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The House of Representatives joint committee on petroleum resources (downstream and midstream) has issued arrest warrants against Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Chairman of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals, Nigerian Downstream and Midstream Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NMDPRA), International Oil Companies (IOCs) and other stakeholders. The gag order prevents the parties concerned from commenting further on the allegations and counter-allegations circulating about the quality …

English Premier League club Aston Villa have acquired midfielder Amadou Onana from Everton in a deal worth £50 million. The 22-year-old, who played every minute of Belgium’s Euro 2024 campaign, will now have the chance to compete in the Champions League with Villa this season. Onana initially joined Everton from Lille for £33m in 2022, making 72 appearances and scoring …

Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria Mohamed Fouad criticized the trade volume between Egypt and Nigeria, which amounted to $190 million in 2023, saying that futile attempts to improve it are already underway. Speaking at the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the July 23 Revolution in Egypt in Abuja, the envoy, who expressed surprise at the level of bilateral relations between …

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on political leaders across Nigeria to take concrete steps towards achieving gender equality in politics, stressing the need for legislative support. Speaking at a major initiative of the ECOWAS Women Parliamentarians Association at the Alternate Chamber of the Senate, National Assembly, Abuja on Monday, Tinubu commended the House for advancing a bill …

The equity market started the week on a positive note on Monday, July 22, 2024 as investors earned N16 billion at the end of the trading session. This follows the increase in the prices of stocks such as TANTALIZER, LIVESTOCK and NEIMETH among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading on the capital market, equity capitalization increased …

Donald Trump reacted to Joe Biden’s announcement that he was ending his re-election campaign by saying that the US leader will go down in history as the worst president in history. The Republican presidential nominee’s comments came minutes after Biden’s surprising withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election on Sunday, July 21. Biden later endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested ten men suspected of carrying out illegal mining activities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. According to a statement released on Monday by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the arrested suspects include Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola. They …

  The athletics track at the 2024 Paris Olympics has been painted purple in a truly bold move, and fans are curious to find out why. The purple track will help “highlight” the athletes of Paris 2024 (Image: Getty) The first Olympic events will take place in the French capital on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, before the official …

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has approved the elevation of eight Assistant Corps Marshals (ACMs) to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshals (DCMs) in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). However, three senior officers have been directed to retire immediately. In an announcement made on Monday, the FRSC Public Education Officer, Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from Accra, Ghana, where he attended the 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday evening. The President was received at the airport by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, and other senior …