HONOURABLE Adebo Ogundoyin, Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, on Saturday, emerged the new Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria. At the national meeting of the conference held in Abuja, Ogundoyin emerged following the withdrawal of the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Honourable Taiwo Oluomo. Ogundoyin’s emergence was, thereafter, confirmed …
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THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has signed a N5.48 trillion ($7 billion) gas supply deal with Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited. The company disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Abuja. The deal is to promote the use of natural gas by large-scale gas utilization …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly appointed Lagos Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, as his principal secretary. The appointment of Muri-Okunola which is yet to be made official came alongside 15 other appointees, including Tanko Yakasai, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, and Moremi Ojudu. Muri-Okunola is a 51-year-old lawyer, who joined the Lagos …
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HIS story opened with a talent discovered and closed with the talent destroyed. Between the prologue and the epilogue, a life of genius, glory, and pain unfolded. With the final chapter ending in his death on September 12, 2023, is the story of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad …
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THE Lamidi Apapa-led faction of Labour Party (LP), on Saturday, owned up that the party truly lost the February 25 Presidential election, saying that the party’s Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and Mr. Julius Abure knew the truth about the performance of the party at the poll. This position was …
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A motorcycle rider, simply identified as Mr Abe, was swept away after refusing to heed warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Bus Stop Canal in Alimoso Local Government Area of Lagos State. The rainfall, which started at about 2am on Saturday, continued till about 2pm …
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THE Edo state government yesterday threatened to sanction petrol stations that have adjusted their meters to under-dispense products The Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Hon. Enaholo Ojiefoh in a statement said that the Edo State Petroleum Monitoring Committee set up by the State Government would go round Petrol Stations and …
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POPULAR Nigerian actress Iyabo Ojo says the first time she experienced poverty was in her marriage to her estranged husband, Ademidun Ojo. In an interview with media personality and model Toke Makinwa on her podcast, TokeMoments, Ojo stated that she never knew what poverty was until she got married. Her …
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FRANCE does not intend to cut cultural ties with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the culture minister, Rima Abdul-Malak said. Abdul-Malak said this after entertainment businesses slammed a decision this week to ban all partnerships with artists from these African countries. “France has always been an open and welcoming nation …
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AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) President, Akinwumi Adesina has called on Korean investors to seize untapped investment opportunities in Africa, especially in the energy and agriculture sectors. Adesina, in a statement on the Bank’s website said the African continent could not be ignored by investors. He spoke at a business forum …
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