By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has called for the immediate release of over ₦130 billion in statutory allocations reportedly withheld from the state’s local governments, warning that the blockade is crippling grassroots governance and causing hardship for workers and residents. In a statewide broadcast on Monday, Adeleke addressed the illegal occupation…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Paramount Ruler of Bangha Kingdom in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Suanu Baridam, narrowly survived an attack by gunmen on Sunday evening, sustaining a gunshot wound to his leg. The first-class traditional ruler was returning from an engagement in Okwale community when assailants ambushed his convoy around 5:30 p.m. on…
By Ayomide Otitoju Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), accompanied by 22 members of the Kano State House of Assembly and nine members of the House of Representatives. The announcement was made on Monday at a political event held at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano. Speaking to…
The corruption trial of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in London was delayed on Monday due to legal and technical issues, lawyers involved in the case said. Alison-Madueke, 65, who also served as the first female president of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), faces five counts of accepting bribes…
Four women were killed and a fifth remained missing after a fire broke out at a biscuit factory in central Greece early on Monday, in what officials described as one of the country’s deadliest industrial accidents in recent years. The incident occurred at the Violanta factory near the city of Trikala, about 245 kilometres northwest…
Lightning struck near a rally of supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasília on Sunday, injuring dozens of people, according to the fire department. The incident occurred as thousands of Bolsonaro supporters gathered in the rain in the Brazilian capital to protest his imprisonment and demand amnesty. Bolsonaro, a former far-right leader, was…
By Ayomide Otitoju Sahara Group has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting sustainable development and strengthening human capacity across Africa through its Making A Difference (MAD) Grant initiative. In a statement, the energy conglomerate said the programme is designed to advance research and innovation by supporting visionary academics with funding to scale impactful projects. Following the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered Airtel Network Limited to pay a total of N210 million in damages for unlawfully using the musical work Nigeria Go Survive without authorization. The ruling also included a mandatory and perpetual injunction restraining Airtel, its agents, and successors from reproducing,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well, located in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta. Drilled as part of the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture’s ongoing efforts to assess hydrocarbon potential, the Awodi-07 well began…
