Bauchi, Gombe fight over new oil wells
•Four oil wells are in Gombe, boundary commission hypocritical, says gov’s special adviser •Kolmani is in Gombe, late NNPC GMD misled Buhari, N’Delta scenario looms – Residents •Matter taking different dimension, Bauchi gov will consult, commissioner assures stakeholders A crisis appears to be brewing over the ownership of the Kolmani Oil and Gas field as both Bauchi and Gombe States have started...
Oil, gas can’t feed Nigeria’s growing population — Obasanjo
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, weekend, declared that with the growing population of the country, the oil and gas sector can no longer feed the nation. Obasanjo said this when the leadership of the apex socio-cultural group in Tivland of Benue State, Mzough U Tiv, MUT, paid him an ‘appreciation and friendship’ visit at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Penthouse...
Gunmen kidnap Benue commissioner, three others
The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped alongside Honourable Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver. It was gathered that they were kidnapped along David Marks Farm, after Akpa Otobi while on their way from Otukpo to Utonkon in Ado Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner was said...
Bag of controversies: Mystery of Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption
The controversy surrounding the actual daily petrol consumption in Nigeria has been unending with the different agencies in charge of the importation and distribution of Premium Motor Spirits reeling out conflicting figures. OPEOLUWANI AKINTAYO fact-checks the different claims by these agencies to determine the correct daily volume of PMS consumed in the country Nigeria’s Premium Motor Spirit, PMS daily consumption...
Health: Nigeria needs 12,000 doctors annually — MDCAN
*It’ll take Nigeria 25yrs to meet ideal target of 333,334 — NMA, *Declare state of emergency in health sector — MEDICAL GUILD LAGOS — The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, and Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, weekend painted a grim picture of the health sector in the country. While MDCAN said Nigeria will need 12,000 doctors annually to adequately address...
Oil-producing states get N625bn in two years — Presidency
The Presidency on Friday revealed that nine oil-producing states received N625.43bn 13 percent oil derivation, subsidy, and SURE-P refunds from the Federation Account in two years. “The states that received the refunds dating from 1999 to 2021 are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Imo, Ondo and Rivers,” a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President...
Vigilante group rescues woman from abductors in Anambra
A vigilante group has rescued a woman who was abducted from her workplace by unknown gunmen in Anambra State. The woman was said to be at her workplace when the yet-to-be-identified assailants invaded the place and captured her. But while on their way to the Ozubulu area, Nnewi central of the state, they ran into the men of the vigilante group...
Gunmen attack mosque in Delta, many injured
Unidentified gunmen early Friday morning, attacked a mosque in Ughelli, Delta state, leaving 11 worshippers injured. A resident who spoke to Vanguard’s news agency on phone, said the attack took place at about 6.47 am when some Muslim faithful were holding their morning prayers at the Central mosque, located along Okoroda street in Ughelli. The resident who gave his name simply...
Govs kick as Buhari accuses them of stealing LG funds
*Ortom not stealing LG funds, Benue replies FG *Buhari’s accusation does not apply to us — Kwara, Rivers, Ebonyi govts ABUJA — Governors struggled last night to extricate themselves from President Muhammadu Buhari’ accusation that they loot local government funds. It will be recalled that the President had said at different fora that local government administration in the country had been emasculated...
Adeleke’s emergence as Osun gov divine, say traditionalists
Traditional Religious Worshippers Association of Osun State has described the emergence of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, as divine, urging him to carry on with his predecessor’s good ideas and consult before modification, where necessary. The president of the group, Dr Oluseyi Atanda, said this in its congratulatory message to the governor obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday. TRAWSO, as the group...
