Day: June 8, 2025

NNPCL Spokesperson, Femi Soneye, wins Champion Newspapers’ 2024 Media Manager of the Year Award

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Olufemi Soneye, has been honoured with the 2024 Media Manager of the Year Award by Champion Newspapers. The award was presented by Mr. Ernest Ebi, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, during a prestigious ceremony held on Saturday at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos. The event brought together distinguished personalities from various sectors including media, business, politics, and public service. Mr. Soneye’s recognition come as a testament to his exceptional performance…

Alake’s Giant Strides Evokes Global Attraction to Nigeria’s Mining Sector By Josiah Adedayo

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It is superfluous working overtime recalling the shock and trepidation that greeted the appointment of Dr. Alake, a media and communication expert and brilliant strategist, as Minister of Solid Mineral Development on August 15, 2023. Naysayers had erroneously opined that Alake would find it difficult to find his feet in the technical field of mining, where geologists and mining engineers hold sway. Indeed, the strategic importance of the mining sector to the country can hardly be over-emphasized. According to official data, Nigeria is said to be endowed with over 40…

Rev Adebisi encourages Believers to embrace a season of refreshing

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By Afolabi Olajuwon   On Sunday, June 8, 2025, the atmosphere within Wuse District Headquarters of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Abuja, Nigeria, was charged with spiritual anticipation and vibrant worship. The second Sunday service of June revolved around a powerful theme: “Refresh Us Oh Lord,” passionately delivered by Rev. Matanmi Adebisi, who encouraged the congregation to realize their full potential through faith and spiritual renewal. Worship and Praise Session: A Prelude to Spiritual Readiness: The service commenced with an inspiring praise and worship session, led by the church choir.…

Healing Nigeria in the spirit of Adha, by Hassan Gimba

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This article was published on July 26, 2021, after the Eid-ul-Adha or Eid-ul-Kabir of that year. It remains relevant and vital, with a few adjustments, to be re-published.   Muslims the world over have celebrated the Eid-ul-Adha or the “big Eid” or “big Sallah”. We are, however, more interested in its meaning, implications and bearing on us as a nation. We need to look at spiritual milestones, hoping to find the seemingly elusive panacea for our ills.   Eid means feast, festival or celebration, while adha loosely means “sacrifice” (animal…

June 12 and its casualties, 32 years after By Festus Adedayo

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On Thursday this week, it will be 32 years of that June 12 phenomenon. On July 9, 1998, the lifeless body of a young man adorned the front page of the Nigerian Tribune. The tear-jerking, bloodied body decorated the front pages of many other Nigerian newspapers like manacles in the hands of a convict. He had been shot dead by the police in Abeokuta, Ogun State. It was during a Southwest-wide protest against the perceived murder in detention of Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993 election. The…

Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu and the fish god By Festus Adedayo

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As Ngugi wa Thiong’o says in his Wizard of the Crow, (2007) ire is more corrosive than fire. Make no mistake about it: President Bola Tinubu is angry. When Tinubu was similarly angry, I wrote a piece entitled Tinubu the Ap’ejalodo and his strange fish friend (September 18, 2018). That fable was one of the stories that helped to tame the greed of pre and post-colonial Yoruba society, as well as any tendency within it to play God. By that 2018, Tinubu had made up his mind to replace Akinwunmi…

NAHCON hosts National Assembly delegation in Mina ….. Lawmakers commend Pilgrims’ Welfare

Lukman Laleye Babalola

In a notable display of legislative oversight and religious diplomacy, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, on Saturday welcomed a high-powered delegation from Nigeria’s National Assembly to Mina, the sacred city of tents. The visit highlighted the Federal Government’s ongoing commitment to the welfare of Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj. The delegation was led by Honourable Jafaru Aliyu, Chairman of the House Committee on Pilgrims’ Affairs, alongside his Deputy, Hon. Nalaraba Chiroma (Gezawa). Other members of…

Troops, Vigilantes neutralise 3 Bandits, arrest One in Zamfara

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At least three suspected armed bandits were neutralised, one arrested, and two motorcycles recovered during a successful joint operation by local vigilante operatives and troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   Security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the development, said the incident occurred on Thursday, June 6, around 3:00 p.m., when four armed bandits on two motorcycles were intercepted by members of the Yansakai vigilante group. The suspects were reportedly moving between Yan Mangwarora, Mallamawa, and Kurar Mota villages in…

IN DEFENCE OF RUFAI OSENI by Frank Tietie

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Rufai Oseni, Nigeria’s most popular television personality and co-host of The Morning Show (TMS), Africa’s most widely viewed morning news television programme, which airs every morning on the Arise News channel, is perhaps one of the most patriotic Nigerians alive today. In an age, where nearly everyone, especially in the media, seems to maximise positional privilege for the self-benefit of patronage from the political class in expectation of the reward of either to be given a political appointment or direct financial favours in the shadows, the magnificent Rufai Oseni has…