Buhari appoints Okadigbo’s widow as NNPC Board chair, drops Ararume
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The appointment was made in accordance with the power vested in the President under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Chairman of the Board is Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo (South-East), Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer, and Umar I. Ajiya, Chief Financial Officer. Other...
PDP petitions EFCC, lists companies allegedly linked to Akeredolu’s family
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over some of the accounts allegedly linked to the family of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Kennedy Peretei, in a statement yesterday, said the party decided to take the challenge posed by the government to petition the anti-graft...
Fani-Kayode’s ex-wife, Precious, writes emotional letter to sons
Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has again alleged that her toddler sons have been deprived of the freedom to see her. Recall that Precious, who has been in a legal battle with Fani-Kayode over the custody of their four sons since they split in 2020, was accused of infidelity by the former...
Robbers attack popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi
Popular Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has been attacked by armed robbers on her way from a movie shoot. Afolabi made the disclosure via pictures and videos shared on her Instagram page on Wednesday. The popular Yoruba actress disclosed that she was attacked alongside her driver in the Arepo area of Ogun State on Tuesday night. Afolabi, who noted that the armed robbers...
MC Oluomo, Olaiya Igwe end Iyabo Ojo, Fathia Williams two-year beef
The over two-year beef between Nollywood actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Faithia Williams have ended as the duo shared loved-up pictures of themselves. The popular thespians also gave credits to Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo and veteran actor, Olaiya Igwe. Taking to her Instagram page, Ojo shared a picture of...
FG to revive 215MW Kudenda power project
The Federal Government will revive a 215 Megawatts Power Project in Kaduna State, Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu has said. Aliyu stated this shortly after inspecting the project on Tuesday at Kudenda in Kaduna South Local Government Area of the state. He said the project initiated in 2012 had reached about 80 per cent completion stage, adding that it would boost...
40MW IPP: Ossiomo powers Industrial Park, Edo communities 24hrs
Ossiomo Power in Benin City has commissioned a new 40MW Independent Power Plant (IPP) dedicated to providing power to the Benin Industrial and Enterprise Park and local communities in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. Managing Director, Ossiomo Power, Dr. Uwa Igiehon, in an interview with journalists, said in conjunction with the Edo State Government, the power plant...
S’West govs fume over ‘disrespect’ to Sanwo-Olu, blast IG, Malami
...say Lagos must deploy Amotekun now The South-West Governors Forum has condemned what it described as utter disrespect the exchange between a police officer, a CSP, and the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu, at the disputed Magodo Residential Estate on Tuesday. The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo, said in a statement on Wednesday that the disrespect...
How Dickson helped my political journey – Bayelsa governor
The governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has explained that his predecessor, Senator Seriake Dickson, was instrumental in his journey to become the governor of the state. Diri stated that his smooth transition from the House of Representatives to the Senate and now governor of Bayelsa State became possible because Dickson believed in his capacity to consolidate on the...
Eight Nigerians die from COVID-19 complications
Nigeria recorded 428 new COVID-19 infections with eight deaths on Tuesday in 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). With the eight confirmed deaths from the COVID-19 complications on Tuesday, the country’s death toll rose to 3,053. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday. The centre said Nigeria now has 244,548 confirmed cases in the 36...
