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President Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as the Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for a tenure of five years. Also appointed as Board Members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are Luqman Muhammad (South South), Anumba Adaeze (South East), Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina (North Central) and Alhaji Yahya Muhammad (North East). These appointments are in line with Section 2 (1) and Section 4 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act, 2004. The President has directed the forwarding of the names to the Senate for confirmation.

AS I pointed out in my Facebook and Twitter status updates in the aftermath of Muhammadu Buhari’s June 10 interview with Arise TV, Buhari’s thought-processes, whenever they’re publicly expressed, are often so devoid of basic rhyme and reason that to even try to make sense of them is a painfully senseless waste of one’s senses. Let’s ignore his responses that had not the remotest affinity with the questions he was asked and blame it on his dementia. Let’s focus instead on the substance of the interview—if that’s possible. For instance, how do you make sense of Buhari’s understanding that the #EndSARS protest (thank God he even knew and remembered that there was a protest) was a plot to remove him from power? As someone pointed out on Twitter, if protests against police brutality threaten his hold on power, is he implying that police brutality is the essential condition to keep him in power? How about telling Nigerian youth to “behave” if they want jobs? “Nobody is going to invest in an

The United Arab Emirates, UAE, has again announced indefinite suspension of flights from Nigeria to Dubai. This is coming barely 48 hours after the UAE announced that it has finally lifted the ban on travels between Dubai and Nigeria. Dubai had placed a ban on travelers from Nigeria, South Africa based on breach of Covid-19 protocols. UAE in a message from the Dubai Media Office announced that passengers from Nigeria are expected to ” provide a negative result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours before departure.” resumption of flights to Nigeria, Emirates. The authorities also initially fixed Wednesday, June 23, 2021, for resumption of flights to Nigeria. UAE lifts ban on travels between Nigeria, Dubai However, in a statement on its website on Monday, the airline said the UAE made a U-turn with a new travel update indicating that Lagos and Abuja flights would no longer resume on Wednesday as earlier announced. “In line with government directives, passenger flights to and from Nigeria