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...

THREE SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED IN BENUE. (PHOTO).


 THREE SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS ARRESTED IN BENUE




Security operatives on Sunday nabbed three suspected kidnappers in Ogoli-Ugboju community, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.


This came on the heels of insecurity in Otukpo within the past few days.


Maxwell Ogiri, the Council Chairman of Otukpo LGA, confirmed to journalists that security operatives were trailing the remaining gang members.


He said, “We learnt from intelligence report that they are a gang of five kidnappers. Three have been apprehended. Security agents are going after the remaining two and their collaborators. The arrested are three members of a five-man kidnapping gang that has been terrorising Otukpo Local Government Area and surrounding communities.


“Our gallant security forces chased and apprehended them today, Sunday, 6th April 2025, in Ogoli-Ugboju. The names of the criminals are Ibrahim Salleh, Ashimu and Abuh Umaru. Efforts are ongoing to track down their remaining accomplices and local collaborators.”


Contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Benue Command, Anene Catherine, told journalists in Makurdi that operation was ongoing in Otukpo.

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