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Nigeria's Bola Tinubu names ex-Shell boss to head NNPC in major overhaul

2 months ago | bbc.com | Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna |Wedaeli Chibelushi

Ex-Shell boss tasked with cleaning up Nigeria's oil sectorNkechi Ogbonna & Wedaeli ChibelushiShell NigeriaNigeria's president has appointed Bayo Ojulari - a former Shell executive - to lead the state-owned oil company, as part of sweeping reforms aimed at cleaning up the sector dogged by allegations of corruption, pollution and decades-long inefficiency. Mr Ojulari was picked in a "crucial" overhaul of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), the presidency said on Wednesday.
Niger coup leader Abdourahamane Tchiani sworn in as president for five years

2 months ago | bbc.com | Azeezat Olaoluwa |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

Niger coup leader sworn in as president for five yearsAzeezat Olaoluwa & Nkechi OgbonnaEPAGeneral Abdourahamane Tchiani led the military in a coup two years agoNiger's military ruler has been sworn in as the country's president for a transitional period of five years. Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani has led the country since 2023, after he deposed Niger's elected President, Mohamed Bazoum.
Fuel tanker explosion kills dozens of people in Nigeria

Jan 18, 2025 | msn.com | Alex Boyd |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna
Fuel tanker explosion kills dozens of people in Nigeria

Jan 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Alex Boyd |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say. The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday. It exploded moments after people began scooping up fuel, killing dozens and leaving 25 others injured, including rescuers, officials said.
Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake'

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Basillioh Rukanga |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistaken for criminal gangs. Residents told local media the victims were members of local vigilante groups and civilians defending themselves from armed gangs notorious for kidnapping people for ransom. The strikes targeted militant gangs in Zurmi and Maradun areas and the state governor, Dauda Lawal, offered his condolences to the community.
A mother's mission to stop jaundice causing cerebral palsy in Nigeria

Jan 7, 2025 | msn.com | Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

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A mother's mission to stop jaundice causing cerebral palsy in Nigeria

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

Although Babatunde Fashola, affectionately known as Baba, is 22 years old, he is less than 70cm (2ft 4in) tall. He has cerebral palsy and requires lifelong care. He can neither speak nor walk and is fed via a tube attached to his stomach. As a baby, he was abandoned by his parents but 10 years ago, he found a home at the Cerebral Palsy Centre in the Nigerian city of Lagos. "Baba weighs about 12kg [26lb]. He is doing well," the facility's founder, Nonye Nweke, tells me when I visit.
Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes in Mali

Nov 20, 2024 | xpresschronicle.com | Wedaeli Chibelushi |Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes. Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag Abdoul Aziz ag Mohamed ag Mahmoud led a “reign of terror” in the city after it was overrun in 2012 by the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group. He was found guilty in June this year of torture, overseeing public amputations by machete and the brutal floggings of residents, including children.
Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash, says Lammy

Nov 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery "is not about the transfer of cash". In his first comments since 56 Commonwealth leaders in October signed a joint letter saying "the time has come" for a conversation about reparations, Lammy told the BBC that was not "the debate people are wanting to have".
Six weeks without electricity: Living with Nigeria's blackouts

Nov 1, 2024 | yahoo.com | Nkechi Onyinyechi Ogbonna

The reception is poorly lit and a small fan barely moves the humid air as staff at Chidinma Emeneka’s laundry service in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, wait for the generator to kick in. It roars into action, but the engine noise marks the start of extra business costs which have to be paid because of the failing power sector. For 10 days more than a third of the country’s 36 states have been in darkness following a major fault in the transmission grid.