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Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) The Ondo State House of Assembly has directed the Chevron Nigeria Limited to come and address the house on its inability to quench the fire incident raging at the Ojumole Oil Well in Ugbo llaje. The Speaker of the House, Bamidele Oleyelogun, who gave the directive, said the company should appear before the house on May 14. The fire incident occurred on April 18, 2019 at the Ojumole Oil Well in Ugbo, llaje Local Government area of the state. The House had set up a-Six man Ad-hoc Committee on Tuesday during its plenary, directing all stakeholders in the affected communities to appear before it on Thursday. This is to address the main cause of the fire incident at the Oil Well, its security implications, economic effects and lasting solutions to the incident. Oleyelogun said the directive followed the outcome of the committee meeting with the stakeholders at the conference room of the State House of Assembly on Thursday. He said since Chevron...

ABUJA – THE Organized Labour on Thursday declared total war against the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige over the attack by suspected thugs on union members that protested in his private residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige Labour in its resolution read by the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Ayuba Wabba directed workers to attack the Labour Minister and any member of his family anywhere they were sighted. Briefing journalists at the Labour House, the organized said that instruction had been given to workers at airports to attack Ngige and members of his family when sighted, adding that the Minister had been reported to national and international Labour organizations. Wabba said that Labour was mobilized for a national protest that will take place in Abuja on Monday next week, “We are coming prepared for him. The fundamental right of people to protest and assemble is sacrosanct. The Minister trie...

Nigerian Senate The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill proposing the establishment of Maritime University of Nigeria, Lokoja in Kogi. The rejection followed presentation of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Isaac Alfa (PDP-Kogi). The bill, which was listed for second reading, was rejected by the lawmakers through voice vote. While making their contributions, the lawmakers had advised the sponsor of the bill to withdraw it following several reasons including the need for more work to be done. Alfa however, refused to withdraw the bill, saying he had done a lot of work on it. He urged the lawmakers not to attach geographical location and other sentiments to the bill. Sen Barau Jibrin (Kano North) noted that there was a new federal university in Lokoja while suggesting that the proposed maritime university should be sited in another riverine community of the same state. Sen. Olusola Adeyeye (APC-Osun), said there was no need for the university, adding t...

Prince Bisi Ashade (middle), Secretary, Ashade Family while addressing newsmen, earlier today. Photo: Ayodele Efunla By Kazeem Ugbodaga New twist has been added to the disputed Agidingbi land which the Akinole-Oshiun family claimed ownership, relying on a court judgment, but another claimant, Ashade Royal Family is laying claim to ownership of the land. A court judgement, according to the Akinole-Oshiun family, had awarded ownership of 398 acres of landed property in the community to them and had gone to take possession. At a news conference on Thursday, Prince Bisi Ashade, the Ashade Royal Family Secretary, said that the disputed land actually belonged to Ashade Family, saying that large portions of the land at Agindingbi was owned from time immemorial by the family. “The general public is hereby informed that that known to everyone, including Akinola-Oshiun Family, the land at Agididingbi forms portion of large expanse of the land owned from time immemorial , indeed befo...

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Godwin Emefiele for a second term as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), TheCable understands. Emefiele was first appointed in 2014 by former president Goodluck Jonathan and was retained when Buhari came to office in 2015. TheCable understands that the letter for the tenure renewal was signed by Buhari on Wednesday and has now been sent to the senate. By the CBN Act, the senate must confirm the nomination before it can take effect. This is the first time since 1999, when Nigeria returned to democracy, that anyone would be nominated to serve two terms as CBN governor. Before assuming the office of the CBN governor, the 57-year-old banker was the group managing director of Zenith Bank Plc. Emefiele was at the helm of affairs when the country slipped into its worse recession in 29 years. In 2015 when global oil prices began to decline, there had been calls for the devaluation of the naira. However, Buhari opposed the ...

Court gavel A 27-year-old applicant, Irene Ayuba, who allegedly sent fake bank alerts of N463, 350 to a businesswoman, on Thursday appeared in a Wuse Zone 6, Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Ayuba, 27, who resides in House 42, NNPC Quarters Utako, Thuja villie, Abuja, with cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Omeji Noel, told the court that Ms Chinda Tonia of 52 Lobito Crescent Wuse II Abuja, reported the matter at the Utako Police Station in May 1. Noel alleged that the defendant sent a fake bank alert text message for some items she purchased from the complainant. He said that the defendant ordered designer handbags and gold and silver accessories amounting to N217,800. The prosecutor said the defendant sent fake bank alert statement through an Instagram account to the complainant notifying her of the payment. He also said that on April 30, the defendant created another new Instagram account and requested to buy more items and sent another fake alert o...

one of Tonto Dikeh’s recent interviews, she alleged that her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, doesn’t last in bed more than 40 seconds. According to the controversial Nigerian actress, the only time Mr Olakunle lasted up to one minute in bed, was the time they conceived her son. Churchill has not entirely remained mute ever since Tonto’s explosive interview. He has been sending some subliminal shots to Tonto but this new one seems to be the most direct one. In flaunting a new car he purchased on Instagram, Mr Olankule wrote: “they can’t stop a moving train” and added the hashtags #thestruggleisrealtho #everything40 #makingmoneyin40secs. However, Tonto’s baby daddy later edited the caption to do away with the shade but not before the screenshot below was taken.