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NNPCL SPOKESPERSON, SONEYE RESIGNS, GIVES REASON The spokesperson of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, has resigned. Soneye disclosed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Saturday. He said he would no longer be the spokesperson for the oil giant, as he had “stepped aside from his role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of …

UK COURT RULES AGAINST SHELL OVER NIGERIAN OIL SPILL The UK High Court trial finds that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria. The High Court has ruled that Shell plc and its former Nigerian subsidiary can be held legally responsible for legacy, or historic, oil pollution which has …

INSIDE NIGERIA’S POLITICAL DYNASTIES More children of past and present political leaders in the country are getting actively involved in politics, Weekend Trust can authoritatively reveal. Checks by our correspondents reveal that an increasing number of children of political icons from the 1st Republic to the current dispensation are either contesting various elective positions or are using their privileged backgrounds …

PETROL MARKETERS INCREASE FUEL PRICES Nigeria’s petroleum product marketers and filling station owners have increased the price of Premium Motor Spirit, DAILY POST reports on Friday. Correspondent who visited major filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Friday, gathered that members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, had hiked their fuel prices by between N35 …

IDENTITY OF MAN WHO RAN AT TINUBU IN KADUNA REVEALED The Kaduna State Police Command has identified the individual who attempted to breach protocol and approach President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his official visit to the state as Umar Mohammed, a resident of Anguwan Muazu, Kaduna. According to a statement by the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, …

CATHOLIC CHURCH MEMBERS IN BENUE HOLD PRAYER WALK FOR VICTIMS OF GUNMEN ATTACKS, CALL FOR PEACE Members of the Catholic Church in Benue State, on Thursday morning, staged a solemn prayer walk in Gboko, calling for the restoration of peace and justice in the state amid ongoing violent attacks by suspected herdsmen. The peaceful procession, led by the Catholic Diocese …

GOVERNOR PETER MBAH APPOINTS COMMANDER FOR ENUGU FOREST GUARD Governor of Enugu State, Peter MbahGovernor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Olamitisoji Akinbamilayo as the Commander of the Enugu State Forest Guard. This is contained in an announcement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidiebere Onyia, on Friday. Gov Mbah, in …

TINUBU, AGF, NASS DRAGGED TO COURT OVER APPOINTMENT OF RIVERS ELECTORAL OFFICERS An Abuja based advocacy group, Center for Reform and Public Advocacy has dragged President Bola Tinubu, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the National Assembly before the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging their powers to appoint officers for the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission …

OPPOSITION COALITION: ATIKU, EL-RUFAI SEEK INEC REGISTRATION FOR ALL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE The National Opposition Coalition Group, has formally applied to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of a new political party, the All Democratic Alliance, ADA. The opposition coalition is led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The coalition’s application dated …

AT 75, I HAVE NO REGRETS OVER THE PATHS I CHOSE – CHARLY BOY Veteran showbiz maestro, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, says he has no regret for ‘walking his own path’, including his involvement in activism, as he clock 75. The all-time social activist stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday …