Plateau: 29 Killed, 188 Injured In Six Months – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Plateau on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, said 29 deaths involving 106 road crashes have been recorded across the state in six months.

This was disclosed in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Andrew Bala, the public education officer of the command.

According to Bala, no fewer than 188 persons were severely injured during the same period.

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Northerners Beg Dasuki Not To Go To Court

Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser, has been urged not to go to court because the process may lead to revelations linked to the deadly Boko Haram sect and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Department of State Services (DSS) had on July 16 raided Dasuki’s properties.

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Nigeria committed to good governance and fighting terror

This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorized hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria.In one of my first acts since taking office as president six weeks ago, I have replaced the heads of Nigeria’s army, navy and air force.

Our new military leadership has not been chosen because of their familiarity with those in government, as was too often the case in the past, but on their track records and qualifications alone.

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We Will Track $150 Billion Stolen By Corrupt Officials

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his government is actually tracking looted fund to the tune of $150 billion that was stolen over the past 10 years.

Buhari said this in an article he wrote to Washington Post that coincided with his visit to the United States on a four-day official visit.

The president said that the stolen monies which are cached in foreign bank accounts were more than Nigeria’s budget for seven years and allegedly looted by past corrupt government’s officials.

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Two Arrested Over The Murder Of APC Stalwart

The Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested two suspects as it commenced investigation into the killing of an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Salawe Daramola.

The command’s spokesman, Kenneth Nwosu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.

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Jonathan Actually Approved N1.4bn For Us, BPE Reveals

Jonathan's Role In N1.45n BPE Scam 

 

Nigeria’s immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan, is reportedly behind the approval of N1.45billion legal and consultancy fees for the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the body has opened up.

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