Jonathan appoints Kifasi new Head of Service... As Goni Aji retires

Kifasi

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mr Danladi Irmiya Kifasi as the new Head of Service of the Federation as Mallam Bukar Goni Aji retires.

This is contained in a tweet posted by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Oil Blocks: Seplat, Brittania-U fight dirty…Chevron, Minister, indicted

As the legal battle between Brittania-U Nigeria Limited and Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited for the acquisition of Chevron’s Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 52, 53 and 55 shifted to the Supreme Court, lawyer to Brittania-U, Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN), has cautioned the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) not to be manipulated into pursuing extra-judicial advantage in contempt of court.
This caution, SHOWBIZPLUSng learnt, came few days after lawyer to Seplat, Mr. DD Dodo (SAN), wrote to the minister and the NNPC, requesting them to grant consent to the bid process and divestment of the disputed oil blocks in favour of his client.