The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the petroleum subsidy regime ended in February 2022. NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television. When asked why petroleum subsidy was removed on Monday, May 29, rather than the last week of June, Mr Kyari…
MOSCOW — It could soon be an offense here to print any maps that don’t label Crimea and other parts of Ukraine as Russian territory. Political analysts say the new legislation is a symptom of the growing unease spreading through Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s government as the conflict continues into its second calendar year.
Yeah, we’re a few days late making fun of Adam Schiff for this tweet but there are so many dumb tweets out there and only so many hours in the day. You all knew we’d eventually get around to this one, right? It’s totally Twitchy-worthy. Schiff babbling about facing ‘tremendous obstacles’ while trying to take…
After a year of mocking the mockable aspects of journalism, here are the year’s Pulitzer dis-honorees. Each week here at RedState we look at some of the more risible, mirth-filled, and just plain ridiculous aspects of our journalism industry. Looking beyond the biased coverage and narrative-building there is also this component of the media –…
As Tesla Inc. shares slumped to their worst performance on record in the fourth quarter, the electric-vehicle company delivered fewer cars than analysts expected, according to a Monday announcement. Tesla TSLA, +1.12% reported 405,278 cars were delivered in the final three months of the year, up 31.3% from the same period a year before, while…
After a year of mocking the mockable aspects of journalism, here are the year’s dis-honorees unworthy of the Pulitzer Prize. Each week here at RedState we look at some of the more risible, mirth-filled, and just plain ridiculous aspects of our journalism industry. Looking beyond the biased coverage and narrative-building there is also this component…
RNC Research was good enough to take the time to put together a quite frankly YUGE thread of the most memorable Democrat moments of 2022 and we’ve gotta tell ya’, this is one of the longer threads we’ve covered. Full transparency, there were some clips we did not grab from this thread because if we…
We saw a lot of bad moments from Joe Biden in 2021 including the debacle that he made of the Afghanistan withdrawal, how he left Americans and allies behind, and how it cost 13 precious, American lives because of his failures. His mind seems to have continued to deteriorate. I have watched him since the…
The majority of people can’t get 2022 in their rearview mirror fast enough, if you believe a poll from market research firm OnePoll which found that only 1 in 3 Americans had a “great year.” The good news: more than half also think (pray) that 2023 will be better. With COVID (and its restrictions) still…
Beating the stock market is not that big of a deal. What’s really impressive — and what you should be looking for when using performance scoreboards to choose a mutual fund — is one that has beaten the market over several successive periods. To understand why, it’s helpful to imagine a world in which stocks…
A Nigerian man, Temitope has celebrated his achievements in 2022. He took to Twitter on Tuesday, December 27, to share photos of his four ‘Firsts’ including a car, house, land and one million naira in his account. “The Year of Persistent Ws: My 2022 Dump. First million, First land, First proper house, First…
Chelsea defender, Reece James has admitted that 2022 has been the ‘toughest year’ of his life after suffering another injury setback on his return to action for Chelsea. The 23-year-old England defender limped off after 53 minutes against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night December 27, in what was his first appearance since early October. James, who missed…
Political cartoons as a medium for commentary have been around for ages. 2022 gave me a lot of cannon fodder for cartoons and commentary. For the year in review, let’s take a look at my “Top 10.” First, I made predictions for 2022: A university offers an athletic (swimming) scholarship to a fish. Liz Cheney…
A new lawsuit has been filed in the ongoing feud over the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial election, as Secretary of State (and incoming Governor) Katie Hobbs joins the Maricopa County board of elections in taking gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake to court over her claims and previous lawsuits. According to the suit, Maricopa County contends that “Before…
After a better-than-expected November midterm for the Democratic Party, key leaders and strategists are beginning to lay out their path forward. They are looking at what worked and what didn’t, seeing how Republicans screwed up, and figuring out the line of attack going forward. One of the things that helped was the influence of Donald…
Former US president, Barack Obama has added three songs from Nigerian artistes – Burna Boy, Rema and Ayra Starr to his favourite music of 2022. Obama listed 25 of his favourite songs for the year and Burna Boy’s Last Last, Ayra’s Rush and Rema’s Calm Down made the list from Nigeria. The ex-US president disclosed this on…
Is this for kids, or is Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam just being really condescending? “Well, kids” she begins, so apparently this is meant for children, who are reminded by Mrs. Santa Claus that they need to stay up-to-date on their COVID-19 boosters and wear a mask indoors. And open a window…
Nigeria’s World 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan has been ranked the fifth-best female athlete in 2022. The World Athletics ranked each athlete according to the points they amassed from their performances during the season, using the scoring tables of athletics. The 25-year-old had a good year as she became the first Nigerian…
Had New York Democrats been anything north of functional in 2022, the House might not be in Republican hands come 2023. But the momentum that Lee Zeldin picked up during his campaign for governor helped drag Republicans across the finish line in several House districts while Democrats were still furious with each other for how…
Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick says the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the lowest moment of his life. The Black Stars of Ghana qualified in ahead of Nigeria, playing 1-1 in Abuja after a goalless draw in Kumasi to book a place…
French striker Kylian Mbappe has beaten awarded the Golden Boot of the 2022 World Cup after finishing the tournament on eight goals. Mbappe got a hat-trick in the thrilling World Cup final against Argentina to take his tally for the tournament to eight. Messi finished the tournament with seven goals. The Golden Boot will be the…