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Libyan rebels, who have engaged in a vigorous week of fighting along the country’s Mediterranean coast took full control of strategic towns of Zawiya and Zliten on Saturday, to oust leader Moammar Gadhafi. Capturing the entire city of Zawiya allows the rebels close to the Gadhafi’s stronghold just 50 kilometres to the east. On Friday they claimed “Zawiya is free” ...

A three-storey building collapsed at about 4p.m. of Saturday in Sagbemi Street, Adeniji Adele area of Lagos. Report said four persons were rescued from the debris while an unspecified number, at press time, were still trapped under the debris. Youths in the area have started rescue work. Samuel Jinadu, police public relations officer in Lagos State, confirmed the incident. Meanwhile, ...

The Presidency is seeking the support of the first term governors ahead of the proposed single tenure bill it intends to send to the National Assembly. Report says on Friday that the Presidency had begun work on the bills on state creation and a new revenue allocation formula. Investigations showed that the first term governors were being wooed with the ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, said nineteen ships carrying petroleum products sailed into Lagos ports on Friday. The report said that 14 of the vessels are carrying petrol, four, aviation fuel and one 5,500 tonnes of kerosene. According to the report, 10 other ships are waiting to berth at the ports, including one conveying 38,840 tonnes of bulk cement, and ...

Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, GNPC, has signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU, with Saudi Arabian firm Petro-Saudi International to jointly explore, develop and produce oil, oilfield services, infrastructure, national capacity building, and facilities development in Ghana. The MOU was signed at GNPC’s head office in Tema. CEO Nana Boakye Asafu – Adjaye signed for GNPC while his counterpart, CEO Tarek ...