A Missouri man ambushed and killed three law officers and wounded three others in Baton Rouge on Sunday during a time when police nationwide and in the Louisiana city in particular have been on high alert after five officers were killed in a Dallas ambush July 7. Louisiana State Police announced last week that they had received threats of plots …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has been appointed Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress for the gubernatorial election holding in Edo State on September 10, 2016. APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, who inaugurated the Council in Benin City last weekend, said the party would win the election with ease, based …
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has given condition for the 2016 admissions, saying it will only give approval “after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions.” The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said this in a statement on Sunday. Ojerinde said, “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board wishes to state that the latest list of candidates …
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The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says his predecessor, Solomon Arase, went away with 24 police vehicles while the seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, who retired alongside him, also carted away between seven and eight cars each. Idris stated that he had written Arase to return the cars, which included two official bullet-proof BMW 7 series cars, adding that …
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Three police officers have been killed and three injured in a shooting in the southern US city of Baton Rouge. A suspect shot dead at the scene was thought to be the only gunman involved, police said. Reports earlier suggested there was more than one gunman. There was no “active shooting scenario” in the city now, Louisiana Police Superintendent Mike …
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The Federal Government on Saturday clarified its ban on the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the general admission procedures, saying it “does not in any way affect the statutory role of the Senate of any university or the academic boards of any tertiary institution conducting its admissions.” The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this in a statement by …
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The military officers indicted in the arms scam report released by the Federal Government may be dismissed from service as learnt. This is as indications emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will this week begin the interrogation of no fewer than 10 individuals indicted in the third arms scam report released on Thursday. The 10 individuals, include two …
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Former Minister of Aviation and spokesman for the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has described his experience in detention as traumatic and depressing. Fani-Kayode, who was released on Friday night, told our correspondent on Saturday that though his freedom after 67 days in government’s custody would allow him to prepare his defence for allegations levelled against him by …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Crown Prince of Benin Kingdom, His Royal Highness (Amb) Eheneden Erediauwa today reiterated the non-partisanship of the Benin Monarch, but said “it is not always too easy to be in the opposition with the party at the center in Abuja.” Prince Eheneden made the remarks while receiving some governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who …
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By Oladipo Airenakho Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences (ICPC) commissioner for Edo/Delta, Mr. Olukile Olusesan, has said the Nigerian government would be depriving itself of a great opportunity if it fails to harness women’s role as agent of social change in the crusade against corruption. Mr. Olusesan recently made this known at a meeting of Edo Women …
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