Finally, NNPC Completes River Niger Crossing of 130km OB3 Gas Pipeline It will boost gas supply, support power generation, says Ekpo
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja After years of delay, NNPC Gas
Infrastructure Company (NGIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum
Ojulari: project will accelerate Nigeria’s 12bscf/day target by 2030
Company Limited (NNPC), has successfully completed the River Niger Crossing of the 130-kilometre
Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline. The national oil company, in
a statement yesterday signed by its spokesman, Andy Odeh, said the development marked a major
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Oil Price Hits $126/Barrel, Highest Since 2022, as Trump Mulls Fresh Iran Options
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Oil prices jumped to their highest level since 2022 after a report that
the US military is set to brief President Donald Trump on new plans for potential action in the Iran war. Brent crude rose by
almost 7 per cent to more than $126 a barrel at one point, before falling back. US Central Command has
prepared a plan for a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran to try to break the deadlock in negotiations with Tehran, news
site Axios reported. Trump is expected to hear about the updated military options for Iran from Pentagon officials as he
pressures Tehran into agreeing to a deal, a source familiar with the Continued on page 8
David Mark-led ADC Gets a Lifeline at Supreme Court, PDP Falls Majority voids PDP Ibadan convention over disobedience of court Minority insist it’s internal affairs, outside court’s intervention INEC restores Mark, others on website ADC welcomes judgment, reiterates call for Amupitan’s resignation PDP: Judgment on leadership crisis a dangerous bend Wabara says he’s assumed party leadership Wike: Verdict has ended ‘Turaki faction’, Atiku is a political liability
Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Alex Enumah and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja
Relief and hope came the way of millions of supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), yesterday, after the Supreme Court set aside an order that threatened the presence of the party in the 2027 general election. The apex court, in a unanimous judgment, held that the order of “status quo ante bellum” issued on March 12, 2026, by the Court of Appeal, Abuja, “was unnecessary, unwarranted and improper”. In another stroke, it was end of the road for a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the same apex court nullified the convention it organised last November in Ibadan. Continued on page 8
ROYAL COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT...
L-R: His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and Governor Monday PHOTO: GODWIN OMOIGUI Okpebholo, during the courtesy visit of the Edo monarch and governor to the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday