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Former Petroleum Minister, Tam David West Called Current Minister Of State For Petroleum Resources Kachukwu 'A Minister Without Portfolio' And Just A Figure Head.

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Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration as Head of State, Prof. Tam David-West has said that the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu is a minister without portfolio who has no say in the administration of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Speaking during an interview with Punch Newspaper, the outspoken ex-minister said he was flabbergasted when he first read about the $25bn NNPC oil contracts controversy in the newspaper, adding that Kachikwu as a minister of state cannot be a boss of the GMD of an oil industry, who is the livewire of that sector. Read His Exact Words Below: “I don’t know the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, or the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Maikanti Baru, but what is going on is very embarrassing to Nigeria. This has never happened before. “I had a misunderstanding with my managing director when I was oil minister, but it was well mana

Evans Billionaire Kidnapper's Lawyer Alleged Nigeria Police Exorted Over N50 Million And Other Valuables From His Client.

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The counsel to billionaire kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike also known as Evans, Mr.Olukoya Ogungbeje, Coun has accused officers of the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of extorting over N50m and other valuables worth millions of naira from his clients. Ogungbeje made the claims in a petition to the Police Service Commission, PSC, National Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the National Human Rights Commission, and Amnesty International. In the petition, Ogungbeje also accused the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team of sexually molesting Evans’ girlfriend, Amaka Offor. The petition is captioned: “The Evans Case and Saga: Brazen Extortion, Corruption, Gross Misconduct, Indiscipline, Sexual Molestation and Human Rights Violation Against the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team Police Officers and Policemen.” The petition reads, “Our client has duly briefed us on the above captioned subject matter involving