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Zakari Biu dismissed : Police get 7 DIGs, 13 AIGs
Police commissioner Hassan Zakari Biu was yesterday dismissed from the Force over his role in last month’s escape of Christmas Day bombing suspect Kabiru Umar alias Kabiru Sokoto.
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Companies awarded contracts by the House of Representatives for the supply of office equipments and electronics during the tenure former Speaker Dimeji Bankole could not be located for verification, a…
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The federal government will conclude renewal of all the expired oil mining leases with the international oil companies by the end of March. Three of such contracts were renewed yesterday…
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