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...

EFCC ARRAIGNED A MAN TODAY FOR N7.2 MILLION FRAUD AT IBADAN.{PHOTO}.

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    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Office, today June 5, 2018 arraigned one Oladejo Sherif before Justice A. N. Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on one-count charge of fraud to the tune of N7, 200, 000 (Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira) only. The offence is contrary to section 390 (9) of the Criminal Code Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria. Sherif however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Consequent upon his plea, prosecution counsel Ben Ubi indicated his readiness to commence trial immediately having brought his witnesses to court. He thereafter prayed the court to remand the defendant in prison custody. The defense counsel, Hammed Opasola informed the court that he has no written application for bail but prayed the court to allow him make an oral application for bail but insisted that the court is a court of record.Justice Akintola however refused the defense's oral application and ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending the filing and hearing of his bail application. The case is however adjourned to 18 September, 2018 for trial.
The count on which he is charged reads: "that you, Oladejo Sherif on or about the 10th of February 2017 at Ibadan Judicial Division stole the sum of N7, 200, 000.00 (Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira) only out of N15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million Naira) only property of one Adebowale Adesiyan which sum was given to you for the purchase of vehicles for the said Adebowale Adesiyan".
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