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Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has stated his commitment to supporting Governor Douye Diri as he resumes his official duties after his two-week vacation. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Doubara Atasi, on Monday in Yenagoa, the state capital, Ewhrudjakpo said he was full of vitality for the task ahead while thanking God for His mercies and grace upon his life and family. He thanked Diri for the privilege and permission granted him to proceed on vacation and also thanked his staff, Bayelsans and Nigerians alike, for their support, prayers and best wishes while…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second four-year term as the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The announcement was confirmed on Monday, September 16, 2024, by WTO spokesperson Ismaila Dieng. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” Dieng said in a statement. Okonjo-Iweala, who made history as the first woman and first African to lead the WTO, will pursue a second term when her current mandate expires in August 2025. Her decision was officially communicated to WTO chair and…
Hopes for a potential reduction in petrol prices following the anticipated supply from Dangote Refinery were dashed yesterday, as NNPC Limited released a new pricing template that raised pump prices by approximately N95 per litre nationwide. Petrol prices had already been increased by over 45 per cent about two weeks ago, in anticipation of the refinery’s output. However, after extended negotiations between the Federal Government and Dangote Refinery, NNPC Limited was designated as the sole off-taker of petrol from the refinery. Amid disagreement between NNPC and Dangote over the price of the product, a statement by Chief Corporate Communications Officer,…
people of Opobo nation, the home country of the incumbent governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, have tasked the governor to start taking all necessary steps to ensure that he is not stopped from contesting and returning to complete his second tenure in 2027. The governor’s kinsmen under the auspices of Opobo Progressive Movement, OPM, disclosed this yesterday in a statement in Port Harcourt by the President of the body, Amb. Freedom Owujie, in reaction to a statement by Ogoni and Oyigbo People’s Assembly, OOPA. OOPA during a conference in Tai Local Government Area of the state said that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will not yield to the call of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to redeploy the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Anugbum Onuoha. Statereporters recalls that Onuoha has been a subject of controversy over his relationship with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and Wike have not been in good terms after Wike supported his second term bid when he defected to the PDP. The Governor and the national leadership of the PDP have expressed fears that Onuoha would influence the election to…
Dangote Refinery has clarified that its recent sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) was conducted in U.S. dollars. The refinery’s spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, in a statement released on Sunday, emphasized that their current stock of crude was procured in dollars, leading to a dollar-based transaction with NNPC Ltd. “We sold the products to NNPC Ltd. in dollars with a lot of savings against what they are currently importing,” the statement read. This revelation comes in response to NNPC’s claim that they purchased petrol from Dangote Refinery at…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah, says the failure of political parties and their candidates to sign the Peace Accord to shun electoral violence sends a wrong signal to Nigerians. He stated this Sunday in Benin City, during the Edo Election Security Townhall, a programme organised by Channels Television in partnership with the Kimpact Development Initiative and the UK International Development. Though 17 political parties are fielding candidates in the September 21, 2024, Governorship Election in Edo State like the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP), among others, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, recently wrote a diplomatic letter to the United Kingdom aviation handlers requesting landing slots for Air Peace, at the UK’s Choice airport in Heathrow. These requests sparked discussions in the industry, OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN x-rays the matter The media has been filled with reports about the protest letter written by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to his British counterpart. The letter was written to lodge a formal complaint about the UK airport authority’s refusal to allow the Nigerian Air Peace to land at Heathrow Airport. In a letter dated…
Political heavyweights and other stakeholders from the Ogoni and Oyigbo ethnic extractions in Rivers state held a crucial meeting at the weekend and resolved to produce the replacement of the state governor, Siminialayi Fubara in 2027. The event, which was held under the auspices of Ogoni/Oyigbo Peoples Assembly at Tai at had prominent politicians across party lines, Senator Barinada Mpigi, Senator Magnus Abe, Amb. Desmond Akawor, and Chief Victor Giadom among others in attendance. They resolved that the two ethnic nationalities, which falls under the same senatorial district must remain united to produce Fubara’s replacement in 2027. As part of…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited gave divergent views over the price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, produced and pumped out on Sunday by Dangote Refinery. While both oil firms have different accounts of the price of PMS dispensed by Dangote on Sunday, independent oil marketers say they are still awaiting the price of the commodity from the sole off-taker of the product – NNPC. This came as the major oil marketers told one of our correspondents that they got PMS from NNPC at the rate of N766/litre, while NNPC said it bought…