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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has urged the National Assembly to establish special courts to handle cases relating to corruption in Nigeria.The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, MOHAMMED UMAR made this known while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes to defend the commission’s 2021 budget proposal.UMAR told the lawmakers that procurement processes for 2020 capital project were still ongoing and the fund...

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, ALI NDUME, has again reiterated that he disagrees with the Federal Government’s move to rehabilitate and re-integrate repentant Boko Haram members.His position which was the same as that of the committee was made known at the closed-door budget defense session with the Nigerian Army.NDUME said the Federal Government cannot be re-settling and pampering former terrorists while the country is still at war....

Former Ghanaian President JERRY RAWLINGS has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73.His death which was confirmed today comes less than a month after he buried his mother.RAWLINGS, who is one of the most respected African leaders, was a military leader in Ghana and later became a politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001.The former President initially came to power in Ghana as a flight lieutenant of the Ghana A...

The Edo State Governor, GODWIN OBASEKI, and his deputy, PHILIP SHAIBU, have been sworn in for a second term in office.The inauguration event was held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, the state capital.Dignitaries in attendance include governors AMINU TAMBUWAL of Sokoto State, NYESOM WIKE of Rivers State, DUOYE DIRI of Bayelsa State, IFEANYI OKOWA of Delta State; among others.Governor OBASEKI was returned elected after polling...

The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of an Economic Sustainability Committee (ESC) as part of a plan to provide electricity for 25 million citizens who lacked access to the national grid.Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, SALE MAMMAN, AARON ARTIMAS, who announced the ESC in Abuja, said that the programme is aimed at providing five million solar connections to various locations throughout the country, in collaboratio...

English Football Association chairman GREG CLARKE has resigned following a series of controversial comments he made at a committee hearing in front of a group of Members of Parliaments.The 63-year-old used the phrase ‘coloured footballers’ to describe black Asian and minority ethnic people. CLARKE appeared in front of a select committee to discuss his involvement in the controversial Project Restart which launched in June following a three-...

The Minister of Interior, RAUF AREGBESOLA, has called on Nigerian Traders who are facing tough times in Ghana not to leave the country.He urged the traders to be patient with the Government of Nigeria as it continues to engage the Ghanaian Authorities and other relevant stakeholders with a view to addressing their challenges.The Minister gave the advice in his office in Abuja when he received a delegation of the Nigerian Traders Association in Ghana....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has urged agencies involved in agriculture to further streamline their priorities to include more youths in driving modern methods of farming.He also gave an assurance that an enabling environment will be created for full participation for all those interested.The President made the call in Abuja at the launch of the National Young Farmers Scheme, designed by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to spur mor...

Peru’s Parliament has voted to impeach President MARTIN VIZCARRA over allegations he took kickbacks from developers while serving as a regional governor in 2014.After an impeachment trial that lasted nearly eight hours, the motion to remove the president was approved by 105 votes to 19, with four abstentions, exceeding the 87 votes needed to impeach.Parliament Leader MANUEL MERINO announced the approval of the resolution declaring the vacancy of the p...

Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has announced plans to repeal the Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension Law 2007), which provides for payment of pension and other entitlements to former Governors and their Deputies.SANWO-OLU made this known while presenting the government’s budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year to the Lagos State House of Assembly.The Governor said the bill would be sent to the Lagos Assembly for legislative approval....