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TotalEnergies To Sell Nigeria Offshore Oil Stake To Chevron

02.12.2025

TotalEnergies, a French oil group, yesterday said it would be selling a 40-per cent stake in Nigerian offshore exploration licences to subsidiary Chevron, a United States oil giant. Total Energies also said in a statement that the decision is a move aimed at strengthening collaboration between the French and U.S. energy giants. It added that...

Annie Idibia Shares Cryptic Posts After Tuface, Natasha Clash

02.12.2025

Nollywood actress and estranged wife of Afrobeats singer, Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, Annie Macaulay has shared a series of cryptic messages on her Instagram page following the circulation of a video showing the singer in a public confrontation in London. New Telegraph reports that shortly after the footage emerged online showing 2Baba in an altercation that ended...

ICPD Trains Yobe Protocol Officers On Strategic Leadership, VIP Mgt

02.12.2025

The International Centre for Protocol and Diplomacy (ICPD) has conducted a professional training programme for Yobe State protocol officers and practitioners, equipping them with enhanced protocol standards, ethical leadership principles, and advanced VIP management skills. The intensive capacity-building workshop also strengthened participants’ cross-government communication abilities, cross-cultural intelligence, crisis protocol coordination, and media relations management. Speaking...

eHealth Africa, Avatar Consortium To Lead Conversations On Digital Interfaces

02.12.2025

Ahead of the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF 2025) in Kenya, eHealth Africa, in collaboration with regional partners, is set to spotlight the critical role of digital platforms in driving positive behaviour change among adolescents across Africa. Speaking ahead of the panel session, Executive Director of eHealth Africa, Atef Fawaz, noted that the organisation remains...

NCDMB, BOI Sign $100M Nigerian Content Intervention Fund MoU

02.12.2025

The Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Bank of Industry (BoI) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the $100 million Nigerian Content Intervention Fund (NCIF) Equity Scheme. The signing took place during the Practical Nigerian Content Forum in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Ogbe,...

Igbajo Palace Clarifies Legal Dispute, Confirms Owa Makinde Is Alive

02.12.2025

The Owa-in-Council of Igbajo has debunked widespread social media reports suggesting that the Owa of Igbajo, Alayeluwa Oba (Dr.) Ademola Stephen Kayode Makinde, Onigemo I, has passed away, affirming that the monarch is alive and in good health. In a statement signed by the Traditional Secretary of the palace, Gbonjubola Loremikan Olorunnisola, the Royal Court...

Renewed Attacks: US, France, UK, Others Supporting Nigeria –FG

02.12.2025

The Federal Government yesterday assured the parents of the abducted St. Mary’s Private Catholic School Papiri, Niger State that “the children are doing fine and will be back soon”, even as it said that the world stands by the nation in its efforts to defeat terrorism, adding that many countries across the world, including the...

Zamfara First Lady Distributes Welfare Packages

02.12.2025

Wife of the Zamfara State Governor, Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has distributed comprehensive welfare packages to women drawn from various groups, organisations, unions and security formations to cushion economic hardship during the 2025 Christmas celebrations. At the event held at Government House, Gusau, representatives of some beneficiary groups, including Mrs Martila Udowella of the Christian Association...

Rotary Nigeria Honours Gov Fubara With Special Peace Award

02.12.2025

Rotarians and Rotaractors from across Nigeria have honoured the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, with a Special Peace Award. The honour was conferred during the well-attended 2025 All Nigerian Rotary Convention (ANRC) held recently in Rivers State, an event designed to celebrate service to humanity, deepen collaboration and chart new pathways to prosperity....

Natasha Is Bad for Business- Tuface’s Team Raises Alarm

02.12.2025

The management team of Nigerian music icon 2Baba has voiced strong concerns about what they describe as damaging interference in the singer’s career, alleging that his new wife, Natasha Osawaru, has become a major obstacle to his professional progress. During an Instagram Live conversation with media personality Daddy Freeze, members of the team outlined a...