Author: ADEOLA YUSUF

A multiple award-winning journalist with over two decades of impactful investigative reporting, fact-checking, and solution journalism experience, Adeola Yusuf is currently the Team Lead of Platforms Africa.

‘Data Stealing Prevalent In Nigeria’s 2024 Oil Bid Round’

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CEO of Pana Holdings, whose company participated in the bid round, opened up during the 2025 NOG Energy Week panel session on the role data thieves played in the oil block allocation exercise. The 2024 oil bid round witnessed a prevalence of activities by data thieves who ripped off the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and bidders in millions of dollars. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Executive Officer of Pana Holdings, Dr. Daere Akobo, whose company participated in the bid round, insisted during the 2025 NOG Energy Week…

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Coalition In Crisis, ADC Faction Rejects Atiku, David Mark, Aregbesola, Others

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  . ‘ADC not for sale,’ faction declares ‘takeover’ by coalition illegal   A major faction within the African Democratic Congress, on Wednesday, kicked against the move by an opposition coalition to adopt the party as its political platform. Factional National Publicity Secretary, Musa Isa Matara, in a statement on behalf of the group, warned that the ADC is not a “private coalition platform” to be hijacked by political elites. The faction expressed outrage over what it described as a unilateral decision made without input from critical stakeholders. According to…

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‘Elaborate Exhibition,’ Shell Companies In Nigeria Gets Accolades At NOG Energy Week

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Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN) on Tuesday kicked off their participation at the 24th Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition in Abuja with an elaborate exhibition on their operations which drew commendation from top government functionaries and other conference participants. Platforms Africa reports that among the visitors to the stand were the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Bayo Ojulari, who were conducted round by Business Value Manager, Chidi Nkazi. SCiN are Diamond sponsors…

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‘Clear Line Drawn,’ Nigeria Hints At Mass Revocation Of Idle Oil Blocks

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  “The mandate from His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the new NNPC Ltd Board to review all existing operatorship arrangements is not just an administrative exercise it is a clear signal,” everything oil minister said at NOG Energy Week 2025   The Nigerian government on Tuesday hinted at possible mass revocation of unproductive oil blocks, declaring to oil companies to either step up or step aside. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D., who declared this at the NOG Energy Week 2025, maintained that…

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$2.8bn AKK Gas Pipeline Project Crosses River Niger, NNPC Eyes Completion By Dec

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‘Nigeria now enjoyed 100% crude oil pipelines availability throughout June 2025,’ Ojulari reviews stewardship at the NOG 2025 The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced that the $2.8 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) Gas Pipeline has successfully crossed the River Niger, boosting the hope of the project’s completion by Q4 2025. Platforms Africa reports that the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, who announced the significant milestone while delivering a Keynote Address at the 24th NOG Energy Week (NOG) on Tuesday, said the feat…

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Alima Atta’s Seminality Live in LASU, By Ganiu Okunnu, Ph.D

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    Permit me to state that the then LASUAASOC which has now transformed to Lagos State University Faculty of Communication and Media Studies pioneered the teaching of specialised areas of Mass Communication in 2001   To live is more than just to exist but to live a life of impact. While some individuals live a purposeful life, the entire lifespan of others are characterized by minutes, hours and days they roamed on earth. For those that live a life of purpose, they achieve immortality even existing after their death.…

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‘I’ll Serve One Term,’ Peter Obi Declares 2027 Presidential Ambition

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‘Atiku, El-Rufai Or Any Other,’ My only condition to join coalition: everything Obi said on his ambition to unseat Tinubu     Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will contest the 2027 presidential election. Obi added that he was willing to serve a single four-year term if elected. He made the declaration on Sunday night while speaking during a live session on X Spaces, where he answered questions from supporters both in Nigeria and abroad. In a statement released on Monday…

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Popular Nollywood Actor Dies In Canada

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Nollywood has been struck by tragedy with the sudden passing of renowned actor and producer, Kayode Peters. Peters colleague and comedian Steve Onu, popularly known as Yaw, who cobfirked the news, added that he was still trying to reach Mr Peters’ brother for further details. “Yes, he is,” Yaw told Peoples Gazette when asked if Mr Peters had died. “I am still trying to speak with his brother but he is not picking.” ’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead Babcock Varsity Final-Year Student Commits Suicide…

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’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead

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  . ‘Generational wealth,’ Tributes pour for the late uncle of Aliko Dangote, who reportedly raised initial business capital for the Africa’s richest man   Nigeria’s foremost billionaire, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Alhaji Dantata died 43 days after his 94th birthday on May 19, 2025. The death of Dantata, who is a close relative of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, was confirmed by his aide, Mustapha Abdullahi Junaid. Abdullahi wrote, “Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. It is with heavy…

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‘First Time In History,’ IABC Africa Elects Nigerian, Yemi Adeyemi, As Chair

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Eight things you hirtheto do not know about the Odeomu, Osun state-born communication czar who presently heads transformation change management and communication unit at the NLNG + Identities of other Africa Region Executive Board members for the International Association of Business Communicators   The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Africa has elected Yemi Adeyemi as its Chairman for the 2025-2026 term. Platforms Africa, which reports this, confirmed that Adeyemi is the first Nigerian to attain that height in IABC Africa’s history. A statement published by IABC on its verified…

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