Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election and therefore allow for a peaceful transition of power.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is a state-owned oil company in Nigeria. Still a fully-owned government company,it was transformed from a corporation into a limited liability company in July 2022. NNPC Limited is the only entity licensed to operate in the country's petroleum industry. It partners with foreign oil companies to exploit Nigeria's fossil fuel resources. The NNPC,with an asset of $153B (USD),is the largest national oil company in Africa. The company boasts of extensive infrastructure and investment in the downstream,midstream and upstream of the Nigerian petroleum industry.
Rilwanu Lukman was a Nigerian engineer who held several ministerial positions in the Nigerian Federal government before becoming Secretary General of OPEC from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2000. He died on 21 July 2014. On 18 December 2008,Lukman was appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources by Nigerian president Umaru Yar'Adua,holding office until March 2010.
Hassan Lawal Nelly CON was a Nigerian politician who served as a Minister for 7 years,,,.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering. The EFCC was established in 2003,partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF),which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the international community's efforts to fight money laundering. The agency has its head office in Abuja,Nigeria.
Corruption is an anti-social attitude awarding improper privileges contrary to legal and moral norms and impairs the authorities' capacity to secure the welfare of all citizens. Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012,Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence.
Shehu Ladan was a Nigerian lawyer,philanthropist and oil and gas management strategist from Kaduna State. Who has contributed to the socio-economic activities of the state and Nigeria at large in different capacities. He was the immediate past Group Managing Director of NNPC in Nigeria.
Diezani K. Agama is a Nigerian politician who was the first female President of OPEC.
Lawal Jafaru Isa is a retired Nigerian Army Brigadier General,and was the Military Administrator of Kaduna State from December 1993 to August 1996 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
Kabir Garba Marafa,,is a Nigerian politician and a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who represented Zamfara Central senatorial district in the 7th and the 8th Nigerian senate,and served as the Chairman of the senate joint committee on petroleum resources. He is a member of All Progressive Congress (APC).
Adesola Nunayon AmosuDSSM DSS fwc psc is a retired air marshal of the Nigerian Air Force who served as the 19th Chief of the Air Staff of Nigeria.
Anti-corruption war was an anti-graft campaign launched by the government of Muhammadu Buhari,the 6th democratic President of Nigeria. This is a war against all forms of corruption in Nigeria. During the president's election campaign in 2015,he had vowed to fight against corruption and insecurity if elected. Since his election in April 2015,anti-graft war remain one of his topmost priority. The U.S. Secretary of State,John Kerry,at the World Economic Forum held at Davos in Switzerland extolled Buhari's the anti-corruption fight.In October 2015,the United Kingdom pledged her support for Buhari's anti-corruption war. According to Grant Shapps,the minister for international development,"UK is fully committed to helping Nigeria increase its security,stability and prosperity. "We would continue to provide capacity building,technical and investigative support to Nigeria to tackle corruption. Corruption in Nigeria also affects the UK directly. Where we have evidence,we will continue to take action to protect the integrity of the UK's financial system and prevent. Some Nigerian described the war as "perfect" while others described it as "selective". William Kumuyi,the founder and general overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry described Buhari's anti-corruption war as a step in right direction. However,the president has been criticized and accused of leading a selective war against corruption. Several people claimed that his war against corruption focus on members of the opposition party,the People's Democratic Party.
Ayo Oke is the former director general of Nigeria's National Intelligence Agency (NIA),appointed by then president Goodluck Jonathan on 7 November 2013.
Maikanti Kachalla Baru was a Nigerian engineer,crude oil marketer and the 18th Group Managing Director of the Nigeria's state oil firm,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He served in the position from July 2016 to July 2019 and had previously served as the Group General Manager (GGM) of National Petroleum Investment Management Services. Baru was a fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers and Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Bala Achi was a renowned Niɡerian historian,writer and academic.
Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people,located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei,Zangon Kataf,southern Kaduna state,Nigeria.
Joseph Thlama Dawha was a Nigerian administrative person appointed as the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation by president Goodluck Jonathan serving from August 2014 to 1 August 2015. He succeeded Dr. Andrew Yakubu. Prior to his appointment,he was group executive director of Exploration and Production in National Petroleum Corporation.
Zonzon is a district and a village community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area,southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802138.
The immediate origins of killings in Southern Kaduna especially in the 2010s and early 2020s can be traced to the events that brought in Goodluck Jonathan into power in 2010 as the President of Nigeria,and escalated after the presidential election in 2011,which he won.
