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...

UGANDA: TIKTOKER CONVICTED FOR INSULTING PRESIDENT MUSEVENI. (PHOTO).


 Uganda: TikToker Convicted for Insulting President Museveni


A 21-year-old TikToker, Emmanuel Nabugodi, has been convicted by a court in Uganda for posting a video on TikTok in which he called for the public flogging of President Yoweri Museveni. Nabugodi, who created a mock trial of the president, pleaded guilty to charges of spreading hate speech and faces a potential seven-year prison sentence. 


During his court appearance on Wednesday, Nabugodi was remanded to Kigo Maximum Security Prison near Kampala, where he will remain until his sentencing on November 18. Prosecutors have recommended the maximum sentence of seven years.


This conviction makes Nabugodi the fourth individual in recent days to face charges for insulting the president and his family. The case is part of a broader trend of growing repression of dissent in Uganda, where critics of Museveni’s long rule, which began in 1986, have faced arrests and harsh penalties. Other recent cases include a 21-year-old TikToker sentenced to six years in July for similar charges, and the 2021 arrest of author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who fled into exile after being tortured for criticizing Museveni and his son.


Uganda has also seen the jailing of four comedians in 2020 for a video mocking the country's leaders, highlighting the increasing crackdown on freedom of expression ahead of the 2021 elections.

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