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The Commercial Courts of England and Wales Monday ruled in favour of Nigeria in the enforcement of a $11bn arbitration award against Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited. With the judgement handed down physically in open court, and electronically by email to the parties on Monday, Nigeria has succeeded in stopping the enforcement of the award which was initially in favour of P&ID. In January 2010, the P&ID signed a Gas Supply and Processing Agreement (GSPA) with Nigeria to develop a processing plant in Calabar, the Cross River State capital but the deal never materialised. Related News P&ID: London Court…

More than 5,000 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian enclave since Israel launched its withering bombing campaign more than two weeks ago, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said Monday. Alarm has surged about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the war sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack that, Israeli officials say, killed more than 1,400 people who were gunned down, stabbed or burnt by the Islamist militants. Hamas also took more than 200 hostages. On a day when Israel’s army reported more than 300 new strikes within 24 hours, Gaza’s health ministry said the death toll had…

Aniefiok Christopher A Nigerian engineer has frowned at the attitude of some young people who are fond of labelling the elderly ones as witches or wizards without ascertaining their health status. Engr. David Akpan who, stated this Saturday in Uyo during the official book launch: The Power To Stay Healthy chronicling powerful principles of healthy living, decried the attitude of some young Nigerians in wrongfully labelling the elderly people in the society as evil ones despite their health challenges. Unveiling the book and the health foundation, Engr. Akpan underscored the need for Nigerians to maintain a healthy living, assuring that…

A Nigerian woman from Nnewi in Anambra State reportedly delivered nine children (nonuplets) in Cameroon recently without any operation. Lady Anthonia Madu Obianuju, the mother, described the set of nonuplets comprising six girls and three boys as remarkable and unforeseen considering that the ultrasound predicted twins prior to delivery. Obianuju’s nonuplets were delivered three months ago at a hospital in Limbe, situated in the Fako Division of the South West Region, where she undertook antenatal services during pregnancy. Also read Six months after husband’s death, Okei-Odumakin welcomes twins Davido and Chioma Beget a set of Twins 78 Nigerian Medical Doctors…

Multiple accidents Sunday occurred at Kara Bridge also known as Odo Ogun Bridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway claiming lives of four occupants of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, a Mazda Inter-State bus. The accident according to an Official of the Ogun State Traffic Control agency, TRACE, involved a Truck carrying two 20 Feet Containers, an SUV and an Inter-State Mazda commercial bus carrying passengers. According to him, the truck carrying containers lost control and the containers fell off with one landing on the bus while the SUV was also badly damaged. Also read Outrage As Accidental Discharge By…

The Benue State Police command arrested four and killed two of the suspected robbers who attacked four commercial banks in Otukpo. Some robbers on Friday attacked commercial banks in Otukpo, killing at least 10 persons and carted away undisclosed sum. Confirming the incident, the command said the Otukpo Divisional Police Officer, John Adikwu said three other policemen were killed in the gun battle with the bank robbers who also killed many others within and outside the bank premises. Also read: Akwa Ibom, 14 Nigerian States Among Fairly Miserable- Rewane Spokesperson for the command, SP Sewuese Anene, in a press statement…

The average retail price of a litre of petrol increased from N191.65 in September 2022 to N626.21 in September 2023, declared the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). NBS made the declaration in its Petrol Price Watch for September 2023 released in Abuja Saturday. It stated that the September 2023 price of N626.21 represented a 226.75 per cent increase over the price of N191.65 recorded in September 2022. Related posts Nigeria’s inflation rate rises to 24% in July – NBS declares Nigeria’s public debt stands at N46.25 trillion – NBS  Nigerians Paid More For Petrol, Diesel In January — NBS  “Comparing…

Nigerian fighter, Kamaru Usman lost his clash to Russian Khamzat Chimaev, who used grappling, striking and defense in their middleweight bout in UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night, October 21. Chimaev won a majority decision over Usman, the former welterweight champion, by scores of 29-27 twice and 28-28. Chimaev scored a 10-8 in the first round, taking Usman down early in the round and controlling him nearly the rest of the way. Also read Kamaru Usman Grabs 13th-Straight UFC Welterweight Win  Pereira Crushes Adesanya To Emerge New UFC Middleweight Champion  President Buhari…

An Court of Appeal has nullified the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Plateau North Senatorial District. In a judgment in Abuja on Sunday, a three-member panel of the court found, among others, that the PDP had no valid candidate in the election. The court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a fresh election in the senatorial district within 90 days. Related posts Appeal Court Affirms Umo Eno as PDP Gov Candidate Appeal Court orders INEC to publish Binani as Adamawa APC Gov candidate Appeal Court upholds Machina’s…

Spiritword Church members have rained curses on Damilola Adeparusi aka Chef Dammy who attempted to break Guinness World Record as the longest cooking hours by an individual for ‘insulting’ their Pastor. The church members using their WhatsApp group are angry with her for calling out their Pastor, Adegoke Jeremiah. After Akwa Ibom-born Hilda Baci broke the records, the Ekiti-born attempted too to perform the feat until GWR warned her that the current holder must keep the plaque for one year and any attempter must fulfil all their conditions. Also read: Hilda’s tweets as record holder in longest cooking hit 25m-…