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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Ayaba Abiwumi Owoade, has said her husband will not only encourage, but support any activity that can improve women economic power, in order to enable them develop high esteem and more confidence in one another through exhibiting their God-given potentials for good. She stated that despite challenges, women had continued to display great dynamism. A release issued by the Director of Media and Publicity to the Alaafin of Oyo, Bode Durojaiye, on Wednesday, April 2, quoted Ayaba Owoade as speaking on the imperative of women in nation building, to commemorate…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Middle Belt Forum (MBF) said it is aware of inflammatory threats and unguarded statements by certain disgruntled elements claiming to defend the interests of the Arewa North following what it described as the unacceptable extrajudicial killing of 16 citizens in Uromi, Edo State, last week. A statement signed by the forum's spokesman, Luka Binniyat, and issued to newsmen in Kaduna on Wednesday, April 2, which contained these, however, warned against any attempt to unleash violence on Southerners in the North. Tracing the trajectory to the Uromi incident, MBF stated: "These individuals, reportedly armed hunters, were traveling…

From Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has received the gubernatorial candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 governorship election, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fold. He commended the ex-opposition flagbearer for demonstrating that politics is not a do-or-die affair. Recall that Edeoga had,after the electoral umpire had declared Mbah winner of the governorship poll, challenged the verdict from the Election Petitions Tribunal right up to the Supreme Court, which upheld the lower courts' judgment saying that the PDP candidate won. Apparently enthused by Edeoga’s return to the PDP, the governor…

By John Bassey, Gusau Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has assured of increased revenue inflow following noticeable significant improvements in the state's security situation. On Wednesday, April 2, the governor toured sites and mining factories in Anka and Maru Local Government Areas (LGAs). A statement by the governor's spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed that the tour aimed to further assess the state's vast resources with the objective of creating additional revenue-generating opportunities. “Today, Governor Dauda Lawal has begun a tour of mining sites and factories, starting with a visit to Comet Star Industry, a private mining company located in the…

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.…