The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is partnering with the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG, to ensure the speedy completion of the 27.1-kilometre Bonny Ring Road and Bridges in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking during the inspection of the project, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, reiterated the Commission’s determination to deliver the road alongside several others, stressing that it was a mandate from President Bola Tinubu. Ogbuku, who was accompanied by the Executive Director Projects, Sir Victor Antai, and other Directors of the Commission, also paid a courtesy visit to the Amanyanabo and Natural…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Read More
President Bola Tinubu has assured that all bottlenecks hindering the realisation of the agricultural sector’s potential, including livestock production, will be removed to enable food sovereignty and export. In a bilateral meeting held at the Copacabana Forte with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and some members of both countries’ cabinets, President Tinubu noted that bureaucracy contributes to delays in realising the agricultural sector’s potential. The President informed the Brazilian leader and delegation that Nigeria was already undergoing reforms to reposition the economy for global competitiveness, particularly in agriculture, where it already has a competitive advantage. President Tinubu stated…
A grievous and fatal accident occurred this morning, Sunday, 6 July, 2025 leaving eight people dead and others injured, reports thegazellenews.com The Lagos Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident via a statement by its spokesman, Taofiq Adebayo. According to the statement, the accident took place due to head-on collision between a commercial bus and a Daff Truck. “The accident took place today (Sunday, 6 July, 2025) at Atura Bus Stop, inbound Badagry, involving a 16-seater commercial Mazda bus, registration number KJA 811 YF, and a DAF truck, marked T1 4636 LA. “The tragic accident instantly claimed the lives of…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Iyonu Eseme, a staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), for using a forged Trade Test Certificate to obtain employment with the agency. Mr. Eseme was arraigned before Honourable Justice M.I. Tanko of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a three-count charge bordering on forgery. The charges were brought under Sections 366 and 368 of the Penal Code Act, as well as Section 25 (1)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. One of the…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has led a delegation on a condolence visit to the family of the late business mogul and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, in Kano. Governor Inuwa Yahaya was received by the eldest son of the deceased, Alhaji Tajdeen Aminu Dantata, alongside elder statesman, Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura and other members of the Dantata family at the family residence in Koki, Kano. This is contained in a Press release issued by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General (Press Affairs) Government House,Gombe, which…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi In a move to address growing demands from various communities and enhancing cultural identity, grassroots governance, and equitable revenue distribution across Bauchi State, Governor Bala Abdukadir Mohammed has inaugurated a committee to review requests for the creation of new Emirates, Chiefdom, and Districts across the state. Inaugurating the committee at Government House Bauchi on Friday, 4 July, 2025, Governor Bala Mohammed described the move as a commitment by his administration to ensure fairness, inclusiveness, and strengthening local governance structures. He emphasized that the creation of new traditional institutions would be guided by a genuine desire to…
By Soji Adeleye, CEO, Alfe City Institution Advocacy for the green economy was seen as discriminatory and condescending – the rich countries telling the poor South how to manage their affairs for the benefit of human kind. It was considered a call for sacrifice by the poor countries to mitigate projected risk to the global climate while the present state of the earth climate was to a considerable extent the consequence of uninhibited industrialization by the wealthy countries. It was thought unfair. This is why the controversy over who pays for the stringent enforcement mechanisms remains unresolved. On the other…
A British wife shares her Nigerian husband’s tragic demise after secretly visiting his girlfriend in Lagos, while he told her his intention to attend a two-week lecture in Northern Ireland. The information was disclosed through a series of posts on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Sharing her story in a series of emotional posts on X, the woman revealed that her husband had told her he was headed to Northern Ireland for a work seminar. However, days later, she received a shocking phone call informing her that he had passed away in Nigeria after a fatal…
By Temitope Ajayi What was widely touted as a potential seismic shift in Nigeria’s political terrain turned out to be a mere political puff off smoke. For weeks, a band of aggrieved and wandering politicians had been climbing every available rooftop, megaphone in hand, vowing to dethrone President Bola Tinubu come 2027. Not because the man is doing a terrible job on the saddle. Not because the economy has worsened or security has completely collapsed. No. Just because they missed out on the appurtenances of power and cannot seem to function without the title “Your Excellency.” Two years into his…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government for the Global South and Emerging Economic Bloc, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). The President’s flight touched down at the Galeao Air Force Base tarmac at 8:45 pm on Friday, 4 July, 2025, where the Galeao Air Force Base Commander coordinated the Guard of Honour. Brazil’s Deputy Minister for Africa and the Middle East, Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, and the Deputy Minister for Trade Promotion, Science, Technology, Innovation, and Culture, received President…