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NIGERIA is set to finalize investment decisions (FID) for two deepwater exploration projects by mid-2025. This announcement was made by the Special Adviser on Energy to President Bola Tinubu, Olu Verheijen during her speech at the African Energy Week in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking at the conference themed “The Future of Energy: Shaping the…

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its handling of the Ondo State gubernatorial election on Saturday, labeling it “a sham.” In a statement released yesterday and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the opposition party announced that it is currently assessing the results of the…

  THE draw for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will be held on Friday, the Confederation of African Football has announced. The Super Falcons of Nigeria and 11 other women’s national teams will be involved in the tournament in Morocco in 2025. CAF said last night that the draw ceremony will be held…

NIGERIA Football Federation President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, has given a thumbs up to Edo Queens for defeating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Saturday night to advance to the semi-finals of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco. Edo Queens, who won the Nigerian title for only the first time last season, went ahead to…

After months of intense campaigns and political intrigues, Ondo residents have chosen their governor for the next four years – Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Returning Officer for the election Olayemi Akinwumi, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State declared Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the election…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has recorded a landslide victory in the just-concluded Zamfara State local government election, winning all fourteen chairmanship seats and securing every councillorship position. The Chairman of Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) Bala Aliyu announced the results on Sunday morning. Speaking with newsmen shortly after the collation exercise in Gusau,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all 20 chairmanship seats in the Ogun State Local Government polls held on Saturday. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) Babatunde Osibodu declared the results of the exercise at the Commission’s headquarters in Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. He said the APC also won in the 236…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has conferred the national award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. President Tinubu announced the award during the Nigeria/India Bilateral meeting at the State House, Abuja on Sunday. He said that the award was bestowed on the Indian leader to…

HAVE you heard the latest claims that a flawed National Sports Commission is better than a Ministry of Sports? There are no limits to ends we travel to justify illegalities, absurdities, and a tending national culture of excellence in doing things badly. The national propensity to do things illegally is readily available to those who…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded 98.53% of the results from the Ondo State governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. Results from 3,895 polling unit out of 3,933 where the election took place have been made available online as of 5:53am on Sunday. Though 18 political parties participated in the election, incumbent…

One of the civil society group that monitored the Ondo State governorship election, Yiaga Africa, has described the process as largely peaceful and orderly. According to the group, although there were some cases of attempted vote buying, that did not cast a dark cloud on the outcome of the exercise. “So far the process is…

A Court of Appeal Abuja Division has affirmed Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the authentic President of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers (NURTW). The court also affirmed the judgment of the Industrial Court delivered on the 11th March 2024 in respect of Suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023. The court held that the appeal filed by…

In a gripping climax to the Miss Universe 2024 contest, Nigeria’s representative Chidimma Adetshina emerged the first runner-up, making her the first Nigerian to finish that high in the competition. Denmark’s Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned the winner of the 73rd Miss Universe pageant at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Chidimma’s journey to the Miss…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has gone for a second recess after adding two Local Government Areas to the 13 results earlier announced. With the total of 15 LGAs announced so far, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is maintaining a strong lead in all, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming second. The collation…

ART STAMPEDE on the theme: Now that Tourism has returned to Culture Ministry… What shall we advise the culture bureaucrats? A review of the Ministry of Culture’s activities so far, and looking ahead to its new mandates with the addition of Tourism to the minister’s portfolio Staged in honour of Wole Soyinka, a legendary figure…

In our country, Nigeria, things must happen in the most startlingly unusual and ridiculous ways possible. I do not in any way concur with lawlessness. Neither must protest be curtailed in a self-identified democracy. Instead, I submit that a delicate balance must be struck to avoid interfering with citizens’ rights. More particularly, those responsible for…

THE Rivers State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has discovered a new strategy used by crude oil thieves to transport illegally refined petroleum products to neighboring states. Commandant Joachim Okafor revealed to reporters at the Command Head Office in Port Harcourt that oil thieves are now using Sport Utility Vehicles…

SEVERAL prominent politicians have gathered in Kano for the wedding of Dr. Aisha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Engr. Fahad Dahiru Mangal, the children of Dahiru Mangal and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and former governor of the state. Notable attendees include Vice President Kashim Shettima, former President…

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is set to host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow for a state visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the two leaders will sign Memoranda of Understanding aimed at enhancing collaboration in key sectors. Modi is expected to arrive today.…

THE first African Military Games were held in Nairobi, Kenya between April 7 and 17, 2002. Organised under the auspices of Organization of Military Sports in Africa OSMA, and the International Military Sports Council, CISM, the first edition had 32 African countries in attendance. Why a second edition did not hold until now is befuddling.…