July 11, 2025
NNPCL may sell Warri, Port Harcourt, Kaduna refineries – Ojulari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has stated that the sale of the country’s non-performing refineries, including those in Warri, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna, remains a possibility as the company undertakes a full review of its downstream operations. Ojulari made this known in an interview with […]
‘Zazu’ gave Olamide international exposure – Portable claims
Controversial singer, Portable, has claimed that his song ‘Zazu Zeh’ gave ace rapper Olamide international exposure. Speaking in a video broadcast, Portable also claimed that his collaboration was British rapper Skepta gave him exposure in Nigeria. The singer said he hopes Olamide will collaborate with him more often. He said, “Zazuu blow Olamide internationally, Tony […]
Dele Momodu, business owner clash over alleged N380,000 debt from small chops supplied in 2022
Dele Momodu, a former Director of Strategic Communications of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Committee, has denied allegations of contracting one Black Diamond Kitchen in 2022 to supply Small Chops and owing the outfit the sum of N380,000. Momodu, a former presidential candidate, said he has never met such a person or visited any Black Diamond […]
Trump threatens Canada with 35 percent tariff rate starting Aug 1
Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens […]
Nigerian stock market hits historic N1.806trn gains
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, under Nigerian Exchange Group, NGX, Limited, recorded a historic milestone as investors gained N1.806 trillion in a single day. This development follows a significant rise in the All-Share Index, ASI, which surged by 2,457.13 points, or 2.01 per cent, to close at 124,446.80, crossing the 124,000 mark for the first time, […]
NNPC refineries may never work again – Dangote
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna may never function properly again, despite the reported $18 billion spent on their rehabilitation. Speaking while hosting members of Global CEO Africa at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote revealed that his decision to construct the […]
Three-year-old boy dies inside Lagos soakaway
A three-year-old boy, Chibuike Uba, has lost his life after falling into an open soakaway at Babarinsa in the Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred on Wednesday when the boy’s mother, Utoro, visited her aunt in the community. It was gathered that Utoro, who resides in the Epe […]
UNIZIK 100-level student dies after hostel lockout crisis
The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, have confirmed the death of Miss Isabella Ajana, a 100-level student in the Faculty of Law and has launched investigation into the circumstances leading to the incident. This is barely four days after a 300-level student of the Department of Microbiology at the institution, identified […]
No Southerner can take out Tinubu in 2027 – Dele Momodu
Former presidential candidate, Dele Momodu said no Southerner can wrest power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027. According to him, the president already has the South locked down and only if the North has a stake in the election, like it did in 2015, would it have the incentive and impetus to come out en […]
Akume denies interest in APC national chairmanship, appoints Odunuga as media adviser
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has rebuffed reports that he is vying for the position of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The denial followed a recent publication by a national daily newspaper that listed him among top politicians competing for the party’s top leadership role. In a […]