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According to Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, he does not possess a blending plant located outside of Nigeria.
This was said by Kyari on Tuesday, July 23, in response to rumors that certain NNPC officials owned mixing facilities in Malta.
In response, Kyari posted on his X handle, which was once Twitter, stating that he had received a lot of calls from friends and family inquiring if he owned a blending factory in Malta.
Kyari declared that, other than a small-scale local agricultural endeavor, he does not own or run any businesses anywhere in the world, either directly or through a proxy.
Additionally, he stated that he is not aware of any NNPC employee who owns or runs a blending factory in Malta or any other country. "I am receiving a ton of questions from friends, family, and colleagues on the public statement made by the Dangote Group President stating that certain NNPC employees have set up a blending factory in Malta, which is preventing the purchase of petroleum products made locally.
To address the claims regarding the blending plant, let me say that, aside from a small agricultural venture here in the area, I do not own or run any business directly or through a proxy anywhere in the world. Moreover, I am not aware of any NNPC employee who does so in Malta or anywhere else in the world.
My relatives, friends, and associates are contacting me nonstop with questions over the public statement made by the president of Dangote Group stating that certain NNPC employees have set up a blending factory in Malta, which is preventing purchases of petroleum products made locally.
To address the claims regarding the blending plant, let me say that, aside from a small agricultural venture here in the area, I do not own or run any business directly or through a proxy anywhere in the world. Moreover, I am not aware of any NNPC employee who does so in Malta or anywhere else in the world.
A blending plant located in Malta, or anywhere else in the world, has no bearing on the commercial dealings and strategic decisions of NNPC.
If such crimes are committed by any NNPC officer, the organization's head warned to punish them.
YAHYAH BELLO’S LAWYERS TO FACE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE (LPDC)
Written by Kayode Olorundare
Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), Abdulwahab Mohammed and Adeola Adedipe have been recommended by a Federal High Court in Abuja to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for an inquiry and appropriate punishment on allegations of professional misconduct. Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, is being sued by Mohammed and Adedipe for allegedly laundering N82 billion. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is the prosecuting attorney in this case. In a verdict on Wednesday, July 17, Justice Emeka Nwite declared that both Senior Advocates behaved unprofessionally as they had promised to present their clients in court but had neglected to do so.
COURT DENIES 33 LOCAL COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT AREAS IN ONDO STATE
Written by Kayode Olorundare
Legal expert Tolu Babaleye has provided arguments for why the 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) were established illegally and against the constitution by the Ondo State High Court in Akure.
Adegboyega Adebusoye, the sitting judge, declared that LCDAs were not legitimately established. It was signed by the former governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, nine months ago, the day he returned from a three-month medical leave. Babaleye stated shortly after the court's decision that the 33 Local Council Development Areas in the state were void since they were signed outside of the state and that the court ruled that the construction of the LCDAs was unlawful.
Babaleye stated on Channels "The law that was made by the House of Assembly was signed outside the shore of Ondo State, and the court did what I call 'judicial tsunami' and hacked down that law." "The 33 municipal governments came to an end as a result. The title of the law that created it is "Ondo State Creation of Local Government Law 2023," notwithstanding the governor's attempts to claim that it was not local government but rather LCDA.
It is quite evident that the legislators intended to establish a local government. The lawyer claims that Section 8 (1 to 5) of the country's constitution lays out the prerequisites in detail for establishing local government. He claimed the court argued that the governor ought not to have signed the measure out of state, explaining that the constitution was not adhered to in the founding of the LCDAs the previous year.
Well-known blogger Linda Ikeji has explained why her son Jayce will always go by her last name rather than his father's. Ikeji stated that the six-year-old boy's surname has always been the same since his birth and that he is free to alter it when he reaches adulthood. The blogger announced this on Tuesday while praising Ryan Kanu, the cousin of her children, whom she called “the best little human ever!” on her Instagram account. Ryan Kanu and Jayce Ikeji win Disney/Marvel Paris. As brothers, they were raised together and were great friends. They are inseparable when they can avoid it and have an amazing love for one another!
Ikeji responded by saying, "Just to be clear. My son's last name has never once needed to be changed. Since his birth, he has been an Ikeji! Where am I going to get the time and patience to change my name? Food for my junior colleagues. Changing or keeping his surname (Ikeji) will be up to him when he reaches adulthood. In 2018, Ikeji gave birth to Ryan in a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. Despite rumors to the contrary, Sholaye Jeremi, an oil magnate, is her son's father. Additionally, the blogger had said that her relationship with the oil mogul was over.