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The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in the early hours of (Saturday) today mobilised to stop alleged attempt by men of the Department of State Security, DSS and the Police to abduct a Judge at his number 35/84 B residence, Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt. The governor who fielded questions from newsmen in front of the Judge’s residence said he was manhandled by men of the DSS and the Police who came to whisk the judge away. “What has happened this night is unfortunate. Even in military government it has…

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A banker, Ademola Adedapo, has been sentenced by Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Friday to 10 years imprisonment for conspiring with others to defraud the CBN of N8 billion. Abdulmaleek convicted Adedapo based on the evidence before her and the plea bargain agreement he entered into with the Economic and Financial Crimes’ Commission (EFCC). The judge, who stated that she adopted the plea bargain agreement entered into between Adedapo and the EFCC, found the convict guilty of the five-count charge bordering on conspiracy. “Adedapo is…

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Governor Rochas Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Samuel Onwuemeodo yesterday, affirmed that the Imo State Government deliberately abandoned the mountain of smelly refuse along the ever busy Douglas Road, Owerri, to get back at the indigenes who have been fighting the administration. Governor Okorocha’s CPS, made the disclosure during an early morning public accountability phone-in programme anchored by Hot 99.5 FM, Owerri. “Government deliberately abandoned the refuse along Douglas Road, Owerri, to get back at Owerri people who have been battling the state government, over the relocation of the market”,…

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Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director (GMD), of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has disclosed that the NNPC will soon commence the first large scale commercial bio-fuel venture as alternative to fossil fuel. Baru made the disclosure on Wednesday in Abuja at a two day Environment Dialogue, titled `Diversification of the Economy, the Role of Jatropha.’ The GMD, who was represented by Mr Babatunde Adeniran, the corporation’s Group Executive Director, Gas and Power, said the project became necessary due to the increasing negative impact of fossil fuel to the environment.…

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The judgement of an ECOWAS Court to release former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, has not been complied with by the Federal government because of the need to study the document. This was said yesterday in a statement. The government also yesterday moved to consolidate the charges against Dasuki, barely 24 hours after the ECOWAS Court judgement Salihu Isah, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the…

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The Lagos State Government has embarked on the demolition of buildings said to be obstructing the road construction project at Abule Egba area, Lagos-Abeokuta Express way. The road construction project is said to have rendered several people homeless within a space of two days in which the demolition started. it is said to also have created set back to different organizations around the area such as GT Bank, Wema Bank and others. Although, it was believed that the residents in the area were given a 7- day vacation notice starting…

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An estimated 3,100 people have perished in the Mediterranean Sea as thousands of migrants keep swamping Italy, with 142,000 arrivals estimated since the beginning of this year. In the latest of the migrant surge, about 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coast guard said on Wednesday. Italy’s The Local newspaper gave a death toll of 22  migrants, quoting a witness report by an AFP photographer. They were found dead Tuesday in an overloaded wooden boat off Libya. Most of…

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The Federal Government has given approval for the sale of two presidential aircraft, a Falcon 7x executive jet and Hawker 4000 from the Presidential Air Fleet, PAF. This was in the fulfilment of his 2015 election campaign promises of selling off many of the airplanes to reduce cost if elected as president. More of the aircraft would also be sold in the coming days. Recall that Controversy had trailed the promise in the past as to whether the president would live up to his words. Presidency sources confirmed that PAF…

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Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) the downstream subsidiary of Shell in Nigeria has commissioned new school facilities for the people of Ewupe, Isorosi and Ijaiye communities in Ota, Ogun state, in an effort to give back to its host community. The projects were executed in Ebenezer African Church Primary School and African Church Community Secondary School in Ewupe within SNG’s operational area. Among facilities giving out includes: New and upgraded blocks of classrooms, football field, toilets and water facilities. Speaking during the commissioning, the Managing Director of SNG, Mr. Toyin Adenuga,…

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The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has called for immediate dis-articulation of social studies in the current curriculum of basic schools and reintroduction of history as a subject. The Minister said this in Abuja, while addressing  delegates of the 61st Meeting of the National Council on Education Ministerial Session. He appealed to the Council to consider making the study of Christian Religious Knowledge and the study of Islamic Religious Knowledge compulsory for both Christians and Muslims to the end of Senior Secondary School. Adamu said reintroduction of history as…

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