Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, has withdrawn a formal petition he submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against the former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. The business mogul withdrew the petition from the anti-graft agency through his lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, DAILY TRUST confirms. It was learnt that the petition was withdrawn after another agency of government took over the matter. Recall that Dangote had in December asked the anti-graft agency to prosecute Ahmed for allegedly using…
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Members of the Kwankwasiyya movement are planning to defect to the All Progressives Party (APC), the Special Adviser to Kano Governor on Digital Economy, Yusuf Sharada, has confirmed. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on CHANNELS TELEVISION’s ‘The Morning Brief’, he stated that certain rights are being withheld from them because they don’t belong to the controlling party. His words, “There are so many issues that led us to conclude that maybe all these are happening because we do not belong to the party (APC) that is controlling the centre, and there are so many projects that somehow are beyond…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru—Rahman Malami, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho (SAN). The multi-billion naira landed properties , valued at N213,234,120,000 are located in Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna States. In granting the…
The United States on Saturday, attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro, according to President Donald Trump. The attack is regarded as Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. In a Truth Social post, President Trump said: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country.” REUTERS reports that ahead of the overnight strikes, the U.S. had accused Maduro of running a “narco-state” and rigging…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Lagos, inaugurated a Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution and Mobilisation to resolve conflicts within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The committee, which comprises Governors of the party, members of the Federal Executive Council, and other notable stakeholders, has the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Bala Buni, as Chairman, and Muiz Banire, former Legal Adviser of the APC, as Member/Secretary. Other members include Senator Adamu Aliero, Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbduRazak, Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer…
A public policy and governance advocate, Okezie Emmanuel, has alleged that the leadership of the Bureauof Public Procurement (BPP) is being targeted by a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated by vested interests seeking to undermine ongoing reforms in Nigeria’s procurement system. Emmanuel, who is of the Baobab Centre for Public Integrity, made the allegation in a statement issued, following the circulation of a document presented as a “petition” by a group identifying itself as the Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability (COCTA). The document, according to him, purports to lend support to an earlier submission by one Musa Aliyu,…
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Founder and President of Dangote Group, has announced that petrol prices will drop to ₦739 per litre nationwide, beginning Tuesday, with initial implementation at MRS stations in Lagos. At a press briefing at the Lekki Refinery on Sunday, Dangote the refinery had reduced its gantry price from ₦828 to ₦699 per litre two days earlier. He assured that the ₦739 per litre price would be enforced and emphasised his commitment to fight price manipulation. His words, “Starting from Tuesday, MRS will start selling petrol at N739/litre. Definitely, we will enforce that low price. We will make sure…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has been accused of corruption. Founder and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, who made the allegation said he spent $5 million on secondary school education for his children in Switzerland. Dangote made the allegation on Sunday during a media briefing at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Fertiliser Plant, Lekki, Lagos, describing the alleged expenditure as inconsistent with a public servant’s income and a threat to public trust in regulatory institutions. Dangote said the alleged payment covered six years of secondary education…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reaffirmed the full determination of Osun people to defeat the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the 2026 polls, declaring unequivocally “I will beat Oyebamiji by the might of God and people” Reacting to statements credited to Mr Gboyega Oyetola at the APC guber Primary on Saturday, the governor described the minister’s hope for victory as “wishful thinking, illusory grandstanding and a failure to accept the deep level of unpopularity of APC among the people of Osun state” Calling Oyetola regime an anti-people era in Osun history, Governor Adeleke lamented the run down state of affairs…