Buhari fires NIMASA boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi. The special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday. 

''The termination of Akpobolokemi's appointment is with immediate effect, he is to hand over the management of NIMASA to the most senior in the agency who will remain in charge until a new director general is appointed''. 

No reason was given for the sack, it is believed to be connected with the involvement of NIMASA in the award of pipeline surveillance contracts to ex-militia groups. Before the former president left office, he renewed the contracts worth about N9 billion but President Buhari who isn't comfortable with the arrangement, revoked the contracts. Before Akpobolokemi's appointment, he was a lecturer at the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island in Bayelsa state.

President Buhari seeks internationl support to fight insurgency

President Buhari is urging the international community to support Nigeria's efforts to end terrorism, saying that ''victory over terrorism in Nigeria is victory for everyone.''

President Buhari made this call on Wednesday during a breakfast meeting he held with members of the Diplomatic Corp in Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

He stated that all counter terrorism efforts of his administration were within the framework of human rights obligations which Nigeria subscribed to locally and internationally. The President said he was delighted to mark the important religious obligation with the diplomats, thanking all those who supported him during the election and the goodwill messages he received from various countries.

He said, ''Nigeria is ready to play the leadership role expected of her African continent and beyond and that is why it is taking the steps to tackle insurgency.''

President of the United States, Barack Obama is to meet Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in efforts to strengthen the fight against Boko Haram through international support. During the four day visit, Buhari will also meet with other senior officials of the United States government. Both leaders will hold discussions on measure that will strengthen bilateral and international cooperation against terrorism in Nigeria and West Africa at large.

source:channelstv

Lawmaker sues President Buhari

A House of Reps member has sued Buhari for granting bail outs to states, insisting that the decision was unconstitutional, null and void. 

Honourable Igariwey Onwe filed the case on Wednesday with Abuja High Court. He is seeking,whether the President can, by way of fiat, call for the appropriation and disbursement of public funds from the distrubtable pool account of the Federal, State and Local governments without approval from the National Assembly. Recently President Buhari approved the sum of N400 billion bail out package to states to enable them pay their state workers. 

Joined in the suit are Attorney General of the Federation, Minister for Justice and the Federal Ministry of finance, Revenue Mobilsation Allocation and Fiscal commission and the Auditor General of the federation. 

source:channelstv

Kourtney Kadarshian breaks up with Scott Disick

                                             

Kourtney Kadarshian who has three kids with former boyfriend, Scott Disick, have parted ways. The couple have been dating since 2006 their kids Mason, Penelope and Reign Disick. They broke up via text message. 

Their relationship has been on and off. After pictures surfaced of Scott getting cozy with rumored ex Chloe Bartoli, in Monte Carlo on the 4th of July weekend, Kourtney had finally had enough of her boyfriend. 

''He had no business being over there and simply wanted to party, according to HollywoodLife.com, He was going day without calling or even checking in with the kids. She was leaving him messages and he just blew her off. She sent him a text saying she was done and that the relationship was over. 

With all we have heard, we can't really blame her. He didn't even show up for Penelope's 3rd birthday! She is also tired of the way he was dumping all the parenting responsibilities on her.

Kourtney is a tough woman who does not let things  get to her emotionally much but this is thehardest thing she's ever been through, '' a source tells HollywoodLife.com excisively.

 

Houseboy who killed his boss sentenced to death

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David Idah, 26 years old and was a houseboy to a retired Senior Magistrate, Mrs Olufunmilayo Timeyin. The retired Chief magistrate was 65 years old. He beheaded her at her on the 28th of March at her home in Laderin estate in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

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