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Britain’s second biggest oil refinery is in crisis talks with tax officials amid fears it could be on the brink of collapse.Bosses behind Stanlow Oil Refinery, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, are in urgent talks with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over a £223million VAT payment.The refinery, which has been under financial strain during the Covid pandemic, needs to start repaying the bill this week unless it can agree a new deal, according to the Sunday Times. Owned by the billionaire Ruia brothers, Shashi and Ravi, through their company Essar Oil UK, the refinery supplies about a sixth of Britain’s road fuel. It…

“I said yes!” Petito had written in an Instagram caption. “Everyday is such a dream with you.”But when the camera turned off, a different reality was unfolding. The trip seemed to be straining the relationship and the two were seen arguing by passersby — at one point so intensely, at least one person called authorities to report it. Petito called her mom regularly, and those conversations appeared to reveal there was “more and more tension” in Petito’s relationship, according to a police affidavit for a search warrant of an external hard drive found in the couple’s van.In late August, Petito’s…

Ghana’s population is over 30 million Statistician and Senior Statistics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Louis Asiedu says preliminary results published by the Ghana Statistical Service on the 2021 Population and Housing Census indicates Ghana’s growth rate is declining.Citing the total number of Ghanaians captured at the end of the census, he noted that the provisional data shows that the country’s population as at now is 30.8 million. “Comparing this number to the 2010 census, one will say that we have increased in number a bit, but our growth rate is declining and it is drastic.”According to him,…

The African Development Bank in September 2015 extended a $100 million loan to the government for the project in addition to an €11.2 million grant (about $13 million) from the European Union’s Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. The objective of the project is to provide reliable and affordable electricity to rural households, public institutions, and small and medium enterprises. Overall, the scheme will contribute significantly to meeting the country’s National Development Plan goal of increasing electricity access to 60%. A recent household survey by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics indicates that the national electricity access rate has increased to 57%, comprising…

Ghana international Abdul Baba Rahman Ghana international Abdul Baba Rahman produced another impressive display as Reading needed a second-half goal to sink Middlesbrough 1-0 in an EFL Championship fixture on Saturday.The 27-year-old left-back, who joined the Royals on loan from Chelsea during transfer deadline day, put up a solid display at the back alongside Nigeria’s Tom Dele-Bashiru as they scored through Alen Halilovic in the 56th minute to carry the day at Madejski Stadium.This was a fourth appearance for Rahman since he had also featured in matches against Queens Park Rangers, Petersborough, Fulham, and now Middlesbrough.It was Reading, who started…

Singer-songwriter Bryann delivers hot new single “Andale” today, following the release of his popular song “Longé” from earlier this year. The endearing lover boy is back with a tune that makes you want to dance close. Artist Name: Bryann Song Title: Andale Producer: Spax Genre: Afro-Pop Country: Nigeria Year: 2021 Bryann “Andale” The soft but high vibrations of “Andale” draws you in with the low drumming and jazz instrumental in the opening of the song. “Andale,” an expression in Spanish meaning “go ahead” or “let’s go,” strings together influences from all genres. It is destined to be a banger. With…

New unified heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Usyk has warned that he ‘can be much better’ after dethroning Anthony Joshua with an incredible performance on Saturday night, September 25 to clinch the WBA, IBF and WBO titles. The Ukrainian put on a masterclass in front of 65,000 fans despite being three inches shorter than Joshua as well as nearly 20lbs lighter than Joshua in weight. After outthinking and outboxing Joshua over 12 rounds, has now warmed he could more dangerous as Joshua ponders over the next 30 days whether to rematch the Ukrainian.He said: ‘The fight went exactly the way I…

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says it will enforce a sit-at-home order on October 1 as Nigeria marks its 61st Independence anniversary on the same day.   The group in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Emma Powerful, asked banks in the South East Region to ‘peacefully’ bring down Nigerian flags in their premises, or IPOB members will be forced to bring down the flags themselves. According to Powerful, the proscribed group is taking these actions in solidarity with Ambazonia, a secessionist group in Cameroon, whose purported independence anniversary is on October 1. “IPOB has declared 1st of October 2021 total shutdown…

Drug runners caught with £2 MILLION worth of cocaine stowed in packets hidden in secret compartment in back of van are both jailed for 11 yearsBy Mark Tovey For Mailonline Published: 04:48 EDT, 26 September 2021 | Updated: 06:15 EDT, 26 September 2021 Drug runners who were busted with £2 million worth of cocaine labelled BJ in the back of their van have been jailed. Roy Basson, 39, was caught red handed while trying to stash 20 bags of cocaine into a secret compartment of his Citroen Berlingo in Maidenhead, Surrey.Shortly before, officers had spotted Basson being handed what looked like…

According to government’s statement, 5,000 heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers and 5,500 poultry workers have been added to the existing visa scheme until Christmas 2021 “to ease supply chain pressures in food and haulage industries during exceptional circumstances this year.”Up to 4,000 people will be trained as new HGV drivers “to help tackle skills shortages and support more people to launch careers within the logistics sector,” and nearly 1 million letters will be sent to all drivers who hold an HGV license, “encouraging them back into the industry,” the government said.Worker shortages are a growing problem in Britain, which had…