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We wish to appreciate all men and women of goodwill who have shown courage in the face of the well orchestrated intimidation and judiciary adjudged illegal detention of Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah by the DSS . We have seen Nigerians united beyond the ethnic and religious divides while calling for justice for Nigerian born investor - Dr Ifeanyi Ubah . To this unbiased Nigerians , we say God bless you . We watch people travel from far and near and from all walks of life to show solidarity to Ifeanyi Ubah even under heavy down pour . We have  seen Ndi Igbo raising their voice in unity within and outside our country, calling for the justice for Ifeanyi Ubah . We are even more surprised that people from various ethnic groups in Nigerian, have in all honesty, joined the clarion call for the freedom of this employer of labour . For the first time in our land, in the same manner we all played down on our ethnic and primordial sentiments during the Ebola outbreaks; we are witnessing  ...

Employees of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Ltd have urged the Federal Government to release their Chairman, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah, who is in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. The workers urged Acting President  Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the Minister of Labour, Sen. Chris Ngige to intervene so that the over 2,000 Capital Oil and Gas workers will not lose their jobs. A statement by the Manager, Distribution, Capital Oil & Gas, Mr. Saturday Igbarease, said Ubah’s continued detention has resulted in the shutdown of operations, with staff on the verge of losing their jobs. Worried about not receiving salaries this month, they urged the Federal Government not to allow them and their families starve. “The injustice meted on Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah is negatively affecting over 2,000 workers of Capital Oil. The Federal Government should be mindful of the implications on our families who are...

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The United Labour Congress (ULC) has appealed to the Federal Government to embrace dialogue in resolving the face-off between the management of Capital Oil and Gas and Department of State Services (DSS). The face-off is over alleged illegal sale of petroleum products. Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the Chairman of Lagos State Council of the union, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos on Friday. Korodo said that the products in question were stored in the company’s tank farm by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He said that attention of the union had been drawn to the impending jobs losses in the company due to the lingering impasse between Federal Government and Capital Oil management. “We are aware of government’s promise of jobs to Nigerians during the electioneering campaigns with the desire to tackle unemployment once and for all. “But what we are witnessing now is a departure from the promise the ruling government made to the good people of this...

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has called for the immediate release of the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas Ltd, Ifeanyi Ubah, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since May 5, 2017. He is being accused of diverting N11bn being the sum realised from the sales of petroleum products stored in his facility by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation but Ubah's group is also accusing NNPC of N16b debt. A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, on Thursday, had granted the DSS the nod to hold Ubah, for another 14 days. Justice Yusuf Halilu extended the detention order following an ex-parte application the DSS filed through its lawyer, Mr. G.O.A. Agbadua. This came after Federal High Court Lagos had earlier given the DSS 48 hours to free him. The agency said it filed the application considering that an earlier order the court granted it on May 10, elapsed on Wednesday. Reacting on Wednesday, Fayose in a statement ...

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday ordered the unconditional release of the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil Limited, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, from the Department of State Services (DSS) custody. Despite heavy downpour in Federal High Court, Lagos, patriotic Nigerians and workers of Capital Oil and Gas who had earlier registered their displeasure at the impasse as over 2,000 workers under the payroll of Capital Oil and Gas have been rendered jobless defied the rain by trooping out en masse to show support for Dr. Ubah. While delivering his ruling on Thursday morning, Justice Idris held that Ubah’s detention without charge was illegal. The judge directed the DSS to file a criminal charge against Ubah within 48 hours if it has a case against him or release him with no conditions attached. “An order is hereby made, directing the 4th and 5th respondent being, the Director General of the State Security Service (SSS) and the Department of S...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Thursday morning has ordered the Department of State Service, DSS, to within 48 hours release Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah who has been detained illegaly since the 5th of May, 2017. Despite heavy down pour in court today, patriotic Nigerians defied the rain and trouped out en masse show support for Dr. Ubah. Trial judge, Justice Mohammed in a 100 page judgment, ordered the DSS to release Dr. Ubah, if it fails to file a charge against him within the next 48hours. Ubah was arrested by DSS over an alleged oil deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The court also berated the DSS for lying to the court that Ubah was arrested in Abuja, while from every available evidence, he was arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, where he has been detained some weeks.

