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Erelu Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi: The secret behind APC's electoral successes in Ekiti
After the arduous exercise of campaigning and electioneering for both the primary and general elections in Ekiti State last year, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi (All Progressives Congress – APC Candidate) was declared the elected Governor of Ekiti State. According to accredited independent observers of the Ekiti State governorship election, the Election Monitoring Agencies supported by…
8 Mar  
Sunday Adelaja: A canker worm in the bread of life
31 Dec  
When a so-called pastor abandons the high calling of His office as a soul winner, a teacher of the truth and a follower of Christ, such a person is of all men the most miserable. And if a man berates such an exalted office only to take the place of a jester, conman, an enemy…
Egina FPSO: What gain for Nigeria?
24 Dec  
The current strife between Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited, a South Korean company and Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) is a situation government must pay attention to. The first shocking news came to light three weeks ago. It snuck in like a silent mystery. It was about a worrying action by Samsung Heavy Industries…
Abayomi Mumuni: Nigeria's untapped human capital
24 Dec  
An achiever who would not blow his own trumpet but would rather want his achievements to speak for him, while helping to inspire the younger generations to greatness in their chosen professions, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni is a testament to the fact that hard work and integrity give genuine success to whoever can imbibe them. A…
$3.9 Billion Egina FPSO Contract: NNPC kicks against further variation payment to Samsung
19 Dec  
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is not favourably disposed to further payment of variation costs to Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI, in respect of the Egina Floating, Production, Storage, Offloading, FPSO, vessel contract and this is authoritative. The contract, awarded to Samsung Heavy Industries, by Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd, the operator of the ultra deep…
Great Ogboru goes for Delta liberation
15 Dec  
His mantra is Delta Liberation 2019. Within the belly of this mantra is a well-enunciated manifesto that will give birth to his ultimate vision – A New Delta! Olorogun Great Ovedje Ogboru is a familiar face. His name a formidable, if not an intimidating sound. His politics, a mixed bag, a combo of the good…
Sunday Adelaja: between truth and outright lies
12 Dec  
Teach us to guard our tongue oh Lord. This is a prayer every believer should say as regularly as we eat and drink. There is a saying that a falling man pulls down everything his hand can touch. It is a great concern to me and should be for a every Christian, the activities of…
Buhari, APC and Atiku's American visa
2 Dec  
The desperation of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress to stop the growing popularity, acceptance and political momentum of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the race to become the next suitable President of Nigeria in 2019, obviously took an absurd yet very disturbing and dangerous dimension recently, when the Information Minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed…
Samsung's financial crisis and Total's connection
25 Nov  
In December 2017, the Chief Executive of Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI, Park Dae-young resigned from the world third largest shipbuilder. Dae-young threw in the towel following financial losses that cost the company about a third of its market capitalization. The CEO appeared left with no choice as SHI under his watch according to Financial Times,…
Subsidy: Buhari's NNPC as cesspool of corruption
11 Nov  
It is no longer debatable that the deep-seated illegality and abuse of financial procedures which has characterized the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the last few decades still bedevils it in spite of the present administration’s claim to transparency and integrity. An instant revelation of this fact is the secret and…
Between Samsung workers and Ladol
1 Nov  
It was four weeks ago. A scanty crowd of workers carried out a tame protest in front of the Lagos office of the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR. Their grouse was with Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics, LADOL. But they work for Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI. So, why would any group of workers leave where they…
Ladol/Samsung face off and national interest
15 Oct  
It is just as well that Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics, LADOL and Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI, have chosen to take their trade dispute to both the Court of Law and the Court of Public Opinion. Given the importance of the partnership to the economic well-being of the nation and the profound implications for the success…
Atiku: An inch away from PDP presidential ticket
5 Oct  
In life, no season remains forever and similarly, situations also change one after another. When a storm emerges in an ocean, it creates violent wind and heavy rain, sometimes, causing a dreadful disaster but after some time there prevail a reign of calmness. Though the storm disturbs the man’s life, it will not remain for…