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Thursday, 31 December 2015
Photos: Shi'ites Protest Arrest Of Their Leader
The killing of some Nigerian Shi’ites at the weekend is generating steam and wide criticisms.
Thousands of members of the Shia Muslim sect took to the streets yesterday, December 14, in protest over the arrest of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and the death of their members during the clash with Nigerian army on Saturday.
The protests were staged in Kano, Kebbi and Bauchi as well as in different countries.
Thousands of members of the Shia Muslim sect took to the streets yesterday, December 14, in protest over the arrest of their leader Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and the death of their members during the clash with Nigerian army on Saturday.

Thousands of shiites protest the killing of their members and arrest of their leader
Education and Buhari’s 2016 budget
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Abimbola Adelakun
How much of Nigeria’s budgetary
allocation should go to the education sector? The answer should be a 100
per cent – and that is only a start. This, of course, is not
practicable for obvious reasons. Besides, we know that reducing the
problem with education in Nigeria to funding is dubious diagnosis.
Any APC member involved in the misuse of security votes will not be shielded by Buhari – Lai Mohammed warns
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has disclosed that the Federal Government will not shield any top ranking member of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, involved in the alleged misuse of security funds.
Addressing newsmen yesterday in Lagos, Mohammed dared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to point out any member of the ruling party involved in the alleged misappropriation of security funds.
Plateau Assembly rejects Lalong’s request to extend LG Transition C’ttee bosses’ tenure
Jos—The Plateau State House of Assembly yesterday rejected the
request by the State Governor, Simon Lalong, to extend the tenure of the
Management Committee Chairmen of the 17 local government areas of the
State by six months.
The Management Committee Chairmen were sworn in October this year and
were to vacate office by the end of January, 2016 as initially approved
by the State Assembly.
Nigerian police halt officers’ screening over fraud claims
The Nigerian Police has suspended the ongoing screening exercise of its officers with higher qualification, following allegations of corruption trailing the exercise.
In a statement, the police public relation’s officer, Olabisi Kolawole, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, said the Inspector general of Police, Solomon Arase, disclosed this Thursday, during a meeting with the NPF’s management team.
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