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The Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu while receiving report of the Forensic Psychological Profiling of the Corps personnel from the Forensic and Behavioural unit of the Corps said, the essence of the exercise is to ensure psychological stabilization of the personnel as a result of post stress management disorder and not for the purpose of ranking or downsizing of personnel as insinuated in some quarters. Gana said the Corps has taken the decision to involve the exercise as one of the criteria for…

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The Federal Government has directed all basic and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic calendar. Mr Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education made this known on Friday in an interview with the News Agency in Abuja. It would the recalled that the Federal Government on June 18 promised the return history to school curriculum while ensuring that all primary school teachers are trained to deliver digital literacy. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared at the…

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The estranged wife of former governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Clara, on Monday told an FCT High Court Apo, that she left her matrimonial home for fear of her life. Clara, made the allegation while being cross-examined by the counsel for the former governor, Paul Onyia, in the petition filed by Chime for the dissolution of their 11-year-old marriage. Clara informed the court that she met  her husband while he was Enugu State governor. ”I bought two vehicles. A a Lexus 570 SUV and a BMW S6 for myself…

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Hundreds of protesters stormed the Abuja headquarters of the All progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, June 10, reportedly demanding that Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi should be stopped from contesting for a second term in office. The protesters who grounded activities at the APC headquarters, were armed with placards carrying various anti-Bello inscriptions. Some of the placards had messages asking the presidency to save Kogi while others demanded for full freedom for the state. The protesters also urged the APC to declare a direct primary election for its aspirants ahead…

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter resumed teaching Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, on Sunday after recovering from hip surgery, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. WSB-TV streamed Carter’s lecture, showing the 94-year-old ex-president smiling and talking while seated in a white cushioned chair at the podium. He was released from the hospital on May 16 after falling and breaking his hip as he was preparing to leave for a turkey-hunting trip, the Carter Center said at the time. Carter has lived longer…

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-Children of Late Senators also to benefit President of the Eighth Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has directed that the National Assembly Management should distribute his Severance Allowance to families of three victims of the insurgency in the North-East zone being perpetrated by Boko Haram and children of late Senators in need of financial assistance. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that the Severance Allowance should be used to support the families of Leah Sharibu, who is being held by Boko…

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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has issued a proclamation for the inauguration of the 9th Session of the State House of Assembly. This was announced in a statement by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor. The statement indicated that the proclamation, under the signature of the Governor, was issued to the Clerk of the House, Ms. Foluke Oyediran, on Saturday. According to the statement, the proclamation is pursuant to the provision of 1999 Constitution (As Amended). The law states that the person elected as the…

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