Tony Iwobi, an Italian man of Nigerian origin, who is the chief immigration spokesman for the far-right League party, has been elected as the first black senator in the country.

Iwobi, whose party has been accused of stirring up xenophobia in Italy, was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in northern Italy, a major immigration hub.

“It is with great excitement that I can tell you I have been elected senator… A new adventure is about to begin,” Iwobi said on Facebook on Tuesday following Sunday’s elections.

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Musa Usman Abubakar takes over at ICPC Boss

The baton of leadership of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has been handed over to the Secretary to the Commission, Dr. Musa Usman Abubakar.

In a brief ceremony which was witnessed by the heads of departments and other senior management staff, the former acting Chairman of the Commission and two-term Board Member, Alh. Bako Abdullahi, said he was handing over to the Secretary as his tenure as a Member had come to an end. He expressed his gratitude to the government for having been given the opportunity to serve both as a Member and an acting Chairman on two different occasions.

Alh. Abdullahi commended the Management and staff of the Commission for the support he had received from them saying it was tremendous. He therefore urged them to extend the same level of support to the Secretary.

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