Odion Ighalo vows to take Man Utd ‘higher and higher’

  

    Odion Ighalo has vowed to take Manchester United “higher and higher” after signing up for another six months.

   The Nigerian’s loan from Shanghai Shenhu has been extended until January 2021 after his original agreement was set to end last weekend. Ighalo scored four goals in eight games after joining the Red Devils at the start of the year.

  But he was set to return to China before the resumption of the Premier League later this month. However, United have agreed to pay £10million to keep Ighalo at the club for a while longer. And the forward says he’s ready to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaer bring the good times back to Old Trafford. He said: “I’m really happy. It’s a dream for me to be here. I’m buzzing and ready to go. “Since the first day I arrived, I made it clear that I wanted whatever it takes to continue that work.

  “Like I’ve said, since I was young, I’ve been supporting this club and playing for it is a dream. “Now I’ve extended my loan, it makes it even more clear and I’m committed as I know, in my head, I’m here until January. “I just want to work hard and enjoy it, support the team and do whatever I can to make us go higher and higher.”

Oyo begins community testing as COVID-19 cases rise

 

    Oyo State has recorded 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 317.

  

  The latest figures, released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday night revealed that the 15 cases in Oyo were among the 241 new cases recorded in 14 states.

  The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) of the state COVID-19 Task Force said it would begin the community testing for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The exercise is to determine the behaviour of the virus in the state. The testing, expected to hold in 10 locations, will kick off in three different sites in Ibadan.

Inspector-General of Police orders immediate transfer of Uwaila Omozuwa's rape case from the Edo state command to the Force Headquarters, Abuja

 

  Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, has ordered the immediate transfer of the rape and murder case involving UNIBEN undergraduate, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, from the Edo state police command to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. This was disclosed in a statement released by the force spokesperson, Frank Mba, today June 2nd. The statement reads

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has ordered the immediate transfer of the ongoing investigations into the inhuman sexual assault and death of Miss Vera Uwaila Omosuwa which occurred recently in Benin, Edo State from the Police State Headquarters, Benin to the Force headquarters, Abuja.

The IGP’s directive is sequel to the preliminary report from the team of investigators and forensic experts earlier deployed to assist the Edo State Police Command in the investigations into the unfortunate incident. The DIG in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), DIG Anthony Ogbizi Michael, fdc will henceforth provide direct supervision and ensure speedy and thorough investigation of the case.''

 

Mba added that the IGP has also ordered the immediate deployment of specialized investigators and additional investigation assets to all gender desk offices and juvenile welfare centers nationwide.

In a similar vein, the IGP has ordered the immediate deployment of specialized investigators and additional investigation assets to all the Gender Desks Offices and the Juvenile Welfare Centres (JWC) across the country. This is to strengthen and enhance the capacity of the Units to respond to increasing challenges of sexual assaults and domestic/gender-based violence linked with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and other social ills within the country.

Meanwhile, the IGP has called on members of the public to provide the police useful information that could aid investigations into ongoing cases of sexual assaults and domestic/gender-based violence across the country. He also enjoins parents and guardians to pay closer attention to their children and wards in these trying times.

Court Orders Immediate Release Of Jailed Former Gov Orji Uzor Kalu

 

   A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Nigerian Correctional Services to immediately release a former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu.

  Kalu was remanded in the Kuje Correctional Service centre following his conviction last December for looting N7.65 billion belonging to Abia state while he was governor. Justice Mohammad Liman granted the lawmaker’s application for release moved by his counsel Lateef Fagbemi.

 The judge made the order after he received no opposition to Kalu’s application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

President Buhari reacts to the rape and murder of UNIBEN student, Uwaila Omozuwa

 

   President Buhari has reacted to the rape and gruesome murder of the first-year student of the University of Benin UNIBEN, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, by yet to be identified persons on Wednesday, May 27.

   In a tweet posted this evening, the President expressed his deepest condolences to the family and friends of late Uwaila. He also stated that he expects the Police to apprehend and bring those behind the barbaric act to justice. His tweet reads

    ''I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Uwaila Omozuwa. I expect the Nigeria Police Force to speedily and diligently investigate this case and ensure that all the culprits responsible for this barbaric act are brought to justice.''