Missing Crude Oil Revenue: Court Dismisses Stardeep Water Petroleum Preliminary Objection

A federal high court sitting in Lagos has struck out a preliminary objection filed against the federal government of Nigeria by Stardeep Water Petroleum Limited. Justice Rilwan Aikawa dismissed the preliminary objection, in a ruking on Friday, on the ground that it lacked merit. Justice Aikawa further held that there was sufficient cause of action against the company as claimed …

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Nigeria Has 2 Options: Restructure Or Disintegrate, Says Afenifere Spokesman, Odumakin

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has only two options facing it, one promising unity and the other a recipe for disintegration. The spokesman for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, stated this at the weekend during the 10th yearly independence lecture on ‘Social Contract and Leadership in Nigeria’ organised by The Change We Need in Nigeria Initiative in Abuja. Odumakin said: “The way …

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When Mrs Biola Olaosebikan Buried Mum in Style

Mrs. Alimat Sadia Abiola Olaosebikan, a Lagos-based business woman and philanthropist, has buried her mother, Alhaja Amdalat Apinke Olaosebikan in style. The burial ceremony took place on Thursday, 10 October, 2019 at Abanise Street, Agodo area of Egbe-Idimu , a suburb of Lagos State South-West Nigeria. The colourful event had the crème de la crème of the society in attendance. …

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NNPC Discovers Hydrocarbon Deposits in Gongola

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country. It would be recalled that drilling of the Kolmani River II Well was flagged-off in a colourful ceremony by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2 February, 2019. …

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STOP IT: GROUP WARNS YEMI OSINBAJO

A Yoruba Social Cultural group, Network of Yoruba Alliance, NEYA has issued a statement recently asking the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to shelve the purported attempt to waive his immunity for what he called proper investigation of his person on the issues of news making rounds that he Prof. Yemi Osinbajo is involved in a N90billion FIRS money scandal.  …

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Police Launch Manhunt to Rescue Abuja Kidnap Victims

The Police Command of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has informed the public that it is making concerted effort to rescue the persons kidnapped around Pegi Community on Monday 7 October, 2019.  Though details of the incident are still sketchy, the Command is urging members of the public to be calm while the Police intensify effort to rescue and reunite …

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FIRS Boss, Tunde Fowler in Fresh Trouble

The last may not have been heard regarding the different controversies trailing Mr Tunde Fowler, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), as sources in the presidency confided in Global News that there are plans by some cartels to remove him. For some months now, Fowler has been enmeshed in one controversy or the other, ranging from financial misappropriation …

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Police Saves Uber Driver, Passenger from Death

On 3 October, 2019 a team from Bariga Police Division while on patrol along Shobande Street, Akoka noticed a black Hyundai vehicle parked along the road with two occupants: Abiodun Balogun (32) and Odisha Ginika (21) laying down unconscious on driver and passenger seats respectively. They were rushed to hospital for medical attention while the vehicle was removed from the …

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Five-Year-Old Boy Killed in Fire Incident

A five-year-old boy, Praise Emeka, has been killed in an inferno gutted a house at 4, Ben Okonkwo, Igando, Lagos. While the deceased was burnt beyond recognition, the combined efforts of Police and fire service men led to the rescue of other occupants of the building and prevented the fire from escalating. -By Dedeigbo Ayodeji

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