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The newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, is a seasoned Nigerian engineer with expertise in petroleum, process, and production engineering. Before his latest appointment, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company. The firm recently led a consortium of indigenous energy firms in the landmark acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), worth $2.4 billion. Ojulari began his career as the first Nigerian process engineer at Elf Aquitaine before joining SPDC in 1991. A native of…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Police Command has denied a report by a national online newspaper (not Peopleandpolitics.net) that killer herdsmen invaded, plundered, chased away residents and took over some communities in Eha Amufu axis of the state. The police slammed the report as baseless, mischievous and misleading. Further describing the said report as "spurious", the Command said it was a calculated attempt to mislead the public and instill fear. In a press statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Command, Daniel Ndukwe, the police said that "no community in Eha-Amufu or any part…

Finally, the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari,has lost his job. President Bola Tinubu sacked him, according to a statement issued today, Wednesday, April 2, by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga. Tinubu also dissolved the NNPCL Board, firing its Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure. Speculations on Kyari's possible removal from office had,from time to time, gripped the nation since 2023. Onanuga said Tinubu invoked his powers under section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 to carry out the sweeping reconstitution, citing the need for “enhanced…

Two years ago, as Cyclone Mocha whipped towards the western coast of Myanmar, packing wind speeds of some 280 kilometres per hour (175mph) and threatening disaster, the country’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing appeared unconcerned. Despite predictions of widespread destruction as the cyclone made landfall, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and most of his cabinet were in the east of the country consecrating a Buddhist temple. The Irrawaddy magazine described the general’s role in the elaborate ceremonies that weekend in Shan State’s Keng Tung as another example of his obsession with traditional rituals to ward off bad luck and misfortune.…

By our reporter In an apparent show of defiance, Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan literally challenged the State and Local Government Area (LGA) authorities today, Tuesday, April 1, when she set foot on her native Okehi to the embrace of a mammoth crowd of supporters. In a celebratory, carnival atmosphere, they literally shook off both the curfew imposed on the area and the ban on rallies, slammed by the LGA and Governor Usman Ododo-led State governments, respectively, as well as the police, to receive Sen. Akpoti-Uduaghan,in a move which clearly highlighted her immense popularity among her constituents and sent a…

By our reporter Protests by irate residents of Otukpo, a leading town in Benue State, North Central Nigeria, broke out today, Tuesday, April 1. In their numbers, they took to the streets raising their voices against the increasing killings and kidnappings in their area. The development came as residents of Olena, Apu community of Otukpo Local Government Area (LGA) fled their homes on Monday night, March 31, following attacks by killer herdsmen. Blocking major roads, the Otukpo protesters chanted “we no go gree o! We no go gree!" and sought immediate remedial action from the state government and security agencies.…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Members of the Taraba State House of Assembly (TSHA) have denied allegations that they received a princely N150 billion from the state Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, as bribe before approving his request for a N350 billion bond recently. Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Information, Hon. Nelson Len, in a press conference at the State Assembly complex in Jalingo, denied the accusations, describing such as false, baseless and unfounded. PeopleandPolitics.net reports that recently, a chieftain of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Alhaji Ardo Jika accused the Assembly members of collecting the bribe…

By John Bassey, Gusau Zamfara State Police Command has announced the assumption of duty of new State Commissioner of Police (CP), Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba. He is the state's 35th CP. Maikaba takes over from MD Shehu, who has been promoted Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police and redeployed to Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), Force Headquarters, Abuja. Maikaba was born in Nasarawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state on February 15, 1968. He attended both primary and secondary schools in Kano state and holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree in Economics, Bayero University, Kano. Maikaba joined the Nigeria Police Force in…