Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Desperate IOC enlists mercenary to maintain grip on Nigeria’s oil industry By Halima Olusola Joshua Like the colour and literal meaning of crude, the petroleum industry in Nigeria has always been one in which some companies and individuals have played their hand in the crudest manners. For this group of people who have held sway for decades, every entity perceived as competition must be crushed for them to have a field day while fleecing the country of billions of dollars and stashing them in offshore accounts. To this group of unscrupulous elements, playing in the petroleum industry is a war;…

The Managing Director, Bstan Group, HRH (Dr) Becky Olubukola yesterday, said, each year, he would, in collaboration with the Distance Home, build one million houses to make up for the nation’s housing deficit. She disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen in Abuja the State capital. Dr Becky said the one million housing project would run for 22 years. She said the nation’s population is increasing by the day and tackling its housing deficit, requires a collective efforts just like what Bstan Group through the Metal shelter Home are doing at the moment. “The 17 million housing deficit as reported…

Driven by burning passion to put smiles on the faces of the down trodden and uplift their living standard, a Philantropist, Dr. Lola Bayode has built and fully furnished a state of the art ultra-modern 600 capacity facilities to cater for the need of less-privilage and abandoned children in the society. The laudable initiative it was gathered has gulped over $5million and is located on vast expanse of land in Akure, the Ondo state Capital. According to the founder of Dorian Home, Dr Bayode, in a brief chat said it was in fulfilment of long her desire and contribution to…

The National Fresh Vision (NFV) has urged the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) to accept the federal government’s decision to pay the $418 million legal consultants debt that facilitated the Paris and London clubs’ refunds to Nigeria. In a statement, the President of NFV, Prince Walters Eziachi, and Secretary, Mr Fred Akpewe, said the NGF and the ALGON have benefited from the services of the consultants and lawyers who are now claiming a cumulative sum of $418m. The NGF in a recent statement asked banks not to proceed with the $418.9m payment…

Mr Nwoko says there is no case in court challenging his monetary claims for the work he did to ensure the Paris Club refund.4 min read Ned Nwoko, a former lawmaker, has criticised the Nigerian governors’ recent protest letter against the payment of a controversial debt associated with the Paris Club refund. Mr Nwoko is one of the federal government’s six creditors controversially owed $418million debts associated with the refund. In a September 6, 2021 letter to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, Mr Nwoko said there was no justification to continue to withhold the payment of his $142…

Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people; greatness is being accepted by the people. -Mike Tyson. The aphorism above aptly captures the persona of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion ,CON, the Esama of Benin Kingdom ,the Honorary Consul of the Romanian Government to Edo and Delta States and the Chairman of the Okada Group of Companies. It was Winston Churchill former British Prime Minister that said : We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. So , for the Esama of Benin Kingdom ,giving is not just a habit ,it is…

LAWYERS to Lintas International owned by legal consultant and politician, Mr Ned Nwoko, have picked holes in what they alleged was a deceitful story[1]lines about the ongoing enforcement of court judgments on Paris Club Refunds by the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, saying the court cannot grant a stay of execution of a judgment that had been executed. In a letter to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, dated September 6, 2021, the team of lawyers, said: “The NGF is misconceived about its powers and rights as prescribed by Section 165 of the 1999 Constitution over matters…

Come Sunday, September 5, 2021, all roads would lead to the exquisite Sheraton Hotels & Suites, Ikeja, Lagos State for the annual Classic Africa Merit Award (CAMA) Season 11, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Dr. Iyke Kanu, the MD/CEO of Icecos Energy Limited.Prodigiously hardworking governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be Special Guests of Honour.According to the convener and publisher of Classic International Magazine, Mr. Dave Agwazim, this year’s edition will have as its theme, “Reclaiming Nigeria: Pathway to Economic and Security Stability, to be delivered by His Excellency, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the former All Progressive…

Our Score Card So Far Snippets of Achievements by the Pius Oiwoh Led Nigerian Bar Association, Benin Branch Exco from 30th August, 2020,Till Date . Rejuvunation of the Social Media Platforms of the Branch expanding the WhatsApp Platforms to other social media channels which includes a functional website for the Branch. Advocacy and Intervention on Security Related Matters concerning the Vulnerable that have resulted in the release of countless number of persons . Organizing an exquisite Annual Dinner with Pomp and Ceremony that was the talk of the Town with lavish food, exquisite drinks and the top echelon of the…

According to the United Nations Charter on Fundamental Human Rights, one of such rights is “The Right to Adequate Housing” It is to this effect that there has been a surge in number of Real Estate Companies in Nigeria and the world in general. It’s been said that Nigeria is short of 17 million housing units and one of the key stakeholders in Nigeria, PWAN Group has been bridging the gap by making housing affordable with its latest Partnership with one of the associations in Nollywood know as Active Movie Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (AMPMAN). It was on…