Bandits attacked a ‘Tipper Garage’ in Mpape town, Abuja, on Sunday evening, September 22, killing the mosque’s imam, Ahmad Maidara, and abducting a well-known transporter, Alhaji Salisu Danfulani.
The attack occurred around 8 p.m. as members of the garage were leaving the mosque after performing the final prayer of the day.
Nasiru Ahmad, a resident told Daily Trust that the assailants ambushed the imam as he attempted to flee through an alternate path, where some of the attackers were already positioned. Maidara was shot dead at the scene. Another member of the garage was also shot in the hand and rushed to the hospital, where he is receiving treatment.
The bandits, who reportedly arrived via the mountainous terrain near the garage, fled the area through the same route after the attack.
Comrade Hamza Muhammad, National President of the Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW), confirmed the incident and said the deceased imam’s body was transported to his residence in Gwagwa town, Abuja, where he was buried the following day.
A medical doctor has gone on X to list 20 foods consumed by Nigerians which he claims are unhealthy.
He mentioned a number of staple foods and the list didn’t go down well with many Nigerians.
@Prince Fynnd wrote on X: “20 Unhealthy Nigerian food:
(1) Shawarma
(2) Pizza
(3) Hot dogs
(4) Noodles
(5) Bread
(6) Foreign rice
(7) Spaghetti
(8) Snacks
(9) Butter
(10)Sardines
(11) Canned food
(12) Sugars
(13) Soft drinks
(14) Energy drinks
(15) Semo
(16) Ofe akwu (banga soup) Eat but in
moderation. The red oil in that soup is too
much..
(17) Biscuits
(18)Ice cream
(19) Imported fruits
Eat our local fruits
(20) Hydrogenated oils are Poison.”
A woman has been called out for biting off another woman’s finger during a fight over a man.
A video shared online shows the accused and the victim at a pharmacy as workers tried to treat the wounded woman.
The injured woman is seen with only half of her ring finger remaining, with an open hole at the top, where her finger nail should have been.
“Because of man, you bite person hand comot,” pharmacy workers are heard scolding the suspect while showing the damage done to the victim’s hand as they cleaned the wound.
A live-in nanny has been awarded £2million after her fast food mogul boss secretly recorded nude videos of her by hiding a camera inside a smoke detector.
Kelly Andrade, 25, sued 35-year-old Michael Esposito for filming her while she lived with him and his family in New York’s Staten Island.
The dad-of-four was arrested after she claimed he tried to break her door down when he realised she had discovered the device and the memory card inside crammed with “hundreds” of clips.
A Manhattan jury has now awarded the au pair $780,000 in emotional distress damages against Esposito and his wife Danielle, plus $2,000,000 in punitive damages against him.
Esposito, who owns three LaRosa Grill franchises, was taken into custody on suspicion of illegal surveillance, which carries a maximum sentence of four years.
But he was allowed to walk free on the condition he completes two years of probation and counselling.
Ms Andrade’s attorney previously described the punishment as a “slap on the wrist”.
Speaking to the New York Post, the nanny said: “It’s not enough for the whole situation I’ve been through these three years. It’s not enough.
“I was angry because the damage that he caused me is irreversible.”
In her lawsuit, the Colombian national described spending hundreds of hours training after being hired by Cultural Care Au Pair and sent to work in the US.
She told the Post she was thrilled at the opportunity to learn English while working in America.
But she became suspicious after frequently seeing Esposito tinkering with the smoke detector in the bedroom they had given her, saying it “was constantly being repositioned”.
After several weeks in the job she took a closer look at the device and spotted the camera hidden inside.
She described having to escape through a window when Esposito arrived home and started banging on her door.
According to the lawsuit, police later found “hundreds of recordings” of her “nude and/or dressing/undressing” on it.
The next element of Russia’s emerging LNG shadow fleet has materialized over the weekend. LNG carrier Everest Energy traveled to the Koryak FSU near the southern tip of Kamchatka to transfer super-chilled gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. Everest Energy had passed through the Arctic’s icy waters without a valid permit while traveling under a suspended registration by flag state Palau.
The Koryak floating storage barge was towed from South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean to the north Pacific during August 2023, but it had thus far sat idle.
With Koryak’s sister barge, Saam FSU now also in use, the outlines of the shadow fleet operation have come into focus in recent days. Saam FSU, located near Murmansk, received two cargoes earlier this month completing the western transshipment point.
Two months into the shadow fleet operation Arctic LNG 2 has managed to lift a total of five cargoes, with a sixth one currently in progress, but has failed to make any deliveries. The project is majority-owned by Russia’s largest LNG producer Novatek.
LNG carrier Mulan, sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this month, approached the Utrenniy terminal on September 22, 2024 where it remains as of September 23.
Of the six loadings, totalling roughly 770,000cbm of LNG, none have been delivered to customers, a sign that Arctic LNG 2 may face challenges finding buyers for its sanctioned product.
