Author: Gbenga Olaleye

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced a profit after tax (PAT) of N502 billion for November 2025, representing a 12.3 per cent increase compared to the previous month. The state-owned energy company disclosed the figures in its monthly financial and operational report released on Wednesday. According to the report, the profit was generated from a total revenue of N4.358 trillion recorded during the month under review. The November performance marks a notable improvement on the N447 billion profit after tax recorded in October 2025. This indicates an increase of about N50 billion, or 12.3 per cent, month-on-month.…

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ini Ememobong, has warned that governors who defected from the party will regret their decision when the results of the 2027 general elections are eventually declared. Ememobong said the anticipated regret would serve as a lasting reminder that political principle and loyalty remain important values in public life. He made the remarks on Friday during an interview on The Morning Brief, a programme aired on Channels Television and monitored by DAILY POST. Reacting to recent defections from the PDP and criticisms levelled against the party by former members, Ememobong…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has responded sharply to a comment made by Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, further highlighting the deepening rift between the two former allies. Governor Fubara, who was widely regarded as Wike’s political protégé before their fallout, had made the remark during a New Year banquet held on Thursday. In what was seen as a veiled reference to the renewed hostility between them, Fubara asked, “If you have a dog in your house and it knows you, does it need to bark?” The statement was interpreted by many political observers as…

Ukrainian authorities have ordered the evacuation of thousands of children and their parents from frontline settlements in the Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk regions, as Russian forces continue to advance in parts of southern and eastern Ukraine. The decision was announced on Friday by Ukraine’s Restoration Minister, Oleksiy Kuleba, who said the move was prompted by a worsening security situation in areas close to the front line. Writing on Telegram, Kuleba disclosed that more than 3,000 children and their parents would be forcibly evacuated from 44 settlements considered to be at high risk. “Due to the difficult security situation, a decision was…

Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have rejected the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) exclusion of the party’s governorship candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede, from the list of candidates for the June 20, 2026 governorship election, insisting that the decision will not stand. Party leaders expressed strong confidence that Oluyede would ultimately be cleared to contest the election and would go on to secure victory for the PDP in the state. They spoke on Friday at Igede Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area during a meeting of PDP leaders from across Ekiti State with party members drawn…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed strong confidence that he will emerge victorious in the August 8, 2026 governorship election, citing popular support and his administration’s record as the foundation of his optimism. However, his main challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has also appealed to voters, promising a people-centred government that will ensure the effective functioning of all sectors if elected. Both leaders made their positions known in separate New Year messages obtained in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday. The election is expected to be keenly contested, with Osun voters set to choose a…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, will not be re-elected in the 2027 governorship election, insisting that control of state finances and a reported N600 billion war chest would not guarantee political victory. Wike made the statement on Wednesday during a ‘thank-you’ visit to the people of Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State. In a pointed attack on his estranged political protégé, the former governor accused Fubara of reneging on agreements reached during a peace and reconciliation meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu in June, describing the governor’s…

The General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr Daniel Olukoya, has cautioned that 2026 will be a fast-paced, unusual and spiritually demanding year, urging nations, churches, families and individuals to embrace righteousness, discipline and intensive prayer to avoid confusion and calamity. Olukoya gave the warning on Thursday morning at the church’s Prayer City along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway during the 2025 crossover service into 2026. The service, which ushered worshippers into the New Year, was themed “My Year of Great Deliverance and Fresh Glory.” According to the cleric, the new year will carry over many unresolved…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has launched a strong criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of economic mismanagement, worsening insecurity and what he described as an erosion of democratic governance. In a New Year message released on Thursday, Atiku said 2025 ranked among the most “punishing” years in Nigeria’s recent history. The former vice-president and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) blamed the hardship experienced by Nigerians on what he termed incompetent leadership and governance lacking empathy under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government. According to Atiku, the country endured what he described as “economic…

The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mariya Mahmoud, has commended Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, for her sustained dedication to maternal and child welfare through the annual First Baby of the Year initiative. Mahmoud described the programme as a compassionate and enduring tradition that reflects the First Lady’s genuine concern for mothers and newborns, while also symbolising hope and renewal at the start of each new year. She made the remarks on Thursday in Abuja while joining the First Lady to officially welcome the first baby of 2026, delivered at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC),…