FULL LIST: 11 NEW NNPC LIMITED BOARD MEMBERS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Malam Mele Kyari. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, indicated that the President removed all …

EDO GUBER PETITION: APC’S OKPEBHOLO WINS ROUND ONE Governor Monday Okpebholo and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have won round one in the series of petitions challenging their declaration as winners of the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State. A petition instituted against them by the Action Alliance (AA) and one Adekunle Rufai Omoaje was thrown out by …

NATASHA: A DESPERATE POLITICIAN WHO BUILT HER POLITICAL CAREER ON FALSEHOODS – KOGI GOVT “The attention of the Kogi State Government has been drawn to the reckless, malicious and utterly false allegations made by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan in her verified Facebook page, in which she claims that Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Yahaya Bello, and the …

FROM MARINHO TO OJULARI: HISTORY OF NNPCL’S LEADERSHIP FROM INCEPTION President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday removed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement, effective April 2, 2025. The President also dissolved the company’s board, including its chairman, Pius Akinyelure, and reconstituted an 11-member board. …

UK COUNCIL PROBES 1,955 NIGERIAN NURSES OVER EXAM FRAUD The Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom has indicted 1,238 Nigerian nurses and midwives in the widely spread exam fraud concerns at Yunnik test centre in Ibadan, Oyo State. The NMC also said 717 Nigerian nurses and midwives are being probed for the exam fraud at the Ibadan centre. …

I WON’T ENGAGE IN ARGUMENT WITH NATASHA OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL HER – AKPABIO Senate President Godswill Akpabio has responded to fresh allegations made against him by Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The senator claimed on Tuesday that Akpabio instructed former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello to kill her. She also accused the current governor, Usman Ododo, of being …

FINALLY, MELE KYARI EXIT NNPCL AS TINUBU CONSTITUTES NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU RECONSTITUTES NNPC LIMITED BOARD, APPOINTS NEW CHAIRMAN, GROUP CEO President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. President …

TAKE-IT-BACK MOVEMENT PLANS NATIONWIDE PROTEST OVER EMERGENCY RULE IN RIVERS STATE Organisers of the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protest, the Take-It-Back movement, have announced plans to stage a demonstration against the ongoing “state of emergency” rule in Rivers State and the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act by the Nigerian police to target “activists, journalists, and social media influencers.” The protest is …

TINUBU IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT HE PROMISED – PETER OBI ON TINUBU’S MIDTERM SCORECARD Peter Obi’s interview with AriseTV’s Charles Aniagolu Charles Aniagolu: Talking about reflection, let’s reflect into the two years of Pesident Tinubu’s term, what is known as the midterm. If you look into what he has been doing in the last two years, how will you assess …

GOV NWIFURU ARRESTS SIX COMMISSIONERS, SUSPENDS LG CHAIRMAN OVER ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT TERM Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru has ordered the arrest of six commissioners over alleged involvement in breach of a contract for the construction of 140 housing units for Izzo and Amaze communities. The arrested commissioners are Professor Omari Omaka (Tertiary Education), Victor Chukwu (Environment), Ifeanyi Ogbuewu …

GOV NWIFURU ARRESTS SIX COMMISSIONERS, SUSPENDS LG CHAIRMAN OVER ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT TERM Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru has ordered the arrest of six commissioners over alleged involvement in breach of a contract for the construction of 140 housing units for Izzo and Amaze communities. The arrested commissioners are Professor Omari Omaka (Tertiary Education), Victor Chukwu (Environment), Ifeanyi Ogbuewu …

, NATASHA DEFIES BAN, ADDRESSES RALLY IN KOGI, SAYS SHE WAS REMOVED OVER LNG PLANTS, NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghanhas once again changed her narrative regarding her political challenges, now claiming that her removal was due to the LNG plants she allegedly facilitated in Kogi State, rather than the earlier allegations of sexual harassment. Speaking at her rally …

PROTEST IN OTUKPO OVER INCESSANT KIDNAPPINGS, KILLINGS Angry residents of Otukpo, Benue State, have taken to the streets in protest against the rising cases of killings and kidnappings in the area. The demonstrators, chanting “We no go gree!” blocked major roads, demanding urgent action from the government and security agencies to address the growing insecurity. One of the protesters, who …

PDP GETS OVER 5,000 NEW MEMBERS IN BENUE AS MASS EXODUS HITS APC, LP, NNPP A large number of defectors from various political parties, including the All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Social Democratic Party (SDP), have joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State. The defectors …

KOGI COUNCIL IMPOSES CURFEW AHEAD NATASHA’S SALLAH RALLY The Chairman of Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi State, Amoka Monday, has imposed a curfew across the council. Monday cited security concerns following the ban on political rallies and unauthorised public gatherings. In a statement he signed on Monday, he explained that the curfew was necessary to ensure peace and order in …