Day: June 2, 2022

Buhari, NNPC CEO Showcase Oil, Gas Investment Opportunities in Spain

ADEOLA YUSUF

CEO/GMD NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari has reiterated his commitment to sustain the strategic energy partnership between Nigeria and Spain. Mallam Kyari disclosed this while addressing Nigerian and Spanish business leaders on investment opportunities in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry, in Madrid, Spain, on the sidelines of President Muhammadu Buhari’s state visit to Spain, Wednesday. President Buhari had earlier met with the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez, King of Spain, His Majesty, King Filipe VI, and gave a speech at the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization, WTO, in Madrid.…

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41 Yr-Old Nigerian Shoots Wife, Kills Mother-in-law, Commits Suicide in US

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

How argument over custody of the couple’s three-month-old son Mansa led the Dallas-based Igbokwe to shoot his wife and her mother point blank, in the head – U.S. Police   A 41-year-old Nigerian, Obinna Igbokwe, on Wednesday night in Texas, United States, shot his wife, Tangela Igbokwe, killed her mother and fled to North Texas with their three-month-old son, Mansa, before finally killing himself. Igbokwe lived in Spring, Montgomery County of Dallas, Texas. According to the U.S. police, Obinna Igbokwe and his wife argued over the custody of the couple’s three-month-old son…

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BREAKING: How I Made Buhari President, Angry Tinubu Says As APC Ticket Cold War Hots Up

Abibat Babalola

“Dapo (Abiodun) that is sitting down here, could he have become Governor without me? We were at the stadium, they tore all his posters. Even the party flag, they didn’t want hand it over to him, I was the one who brought it.”   For the first time, a leading presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that without him, the president would never have won the election in 2015. In a feat of rage, Tinubu said he singlehandedly made both…

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God Bless The Queen: Timeline of Elizabeth’s 70 Years on British Throne

Abibat Babalola

Britain is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, her 70th year on the throne, with a huge dollop of pomp and pageantry. The celebration began with a military parade in London, Trooping the Colour, with 1,400 troops in bearskin caps marching to honor the queen’s formal birthday. Following an 82-gun salute, the queen will be joined by members of the British royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a military flyover. Many expect this will be the last big bash for the 96-year-old queen, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.…

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Why Nigeria’s Local Aviation Doesn’t Run 24-Hour Operations – FAAN

Ganiyu Amodu

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has hinged its inability to provide 24-hour services at aerodromes nationwide on non-viability of the local air transport sector. Managing Director of FAAN, Capt. Hamisu Yadudu, said extending operating hours at sunset airports attracts add-on costs that airlines can’t bear. Local airlines recently blamed the number of sunset airports and attendant short operating hours, among others, as the bane of flight delays in the industry. They said about 50 per cent of delays would not happen if most of the 24 airports operate into…

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How Messi Stole Show As Argentina Beat Italy In Finalissima

Abibat Babalola

Argentina’s striker Lionel Messi lifts the trophy as Argentina’s players celebrate on the pitch after their victory in the ‘Finalissima’ International friendly football match between Italy and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1, 2022. Glyn KIRK / AFP Lionel Messi stole the show as Copa America holders Argentina powered to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday. Inspired by the peerless Messi, Argentina raced into a two-goal lead in the first half of the prestigious friendly thanks to strikes from…

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Nigeria Manufacturers’ Spending On Generators, Fuel Hits N153.13Bn In Two Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

Poor electricity supply worsens woes for manufacturing sector as producers spent N71.22Bn to provide alternative power In 2021 alone, pushed losses to consumers   The spending on alternative power sources particularly the generators and fuel by manufacturers in Nigeria has hit N153.13 billion in just two years. Platforms Africa, which reports this using data from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), noted that the manufacturers spent N71.22billon to provide alternative energy for their operational activities for the fiscal year 2021. Analysts say this amount would have been enough to build…

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