ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.
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...
A Federal High Court,sitting in Benin-City,Edo State has convicted and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment one Collins Osadolor alias Albert Lin.Osadolor was first arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC,on 13 November,2015 on a three count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent document containing false pretenses.Specifically,he defrauded an American lady,identified as Karry the sum of $250 {Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars} which he admitted and refunded.Upon his arraignment,the convict pleaded not guilty to the charge,but later changed his plea to ''guilty''.Justice P.I Ajoku consequently convicted Osadolor and sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment without an option of fine.One of the count read: ''Collins Osadolor alias Albert Lin on or about the 27th of August 2015 in Benin City,Edo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court had in your possession in your email inbox folder a fraudulent document containing a false pretence dated 5th August 2015 with the subject: 'Re: Hello' which you knew to be false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 6 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under section 1{3} of the same Act''.
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