Oluwasegun Adesuyi, Author at SocietyGazette.com

NNPC Boss, Kyari Names Four Firms As Culprits Of Adulterated Fuel

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has disclosed that four companies were responsible for the importation of adulterated fuel into the country.
Speaking on Wednesday during a media briefing at the NNPC Headquarters in Abuja, Kyari said MRS, Emadeb/Hyde/AY Maikifi/Brittania-U Consortium, Oando and Duke Oil brought the substandard fuel into Nigeria.

He disclosed that the investigation carried out by the company revealed that the presence of Methanol which was above Nigeria’s specification was detected in four petrol cargoes imported by the listed companies

Kyari said the Methanol blended petrol was imported into the country by the four oil suppliers through its Direct-Sales-Direct-Purchase arrangement.

The NNPC GMD, however, said he has since ordered the withdrawal of all the affected products in transit (both truck and marine), disclosing that the adulterated fuel was imported from Antwerp in Belgium.

Kyari disclosed that the NNPC had ordered the quarantine of all un-evacuated volumes of the contaminated fuel that led to the disruption of the petrol distribution value chain, in order to prevent further distribution.

He stressed that the NNPC and other stakeholders were making serious efforts to resolve issues generated by the supply and discharge of methanol blended fuel in some Nigerian depots.

He said: “In order to prevent the distribution of the petrol, we have ordered the quarantine of all un-evacuated volumes and the holding back of all the affected products in transit (both truck & marine).

“All defaulting suppliers have been put on notice for remedial actions and NNPC will work with the authority to take further necessary actions in line with subsisting regulations.

“NNPC wishes to reassure Nigerians that we are currently sourcing additional cargoes to ensure product sufficiency.”

The NNPC boss asserted that petrol brought into Nigeria usually does not include the test for the level of methanol content, adding that cargoes’ quality certificates issued at the loading port in Belgium, by AmSpec Belgium, indicated that the product complied with Nigerian specifications.

However, Kyari disclosed that the NNPC first received a report on January 20, 2022, from its quality inspector of the presence of “emulsion particles” in petrol cargoes shipped to Nigeria from Belgium.

200-level OAU student dead after falling inside hostel soakway (VIDEO)

Society gazette reports that a 200-level OAU student, Heritage has died after falling inside her hostel soak-away which was shabbily covered.

She was picking her clothes when she mistakenly and unfortunately fell into the soak-away, leading to her death.

The video of the soak away has however surfaced online while students of the school condemned the management of obafemi Awolowo University.

WATCH VIDEO BELOW

https://twitter.com/i/status/1491604920692142080

MRS Exposes NNPC, Reveals How Corporation Imported Contaminated Petrol To Nigeria

Society gazette reports that there has been blame game following reports of contaminated petrol product in some filling stations in the country.

This was discovered this week and one of the filling stations at the receiving end has been MRS due to the fact that a video making rounds saw the company’s staff discharging contaminated fuel into a plastic bottle.

Following the backlashes against the company, MRS has been forced to speak out by exposing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s involvement in the contaminated fuel importation.

MRS In a press release presented in a letter revealed that NNPC is the sole supplier of Petroleum Motor Spirit(PMS) in the country and that the corporation through its trading arm, Duke Oil imported the fuel.

Details of how the corporation delivered the petrol product to MRS was also revealed in the release.

See the letter below

West Ham Fine Zouma £250,000 Over Maltreatment Of Pet Cat

French defender, Kurt Zouma has been fined £250,000 for mistreating his pet cat, Premier League club, West Ham has announced on Wednesday.
Society gazette reports that a disturbing video emerged of the defender hitting, dropping, and kicking his pet across his kitchen floor on Monday.

The 27-year-old defender issued an apology but Essex Police confirmed that urgent enquiries were underway in conjunction with the RSPCA to address the incident.

In a statement released to reporters, West Ham said it fined the player two weeks wages which will be donated to animal welfare charities.

He wrote: “West Ham United can confirm that Kurt Zouma has been fined the maximum amount possible following his actions in the video that circulated.

“The player has immediately accepted the fine and has requested that it is donated to animal welfare charities.”

The club initially condemned their player’s actions after the video emerged but backed manager David Moyes’ decision to start the player for the win against Watford on Tuesday night.

Moyes has said Zouma would remain available for selection while the club’s internal investigation run its course.

Adidas Drop Zouma
In a related development, Adidas has confirmed that Zouma is no longer associated with the company after “investigating the incident internally”.

A statement read: “We have concluded our investigation and can confirm Kurt Zouma is no longer an Adidas contracted athlete.”

Adidas had earlier said: “No animal should be subject to cruel and unwarranted abuse.”

Vitality Suspend Sponsorship
Also, West Ham’s wellness partner, Vitality, has suspended its sponsorship of the club with immediate effect.

“We were very distressed by the video we have seen of Kurt Zouma. At Vitality, we condemn animal cruelty and violence of any kind,” a statement read.

Portable Reacts After Oxlade’s S#x Tape Surfaced Online

Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable has broken his silence after a video of singer Oxlade in compromising positions with a lady surfaced online.

