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JUST IN: Reps move to curb SARS excesses

The House of Representatives has resolved to act over allegations of extra judicial killings, harassment, impunity and others vices against operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This was sequel to adoption of the prayers of a motion brought under matters of urgent national importance by House Leader Alhassan Ado-Doguwa …

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Kaduna govt names Ahmed Bamal new Emir of Zazzau

Ahmed Bamal, new Emir of Zazzau The Kaduna State Government has announced the appointment of Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamali as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. The state Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Sani, made the announcement in a press statement on Wednesday. “Following the death of His Highness, Alhaji …

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Corruption: Panel begins verification of Magu’s assets

Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, who has been facing a closed door trial by the Justice Ayo Salami- led Presidential Panel since July, has concluded his defence, The Whistler is reporting. Sources close to the panel told this website that it had also begun …

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BREAKING: IGP bans FSARS, other police tactical units

  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, …

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FEC Approves N13.08tr 2021 Budget

By Omololu Ogunmade The Federal Executive Council (FEC) Thursday approved N13.09 trillion budget for 2021 fiscal year. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said the budget estimate is made up of N2.083 trillion capital expenditure, which she described as N29 …

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