Friday 27 November 2015

Growing Gas Demand - OandO To Build A $350million Gas Plant!

OandO is set to build a gas plant with the capacity to process 300 million standard cubit feet per day, which is estimated to cost about $350million. This is coming as the company focuses on integrating gas production with its supply business. 



OandO's Managing Director, Bolaji Osunsanya, made this known on Thursday, 26th November, he added that the plant which will take 24 months to be completed is a step towards meeting the increasing demand for gas, Osunsanya further stated that Nigeria will need around $55 billion over the next seven years to develop gas infrastructure to meet growing demand, which would include building new pipelines, processing plants and drilling of new wells.





Wednesday 25 November 2015

Watch Adele's Hello Cover With Jimmy Fallon And The Roots!

Watch  Adele's 'classroom instrument' of 'Hello' cover with Jimmy & The Roots.


The remain of Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo, wife of one of Nigeria's founding fathers, Late Obafemi Awolowo, who passed on to great beyond on 19th September, 2015 begun it's final journey to rest on Thursday, 25th November, 2015 in their home town Ikenne Ogun State. 


The transition ceremony witnessed the presence of dignitaires like President Muhammadu Buhari,  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Osun state Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Oyo state Governor Abiola Ajimobi, Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha, Daisy Danjuma, Shonekan, Yakubu and Victoria Gowon,  Oladipo Diya, Rotimi Amaechi, Olusegun Obasanjo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Tambuwal, Aliko Dangote, Lisa Of Ondo Kingdom and his wife, to mention a few...



The remans of the late HID Awolowo on her final journey at Ikenne on Wednesday


Mama H.I.D Awolowo would have been 100 if she were to be alive today.



Tuesday 24 November 2015

Europe Imigration Crisis - Iranian Immigrants Sew Their Mouths Shut in Protest!

Since Mecedonia resolved to let in only immigrants from war torn zones like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, leaving thousand of immigrants regarded as "economic immigrants" standed. 


Iranian refugees stuck at the Greek/ Macedonian boarders are sewing their mouths shut to bring attention to their plight.

Abubakar Audu's Demise - APC To Replace Candidate, As INEC Conducts Election In Affected 91 Polling Units!

Following the sudden death of the Kogi state All progressives Congress (APC) gubernaterial candidate Abubakar Audu, on Sunday 22nd November, a day after the 21st November polls, which was declared as inconclusive by INEC...


...the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decided to conclude the process by conducting; election in 91 affected Polling Units as announced by the returnuing officer, allow the APC party to fill the vacancy created by the demise of its candidate and to conduct the supplementary election on 5th December, 2015. 

Embedded image permalink

Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet!

Turkey has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Russian fighter jet tresspassing on its air space in Haritan,  a town in northern Syria, after reporetdly issuing series of warnings on Teusday, 24th November.





Image result for turkey shoots down russian jet

Russian President, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has described the act as "a stab in the back". 

Sunday 22 November 2015

Gubernatorial Election Winner Dies Shortly After Polls Result Was Announced!

Just before the Kogi state's (Central Nigeria)  November 21st gubernatorial election results was announced, the All Progressives Congress's (APC) candidate who leads in the polls which is said to be 'inconclusive' by INECAbubakar Audu,  from Ogbonicha-Alloma in Ofu local government in Kogi state, passed on, Sunday November 22, after he suddenly took ill and was rushed to Abuja in preparation to being flown abroad. 




Prince Abubakar Audu made history by being the only candidate to have contested every governorship election since May 1999 in which he won and was governor until May 2003, and losing in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Before then, he was Kogi state Governor from January 1992 to November 1993. 



Abubakar Audu was aged 68.