GLOBAL crude oil supplies increased by 600,000 barrels per day, primarily due to a rise of half a million barrels a day from Russia and Kazakhstan, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated in its monthly Oil Market Report for September just released.

CHINA imported record volumes of crude oil in September, eclipsing the United States as the world’s top buyer.

No fewer than 20 armed men, suspected to be herdsmen, Sunday night, invaded Galwyi community, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two persons and injuring two others.

THE long-awaited report of the Hon. Nicholas Ossai-led House of Representatives Committee on Ethics and Privileges probing the alleged sexual misconduct of three members of the House while on an official assignment to Cleveland, Ohio in the United States of America in April this year, has come out with a verdict of not guilty.

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi admonished pupils of LGEA primary school, Olamaboro local Government, Idekpa Imane, Kogi State to be steadfast with their education, assuring them that with proper education, including intellectual and moral formation, they would become leaders of tomorrow. Obi was speaking when he visited them at the weekend.

PRESIDENT of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has vowed to crash the price of fertilizer before the end of next year, in order to boost agricultural production and guarantee food security in the country.

Chairman of Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, Bello Bina, has called on the Federal Government to tackle the issue of environmental degradation and erosion without delay to avert possible loss of lives and property.

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, yesterday, accused Plateau State Government of detaining scores of Shi’ite minors, including a four-year-old girl, Salamatu Yunusa.

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC witness, Mr Kanu Idagu, yesterday, narrated to a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, how committees set up by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA was used to launder money running into billions of Naira.

NO fewer than 162 widows of slain Civilian JTF members in Borno State, yesterday, received food items and set of wrappers donated by chairman of State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Engineer Ahmed Satomi.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has suspended the state Chairman of the Muslim Pilgrims Board, Alhaji Sadiq Muhammed, over “infidelity” in the handling of funds.

The Nigeria Football Federation has commiserated with the family of Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan defender Izu Joseph, who was killed on Sunday, reportedly by a stray bullet from a member of the Joint Task Force.

Oando Marketing Limited, Nigeria’s leading oil and marketing retailer, has announced a change of the company’s brand name to OVH Energy Marketing Limited to reflect the recent recapitalisation and corporate restructuring aimed at admitting new shareholders.

DELTA State Government, yesterday, said it may be compelled to eject residents of the 5,000 houses allegedly built on government land in the core Area II in the Asaba metropolis at the expiration of the 90 days given to property owners in the affected area to regularise their documents.

THE 4,358.2 megawatts (MW) of electricity that was generated on Sunday, dropped further yesterday depleted to 4,157.80MW, resulting in 200.4MW.