By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Tuesday,18 April, 2023, restored Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited. The court set aside his removal by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, which happened on January 17, 2023. Ararume had dragged Buhari before the court praying it to declare his removal as the NNPCL chief illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional and that it was a total breach of CAMA law under which the NNPCL was incorporated. Furthermore, he prayed the court to issue an order to return him to…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike The abductors of eight persons from Owukpa community, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, have demanded N500,000 ransom for each victim from their respective families. The assailants had ambushed the villagers along the Atamka-Ugbugbu road while they were returning from the Aho-Ogbo local market. It was gathered on Tuesday, 18 April, 2023 that the kidnappers reached out to families of the victims, demanding N500,000 for each person as the only condition for their release. One of the abductees, John Ameh was, however, freed due to his health challenges. Godwin Agada, Daniel Apeh and other victims are reportedly still…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ebony State Governor, David Umahi has revealed that his family conspired against him to vote for Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) without his knowledge during the presidential election. Umahi, disclosed this on Monday, 17 April, 2023 during Channels Television’s interview, adding that it was surprising that President Muhammadu Buhari and the President-elect lost their states to the opposition parties at the February 25 polls.According to him, the votes obtained by the LP during the election were not because of Peter Obi but rather as a-protest-votes due to Nigeria’s seeming hardship and challenges.“In all honesty, I…
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Lauretta Onochie, has urged the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, PHCCIMA, to pay more attention to developing human capital in the Niger Delta region. Speaking when a delegation from PHCCIMA paid her a courtesy call at the Commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt, Onochie commended the strides made by the Chamber and noted that there was still more to be done in terms of developing the human capital of the Niger Delta region. She said: “Developing the people of the Niger Delta region…
Olabisi Makanjuola, a partner at the leading law firm, Olaniwun Ajayi LP, has joined the chairmanship race of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos branch. Makanjuola indicated this in a recent post he made on social media. According to him, the need for a new leadership approach in the running of the NBA-Lagos branch spurred his interest in joining the race. “Service has always been dear to my heart”, Makanjuola said while stating his resolve to improve “welfare and prestige” of members and lawyers in general. He added, “With almost 20 years experience as a lawyer dealing with complex disputes…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike with agency report Manchester City have submitted a planning application to expand the capacity of their Etihad Stadium to more than 60,000, while adding a hotel, museum and other facilities in a £300 million investment. The plans will add around 7,000 new seats to the stadium as well as a new covered fan zone, club shop, museum and 400-bed hotel. Last week, the Etihad was included on the list of 10 stadia which would host matches if the UK and Ireland’s joint bid for organising Euro 2028 is successful, with the bid quoting a planned new capacity…
By Quadri Adeniyi Olorunfunmi Eid al-Fitr, (Arabic: “Festival of Breaking Fast”) also spelled ʿĪd al-Fiṭr, also called al-ʿĪd al-Ṣaghīr, Turkish Ramazan Bayramı (“Ramadan Festival”), first of two canonical festivals of Islam. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and is celebrated during the first three days of Shawwāl, the 10th month of the Islamic calendar (though the Muslim use of a lunar calendar means that it may fall in any season of the year). This piece will be emphasizing more on how Eid al-Fitr is been practice. Ramadan, in Islam, the ninth month of…
Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with media report claiming that Chinese people bribed militants in the country in order to have access to vast mineral reserves, insisting that Chinese government and his people have never been involved in any act of terrorism in any part of the country. The Times of UK had on Saturday, 15 April, 2023 came out with the scratching report, which was later culled by many Nigerian news media. The Chinese Embassy in a statement published on its website on Monday, 17 April, 2023, said: “Our attention has been drawn to a media report…
Transcorp Hilton Abuja has won the Sales Team of the Year Global Award at the 2022 Commercial Services Summit Awards. A statement by the hotel on Monday, 17 April, 2023, read that: “Transcorp Hilton Abuja, the pride of Nigerian hospitality, challenged over 37 Hilton properties worldwide to win the Sales Team of the Year Global Award at the 2022 Commercial Services Summit Awards.” The statement added that: “Despite the challenges posed post pandemic, the sales team at Transcorp Hilton Abuja has continued to exceed their targets and drive growth for the company. Their innovative strategies, unwavering determination, and strong work…
A 24-year old pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, and a crippled, Shehu Adams were among the people arrested for various drug related offenses by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the course of last week. A statement on Sunday, 16 April, 2023, by the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi said the pregnant woman and the cripple were arrested by NDLEA operatives in Agbede, Etsako West local government area of Edo state while over 14 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered from them last Saturday. Babafemi also disclosed that consignments of tramadol,…