By Ayomide Otitoju The $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) pipeline is set to begin export operations in early 2026, the Group CEO of NNPC Ltd, Bashir Ojulari, has announced. The update followed a site tour of the project by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, accompanied by Ojulari and NNPC’s Executive Vice…
Chinese automaker BYD is set to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer in annual sales, according to industry analysts, as both companies prepare to release their final 2025 figures. As of the end of November, Shenzhen-based BYD, which also produces hybrid vehicles, had sold 2.07 million EVs this year. In comparison,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Anambra State has emerged as Nigeria’s leading sub-national investor in education, with the state allocating 46.9 per cent of its ₦757 billion 2026 budget to the sector, a move described as evidence of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s long-term development vision. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, disclosed this in a statement…
By Ayomide Otitoju US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he believed the leaders of Ukraine and Russia were serious about pursuing peace, as he held separate talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin in what he described as the final stages of his efforts to end the war. Trump, who…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, Chris Okafor, has issued a public apology to Nollywood actress Doris Ogala following weeks of controversy surrounding allegations of an unfulfilled marriage promise and related claims. The dispute, which played out largely on social media and included exchanges of legal threats, escalated…
By Ayomide Otitoju Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested 37-year-old ex-convict Nwobodo Chidiebere Basil, along with three cargo agents, over an attempted export of cocaine hidden in liquid starch sachets destined for the United Kingdom. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the arrests followed the seizure…
Brigitte Bardot, the French film star and 1950s-60s sexual icon who later devoted her life to animal welfare, has died at the age of 91, her foundation announced on Sunday. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation did not disclose the time or place of her death. “The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of…
By Ayomide Otitoju Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday agreed to an immediate ceasefire, pledging to halt weeks of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens of people and displaced more than one million residents. The agreement was announced in a joint statement signed by the defence ministers of both countries at a border checkpoint on…
By Ayomide Otitoju Voting concluded on Saturday in Ivory Coast’s parliamentary elections, with early results indicating low voter turnout following a boycott call by several opposition parties. The legislative polls were held two months after President Alassane Ouattara, 83, secured a fourth term in office, extending his 14-year rule. Observations by journalists in parts of…
