Author: Alade Adisa

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has surpassed its 2024 profit targets, significantly growing its revenue from 8.82 trillion Naira in 2022 to a record 23.9 trillion Naira in 2023, This is contained in an extract from the NNPC Limited Energy Relations Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Friday. NNPCL achieved a surge in profit to the tune of 3.29 trillion Naira for the first time in its 46-year history. This accomplishment is coupled with NNPCL’s strategic intervention in stabilizing the Nigerian economy, most notably through a $3 billion injection of foreign exchange liquidity. NNPCL has made substantial strides to ensure…

Embattled human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of cybercrime has finally been granted bail by the Ekiti State Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti. The Ekiti magistrate granted Farotimi’s bail application on Friday morning. This comes days after the same court denied the human rights lawyer constitutional freedom. The court granted Farotimi N30 million bail with two sureties, one of who must be a house owner. The defendant must submit his passport to the court registrar and shall not grant any media interview. Farotimi was arrested following a petition by senior lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). The charge suit…

Kaaro Oojiire Omo Oodua Foundation (KOOOF), a group of Yoruba elders on Thursday, lamented the rising cases of ritual killing and harvesting of body parts in the southwest region. In a statement by their Vice President/Diaspora Counsel, Gbenga Adewusi, the Yoruba elders, wondered how cases of human decapitation and harvesting of human bodies have now become a daily occurrence. The statement read, “The recurrence of the activities of those involved in the human ritual in the Southwest is indeed a shameful episode that should no longer be ignored and or swept under the carpet by all stakeholders in Yoruba land.…

The Adamawa State Command has arrested a total of 715 suspects and secured the conviction of 292 suspects in less than 11 months. The Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, made this known during press briefing on Thursday, explaining that 387 suspects are awaiting trial and 36 are under investigation. He said that the command under his watch, recorded 315 cases for different offences, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, Shila boys’ activities, rape/defilement, culpable homicide and farmer/herders clashes respectively. He said that the break-down of suspects arrested are kidnappers, 45, armed robbers, 40, Shila boys 260, rape/defilement, 100, culpable homicide, 205,…

… Drones spotted over New Jersey, across Mid-Atlantic… FAA imposed ban on drones until January 17… Residents are still confused and concerned The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued flight restrictions on drones over parts of New Jersey after a large number of mysterious drone sightings have been reported all over the state. The FAA temporarily banned drone flights in 22 areas of New Jersey where critical infrastructure is located. FAA officials said the flight restrictions were requested by federal security agencies and are effective through Jan. 17. The FBI, the Homeland Security Department and state agencies have been investigating,…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria and 14 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) of government failed ethics and integrity tests in 2024, the latest in the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) ‘s annual series of assessments. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that the ICPC report is consistent with general perception of pervasive corruption and irregularities in the judiciary, which both serving and retiring justices of the Supreme Court have confirmed at various times. The ICPC unveiled the 2024 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. The anti-corruption agency said none of the…

After standing out in the lower ranks of German football, Youssoufa Moukoko burst onto the scene in 2020 as the youngest debutant in the Champions League’s history, a remarkable milestone that is now under question. Deception about his age and his real father Known by many as the ‘African Messi’ – owned by Borussia Dortmund, although currently on loan at Nice – Moukoko’s career has been embroiled in a huge controversy that has shocked Germany after recent information revealed his true age and his true father. The “big German lie” The German newspaper, Bild has controversially labeled the German footballer…

As part of efforts to alleviate the economic hardship caused by the removal of the petrol subsidy, the House of Representatives has decided to present the sum of N704.91 million to President Bola Tinubu on December 31, 2024, for the benefit of vulnerable Nigerians. The decision was driven by the lawmakers’ resolution on July 18 to slash their salaries by 50 percent for six months and give to poor Nigerians as part of efforts to address the economic hardship arising from the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, in an address…

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said that the suspension of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State was illegal and unconstitutional. Speaking to journalists in Abuja yesterday, Fagbemi stressed that removing from office or suspending any elected LG official in the country is the prerogative of Councilors in the said LGA. The AG said his position was based on the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court that granted autonomy to the 774 LGAs in the country. He said, “One thing that I know and…

Taiwo Oyedele, the Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, has stated that some Nigerians swore at him and rained curses on him and his family over the tax reform bills. Spoke during an event for the presentation of the report of a technical committee set up by the League of Northern Democrats (LND) to review the controversial tax reform bills on Thursday in Abuja, Oyedele, however said he was not deterred by the vitriol as his assignment was a public service to bring economic change to the country. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that the tax reform bills have…