Business Mogul, Aloro John celebrates Kingsley Kuku on his Birthday
A business mogul, Aloro John has described the former Special Adviser on Niger Delta as an achiever, an accomplished individual whose impact in the sociopolitical landscape of Niger Delta has left an indelible imprint in the lives of many. Aloro who described the environmental activist as a man of the people, whose contribution to the betterment of the people remains his most selling point. As a successful politician, he was closer to the people, assisting the vulnerable and the less privileged. He was a giver-in-general who continues to show his appreciation to the people for
Nigeria’s Oil Exports Rose By 60.8% In 2023- OPEC
The Organisation Of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revealed that the oil exports in Nigeria grew significantly by 60.8% in the third quarter of 2023. 'Throughout 3Q23, exports witnessed a remarkable 60.8% increase, and imports soared by 47.7%, culminating in a trade surplus of NGN1,888.92 billion in that period,” its Monthly Oil Report released Tuesday for February 2024 said. It also revealed that exports rose by 115%, y-o-y, reaching an unprecedented high of NGN3,867 billion, while imports surged by 34.5% to NGN2,429 billion. According to the report, ”Nigeria boasted a significant trade surplus of 1,438.4
Helicopter Crash: Ex-Aviation Minister Reveals Last Moment With Access Holdings CEO.
A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has revealed his last moments with the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe was feared dead when a helicopter conveying him and five others to Las Vegas crashed on Friday night near the California-Nevada border in the US. It was gathered that apart from Wigwe, his wife, his son, and three other people are believed to have died in the crash. Reacting to the sad incident in a post via his X handle on Saturday, Chidoka said he requested to be part
Protest Against High Cost Of Living hits Lagos
Lagosians have joined the number of states where there have been protests against high cost of living in the country. In Lagos, market women and youths protested in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State on Saturday. They carried placards with the inscriptions such as “Baba Tinubu, Nigerians are hungry”, and ‘Tinubu, come and rescue us”, among others. The protest is the latest in the series of protests which had been held in Kogi, Osun, Niger and Kano States over the rising cost of living in the country. Since the removal of the petrol subsidy
Humanitarian Ministry; How Contractor refunded N30.6m double payment
Details have emerged of how a long-term Federal Government contractor, James Okwete, refunded the sum of N30,604,651.16 to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs after receiving double payment for a completed contract under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouq. Documents exclusively obtained by Newsmen revealed that the payment was part of a N35 million contract for the “Design and Development of N-Knowledge Training Manuals for N-Hardware Beneficiaries North-Central (Lot B17).” The contract was awarded to Mr Okwete through his company, Adatech Integrated Services Limited on December 29, 2020, and announced on January 4, 2021, under the N-Power programme of the
CP Orders probe into Akure socialite, wife death
PRESS RELEASE ONDO POLICE COMMENCE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF MR AND MRS SESAN ADELABU ; AS CP ABAYOMI ORDERS HOMICIDE SECTION TO TAKE OVER CASE The Commissioner of Police, CP Abayomi Oladipo has ordered the Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case of alleged murder and suicide of a socialite and petrol station owner Mr Sesan Adelabu, popularly known as Emirate and his wife Mrs Bolu Adelabu. On the 9th of February, 2024 , a distress call was received by the police of A’ Division Akure, by men of Special
Updated: Akure-based socialite ‘Emirate’ hacks wife to death, commits suicide.
A popular Akure-based socialite and the owner of Emirate Petrol Station, Sesan Adelabu, has committed suicide after allegedly macheting his wife to death in Ondo State. Mr Adelabu, popularly known as ‘Emirate,’ was alleged to have killed his wife late Friday in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital. Reports say that shortly after, he drank an insecticide suspected to be Sniper and also committed suicide. A source who confirmed the incident to newsmen said there had been no love lost between the couple in recent times. “I can’t confirm what led to this, but I know the two
ATTENTION ! Motorists plying Lagos-Ore Expressway
Report says a tanker has fallen along Ore overhead bridge, causing traffic in that area. A statement by the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami urged Road users to be calm as efforts are ongoing to remove the tanker and clear the gridlock. Credit: Roving Reporter.
EFCC Declares Emefiele’s Wife, Three Others Wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday declared Margaret Dumbiri Emefiele, wife of the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele wanted. Also declared wanted by the anti-graft agency were Eric Ocheme Odoh (m), Jonathan Omoile (m) and Anita Joy Omoile (f) for alleged for allegedly conniving with the immediate past CBN governor to convert “huge sums of money” belonging to the Federal Government. The EFCC, in a public notice, also accused the wanted persons of committing felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretences and stealing, contrary to and punishable under Sections 411,
Minimum wage: PDP Urges NASS to Investigate Tinubu Presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the National Assembly to probe President Bola Tinubu’s presidency over the leaked one billion memo. This is coming after a leaked memo disclosed that Tinubu approved N500 million as first installment of a N1billion for the inauguration of a 37-man Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage. The memo allegedly emerged from the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. However, PDP described the alleged approval of the huge amount for a routine government activity like committee inauguration as the “height of profligacy, imprudence
