July 11, 2025
NNPC Mulls Refinery Sale as Rehabilitation Challenges Mount – Bayo Ojulari
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is re-evaluating its refinery rehabilitation strategy and may consider selling off its long-troubled state-owned refineries due to increasing complexities, according to its Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Bloomberg on the sidelines of the 9th OPEC International Seminar in Vienna, Austria, NNPC […]
Liverpool to Honour Diogo Jota in Emotional Return Against Preston
Reigning Premier League Champions Liverpool will pay tribute to Late Diogo Jota in their first pre-season friendly against Preston North End, following the tragic death of the Portugal international in a car crash earlier this month. Jota, 28, was killed alongside his younger brother, Andre Silva, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst […]
Presidency Refutes Claims of Shettima-Tinubu Rift Over Rivers Crisis
The Presidency has firmly refuted circulating claims suggesting that Vice President Kashim Shettima compared President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention in the Rivers State political crisis with former President Goodluck Jonathan’s actions during his tenure. It described such narratives as deliberate distortions meant to fuel unnecessary controversy. In a statement released on Friday, July 11, 2025, […]
Syrian Wildfires: A Devastating Disaster Amidst Recovery Efforts
The wildfires ravaging Syria’s Mediterranean coast have left a trail of destruction, displacing thousands and consuming over 14,000 hectares of land. The blazes, fueled by high temperatures and strong winds, have posed significant challenges to firefighting teams, who are battling to contain the inferno amidst steep terrain and unexploded ordnance. Abu Jameel Muhammed, an 80-year-old […]
Iran Could Retrieve Enriched Uranium Under Bombed Nuclear Sites
A senior Israeli official has revealed that Iran could potentially retrieve enriched uranium buried beneath one of the three facilities struck by US forces last month. The official, who declined to be named, said that reaching the enriched uranium at Isfahan would be extremely difficult and any attempt would prompt renewed Israeli strikes. According to […]
Israel Plans To Create ‘Humanitarian City’ in Southern Gaza
The Israeli government has announced plans to create a “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza, which human rights groups have condemned as a concentration zone. This development comes amid intensifying Israeli attacks on Gaza, resulting in significant loss of life and widespread destruction. According to reports, at least 57,762 people have been killed and 137,656 wounded […]
US Senate Releases Emails Suggesting Trump Officials Defied Court Orders
The US Senate has released a string of text messages and email correspondences that raise questions about the executive branch’s commitment to complying with court orders. Senator Dick Durbin, the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the documents, which appear to show that government lawyer Emil Bove directed his colleagues to ignore or […]
Ondo Police Debunk DPO Levy Allegation for Lagos Polls
The Ondo State Police Command has strongly denied allegations suggesting that Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) were directed to contribute the sum of ₦39,000 each for the deployment of personnel to Lagos State ahead of the forthcoming local government elections. In a statement released on Friday, July 11, in Akure, the state capital, the Command’s spokesperson, […]
Gaza’s Largest Hospital Faces Disaster Amid Israeli Offensive
Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, Nasser Medical Complex, is on the brink of disaster due to a critical fuel shortage and a widening Israeli ground offensive in the southern city of Khan Younis. The hospital was forced to stop admitting patients on Thursday after Israeli troops and tanks advanced into a nearby cemetery and fired towards […]
Oyetola Champions Nigeria’s Quest for Key Role on IMO Council
Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has intensified efforts to secure Nigeria’s place in Category ‘C’ of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. The minister, currently in London for the 134th session of the IMO Council, has embarked on a high-level “door-to-door” lobbying campaign aimed at garnering support from key maritime nations. […]