Month: April 2025

Shell, Renaissance Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.4 Bn SPDC License Transfer

Precious Ibekwe

“Other defendants are the AGF; the NNPC Ltd; the NUPRC; and the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.” Details of the unravelling legal fireworks with case number FHC/L/CS/651/2025   A suit seeking to stop Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited’s deal transferring its mining licence worth $2.4 billion to Renaissance African Energy Company Limited has been filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos. The Incorporated Trustees of Human Environmental Development Agenda sued Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, Renaissance African Energy Company Limited, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and four others over the…

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My Cult Followers’ll Kill You If You Speak Against Me, Apostle Suleman To Critics

Precious Ibekwe

    I’ve had cult boys bring people to me and say, ‘This boy was insulting you, we beat am and say make he apologise.’   Johnson Suleman, the general overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, has boasted about enjoying extreme loyalty from his followers, including cult boys. Addressing his congregation in a video circulating on social media, the cleric warned that anyone who speaks against him in Auchi, Edo state, would face violent consequences from those devoted to him. Platforms Africa reports that the cleric attributed his followers’…

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One Killed, Three Hospitalised As Military Granade Explodes In Lagos

Abibat Babalola

A yet-to-be-identified scavenger has been killed after a military-grade grenade exploded at Idi-Araba in the Mushin area of Lagos State. PUNCH Online learnt that three other persons were injured in the incident, which occurred on Thursday. It was gathered that some scavengers in a metal scrap yard were attempting to dismantle one of the grenades in their possession. The device, however denoted in the process, killing one of them on the spot while three others sustained severe injuries. A resident, Akin Olawale, told our correspondent on Friday that the explosion…

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Ekpo Performs Ibesikpo CNG Plant Groundbreaking, Hails Economic Growth Prospects

Aliyu Aliyu

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo today performed the groundbreaking ceremony for Guelph Gas Limited’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mother Station in Ibesikpo, Akwa Ibom State, noting that as the world shifts towards cleaner energy sources, Nigeria is poised to leverage its vast natural gas reserves to drive a just and equitable energy transition. Platforms Africa reports that Ekpo’s spokesperson, Louis Ibah, quoted him in a statement as describing CNG a cleaner alternative to traditional fuels, which will play a crucial role in reducing carbon emissions…

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APC Spokesman, Tunde Oladunjoye, Is Dead

Gbenga Adeoti

  ‘Money Failed,’ How the former running mate to Ogun state 2017 governorship candidate died in UK   Spokesman for the All Progressives Congress, Tunde Oladunjoye, is dead. Oladunjoye’s wife who confirmed the news, maintained that her husband died in the United Kingdom where he has been battling an undisclosed illness. He was reported to have earlier been flown from Nigeria to the UK for an advanced medical care. ‘One Post, 1.7 Million Views,’ Platforms Africa’s Ratings Soar A Child Can Be Born Older Than Both Parents. Here’s How Having…

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‘Their Names, Their Roles,’ NNPC Ltd Appoints Eight Senior Mgt Officers

Aliyu Aliyu

Following the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the appointment of a new 8-man Senior Management Team on Friday. Platforms Africa reports that this was contained in a statement by Olufemi O. Soneye, Chief Corporate Communication Officer. The team which would be headed by the GCEO, Mr Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has Rowland Ewubare as Group Chief Operating Officer; Adedapo Segun as Group Chief Financial Officer; and Olalekan Ogunleye as Executive Vice President Gas, Power &…

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Court Bars Akpabio, Natasha, Others From Granting Interviews

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate from granting press, TV interviews, or making social media posts regarding the ongoing case concerning the suspension of the female lawmaker. Justice Binta Nyako issued the order on Friday, restraining all parties involved, including their lawyers, from discussing the case in public. This follows complaints by Akpabio’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), regarding Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan granting interviews to media outlets such as BBC, CNN, and other news organizations. He argued that these interviews…

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Supreme Court Sacks Abure As Labour Party Chairman

Ganiyu Amodu

The Supreme Court on Friday removed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. In a unanimous judgment, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had recognised Abure as the party’s national chairman. The apex court in its decision, held that the appellate court lacked the jurisdiction to make such a declaration, given that the substance of the case concerned the internal leadership of the party. The court emphasised that matters relating to party leadership are…

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IT’S OFFICIAL: De Bruyne To Leave Man City At End Of Season

Ganiyu Amodu

Kevin De Bruyne is to leave Manchester City when his contract expires this summer, the player has announced. The Belgium playmaker has helped City to six Premier League titles and the Champions League since signing in 2015. The 33-year-old said in a statement on X that he would be saying goodbye to Manchester in the coming months. “I’ll get straight to it and let you all know that these will be my final months as a Manchester City player,” he said. ‘Why We Did It,’ Seplat Energy Joins Extractive Industry…

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You’ll Meet Your Maker Soon – Military Tells Notorious Bandit Kingpin Turji

Abibat Babalola

The military high command has said the days of notorious bandit kingpin, Kachalla Bello Turji, are numbered. The military’s reaction came less than 24 hours Turji k!lled 12 farmers in Lugu town, Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. It specifically dismissed the claims that the military had downscaled operations against herdsmen, terrorists, cattle rustlers, among others, adding that it would remain focused in capturing Turji. Turji was said to be returning from a Sallah visit to a community in Isa, when he carried out the attack. READ ALSO: ‘Why…

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