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Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State has put to rest all speculations about his position in respect to who should fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 presidential election.

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Lamido said among all the presidential aspirants of the PDP, Kwara State Governor Abubakar Bukola Saraki is the most qualified to be presented by the PDP as its candidate.

"If you are looking for quality, to me you are the best and I can say that anywhere" Lamido told Saraki at the Government House in Dutse where Saraki paid him a visit in continuation of his (Saraki's) tour of states to muster support for his presidential aspiration.

You're the best, Lamido tells Saraki

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Members of Civil Rights Liberty Organisation (CRLO) visited some police stations last week to find out the level of violations of the rights of Nigerians.

This was in view of the series of petitions sent to its office from concerned Nigerians.

Responding to the calls, the organisation's president, Barrister Akin Oladipo-Agbe, stated that it was a 'total war against police brutality'.

Moving from one police station to the other, most officers of the force department expressed surprise because some of them said they were not notified about the development. Hence, the human rights group had to show some papers which supported its actions.

Human rights group visits police cells to check abuses

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His Excellency, Prince Michael of Kent, is expected to preside over proceedings at this year's lecture series of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja.



According to a statement by Bisi Kazeem, Deputy Corps Public Education Officer, on Friday, the theme of this year's lecture is: 'Decade of Action for Road Safety, Imperative for Developing Economies'.

This year's lecture will emphasise the imperative of bringing to global consciousness, critical road safety issues as they affect economic advancement of developing nations.

The guest speaker will be the Chairman of International Road Federation, Switzerland, Mr. Kiran Kapila, while Vice-President, Namadi Sambo will be the guest of honour and FRSC Corps Marshal and Chief Executive, Osita Chidoka, will be the chief host.

The lecture series is designed to achieve the United Nations decade of action from 2011 to 2020. It is a follow-up to last year's inaugural lecture with emphasis on 'Sustainable Development and Road Safety'.

Prince Michael of Kent for FRSC lecture

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The Public Relations Officer of the National Task Force on the importation of illegal arms, South-West, Chief Jeff Imo, has promised hard times for those importing arms, ammunition and light weapons into the country.

He was speaking against the back drop of the impounding of a trailer load of large cache of arms, ammunition and light weapons in Anambra State, as well as the discovery of a vessel suspected to be laden with the same items at Onne, Port Harcourt in Rivers State and the recent discovery of 13 containers loaded with arms in Lagos.

Hard times await importers of arms and ammunition- Task Force

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Dates for the obsequies of the late Elder Mrs. Comfort Agbonibuan Imoke (Nee Imoukhuede), mother of the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, have been confirmed.

In a release by Patrick Ugbe, Chief Press Secretary/S.A–Media to Governor Imoke, the obsequies will commence tomorrow, with the opening of the mourning house at the family compound, Itigidi, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.

Mama Imoke for burial

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The Chairman Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Dr. Bolanle Olawale Babalakin (SAN) has commended the management of the varsity for its achievements.

He made this known at the Chancellor's Night and also on the occasion of the 21st convocation ceremony of the institution, where he pledged to support the administration and management in its quest to achieve rapid development.

Babalakin who extolled the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dr. Bukar Lawan Alhaji and other top officials of the institution for their commitment towards the growth of the university, also lauded the successful kidney transplant conducted at the University Teaching Hospital, describing it as the only successful kidney transplant in Nigeria and Africa.

Babalakin lauds varsity's giant strides

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RESIDENTS of Adim, Biase LGA in Cross River State, woke to a rude shock early yesterday following a fire outbreak caused by a fully-laden fuel tanker which went up in flames, leaving untold havoc in its wake.



The fire incident razed 18 houses, rendered 36 homeless and also destroyed property worth several millions of naira, including a transformer, electric poles and cables.

Fuel tanker fire renders community homeless in Cross River

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A Governorship aspirant under the platform of  the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, Prince Olusola Akanmode, has urged both the state government and Labour to end the over three-weeks-old industrial action and embrace genuine dialogue in the spirit of peace and development.

It will be recalled that three weeks ago civil servants in the state had embarked on indefinite strike following the refusal of the state government to pay 18 month salary arrears to it workers.

Guber aspirant calls for truce over labour unrest in Kogi

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I dropped in on a marijuana shop here that proudly boasted that it sells "31 flavours." It also offered a loyalty program. For every 10 purchases of pot — supposedly for medical uses — you get one free packet.

"There are five of these shops within a three-block radius," explained the proprietor, Edward J. Kim. He brimmed with pride at his inventory and sounded like any small businessman as he complained about onerous government regulation. Like, well, state and federal laws.

End the war on pot

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President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday advised former Finance Minister and leader of the Northern Political Leaders Forum (NPLF) Mallam Adamu Ciroma to "learn to be a good party man".



Jonathan, in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organisation, Mr. Sully Abu, in Abuja, said Ciroma continues to oppose the PDP's decision that Jonathan is entitled to contest in 2011 presidential election and has also "continued to disparage the office of the President".

Jonathan to Ciroma: be a good party man