The transfer from Everest Energy to Koryak FSU constitutes the first cargo to leave the Arctic. All other shipments remain in limbo high in the Arctic aboard Saam FSU and various LNG carriers.
Saam FSU has received two transfers, one each from Everest Energy and Asya Energy putting it at 75% capacity. Additionally, New Energy is returning from the Mediterranean following an unsuccessful attempt to transit the Suez Canal following suspension of its flag.
Its cargo was originally lifted from Arctic LNG 2 by LNGC Pioneer nearly two months ago. A further shipment by Asya Energy, currently transiting the Arctic Northern Sea Route, is likely also bound for an offloading at Koryak FSU.
At current production levels Arctic LNG 2 will need to continue dispatching one shipment every 7-10 days. Without regular discharges beginning soon the project will eventually reach the limits of its temporary storage options. The coming weeks will be indicative if the project can routinely find buyers to offtake its sanctioned LNG.
A fire involving a container carrying lithium-ion batteries at the Port of Montreal triggered a temporary stay-at-home order for nearby residents on Monday.
The incident occurred in a container at one of the port’s terminals.
“Our Port Prevention and Security teams have been at work since the beginning of the incident, which resulted in no injuries,” said the Port of Montreal. “The emergency response plan was immediately activated, and we are working closely with the Montreal Fire Department, which is in charge of the situation.”
The precautionary stay-at-home order affected the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough located adjacent to the port. However, the city later announced that the order had been lifted. “The preventive containment notice was issued due to a fire that is now under control,” the update said.
Authorities reassured the public about safety concerns. “Although firefighters may need a few more hours to finish their work, tests have confirmed that any danger to public health and safety has been ruled out,” the city said.
The U.S. Department of Labor has reached out to the United States Maritime Alliance in anticipation of a potential ports strike on the East and Gulf Coasts by the International Longshoremen’s Association, the employer group said on Monday.
The USMX and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) are at an impasse in negotiations for a new labor contract, raising the specter of a potentially devastating port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts just weeks before the U.S. presidential election.
The current contract, covering 45,000 dockworkers, is set to expire on September 30, 2024, with the ILA threatening a coastwide strike if no agreement is reached by the deadline. Both sides are now blaming each other over the impasse.
USMX said Monday that the U.S. Department of Labor, the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS), and other federal agencies have reached out to the USMX in an attempt to avert the crisis. Despite this intervention and the USMX’s willingness to negotiate, talks have stalled.
“Despite additional attempts by USMX to engage with the ILA and resume bargaining, we have been unable to schedule a meeting to continue negotiations on a new Master Contract,” USMX said in a statement. “We remain prepared to bargain at any time, but both sides must come to the table if we are going to reach a deal, and there is no indication that the ILA is interested in negotiating at this time.”
ILA Executive Vice President Dennis A. Daggett has taken a firm stance on the union’s intention to strike, framing the union’s fight as one for all workers against “corporate greed” and job erosion.
“Strikes are never easy, but in today’s world, with labor laws stacked against us and corporate greed at an all-time high, it remains one of the most powerful tools we have in our fight for justice. And make no mistake, we will be on the right side of history,” said Dagget.
The ILA argues that longshore workers kept supply chains running throughout the pandemic, despite suffering personal losses. Now, the union says these foreign-owned companies are refusing to share profits with the workers who made it possible.
“This administration will not stand by while employers show disrespect to our hardworking members,” said Daggett.
The potential strike has alarmed various industries. Last week, a coalition of 177 trade associations has appealed to President Biden for immediate intervention, warning of “severe economic consequences” if a deal isn’t reached. However, the Biden administration has stated it does not intend to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act to prevent a strike, instead encouraging both parties to “remain at the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith.”
“Let me be clear: the government should stand up for American workers, not foreign-owned corporations that seek to destroy our great jobs,” added Daggett. “We will fight for our jobs, our dignity, and our future. Dockworkers must not only be financially protected but also deeply respected.”
The USMX, on the other hand, is blaming the ILA for the current impasse. “Our goal remains the same—we want to bargain and avoid a strike, but time is running out if the ILA is unwilling to return to the table,” it said in a statement.
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has stated that his ministry is fostering collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and is fully committed to promoting partnerships with industry players, driving innovation, and championing sustainability.
Oyetola made this statement during his opening address at the Stakeholders Sensitization Workshop on Deep Seabed Activities in Nigeria, held on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, “Government-private sector partnerships are vital to unlocking the maritime sector’s full potential,” emphasizing that effectively harnessing the vast potential of the nation’s marine resources is a crucial step in diversifying Nigeria’s economy.
He stated that the transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a mineral-based one presents opportunities for Nigeria to leverage its marine resources, particularly wave and tidal energy, to generate clean energy. Henoted that this shift could significantly contribute to the nation’s energy needs.
