Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group, has withdrawn his petition against Ahmed Farouk, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), even as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is determined to continue its investigation into the matter despite the withdrawal. Okor Odey,…
Full statement: Recent allegations regarding the financing of my children’s education have necessitated this response—not because I fear scrutiny of my finances, which I welcome, but because the timing and nature of these claims demand context that only three decades of public service can provide. Since 1991, I have dedicated my professional life to Nigeria’s…
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has submitted a petition against the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Ahmed Farouk, to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. In the petition, dated and submitted on December 16 through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN, Dangote called on the…
Prof. Otaru The Concerned Law Students of Faculty of Law, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, has petitioned the National Universities Commission (NUC) to take a closer look at the professorship title of the Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Prof. Roland Otaru (SAN). The group wondered how the professorship title was conferred on the Commissioner,…
The family musician Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has formally petitioned the Inspector General of Police over a series of alleged troubling incidents involving his wife, Natasha Osawaru. The petition requests urgent intervention from the Nigeria Police Force, citing what the family described as “disturbing incidents” that have left 2Baba emotionally distressed and…
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Chief Mike Ozekhome, his son Osilama Ozekhome, one Efemuai Mudiaga Kingsley over alleged fraud, forgery, unlawful attempt to acquire property in London. The petition, signed by HEDA Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, followed a September 11,…
The Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have jointly petitioned the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over an alleged breach of the agreed “Safety Threshold Ground Handling Charges.” In the petition, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, the unions raised…
A former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has accused Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, of plotting to destabilise the state through the recruitment of political thugs, the importation of foreign mercenaries, and clandestine arms trafficking. Malami, who now leads the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kebbi, made the…
Malam Nasir El-Rufai has submitted a petition to the Police Service Commission (PSC) against alleged unprofessional conduct, abuse of office and serial violations of the Police Act by some officers of the Kaduna State Police Command. A press release signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, Media Adviser to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, said the petition details the particulars…
Late Akor Onu The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, calling for the urgent arrest and prosecution of an activist, Christopher Okhai Okhani, alleging the murder of a police officer, Inspector Akor Onu, during a violent encounter in 2024. According to the…
