Popular Nollywood actor Obinna Nwafor, better known as Saint Obi is dead.

The actor, who was famous for his adventurous roles typical of the American actor James Bond died on Sunday May 7 2023. He was aged 57.

The Nollywood actor, whose body has been deposited at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, JUTH, died after a protracted illness.He was said to have died in the home of one of his siblings, where he had relocated to and was receiving treatment at JUTH.

According to reports the reason Saint Obi’s demise took so long to be made official was as a result of an alleged disagreement between the siblings

The Actors Guild of Nigeria are yet to make an official statement because it has not gotten full information from the family yet.The movie star came into prominence in his role in Zeb Eiro’s ‘Sakobi’ and was featured in over 250 movies. He is also well known for his roles in Candle Light, Goodbye Tomorrow, Heart of Gold, among others.

Saint Obi was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on November 16, 1965. The only son of his parents – he had eight sisters – he grew up in Jos, Plateau State where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education.He attended Zang Secondary Commercial School and in 1991, graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Jos.

He was married to Lydia Saint Nwafor and the marriage was blessed with many children.

Source: pmnews

Angola has now emerged the topmost crude oil producer in Africa, upstaging Nigeria as the latter’s output level hits a new low.

The direct communication data in the April 2023 monthly oil market report (MOMR) of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that Angola recorded 1.06 million barrels per day (mbpd) crude production in April 2023.

Despite initial optimism, Nigeria’s oil output dropped 23 per cent, month-on-month, MoM, to 999,999 barrels per day, bpd, in April 2023, from 1.3 million bpd in the preceding month of March 2023.

Also, on year-on-year, YoY, Nigeria’s output level indicated a drop of 16.7 per cent to 999,999 bpd in April 2023, from 1.2 million bpd recorded in the corresponding period of 2022.

After a steady decline to about 1.1 mbpd in the second half of 2022, due majorly, to oil theft, Nigeria’s oil output began to recover after a nationwide outcry in the fourth quarter of 2022 hovering at 1.3 million bpd in the first quarter of 2023.

At less than 1.0mbpd, this is the lowest production rate Nigeria has recorded in the year 2023 while Angola’s output shows steady increases.

The OPEC figure is close to that of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), the regulatory authority in Nigeria’s petroleum industry, which shows that Nigeria produced 998,602 barrels per day during the period.

The OPEC report further stated that total OPEC-13 crude oil production averaged 28.60 million barrels per day in April 2023, lower by 191,000 barrels per day, month-on-month. Overall, the report showed that crude oil output increased mainly in Saudi Arabia, Angola and Iran, while production in Iraq and Nigeria declined.

OPEC noted in the MOMR that Nigeria’s economy faced challenges in gaining momentum in the first quarter of 2023, with business activity and consumer spending remaining subdued, in addition to high input-cost inflation and lower employment levels compared with 2022.

Source: All Africa

The National Headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has on Thursday set aside the suspension of Senator Barnabas Gemade, Prof Terhemba Shija, and five other members of APC by the Benue State Executive Committee of the party.

The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, who made this known in a statement said: “The Party has directed that the said suspension and all related actions in the matter be, and are hereby, set aside pending further review and decision of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on the matter.

“Therefore, Senator Gemade, Professor Shija, and five others that are affected by the said suspension are, and remain, bonafide members of the Benue State Chapter of our Party.”

It can be recalled that Sen. Gemade and Shija contested the governorship position but were defeated by Fr. Hyacinth Alia, who went on to win the general elections. The duo dragged Fr. Alia to court, up to the Supreme Court, before the case was dismissed.

Their suspension came following a resolution reached at an expanded meeting of the party, tagged “Critical Expanded Exco meeting” held at the State APC secretariat, Makurdi on Wednesday.

Speaking at the occasion, the state party Chairman, Comrade Austin Agada observed that activities of the duo during the just concluded governorship election were against the interest of the APC.

Agada who also noted that Gemade and Shija also lost their various polling stations said that apart from taking the party to court, the two aspirants also worked to ensure that the APC lost at the polls.

Agada observed that “Gemade lost his polling unit, ward and LGA to the opposition, while Shija dragged the party and its governorship candidate (Alia) to the apex court and also colluded with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the APC.”

The APC chairman further alleged that Shija was still in court and was working hand in hand with PDP to have Alia’s victory at the last general election quashed at the tribunal. “Chief Barnabas Gemade refused to go with the Constitution of the party. That he lost his ward and the entire Konshisha local government area is most appalling, whereas Hon. Shija frustrated the party and worked in connivance with the PDP.”

There on the floor of the congress, Agada put the question on whether Gemade and Shija should be suspended or not, to which they answered in the affirmative. The APC chairman therefore declared that, “Gemade and Shija are suspended and thereby, referred to the party’s fact-finding committee to advance reasons why they should not be expelled from the party.”

Meanwhile, the Chairman of APC in Konshisha Mr. Matthew Mark, passed a vote of confidence in the state party chairman, Austin Agada for leading the APC to victory and for his humane disposition and hard work.