Day: May 17, 2025

Nigeria’s Renaissance Energy Halts Production On One Line Of Trans Niger Oil Pipeline

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian oil firm Renaissance Energy has halted production on one line feeding into the Trans Niger oil pipeline, a major oil artery transporting crude from onshore oilfields to the Bonny export terminal, following an operational incident, it said on Friday. An environmental rights group said on Thursday that the pipeline burst on May 6 and spilled oil into the local B-Dere community in Ogoniland, the second such incident affecting the pipeline in two months. The halted pipeline goes through B-Dere community to join the Trans Niger Pipeline. Nigerian oil consortium…

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FIRE-FOR-FIRE: Dino Melaye, Charly Boy In War Of Words On X

Ganiyu Amodu

. You’re depressed – Charly Boy . Your destiny is inside freezer – Melaye fires back   Dino Melaye, a former senator, has fired back at Charles Oputa, the ace singer popularly known as Charly Boy, following the latter’s criticism of his flamboyant lifestyle. The war of words began on May 13 after Melaye, known for his displays of wealth on social media, declared in a video that “there’s no one else like me. I’m limited edition”. Charly Boy responded by suggesting the former Kogi west senator might be “depressed…

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Foreign Oil Giants Seek Re-entry Into Nigeria’s Oil Market, Eye Deepwater Prospects

Ganiyu Amodu

Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, is actively pursuing a return to Nigeria’s oil market, focusing on frontier deepwater exploration opportunities. Petrobas’ re-entry into Nigeria’s oil market marks a significant shift from its previous divestment strategy, reflecting a renewed commitment to expanding its international presence. The development was disclosed in a post by Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday. Shettima attributed Petrobras’ renewed interest in Nigeria to the economic reforms introduced by the Tinubu-led administration. “As the economic reforms of the administration of President take root, the…

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Women Who Shared Their Men, By Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode

I don’t think those who do not believe in the long haul should bother us with the wedding invitation cards and the fanfare. Weddings do not make marriages.   One man, three, four wives, and a strong home, a marriage that lasted till the end of their lives. How did our grandmothers and great-grandmothers do it? How did they cope with the sleep roasters, sharing their men’s affection, attention and bodies? Didn’t they ever get jealous, feel betrayed when the men they love bring in new women? Wait, did they…

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