By Jim Rex-LAWSON MOSES Kerosene is an oil distillate commonly used as a fuel or solvent. It is a thin, clear liquid consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons that boil between 302°F and 527°F (150°C and 275°C). While kerosene can be extracted from coal, oil shale, and wood, it is primarily derived from refined petroleum. […]

With the addition of the 220 megawatts from the newly rehabilitated Egbin turbine, many residents in Lagos are still frustrated by the poor electricity supply and its adverse impact on their businesses. Sweetcrude learnt that while some areas in Lagos continue to groan in darkness, others are luckier and enjoy more than 12hours daily supply.

Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 ‎Boko Haram fighters in a foiled attack to capture the strategic town of Konduga near Maiduguri.‎

The London graduate believed to be Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” once denounced the 9/11 attacks and the 2005 bombings in the British capital, according to an audio recording released Tuesday. Kuwait-born Mohammed Emwazi was identified by media and experts last week — and now, reportedly, also by his parents — as the knife-wielding masked […]

India’s western state of Maharashtra has introduced a ban on beef so strict that even possession could land you in jail for five years, media reports and the chief minister said Tuesday. The country’s Hindu majority considers cows sacred, and several states already ban their slaughter. But the latest measures in Maharashtra — home to India’s commercial centre Mumbai — go even further, making sale or possession of beef an offence punishable by a five-year jail term or a 10,000 rupee ($160) fine.

Saudi Arabia beheaded Tuesday a rapist and two murderers, bringing to 38 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year. Saudi Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed al-Bishi was convicted of raping his victim at gunpoint, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

MY presidential ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian.”So said President Goodluck Jonathan before the 2011 presidential ballot. To this day, he has continued to reiterate his pacifist message.

People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of clogged arteries that can cause serious heart problems, a study said Tuesday. The South Korean research is the latest on the health effects of the popular brew, previously associated with a reduced risk of developing multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Alzheimers disease. For the latest study, the team analysed data from 25,100 South Korean men and women, average age 41, who had undergone regular health screening.

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) is worried about statements made by politicians and supporters of candidates vying for election calling for the removal of Prof. Attahiru Jega, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in violation of S. 157 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) guaranteeing the independence of INEC.

Ben Agande, Abuja. Rising from an over four hour meeting between the president as well as governors and candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Presidential Villa in Abuja Monday Night, the chairman of the PDP governors Forum, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State said that president Goodluck Jonathan would win over 90 percent […]