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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has outlined the agenda for repositioning Nigeria’s upstream petroleum sector, with a focus on production optimisation, revenue expansion and regulatory efficiency. Mrs Eyesan disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday following a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos. She said her vision for the upstream sector rests on three pillars: production optimisation and revenue expansion; regulatory predictability and speed; and safe, governed and sustainable operations. According to her, the agenda aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope initiative and the administration’s production targets of two million barrels of…

The four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who earlier withdrew from the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara hav made a u-turn. DAILY POST reported that the lawmakers a few days ago withdrew their support for the impeachment proceedings against the governor. Recall that the Minority Leader of the House, Sylvanus Nwankwo, representing Omuma State Constituency and Peter Abbey, representing Degema State Constituency, withdrew from the impeachment move, and similarly appealed to their colleagues to halt it. Subsequently, the Deputy Minority Leader, Barile Nwakoh, who represents Khana Constituency I, and Emilia Amadi, who represents Obio/Akpor Constituency II…

Darlington Orji, an aide to Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has declared that the impeachment move against his principal will not scale through. Orji explained that the impeachment will fail because there is no truth in the allegations raised against Fubara by the State House of Assembly. Featuring on Arise Television’s Morning Show, Orji said only the Assembly can explain Fubara’s misconduct and the alleged financial misappropriation. He said: “I can tell you for free that this process will not scale through because there is no truth in it. And like you said, it is only them that can…

Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old man, Suleman Mamuda, for allegedly killing his wife, Umaima Maidawa, 25, in Bayawa village, Augie Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. According to the statement, the incident occurred on Monday at about 6:30 a.m., when the suspect allegedly struck his wife with the wooden handle of a hoe, leading to her death. Usman said the suspect fled the scene after the incident but was later tracked and arrested following police investigations and credible…

A former Real Madrid goalkeeper, Santiago Canizares, has criticized his old team after they were unexpectedly knocked out of the Copa del Rey. Real Madrid lost 3-2 to a team from the second division, Albacete, and were eliminated in the Round of 16 on Wednesday. The loss to Albacete was also the first game for the new head coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, who started his role this week after taking over from Xabi Alonso. Alonso was sacked by the Spanish team following their 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the Supercopa de España final. Los Blancos also played without their top player…

Four members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who recently withdrew from the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara have reversed their decision and declared support for the process. The lawmakers made the U-turn on Friday during a live broadcast monitored by PUNCH Online, days after publicly calling for an amicable resolution of the political crisis rocking the state. Their latest position comes amid growing tensions within the Assembly over the impeachment move against Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu. The House, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, had last week commenced impeachment proceedings against the governor and his…

The Ogun State Government has disclosed plans to constitute a task force to monitor and arrest drivers engaging in indiscriminate truck parking along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as part of efforts to curb road crashes. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to Akinbiyi, the TRACE boss, Elias Omonayajo, made this disclosure while engaging with stakeholders, including the management of organisations operating trucks, security agencies, traffic managers and community leaders. He continued, “Commander Omonayajo said unlawful parking by the roadside poses serious risks and danger to other…

Defending champions Nigeria will start their campaign at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 in Group C alongside Zambia, Egypt, and debutants Malawi. According to a statement obtained from the CAF official website on Friday, the tournament is scheduled from 17 March to 3 April 2026. The statement read, “Record 10-time African champions Nigeria will be hoping to defend their title once again but face a tricky set of fixtures in the pool phase. Group C will be based in Casablanca, with matches to be played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium.” Group C matches will be…

KBC, one of Belgium’s largest banks, is set to roll out Bitcoin and Ether trading to retail investors next month via its own custodial solution and investment platform.From Feb. 16, KBC customers will be able to buy and sell crypto assets through the online investment platform Bolero, the bank announced Thursday.“This will enable self-directed investors in Belgium to invest in cryptocurrencies within a secure and fully regulated environment, a first in Belgium,” KBC said.Launched in compliance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), KBC’s crypto trading will operate on the bank’s proprietary custodial architecture, the announcement said.KBC claims…

Ben Affleck is not shy about stripping off in new movie The Rip, which he stars in alongside his longtime best friend, Matt Damon. However, the actor, 53, isn’t taking his shirtless scene too seriously as he defended showing off his body in the film “for no reason” during an interview with The Fox 101.9’s “Fifi, Fev & Nick” on Thursday, January 15. Australian Rules football star turned radio host, Brendan Fevola, 44, jokingly accused the actor of unnecessarily shedding clothes as he asked him, “Now who would win in a fight? Because Ben, when you took your top off…