News at its Zenith
News at its Zenith
Dangote Refinery. Image : PUNCH.COM Dangote Petroleum Refinery will beginning operations soon. On Monday, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery declared that it was ready to start producing refined petroleum products after receiving the sixth shipment of the one million barrels of crude oil needed for the plant’s beginning operations. The company said in a statement on […]
Nigerian Minister of Poverty Suspended. A minister in Nigeria has been placed under suspension by the president due to allegations that over 585 million naira (£640,000; £500,000) in public funds were transferred to a personal bank account. Betta Edu, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, was suspended on Monday as a result of […]
iPhones. Image: GETTY IMAGES Apple settles lawsuits alleging that it purposefully slowed down iPhones. In response to allegations that it purposefully slowed down some iPhone models in the US, Apple has started paying settlements in a protracted class action case. The $500 million (£394 million) settlement will be divided among the complainants, amounting to […]
The 1.2-tonne Peregrine spacecraft is one of a clutch of US projects aiming to land in 2024.Image: ASTROBOTIC US private Moon mission encounters difficulties with its Peregrine lander. There have been technical issues with the US Moon mission, which was launched privately on Monday. The project’s parent company, Astrobotic, claims that a “anomaly” on board […]
Image: EUROPEAN PRESS AGENCY Police investigate a reported altercation at a Colorado restaurant. Investigators are looking into what appears to have been a fight in a Colorado restaurant between Republican representative Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband. Chief of Silt Police Mike Kite told CBS News that there was a “active investigation” going on, but […]
Farmers in Germany. Image: GETTY IMAGES Tractor-wielding German farmers obstruct Berlin in protest of subsidies. With more than 500 tractors and trucks parked up beside Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, farmers in Germany are blocking roadways in protest at the reduction of subsidies. Blockages have also reportedly been recorded in Bavaria, Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Baden-Württemberg. The […]
Adolfo Macías Villamar is the leader of the feared Los Choneros gang.Image: REUTERS “Fito,” the most notorious gang leader in Ecuador, disappears from his cell. An Ecuadorian gang leader who was sentenced has disappeared from his cell and is being sought after by hundreds of police. Leader of Los Choneros, a formidable gang believed […]
China has announced sanctions.Image: GETTY IMAGES China penalises five US defence companies for selling weapons to Taiwan. Five Western defence companies have been subject to penalties by China as a result of the most recent round of US arms sales to Taiwan. The declaration is made just before Taiwan’s scheduled presidential and legislative elections […]
Police say the reptiles had an estimated street value of A$1.2m (£633,000; $805,000). Image: NSW POLICE Police in Australia confiscated hundreds of lizards. Authorities claim to have “dismantled” a criminal organisation that had planned to transport hundreds of native lizards from Australia to Hong Kong illegally. New South Wales Police estimated the market worth […]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (L) participated in the discussions over the spending cap. Image: GETTY IMAGES Budget agreement reached in the US as the shutdown deadline approaches. According to local media, US Congress leaders have come to an agreement about the entire spending plan for […]