“Nigeria’s establishment of a full-fledged Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in 2023 demonstrates our commitment to diversifying our economy and capitalizing on the global surge in deep-sea exploration. As a major oil-producing country with an extensive coastline and inland waterways, we cannot afford to lag in this new frontier,” said Oyetola.
The Minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Oloruntola Olufemi, explained that the workshop aimed to raise awareness among key stakeholders in the sector about the significance of deep seabed exploration and exploitation.
On his part, NIMASA’s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, said the Agency in collaboration with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and relevant MDAs, will ensure Nigeria’s compliance with global standards.
Speaking on the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007, Dr. Mobereola noted that the need to amend the Act to reflect relevant provisions of the ISA’s model of legislation on exploration and exploitation could not be overemphasized. He acknowledged the commitment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and NIMASA to ensuring the full implementation of relevant legislative frameworks for the sustainable use of the marine environment and safety standards.
“We remain committed to ensuring that relevant legislative frameworks on the sustainable use of the Marine Environment and Safety standards are fully implemented,” he said.
Representatives of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), National Border Commission (NBC), International Seabed Authority, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, among others attended the workshop.
Licenced miners in Rivers State under the aegis of Miners Association of Nigeria, Port Harcourt Branch have called for the intervention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to eject illegal counterparts and address alleged extortion by officials of the State Government.
The Asociation made the call when its Chairman, His Royal Highness, Hope Daminabo Dan Opusingi led his members on a courtesy visit to the Acting Director, Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the EFCC, Asistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE1 Adebayo Adeniyi.
Opusingi lamented the alleged harassment and extortion of registered miners in the state by some unscrupulous state government’s actors, whom he claims often shut down their mining sites and impound their equipment without any legal backing. He further observed that while there are numerous mining companies operating in the state, only few, he said, are licensed and implored the EFCC to swing into action against the illegal mining companies.
“Most of the mining companies are not authorized, they do not even have licence or any kind of authority from the federal government. They are here, operating illegally and causing confusion in the mining sector. The EFCC among other agencies is a member of the Presidential Tax Force on Mining that was set up by the federal government in 2019,” he said.
In his response, Adeniyi, who was represented by ACE 1 Ude Nkechi Rita, thanked the Chairman and members of the association for identifying with the Commission and assured them of a swift response, adding that the EFCC will not only enforce the laws against the illegal mining but will also enlighten members of the association through workshops on the laws governing activities in the sector to enable them guard against extortion and harassment.
“I appreciate your courtesy visit. We have heard all you said and thankfully enough, we now have a committee on illegal mining which is currently handling a lot of matters on illegal mining,” she said.
Head, Illegal Mining Task Force, Superintendent of the EFCC, SE Adamu Alhassan assured of his team’s readiness to sanitize the mining sector and sought the cooperation of the association.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed his commitment to staff development, to boost productivity and revenue generation.
Dr. Dantsoho gave this assurance when he received the leaders of the Senior Staff Association of Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) and hte Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, (MWUN), led by the President General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju.
The MD who expressed appreciation for the visit, emphasized the need ot position the NPA ot perform its role ni trade facilitation efficiently, saying that with the right communication and dialogue, ‘we wil get there soon’.
He assured them of his determination to further strengthen the organisational culture of the NPA for the good of all.
He called for continued collaboration and harmony from the two house unions.
nI his remarks at the occasion, the President General, Comrade Adeyanju congratulated Dr. Dantsoho on his appointment while calling on the MD ot look into the issues of staff welfare and remuneration.
He expressed confidence ni the abilities of Dr. Dantsoho to bring about the desired improvements in the authority and the maritime sector.
Earlier, the president of the SSASCGOC Comrade Akinola Bodunde while congratulating the MD on his appointment pledged ot support management ot achieve the growth and improved welfare of the workforce.
nI the same vein, Comrade Ifeanyi Mazeli, the president of the MWUN, NPA Branch expressed the union’s commitment towards promoting dialogue and enhancing growth in the Nigerian Port Sector.
The meeting had ni attendance the Executive Director Finance and Administration Mrs Vivian Richard-Edet, Executive Director Marine and Operations, Engr. Olalekan Badmus and other Management staff of NPA.
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Lagos, NG
3:01 pm,
October 14, 2024
28°C
light rain
76 %
1012 mb
6 mph
Wind Gust:
8 mph
Visibility:
10 km
Sunrise:
6:31 am
Sunset:
6:30 pm
Latest News
- Bandits kill Imam, abduct transporter in Abuja tipper garage
- Medical doctor lists “20 unhealthy Nigerian foods”
- Woman bites off another woman’s finger “because of a man”
- Court Awards Nanny $2,780,000 After Boss Secretly Filmed Her With Hidden Camera
- Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ Offloads Sanctioned LNG at Asian Storage Barge For The First Time
