HEIRS Energies Rallies Industry Leaders For Nigeria’s Oil Output Growth

      Convened by Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Chairman of Heirs Energies, the 2025 Heirs Energies Leadership Forum: Industry Leaders Discourse (ILD) will bring together government decision-makers, global energy CEOs, and sector pioneers on Thursday, 20 February 2025, at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. This high-level gathering aims to forge actionable strategies for accelerating Nigeria’s oil production growth. The forum, themed “Nigeria’s Oil Production Growth Roadmap – Acceleration Imperatives,” will feature distinguished speakers including Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil); Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Commission Executive,…

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’72 Hours After Birthday,’ Champion Newspaper’s Deputy Editor, Bisiriyu Olaoye, Is Dead

Last minutes of the journalist + Family statement on what will happen on Wednesday   Deputy Editor of the Champion Newspaper, Bisiriyu Olaoye, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Olaoye died on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, three days after his 64th birthday. His remains have been committed to mother earth according to the Islamic rites. He was, according to update on his verified Facebook page, born on February 9, 1961. Wife of the deceased, Sukurat Olaoye, who confirned this in a statement, maintained the Fidau (Muslim prayer) would come up…

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Meet Moshood Jimoh, Newly Appointed Lagos State Commissioner Of Police

The Police Service Commission has appointed Moshood Jimoh as the new Commissioner of Police for Lagos State Command. Jimoh served as the force spokesman from January 2017 to January 2019. He later held various positions, including Deputy Commissioner of the Airport Police, Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Administration, Deputy Commissioner of General Investigation, and Commissioner of Police for the Ports Authority, Eastern Ports. A statement released on Monday by the PSC’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, stated: “The Police Service Commission, on Monday, February 17, 2025, approved the appointment of Moshood Jimoh…

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NNPCL Acquires 15% Equity Stake in Starzs Gas 2mmscf/d CNG Asset

    First phase of the project is estimated to cost over $7 million   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) through its subsidiary, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has agreed to take a 15-per cent equity shareholding in Starzs Gas Limited’s 2 million standard cubic feet per day (2mmscf/d) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station in Iwhrekan, Ugheli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Platforms Africa reports that as part of the equity partnership, the national oil company has also agreed to guarantee gas supply to the…

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‘I Was Shot Six Times,’ Nollywood Star Charles Okocha Recounts Surviving Gunshots

Nollywood actor and comedian, Charles Okocha, popularly known as Igwe 2Pac, has opened up about a near-death experience in which he survived six gunshot wounds. Speaking on a recent episode of Curiosity Made Me Ask, Okocha revealed that one of the bullets entered through one side of his stomach and came out on the other side. During the interview, the host, Bae U Barbie asked, “Is it true that you were shot six times?” ‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US To Deport 201 Nigerians ‘Exclusive Right,’ Falcon Secures NMDPRA’s 25-Year Gas…

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First Lady Sprayed Dollar At Event — Report

A widely circulated video on social media has stirred controversy, showing Katsina State’s First Lady, Hajiya Fatima Dikko Radda, allegedly spraying US dollars at an event. The footage, primarily shared on Instagram, has sparked criticism, with many questioning the insensitivity of such an act. This is more so in a state grappling with terrorism, kidnapping, poverty, and a high number of out-of-school children. READ ALSO: Nedu Didn’t Know I Was Using Him To Expose VDM — Deeone Police Officer Dies Inside Hotel, Female Guest Flees ‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US…

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Nedu Didn’t Know I Was Using Him To Expose VDM — Deeone

A former Big Brother Naija reality show star, Deeone, has revealed that Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia, was unaware that he used his appearance on Honest Bunch podcast to expose VeryDarkMan. Deeone revealed this in an interview on a Television Continental programme: “Breakfast Show,” after Nedu resigned from his job. The resignation followed the backlash that attended the revelation on VDM by Deeone on the Honest Bunch podcast and the reaction of VeryDarkMan. READ ALSO: Police Officer Dies Inside Hotel, Female Guest Flees ‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’…

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Police Officer Dies Inside Hotel, Female Guest Flees

The lifeless body of a Police Inspector, Haruna Mohammed, has been discovered in a hotel room at Anthony Uzum Estate, Oyeyemi, Akute in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. It was gathered that the Inspector, attached to the Ishashi Police Division in Lagos State, checked into Super G Royal Hotel around 1am on Saturday with an unidentified woman. According to reports, the hotel manager, Deborah Adejobi, found their room unlocked at about 8:52am. Upon inspection, Adejobi discovered the officer lying lifeless, while the woman was nowhere to be found.…

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‘Landing In Lagos Shortly,’ US To Deport 201 Nigerians

‘Trump Effect,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., speaks on the batch-by-batch deportation schedule Nigerians already in the US immigration camps + his position on Drop Box Policy suspension rumour    No fewer than 201 Nigerians are in the immigration camps set to be deported home from the United States in line with President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, just as the country revealed that it has not suspended the Drop Box policy of renewing its visa. Eighty-five of those to be deported by the Donald Trump administration have been…

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Accidental Airstrike Allegedly Wipes Out Family Of 6 In Katsina

Seven innocent civilians were said to have been killed by a military airstrike that hit Yauni community, Zakka ward of Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that three other security personnel, including two police officers and an operative of the state owned Community Watch Corps (CWC), were earlier killed in a gun duel with bandits. A resident who pleaded anonymity told our reporter that the incident was as a result of the local government election which took place on Saturday. The bandits had reportedly planned to…

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