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In a ‘major sting operation’ the Nigerian Police Force has dismissed nine officers for criminal missconduct. The dismissal according to a statement on Tuesday was a ‘major sting operation to checkmate corruption and professional misconduct within and outside the police’ and that personnel of the Force who use their official capacities to carry out or get involved in any misconduct were singled out and dealt with according to the law to serve as deterrent to others. Personnel of the Force who erred and compromised in discharging their duties and betraying…

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With an aim to make the Access Bank/Lagos Marathon a sought after international event, Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode has taken over the running of the 2017 edition of the race fixed for February 11, 2017. Mr. Ambode who was speaking at the Lagos State government house at the weekend, stated that he was very determined to make a good show of the marathon as it was part of his agenda to transform Lagos to becoming one of the best cities in the world. He said they will also use…

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10 persons, including a nine-year-old girl, were rescued from kidnappers’ den in Abuja, yesterday, following the ongoing joint military and police operation that commenced on Saturday According to the FCT Police Commissioner, Mustapha Mohammed, the kidnapped victims were rescued in the Robochi Forest located between Abuja and Nasarawa State. Eight of the victims were rescued on Sunday, while two others were rescued yesterday in an early morning operation. Speaking in the same vein, FCT Minister, Musa Muhammed, noted that the joint operation involved 250 personnel of the Police, Army, DSS,…

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The meeting between the Senate and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU ended in stalemate again yesterday. At the end of the 8 hours meeting which ended 8.32 pm yesterday, there was no concrete agreement between the University lecturers and the lawmakers. Addressing Journalists after the meeting, Chairman Senate Committee on Tertiary Education, Senator Jibrin Barau, APC, Kano North said that both parties agreed with some of the issues raised, except one that had to do with their earned allowances, adding that they (ASUU) were going to make consultations…

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Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, released Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court on bail to the tune of N100 million despite stiff opposition from the Federal Government. Ngwuta secured bail on a day he was docked on a 16-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering, age falsification and illegal possession of multiple international passports, contrary to Section 10 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act 2015. Trial Justice James Tsoho said he released the accused jurist on bail, in view of his status as a Justice of…

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To support and address the humanitarian challenges of 2.2 million internally-displaced persons, IDPs, and other host communities in Borno and Adamawa states, European Union, EU, and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation have donated the sum of 54.5 million Euros. This was disclosed, yesterday, by the Minister, Deputy Head of Delegation of European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr. Richard Young and Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mrs. Regine Hess, at a summit in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Mr. Young…

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As the Federal Government’s intervention programme for unemployed graduates kicks off, 200,000 graduates are expected to start work Dec 1 as part of the 500,000-job scheme. Employees are hired to work as teachers, agric, health workers among others. Successful applicants are to commence work on December 1, 2016. The programme is in line with the 2015 election campaign promises of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to provide jobs for  teeming unemployed youths in the country. The fulfilment is, however, coming precisely one year and seven months after the administration came…

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