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About 15 Corps Members Sanctioned Over Absenteeism, Abscondment And Other Offences In Bayelsa
No fewer than fifteen corps members out of the 1,831 that participated in the 2021 Batch B, Stream 1 service year were sanctioned for alleged misconduct and other offences. Seven out of the defaulting corps members had their service year extended due...
FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holiday To Mark Eid-el- Kabir Celebration
The Federal Government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el- Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who made this known in a statement on Thursday congratulated al...
APC Has A Hand In Kuje Prison Attack, PDP Alleges
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the spate of insecurity and the audacity with which terrorists ravage the country unchallenged, under what the party terms a “rudderless” All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. Accordin...
No Corps Members Raped In Akwa Ibom Attack – NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps has described as untrue reports that some 21 female corps members had been raped during an attack carried out on Wednesday “by thieves”. The scheme confirmed that contrary to reports, “no bodily harm was meted o...
After Visiting Scene Of Kuje Prison Attack, Buhari Says He’s Disappointed With Intelligence System
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is disappointed with the intelligence system and utilisation at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje in Abuja. He said this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists during his visit to the correctional facil...
All 64 Boko Haram Members In Kuje Prison Have Escaped, Defence Minister Weeps
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, on Wednesday, reacted to the Kuje prison attack, saying all the 64 members of the Boko Haram terrorists fled the facility. Gunmen had stormed the facility on Tuesday, with explosions and gunshots heard from th...
Kuje Prison Attack: Sack Aregbesola Now, UN Ambassador Tells Buhari
UN SDG Ambassador, Amb. Hussaini Coomassie has called on President Buhari to as a matter of urgency sack the CG Prisons/Correctional Services Mr Haliru Nababa, his supervising Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and all the Kuje Prisons officers on duty,...
Buhari Jets Out To Senegal For IDA Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today, Wednesday, to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal. An institution of the World Bank Group, IDA is deepening its support to drive a resi...
About 600 Inmates Escaped From Kuje Prison After Attack — Defence Minister
The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Magashi, has disclosed that about 600 inmates broke out of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, with about 300 inmates successfully retrieved from the bushes. Speaking with newsmen, Magashi said they sus...
We’re Working With EFCC To Fight Vote Buying — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stem the tide of vote-buying by politicians in the country. Speaking during a valedictory programme/media briefing...
