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Hundeyin Punctures Dangote’s Local Refinery Claims
Investigative journalist, David Hundeyin has lamented strategic efforts to con the public by Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, using the ploy of a Nigerian based refinery.
He took to his verified X handle on Friday to list what he considered the several steps taken by Dangote and his communications masterminds to ensure that the so-called refinery remained, “a conduit for money laundering and illicit financial engineering”.
Hundeyin pointed out that it was easier to showcase loading of refined products into tanks, instead of discharging of crude oil, reasoning that crude has no expiry date, though it be loaded into farm tanks for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.
The multiple award-winning journalist pointed out that the crude oil so loaded into Dangote’s farm tanks could easily be resold without the public being in the know.
What triggers more curiosity is that the Dangote Group’s Corporate Communications Department in a statement on Friday confirmed the initial supply of crude but warned that impact on pump prices might not happen pretty soon.
Recall that it was explicit that petrol would be the last on the line of refined products from the factory.
It stated, “This supply will facilitate the initial run of the refinery as well as kick-start the production of diesel, aviation fuel, and LPG before subsequently progressing to the production of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).”
The Dangote Refinery’s and Hundeyin’s postulations were somehow corroborated by the submission of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari to the Senate on Friday that the essence local refineries coming on stream was not to reduce pump prices.
Hundeyin wrote, “I own a “refinery” that is nowhere near complete and has functioned through its entire project lifespan to date as a conduit for money laundering and illicit financial engineering.
“I have shifted the target opening date of this “refinery” at least 6 times since 2013…
“Finally, people start getting wise to my sponsored fairy-tales in the newspapers, and my trusty old scam is about to lose its efficacy, so I need to up the ante.
“Of course, I have no … intention of refining …. If I had any such intention, I could have simply bought one of Nigeria’s 4 existing refineries and been operational a decade ago. Plus, refining crude oil is an actual business with razor-thin margins and global regulations up to the neck.
“So to keep my narrative going, I pay for a video release and a press release to be serialised ….
“None of those will remember that:
“A) Crude oil has no expiry date and can sit in my tank farm indefinitely, so merely discharging this thing that has sat underground for thousands of years into a tank where it might sit for another 5 years is not hard for me.
“B) I own a private port and jetty at my “refinery” complex. I can take delivery of crude oil from NNPC today and snap all the pictures for media stunts with it, then I can quietly sell it next week to Trafigura or any number of oil trading companies active in Nigeria. Who’s gonna know?
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#EndBadGovernance Protests: Tinubu Orders Release Of Detained Minors
In a decisive move, President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate release of all minors detained by police during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests.
The directive, announced by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris on Monday, underscores the government’s commitment to protecting children’s rights and ensuring justice.
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Idris confirmed that President Tinubu’s directive prioritizes the welfare of detained minors, instructing the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to facilitate their safe reunification with their families.
A committee led by the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs will be established to oversee the welfare of the released minors and ensure compliance with the president’s orders.
Additionally, President Tinubu has directed a formal investigation into the actions of law enforcement agencies involved in the arrests.
The president emphasized that any misconduct uncovered during the investigation will result in disciplinary action, affirming his administration’s dedication to accountability within law enforcement.
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Ibadan Man On Why He Used 76 Women For Ritual, Ate Others
An ear-tingling tale has emerged from the Oyo State capital, Ibadan, where a yet-to-be-identified male confessed on radio that he sacrificed almost 80 women to his idol over a seven-year period.
He made the confession in Ibadan, while appearing at a Fresh FM radio programme, titled, ‘Opeyemi’ on Saturday.
Famous in the locality, Foko area of Ibadan, where he was born, by his alias, ‘Mistina Orobo’, the now self-acclaimed pastor asserted that the almost 80 women were not part of those he was hired to kill and had eaten.
He was driven to sacrifice the women in the quest to renew his mystical power. He would then indulge in cannibalism after he had taken their blood for sacrifice to his idol.
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In his words, “My idol takes about 73 to 76 women for over seven years. These women are always gotten from the club or other popular places. When I eat people, it is purposely to renew the voodoo in my body. Sometimes, when I’m shot, it won’t penetrate, even when I’m hacked, the machete breaks. The sweetest human parts are tongue, palm, and foot.”
The cannibal then used the mystical powers for nefarious activities including supporting others, including politicians, business people, and high flying career people, like bank managers, in the quest to accomplish ulterior motives.
“I also work for bank managers, politicians, and some other rich men. I’m very popular among them. When I first worked with a bank manager, it was one wealthy man that we killed and the info was supplied in the bank.
“The only person who was left to sign refused to sign, we visited him, made him sign, and killed him aftermath. I charge up to N50 to N80 million to get people killed and we always work as a team. I taught some people to work, some as highway or armed robbers and I usually get my fair share,” he added.
He formally sought anonymity until the right time, and gave graphic details of what he and his boys did to influence outcome of elections in Oyo State.
On his early days, the mysterious man confessed that he has been eating sacrifices since the age of nine as the son of an herbalist, from which he added hired assassin and highway robbery to his trade.
“As a child of an herbalist, I always eat sacrifices in seven different junctions, this was what fortified me before I grew up to become a dreaded hired assassin and sometimes, highway robber,” he confessed.
On how he turned a new leaf, the man said he met Jesus in his dream after he attempted to avenge people who earlier fought with him.
According to him, “I had been killed before but I woke up because of the idol I had at home. The day I went to retaliate those people who fought and killed me. When we got to the first person, I had a change of mind. When we got to the house of the other one, he was drunk, and my boy was about to unleash on him when I begged that he should be spared, since then, I have been sympathetic and have left the wayward life. Now, God has taken over my life.
“I am now in a seminary. I spent four years learning to be a prophet. I am not ready to establish a church. I just want people to know my terrible story. I had sold all three houses and cars I bought while engaging in these acts. I met Jesus in my dream.”
He also stressed that a former lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Temitope Olatoye (a.k.a. Sugar) died because he was in Ghana at that time if not it would have been averted, adding that he had always informed Sugar of the dangers looming.
Recall that Sugar died on March 9, 2019, in the Intensive Care Unit of the University College Hospital, after suffering bullet wounds in the head from shots of suspected political thugs in the Lalupon area of Ibadan.
The public is still wondering at the speed with which the news of his attack spread, the tales in the locality being that Sugar died on the spot.
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JUST IN: Angry Nigerians Storm NNPC HQ, Demand Mele Kyari’s Resignation
Tensions flared outside the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters in Abuja on Monday as a large group of Nigerians gathered to demand the resignation of NNPC Group Managing Director Mele Kyari.
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The protesters, driven by frustration over reported mismanagement and high spending, specifically pointed to $4 billion spent on the refurbishment of the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries—projects that many feel have yielded little return.
More to follow……….