1. There is what is known as "Throughput contents" in the contract document between NNPC and Capital Oil . The "Throughput" agreement, in accordance with the norms and practice in the industry worldwide, allow conversion and diversion of its products by the ‘Operator’ so long as the Operator is prepared to re-deliver the products (in terms of the current contract) within 7 days of demand by the products owner or to pay a penalty for non re-delivery. The penalty to re-deliver is expressly stated by the Contract to be a mere breach of contract remediable by the payment of penalty to the owner. The penalty is comprised of the cost of delivery of the products to the Operator’s tank farm with interest at 1%. Therefore, there can not be an issue of crime in conversion or diversion of products under a throughput contract between NNPC and Capital Oil . 2.  Again, According to Common law rule of "Warehouseman Lien" which expressly state that:- "When goods...

 By Ade Omoletu, Lagos.Today, The Court premises was filled with people from different works of live on solidarity for Ifeanyi Ubah. The group that is made of market women and men , civil society organizations , Igbo groups , labour unions etc were all at the court in solidarity with Dr Ifeanyi Ubah . You may recall that DSS had on 5th May arrested Ifeanyi Ubah ,the MD Capital Oil and Gas for what they alleged to be a case of stealing , illegal diverting of NNPC Fuel and inciting of the labour union . But, Capital Oil and Gas and Labour union (NUPENG ) have denied the allegations  by stating that NNPC is indebted to the Capital Oil and gas to the tune of over N16billion . Publicity secretary of Human Right group ( Right Watch ), Dr Tunde O Tunde who was also at the court stated that the incarceration of Dr Ifeanyi Ubah amount to not just threat to his right ,but threat to the Nigeria Democracy . According to him : "Why overheating the Polity? This is a mere commercial tr...

Nigeria's secret Police, the Department of State Services on Thursday, again failed to produce the Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, before Justice Muhammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. This is in flagrant disregard of the May 12, 2017, court order given to the DSS by Justice Idris, to produce Ubah in court today. However, this came as no fewer than 500 supporters from across different ethnic groups stormed the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, today, to rally around and show support for the oil mogul. This is even as anger and moral indignation has continued to swell further over the continued detention of the Nnewi-born Billionaire Businessman, by the DSS Leading the pack of those who have condemned the DSS continued detention of Ubah are Pan-Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo; Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC); the National Association of South East Nigeria Students (NASENS), HURIWA, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and  affected workers of Capita...

The South East youth group condemned his continued detention by DSS over a business dispute with the NNPC, describing it as an affront on Ndigbo. The National President of OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in an interview vowed to mobilize Igbo youths to show solidarity with Ubah during the planned court session in Lagos. Isiguzoro urged Igbo youths to troop out to Enugu en mass for onward movement to Lagos on May 17. The OYC helmsman vowed that the umbrella South East youth body would use all legal means to resist any attempt to rubbish or harass any Igbo son or daughter. He wondered why the DSS would resort to media trial of Ubah or assume the role of the court in a matter that was a mere civil transaction. OYC had earlier in a press statement described Ubah’s ordeal as part of the plot to persecute and humiliate illustrious Igbo sons and daughters. The statement read in part: “We yet again condemn this endless clampdown on Igbo sons and daughters by Federal Governm...

Anger and moral indignation swelled further yesterday over the continued detention of businessman, Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, by the security  services. The leadership of the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo (Worldwide), waded into the fray and asked the Federal Government to call to order the Department of State Services (DSS). The youth wing of Ohanaeze has also begun the mobilisation of 100 lawyers to press for Ubah’s release without further delay. The group said that it has begun preparations to storm the Federal High Court on May 18, 2017, slated for the hearing of the case. In a reaction on Monday to the DSS refusal to free Ubah or obey the order of the court, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. John Nnia Nwodo, condemned the continued detention of Ubah. Nwodo said that Ohanaeze was disturbed by the DSS defiance of the court order to produce Ubah in court last Friday. Ohanaeze described the action of the security agency as a violation of ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) Friday failed to produce Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, as ordered by Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The DSS instead filed a preliminary objection challenging the court’s jurisdiction to entertain Ubah’s suit. Mr Peter Oluremodu, counsel to the DSS said Ubah was not produced because there was an order to detain him for 14 days issued by a Federal Capital Territory High Court. Justice Idris had on May 9 ordered the DSS to produce Ubah in court to show cause why he should not be released unconditionally. But, Ubah’s lawyer, Mr Raphael Oluyede, urged Justice Idris to hold that the DSS violated his order by not producing Ubah in court today. He said the FCT High Court’s order was obtained to frustrate Justice Idris’ order, adding that it amounted to a challenge of the court’s majesty. “The respondents have not shown cause as why they failed to comply with your lordship’s order. Instead...

