Shell Companies in Nigeria on Wednesday won the coveted Excellence Award at the Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, held in Abuja. This is coming on the heels of a streak of other industry leadership awards recently garnered by Shell including the best local content company from the Nigeria …

Percy Tau – South Africa Club: Union SG/on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion (Belgium and England) The 25-year old helped Bafana Bafana qualify for the African Cup of Nations scoring 4 goals during the qualifiers. He is arguably South Africa’s most dangerous player and will be heavily involved in …

Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has tasked newly sworn-in State Governors to own the fight against acute malnutrition currently ravaging children in parts of the country. He said the call has become necessary considering the fact that many international donor organizations have started …

By Habibu Harisu Sokoto, July 4, 2019 A coalition of youth groups seeking viable progressive developments in Sokoto state has proffered a nine- point agenda to pursue  maximum youths involvement, participation in governance and empowerment opportunities. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the draft was finalised on Thursday at …

  By Olajide Idowu Osogbo, July 4, 2019 The Osun Police Command, on Thursday said security has been beefed up in the state to prevent any breakdown of law and order ahead of Friday’s Supreme Court’s judgment on the 2018 Osun governorship election. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Folashade Odoro, told …

Lyon (France), July 4, 2019 (Reuters/NAN)  A long-range strike from Jackie Groenen sent European Champions the Netherlands into their first women’s World Cup final as they edged Sweden 1-0 after extra time in their last-four clash on Wednesday. The 24-year-old midfielder scored in the 99th minute when she collected a …

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, July 3, 2019 Fidelity Bank Plc is collaborating with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to provide funding for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Nigeria. Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, Managing Director, Fidelity Bank, said in Lagos on Wednesday that the bank came up with the initiative tagged, ‘SME Funding …

New York, July 3, 2019 The United States has “strongly condemned” the bombing of a Libyan migrant detention facility that left no fewer than 44 people dead. Also, 130 others were severely injured in the deadly attack on the detention centre for mostly African migrants near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, July 3, 2019 Mr Rabiu Ladodo, the Commissioner of Police in Imo, has declared Insp. Okechukwu Nwanefi wanted for allegedly shooting 25-year-old Ikenna Ukachi to death in Umuokeh community, Obowo Local Government Area of the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police inspector …

President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the deadly airstrike on a migrant centre near Tripoli, Libya on Wednesday. In a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), President Buhari described as “inhuman, wicked and callous” such an attack on “helpless and defenceless people.” The Nigerian …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Great editors make great newspapers – Alhaji Nojeem Jimoh, the editor who recruited me into THE PUNCH, while congratulating me on the Supreme Court verdict of Friday, 14th June, 2019. Penultimate Friday, the Supreme Court, which is the apex court of the land, drove the …

The Presiding Judge of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, High Court, Kwali Division, Justice Simon Venchek Gaba, has granted a bail application for Mr. Babagana Abba Dalori, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Galaxy Transport and Construction Limited. Dalori was accused of alleged fraud of running a Ponzi scheme in …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault on a female Nigerian by Senator Abbo Elisha. A statement by DCP Frank Mba, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, said that “specifically, the IGP directed the Commissioner of …

By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, July 3, 2019 The House of Representatives has condemned the alleged assault on a sales girl by a member of the Senate, Sen. Elisha Abbo (PDP-Adamawa). This followed a matter of Privilege by Rep. Beni Lar (APC-Plateau) at the plenary on Wednesday. In a CCTV video …

Advocates for Good Governance, a Niger Delta youth group has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm Prof Nelson Brambaifa as substantive Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr Briggs Lokpobiri, Coordinator of the group, who made the call in a statement issued in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state on …

By Habiba Broger  Vienna, July 2,2019 Member and  Non member nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries( OPEC) on Tuesday signed a “ Charter of Cooperation” in a bid to further strengthen their partnership.  The charter now replaces the “Declaration of Cooperation “ which was reached in December 2016 between  the …

  Addis Ababa, July 2, 2019 (Xinhua/NAN) Ethiopia has restored mobile internet connection in its capital city Addis Ababa after 10 days outage. The Ethiopian government is yet to give a statement on the development, but the outage occurred on June 22, following reports of a failed coup attempt in …

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, July 2,.2019 Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company has called on the Federal Government to put up measures that will help curtail the menace of crude oil theft in the country. Mr Victor Okoronkwo, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, made this call at the ongoing …

Lyon ( France), July 2, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Defending champions United States reached the women’s World Cup final for the fifth time after an incident-packed 2-1 win over England, who missed a late penalty, on Tuesday. Christen Press, in for the absent Megan Rapinoe, put the U.S. ahead in the 10th …

Ismailia (Egypt), July 2, 2019 (Reuters/NAN) Cameroon played out their second successive 0-0 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) when they were held by Benin on Tuesday. The draw means they finished second in their group and must face neighbours Nigeria in the round of 16. The result, …

The weddi ng between former Miss Adaeze Obi, daughter of Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Techno Oil Limited, Mrs. Nkechi Obi and Mr. Nnamdi Umeofia, son of the President/CEO, Erisco Foods Ltd., Chief Eric Odinaka Umeofia, took place in Lagos on June 22, 2019. The couple were joined as man and wife at the …

The United States of America has sought the views of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on the security situation in the country. A two-man team of officials from the US Embassy in Lagos, led by the Political Officer, Shashank Iyer, met with Adams on Monday in his …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, has responded to this column’s “Eventually, Fayemi wins the argument…” of 9th June. In so doing, His Excellency, or his media handlers more appropriately, played clever by half, abandoning professionalism to the bargain. They sent their reply straight …