Category: Leadership

El-Rufai Visits Emir Of Kano, Touts SDP As Credible Alternative To APC, PDP

ADEOLA YUSUF

A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday visited the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at his palace in Kano State. Addressing journalists after the visit, El-Rufai said Nigeria urgently requires a trustworthy political alternative to save the country. The former governor explained that godfatherism and dysfunction had ruined both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. READ ALSO: NNPCL Under Fire As $897m Warri Refinery Revamp Flops EMTV Crowns Dorcas Ojelabi Legend Entrepreneur of The Year Madrid Open: Power Outage…

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NNPCL Under Fire As $897m Warri Refinery Revamp Flops

ADEOLA YUSUF

Industry operators and experts have questioned the operational integrity of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, particularly regarding transparency, efficiency, and overall management of Nigeria’s refineries under its purview. This is after the revelation that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company has remained shut since January 25, 2025, due to safety issues in its Crude Distillation Unit Main Heater. An April 2025 document on the Midstream and Downstream sector obtained from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority revealed that the refinery, which consumed $897.6m in maintenance costs, failed…

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Meet Saudi Arabia Billionaire Prince Al-Waleed Who Has Been Sleeping For Over 20 Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

With AI technology rapidly advancing globally and the internet playing a crucial role in everyone’s modern life, people remain interested in learning about the lives of royals. But just like all of us, royalty also faces God’s hardships, which no amount of money can resolve. One such royal family is from Saudi Arabia as their young Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled Bin was in a coma for nearly 20 years following a car crash in 2005. Meet Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’, Al-Waleed bin Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal is a…

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Over 100 Zamfara Villages Deserted

ADEOLA YUSUF

More than 100 villages in Zamfara State have been deserted due to relentless banditry, displacing over 300,000 people, yet the state government has not established official Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Previously operational camps in Gusau, Anka, Maradun, and Mada were closed, leaving IDPs to fend for themselves. Many squat with relatives or sleep in unfinished buildings, motor parks, or open spaces. Some resort to begging or menial jobs to survive, while Gusau and other towns face overpopulation from rural-urban migration driven by insecurity. READ ALSO: NLC Cancels May Day…

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NLC Cancels May Day Celebrations In Rivers, Edo States

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of the NLC has directed all affiliated industrial unions in Rivers State to organize and limit Workers’ Day celebrations to the state NLC secretariat. Similarly, unions in Edo State are to commemorate the day independently at their respective Union Secretariat. READ ALSO: I’ve Concluded That Nothing Good Will Come Out Of…

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I’ve Concluded That Nothing Good Will Come Out Of Tinubu’s Govt – Ex-APC Vice Chair

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, says he has lost hope in the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, adding that he doesn’t believe the President can achieve anything significant before May 2027. Lukman was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akanda, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television. He said he has come to realise that Tinubu is not the kind of progressive leader he once believed him to be, noting that he is governing Nigeria differently from…

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Police Rescue 10 Kidnapped Victims, Arrest ‘Notorious Criminal’

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday said 10 people have been rescued from a foiled attempted abduction by suspected bandits along the Funtua-Gusau highway. The agency said the victims were rescued by policemen from the Faskari Division of the Katsina State Police Command who engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel, causing the criminals to flee with bullet wounds. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who disclosed this in a statement, said, “On April 19, 2025, at about 9:35 pm, acting upon information, operatives of the Faskari Division…

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How God Drove My Car From Kano To Kaduna While I Was Sleeping – Amaechi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Rotimi Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, has narrated how God drove his car from Kano to Kaduna State while he was sleeping behind the steering. Amaechi narrated that the incident occurred after he and some others installed the Emir of Kano State, though he didn’t reveal the identity of the monarch. The former governor of Rivers State disclosed that Goje, Baraje and Professor Gambari were also in the car with him while he drove. He spoke as a guest speaker at the ninth edition of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF,…

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Real Reason Delta PDP Joined APC –Aniagwu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Delta State Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, has further explained why the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, decided to join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking on This Morning on TVC, Aniagwu said that remaining in the PDP, given its current challenges, would not advance the development of Delta State or its people. According to him, the decision to leave the party was carefully and primarily taken to avoid leading the state and its citizens into a bleak future,…

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5 killed As Explosion Rocks Rivers Community

ADEOLA YUSUF

At least five people have been confirmed dead following an explosion at a residential building used to store illegal petroleum products in Rivers State. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) reported that the blast and subsequent fire occurred at an illegal storage site for refined petroleum products in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA). The incident happened in a house where residents bought and stored illegally refined products, including condensate, for resale. READ ALSO: ‘How, Where Ayo Adebanjo’ll Be Buried,’ Afenifere Leader Begins Final Journey Barcelona Defeat Real Madrid 3-2…

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