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Exclusive: GCFR Honours: Legal Opinion Kola Abiola Sent to FG

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8 years ago

June 12, 2018

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By Eric Elezuo

Evidence available to the Boss suggests that the son of Chief MKO Abiola, Mr. Kola Abiola, had made a legal presentation which made the conferment of the GCFR honours on the presumed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential Election possible.

In the legal presentation, titled Post Humous Conferment of Honours, which formed the rightful opinion, it was noted that:

“We advise that honours under the national Act (1964) (The Act) can be confered post humously. The Act itself does not explicitly with whether or not national honours can be conferred post humously, but the law is that that which is not explicitly excluded. Ojo Bolarinwa Theophilus vs Federal Republice (2012) LPPLR 9846 CA. This means that the post humous award of national honours is permitted under the Act.”

The letter further clarified that “A regulation made pursuase to the Act suggest that an award is conferred when the intended awardee “receives from the President at an investiture, “insignia” and the “instrument”, LN 67 of 1964 cl.3 (2) however, Mr. President is fully empowered to “dispense with” all of these requirement. LN 67 of 1964 cl.3 (3).”

The document also made reference to Military Heads of State who had post homously conferred honours on deserving soldiers as well as civilian Presidents such as President Goodluck Jonathan who conferred honours of GCON reserved for Vice Presidents on deserving citizens.

“This clearly allows Mr President by “direction” to award national honours post humously, in absentia or even to person present at an investiture but receiving thereeither the insignia or an instrument of both. We therefore advise that honours under the Act can be conferred post humously.”

The letter concluded that the power to confer honours irrespective of the degree lies with the President.

“The power to award national honours post humously is in Mr. President’s hands.”

It is therefore, not out of place for President Buhari to have awarded Chief MKO Abiola a post humous honours.

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Mike Adenuga, Emmanuel Macron Hold High-Powered Meeting in Paris

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13 hours ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Accomplished billionaire businessman and Commander of the French Légion d’Honneur, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., GCON, CdrLH, has held a private meeting with the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

The two powerful citizens of the world held the meeting on Wednesday at the historic Élysée Palace in Paris.

The high-level engagement underscores the longstanding relationship between Dr. Adenuga and the French Republic, as well as his continued relevance in global business and diplomatic circles.

A respected industrialist and philanthropist, Adenuga has been widely acknowledged for his contributions to economic development, telecommunications, energy, and humanitarian causes across Africa and beyond.

The meeting adds to Dr. Adenuga’s growing profile as a bridge between African enterprise and international leadership.

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Free at Last: Burkina Faso Releases 11 Nigerian Soldiers, Aircraft

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13 hours ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Burkina Faso has released Nigerian soldiers who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country earlier this month, Nigerian officials said.

The release followed a diplomatic intervention by President Bola Tinubu, who dispatched a high-level delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, to meet Burkina Faso’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday.

In a statement, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Tuggar’s spokesperson, said both sides resolved the matter amicably and secured the release of the Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew.

The soldiers had been held for nearly two weeks after the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) described the aircraft’s landing as an “unfriendly act” carried out in defiance of international law.

The Nigerian Air Force, however, said the crew encountered a technical issue that required a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, the nearest available airfield. It said the landing complied with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols.

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Corruption Allegations: NMDPRA Boss Farouk Ahmed Meets Tinubu, Resigns

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1 day ago

December 17, 2025

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has resigned following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu amid corruption allegations.

Tinubu, on Wednesday, summoned Ahmed to the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following allegations of economic sabotage and corruption.

Also caught in the web of resignation was the CEO of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, according to a statement on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy.

Tinubu was said to have nominated successors to the senate for approval.

“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 statement reads.

“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 Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.”

Onanuga said the two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.