Elon Musk, who’s set to start advising President-elect Donald Trump on government efficiency in 2025, criticized the Pentagon’s F-35 program in two social media posts on Sunday. The billionaire reposted a video montage of coordinated drone swarms on X, writing: “Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35.” He added a…
An angry mob has set ablaze two yet-to-be-identified revenue collectors of the Anambra State Government for causing a tipper driver to ram and kill a bystander at the Old Market Road along Venn Road by Egerton Bus Stop in Onitsha, Anambra State. The incident, which occurred on Friday, caused confusion, thereby leading to gridlock in…
Bandits have reportedly attacked and kidnapped the village head of Ungwan Babangida, and 14 others in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Thursday night. The youth leader of Dokan Karji, Aminu Khalid, confirmed the incident in a phone interview with City Round on Friday. According to him, the attackers invaded Ungwan Babangida Village…
No fewer than three farmers have been confirmed killed in the Mgbuji community in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State by suspected killer herdsmen in renewed attacks. Several others were also reported wounded in the attacks which took place on Friday morning. Video clips seen by City Round showed one of the victims…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says the Federal Government has not met its target to supply crude oil to the refinery under the naira-for-crude initiative. It said the amount of crude received from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is “peanuts” compared to the volume needed to ramp the production of refined products. A report by…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has recommenced the purchase of crude oil from the United States in its ongoing efforts to ramp up oil production and enhance its refining capacity. The new purchase comes after a three-month hiatus in purchasing crude from foreign countries, focusing instead on domestic supply. A report by Bloomberg on Wednesday said…
The most effective tactic for the Democratic Party to win the next house and Senate election is to step aside and allow the Republican Party, led by Trump, to implement their promise of Mass Deportation and Tariff. The Republican Party’s recent electoral victory, bolstered by its controversial promise to implement mass deportation policies, was the…
By Victor AhiumaYoung & Yinka Kolawole LAGOS — The declining purchasing power of consumers has led to a 357.57 per cent rise in the inventory of unsold finished products of manufacturers in Nigeria to N1.24 trillion in the second half of 2024 (H1’24) compared to N271 billion recorded in the same period last year (H1’23). The…
A United States man, Anthony Nephew, shot himself, his wife, ex-partner, and two children after the November 5 election that brought President-elect Donald Trump into office. According to authorities who spoke to the New York Post on Sunday, the 46-year-old Minnesota father had expressed anger over Trump’s election. The shooter, aged 46, had a “pattern…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has secured an agreement with Dangote Refinery to lift products directly. IPMAN’s National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this at an ongoing press briefing on Monday in Abuja, following a meeting of the National Working Committee of the Association. He said the partnership would ensure a steady, affordable supply…
