Day: March 7, 2023

Shell Announces Another Deepwater Oil Discovery Offshore Namibia

ADEOLA YUSUF

Shell, QatarEnergy, and Namibia’s state oil firm NAMCOR have discovered light oil in a deepwater exploration well drilled offshore the West African country, the UK-based supermajor said on Monday. Drilling operations at the Jonker-1X exploration well established the presence of a reservoir with light oil, Shell said, adding that further appraisal activities with dynamic data gathering are necessary to determine the size and recoverable potential of the oil discovery. READ ALSO: Bill Gates’ Daughter Suffers Racist Abuse Over Black Boyfriend Shell: Britain Is Less Attractive Than The U.S. For Energy Investment…

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Bill Gates’ Daughter Suffers Racist Abuse Over Black Boyfriend

Aoko Benjamin

How Phoebe, 20, who, in July, first confirmed that she was in a relationship with a fellow Stanford student, responded to the immense racist abuse   Bill Gates’ influencer daughter Phoebe has responded to the immense racist abuse that she faced over dating a black man – and slammed the ‘misconceptions and conspiracy theories’ that spread about her family on social media. Phoebe, 20, first confirmed that she was in a relationship with a fellow Stanford student, named Robert Ross, back in July – when she shared a few photos…

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Shell: Britain Is Less Attractive Than The U.S. For Energy Investment

ADEOLA YUSUF

The UK is less attractive than the United States for energy investment, due to the high windfall taxes on energy producers in Britain and the lack of incentives for clean energy investments similar in scale to the American provisions to boost green energy, Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan told The Times in an interview published on Monday. The UK government should “take a page from some of the things that the US have done recently, through the Inflation Reduction Act,” Sawan told the newspaper. The IRA has nearly $370 billion in…

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Why I’m Not Happy On My 76th Birthday – Pete Edochie

Abibat Babalola

Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said he was unhappy, as clocked 76 years on Tuesday. He shared some reasons behind his unhappiness on his Instagram page. The veteran said, “I’m 76 today and thank God who has brought me thus far. I should be happy today but I’m not because I can’t go to the bank to withdraw money which belongs to me and was told it’s for my own good. READ ALSO: UEFA To Refund Liverpool Fans After UCL Final Chaos Labour Party Dumps Gov Candidate, Endorses PDP In…

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UEFA To Refund Liverpool Fans After UCL Final Chaos

Ganiyu Amodu

Refunds will be available to all fans, UEFA said.       UEFA said Tuesday it will reimburse all Liverpool supporters who attended last year’s chaos-hit Champions League final between the English club and Real Madrid at the Stade de France in Paris. Heavily criticised in an independent report published last month for organisational failures which “almost led to disaster”, European football’s governing body said its refund scheme would cover the entire Liverpool allocation of nearly 20,000, as well as supporters of Real and other spectators affected by the trouble…

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Labour Party Dumps Gov Candidate, Endorses PDP In Rivers

Ganiyu Amodu

Ahead of the March 11 elections, the Labour Party in Rivers State has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Sim Fubara, for governor. The state Chairman of the Labour Party, Deinye Pepple, stated this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, saying Fubara’s senatorial district had yet to produce a governor since the creation of the state. READ ALSO: K1 Refuses Public Display Of Affection From Wife I Would Have Been A Prostitute Today’, Says Omotola Jalade Banky W Speaks Out For The First Time Since Losing…

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K1 Refuses Public Display Of Affection From Wife

Abibat Babalola

The video of popular Fuji music singer, K1 De Ultimate, publicly turning down kisses from his wife, Emmanuel, during his birthday party has sparked mixed reactions from netizens. The singer who turned 66 on Saturday, the 3rd of March, was surprised with a birthday party from his wife to celebrate his 66th birthday. With help from family members, his wife, Emmanuella, planned the surprise party at Radisson Blu hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. In a video from the birthday party that is making the rounds, K1 can be seen vehemently…

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I Would Have Been A Prostitute Today’, Says Omotola Jalade

Abibat Babalola

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has revealed some intimate details about her upbringing including how she almost went into prostitution. Omotola recounted her childhood experience in a recent interview with Chude Jidenwo. She revealed how her father passed away when she was 12 years old, adding it was a tragic incident that left her emotionless as she never grieved his death. The actress further added that she was close to going into prostitution to survive because of the challenges she faced at a young age. READ ALSO: Banky W Speaks…

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Banky W Speaks Out For The First Time Since Losing Election

Abibat Babalola

Nigerian Singer, Bankole Wellington, better known by his stage name of Banky W, and the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the Eti Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State, has spoken out for the first time since losing the election. In the February 25 elections, the Labour Party’s Thaddeus Attah unexpectedly defeated Banky W to win the seat. In a video that he posted of himself at a Sunday service in church, Banky W expressed his deep disappointment at losing the election. READ ALSO: 10 Family Members Returning From Kano Wedding…

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Beyond Nwelue: An Enabling Environment, By Wole Soyinka

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The literary world can do with more babies from the bassinet of “The Strangers of Braamfontein!”   More airing is required on the media trade in personality conscription – be it for negative or positive packaging. That goes also for exposed individuals who get sucked in – through unawareness, nonchalance, or gradations of collaborative conduct. Among Nwelue’s intimate associates unfortunately, are some dubious hangers on who exploit his own susceptibility and frail health to nurse their hunger for notoriety. The ultimate responsibility is however his, and he has emerged…

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