Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Mr Mohammed Umar, has been appointed acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following the suspension of Mr Ibrahim Magu, who is being investigated for alleged corruption. Mohammed, who, until his appointment, was Director of Operations at the anti-graft agency, assumed duties yesterday. The presidential probe panel on corruption allegations against the suspended acting chairman of EFCC sat again yesterday. Headed by Mr Ayo Salami, the panel, which sat inside the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, specifically looked at sundry documents and chatted with persons connected to the case. Access was…

Nigerian Army has reportedly lost more than 20 soldiers in an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Sources disclosed that the deceased soldiers were attached to 25 task force brigade, Damboa in Borno. The soldiers were attacked along Maiduguri-Damboa road as they were returning from a five-day clearance operation, on Tuesday. “At the last count, we had more than 20 soldiers who lost their livers in that unfortunate ambush,” according to a source. “They had been on the operation for five days, and they were just 25 kilometres to reach the brigade headquarters when they ran into the…

Federal government has reversed its earlier decision to reopen schools. It has also withdrawn students of Unity Schools from West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) scheduled for August 5 and September 5. The examination was initially postponed indefinitely to check spread of Covid-19. Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, had announced on Monday that West African Examination Council (WAEC) has fixed the commencement of the examination for August 5. Speaking with state house correspondents at the end of the virtual federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Adamu Adamu, minister of education, said…

Ivory Coast's PM Amadou Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party's candidate for October's presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a third term in office. Mr Coulibaly had only just returned from France where he had received two-months' heart treatment. President Ouattara said the country was in mourning. He said Coulibaly had become unwell during a weekly cabinet meeting and was taken to hospital where he later died. His death creates huge uncertainty over the election. Coulibaly had received a heart transplant in 2012…