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The suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, has filed a suit to challenge his probe by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission. You would recall that Obono-Obla was suspended on August 14 over allegations of “records falsification” and “extortion”. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who announced his suspension, said he would be investigated and prosecuted by the ICPC. But sources close to him confirmed to The PUNCH that he filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the…

Chelsea right-back Davide Zappacosta is set to join Roma on a season-long loan. The 27-year-old Italy international arrived in Rome on Tuesday to complete the deal. Zappacosta joined Chelsea from Torino on a four-year deal for £23m in 2017. But after 22 appearances in the Premier League in his first season he only played four times in 2018-19. He has not made an appearance for Chelsea this season. READ: Ogunsanya sponsored Lagos State inter-club boxing challenge begins Fellow defenders David Luiz and Gary Cahill have already left Stamford Bridge this summer. Davide Zappacosta arrives in Rome… ???? pic.twitter.com/Z7HzW5UCIP — AS…

Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian. Akabe was on his way to Abuja on an official engagement when the convoy ran into the robbers who were operating few kilometres away from Akwanga at about 6pm. ASP Usman Samaila, Police Public Relations Officer of the state Police Command confirmed the incident to NAN in Lafia. Samaila however did not give details, saying the commissioner of Police, Bola Longe had led a team of officers to the scene to assess the situation. READ: Sambo vows to…

The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, says he has adopted a three-point aggressive and purposeful strategy to rebrand the scheme. Sambo disclosed this at a two-day retreat for the top management committee of NHIS in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said the scheme has a presidential mandate to achieve Universal Health Coverage through the three-point agenda towards the realisation of its core mandate. “Am a public health physician and I work with evidence. I am trying to take a comprehensive stock of what has been happening in NHIS. “The first step in…

President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced some heads of federal government agencies including an Executive Commissioner at the Nigerian Communications Commission on Tuesday. In a statement by Garba Shehu, a spokesperson to the President, the appointments take immediate effect. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of Federal Government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. READ: Embassy kicks after Nigerian doctor is killed by Ukrainian wife “Sen. Basheer Garba Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. He replaces Sadiya Umar Farouk. “Dr. Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional…

The Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine has petitioned the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Police Department in Kharkiv demanding full investigations into the circumstances surrounding the alleged stabbing to death of a Nigerian, Gbolade Ejemai. Ejemai, a medical doctor was allegedly stabbed to death by one Victoria Popravko, with the connivance of her father in Ukraine. The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa who had been in touch with the family of the deceased and Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine, confirmed the petition in a statement on Tuesday. The statement signed by NIDCOM’s Head of Media, Abdur-Rahman…

Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Development Services, University of Lagos, says more than 600 million people in Africa lack access to electricity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunsola stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday while delivering the 7th annual public lecture of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA). According to her, the access rate to electricity in Africa has been slowly rising since 2000 and currently stands at 43 per cent. “Africa accounts for 600 million of the one billion people globally without access to electricity. “The projection for sub-saharan Africa is that…

The two-day retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the President to the Ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of Ministerial office. The second and final day kicked off with a presentation on Cabinet Processes and Procedures, by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha. This was followed by a presentation by the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on aligning government policies with the ideology, manifesto and campaign promises of the ruling party. Subsequent presentations touched on Budgeting, Civil Service…

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of notorious kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadume on Monday night in Kano state, northern Nigeria. In a statement issued by the police spokesperson, Frank Mba, he said the re-arrest of Wadume will help in bringing answers to the numerous but hitherto unanswered questions. “The operatives of the Nigeria Police have re-arrested the notorious kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Bala Wadume. He was re-arrested in the late hours of yesterday, 19th August, 2019 in his hideout at Layin Mai Allo Hotoro area of Kano State. “It would be recalled that the Police had been…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has handed portfolios to his commissioners and special advisers after they were successfully screened by the state assembly. Mr. Sanwo-Olu who on Tuesday named Mr. Rabiu Olowo Onaolapo as Commissioner for Finance. Rabiu is a certified fraud examiner and an experienced chief audit executive. Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo was named the Commissioner for Education. The educationist with more than 20-year experience founded Leading Learning Limited, a consultant company in 2014. The governor named Prof. Akin Abayomi as Commissioner for Health. The Prof. Emeritus is a specialist in internal medicine, oncology, environmental health and biosecurity while Dr.…