‘NNPC Cooperative Money Missing,’ Retired Workers Demand Probe

Abibat Babalola

A group of retired staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has raised alarm over alleged large-scale financial misappropriation within the company’s Lagos State Multipurpose Cooperative Society, accusing its leadership of mismanaging member contributions and operating without due process. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, the aggrieved retirees called for a forensic audit of the cooperative’s financial records and demanded accountability over what they described as unexplained losses and unpaid entitlements. Platforms Africa reports that Elder Ante Ante, who led the group, said that…

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He Stood, He Served, He Inspired: Tribute To Dr. Bala Wunti, By Usman Koli

ADEOLA YUSUF

  This is not goodbye. It’s an honor.   It is difficult to put into words the story of a man whose life was not just lived but felt deeply, genuinely, and profoundly. It’s over now, the last file signed, the final handshake exchanged, the door gently closed behind a man whose entire life has been anything but ordinary. As of May 30, 2025, Dr. Bala Maijama’a Wunti stepped out of public service, quietly bowing out from a remarkable journey that shook boundaries, lifted lives, and left behind a trail…

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PSG Thrash Inter Milan 5-0 To Win Champions League

Ganiyu Amodu

Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich to win the Champions League for the first time. Former Inter player Achraf Hakimi opened the scoring for PSG, but it was the 19-year-old French forward Desire Doue who stole the show. He doubled PSG’s lead with a deflected effort before scoring a wonderful second goal after the half-time break. How, Why NCDMB Boss, Felix Ogbe, Appointed Nigeria’s Representative On APPO Board Super Eagles Defeat Jamaica On Penalties To Win Unity Cup Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added a fourth and the 18-year-old substitute Senny…

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How, Why NCDMB Boss, Felix Ogbe, Emerged Nigeria’s Representative On APPO Board

Ganiyu Amodu

“Major call to duty,” details of the Executive Secretary’s appointment conveyed in a letter signed by the Director of Support Services, APPO, Mrs. Philomena Ikoko, on behalf of the Secretary General of the organization, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim   The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe has been appointed into the Executive Board of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization (APPO). Platforms Africa reports that by the appointment, Ogbe becomes Nigeria’s representative on the Board of the 18-member continental body, which has…

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Super Eagles Defeat Jamaica On Penalties To Win Unity Cup

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria needed penalties to see off Jamaica in the final of this year’s Unity Cup on Saturday. The game had ended 2-2 in regulation time. Moses Simon opened the scoring with a fine finish off Cyriel Dessers’ cross, but the Raggae Boys levelled almost immediately through Kaheim Dixon. The Super Eagles again went in front, thanks to a fantastic solo effort from Samuel Chukwueze. Tragedy As 21 Kano Athletes Die In Road Crash ‘Munich 2025,’ PSG, Inter Milan Set For Champions League Final Showdown Again, Jamaica found an equalizer, with…

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Tragedy As 21 Kano Athletes Die In Road Crash

Ganiyu Amodu

About 21 athletes and officials from Kano, who recently participated in the National Sports Festival in Ogun State, have tragically lost their lives in a road accident. The accident took place on the Daka Tsalle bridge in the Garun Malam Local Government area around 8 am on Saturday. The bus encountered a pothole, which caused it to overturn. Ado Salisu, An official on the trip confirmed that 19 people died on the spot, while two others later died at Kura General Hospital. He added that more than 10 passengers sustained…

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Accidental Second Wives, By Funke Egbemode

Ganiyu Amodu

Finding Mr Right simply ended up being too hard a nut to crack than juggling two MBAs in the same academic year. So, they settle for Mr Available, in the absence of Mr Right. Are there really women whose main and original ambition was to become second wives? I mean, are there women who never once had a goal of meeting a fine young man whose first wife they want to be? Do some women consciously set out to be second or third wives? Take a look at your young…

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I Only Knew What Poverty Is When I Became Emir – Sanusi Lamido

Ganiyu Amodu

The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said he got to know what poverty truly is when he mounted the throne. Sanusi said this in a goodwill message at a public lecture with the theme: “Weaponization of poverty as a means of underdevelopment: A case study of Nigeria,” commemorating the 60th birthday celebration of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in Abuja, on Saturday. The former CBN Governor said, “Many of the elite in Nigeria do not know what poverty…

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‘Munich 2025,’ PSG, Inter Milan Set For Champions League Final Showdown

Ganiyu Amodu

. PSG have never won the Champions League before, coming closest when they got to the final in 2020. . Inter were the last Italian winners, when Jose Mourinho’s side defeated Bayern in Madrid in 2010.   Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan will lock horns in Saturday’s Champions League final with the French side hoping to win European club football’s biggest prize for the first time and the Italians eyeing their fourth title. The match, which kicks off at Bayern Munich’s 75,000-capacity Allianz Arena at 9pm (1900 GMT), pits an…

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Simon Ekpa’s Trial Begins In Finland As Prosecutor Seeks Six-Year Jail Term

Ganiyu Amodu

The trial of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, commenced at the Päijät-Häme district court on Friday. Ekpa was charged with “public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent” and “participation in a terrorist group”. The Biafra agitator had denied all charges during a police investigation. According to Yle, a Finnish media outlet, Ekpa appeared in court alongside his lawyer, Kaarle Gummerus. The publication said the prosecutor is demanding a minimum prison sentence of six years for Ekpa. Speaking with Yle before the preparatory session, Sampsa Hakala, the state…

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