Author: Samson Adeyanju Uwala

A real estate firm, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, has announced the extension period for the commencement and implementation of the new price regime for all the categories of lands within the estates. This was made known in a release signed by the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. According to Dr. Adeyemo, the extension period was as a result of passionate plea by investors who asked for the grace to first buy into the firm’s real estate products at the existing old price before it begins…

Fellow Nigerians, As we enter 2025, I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. May you be rich in joy, success, and good health. As the New Year dawns, it brings many hopes, aspirations, and prospects for better days. By the grace of God, 2025 will be a year of great promise in which we will fulfill our collective desires. Though 2024 posed numerous challenges to our citizens and households, I am confident that the New Year will bring brighter days. Economic indicators point to a positive and encouraging outlook for our nation. Fuel prices have gradually decreased, and…

Following the commencement of operation of the Warri Refining anɗ Petrochemicals Company (WRPC), President Bola Tinubu has commended the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), for reviving the refinery plant. The refinery, which has a production capacity of 125,000-barrels-per-day, is now operating at 60 percent capacity. Tinubu, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, lauded the development as a significant milestone in his administration’s efforts to ensure energy efficiency and security. “The restart of Warri Refinery today brings joy and gladness to me and Nigerians. This will further strengthen the hope and confidence…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has announced that the 125,000-barrel-per-day Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Warri, Delta State, has commenced operation. This is happening a month after the commencement of operations at the 60,000-barrel-per-day-old Port Harcourt Refinery. The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a tour of the facility on Monday. In a video posted by Channels TV on Monday, showed Kyari addressing a tour team, which included the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (MMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. Kyari, before the commencement of the tour, had…

By Abdulrahman Aliagan, Abuja Renowned human rights lawyer and law professor, Prof. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has called for a nationwide boycott of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), accusing the financial institution of leveraging its influence to oppress journalists and stifle democracy. This call was made regarding means by the financial institution towards suppressing press freedom and allegedly using state apparatus to detain journalists, in which the Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), led by its Managing Director and CEO, Segun Agbaje, finds itself at the center of a growing controversy. Odinkalu’s condemnation stems from the three-month detention of bloggers, Precious Eze, Olawale…

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu By the time Muhammadu Buhari ran for a second presidential term in 2019, it seemed clear that the judicial process in many parts of the country had been actively co-opted in the intimidation of civic opponents of the government, both real and imagined. The case of Steven Kefas was a defining moment in that process. Steven was a compelling activist and amplifier of the crisis of human security in Southern Kaduna under former governor, Nasir el-Rufai. For this, el-Rufai arranged the abduction of Steven from his residence in Rivers State on 8 May 2019. From there…

The Ogun State Police Command, has announced the rescue of a missing seven years old girl from Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state during a covert operation spearheaded by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit. Reports had it that the operation, which was led by the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo, culminated in the girl’s recovery in Ayetoro, Ogun State, and the arrest of all suspects linked to the abduction. The State Police Command Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed the development in a statement released on Sunday evening. According to the statement, the rescue was the result…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has on Sunday presented the new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, with the Certificate and Staff of Office. Oba Haastrup, a seasoned politician and former deputy Governor in the state was selected and approved as the new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland last week Friday. While presenting the Staff of Office in Ilesa, Senator Adeleke admonished the new Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland, that the time of competition is over and he should assume the position of father of all. He said, “It is with a sense of immense pride and responsibility that…

Former United States President and Nobel laureate, Jimmy Carter, is dead. The former President, who died 100-year-old, rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to lead the nation from 1977 to 1981, according to his nonprofit foundation, on Sunday. Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia — the same small town where he was born and once ran a peanut farm before becoming governor of the Peach State and running for the White House. Carter died “peacefully” at his home in Plains, “surrounded by his family,” The Carter Center said in a…

Abeokuta, Ogun State –The Asiwaju Dapo Wahab Foundation (ADWF) has been commended for its meritorious service to mankind, as it received two prestigious awards for excellence. The awards were presented by the Ifedara-Opeji Area CDC Women Forum, recognizing Alhaji Asiwaju Dapo Wahab as a Worthy Community Leader, and Ebun TV, honoring him as the Ebun TV Community Ambassador of the Year. In his remarks, the President, Alhaji Asiwaju Dapo Wahab, received the awards on behalf of the foundation, said these awards acknowledge the foundation’s tireless efforts in making a positive impact in the lives of others. “We are humbled and…