FPSO fire: No fatality, only 10 persons missing —Receiver
Ten persons aboard the FPSO Trinity Spirit located at the Ukpokiti Terminal, Ugborodo, Warri, which exploded and caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday, February 2, 2022, are still reportedly missing amid ongoing search. This was contained in a statement signed by Chief Executive Officer Shebah Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SEPCOL) (in receivership), Mr. Ikemefuna Okafor, and made available to journalists on Saturday in Delta State. The management of SEPCOL in receivership, while providing an update on the incident, disclosed that the company has been working with relevant authorities and stakeholders to contain the situation. It added that investigation has been launched with relevant stakeholders and organisations to establish the cause of the explosion. “With this development, a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) has been scheduled for Saturday, 5th February 2022, with the relevant authorities, stakeholders, and expert organisations.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 06, 2022 04:31 UTC
2023: Osinbajo campaign group launches in Ondo
Ahead of the 2023 general election, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been described as the ‘natural successor’ of President Muhammadu Buhari because he has the wherewithal to fix the nation’s multifaceted challenges. This was the submission of the Osinbajo Grassroot Organisation, Ondo State chapter, during the unveiling and launching of the campaign group for the emergence of the vice president as the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) and subsequent winner of the 2023 presidential election. Speaking, the Director-General of Osinbajo Campaign Council, Ondo State, Ifeolu Fasoranti, maintained that the vice president would turn around the socio-economic and political situations of the country if he’s given the opportunity by the electorate. He said: “We believe that as President, Prof Osinbajo will harness all the resources and rejig the system to work towards the interest of Nigeria rather than the interest of individuals. ALSO READ FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE“With his vast experiences in the academics, law, governance and administration, Prof Osinbajo has fashioned out many programmes that will effectively address the challenges confronting this nation.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 06, 2022 02:56 UTC
JUST IN: Moroccan boy stuck in well recovered dead
A Moroccan boy, Rayan, who was trapped in a well, in what is a tragic end, has been pulled out dead. For five days the complex and risky earth-moving operation gripped residents of the North African kingdom and beyond, also sparking sympathy in neighbouring Algeria, a regional rival. Rayan accidentally fell about 32 metres (100 feet) down the narrow shaft near his home in the remote village of Ighrane in Chefchaouen province on Tuesday afternoon. Rescue crews, using bulldozers and front-end loaders, excavated the surrounding red earth down to the level where the boy was trapped and dug horizontally towards him, by hand. Details later…
Source:Punch
February 06, 2022 00:34 UTC
EFCC releases VON DG detained over alleged fraud
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the Director-General, Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu, who was detained over alleged fraud, The PUNCH has learnt. This was as civil society organisation, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, called on the anti-graft agency to release Okechukwu or charge him to court. However, when contacted on Saturday, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, told our correspondent that Okechukwu had been released on bail. Earlier, HURIWA, in a statement had asked the EFCC to be law-abiding and civil by immediately releasing Okechukwu. The group’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, had said this in a statement titled, ‘HURIWA Asks EFCC to release Chief Osita Okechukwu or charge him to court immediately’.
Source:Punch
February 05, 2022 19:32 UTC
Journalist battling brain tumour needs N18m for surgery in India
The past one and a half years have been extremely trying for a journalist and public relations specialist, Tunde Eso, as he struggles to fight his way out of brain tumour. Having spent about N12m on scans, drugs and a surgery, 44-year-old Eso, who is also an author, is now required to undergo another surgery at a hospital in India. He said, “I went for brain surgery in February 2021 and was happy that it was one of the best neurosurgeons in Nigeria that did the surgery for me. The doctor told me a week after that the tumour still remains because it is close to my brain and if he removed it, it can lead to death. I have spent N12m in over one year on drugs, brain surgery, consultancy, feeding, accommodation and 10 different scans.
Source:Punch
February 05, 2022 08:33 UTC
Nigeria Chess Federation gets working committee | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigeria Chess Federation (NCF) has announced the appointment of distinguished sports ambassadors as members of its working committee. Nnamdi Nwoye (Vice Chairman), Lolomari George, Jonathan Odega, Ademola Alli, Magnus Ekpiken, Austin Apemiye, Robert Asibor, Mathew Onoba, Joseph Kyosu, Femi Akinnirun, Daniel Atiogbe and Ezenna Lovejoy. Bode Durotoye (chairman), Eugene Akhiwu (vice chairman), Odion Aihkoje, Kola Rex, Austin Apemiye, Jimson Odufuye, Tunde Sawyer and Lekan Adeyemi. Akitoye and Tayo Amisu, while the Special Projects has Bawa Mohammed as chairman and Austin Apemiye as the vice chairman. The Membership and Welfare Committee comprises Eugene Akhiwu (chairman), M.A.O.
Source:The Guardian
February 05, 2022 08:29 UTC
Terrorism financing: Name, prosecute suspects, Nigerians tell Buhari | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
According to Malami, the arrest of the suspects “followed recent convictions of some Nigerians on terrorism financing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “We are surprised that government is always saying that it has discovered the sponsors of insecurity in the country. Joseph John Hayab, also faulted the government’s claims of discovering the sponsors of insecurity in Nigeria, saying that it was diversionary. Hayab said: “Let them expose the sponsors of the insecurity in Nigeria that has caused the people so much pains. You see, they are using the issue of uncovering the sponsors of insecurity to delay the suffering Nigerians are going through.
