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The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Mr. Haitham Al-Ghais as the organisation’s Secretary General effective August 1. OPEC made the appointment at a Special Meeting on Monday held via video conference, which was chaired by president Jean-Richard Itoua, Congo’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Head of its Delegation. Al-Ghais, a veteran of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), takes over from Mr. Mohammad Barkindo, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). OPEC said in a statement on its website that Al-Ghais appointment was in accordance with Article 28 of the OPEC Statute and…
Outgoing Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mr. Mohammad Barkindo, has said the organisation will be in a save hands with his successor, Mr. Haitham Al Ghais. Barkindo made this known in a congratulatory message to Al Ghais, who is currently the Deputy Managing Director, International Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). He said: ” I am very pleased to extend to you my warmest congratulations on your recent appointment as OPEC Secretary General-designate, with your tenure effective as of Aug. 1, 2022. “It is fully deserved and recognition of your extremely positive standing within the…
The remains of the late presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention in the 1993 election, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, was on Monday laid to rest in Kano. NPO had earlier Reported that Tofa died in the early hours of Monday at the Bayero University Teaching Hospital at the age of 75. Expectedly, the burial was witnessed by several political associates of the late businessman, serving and former political office holders. Among them was former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau.
A legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, has called on the Federal Government to address the dearth of cash currently being experienced in the banking sector. Babalola, who is also the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) made the call in a statement issued on Monday in Ado-Ekiti. According to him, the development can lead to hunger, high mortality rate, uncontrolled crimes and increased insecurity, if not effectively tackled. “In recent time, the Central Bank of Nigeria and commercial banks have inflicted cash crunch on customers across the country. “The cash crunch is being felt in virtually all parts of…
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has dissociated itself from a coalition of 57 Yoruba groups allegedly rooting for South-West pro-restructuring presidential candidate in 2023. OPC Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oguntimehin, in a statement, denied the involvement of Aare Gani Adams in the mega accord, saying such moves were purely fraudulent and very far from the truth. Oguntimehin urged the groups to stop using the name of OPC for petty political mileage, saying OPC was not among the 57 Yoruba groups that met in Lagos at the weekend to mobilise the South-West for Tinubu, Osinbajo or Fayemi’s presidency. OPC had been…
Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Bolaji Akinyemi, has been described as a thorn in the flesh of the late dictator, Sanni Abacha. Bola Tinubu, Lagos State former Governor, while eulogizing Akinyemi on Monday, said he contributed to the socio-political developments in the country and to democracy and good governance. A statement by Tinubu’s Media office, which was signed by his aide, Tunde Rahman, said, “Erudite scholar, author, diplomat, pro-democracy activist and committed progressive, Prof. Akinyemi has done a lot for this country. “That he has contributed immensely to the socio-political development of Nigeria and to democracy and good governance is evident…
As we start 2022, lots of us will be resuming the battle to lose weight and get fit. A wealth of high-tech fitness apps are now available to help, but are they anywhere near as good as hiring a human personal trainer? Four years ago, Jenny Wiener was in a fitness slump. She wanted to improve her physical and mental health, but her workouts lacked intensity without a proper training programme to follow. When she went to the gym she says she often chose “easy” options, like jogging on a treadmill, to avoid more daunting exercises. A personal trainer who…
Police in two Indian states have registered cases after an app shared photos of more than 100 Muslim women saying they were on “sale”. The accused include developers of the app and Twitter handles that shared the images and content. The open source app – Bulli Bai – was hosted on web platform GitHub, which has since taken it down. This was the second attempt in months to harass Muslim women in India by “auctioning” them online. In July, an app and website called “Sulli Deals” created profiles of more than 80 Muslim women – using photos they uploaded…
An Israeli wildlife photographer has captured a remarkable momentary image of a flock of birds forming the shape of a spoon with a heap of sugar. The illusion happened during what is known as a murmuration, where thousands of starlings fly and swoop in clusters. Albert Keshet also snapped what appeared to be the spoon bending, posting it on social media. The images caught the attention of famed Israeli spoon bender Uri Geller, who has framed them in his museum. Mr Keshet took the images when he went on an early morning excursion to a spot in the northern Jordan Valley…
A devastating fire that swept through South Africa’s Houses of Parliament in Cape Town has reignited – hours after it was said to be under control. Flames have been billowing from the building’s roof. Firefighters are at the scene, trying to douse the blaze. The fire first broke out on Sunday, totally destroying the National Assembly, or lower chamber. Police have arrested a suspect who will appear in court on Tuesday on charges of arson, housebreaking and theft. Authorities had warned that flare-ups would be possible because of carpets and wooden floors in the building. “The void beneath the roof…