Igbo apex Socio-Cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos State chapter, Friday, joined millions of other Nigerians to condemn Nigeria's secret Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, over what it described as the illegal arrest and detention of the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, since May 5, 2017. Ohanaeze Ndigbo whose members stormed the Justice Muhammed Idris Federal High Court Ikoyi, Lagos, in solidarity for one of its illustrious sons, Dr. Ubah, however, called on all Igbo sons and daughters within and across Lagos State, to storm the Court enmasse, on Thursday, May 18, 2017, in support of their Grand Patron, at the resumed hearing of the trial. Recall that on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Justice Idris ordered the DSS to produce Dr. Ubah before his court today (Friday), and show why the oil mogul should not be released unconditionally. The Honorable Justice was ruling in the ex-parte application filed by Ifeoma Esom, Counsel to Dr. Ubah, ...

Few days ago, patriotic Nigerians woke up to the shocking news that a law abiding, hardworking citizen, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah Dr Ifeanyi Ubah needs no introduction so I will not waste my time with rhetorics The continued unlawful abduction of a tax paying Nigerian doesn't send a good signal to the rest of the Nation and Nigerians Furthermore, ever since the abduction of the Anambra State Football Association Chairman, Ndi Anambra and most especially, Anambra Youth and Children have been distraught and demoralized as the 1 Family, 1 Footballer initiative which is the ingenious brainchild of Dr Ifeanyi Ubah has ground to a screeching halt much to the despair of the talented children and Youth of the State The crude aura of the DSS over an issue that it has no business is will surely lead to the following if not checkmated (or perhaps, it is their true plan): 1. Frustration of Nigerian Youth who are talented Footballers and stand a chance of becoming SuperStars via the 1F1Fprogram 2. ...

Baring any last minute u-turn, it has been uncovered that Nigeria's secret Police, the Department of State Services, DSS, are adamant to produce the Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, before the Justice Muhammed Idris Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 12, 2017. Recall that on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, Justice Idris ordered the DSS to produce Dr. Ubah before his court today (Friday), and show why the oil mogul should not be released unconditionally. The Honorable Justice was ruling in the ex-parte application filed by Ifeoma Esom, Counsel to Dr. Ubah, to compel Ubah's unconditional release from the custody of the DSS, where he has been since Friday, May 5, 2017. Last night, a DSS Source who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, said its operatives will not produce Ubah in court today, as directed by Justice Muhammed Idris, because its Director-General, Lawal Daura is out of the country with...

Following what it describes as disturbing scenarios of state sponsored abductions, arbitrary arrest and illegal detention in dungeons and surreptitious raids by the federal secret police- the Department of State Services, a call has gone to Global leaders to save Nigeria from relapsing into civilian tyranny similar to the military dictatorship witnessed in the past. Therefore, the United Nations Organization (UN security Council) and worlds leaders including President Donald Trump of the United States, Mrs. Theresa May the premier of Great Britain and the German chancellor Mrs. Angela Dorothea Merkel have been urged to intervene and halt the steady descent of Nigeria into dictatorship and police state. Making the plea is the Pro-democracy and Non-Governmental Organization- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) which particularly condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) for clamping down of many Nigerians into detention without trial for many months inc...

