Day: March 18, 2025

PDP National Secretariat Faces Demolition As Wike Revokes Land Title

Aliyu Aliyu

  ’19 years of ‘unpaid’ ground rent’ ex-Presidential aspirant under PDP gives detailed sins of the party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat is facing imminent demolition as the Minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, revoked the land occupancy rights of the multi-storey mansion in Abuja. Platforms Africa reports that in a letter dated March 13 and addressed to the PDP national chairman, Chijioke Nwankwoeze, director of land administration at the FCT administration, said the revocation was due to “non-payment” of ground rent. Ground rent is…

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450,000 Barrels Daily TNP Shut As Explosion Rocks Nigeria’s Largest Oil Pipeline 

Efe Wellington

‘Few Days After Takeover,’ details of incident on the 180 kilometers (112 miles) long asset newly bought by Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited as part of SPDC acquisition    An explosion has struck the Trans-Niger Pipeline, one of Nigeria’s largest oil pipelines, causing significant disruption and raising concerns about environmental damage and economic losses. The incident, which occurred in Rivers State, is the latest in a series of political crises plaguing the country’s oil infrastructure. The explosion, reported late Monday evening sent plumes of thick smoke into the sky, visible…

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Odia Ofeimun Strikes 75 In Style

Abibat Babalola

There is no better way of introducing Odia Ofeimun than pointedly stressing that “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!”   Enough said. Poet, publisher, editor, activist, polemicist, mentor, politician, columnist, factory worker, writer, dance-drama exponent, public intellectual, critic etc, Odia Ofeimun has packed uncountable lifetimes into one tumultuous lifespan. Born on March 16, 1950, in Iruekpen, an Esan-speaking town in Ekpoma, in present-day Edo State, Odia Ofeimun missed an entire year at the start of his primary schooling because, as was the practice then, his right hand could not cross his…

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‘Aworis Marginalised, Population Larger Than Yewa , Egba,’ Olota Demands 14 LGAs

Damilola Olonade

      ‘One General Hospital For 2 Million Residents,’ Monarch Decries Poor Healthcare Facilities In Ado-Odo/Ota LG     The Olota of Ota, Prof. Adeyemi Obalanlege, has alleged marginalisation of his territory with a population, which he declared “is larger than that of Yewa and Egba.” A report by the HealthWise, a health-focused pullout of The PUNCH, quoted the Monarch to have also decried the lack of healthcare facilities in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, revealing that only one general hospital serves the over two million…

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‘Six Years After,’ Man Shot By SSS Operatives Gets Justice

Abibat Babalola

A Sokoto-born businessman who was shot by the State Security Service (SSS) agents in 2016 has finally received justice six years after the agency refused to comply with a court judgement delivered in his favour. In the wee hours of 2 April 2016, some SSS operatives invaded the residence of the businessman in Jos, Plateau State, and shot him in the thigh after mistaking him for a suspect. That incident marked the genesis of his suffering until last Friday when the SSS compensated him with N10 million, as ruled by…

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Oba Otudeko Seeks Out-Of-Court Settlement Over $12.3 Bn Fraud At FirstBank

Abibat Babalola

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday adjourned till May 8, 2025, for a report of settlement in an alleged N12.3bn fraud case against the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and three others. The court fixed the date following an agreement by all parties to allow the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN), to mediate and facilitate an amicable resolution of the matter. Otudeko, alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya, a former…

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‘I’m Sorry,’ Corps Member Who Says Lagos Is “Smelling'” Apologises

Abibat Babalola

    A Lagos-based National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ushie Uguamaye, who went viral last week for her criticism of the government, has apologised for “talking down” on Lagos. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Raye acknowledged that her words may have offended Lagos residents and expressed regret over her choice of language. She clarified that her intention was not to insult those who call Lagos home but to share her honest observation as a visitor. ‘Capital Punishment,’ Tinubu’s Aide Denies Demanding Death Penalty for Corper Corps Member In Trouble…

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Corper Raye: They Move Into Lagos, Mess It Up, Call It Smelly – Govt

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has slammed the member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ushie Uguamaye, for stating that “Lagos is smelling.” In a chat with our correspondent, the Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adesina, stated that despite seeing Lagos as smelly, the corps member still goes about enjoying the night life the city has to provide as seen in her TikTok videos. He said those who hold such view are actually the ones who troop into Lagos in…

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