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File photo taken on July 13 Cheap Miami Dolphins Jerseys , 2017 shows U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price (R) speaking at a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C., theUnited States. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price resigned on Sept. 29, said theWhite House. (XinhuaYin Bogu)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price resigned on Friday amid increasing fire over his frequent and expensive private jet trips, becoming the first cabinet secretary to leave the Donald Trump administration.


Price offered his resignation on Friday and President Donald Trump accepted it Dan Marino Dolphins Jersey , White House Press Secretary said in a statement.


"The President intends to designate Don J. Wright of Virginia to serve as Acting Secretary, effective at 11:59 p.m. on September 29, 2017," the statement said. Wright currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.


Price has been under heavy fire since U.S. media outlets found he had flown on at least 26 private flights since May, including five domestic flights within one week this month.


He apologized on Thursday Jordan Phillips Dolphins Jersey , saying he will pay a portion of the costs of his official travelling on private charter planes and will permanently halt his use of charter flights for official business as the health secretary.


However, the total cost of the private jets Price flew on was reportedly more than 400,000 U.S. dollars and Price would pay only 51,887.31 U.S. dollars for his seat on those planes, according to an HHS spokesperson.


Price is not covering the cost for his staffers who flew with him on those charter planes DeVante Parker Dolphins Jersey , said the spokesperson on Thursday.


Many of Price's flights were between major cities that offered inexpensive alternatives on commercial airlines. One leg was from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, a distance of some 130 miles (208 kilometers).


Moreover, on some of those trips, Price reportedly mixed official business with personal affairs such as having a lunch with his son.


On Wednesday, Trump said he was not happy with Price's private jet travel Cordrea Tankersley Dolphins Jersey , saying "we'll see" when asked whether he will remove Price over the issue.


The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday launched a bipartisan investigation into the use of private planes by all members of the Trump cabinet. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday sent a letter asking the White House to detail its efforts to control officials' travel costs.


Price has frequently criticized government waste since his appointment as health secretary and during his tenure in the House of Representatives, where he once chaired the House Budget Committee.


LAGOS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Super Eagles on Saturday qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 win over Zambia in oil rich city of Uyo, with an unassailable 6-point lead after five matches in Group B.


The Nigerian side, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in southern city of Uyo Charles Harris Dolphins Jersey , Akwa Ibom defeated the Zambian national football team by 1-0 through a goal by Alex Iwobi.


The Super Eagles, with an away-match left to play against the Algerian national team, has already qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.


With the victory, Nigeria now tops their Group B which comprises Cameroon, Zambia and Algeria with 13 points and qualified for the World Cup with a game to spare.


Nigeria had defeated Zambia 2-1 in Ndola to kick off their Group B World Cup campaign.


With the home victory over the Zambians who have never featured in the Mundial Kalen Ballage Dolphins Jersey , Nigeria has registered its sixth World Cup appearance after Brazil 2014.


Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory over the Chipolopolo of Zambia, describing it as very sweet, soothing and a 57th Independence Anniversary gift to the nation.


In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, the Nigerian leader applauded the Super Eagles for the feat of making Nigeria the first African country to qualify for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament Durham Smythe Dolphins Jersey , with a match left to play.


Buhari called on all Nigerians to apply the values of perseverance, resilience, discipline, hard work and team-spirit, which propelled the players to excel since the beginning of the qualifying matches Xavien Howard Dolphins Jersey , to all sectors of national life.


He promised that the government would continue to