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A bill to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their deputies has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill aims to curb corruption, eradicate impunity, and enhance accountability in public office. Asides the bill, 39 constitutional amendment bills also scaled second reading. One of such is the Bill…

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The University of Port Harcourt has promoted the Director General of NESREA, Dr. Innocent Barikor, to Professor of Political Economy and Development Studies. A statement by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Onwunari Georgewill, said his promotion came alongside with that of 45 others, adding that the school approved it during the 187th meeting of the Governing…

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The police on Wednesday arraigned a 24-year-old boat operator, Segun Zamezu, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing his employer’s fibre boat worth N5 million. Zamezu, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told…

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The newly deployed Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Ajao Adewale on Wednesday in Abuja, assumed duty with a pledge to provide effective service delivery. Adewale, in his maiden remarks on assumption of office, also said that he would consolidates on the achievements of his predecessor, Olatunji Disu, now an…

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More than 3,500 residents from the 20 local government areas of Bauchi State have benefited from the Ramadan support programme of Wunti Al-Khair Foundation, a Bauchi-based non-governmental organisation. The Organisation’s Programme Manager, Ango Mustapha, said that the beneficiaries are mostly less privileged and the poorest of the poor in the communities. According to him, the…