The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has debunked reports in a section of the media alleging that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery which was re-streamed two months ago has been shut down. Olufemi Soneye, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Corporation, in a statement insists the reports are far from the truth. “We wish to clarify that such reports are totally false as the refinery is fully operational as verified a few days ago by former Group Managing Directors of NNPC. “Preparation for the day’s loading operation is currently ongoing. “Members of the public are advised to…
Author: News Editor
It happened somewhere in Kogi State, according to some randy reporters and amplified by randier commentators. The woman had been married for 18 years without a child. The man is a 300-level undergraduate. We can safely say he is 22 years old. Yeah, he is that young. Maybe that’s why he had the energy to do the damage that he did. You didn’t think what he did was a maximum damage, a 20-year-old knocking up a Vice Chancellor’s wife? Let’s back up a little. According to my friend, Professor Abigail (surname withheld). There’s a lot going on in this story…
A fire incident has claimed the lives of a husband, his wife and their grandson which affected a storey building at Ori-Eru, Idikan area of Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire incident occurred in the early hours of Friday. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager Oyo State Fire Services Agency, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan. Akinyinka said the personnel of the agency received a distress call about the incident through a call made by one Hassan at exactly 3:46 a.m on Friday and immediately deployed personnel to…
A civil servant, Oluwafemi Akinmulero, has told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 12-year-old marriage to his wife, Oluwatosin, because of her unrepentant promiscuity. Akinmulero, a resident of Ilupeju-Wire and Cable, Apata, Ibadan, prayed for the dissolution on Friday in his counterargument against his wife’s allegation of frequent battery and absence of love. “I also don’t want Oluwatosin in my life again, enough is enough. “She is too wayward, and I can no longer cope with her adulterous lifestyle,” Akinmulero said. The respondent prayed the court to award him custody of the first two children,…
A Delta State High Court sitting at Akwukwu-igbo, on Friday sentenced one Obinna Eze to death by hanging for killing a six-month-old child. Eze was charged with three counts of attempted murder, murder and causing grievous harm, preferred against him by the Delta State Government. The state government had charged Eze for killing a six-month-old child, one Chimaobi Igwe, and causing bodily harm to the child’s mother, Mrs Blessing Igwe. He pleaded not guilty and trial went on. However, on Friday, Justice Marcel Okoh, found the defendant guilty of all the charge. While delivering the judgement, Justice Okoh, held that…
Dominic Solanke’s brace helped Tottenham Hotspur edge a rip-roaring League Cup quarter-final game with Manchester United by a 4-3 win. The win ensures that Tottenham are still in hunt of a first trophy since 2008. Spurs were in cruise control when Solanke rifled home his second in the 54th minute to add to his first-half opener and Dejan Kulusevski’s effort 46 seconds into the second half. Tottenham’s back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster pressed the self-destruct button, though, as his two errors set up a nervy finale. First Manchester United substitute Joshua Zirkzee tapped in after Forster’s pass out from the back…
Let us look at a few figures. Nigeria’s population is put at a little over 200 million people while the UK population is about 68 million. This means that the Nigerian population is about three (3) times that of the UK. As at June 2023, the UK banking system had about 49,421 Automatic Teller Machines and almost 2.3 million Point of Sales Terminals. By contrast, the Nigerian banking system had a little over 22,600 ATMS according to TechCabal and is projected to reach 29,000 by 2029 according to Statista. Conversely, Nigeria boasted 1,665,664 POS terminals as at December 2022. Meanwhile,…
The Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, has called the bluff of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by redeploying her successor, Shamseldeen Ogunjimi. Recall that President Tinubu on December 10, 2024, appointed Ogunjimi as the acting Accountant-General of the Federation as Mrs Madein is expected to proceed on pre-retirement leave. Presidential Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga’s statement read in part: “His (Ogunjimi) appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs) Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein.” However, Mrs. Madein and some top officials of the ministry frustrated Ogunjimi’s resumption until Thursday, when his…
The recent appointment of Mr. Shelmsudeen Babatunde Ogunjimi, as the Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), may have been scuttled following advice from the Head of Civil Service of the Federation. In a remark on the appointment, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had expressed his confidence in Mr. Ogunjimi, saying, “The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation is pivotal to our nation’s treasury management operations. Mr Ogunjimi’s wealth of experience and notable competence will ensure the continued effectiveness of this vital institution as we advance our economic reform agenda.” However, the President is said to have stayed action on…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to ensuring fair practices in the state’s mining sector, stating that he has no witch hunting agenda against any individual or businesses. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum held today, the governor represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, highlighted the ongoing legal and policy challenges within the federal system, particularly in the mining sector, where state, federal, and community rights often clash. He emphasized the need for clearer boundaries between state and federal responsibilities to address complications in the sector even as he commends the…