Obono-Obla blames Osinbajo over ICPC probe, sues ICPC

Okoi Obono-Obla, the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property has blamed his run-in with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.



In a lawsuit he filed to challenge the said probe for alleged certificate forgery and extortion on Tuesday August 20, the suspended SPIP chairman said the ICPC had no power to invite, arrest, detain, investigate, or prosecute him in connection with alleged falsification of academic certificates.



He also filed an ex parte application seeking an urgent hearing of the suit, while refusing to appear before the ICPC owing to his plan to challenge the summons by the commission. Punch reported that he alleged that part of the reasons he was suspended as the SPIP chairman, was that he was not taking instructions from Osinbajo.



Obono-Obla also said the anti-corruption agency would not conduct a fair probe of his case, due to the closeness of the commission’s Chairman, Prof Bolaji Owansanoye to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.



He also linked his travails to the investigations he launched against influential persons and organisations, and also attached a detailed list of his achievements as the Chairman of the SPIP in terms of recovery of looted funds and assets. Obno-Obla also alleged that he received death threats and sacrificed his comfort in assisting the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to fight corruption.

'Thank you for being by my side and having my back' - Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband Lamar Odom appreciates his new bae Sabrina Parr

Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband Lamar Odom is currently dating a stunning fitness trainer, named Sabrina Parr.



The NBA star took to Instagram to appreciate his bae for being by his side and having his back.



Sharing a new loved-up photo of them, he wrote: 'Thank you shorty! For being by my side and having my back ! @getuptoparr.'



Lamar Odom was formerly married to reality star, Khloe Kardashian. The pair got married in 2009 and went through a highly publicized divorce in 2016.

New Zealand’s speaker, Trevor Mallard goes viral with adorable photos of him feeding colleague’s baby during plenary

Photos of New Zealand’s parliamentary speaker cradling a colleague’s baby as he presided over a debate has gone viral on social media.



Trevor Mallard, speaker in the country’s House of Representatives, shared photos of him feeding MP Tamati Coffey’s newborn son while in the speaker’s chair.


He captioned it: “Normally the Speaker’s chair is only used by Presiding Officers but today a VIP took the chair with me. Congratulations tamaticoffey and Tim on the newest member of your family.”



The pictures have since been shared and liked thousands of times, with many hailing Mallard for taking on the babysitting duties.







Coffey’s son was born via a surrogate to him and his partner Tim Smith in July.



New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern made history last year by becoming the first female world leader to bring her baby to the United Nations general assembly. And in the UK, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson brought along her baby as she sat on Parliament’s famous green benches in January – in what was thought to be a first during a Commons debate.

Buhari Reappoints Imoukhuede SSA on Job Creation

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the reappointment of Mr. as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation with immediate effect.



This was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.



In this role, Imoukhuede continues to oversee the implementation and expansion of the N-Power Youth Job Creation Programme of the Federal Government across the Federation and all other matters relating to the National Job Creation programmes of President Buhari’s administration.



The President commended Edo State-born technocrat on his record of extraordinary diligence and integrity in the first tenure as he charges him to do more in this NextLevel second tenure.



Speaking on his reappointment, Imoukhuede said it was a call to national duty which he must heed and carry out with all diligence and commitment.



"One must be proud to serve his fatherland and I am deeply humbled that the President has deemed it fit to allow me continue this onerous responsibility of creating jobs for our teeming young population," Imoukhuede said.



Speaking further, Imoukhuede said: "I am committed to the implementation of President Mohammadu Buhari's programme of job creation and youth empowerment and I thank the President for this unique opportunity."

Ubi Franklin's estranged baby mama, Sandra Iheuwa shares a photo of her ex-husband and their kids

Ubi Franklin's estranged baby mama, Sandra Iheuwa took to Instagram to share a photo of her ex-husband and their two kids.



Covering up her ex-husband's face with an emoji, the Imo-born businesswoman also revealed that she has 3 step-children. Sandra shared the photo with the caption;




Ex hubby with his girls. Family is everything, picture is missing 3 of my step children. my blended family is big #isabellabirthday







This is coming days after she said she will rather iron things out with the devil than with Ubi Franklin. The music executive has also in the last few days engaged in a photo-sharing spree of his kids with 3 other women, excluding Sandra Iheuwa.

