Day: August 31, 2025

Pastor Kumuyi Modifies Another Deeper Life Law, “We Didn’t Get it From the Bible”

Abibat Babalola

Pastor William Kumuyi instructed the modification of two long-standing traditions of the church. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Gas Production Hits Daily Average Of 7.59 Billion SCF Ex-Police Inspector General Solomon Arase is Dead Former IGP Solomon Arase Dies In Abuja ‘Not Too Late,’ 5 Morning Signs Your Body Uses To Warn You Ahead of Kidney Crisis US Visa Applicants and Social Media Disclosure: A Risky Overreach with Dire Consequences for Nigerians, By Olufemi Soneye The cleric said that Christians must distinguish between God’s law and church principles, noting that such rules…

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Nigeria’s Gas Production Hits Daily Average Of 7.59 Billion SCF

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced that Nigeria achieved a significant energy milestone in July 2025, as gas flaring dropped to 7.16% while daily gas production rose to 7.59 billion standard cubic feet per day (BSCFD).BSCFD The simultaneous increase in output and decline in flaring underscores the Commission’s commitment to boosting production while advancing its 2030 zero-flare target. Nigeria’s gas industry has recorded steady growth over the past three years. The July 2025 daily average of 7.59 BSCFD represents an 8.58% increase compared to the 6.99 BSCFD…

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Ex-Police Inspector General Solomon Arase is Dead

DAMILOLA OLONADE

‘June 21, 1956 to August 31, 2025,’ How it all ended at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja.   A former Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, is dead. According to available information on Sunday, Arase, who was born on June 21, 1956, was reported to have died at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. The 18th Inspector-General of Police of Nigeria served as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) after his retirement from the force. DNA: Should Some Secrets Be Kept Forever?, By Funke Egbemode ‘N70K Against N200k,’ Nigerian Passport Now…

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Former IGP Solomon Arase Dies In Abuja

Abibat Babalola

Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase has reportedly passed away at Cedarcrest Hospital in Abuja. Arase, Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was appointed in April 2015 by then-President Goodluck Jonathan. Following his retirement in 2016, he continued to serve the country in various roles, most notably as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), a position he assumed in January 2023 under President Muhammadu Buhari. He was later removed from the role in June 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. A distinguished intelligence officer, Arase once headed the Criminal Intelligence…

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DNA: Should Some Secrets Be Kept Forever?, By Funke Egbemode

DAMILOLA OLONADE

Even good wives are being subjected to bombastic side eye when their husbands think they are not looking. Hitherto regarded great wives are now being looked at suspiciously, with daddies checking out the noses, nails and hairlines of their sons and skin tones of their daughters to see if they match those of their living and dead ancestors     This DNA problem is steadily becoming a problematic epidemic, isn’t it? It is querying the integrity of our men’s manhood and stripping our women of their belts of chastity. Even…

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The Place of Young Lawyers in NBA: Matters Arising, By Emeka Obegolu, SAN

DAMILOLA OLONADE

Some quarters have expressed dismay, describing the 2025 NBA Annual General Conference as an “enjoyment conference” where hotels were fully booked and many lawyers attended with women who weren’t their wives. Has the Bar Association lowered its bar by giving prominence to younger lawyers in the Conference Planning Committee? This eyewitness account on roles Dino Melaye, Deji Adeyanju, Kanayo O. Kanayo and other played may be useful    When the NBA President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN constituted and inaugurated the Annual General Conference Planning Committee (AGCPC), he charged us with…

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Five Things About Land Ogun Released To Federal Govt For Ijebu Ode Inland Dry Port

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    “Request made on June 26; offer made on August 30,” Tinubu’s angle to 130 hectares offer + roles Oyetola, Abiodun played   The Ogun State government has released land to the Federal Government to site the Inland Dry Port. Platforms Africa reports that the dry port, which is to be linked to the Lekki Deep Sea Port by a rail system, analysts believe, will further connect the proposed Kajola and Moniya Ibadan Dry Ports and Gateway International (Agro- Cargo) Airport to the same rail network. As the proposed…

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Vivian Adaora Okoye: Turning Scars into a Syllabus for Women, By George Odogwu

DAMILOLA OLONADE

  When hurt cuts deep, many women retreat into silence. They carry pain like a hidden wound—bleeding quietly, while smiling publicly. For Vivian Okoye, that silence became impossible to ignore. “I spent years in the company of women—schoolmates, friends, colleagues—and even in the laughter and sisterhood, I could sense the hidden struggles,” she recalls. “So many were bleeding in the dark.” Rather than accept this as normal, Vivian decided to act. Her answer came in the form of a book, Unlocking the Drama in Womanhood, a deeply personal journey and…

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