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China’s out-of-control rocket slams into Pacific Ocean
Sopuruchi Onwuka Concerns over free falling Chinese rocket booster resolved without major incident weekend when the dreaded object plummeted to Earth and into the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Space Command reported that the debris from the Long March 5B rocket…
US man 20 years in jail for stealing $14
David Coulson, 55, was incarcerated from 2002 to 2022 in California under the Three Strikes law, 1990s legislation mandating life sentences following a third felony offense. 20 years into serving a life sentence for stealing $14, a Black man was…
Oando Clean Energy Limited Leads Nigeria Private Sector Discourse at COP27
Today, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) themed ‘Delivering for People and the Planet’ kicks off in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt. The event will host more than 45,000 registered COP27 participants representing Parties, the United Nations (UN), regional non-governmental and…
Price dive: Traders float $2 bn LNG in 30 vessels off Europe’s coast
More than 30 tankers carrying liquefied natural gas are idling off Europe’s coast as traders hold out for higher market prices, the Financial Times reported. The ships, which combined are carrying LNG worth $2 billion, are at sea around north-west…
As blood flows in Ukraine, Kalashnikov posts revenue windfall with AK-47
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports As many soldiers die every day and civilians suffer brutal effects fear and destruction in the pursuit of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, makers of the legendary AK-47 assault rifle is reporting a huge increase…
CBN’s rate for Naira sends false economic signals
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Between the N460 official rate for the dollar and the over N850 in the informal foreign exchange market, market pundits that generate data to simulate the direction of the economy are having hectic time. Whereas…
U.S. urges Ukraine to accept talks with Russia
The United States is privately encouraging Ukraine to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia, the Washington Post reported, as the State Department said Moscow was escalating the war and did not seriously wish to engage in peace talks, according…
Turkish Airlines removes 6 seats to fit world’s tallest passenger
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports The world’s tallest woman, Rumeysa Gelgi who is seven-feet tall, was able to take her first flight after The Turkish Airline removed six seats for her to fly from Istanbul, Turkey, to San Francisco, United…
APPO retains Nigeria’s Omar Farouk Ibrahim as Secretary General
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Council of Ministers of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) has extended the tenure of Nigeria’s Omar Farouk Ibrahim as the Secretary General of the body which coordinated energy policies and programmes for socio-economic development of the…
Naira redesign: Politicians dump Naira at forex market
Sopuruchi Onwuka Huge volumes of apparently stashed away for election purposes are finding their way to the parallel foreign exchange market on fears of being tracked if they make their ways to the banks. The rush to mop up foreign…
