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The abducted Catholic Priest, Rev. Father Anthony Adikwu of St.Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe Awume in Ohimini LGA, Benue State, has been released. Gunmen kidnap catholic priest in Imo Gunmen whisked the cleric away on June 15 between the hours of 7:00 and 8:00 PM from his parish, located in Amejo Ugbokolo. A resident of Amejo Ugbokolo confirmed that Fr. Adikwu has been released. He said, “Thank God for the release of Rev. Father Anthony Adikwu, who was kidnapped a few days ago. To God be the glory”

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir, has directed all the 19 Commissioner nominees to comply with the code of conduct rules. Abba reinstates Muhuyi Magaji as Kano’s anti-corruption boss By this announcement, the nominees are expected to declare assets within the best possible time before their onward screening at the state assembly. The governor vows that no commissioner nominee will be sworn in as a cabinet member without filling out the asset declaration form from the Code of Conduct Bureau. “All other political appointees under this administration shall also comply with the directive accordingly.” Governor Abba Kabir wishes to reiterate his…

Abba Kabir, Governor of Kano State, has approved the reinstatement of Barr. Muhyi Magaji as Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) to complete his tenure. Sanusi Tofa, press secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement. The previous administration suspended Barr Muhyi in questionable circumstances. The reinstatement is with immediate effect and in compliance with the court order.

The Asian Champions League on Aug. 15 as the continental club championship makes its fully-fledged return after three COVID-disrupted seasons. Hong Kong Premier League runners-up Lee Man will host Vietnam’s Haiphong in the preliminary rounds. The meeting between the pair will be the first of 13 preliminary and qualifying round matches ahead of the group phase draw on Aug. 28. Adani Group: Asia’s richest man fires back at fraud allegations Travel restrictions during the pandemic had a major impact on the competition and saw the usual home-and-away format scrapped in 2020 in favour of matches being played in centralised bio-secure…

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was named assistant manager at Belgian Pro League side Standard Liege on Tuesday, the club said. Wigan to appoint Kolo Toure, MLS could finance Ronaldo deal The 40-year-old, who earned more than 100 caps for the Ivory Coast during his playing career, is the final addition to the team of coach Carl Hoefkens, who was appointed on Friday. Yaya, formerly a player at Monaco and Barcelona, among others, was briefly an assistant coach at Ukrainian First League side Olimpik Donetsk and Russian Premier League club Akhmat Grozny, both in 2021. Standard Liege finished sixth…

YouTube will launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce in South Korea on June 30, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. South Korea already has a booming live-streaming commerce business led by tech giant Naver (035420.KS), making it a prime test market for the global heavyweight as the Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) company focuses on becoming more “shoppable”. Trump returns to YouTube and Facebook after two-year ban The new channel will operate in Korean and will start as a 90-day project. In the beginning, it will provide a live-commerce platform to companies and plans to livestream shopping content from about…

The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday decorated the new Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Shettima decorated Egbetokun in place of President Bola Tinubu, who had earlier left for Paris, France, to attend the Financial Pact Summit. His decoration at the presidential villa was a brief ceremony witnessed by top government officials. These include the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, who also serves as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum; and…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to the Office of the Vice President for supervision, in compliance with their various establishment Acts. The President has also approved a formal structure for the Office of the Vice President as well as an appropriate number of technical and administrative aides that will work with the Vice President in the discharge of his responsibilities.

Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has been taken into the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over claims of misappropriation of funds. Ortom was invited for questioning by the EFCC a month after leaving office. It was gathered that he arrived at the Abuja office of the EFCC on Tuesday morning and was sighted walking into the building of the anti-graft agency. His media aide, Terver Akase, and Principal Special Assistant on Special Duties, Abraham Kwanhgu, were sighted with him. It was reported that Ortom handed over a debt profile of N187.7 billion to the administration…

The President, Bola Tinubu, departs Nigeria for France to participate in the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact. This will be his first official trip abroad since he was sworn in as Nigeria’s president on May 29. Alake announced the proposed trip in a statement on Monday, even as the president leaves for Paris today to attend the summit for a new global financial pact. The two-day summit seeks to explore opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges. According to Alake, the pact prioritises vulnerable countries for financial support owing to the…