Source:The Guardian
February 05, 2022 04:59 UTC
Dr. Ibilola Amao : ‘I believe in gender diversity, not gender equality’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
It is a place where women are a majority in the dynamics of gender diversity in the energy value chain. Our Girls in STEM and Human Capital Development Initiatives (HCDIs) focus on delivering diversity, sustainability, and ESG compliance. These digital solutions can be applied from conceptual engineering, front-end engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning phases. As a professional who sits on the Board of STEM focused firms, are there special provisions for girls or women in STEM? I do not believe in gender equality, I believe in gender diversity; we complement each other.
Source:The Guardian
February 05, 2022 04:49 UTC
Gov Diri faults police recruitment template
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has criticised the recruitment procedure into the Nigeria Police Force, saying it violated the federal character principle. Faulting the procedure, Diri said recruitment into federal agencies that is based on number of local government areas in a state was unjustifiable and lacked merit. The governor, in a statement, argued that equitable recruitment can only be achieved if the process was in tandem with the federal character principle as enshrined in Nigeria’s Constitution. While calling for a review of the anomaly, Diri said no state should be superior to another irrespective of size and population. He said, “I have one concern and that is on recruitments done in this country based on local governments.
Source:Punch
February 05, 2022 03:59 UTC
How we are coping with the cold weather
Aunty Yemi, feeling the effect of the cold, asked some pupils of Toyosi Schools, Basorun, Ibadan, what they, their parents and school do to guard against the negative effects of the cold weather. Tobiloba Olugbemi, 10 yrs old, Pry 5I do some things, my parents also do while my school also helps to get rid of the cold. Tofunmi Ojajuni, 11 yrs old, JSS 1Every morning, my mum prepares my breakfast as well as hot tea for me. Usman Abdul-Azeez, 11 yrs old, JSS 1Every day, my daddy tells my mummy to prepare hot tea for me because of the cold. So I don’t feel the effect of the cold weather on my body because I would have had warmth from the hot tea.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 05, 2022 03:46 UTC
Very hot food and cancer
I like to take my food and drinks when very hot. However, I read somewhere that consumption of extremely hot food items can cause damage to the throat and eventually lead to cancer. Kayode (by SMS)It is true that an extremely hot food or drink item can cause injury to the lining of the throat. However, the progression to Cancer will involve other underlying factors such as the person’s age, duration of the injury among other factors. To avoid any form of injury to the throat, it is usually advised to consume food items at moderate temperature.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
February 05, 2022 02:47 UTC
A court caught Republicans discriminating against Black voters – here’s how
It has been called a textbook example of discrimination against Black voters in the US. In late January, a panel of three federal judges issued a 225-page opinion explaining how the state was discriminating against Black voters. “Black voters have less opportunity than other Alabamians to elect candidates of their choice to Congress,” the panel wrote. It wouldn’t have been hard to draw an alternative map where Black voters were either a majority or near-majority in two districts. It is possible to simultaneously have two Black districts and observe these criteria, they say.
Source:The Guardian
February 05, 2022 02:41 UTC
Fire put out on Nigerian oil storage ship
A blaze caused by an explosion on an oil ship that sparked fears of an environmental disaster off southern Nigeria has been brought under control, the government said Friday. Despite being Africa’s largest crude producer, accidents are frequent in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, although they usually occur on land. It was unclear how much oil was stored at the time of the explosion or whether any had started spilling into the water. The vessel had a processing capacity of 22,000 barrels per day and a storage capacity of two million barrels, according to the company’s website. “This is a facility that handles over 20,000 barrels per day… the oil will reach the surrounding communities.”
Source:The Guardian
February 05, 2022 02:23 UTC
Buhari congratulates Amaechi on Daura chieftaincy title
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd. ), has congratulated two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress – Minister of Transportation and two-time Director-General of his election campaigns, Rotimi Amaechi; and businessman, Nasiru Danu, on the conferment of chieftaincy titles on them on Saturday by the Daura Emirate Council. Buhari’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement signed on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, titled ‘President Buhari welcomes Daura title to Amaechi, says rail transformation is a great legacy’. Buhari described the conferment of the title of “Dan Amana,” (the trusted one) to Amaechi as a clear commitment to the harmonious relationship between the nation’s diverse cultures. He commended the Minister “for working with enormous energy to make the CHANGE we promised Nigerians a reality.
Source:Punch
February 05, 2022 01:11 UTC
Quality education for Nigerians’ll reduce crime, says Swedish envoy
The Swedish Ambassador to Nigeria, Carl-Michael Gräns, has advised the Federal Government to focus on improving the socio-economic well-being of Nigerians as part of measures to address insecurity in the country. Gräns, who stated this during an interview with our correspondent, said good livelihoods and quality education would reduce criminality. “But in the longer term there should be a focus on social and economic development, livelihood for people, education, women empowerment and gender equality. “When people have a good livelihood and good education, they usually don’t rob other people or kidnap other people. On the 2023 general elections, the Swedish ambassador said Nigeria could strengthen its democracy by discussing the challenges that needed to be fixed rather than focusing on personalities.
Source:Punch
February 05, 2022 00:59 UTC