"Please, Reabsorb Us"
THE REMAINING 270 OUT OF THE 324 SERVICE-MEN DISENGAGED FROM THE NIGERIA POLICE HAVE
REQUESTED TO BE REABSORBED INTO THE POLICE.
THE AFFECTED EX-POLICEMEN HAVE SENT A SAVE-OUR-SOUL MESSAGE TO THE CHAIRMAN OF POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION, PARRY OSANYANDE, BLAMING FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO FOR THEIR PREDICAMENT.
THOUGH, OSANYANDE HAD ALREADY RECALLED 54 OF THEM, THEY PLEAD ALL OF THEM SHOULD BE REABSORBED TO PREVENT THEM FROM
TURNING TO WHAT THEY REGARD AS NUISANCE TO THE SOCIETY.
ACCORDING TO THEM, HAVING BEEN TRAINED IN THE ART OF GUN HANDLING FOR THE SIX YEARS THEY WERE IN SERVICE, THERE IS A POSSIBILI
TY FOR SOME OF THEM TO CONSTITUTE PUBLIC THREAT.
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Four Robbers Kill Three Policemen
MEANWHILE, A GANG OF FOUR SUSPECTED ARMED ROBBERS HAVE KILLED THREE POLICEMEN AND TWO UNARMED CITIZENS IN KATSINA.
THE FIVE PEOPLE WERE MURDERED WHEN THE ROBBERS RAIDED A BRANCH O
F A FOREMOST NIGERIAN BANK IN THE STATE.
THE KILLED POLICEMEN WERE SAID TO BE GUARDING THE BANK BRANCH AS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
THE NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA REPORTS THAT THE GANG
HAD DISGUISED AS CUSTOMERS TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THE BANK HALL BEFORE STARTING INDISCRIMINATE SHOOTINGS. AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS LOOTED IN THE ATTACK.
THREE OF THE ROBBERS WERE LATER KILLED IN AN EXCHANGE OF GUNSHOTS WITH POLICEMEN FROM A NEARBY STATION WHO ACTED ON A TIP-OFF FROM AN EYE WITNESS.
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52 Nigerian Youths To Get Russian Scholarships
WHILE 23 YEAR OLD FAROUK MUTALLAB MAY END UP IN AN AMERICAN JAIL FOR FAILED TERRORIST ATTACK, SOME 52 NIGERIAN YOUTHS MAY END UP IN RUSSIA BU
T ON A SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME COURTESY, THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA, ALEXANDER POLYAKOV REVEALED THAT HIS HOME GOVERNMENT IS READY TO SEND SOME 52 QUALIFIED NIGERIAN YOUTHS TO RUSSIA FOR FREE EDUCATION IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.
THE DIPLOMAT DISCLOSED THAT THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT WAS MOVED TO TAKE THE STEP MORE BECAUSE NIGERIAN STUDENTS IN RUSSIA HAVE PERFORMED CREDITABLY WELL BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND MORALLY.
HE SAYS THE APPLICATION FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE MADE OPEN ON A DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
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"Nigerian Passport, Now Ready Within 24 hours" --NIS
ARE YOU WORRIED YOUR NEXT NIGERIAN PASSPORT MAY NOT BE READY UNTIL AFTER SOME DAYS AFTER APPLYING FOR IT? THERE IS NO NEED FOR SUCH WORRIES ANY MORE.
THE NIGERIAN IMMIGRATION SERVICE SAYS NIGERIAN PASSPORTS WILL FROM NOW ON BE READY WITHIN 24 HOURS OF APPLYING FOR IT UNDER ITS E-PASSPORT SCHEME.
THE AGENCY’S SPOKESPERSON IN KADUNA, MOHAMMED LERE TOLD THE NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA THAT ONCE AN APPLICANT COMPLETEs ALL REQUIRED PROCESSES, HIS OR PASSPORT WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
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"Yaradua Will Return Soon"
--Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
NIGERIAN PRESIDENT, UMARU YAR’ADUA WILL RETURN HOME ANY MOMENT FROM NOW, AFTER SHOWING SIGNIFICANT RECOVERY FROM A HEART AILMENT.
NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI ARABIA, ABDULLAH AMINCHI TOLD REUTERS THE PRESIDENT WILL SOON BE DISCHARGED FROM THE KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, SAUDI ARABIA WHERE HE HAS BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENT IN THE LAST 53 DAYS.
THOUGH THE DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES CERTAINTY ON THE DISCHARGE OF MR PRESIDENT FROM THE HOSPITAL, AMINCHI SAYS HE IS NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT DATE YAR’ADUA WILL RETURN.
HE SAYS ONLY THE DOCTORS CAN GIVE THE SPECIFIC DATE.
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National Centre
Renamed After Maryam Babangida
THE SENATE HAS RENAMED THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR WOMEN DEVELOPMENT IN ABUJA AFTER THE LATE WIFE OF FORMER MILITARY PRESIDENT, MARYAM BABANGIDA.
THE LAWMAKERS ARE CONVINCED THE NAME
--MARYAM-- SYMBOLIZES WOMEN LIBERATION IN NIGERIA, OBSERVING THAT THE LATE WOMAN ACHIEVED MANY REMARKABLE FEATS ON THE TOTAL TRANSFORMATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN THE COUNTRY.
MARYAM BABANGIDA WILL BE REMEMBERED MORE FOR HER BETTER LIFE FOR RURAL WOMEN PROGRAMME AND HER HIGH SENSE OF GLAMOUR.
THE SENATE S
EES THE CHANGE OF NAME AS A WAY OF IMMORTALIZING HER.
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JONATHAN: Judge Steps Down
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE ABUJA FEDERAL HIGH COURT, DANIEL ABUTU HAS BEEN FORCED TO STEP DOWN AS JUDGE IN CHARGE OF THE SUIT FILED BY LAGOS LAWYER, FEMI FALANA.
THE LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND ACTIVIST HAD REQUESTED ABUTU’S COURT TO DETERMINE THE LEGALITY OR OTHERWISE OF PRESIDENT YAR’ADUA’S FAILURE TO HAND OVER POWER TO VICE PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN.
EARLIER, THE SAME JUDGE GAVE RULING ON A SIMILAR CASE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT BY CHRISTOPHER ONWUEKWE.
AFTER THE CONTROVERSIAL JUDGEMENT, FALANA DEMANDED ABUTU TO STOP HEARING HIS CASE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MORE CREDIBILITY IN THE EVENTUAL JUDGEMENT.
HE CLAIMS THE JUDGE HAD DELVED INTO THE SAME ISSUES RAISED IN HIS OWN CASE AND HAD ALREADY TAKEN A POSITION WHICH WOULD AFFECT ANY JUDGEMENT GIVEN AT THE END OF THE DAY.
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