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ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed 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 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.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

RIHANNA LOOKS STUNNING,AS SHE ARRIVES CHRISTIAN DIOR S/S 2016 FASHION SHOW TODAY IN PARIS.

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                                                                           I really love love and love this outfit 27 year old Rihanna rocked { Christian Dior fall 2015 couture},to the Christian Dior spring/summer 2016 cat walk show at Paris fashion week today friday.Wow,that over sized coat is so stunning to the extent that i am about ordering for a copy until she turned and i saw a squirrel attached to her right hand.She paired the pink coat with racy PVC boots for the show that took place at the Iconic Louvre Palace.Rihanna attended the even with her brother and her mother.The coat with that squirrel hand is a no no for me.You like?.More photos below.                                    

IN AN AMBUSH,BOKO HARAM KILLED 2 NIGER SOLDIERS NEAR NIGERIA BORDER YESTERDAY.

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                   According to some army officers who said today friday that Boko Haram fighters killed at least two Niger soldiers and wounded four others in an attack on a village near the Nigerian border.They said ''We had officers who fell in an ambush set by Boko Haram ,who attacked the village of Barwaon thursday morning.We mourn at least two deaths''.Is just a pity that these poor soldiers lost their lives,my heart goes out to their families.

POPULAR LADIPO MARKET IN MUSHIN,DEMOLISHED COMPLETELY YESTERDAY INDEPENDENCE DAY.

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               Yesterday thursday around 4:30 pm in Mushin popular market called Ladipo market,were in shock when bulldozer and a team of security personnel arrived the market to demolish the market for reconstruction.The exercise continues today friday after traders were yesterday ordered to leave the market with their goods and when they attempted to resist,the bulldozer moved in and started the demolition.Some goods were destroyed as many of the traders were not in their shops because of the Independence Day celebration and public holidays.The traders through their leaders alleged that they were not carried along before the plans to re-construct the market was carried out.They expressed concern over what happened to shop owners in other markets where such reconstruction was carried out and they never got back their shops after reconstruction.It was because of that they resisted the plan and went to a Lagos High Court to obtain an injunction to ...

GENERAL DIENDERE BURKINA FASO COUP LEADER,HANDED OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES YESTERDAY.

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                                                Burkina Faso coup leader General Gilbert Diendere,was handed over to authorities yesterday thursday after seeking for refuge in the Vatican embassy.GeneralbDiendere who is a former spy chief,had sought sanctuary in the embassy in the recent days after the transitional government,tasked with guiding Burkina Faso to elections this month was returned to power after international pressure and popular protests.A military source said Jean Baptiste Ouedraogo,the former president of Burkina Faso,escorted the former putschist to the capital Ouagadougou's main gendarmerie camp in a heavily armed convoy.General Diendere said he had led the coup because of proposals to dismantle the elite presidential guard,the RSP,and to exclude allies of deposed president Blaise Compaore from running in this month's scheduled presidential election....

BELGIUM TO STOP AID PROGRAMMES IN BURUNDI.#SANCTIONS.

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                     According to sources,it was reported that Belgium will stop its aid programmes in Burundi in protest of President Pierra Nkurunziza's contestable election for a third term.The European country,from which Burundi gained independence from in 1962,said it was immediately halting aid programmes benefitting the government,including its support for justice system.It said it would redirect these funds to other programmes to help the Burundi citizens via aid groups.Belgium will however continue financing the health care initiatives.The Belgium aid to Burundi was about $55.8 million in 2013,most of it going directly to the state.Separately,the European Union imposed travel bans and asset freezes agreed earlier this week on four officials close to President Nkurunziza,who are accused of using excessive force during the clashes that rocked the country in the run up to his re-election in July 2015.