BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA, SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 – Plastic pollution has become one of Nigeria’s most pressing urban challenges. Building on the success of its Walk4ZeroPlastic initiative in Lagos, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) is taking the campaign to Abuja and Kano. The expansion aims to inspire collective efforts in …
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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of placing union dues and personal interests above the welfare of workers. The accusation follows renewed calls by the unions for industrial action against the …
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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The National Industrial Court has issued an interim injunction restraining the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from continuing its nationwide strike against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Sublim, granted the order on …
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Opinion: BY TUNDE AKkINLADE I have taken time to examine the approaches adopted by both PENGASSAN and NUPENG in their standoff with the Dangote Refinery. My conclusion is that both unions risk becoming toothless bulldogs sooner than they expect, as their members are likely to shift loyalty to their employer. …
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Otunba (Dr.) Wale Ademowo, former Entertainment and Society Editor of the Nigerian Tribune, spoke with Abu-Satar Hamed of StarTrend Int’l Magazine and online platform on Friday, September 25, 2025, shortly after the interment of his beloved wife, Chief (Mrs.) Bolajoko Beatrice Ademowo (née Senbajo). In the emotional interview, Otunba Ademowo …
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…Children Pay Heartfelt Tributes BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The Vicar in charge of Adeyinka Adegbite Memorial Anglican Church, behind Town Planning, Oluyole, Ibadan, Ven. Babatope James David, has described the death of Chief (Mrs.) Bolajoko Beatrice Ademowo (née Senbanjo) as not only a great loss to …
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CHAMBISHI, ZAMBIA – More than seven months after one of the country’s worst environmental disasters, Zambia is still grappling with the fallout of a toxic waste spill at a Chinese-owned copper mine that poisoned waterways, devastated farmland, and left thousands of residents demanding justice. The February 18 collapse of a …
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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO SATE, NIGERIA – The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) chapter of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU), under the leadership of its chairman, Comrade Adeniyi Faleti, has paid a courtesy visit to Oloye Lekan Alabi, the Abese Olubadan of …
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BY PETER OLANIYAN IBESE, YEWA NORTH LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – In a colourful and culturally significant ceremony, Chief (Mrs.) Regina Aderemi Adebiyi JP, a seasoned journalist and News Editor with Ogun State Television (OGTV), was on Saturday, September 27, 2025, officially installed as the Iyalode of Ibese-Yewaland by His …
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DETROIT, USA – The crowd at Ford Field fell into a hushed silence as Tom Jones lowered his microphone mid-song. His piercing gaze had caught a hand-painted sign in the front row, “I got into Stanford. You said we’d sing together.” Moments later, the audience watched in awe as a …
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