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Only true federalism can resolve Nigeria’s problems – Ambode

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday said true federalism was the only way to drive democracy in the country.

Update on US shooting: 50 Killed

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Fifty people have been confirmed dead and dozens of others injured after a gunman opened fire inside a packed gay nightclub in Orlando. The Washington Post reported that 50 people were killed in what authorities are now describing as a case of domestic terrorism at Pulse, a popular gay club.

The Federal Goverment 500000 Job website is now open for all applicants

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Just log on to http://npower.gov.ng and choose from the offer categories on the website and apply. Please keep sharing this link until all Nigerians know about it.   Good luck guys

Patients Weep As Health Workers Begin Strike Action In Lagos

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Patients in many government-run hospitals in Lagos are cast in a grim situation as several health workers’ unions yesterday commenced indefinite strikes.

A list of some of the officers compulsorily retired on Friday

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Maj Gen Mobolaji Koleoso Maj. General TC Ude Maj Gen SD Aliyu Maj Gen LC Ilo Maj Gen PAT Akem Maj Gen IN Ijoma Maj. Gen O Ejimai Maj Gen ED Atewe Maj. General Letam Wiwa -Younger brother of murdered Environmental Rights activist and author, Ken Saro-Wiwa

Call to Bar: About 20% fail Law school exams

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 About one in five students failed the recent law school examination and will not be called to the bar, official results show. The results show that 23. 6 per cent of students who sat for the final examination conducted by the Nigerian Law School will not make it to the Nigerian Bar Association this June.

New deadly gang emerges in Kaduna, terrorizes residents

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The Kaduna State Police Command has stepped up security following attacks on the residents of the state by a new deadly group called “Yan Shara”. The spokesperson of the command, Abubakar Zubair, stated this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday.

A major recruiter for the Boko Haram has been arrested in Borno

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A major recruiter for the Boko Haram has been arrested in Borno, an official has said. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Sunday said it arrested the 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in Aski Uba Local Government Area of Borno.

US: A gunman shot dead about 20 people and injured 42 others

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ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead about 20 people and injured 42 others in a crowded gay nightclub in Florida early on Sunday before being killed by police in what U.S. authorities described as a "domestic terrorism incident".

How to end Niger Delta crisis – SERAP

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Federal Government to “stand up to powerful oil companies that have continued to abuse the human rights of the people of the Niger Delta with impunity for decades if it is to satisfactorily resolve the crisis in the region.” Against the background of continuing crisis in the Niger Delta fuelled by the activities of the ‘Niger Delta Avengers’ who are relentlessly bombing the country’s oil infrastructure and have slashed its crude output, SERAP in a statement today by the organization’s executive director Adetokunbo Mumuni said that, “an important part of the solution to the human rights crisis is for President Muhammadu Buhari to implement the ECOWAS Court judgment which ordered the Nigerian government to punish oil companies over oil pollution and devastation in the region.”