The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has expressed heartfelt gratitude to God for rising from an Almajiri School pupil to leading Africa’s largest energy company.Kyari said this in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, to mark his 60th birthday, noting
John Dramani Mahama, on Tuesday, took oath of office as Ghana’s new president in a ceremony attended by world leaders.The 66-year-old new president was sworn in as president in Ghana’s capital, Accra while wearing the West African country’s national dress.Among those present were President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria, Senegal’s
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has appealed to stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to unite, shun politics and support the efforts of the Commission to develop Niger Delta communities.Speaking at a Stakeholders Interactive Forum on the Borikiri-Okrika Bridge Project in Rivers State, the NDDC Executive Director of Finance
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, made fresh revelations on how the suspended 18 Local Governments Chairmen remitted about N12 billion to leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 15 months.Governor Okpebholo made the allegation while playing host to the acting chairmen and Councillors of the 18
Troops of 6 Division Nigeria army destroyed another 20 illegal refining operations in the Niger Delta region, seizing 190,000 litres of stolen petroleum.This comes just eight days after the army dismantled 20 illegal processing sites and seized 90 liters of stolen crude in the region as part of their ongoing
Benue Lawyer Stephanie Angbiandoo, her husband, Victor Angbian Tyohemba, and their two children passed away in a ghastly motor accident. On January 4, 2025, the crash occurred along the Akwanga-Abuja road. According to reports, the couple and their children, Agnes Ngohide and Immaculate Sesughter, were travelling back to Abuja after
Police in Abuja said on Monday that 50 suspects have been arrested for vandalism and stealing of sewage manhole covers in Abuja. The FCT Police Commissioner, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this during a press briefing on Monday. Disu said the suspects were arrested at various “panteka” hotspots in Kabusa, Garki, Mabushi
No fewer than 45 children of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) currently undergoing free education under the Bridge Initiative, Arepo, Ogun State, may lose the opportunity as the church space which they use as classrooms has been slated for demolition.The reason is that the classroom space, a rented building by a
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday approved a total sum of N3,366,815,224,144 as the total budget of the state for 2025.The approval followed the presentation of a report on the budget by the chairman of the joint committee on appropriation and finance, Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh, and the subsequent
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appointed Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Michael Ayanleke Banjo as the new Secretary General (SG) of its headquarters, the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN).He is taking over from Fr. Zacharia Samjumi.Until his appointment, Fr. Banjo served as the Deputy Secretary General and the