Friday 26 June 2015

BREAKING: BUHARI DISSOLVES NNPC BOARD

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate dissolution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
 
The decision was conveyed in a letter, dated June 26, 2015, signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi.

The letter quoted President Buhari as thanking members of the dissolved board for their services to the nation.
 
The NNPC is the state-run oil company which oversees Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. It’s board is statutorily headed by the minister of petroleum resources.

The corporation regulates the oil and gas sector, and also operate as a joint venture partner representing the government in deals with oil multinationals.

The NNPC has in recent years been accused of large scale corruption, the latest being the alleged disappearance of $20 billion oil money.

An independent audit ordered by the Nigerian government in 2014 concluded that the corporation has an outstanding $1.48 billion it should pay to the government.
 
The NNPC has yet to make the payment several months after the release of the audit report.
 
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JEGA TO LEAVE OFFICE, TUESDAY

Following the expiration of his five-year tenure, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, is set to vacate office on Tuesday.

A statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of INEC said that Jega is to bow out of office with six National Commissioners who were appointed the same day with him by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2010. We wish him all the best.
 
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MURPHY AFOLABI'S 41ST ALL WHITE AFFAIR BIRTHDAY PARTY IN LAGOS (PHOTOS)

Nollywood actor Murphy Afolabi celebrates his 41st birthday party with an all white affair at the Ibray Seaside Hotel in Ibasa, Lagos. 
 
Popular acts spotted amongst several others at the event were Dayo Amusa, Kemi Afolabi, Tayo Sobola a.k.a Sotayo, Omo Banke, Q Dot, Small Doctor, Lace, Slyde, Saidi Balogun and Faithia Balogun Williams. Fuji icon Pasuma Wonder performed at the event. 
 
Murphy Afolabi, was born in the accented town of Osogbo in Osun State. He graduated from Ire Polytechnic in year 2001 where he studied Mass Communication and Theatre Art and Films Production. He has more than 60 movies to his credit. He is also a Film Producer and Script Writer. 

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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER SHARES HOW HE FELT ABOUT HIS SON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MILEY

Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in on his son Patrick's split from Miley Cyrus when he chatted with Howard Stern on Wednesday. During his candid conversation with the host, Arnold talked about everything from his split from Maria Shriver to his child with his former housekeeper. At one point, Patrick and Miley's relationship came up, and Arnold explained why he hadn't been nervous about his son dating such a high-profile star.

"Under normal circumstances, maybe I would be nervous," he said. "But I'll tell you the two reasons why not. One is my kids are very strong. They have had their upbringing. They know exactly how far they can go and they should be adventurous, they should venture out and meet different people, so I was not worried about that." Of the singer, he added, "The other thing is when I did meet Miley Cyrus, when she came up to Sun Valley skiing during the holidays, I found out that she was a fantastic person."

The actor didn't stop there, though, going on to compliment Miley's character and gush about how sweet she'd been with the family. "She has this career side where she has to be a little bit out there and maybe is a little bit different because she grew up in a music family. So what?" he said. "It didn't bother me. I think Patrick had a wonderful experience, he had a great relationship, and then the whole thing eventually fell apart."
 
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