Author: Alade Adisa

Three major oil marketers, A. A. Rano Limited, AYM Shafa Limited and Matrix Petroleum Services Limited have called on the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals.In a joint counter affidavit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, dated November 5, 2024, the marketers argue that supporting Dangote’s bid to restrict the issuance of petroleum import licences could destabilize Nigeria’s oil sector.Dangote Refinery, in an originating summons filed on September 6, 2024, accused the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), alongside several oil marketers of violating…

Gunmen have abducted 100 persons in Wanke, near Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State. According to a source, a Chief Imam was among the abducted victims. The source said, “This is the second time the Imam was abducted.” According to Daily Post, the police and the state government are yet to react to the incident. A survivor told the BBC Hausa Service in an interview that the affected communities were under siege and people were migrating for fear of further attacks. He further explained that near Sabon Layi, over 50 persons were taken away, and near Dagon Hayi about 50…

In a shocking revelation, a mysterious man whose name is yet to be identified had confessed to killing over 70 women for ritual purposes in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The number, according to the man who claimed he is now a pastor, is not part of the people he had been hired to kill and had eaten in his life. He revealed this on a popular socialist, Yinka Ayefele’s radio station, Fresh FM’s programme titled, “Opeyemi” in Ibadan on Saturday. According to him, the blood of the women was needed to renew his mystical power, and their bodies were eaten…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen has discharged and acquitted a from his conviction of false assets declaration charges by the Code of Conduct Tribuna by The Court of Appeal in Abuja. Former President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2019 removed Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria during the pendency of a charge against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The conviction of Onnoghen on April 18, 2019, and forfeiture of his bank accounts by the Umar Yakubu Danladi-led tribunal was struck down by the Appellate Court following the resolution of the issues that…

To counter the allegation that President Bola Tinubu’s administration favours the South-West regarding appointments in the security sector, the Presidency has publicly released hard facts on the situation. The president last week, named Major General Olufemi Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to hold forth for the substantive COAS, General Tahoreed Lagbaja, who has been away from the country treating an undisclosed ailment. Oluyede hails from the southwest (Ekiti State) same as Lagbaja and Tinubu, who are from Osun and Lagos states, respectively. This tribal affinity has led to insinuations in some quarters that the President has perfected…

The world watches with bated breath as Americans vote for their next president in a general election that is underway across the nation. Widely perceived as the world’s most powerful nation, and leading democracy, it is unsurprising that all nations, states, organizations, and personalities, whether political, government, or private, will be monitoring the blow-by-blow, minute-by-minute goings-on in the election that could decide the fate of the whole world for the next four years.And, once polls close, depending on how close the contest is, it is possible a winner will not be projected for several hours, days, or even weeks. Here’s…

After facing a barrage of criticism from Nigerians over the non-disclosure of its petrol prices, and claims made by IPMAN, PETROAN, and other associations regarding the import and pricing of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Dangote Refinery has addressed the issues.In a statement released Sunday night and signed by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, Dangote Refinery noted that it followed the pricing benchmark by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), adding that it went lower in pricing for selling into ships.The company revealed that its PMS prices align with international standards, suggesting that any competitor claiming…

To further reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, a coalition of civil societies in Osun State, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has urged President Bola Tinubu and state governors to reduce their convoys.Arguing that reducing the number of convoys for only the ministers is not enough to reduce the cost of governance, the group also charged the president and governors with reducing travel expenses to help Nigerians through the present hardship.In a statement by its Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, the group said the President’s instruction to Ministers to reduce their convoys to three vehicles would not effectively reduce the…

The Presidency has ripped into the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, saying that the former Vice President would have plunged Nigeria into a worse economic situation if he had won the 2023 presidential election. The presidency in a statement in Abuja, titled, “Our initial response to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,” which was signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, accused Atiku of supervising what it described as a questionable privatisation programme. It said that the former vice president and his principal, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo ”demonstrated a total lack of…