The Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, Limited, with a combined capacity of 210,000 barrels per day, on Wednesday commenced operation. According to a video sighted by DAILY POST, the refinery’s flare indicated the commencement of oil refining. The development comes months after the Minister of State for Petroleum Senator Heineken Lokpobiri said in August that…
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who was in prison for almost half a century for a 1974 murder, the longest wrongful sentence to be served in the US. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July when a judge ordered a new trial. But a county district attorney said on Monday there was not…
Nottingham Forest have appointed Nuno Espirito Santo on a two-and-a-half-year contract to replace Steve Cooper. Cooper was sacked on Tuesday after two years, with Forest having lost five of their past six league games and sitting 17th in the table. Former Wolves and Tottenham manager Nuno was sacked by Saudi Pro-League club Al-Ittihad in November….
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. It does not stop Mr Trump…
A former doctor in Rwanda has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide in the east African country. Sosthene Munyemana was found guilty of crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity. He was accused of organising torture and killings in the genocide, in which 800,000 people…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the sum of N100,000 Christmas bonus for civil servant in the State. The bonus will go to the thousands of workers in the different Ministries, Departments, And Agencies. The State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Joe Johnson said the approval was given on Tuesday for “immediate implementation…
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Wednesday to discuss calls for “urgent humanitarian pauses” in Gaza A draft resolution by the United Arab Emirates also calls for the return of hostages and a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians Reacting, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said anyone who thinks Israel…
The Lagos State Government has directed tankers and trailers parked along Cele bus stop on Oshodi Apapa express way to the Tincan port axis to immediately vacate those areas or face the full brunt of the law. This directive was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate confirm 11 nominees for appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the President’s letter at plenary on Wednesday. The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters has therefore commenced screening for the 11 nominees recommended by the National Judicial Council. Among the nominees…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has declared vacant, the seats of Senator Dave Umahi of Ebonyi South Senatorial District and Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe East Senatorial District following their assumption of office as ministers. The Senate, therefore, asked the Independent National electoral commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats immediately. Both Umahi and…
