After he lost the election in 2021, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote in the last chapter of his book “Bibi: My Story” that his time in opposition was just a “hiatus” and that he still had important work to do. The book, which was released right before the fifth Israeli election in four years and was prominently Read More…
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How mining company used private jet to move dollar bribe cash from Nigeria
Prosecutors said before a London court on Wednesday that employees and agents of a British unit of mining and trading company Glencore used private aircraft to transport money to pay bribes to oil authorities in West Africa. In June 2022, Glencore formally entered a guilty plea to seven charges of bribery related to oil activities Read More…
NNPC: China’s Addax withdraws from four Nigerian oil blocks
Nigeria’s NNPC Ltd. announced on Tuesday that Sinopec’s Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltd. has ceded its four main oil mining blocks in Nigeria to the state-owned oil corporation. By establishing Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with NNPC, Addax launched operations in Nigeria in 1998. “NNPC Ltd and Addax Petroleum Development (Nigeria) Ltd signed a Memorandum of Read More…
Lagos lorry driver kills 73-year-old lady
Titilayo Adawi, 73, was killed instantly after being struck by a truck driven by Kazeem Ajibola on Monday on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, according to the Lagos police. The event was reported on Tuesday by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State. According to Hundeyin, the incident occurred on Monday and Read More…
Lagos Fire Service to unravel fatal fire at Adeola Odeku
The remains of an adult male were discovered at Plot 1114, Adeola Odeku St. in Victoria Island, Lagos, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LASFS). According to a statement issued by the organisation on Tuesday in Lagos and signed by its director, Mrs. Margaret Adeseye, an industrial generator caught fire and caused Read More…
Updated: Fire outbreak at Tejuosho Market
Tall walls of black smoke came from the direction of the ultra-modern Tejuosho market indicating that there was a large fire close by. Initially, when at about 4.30 pm LM called the Lagos State Fire Service, they confirmed a fire outbreak in the area, but they couldn’t say exactly where the fire was, only that Read More…
Nigeria joins 36 nations, 13 firms to meet in Washington on ransomware
This week, the White House will welcome representatives from 13 international firms and representatives from 37 nations, including Nigeria, to discuss the rising danger posed by ransomware and other cybercrime, including the unauthorised use of cryptocurrency. Last year, the informal Counter-Ransomware Initiative was launched online. This year, seven more countries and a number of new Read More…
COP27 to test world’s determination to fight war, inflation
The global climate meeting in Egypt next week will show how serious countries are about stopping global warming, even though many of the major players are focused on more pressing issues like the conflict in Europe or rising prices for consumers. From November 6–18, more than 30,000 delegates, including government officials from 200 countries, will Read More…
Why are this year’s West and Central Africa floods so bad?
A Reuters Analysis Since June, parts of West and Central Africa have been getting unusually heavy rains for this time of year. This has caused terrible floods that have hurt millions of people and buried farms in 19 countries. The causes of the flooding as well as information on their impact, according to a Reuters Read More…
There’s nothing shameful about being a virgin
It often baffles me how people are shamed and talked down on when they openly admit that they are virgins. I mean, it is okay to feel uneasy for whatever reason best known to you when people around you proudly talk about their virginity, especially if you have offered yours on a platter of gold. Read More…