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The production of first oil from Total’s $16 billion Egina project has been threatened as the management of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics, LADOL, banished Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI, from its dockyard. Consequently, SHI may lose more than $300 million of investments, if permanently sacked from the island as it would be difficult for the Korean firm to remove the fixed assets in the yard and to evacuate the fixed assets would require dredging of the river, which will gulp millions of dollars. Investigations by Vanguard over the weekend showed that the first oil scheduled for December, 2018 would likely be…

At least, three presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have allegedly used surrogates to purchase Senate and governorship forms as they perfect alternative political survival strategies ahead of the national convention of the party. The three including two serving senators and an incumbent governor it was gathered picked the forms through surrogates. The PDP presidential aspirants have consistently played out the option of returning to their present positions in the event of losing out at the PDP presidential primaries due on October 6 multiple sources in the party have repeatedly said. Twelve persons have so far picked the…

A six-year-old child survived crash by a commercial plane that plunged into a lake in South Sudan on Sunday, killing 20 people on board, a local official said. Among other survivors were an adult man and an Italian doctor with an aid organization who was in surgery and in serious condition, Aguek said The 19-seater commercial Baby Air plane had been traveling from the capital, Juba, the minister of information for the town of Yirol, Taban Abel Aguek, told The Associated Press. ABC NEWS reported that officials were investigating the cause of the crash. Among the dead were at least…

Glowing encomiums have been poured on a seasoned broadcaster and a retired management staff of Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC), housing radio and television stations in the Nigeria’s South South region, who had passed into eternity. Mrs. Margaret Eshiet, the seasoned broadcaster who cut her broadcasting teeth with Cross River Radio, Calabar in the 70s and later joined Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation, AKBC, after the state creation passed away in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Saturday, September 8. The latest ecomium came from Pastor Anietie Ukpe, AKBC Director-General, who expressed shock over her sudden demise, described her as a…

Naomi Osaka won the US Open after an angry Serena Williams accused the umpire of being a “thief” in some of the most dramatic scenes at a Grand Slam final. Williams was given a game penalty for her outburst, which followed racquet smashing and another code violation as Osaka won 6-2 6-4 in New York. Osaka, 20, kept her focus to become the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam. Williams refused to shake hands with umpire Carlos Ramos after the match. The American, 36, graciously congratulated Osaka at the net after the 20th seed completed an extraordinary victory and,…

Contrary to Akwa Ibom State government claims to growing coconut trees, a frontline Nigerian journalist has disputed that the coconut trees reportedly planted by the Udom Emmanuel administration are dying. Speaking on Saturday, September 8 in a privately owned radio station, Inspiration 105.9 FM, Uyo, Anieitie Usen, a one-time assistant editor, defunct Newswatch magazine, Lagos, said ‘’I have passed through the area where the coconut trees are planted. They are not growing at all. I do not know why the trees are stunted.’’ However, the state government is said to have commenced the coconut plantation in 2016, stretching more than…

Despite defeating Seychelles 3-0 at the Stade Linite Stadium on Saturday, Nigeria National football team, Super Eagles occupy third position while Libya and South Africa occupy first and second positions in the Group E. Super Eagles who were defeated by South African Bafana Bafana two goals to nil at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo however, kept hope alive in the next African Nations Cup by garnering three points for AFCON 2019. Goals from Odion Ighalo, Chidozie Awaziem and Ahmed Musa gave the Super Eagles a comfortable win at the stadium in Victoria, Seychelles. Gernot Rohr’s men now have three points…

By:  Franzizska Spritzler From ages, coconut water has become a very trendy beverage. It is tasty, refreshing and is good to the body. It is loaded with several important nutrients, including minerals that most people don’t get enough of. Here are 8 science-based health benefits of coconut water. 1. Good Source of Several Nutrients Coconuts grow on large palm trees known scientifically as Cocos nucifera. Despite the name, the coconut is botanically considered a fruit rather than a nut. Coconut water is the juice found in the center of a young, green coconut. It helps nourish the fruit. As the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Thursday, deducted N5.87 billion from the accounts of four banks for breaching its capital importation policy in MTN Nigeria deals. The apex bank debited Standard Chartered Bank with N2.4 billion, Stanbic IBTC N1.88 billion, Citibank Nigeria N1.2 billion and Diamond Bank N250 million for allegedly issuing irregular Certificates of Capital Importation (CCI) on behalf of some offshore investors of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited. MTN Nigeria was also directed by the CBN to refund $8.134 billion to its coffers. In a letter to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Stanbic IBTC Bank informed investors and stakeholders…

In what looked like the Africa’s worst killing spree, unidentified poachers reportedly killed 90 elephants in Botswana for their ivory. The deaths were discovered in an aerial survey started in July by the charity Elephants Without Borders, who said they were “counting dead elephants” each day. Most of the carcasses discovered had their tusks hacked off, and some had their trunks missing. Many had been killed as they approached pools of water to drink. Mike Chase, the director of EWB, said the finds were “fresh and recent”. But Botswana’s government said the statistics were “false and misleading”, adding that EWB…