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Germany shutters, converts 961 churches as congregations decline
Some 961 Catholic and Protestant churches across Germany have been closed or decommissioned since 2000, a striking symbol of the country’s rapidly shrinking Christian population and the growing surplus of houses of worship. As church membership declines, communities are increasingly…
Why would Tinubu request Trump to strike local terrorists?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The surprise and successful strikes on locations linked to terrorists in northern parts of the country could not have been possible without cooperation of the Nigerian president and tacit collaboration of the nation’s security intelligence system. So, the…
Eyesan pledges transparency, efficiency at NUPRC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The new Commission Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mrs. Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, has pledged to entrench digitization, transparency, and operational efficiency as the cornerstone of her leadership. Mrs. Eyesan who held her first town…
Another year closes with fuel price drop
* Dangote’s price cuts face implementation challenges Sopuruchi Onwuka The domestic fuel market is set to end 2026 with slight fall in the prices of transportation fuels, especially the premium motor spirit popularly called petrol which fires cars and light…
Heirs Energies to drive long-term growth with $750m
Sopuruchi Onwuka Heirs Energies Limited has secured a $750 million financing from the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), marking one of the largest funding transactions ever obtained by an indigenous African energy company. According to Heirs Energies, the Afreximbank facility will…
EU’s stand-down on combustion engine ban signals boost for oil market
Sopuruchi Onwuka The European Union’s decision to soften its planned 2035 ban on new combustion-engine vehicles is being read by energy markets as a clear positive for oil producers, signaling a slower and less absolute transition away from fossil fuels…
UN Report details mass killings, rapes at Sudan’s refugee camp
More than 1,000 civilians were killed during a three-day attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displacement camp in April, according to a report released Thursday by the UN Human Rights Office. The paramilitary group stormed the…
Man dies after abandoning his hypertension medication for social media remedy
A 47-year-old Vietnamese man has died after abandoning prescribed blood pressure medication in favor of a social media–promoted “detox” regimen involving salted lemon water and prolonged sun exposure. According to Dr Doan Du Manh of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association,…
$60 oil pose early test for Nigeria’s 2026 Budget
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global petroleum prices over the weekend offered little comfort that the oil price benchmark underpinning Nigeria’s 2026 budget will hold, raising fears of a repeat of the 2025 shortfall triggered by an unusually bearish market. Although fiscal planners…
Shell celebrates retirees at 4th annual golf tournament in Lagos
Shell Nigeria celebrated its retired employees at the fourth edition of its annual golf tournament, held in their honour by Shell Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) at the Lakowe Golf Course in Lekki, Lagos. A total of 47 retirees…
