An explosion has been reported at an abandoned oil well around the Bendick-Kiri in Okpoama Kingdom in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Wednesday that the leak occurred on October 20, 2023 and had been…
The Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, ha said that the results for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal, IReV. Yakubu stated this while speaking with newsmen at…
Oil marketers, on Tuesday, countered the position of the Federal Government, as they insisted that the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, should not be less than N800/litre if there was no subsidy on the commodity.…
The coroner inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the cause of death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, on Monday, listened to the testimony of the deceased’s mom, Mrs Rosemary Oromoni. Mrs Oromoni who appeared in court…
Two pregnant women and about 28 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a fire incident that occurred at an illegal oil refining site in Rumucholu community in Ibaa, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. THISDAY gathered that the…
Nigerians may soon be paying different prices in different states for calls, data, SMS, and other telecommunication services, telecommunication firms have said. According to the telcos, this measure is to mitigate against multiple taxation and business environments across different states.…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is currently importing crude oil and expects its first crude cargo in two weeks’ time, the Executive Director, Dangote Group, Devakumar Edwin, has revealed. Although the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited trades crude oil on behalf…
After a long break, proceedings resumed on Monday morning at the coroner inquest into the circumstances surrounding the cause of death of a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni. The coroner, Magistrate Mikail Kadiri, who is sitting at…
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday allegedly aborted an attempted oil theft at Lekki Waters and arrested four men identified as men of TANTITA Security Service, owned by a Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. They were…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “good offices and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the…