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By Mohammed Bello Doka 4 July 2026 In 2023, Aliko Dangote commissioned the world's largest single-train refinery on the outskirts of Lagos. He had invested $20 billion. The facility, capable of processing 650,000 barrels of crude per day, promised to end Nigeria's decades-old paradox: Africa's largest crude producer spending billions annually importing refined petroleum. In 2022 alone, Nigeria imported roughly 24 billion litres of fuel, paid for in scarce foreign exchange. The refinery promised jobs, foreign exchange savings, and energy security. At the same time, it disrupted long-established commercial arrangements built around fuel imports and subsidy administration. The project soon became the centre of a wider dispute over regulation, competition, and industrial policy. The Dangote Refinery Dispute In court filings, Dangote Refinery accused several government agencies—including NMDPRA, NUPRC, and NNPC—of creating an unfavourable operating environment throug...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has drawn attention to a fraudulent scheme orchestrated by criminal elements and scammers targeting unsuspecting members of the public. The fraudsters have been found using the names of top NDLEA officials, most notably the Secretary to the Agency, Barrister Shadrach Haruna, to issue fake private letters and messages offering cheap forfeited vehicles for sale on auction. The public is hereby notified that these offers are a complete scam. The Agency wishes to categorically state that these fraudulent offers are a malicious gimmick designed solely to defraud targeted individuals of their hard-earned money. No official of the Agency has the mandate to privately offer, allocate, or sell forfeited vehicles or any other seized assets to individuals. Vehicles and other assets forfeited as proceeds of drug crimes are strictly auctioned through public processes managed by appointed, government-registered auctioneers. Any legitimate a...

The Federal High Court has issued new Practice Directions on pre-election matters. The new Practice Directions, issued by the Chief Judge of the Court, Justice John Tsoho, now in force, are aimed at ensuring the fair, impartial, and expeditious determination of pre-election matters in all divisions of the court nationwide. The Practice Directions are expected to minimise the time spent dealing with interlocutory matters, while also encouraging the amicable settlement of issues before adjudication commences. The provisions of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2019 shall apply to any issue not provided for in the Practice Directions. In recognition of the fact that pre-election cases are in time-sensitive in nature, the registry of the court in all judicial divisions shall open on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays exclusively for the filing of pre-election matters. to ensure the speedy dispensation of justice, electronic mail and other electronic means may b...

APPRECIATION MESSAGE ON MY APPOINTMENT AS CHAIRMAN, SAMUEL LADOKE AKINTOLA AIRPORT UPGRADE COMMITTEE All praise and gratitude belong to Almighty God for His grace and for counting me worthy to serve. I express my profound appreciation to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, for appointing me Chairman of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport Upgrade Committee. This is not just a personal recognition but a call to contribute meaningfully to our state's infrastructural and economic progress. His Excellency's commitment to empowering people to serve is truly commendable, and I pray for the wisdom and integrity to discharge this duty well. My sincere thanks go to our party leadership, the wonderful people of Ona-Ara Local Government, the steadfast members of Team Ife Ona-Ara, and all my family, friends, associates, traditional and religious leaders, and well-wishers across Oyo State. Your prayers, encouragement, and outpouring of goodwill humble me deeply and strengthen m...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Mohammed Umar has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, in the sum of N200million and two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties as stated by the court must be a traditional ruler from Mr Sowore’s community. The other surety must own a property in Abuja. Mr Sowore is to deposit his travel documents with the deputy registrar of the court. The court had on 16th June revoked the bail it granted Mr Sowore for failure to appear in court.   Delivering ruling Justice Umar took judicial notice of Mr Sowore’s readiness to stand his trial as he did not wait to be arrested before he appeared in court. He noted that the court will exercise its discretion in granting him bail. Counsel to Mr Sowore noted that Mr Sowore’s passport is with US embassy in Lagos and will need to appear in person to be able to get the passport so he can submit it to the court. The counsel further prayed the court to release Sowore to them, so t...

In a fresh legal challenge threatening his reelection bid, President Bola Tinubu has been dragged before a Federal High Court in Kano over multi-layered allegations of certificate forgery, with a civil society group demanding his disqualification from the 2027 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed by the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), revives the highly controversial debate surrounding the President’s academic credentials which heavily dominated the aftermath of the 2023 general elections. According to court documents SaharaReporters obtained, the suit, marked FHC/K/CS/312/2026, lists President Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Chicago State University (CSU) as defendants. The legal assault builds on years of intense scrutiny regarding Tinubu’s background. The plaintiff is leaning heavily on previous disclosures to assert that the President is constitutionally unfit to seek re-election. In its statement of claims, the CFRP...