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Aliko Dangote Refined petroleum products from the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery are to be sold in naira and not in the United States dollar as speculated in some quarters, oil marketers clarified on Monday. Dealers in the downstream oil sector also stated that the registration process for marketers at the refinery was still ongoing, as many operators had continued to register with the plant. It was further gathered that officials of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority were meeting with the management of the refinery to perfect the pricing template for products produced by the facility. On January 12, 2023, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery announced the commencement of production of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, and JetA1 or aviation fuel. The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, had in a statement issued by the firm, said, “We have started the production of diesel and aviation fuel, and the products will be in the market within this mon...
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Man, 75, arraigned for raping five-year-old in Ebonyi



A 75-year-old man, Joseph Oduma, of Amaechi Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been arraigned before an Abakaliki magistrate’s court for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl.

The Magistrate, Olughu Nnachi, declined to grant the accused bail, ordering that he be remanded in the Abakaliki Federal Prisons, pending legal advice.

According to the charge, the offence is punishable under Section 358 of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 Law of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.

It was gathered that the accused and the victim were from the same village in the Ohaukwu area of the state, where he allegedly took advantage of her.

Counsel to the accused, Sunday Nnunu, urged the court to consider his client’s age and grant him bail, insisting that he had a reliable surety.

Ruling on the application, the magistrate said the accused could not be granted bail as the court lacked jurisdiction to try him.

He ordered that the case file be transferred to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.

The Investigating Police Officer said aside from the fact that the defendant admitted to being guilty in his confessional statement, the police had enough evidence to prosecute them.



Source;Punchngr

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