The arrest of Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah which has been found baseless following the recent publication of NNPC headquarter which cleared that they have no hand in the DSS arrest of Dr. Ubah. Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah who has been doing the very best to diversify the economy of Nigeria using his private firm should not be discouraged, rather should have been honored with awards of merit. It was same Dr. Ubah that helped the government of today and as well the entire Nigeria during when the private Oil marketers plotted to embark on strike. Today, Dr. Ubah is currently working on a robust football project that targets making over 50000 young youths international footballers before the reasonless arrest by DSS. Therefore, Dr. Ubah should be freed alongside the Capital Oil & gas station that was short down so as to grant over 2000 workers that survives through Capital Oil peace and also enhance Dr. Ubah to continue the youth development/ economy building that he has started. #FreePa...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters has disassociated themselves from the illegal arrest and detention of the Chairman of Capital Oil, Dr Ifeanyi Ubah by the operative of the Directorate of Security service (DSS) and the trumped-up charge(s) that a man that used his wealth to rescue Nigerians and the economy against the oil marketers should be charged for sabotaging the same economy. In a telephone interview by Hope For Nigeria to NNPC headquarters, the Nigerian Oil corporation confirmed that they are aware of the incarceration of Dr Ubah by the DSS, but snapped that is has nothing to do with Capital Oil's business dealings with them as the two companies are already reconciling their books, and the whole episode sounds political. NNPC confirmed also that they have some financial liabilities to Capital Oil and their on-going reconciliation will determine who is owing who and added that the detention of Ubah will not bring any solut...

A youth association in Anambra state, the Horizon Group, on Wednesday said its desire to change the government in the state was because Governor Willie Obiano had under performed. The convener of the group, Mr Arinze Igboeli, in a press conference in Awka, Anambra state said it would be disastrous for electorate in the state to return Obiano for a second tenure when he had failed to deliver dividends of democracy to the people of the state. Igboeli said: “When the Obiano administration came into power, it harped on the message of continuity. He said he would “complete projects left behind by the Obi administration; develop all sectors of Anambra simultaneously; improve on the quality of life in Anambra through good governance; continue on the state of low indebtedness, run government with great sense or degree of inclusiveness and run a prudent and lean government”. “Sadly, Anambra people have long discovered that what our governor said about continuity is in...

In the last few days, the Mainstream Media and Social Media have been abuzz with the arrest and detention of the Chairman, Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, by Nigeria's secret Police, the Department of State Services, DSS. The DSS is said to have acted upon a petition by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, alleging that Capital Oil and Gas diverted Petroleum Products stored in its farm in Lagos. However, Capital Oil and Gas, has argued that the matter is a civil contractual matter which needed no Media Hoopla or involvement of the Security agencies. Having gone through the facts of the dispute between NNPC and Capital Oil and Gas, it must be clarified that the contract between Capital Oil and NNPC where NNPC stores its Petroleum Product in the Lagos Tank Farm of the former is known as THROUGHPUT AGREEMENT. The ThroughPut Agreement allows “conversion and diversion of IT products by “operators” so long as the operator i...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited have disagreed over alleged N11 billion petroleum products theft. Capital Oil launched an accusation against the NNPC, when it alleged that the corporation had over N16 billion outstanding debts to settle. But the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, disclosed in a telephone interview that Capital Oil’s narrative was a distraction from the main issue. NNPC He stated that the issue at stake was not about indebtedness but petroleum products theft. According to him, the NNPC has an arrangement to store its products with some oil marketers with adequate capacity,  including MRS and Capital Oil. Ughamadu, who noted that this was normal in the downstream business which should be subjected to regular reconciliation, said it was in the process of such reconciliation a few months ago that the NNPC was able to uncover the case of theft against ...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) arrest and detention of the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, lamenting that “the DSS is becoming law unto itself and dragging Nigeria back to 1984 when Decree 2 was used by the National Security Organisation (NSO) to dump Nigerians in detention without trial under flimsy excuses.” The governor, who described the DSS claim that it arrested and detained Ubah for inciting members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union to stop lifting petroleum products so as to cripple the economy and cause untold hardship to Nigerians as “nonsensical”, added that; “It is becoming obvious that if nothing is done to curb the lawlessness of the DSS, the agency will singlehandedly truncate democracy in the country.” In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor...