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At least 37 bandits were reportedly k+lled in Matusgi village, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, after residents engaged a gang that had invaded the village with the intent to abduct locals, Daily Trust reports.
According to an anonymous resident, the bandits arrived on motorbikes around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, aiming to carry out abductions, saying it was not the first time the villagers had confronted bandits, but it was the first instance where they managed to inflict significant casualties.
The resident said the bandits began their atta3k by firing sporadically to intimidate the community. However, the residents had been alerted in advance and were prepared when the bandits arrived. Armed with locally-made firearms, some villagers fought back, while others used traditional weapons to encircle the area and prevent the bandits from escaping.
After an hour of intense f+ghting, the bandits retreated, with 10 of their members reported dead. The residents then regrouped, strategised, and set up an ambush. When the bandits returned, the villagers launched another atta3k, ultimately k+lling 37 bandits in total.
The District Head of Matusgi, Alhaji Ciroma Muhammad, confirmed the incident, stating that three villagers were k+lled during the clash. He noted that neighbouring villages reported seeing the bandits transporting the bodies of their fallen comrades on motorbikes.
“This is the 13th time bandits have atta3ked this village,” Alhaji Muhammad said. “Three weeks ago, the bandits kidnapped 23 people, mostly women. They carried out the operation quietly, without firing any sh%ts until after they had left. We only became aware of their departure when they fired a few shots in the distance.”
He added that the bandits had demanded a ransom of N150,000 per person. After payment, only seven of the abducted women were released, with the remaining hostages still in c+ptivity. Meanwhile, the Kaduna State government has reported that troops on patrol have neutralised eight bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area.
The troops were on a f+ghting patrol in the Kampanin Doka area when they encountered the bandits. According to Samuel Aruwan, the Overseeing Commissioner for the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, the troops engaged the bandits, k+lling seven on the spot.
He said a subsequent search of the area, the troops recovered several items, including three AK-47 rifles, eight AK-47 magazines (four empty and four loaded with a total of 120 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition), one magazine carrier, six motorcycles, three mobile phones, two Baoteng radio sets and three pairs of civilian clothes. He added that in the final stage of the patrol, the troops encountered additional bandits in the Gayam area, neutralising one more while the remaining bandits fled with gur shot wonds.
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Relationship expert Blessing Okoro has sl@mmed actress Anita Joseph over her recent statement as she educated her gender on BBL.
She said let me educate a lot of you, because talent no be knowledge .BBL is a normal cosmetic procedure that a lot of good doctors has done successfully but na bad news them like. Just know that anything can k#ll you even child birth or just head@ches.
So before u do any procedure especially BBL, check your health, run all the test, don’t lie to your doctor, stop dr¥gs, sm%king, drinking . Stop bl£aching for at least 3 months and do your thing, in 7 months you will be back to normal and in shape
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Marvell Technology (MRVL) shares surged nearly 5% in early trading Friday after the maker of networking circuits posted better-than-expected quarterly sales, driven by demand for equipment to support artificial intelligence (AI).
The company reported fiscal 2025 second-quarter revenue fell 5.1% from a year ago to $1.27 billion, slightly above estimates compiled by Visible Alpha. Marvell's adjusted loss of 30 cents per share was in line with forecasts.
CEO Matt Murphy said the results were driven by AI demand, as the company saw “strong growth from our electro-optics products and our custom AI programs began to ramp.”
Murphy added that in the current quarter, “we expect our combined enterprise networking and carrier end markets to return to growth, while our data center end market growth accelerates.”
Marvell said it anticipates third-quarter diluted earnings per share of 40 cents, plus or minus 5 cents, and revenue of $1.45 billion, plus or minus $5 billion. That compares to consensus estimates of 38 cents and $1.40 billion, respectively.
Marvell Technology shares were up close to 5% at $73.26 in early trading Friday and have gained over one-fifth of their value since the start of the year.
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Bruno Labbadia has made a U-turn on his decision to coach the Super Eagles of Nigeria, DAILY POST is reporting.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, announced on Tuesday that the German will take charge of the Super Eagles.
According to reports emanating from Germany, the 58-year-old has now rejected the chance to manage the three-time African champions.
NFF reportedly failed to reach a contractual agreement with the former Germany international striker before making the announcement. Labbadia was initially expected to take charge of the Super Eagles for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures against Benin Republic and Rwanda.
The technical director of the NFF, Austin Eguavoen, could now take charge of the team for both games.
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The oil and gas industry in Canada, as in other regions, is generally divided into three main segments: upstream, midstream, and downstream. Upstream companies engage in the exploration and production (E&P) of crude oil and natural gas. This entails searching for oil below the ground and drilling wells in order to access those reserves.
In some cases, such as in the Canadian oil sands, companies either mine for crude bitumen, a dense, viscous form of crude oil, or use in-situ recovery processes that inject steam and chemicals deep beneath the ground to separate the bitumen from the sand and pump it to the surface.
Both methods are relatively expensive compared to traditional well-extraction methods, making the break-even price of oil for oil-sand producers much higher than for more traditional producers.
Midstream companies are engaged in the storage and transportation of oil and gas, while downstream companies refine and sell finished petroleum products.
Here are the 10 biggest Canadian oil and gas companies as measured by trailing 12 months (TTM) revenue. This list is limited to publicly traded companies in the U.S. or Canada, either directly or through ADRs. All figures are as of Aug. 29, 2024, courtesy of TradingView.
Cenovus Energy was established in 2009. The company's headquarters is located in Calgary, Canada. Cenovus is an integrated oil and natural gas company engaged in developing, producing, and marketing crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in Canada, the U.S., and the Asia Pacific region. It also refines crude oil and transports and sells refined petroleum and chemical products.
Suncor Energy Inc. was established in 1917 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It is an integrated energy company focused on developing petroleum resource basins in Canada's Athabasca oil sands. The company is engaged in the exploration, acquisition, development, production, refining, transportation, and marketing of crude oil.
Imperial Oil was incorporated in 1880 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It is an integrated company engaged in the exploration of crude oil and natural gas. It's also involved in producing, refining, transporting, and selling crude oil and natural gas products. Its distribution system moves the petroleum products to market by tanker, truck, rail, and pipeline.
In addition, the company manufactures and markets various petrochemicals. Imperial Oil is a subsidiary of ExxonMobil.
Enbridge Inc. was founded in 1949. It's headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Enbridge is an energy infrastructure company that provides energy transportation, distribution, and related services. The company operates a network of crude oil, liquids, and natural gas pipelines, as well as regulated natural gas distribution utilities. Enbridge also invests in renewable energy assets and transmission facilities.
Canadian Natural Resources was incorporated in 1973 and has its headquarters in Calgary, Canada. It is an oil and gas exploration and production company. It produces synthetic crude oil, light and medium crude oil, bitumen, primary heavy crude oil, and Pelican Lake heavy crude oil. It also markets and sells its crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids.
The average number of barrels of oil produced every day in Canada in 2023. Canada is the fourth-largest oil-producing country in the world.
Parkland Corporation, formerly known as Parkland Fuel Corp., was established in 1977 and has its headquarters in Calgary, Canada. It is an energy supplier engaged in the marketing and distribution of a variety of petroleum products including gasoline, diesel, propane, lubricants, heating oil, and more.
Parkland supplies and supports a network of retail gas stations, and offers its products to a range of commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Its supply segment manufactures transportation fuels. It also transports, stores, and sells fuels, crude oil, and liquid petroleum gases. In addition, the Supply segment manufactures and sells aviation fuel to airlines.
TC Energy Corp was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It is an energy infrastructure company that builds and operates a network of natural gas pipelines, which transport natural gas from supply basins to local distribution companies, power generation plants, industrial facilities, and other customers. The company also owns regulated natural gas storage facilities and power generation facilities.
TC Energy purchased energy services and equipment company Pioneer Pipeline in 2020 for US$255 million.
Gibson Energy was established in 1950 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It is an integrated service provider to the oil and gas industry. The company engages in the transportation, storage, blending, processing, marketing, and distribution of crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, water, oilfield waste, and refined products. The company owns a network of terminals, pipelines, and storage tanks.
Pembina Pipeline Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It provides transportation and midstream services for the energy industry.
The company operates conventional and oil-sands pipelines, stores oil, and gathers and processes natural gas. It provides infrastructure for natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), cavern storage, as well as related pipeline and rail terminal facilities.
Established in 1996, ARC Resources Ltd. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. It operates in Alberta and northeast British Columbia. The company explores, develops, manufactures, and transports crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. ARC targets residential, commercial, and industrial energy usage. It prides itself on low-cost, low-emissions energy.
Cenovus Energy is the largest Canadian oil and gas company by trailing 12 months (TTM) revenue, with CA$55.99 billion as of Aug. 29, 2024.
Upstream refers to a part of the industry supply chain. Upstream companies are active early in the chain. They explore, extract, and produce oil and gas.
These companies focus not only on refining crude oil and natural gas into energy products that can be used by consumers and businesses, but they also manage the marketing and distribution of those products.
Canada is the fourth largest oil-producing country in the world as of 2024, as measured by barrels produced in a day. Canadian oil and gas companies participate in the three main stages of the industry supply chain (upstream, midstream, and downstream). Some integrate more than one stage in their business. The largest of Canada's oil and gas companies by TTM revenue is Cenovus Energy.
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South Korea is grappling with the world’s lowest birth rate and is now turning to financial incentives to address its demographic challenges.
In Busan’s Saha District, a new initiative offers residents up to $38,000 to encourage dating and marriage. This program is part of a broader national strategy aimed at reversing the country’s historically low fertility rate of 0.72 children per woman.
The initiative seeks to make family life more attainable and financially viable while also creating opportunities for social connections through various events that bring together like-minded individuals. By promoting marriage and family life, this program is a key component of South Korea’s effort to combat its demographic crisis and boost its population.