Buhari has reduced ministers to Abba Kyari’s clerical aides and Its completely unacceptable - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Buhari of reducing ministers to his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s clerical aides with the directive that they (ministers) must channel all their meeting requests to him through Kyari.



PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement said it was an indication that Nigerians would not enjoy good governance during Buhari’s second term.


The PDP invites Nigerians to note President @MBuhari’s contemptible approach to governance and disregard to ministerial portfolios as portrayed in the recent degrading of ministers to clerical aides of Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) August 21, 2019


“The directive also suggests that Mr President as the Minister of Petroleum Resources will also go through the Chief of Staff on policy matters. He has abdicated his responsibility and ceded it to his Chief of Staff.”

Ologbondiyan also said such demotion of ministers was unacceptable, counter-productive, adding that it only reduced governance to a domestic affair.



The President had on Tuesday, at the close of the two-days retreat organised for the ministers, asked them to always go through Kyari for meeting requests and through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, for issues relating to the Federal Executive Council.




“As I said yesterday (Tuesday), in terms of coordinating communication, kindly ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channelled through the Chief of Staff while all Federal Executive Council matters be coordinated through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in order to speed up the process of decision-making.”

Buhari has reduced ministers to Abba Kyari’s clerical aides and Its completely unacceptable - PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Buhari of reducing ministers to his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari’s clerical aides with the directive that they (ministers) must channel all their meeting requests to him through Kyari.



PDP's National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement said it was an indication that Nigerians would not enjoy good governance during Buhari’s second term.


The PDP invites Nigerians to note President @MBuhari’s contemptible approach to governance and disregard to ministerial portfolios as portrayed in the recent degrading of ministers to clerical aides of Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari.— Official PDP Nigeria (@OfficialPDPNig) August 21, 2019


“The directive also suggests that Mr President as the Minister of Petroleum Resources will also go through the Chief of Staff on policy matters. He has abdicated his responsibility and ceded it to his Chief of Staff.”

Ologbondiyan also said such demotion of ministers was unacceptable, counter-productive, adding that it only reduced governance to a domestic affair.



The President had on Tuesday, at the close of the two-days retreat organised for the ministers, asked them to always go through Kyari for meeting requests and through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, for issues relating to the Federal Executive Council.




“As I said yesterday (Tuesday), in terms of coordinating communication, kindly ensure that all submissions for my attention or meeting requests be channelled through the Chief of Staff while all Federal Executive Council matters be coordinated through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in order to speed up the process of decision-making.

Military panel begins investigation into Wadume’s confession, invites police

The Joint Investigative Panel set up by the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to probe the killing of three police in Ibi, Taraba State, has opened an investigation into the video showing arrested kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, indicting soldiers over his escape.



In the video released by police on their Twitter handle, Wadume said in Hausa, “My name is Hamisu Bala Wadume. Police came to arrest me. When they arrested me, the army (soldiers) chased them and opened fire. From there, they (soldiers) took me to their headquarters and cut off my handcuffs and released me. “I went back to my house, but the police came to re-arrest me.”



The DHQ also invited the police, air force, Department of State Services and other security agencies for a joint meeting to look into the “security challenges facing the country”.



A source in the DHQ panel said on Wednesday they were disturbed by Wadume’s confession in the video and were looking into it.


He said, “The arrest of Wadume by the police is commendable. It was a joint effort between the police and the military. The video confession is very disturbing and we cannot ignore it.

We are investigating the confession and we want to ensure a smooth relationship with the police. The panel was given one week initially but we now have an extension to tidy up the investigation. We are rounding off as soon as possible.”



The panel headed by Rear Admiral Ibikunle Olaiya has top officers drawn from the police, army, navy, air force, DSS and the Defence Intelligence Agency. On the invitation sent to the police and other security agencies, the acting Director, Defence Information, Col Onyema Nwachukwu, said;


“The special meeting is sequel to a decision reached at the meeting of the Chief of Defence Staff with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies.

“It is based on the need for their spokespersons and directors of information to hold regular meetings and address joint conferences to inform the public about the efforts the security agencies are making towards addressing the security challenges facing the country and other relevant issues.”