03-04-25
*By Fred Itua*
The recent ruling of the Edo State Election Petition Tribunal, which saw the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lose its bid to overturn the election victory of Governor Monday Okpebholo, marks a defining moment in the state’s political landscape. While elections and legal challenges are essential aspects of democracy, what follows is even more crucial—the role of the opposition in ensuring governance is accountable, effective, and people-centered. However, this mu...
03-04-25
Secretary General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control Remi Aboderin speaking
Said “Segun got our approval to fight in Ghana, a fight that was proposed to take place on a Friday. Unfortunately, they did weigh-in on Thursday and he was found to be overweight and they told him the person he was to fight was not his weight.
“They said to do this, they would increase his purse with another $500, which he said was too small, and due to that, there was no agreement.”<...
02-04-25
Bayo Bashir Ojulari, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is a seasoned Nigerian engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering.
Before his new appointment, He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company. His Renaissance recently led a consortium of indigenous energy firms in the landmark acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petrol...
02-04-25
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has relieved Mele Kyari of his job as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.
In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President
nformation & Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga,
the president reconstituted the board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari.
President Tinubu removed all other board members appointed ...
31-03-25
In a surprising twist of events, its decision delivered today, the Federal High Court in a surprising shift from the true nature of FirstBank ’s claim held that the matter is not a maritime claim but rather, a simple case of debt recovery. This is quite surprising considering the fact that the order sought is to prevent further fraudulent sale of crude on the FPSO.
Shockingly, the court also held that the Arrest Order against the cargo, because it was exparte in nature, expired ...
21-03-25
When a naive sociopath has a challenge with a garrulous narcissist and a selfish psychopath is called to judge. The Leader finds himself between the devil and a deep place and certainly doing nothing can never be leadership.
How a people of hitherto the same caucus, producing all candidates from the same stable failed to see that refusing to halt their childishness beats me. In the long run, the one perceived as the bully will lose and the victim always currying the sympathy of th...
21-03-25
By Kunle Rasheed
It is evident to both the blind and the deaf that the heart of Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State is witnessing a storm, a storm that is not of rain, but of political intrigue and power plays.
While many onlookers and stakeholders of the oil-rich state were aware of the imminent trouble brewing, the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Tinubu sent shockwaves through the nation. The announcement saw the Governor, his deputy, and the ...
20-03-25
In 2016, Emmanuel was posted to Bayelsa for his NYSC. Like most corps members, he arrived with dreams, excitement… and just enough money to survive camp.
After camp, reality hit. His PPA didn’t pay anything. His N19,800 allawee was barely enough. One evening, sitting outside his lodge hungry and frustrated, he watched a woman frying fish by the roadside. Customers were lining up. The aroma, the crowd… the money.
That night, an idea was born.
Wit...
20-03-25
The TRACE Area Commander in charge of Ogun West, Cdr Ajibade Adekunle, has emerged the current Chairman of Ogun State Chapter of Chartered Institute of Transport of Nigeria (CIOT),
According to the information, he was inaugurated and took the oath of office and allegiance alongside 23 other states chairmen and executives throughout the federation on Wednesday by the national leadership of the Chartered Institute of Transport Admnistration of Nigeria.
The inaugural ...
19-03-25
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has taken due notice of the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as contained in his address to the nation today, 18th March 2025. This declaration according to the President is due to the prevailing political tension in the state and due to the “vandalization of pipelines between yesterday and today:” This development has far-reaching constitutional and democratic implications, particularly in light of the pro...
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