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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he will nominate Christopher Wray, former U.S. Assistant Attorney-General under President George Bush, to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). “I will be nominating Christopher Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow,” Trump said in a statement on Twitter. The U.S. Senate must approve Trump’s choice to replace former FBI Director James Comey, whom the president fired last month amid the agency’s ongoing probe into alleged Russian meddling into the U.S. election. Trump’s announcement comes the day before Comey is scheduled to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Moscow’s alleged interference and any potential ties to Trump’s campaign or associates. The president met last week with candidates for the FBI director post, including Wray, according to White House spokesman Sean Spicer. Wray currently works for King and Spalding’s Washington an...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu, has said that the Federal Government has begun processes for promoting a proper channel for navigation and irrigation on the River Niger. The minister made the disclosure in Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with the Newsmen. Adamu said that the project would be executed in partnership with the Hungarian Government to seek ways to introduce river training toward protecting the river banks and flood plains. He said although this step was a huge infrastructure project that would take time, the ministry had commenced negotiations with the Hungarian experts. ‘‘Talking about flash flooding, rivers Niger and Benue are very long rivers. ‘‘We are having floods all the time but the good news is what we are discussing with some foreign experts to look at the entire stretch of the River Niger, downstream Jebba and upstream of it, around Kebbi side to introduce river training. ‘‘We are doing this so that we can protect ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Festus Ahon ASABA-THE Deputy Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon  Friday  Osanebi has awarded another round of Scholarship worth N10 Million under his  Friday  Osanebi Foundation, FOF, with a promise not to derail in the yearly exercise. The joy of the awardees who came into Asaba from far and near to received the cheque of the scholarship fund valued N100,000 each and their parents knew no bounds. The 100 students drawn from  the nine local government areas in Delta North Senatorial district of the state were enlisted last year as beneficiaries of the  Friday  Osanebi Foundation’s Annual Educational Fund at the launch of the program after a rigorous examination organized by the foundation. The beneficiaries cut across post primary and tertiary institutions in the country and they would on annual basis receive N100, 000 each so long as they maintain a good academic standards in their various institutions. ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Monday granted bail in the sum of N500,000 to 50-year-old businessman, Ahmed Echoda, who allegedly gave false information to the Police about Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s guest house. The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, also ordered the defendant‎ to provide one surety who must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and adjourned the case until July 20 for hearing. The defendant was arraigned on May 30 on a two-count charge, bordering on criminal conspiracy and giving false information to mislead a public servant, offences he denied committing. The judge had adjourned ruling on the defendant’s bail application after the defence counsel, Peters Ugwuoke, applied for his bai. The prosecutor, Malik Taiwo, had told the court that ‎the defendant and one Maiwada Adamu, now at large, had given false information to the Inspector General of Police, Special Tactical Squad, Force Headquarters, Abuja on May 26. He added that the defendant said Hous...

http://ift.tt/2pva99t Chelsea's Brazilian-born Spanish striker Diego Costa (R) celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge in London on May 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS / Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his side were “another little step” from the Premier League title after they crushed Middlesbrough 3-0 to move to within touching distance of glory. Tottenham Hotspur’s surprise defeat at West Ham United last week handed Chelsea the initiative and they can now seal a second title triumph in three years if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Friday. “We’re very close. We must be honest. But we need to do another little step and win another game,” Conte told reporters after Monday’s match, which condemned Middlesbrough to relegation. “For sure now I’m a bit relaxed. This step was big for us, a big win. “Now we need to do another step. We have the possibility to do this on Friday ...