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A private security outfit, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), has won another battle in the war against oil theft in the Niger Delta region. In less than one week, Tantita, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo), has secured the forfeiture of two illegal bunkering vessels to the Federal Government. Two Federal High Courts sitting in Abuja have ordered the forfeiture of MT Kali and MT Harbor Spirit to the government. The courts also ordered the sale of the stolen crude oil contained in the impounded ocean-going equipment by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The courts directed…

Asenior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation official has been slammed with bribery and tax-related charges in the United States, court filings seen by Peoples Gazette said. A jury recently returned a three-count indictment against Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo after the Federal Bureau of Investigation found that he used his position as a general manager in NNPC’s upstream department to obtain at least $2.1 million in bribes. The alleged bribe was to assist Addax Petroleum escape its $2.4 billion liability to Nigeria as part of an oil-lifting contract that began in 2001, the January 10, 2024, the grand jury indictment said before the…

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal high court sitting in Lagos, has ordered three India nationals to pay the sum of N98.2 million and additional $325,000.00 to an 87-year-old businessman, Isaac Oluwole Oginni for breach of fair hearing and the clear provisions of section 262 of Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA). Justice Faji also declared that the octogenarian remains a director of his three companies, Bolawole Enterprises Nigeria Limited, Lesag Nigeria Limited and Intermanagement Nigeria Limited. The Indians affected by the court order in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1431/2019, are: Mr. Jai Bhagwan Gupta, and his two sons, Vineet Gupta…

The Nigeria Police Force has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the rights and freedom of protesters are protected if the proposed protest action by the Nigeria Labour Congress and other unions slated for 27 and 28 February goes ahead nationwide. The Force Headquarters while noting that personnel have been placed on red alert and will be deployed to ensure peaceful protest, said it will remain vigilant against any attempts to hijack such protests by individuals or groups of persons with sinister intents. A statement by Force headquarters said, “On the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report. ⁣The implementation signifies that several agencies of the government would be merged, subsumed, scrapped, and relocated. ⁣ Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, revealed this to State House correspondents after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. ⁣ In this article, Vanguard disclosed 10 key things to know about the Orosanye report: 1. Former President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies. He appointed Stephen Oronsaye to head the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to hold rallies across Nigeria on February 27th and 28th to protest the rising cost of living in the country. This was disclosed in a letter written by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN. According to the letter, the NLC accused the federal government of failing to fully implement a 16-point memorandum of understanding reached last year when fuel subsidy was removed. The NLC said it had conducted a peaceful protest on August 2nd, 2023 over the…

Some operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja have been arrested for extorting N30 million from a citizen. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. According to the FPRO, the extortion was brought to the notice of the force via the X platform, and the NPF has arrested the officers and their accomplices who initially escaped upon commencement of investigations. The statement read, “Following the recent act of extortion by some officers of the Nigeria Police attached to the Special Tactical Squad in Abuja who…

A 64-year-old landlord, Samuel Famakinwa, on Wednesday appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly disconnecting electricity and water supply from a tenant’s apartment. The defendant is facing a three-count charge bordering on breach of peace and unlawful disconnection. Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, informed the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime in October 2023, at No. 9, Asungbolu St., Igando, Lagos. He said that the defendant unlawfully disconnected electricity cable and pipes supplying water to the apartment of the complainant, Mr Bolaji Eniola, who was a tenant to the defendant. The prosecutor said that…

The Supreme Court has announced the inauguration of the 11 newly appointed justices of the Supreme Court confirmed by the Senate in December last year. The announcement was made by the Supreme Court Director of Information, Dr Festus Akande, on Friday. He said the swearing-in ceremony will be conducted by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, at the main courtroom of the Supreme Court on Monday at 10am. After their nomination by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) and screening by the National Judicial Council (NJC), the Senate on December 21, 2023, confirmed Haruna Tsammani (North East); Moore…

The Lagos State Government has reiterated plans to relocate traders in the Ikeja Computer Village to Kantagua, Abule- Egba, area of the state, saying, “There is no going back.” The Special Adviser to the State Governor on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr. Olajide Babatunde, stated this on Tuesday, during an inspection tour of the Ikeja Computer Village. Accompanied on the assessment tour were: top management of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LABSCA, led by the General Manager, Arc. Gbolahan Oki. Babatunde said the state government was committed to the regeneration and development of urban areas of the state. He…