News extra 5th December 2017

Ø  ICPC detains suspended SEC boss, quizzes officials

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Monday detained the suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, for about four hours before releasing him on administrative bail.

It was learnt that Gwarzo, who is also being probed by a panel set up by the Ministry of Finance, was granted bail and asked to return at a later date.

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Ø  IGP Orders Reorganisation Of SARS, Appoints New CP

‎Following the recent #EndSARSnow Campaign across the country, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has directed the immediate reorganisation of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) nationwide and instant investigation into all the allegations, complaints and infractions levelled against the personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad across the country by the IGP X-Squad of the Force.

The Force PRO, CSP Jimoh Moshood in a statement, explained that “in the new arrangement, a Commissioner of Police is now the overall head of the Federal Anti-Robbery Squad nationwide under the Department of Operations, Force Headquarters Abuja.

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Ø  Fuel scarcity throws Nigerians into panic

Nigerians have been thrown into panic following the re-emergence of long queues at fuel stations in parts of the country.

The situation, amid rumour of hike in pump price of petrol, sparked fear that the festive season could be marred by scarcity of the product.

Guardian

Ø  Okorocha swears in sister as Happiness commissioner

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has sworn in 28 new commissioners and 27 Transition Committee Chairmen for the 27 local government councils in the state.

He charged them to prove their worth in the service of the state and her people. One of the commissioners sworn in by the governor is his biological sister, Mrs. Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha). She is now the state’s Commissioner for Happiness and Couples’ Fulfillment.

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Ø  Maina: Fresh Revelations Unsettle HoS Officials

Officials in the office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHSF) are jittery over fresh revelations on how they used the office as cesspool for pension fund fraud in the country between 2010 and 2014, LEADERSHIP checks have revealed.

It was gathered that some startling disclosures made by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) have been sending jitters down the spines of the HoS officials, especially those who were in the office during the stated period.

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Ø  NGO regulation bill and tragedy of the National Assembly

Nigeria’s House of Representative is currently pushing a bill to regulate Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The bill was introduced on June 2, 2016 by Umar Buba Jubril, a lawmaker from Kogi State, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The preamble of the bill describes it as one “to provide for the establishment of the Non-Governmental Organizations Regulatory Commission for the supervision, co-ordination and monitoring of non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations etc., in Nigeria and for related matters.”

Guardian

Ø  No Special Concession For Atiku – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday denied giving any concession to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar upon his return to the party.

Chairman of the party’s national caretaker committee, Sen Ahmed Makarfi, stated this during the inauguration of national convention committee of the party.

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Ø  Dangote Crashes Cement Price Online, Partners Jumia

In a new move designed to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of its products, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has signed a pact with the e-commerce platform Jumia Nigeria to sell its cement to customers online.

At the unveiling of the deal in Lagos, Dangote Cement, Key Account Director, Chux Mogbolu, said the cement company was happy to partner online shopping giant, in a bid to make its product available with ease to customers.

Thisday

Ø  Boy, crippled by Boko Haram, returns to Abuja, walking

There was joy at the arrival terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Monday as family members and well-wishers gathered to receive Ali Ahmadu, a six-year-old boy from Chibok in Borno State, who was left paralysed by Boko Haram insurgents.

About three months ago, Ahmadu was flown to Dubai for a corrective spinal cord surgery after he was overrun by insurgents’ motorcycles when they invaded Chibok community in April 2014.

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