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Vol. 8 No. 70
Friday, June 29, 2012
. . . putting the people first
Shaaban 9, 1433 AH
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Subsidy probe report: Police scuttle Abuja protest By Nasir Muhammad, Etuka Sunday & Morufat Ojulari
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rmed policemen yesterday in Abuja scuttled a protest organised by some civil society organisations (CSOs) to
demand quick implementation of the report of the House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee that probed the fuel subsidy regime in the country. Following the revelations of the House ad-hoc committee
report, the CSOs resolved to stage a rally tagged End Impunity Now (EIN), in some parts of central Abuja against the high level of corruption in the country. Specifically, the organisations had planned to converge at the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) headquarters for a brief rally from where they would march to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke,
to present a letter to him demanding the implementation of the report and prosecution of indicted officials and marketers. The planned protest was scheduled to end at the Economic Contd on Page 2
Boko Haram
We’ll restore peace before Ramadan – Dasuki
By Lawal Sadiq Sanusi
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or the first time since the inception of the Jonathan administration in May 2010, a highly placed official of the government yesterday visited the most troubled spots in the North-eastern part of the country. The newly appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), visited Potiskum and Damaturu in Yobe state, to ascertain the security situation in the areas with a view to finding lasting solution to the intractable security challenges bedevilling them. Col. Dasuki, while on his visit to the two beleaguered towns, assured of President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to restoration of peace in the areas and the country before the beginning of this year’s Ramadan Fast due in three weeks. The visit, widely acknowledged by people in the Contd on Page 2
Reps begin probe of $620,00 bribery >> PAGE 4
Flood due to heavy dawn pour, yesterday at Ijegun, in Lagos.
Gunmen wipe out PDP chairman’s family in Jos >> PAGE 4
Photo: NAN
N300m fraud: PDP created Again, ICPC fails to state of insecurity arraign Ehindero –Al-makura >> PAGE 4
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