Recall that singer, Oxlade got into a messy drama after his s#x tape leaked.

The “zazoo zeh” crooner took to his Twitter account to share his thoughts.

According to Portable, he can never be caught in that position.

He wrote: “Konji wey go cause disgrace, I reject am. “

Pastor Ighodalo Reveals Why Tinubu Cannot Succeed Buhari In 2023

The Senior Pastor of the Trinity House, a non-denominational Christian centre headquartered in Lagos, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo has said a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu can not succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
Speaking in an interview with Mediaroomhub, the cleric, who is a close friend of Tinubu, said the former Lagos governor is only ambitious and not ready to offer anything to Nigerians.

He stated that what the country needs after Buhari is someone who is really ready to serve, adding that the nations doesn’t need someone who sees the presidency as a personal ambition.

Ighodalo said: “Tinubu is my personal friend, as a person, I love him very much, he has been very kind to me, he is a good man, but leadership today in Nigeria is greater than any personal ambition, the kind of leader we want is not someone who says being president has been my life ambition, no, you must do better than that. What are you offering the people? What are you giving the people, where are you taking them to, do you have the interest of the people at heart? Or you are just trying to put on your CV that you became president of Nigeria?

“We don’t have time for that anymore in Nigeria, we want people who really want to serve the people, people who are really ready to lay themselves down for the people, people who have vision for Nigeria, people who are bold enough to take the right decision and not going to offer us on the altar of politics and compromise us just because they want something or the other and take us back to square one again and we are suffering all over the place.”

Speaking further, the popular clergyman said the National leader of the APC has done well producing many leaders.

Pastor Ighodalo stated that Tinubu should instead be thinking of how to unite Nigerians to select a person who will be able to take the country forward .

He said: “I am looking for that righteous person who is ready to stop all these corrupt practices and not dashing people money, but using the money to educate them, build schools, hospital and laying infrastructures.

“What drives an economy is production, the ability to transform raw materials into finished goods. When you continue producing, there will be more than enough for everybody to consume.

“We want leaders that will encourage production, it means that the constitution of Nigeria must be changed and fashioned in such a way that there can be complete production of all the resources of Nigeria.”

Breaking: Reps Ask Buhari To Declare National Emergency Over Ritual Killings

President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to declare a national emergency on ritual killings across the country.
Society gazette reports that the House of Representatives made the call during its plenary on Wednesday.

The development was part of the resolutions reached by the lawmakers on a motion of urgent public importance entitled ‘Need to Curb the Rising Trend of Ritual Killings in Nigeria’.

More details…

POLITICS2023: Pastor Adeboye declare Support For osinbajo Presidential ambition

Speculations have emerged that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye supports the presidential ambition of the Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo.
The report is coming after rumour had it that Osinbajo would declare his presidential ambition in the 2023 race after the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress.

Osinbajo in a statement released on Monday, however, denied the claim that he would officially announce his plan to contest in the general elections.

A support group for ‘Osinbajo 2023’ in a post on Instagram wrote, “Despite the ongoing campaigns against his currently rumoured bid for the presidency by some interests in the southwest, where he hails from, Osinbajo had made up his mind to give the presidency a shot.

“Even more instructive was the fact that Osinbajo had received the blessing and the charge to go ahead with his ambition from Pastor Adeboye.”

If Osinbajo decides to contest in the forthcoming presidential election, he would be hoping to first clinch the presidential ticket of the party ahead of the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu, who many see as his benefactor.

Why I Didn’t Become Super Eagles Coach – Jose Peseiro

Former assistant manager of Real Madrid, Jose Peseiro, has revealed why he did not emerge as the head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Recall that the Nigeria Football Federation had announced that Peseiro will take over the team after the just concluded African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Austine Eguavoen was appointed as an interim coach, he, however, stepped down after the Super Eagles lost to Tunisia in AFCON.

The NFF on Monday disclosed that Peseiro would no longer take up the coaching assignment, while it retained Eguavoen.

Peseiro while reacting to the development noted that he failed to reach an agreement with NFF due to financial issues and disagreement over some clauses in the proposed contract.

The former Real Madrid assistant manager in a post on his Instagram account wrote, “After several weeks of negotiations, during which several news came out, on the part of the Nigerian Football Federation, that I would be the coach of their national team, from the end of AFCON 2021, a fact that I never confirmed, these were not materialized due to disagreement regarding contractual clauses and financial matters”.

JUST IN: Govt seals IBEDC offices in Ibadan over non-payment of tax

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday sealed the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) offices in Ibadan over non-payment of over 400 million Naira tax.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that tax evasion in Nigeria is punishable under Section 40 of Federal Inland Revenue Service Act.

Evasion of tax is one of the problems plaguing the economic growth and development in Nigeria. It involves intentional misrepresentation of one’s true financial status to the tax authorities so as to reduce his/her tax liability.

When organizations avoid and evade tax, the country becomes cash strapped and restrained from carrying out what is expected of it for the benefits of its citizens.Then the need to borrow huge sums of money from other big nations to provide amenities amongst other things will arise.

The continuous generation of low revenue hinders the country from being able to pay back her debts and the consequences fall back on the poor who depend on the government for everything.