the operations of the Nigerian Technical Assistance Corps and reaffirmed its commitment to the ideals of the Nigeria-Namibia Joint Cooperation Commission. This was the highlight of discussions held between the Namibian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Humphrey Geiseb, and the Director General of …

Nigerian pop star Divine Ikubor, popularly known in the music world as Rema, has explained why he smokes so he can feel free. The “Calm Down” singer revealed in an interview with GRM Daily that he smoked because he was anxious about growing up quickly and supporting his family; he now wishes he could be a kid again. He stressed …

The Kano State Government has filed fresh fraud charges against former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, his Commissioner for Local Government Murtala Garo and two others – Lamin Sani and Muhammad Takai. The indictment alleges criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, making false statements or reports, and criminal misappropriation. According to the charge sheet, the accused were accused of misconduct in managing …

Following the brutal murder of an Abuja-based transvestite popularly known as “Mama Area Abuja,” her senior colleague, James Brown, has come out to advise those in the business to stop doing ‘runs’ once they are popular. James Brown who gave the advice in a post on his X account on Friday, implied that despite the deceased having achieved a certain …