National Confab: PDP, MEND Differ, APC Yet To Decide

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• As the controversy over the proposed National Conference rages the opposition APC is yet to meet to take a position.
• Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this in response to enquiries from our correspondent in Abuja
• However, President Goodluck Jonathan’s kinsmen described the proposed national dialogue as “a deceit, distraction and a waste of public funds.”

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Dont Use Public Fund For Campaigns Says EFCC To The Politicians

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• The Chairman of the  EFCC has warned  politicians to refrain from using public funds for electoral campaigns.
• He said this at a roundtable meeting convened by the Partners for Electoral Reforms and Civil Society Network Against Corruption in Lagos on Monday.

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Petroleum Industry Bill Again Suffer Setback Due To Ongoing Hajj By The Muslim Lawmakers

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• Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) suffered  setback in the Senate as the planned public hearing had been put on hold as a result of the ongoing Hajj by the Muslim lawmakers.
• The Senate Committee on Petroleum who confirmed the abrupt postponement of the public hearing in Abuja, said it was “due to circumstances beyond our control.”

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Angry Mob Of Young Kill 3 Nigerians Accused Of Kidnapping A Child In Bissau

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• Three Nigerians accused of kidnapping a child were lynched to death on Tuesday by an angry mob of young rioters in Bissau.
• The trio was killed after the disappearance of a young boy on Tuesday morning in the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
• An AFP journalist saw two of the Nigerian bodies in the morgue.

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I Will Do All Within My Powers To End The Strike Of ASUU

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• The President said he we do all within his powers to resolve all issues that currently lead to labour disputes and strikes in both sectors.
• I believe that we must manage both (education and medical) sectors in such a way that nobody engaged in them will think of going on strike again.

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Senate Summoned The Minister of Aviation To Explain The Real State Of The Nation’s Aviation Industry.

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• The Senate summoned the Minister of Aviation, and heads of agencies under her  ministry, to explain the real state of the nation’s aviation industry.
• The decision to summon Oduah was taken after the Senators exhaustively discussed a motion moved by Senator Hope Uzodima.
• he summoned was to Thursday’s Associated Airlines plane crash which 17 out of the 20 passengers and crew on board, had been confirmed dead.

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