The chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Ekpo Nta, has been redeployed to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
His redeployment by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, was made known in a statement issued late Tuesday in Abuja and signed by the Director Press, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Bolaji Adebiyi.
The acting president announced Professor Bolaji Owasanoye, a member of Professor Itse Sagay-led Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption, as Nta’s replacement as ICPC’s chairman with a renewable tenure of five years.
According to the statement, Acting President Osinbajo also appointed as members of the ICPC, Dr. Grace N. Chinda, Okolo Titus M., Barr. Obiora Igwedebia, Mrs. Olubukola Balogun, Group Capt. Sam Ewang (retd.), Justice Adamu Bello, Hannatu Mohammed and Abdullahi Maikano Saidu.
Others are Dr. Sa’ad Alanamu, Yahaya Umar Daud, Khamis Ahmed Mailantarki, Maimuna Aliyu while Prof. Musa Usman Abubakar would serve as secretary.
The statement stated that, “the appointment of the chairman is for five years, while the tenure for all the members is four years.
Following the directive, the former ICPC chairman has to proceed to the salaries, income and wages commission as a full-time commissioner.
Listed as other full time commissioners are Alhaji Dauda Yahaya, mni and Hon. Garba Musa Gulma.
Barrister Victoria Nnenna Chukwuani, Mr. Geoffery Yeilong, Prof. Ropo Shekoni and Ahmed Mahmud Gumel were listed as part time commissioners while the permanent secretary, (Establishment), Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation OHCSF would serve as member.
Also members are permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Comrade Isa Aremu NLC and Mr. Chuma Nwankwo NECA.
“The new appointments are for a period of five years. The chairman of the Commission is High Chief Richard Egbule, while Mr. E. A. Thompson is the Secretary,” the statement noted.
Osinbajo also appointed Siaka Isaiah Idoko as Chairman/CEO Investment And Security Tribunal while Jude I. Udunni, Mr. Nosa Osemwengie, Abubakar A. Ahmad, and Albert L. Otesile would serve as full-time members.
Those appointed as part time members are Emeka Madubuike, Kasumi Garba Kurfi, Edward O. Ajayi, Onyemaechi E. M. Elujekor and Mamman Bukar Zargana.
Engr. Chidi K. C. Izuwah was appointed Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission.
The appointments according to the statement are subject to Senate confirmation.
Meanwhile, the acting president is said to have, with powers conferred on the President by Recovery of Public Property (Special Provisions) Act Cap R4, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, sanctioned the establishment of a Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property.
The chairman of the panel is said to Chief Okoi Obona-Obla, Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, while Mr. Akingbolahan Adeniran will function as the panel secretary. (Source: Ripples Nigeria)
The chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Ekpo Nta, has been redeployed to the National Salarie...
A Republican senator said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump has told him he would go to war to destroy North Korea rather than allow it to develop a long-range nuclear-armed missile.
Influential lawmaker Lindsey Graham, a foreign policy hawk, told NBC’s Today Show: “There is a military option: To destroy North Korea’s program and North Korea itself.”
Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un boasted that his country could now strike any target in the United States after carrying out its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
World powers have been trying to stifle Pyongyang’s weapons program through United Nations-backed sanctions, but have failed to daunt the regime and Washington is growing frustrated.
Graham said that if diplomacy, and in particular pressure from the North’s neighbor China, fails to halt the program then the United States will have no choice but to take devastating military action.
“They’ve kicked the can down the road for 20 years. There will be a war with North Korea over the missile program if they continue to try to hit America with an ICBM,” he said, describing his discussions with Trump.
“He’s told me that. I believe him. If I were China, I would believe him, too, and do something about it. You can stop North Korea, militarily or diplomatically.
“I prefer the diplomatic approach. But they will not be allowed to have a missile to hit America with a nuclear weapon on top.”
A Republican senator said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump has told him he would go to war to destroy North Korea rather than allow it...
Yoruba movie producer Kenny Adams a.k.a. Lege Miami is accusing Mercy Aigbe’s husband of allegedly sending him death threats following claims he slept with his wife.
Lege Miami shared a video via Instagram begging Lanre Gentry to please leave him alone.
Opening up on when the death threats started, the producer said, “He accused me in person sometime last year that I call and text his wife too much. I have witnesses that were there when he confronted me.
Help me just beg him to leave me alone because I have nothing to do with his wife aside work.”
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Regular drinking of green tea could improve memory, thinking and learning abilities, says a study published online in the FASEB journal.
According to the study, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a biologically active component in green tea, does the work.
The chemical is said to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and heart protection properties that also protects against diabetes and obesity.
To make the determination, researchers at Northwest A&F University, China, divided 3-month-old male mice into three groups based on diet.
The control group was fed with a standard diet, another group was fed with an HFFD diet, and the third group was fed with an HFFD diet and 2 grams of EGCG per liter of drinking water.
For 16 weeks, researchers monitored the mice and found that those fed with HFFD had a higher final body weight than the control mice, and a significantly higher final body weight than the HFFD+EGCG mice.
