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Petrol marketers to gain N8.3bn on depot price reduction
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja retail marketers of petrol are currently raking in billions of naira as findings on Wednesday showed that they would make over N8.3bn profit in May (this month) due to the recent reduction in the ex-depot price of the product. On May 6, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation announced a reduction in the …
Nissan shuts Barcelona factory
Japanese carmaker Nissan has decided to shut its factory in Barcelona where 3,000 people are employed, the Spanish government said on Thursday. The decision came despite government efforts to keep the plant open, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya told the national radio station. “We regret this decision by Nissan to leave not just Spain but …
DSS arrests Bauchi Islamic cleric grandson’s abductor
Tukur Muntari, Kano The Department of State Services in Bauchi State says it has apprehended one Umar Ahmad suspected to be the kidnapper of the three-year-old grandson of a popular Islamic scholar in the state, Dahiru Bauchi. According to the secret police, they rescued the boy and recovered from the 27-year-old suspect the N2.5m ransom …
UPDATED: Kogi records first COVID-19 cases
Sodiq Oyeleke Kogi State has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, The PUNCH reports. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Wednesday. The NCDC said the two cases were part of the 389 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Nigeria. With the 389 new COVID-19 cases, the total number of confirmed infections …
200 Zamfara, Katsina bandits killed in air strikes — DHQ
Maiharaji Altine, Gusau Over 200 bandits have been killed by the army between Zamfara and Katsina states in multiple air strikes. The strike was conducted at Ibrahim Mai’Bai’s Camp in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State and Kurmin Kura in Zurmi of Zamfara State between 22 and 23, May this year. Confirming the incident …
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission over lightning fears
After a day of suspense, SpaceX’s landmark launch to the International Space Station – the first crewed mission to blast off from US soil in almost a decade – was scrubbed Wednesday due to fears of a lightning strike. With NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley strapped into the Crew Dragon capsule, the launchpad …
Almajirai: Pass Child Rights Act, NHRC tells 11 states
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday urged the 11 northern states of the federation that had not domesticated the Child’s Rights Act to quickly do so. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, stated that the passage of the law by the states could help to address the problems …
US coronavirus deaths cross 100,000
Samson Folarin The United States of America on Wednesday recorded over 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. Data from the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Systems Science and Engineering revealed that 100,047 people in the US had died from the pandemic, with 1,694,599 people said to have been infected. According to Cable News Network, New York City …
Community deserted as one dies in Anambra communal clash
Tony Okafor, Awka One person was reportedly killed on Wednesday in a clash between Urum and Achalla communities in the Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The feud, it was gathered, was over a piece land. The Wednesday conflict came barely a week after the Commissioner of Police in the state, John Abang, …
COVID-19: 28 Almajirai test positive in Kano
Kayode Oyero Kano State Government has said of the 1,146 repatriated Almajirai who were tested for COVID-19, 28 tested positive, The PUNCH reports. According to a statement, the state Commissioner for Local Governments, Murtala Garo, made this known while giving an update on Wednesday. He said, “We took 419 Almajirai to Katsina State, 524 to Jigawa …
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