Dr. Bello Gusau, the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has said that the need to unlock hydrocarbon resources in inland basin has become necessary in other to meet Nigeria’s growing energy demand for sustainable economic development.Gusau said this in Nsukka on Thursday during the PTDF’s workshop organized by the University of Nigeria, Nsukka…
American journalist Grant Wahl dies after collapsing at Qatar World Cup Prominent American journalist Grant Wahl has died in Qatar after collapsing while covering the World Cup, sparking an outpouring of shock and grief across the sports world.He “collapsed” in the press area while covering Friday’s Argentina-Netherlands match, a witness told CNN. The circumstances around…
The Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, which was presided over by Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, has adjourned hearing on a fundamental human rights suit instituted by an Onitsha-based human rights activist and lawyer, Dr. Jezie Ekejiuba, against Federal Government and four others, seeking disqualification of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
At 24, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu initiated a disruptive shift in the plumbing sector, which revolutionised the vocation and aided its transition from the trade of unskilled artisans to professional occupation. The young freshly graduated Sanwo-Olu, in early 1990s, incorporated “Dial The Plumber” – an engineering and business-centric coy that leveraged the limited telephone technology of…
“For me, Adams Oshiomhole is one of the most incredibly brave politicians in the country today; his uniqueness and admiration stem from his approach to the people and the zeal with which he discharges his political responsibilities..” – James Omokhogie.Those are the exact words of a middle-aged man from Okpella in Edo North senatorial district. He…
AGAIN, COURT SACKS EBONYI COUNCIL CHAIRMEN, 171 COUNCILLORS. The Abakaliki Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the Ebonyi local government elections and sacked all the 13 Council chairmen in the state again. The court also sacked all the 171 ward councillors elected on the same day with the chairmen. Earlier, the court on…
LAFIA —Chairman of the Nasarawa state Inter party Advisory Council, Hon. Cletus Ogah Doma Friday condemned in totality the attack on APC Chieftain, Abubakar Abu Giza and cautioned the youth in the state against thuggery. Cletus Ogah stated this while reacting to the a video showing a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress APC, Abubakar Abu Gija stripped…
The National President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Dr Bitrus Pogu, has given reasons the group is supporting the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). In an interview with VINCENT KALU, the MBF leader noted that the historical monolithic North no longer exists.So far, are you impressed with the way the campaigns are…
A kid who tried to feed himself with noodles has become a celebrity on TikTok. The video of the little baby gained attention and got 29 million views after it was posted on December 5 by Kitchen Kun Suda. Obviously, in a bid to feed himself, the baby ended up leaving most of the noodles…
A judge of the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has revealed how the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) allegedly under-disclosed the assets seized from some jailed drug barons. But the NDLEA denied concealing any assets seized from the convicts in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Friday. PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the…