KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...
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SHELL GLOBAL CEO HAILS PRESIDENT TINUBU, SAYS HIS LEADERSHIP AND VISION THE REASONS SHELL IS KEEN TO INVEST $20 BILLION IN NIGERIA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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SHELL GLOBAL CEO HAILS PRESIDENT TINUBU, SAYS HIS LEADERSHIP AND VISION THE REASONS SHELL IS KEEN TO INVEST $20 BILLION IN NIGERIA


 


Mr Wael Sawan, the Chief Executive of Shell Plc, has praised President Bola Tinubu's leadership for creating a healthy climate for investments to thrive and restoring investor confidence.


 


At a meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Mr Sawan said Shell is deepening and expanding its investments in Nigeria, and the company is ready, alongside its partners, to invest an additional $20 billion, primarily because of the robust and bold leadership of the President.


 


He emphasised that Nigeria, under the Tinubu administration, is one of the countries attracting significant investment from global oil companies.


 


Highlighting Shell's recent investments, such as $5 billion in Bonga North, $2 billion in HI, and the gas project to NLNG, Sawan stated that the corporation is committed to long-term investments in the country, underscoring the stable economic environment.


 


"We have really been in a space where we are very keen to invest in Nigeria. But I would say this has not always been the case. Your leadership and your vision have created an investment climate over the last few years that, I will be very honest with you, propelled us to invest, in particular, also as we compare to other investments around the world," he said.


 


"Stability in today's environment will honestly have a premium for corporates because we are investing not for one administration or five or 10 years, we want to invest for 20, 30, 40 years and in the case of Nigeria, for many, many decades."


 


Speaking on the expansion of Shell's investments in Nigeria, Mr Sawan said the corporation has also deepened its interest in Block OML 118, the Bonga Block.


 


"Total Energies was selling, so we bought it because we want to deepen further. But that, we think, is not enough. We think there is more to invest here, and we understand the vision that you have for the country. And so we are indeed working on a project, Bonga Southwest, that could, if we reach an FID stage, see us, with our partners, invest around $20 billion in foreign direct investment, half of which will be capital. The other half will be the operating expenses and the like that will come into the country," he said.


 


"This will be one of the biggest, I would say, energy projects in the world."


 


Speaking further, he added: "We still see opportunities like Bonga South, which is further in the funnel, to be able to continue to invest."


 


Mr Sawan described Shell's new commitments as a "sea change" from where it was several years ago, when the corporation was pulling back on investments in the country.


 


"Your Excellency, to Bonga Southwest, that huge project, I would like to thank you. I want to thank you for the leadership you have shown there to be able to provide the incremental incentives that are now getting us line of sight to an investment in this project with our partners," the Shell Chief Executive thanked the President.


 


He also commended the President's team, describing them as outstanding professionals.


 


"And that leadership, I would also say, has put many of the people that we are working with, your team, are amongst the best that we are dealing with anywhere in the world, and that professionalism allows us to be able to have the confidence, and I would say our partners as well, to have the confidence to continue to invest," he concluded.


 


At the meeting, Tinubu approved the gazetting of targeted, investment-linked incentives to support the proposed Bonga South West deep offshore oil project by Shell and its partners.


 


The President also directed his Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs Olu Arowolo-Verheijen, to facilitate the gazette of the incentives in line with Nigeria’s existing legal and fiscal frameworks.


 


“These incentives are not blanket concessions,” the President stated. “They are ring-fenced and investment-linked, focused on new capital and incremental production, strong local content delivery, and in-country value addition.


 


“My expectation is clear: Bonga South West must reach a Final Investment Decision within the first term of this administration,” President Tinubu added.


 


 


Bayo Onanuga


Special Adviser to the President


(Information & Strategy)


January 25, 2026

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