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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the appointment of new senior management members as it seeks to broaden its leadership structure. In a statement by Garba D. Muhammad, the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, the state-owned oil company noted that the appointments were with immediate effect. “In line with NNPC Ltd.’s commitment and drive for organizational renewal, anchored on our business imperatives, standards of excellence, people development, and strengthening our competencies and capabilities through broad-based leadership exposures, the company wishes to announce the following executive appointments with immediate effect.” Nigeria pumping 1.67 million bpd of oil –…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a direct and urgent directive to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, instructing him to initiate a swift and comprehensive investigation into the tragic passing of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, widely known as Mohbad. This statement was made available by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, according to the IGP’s directive. This directive was conveyed during a brief but crucial discussion at the Police Airwing Hangar, Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Saturday, September 16, 2023. He tasked the CP to quickly and effectively unravel the truth behind the tragedy, as there…

Second-half goals from Jeremy Doku, Bernardo Silva, and Erling Haaland helped Man City come from behind to beat in-form West Ham and continue their winning start to the Premier League season. James Ward-Prowse’s diving header gave the Hammers the lead against the run of play, but Doku’s first Man City goal restored parity 43 seconds after the interval. Silva then collected Julian Alvarez’s looping ball over the top of the West Ham defence before calmly prodding past the onrushing Alphonse Areola. Haaland, who had squandered several earlier opportunities, completed the scoring at London Stadium with a trademark finish. “All game…

A Maltese rescue team found hundreds of dead bodies on a beach in the flood-stricken Libyan city of Derna on Friday, the Malta Civil Protection Department said on Saturday. “There were probably about 400, but it is difficult to say,” Natalino Bezzina, who is leading the Maltese team, told the Times of Malta newspaper. Malta deployed a team of 72 rescuers from the army and the civil protection department on Wednesday. A four-person team made the discovery after first discovering a group of seven bodies, including those of three children, inside a cave by the sea. The bodies are believed…

Liverpool scored two late goals to beat a fighting Wolves side at Molineux and move to the top of the Premier League. Andy Robertson gave the Reds the lead for the first time on 85 minutes, then replacement Harvey Elliott’s shot deflected off Hugo Bueno for an own goal in stoppage time to seal the victory. Liverpool drew level early in the second half when Cody Gakpo converted Mohamed Salah’s fizzing cross-shot. The home team dominated the first half and rightly took the lead when Hwang Hee-Chan scored at the far post following some wonderful wing play by Pedro Neto.…

Tunisian police, supported by planes and anti-terrorism units, arrested hundreds of migrants and seized boats on Saturday in a major crackdown on people smuggling in the coastal region of Sfax, a key departure point for migrants heading to Europe. The government claimed that President Kais Saied had ordered the operation, which came as the Italian island of Lampedusa dealt with a record-high number of boat rovers arriving from North Africa. Chronicle NG reports that the smuggling of migrants is the facilitation of crossing borders illegally or residing illegally in another country with the aim of making a financial or other…

BUA cement intends to lower cement prices in Nigeria. Abdul Rabiu, the company’s chairman, revealed this today after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja. Rabiu stated during his visit that the company will add two new plants at the end of the year that President Bola Tinubu will commission, bringing BUA cement’s total capacity to 17 million metric tons in order to support the government’s efforts to lower the prices of important commodities. This will allow the corporation to reduce the cost to around 3500 naira per bag. He said, “Let me thank His Excellency,…

With heavy hearts, we mourn the loss of an exceptional talent. Someone who was more than an artist or signee but a brother and dear friend Promise “Mohbad” Oladimeji Aloba We send our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones. We are all heartbroken by his tragic loss and know he will be truly missed. In a personal signed statement by CEO of Marlian Music, A Fashola, aka Naira Marley, he said, Rest well (mole, forever in our hearts). From inception, we recognized Mohbad as a force to be reckoned with. His music gave so many people love and…

A veteran journalist and former presidential aide, Laolu Akande, has returned to his reporting beat after arriving in the United States to provide extensive coverage of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly session. Akande, a veteran journalist who took a break from his media profession to work as a media aide to former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, for eight years, joined dignitaries from around the world who arrived in the world to take part in the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) starting from September 19 to 29, 2023, in different sessions featuring…

Irish regulators fined TikTok €345 million (£296 million) for violating children’s privacy. In particular, age verification and privacy settings were mentioned in relation to how the social media app handled children’s data in 2020. The fine is the largest one that TikTok has ever faced from authorities. A social media company “respectfully disagree[s] with the decision, particularly the level of the fine imposed,” according to a spokeswoman. The complaints, according to the company, “are centred on features and settings that were in place three years ago and that we changed well before the investigation even started, such as setting all…