The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has started supplying Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to some oil marketers directly without recourse to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. It was gathered that while more oil marketers were intensifying efforts to buy the product directly from the plant, others were importing the commodity, as hundreds of millions…
The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged. Speaking with TVC, Onanuga said the term “sacked” does not accurately describe their departure. “Ministers were not sacked; they were discharged,” he said. Five ministers…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed seven new ministers to his cabinet. The new appointments were announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as minister of state foreign affairs while Jumoke Oduwole was assigned to the ministry of industry, trade and…
Pastor Joseph Adelakun, popularly known as Ayewa, has officially retired from ministerial work with Christ Apostolic Church. In a Facebook post, Adelakun was seen cutting his 75th birthday cake in the company of his wife as he simultaneously celebrates his retirement. Joseph Adebayo Adelakun (born June 12, 1949) is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and…
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. According to a tweet by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the decision was reached during the FEC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday….
Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, has offered insights into why outgoing Presidents and Governors frequently refrain from supporting their deputies’ efforts to succeed them. Speaking at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria in Abuja, Osoba cited distrust and suspicion as key reasons for this global phenomenon, including…
Abdulmumuni Abiola, the son of late Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist Moshood Abiola (MKO Abiola), has made significant revelations regarding his father’s estate and the ongoing family disputes surrounding it. During an appearance on the “Mic On Podcast,” hosted by Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV, Abdulmumuni discussed his frustrations over his inability to claim his rightful…
A groundbreaking bill to divide Oyo State into two separate states, Oyo and Ibadan, has passed its second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill as championed by Akeem Adeyemi, son of the late Alafin Adeyemi, and six other lawmakers, aims to reconfigure the state’s landscape. Under the proposed division, Oyo town would become…
Former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, has been released from Kuje Prison after serving a five-year sentence for bribery. His release on Tuesday morning was confirmed by the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, FCT Command, Samson Duza. “Lawan was released this morning after completing his jail term,” Duza revealed on Tuesday. Lawan was…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo disclosed on Monday that he has always quietly admired former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as one of the few global leaders celebrated during their lifetime. Obasanjo stated this during the opening ceremony of a four-day International Conference of the African Biblical Leadership Initiative, held in Abuja. The ABLI conference,…
