By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu A convoy of trucks at the Dangote Refinery have begun lifting Petroleum products today. The trucks, belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL; were seen in videos posted on the X handle of the Dangote Group. The loading of the Dangote petrol indicates an end to the month-long debate over the quality and sale of the product. However, one major issue that remains unresolved is the price at which the NNPCL would sell the product to oil marketers and the public. Meanwhile, the national oil firm, had earlier in a tweet, noted that hundreds of trucks would be deployed to the refinery today for Petrol loading. The Federal Government, through the Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, announced in Abuja that the NNPCL would be the sole buyer of petrol from the refinery, adding that the refinery would commence the distribution of petrol to marketers today with an initial twenty-five million lit
By: Awajis Josiah-Chijindu The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed a senseless and sporadic shooting at Abuloma area in the Port-Harcourt City Local Government of the State where the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Central Zone were conducting their elections. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the Commissioner of Police Olatunji Disu upon notification of the incident swiftly despatched Tactical Teams to the scene , but before the arrival of the Police, the perpetrators have run into their hide out. SP Iringe-Koko speaking further noted that the Commissioner of Police has given marching orders to track down the perpetrators and bring them to face the full wrath of the law. Meanwhile, the Command advised all law abiding citizens to go about their lawful businesses and report any suspicious movement to the Police, as normalcy has returned to the area.