After the experiments, they also found that EGCG could improve HFFD-induced memory impairment.
“Green tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water, and is grown in at least 30 countries,” said Xuebo Liu, a researcher at the college of food science and engineering, Northwest A&F University, in Yangling, China.
“The ancient habit of drinking green tea may be a more acceptable alternative to medicine when it comes to combating obesity, insulin resistance, and memory impairment.” (Source: Nigeriana)
Regular drinking of green tea could improve memory, thinking and learning abilities, says a study published online in the FASEB journal. A...
Your skin reflects your health. It’s your body’s canvas and one of its most valuable assets. For good skin care, start developing healthy habits that guard your valued possession from outer (and inner) forces. It’s the only skin you’ll ever get, so your daily habits mean everything. Here are some basic skin care tips:
Clean and moisturize your skin daily. Wash your face twice daily — once in the morning and once at night before going to bed. After you cleanse your skin, follow with a toner and moisturizer. Toners help to remove fine traces of oil, dirt, and make-up that you may have missed when cleansing. Moisturizing is necessary even for people with oily skin. Buy a moisturizer that is best suited for your skin type (dry, normal, or oily).
Block the sun. Over time, exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun causes many changes in the skin, including wrinkles, discoloration, freckles or age spots, benign (non-cancerous) growths such and pre-cancerous or cancerous growths such as basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. In fact, most skin cancers are related to sun exposure. Limit your time in the sun, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and always wear a broad spectrum sunscreen with the physical blocker zinc oxide and a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or greater. Cover exposed areas with protective clothing, such as a long-sleeve shirt, pants, and a wide-brimmed hat.
Seek professional help for skin problems. Your skin will not be perfect. It can be dry or oily; it can develop rashes and acne, among many other issues. Address the problem with a professional skin expert, either a skin aesthetician at your local salon or a dermatologist for more severe skin problems.
Self screening. Over the course of your life, you should pay attention to all parts of your skin. Familiarize yourself with it, so you’ll notice any changes that might occur, such as different moles or patches that might indicate skin cancer. Whenever you have a question or concern, make sure you see your doctor
Source: Webmd
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Nigerian indigenous rapper, Reminisce otherwise known as Baba Hafusa has in a recent interview harped on the importance of education.
The rapper during an interview revealed that not being able to achieve as much as he could have academically is a thing of regret to him.
Speaking during the interview, the indigenous rapper stated that he regrets not being a graduate.
During his chat with Sunday Scoop, the rapper said: “For anybody who wants to make a career out of music, you have to be sure that you are skilled and that it’s something that you can do sustainably; if not, go to school.
He continued: “Either ways, it is important to go to school, whether you go into full-time music or not. I actually regret not being a graduate.”
Nigerian indigenous rapper, Reminisce otherwise known as Baba Hafusa has in a recent interview harped on the importance of education. The ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expelled 755 US diplomatic staff in response to the sanctions placed on them by the US, adding that Moscow could consider additional measures against Washington as a response to new U.S. sanctions approved by Congress.
Moscow ordered the United States on Friday to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff and said it would seize two U.S. diplomatic properties after the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate overwhelmingly approved new sanctions on Russia. The White House said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump would sign the sanctions bill.
Putin said in an interview with Vesti TV released on Sunday that the United States would have to cut its diplomatic and technical staff by 755 people by Sept. 1.
“Because more than 1,000 workers – diplomats and support staff – were working and are still working in Russia, 755 must stop their activity in the Russian Federation,” he said.
The new U.S. sanctions were partly a response to conclusions by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and to punish Russia further for its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Russia’s response suggested it had set aside initial hopes of better ties with Washington under Trump, something the Republican president, before he was elected, had said he wanted to achieve.
Moscow said on Friday that the United States had until Sept. 1 to reduce its diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 people,which is the same as the number of Russian diplomats left in the United States after Washington expelled 35 Russians in December, 2016.
On Friday, an official at the U.S. Embassy, who did not wish to be identified, said the embassy employed about 1,100 diplomatic and support staff in Russia, including Russian and U.S. citizens.
A US State Department official called Russia’s action “a regrettable and uncalled-for act.” Adding:
“We are assessing the impact of such a limitation and how we will respond to it.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expelled 755 US diplomatic staff in response to the sanctions placed on them by the US, adding that M...
Speaking during an interview, the singer said “when I was making the records for the EP, I was going to put it out for free. Then, a friend of mine came into the room one day when I was recording and he heard the songs and said are you really going to put this out for free?”
According to Wizkid, that question changed his mindset regarding giving out the song for free.
‘Sound From The Other Side’ is an EP, which the singer is currently promoting. The EP has songs such as ‘Sweet Love’, ‘Come Closer’, ‘Naughty Ride’, ‘African Bad Gyal’, ‘Nobody’, ‘Picture Perfect’, ‘One For Me’, ‘Daddy Yo’, ‘Sexy’, ‘All For Love’, ‘Dirty Wine’, and ‘Gbese’
Popular Nigerian Award winning singer Wizkid has revealed that he initially had plans to give out his latest EP for free. Speaking during...