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Ibrahim Lamorde, EFCC Chairman The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission indicating his plan to recall all police officers who have so far served in the commission for five years, authoritative sources at the police headquarters in Abuja reavealed. In a letter, with reference number CB/33/80/IGP.SEC/Abj/Vol.52/60, and dated July 14, 2015, Mr. Arase directed the EFCC to compile a list of all officers in the category, and forward to his office without delay.

The National Universities Commission has released a list of illegal degree awarding institutions operating in Nigeria. The schools were published in the NUC’s weekly bulletin dated August 24. According to the bulletin, the NUC Executive secretary, Julius Okojie, warned that those who patronise the schools, do so at their own risk.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says former Minister of the Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, adding that this is the basis for his latest outburst in the media.

President Barack Obama has renewed calls for tighter gun control in the United States after two journalists were shot on live television. President Barack Obama says shooting deaths dwarf terrorism. Photo: Getty US President Barack Obama has revealed his frustration at the lack of progress with legislation around firearm regulation. The comments came following the shooting of TV reporter Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27, on Wednesday (local time) as they filmed an on-air morning news segment.

• Manchester United captain hits eighth treble for the club in 4-1 victory • ‘I am very happy with him,’ says Louis van Gaal after beating Club Brugge   Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Ander Herrera celebrate another goal in the 4-1 win against Club Brugge. Photograph: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Wayne Rooney said after scoring the hat-trick against Club Brugge that ended a 10-game run without a goal for Manchester United and secured them a place in the Champions League group phase that he had never doubted himself .

Two blasts wreaked havoc on the night of 12 August at the port, where about 700 tons of sodium cyanide were stored. Photo: Hong Kong: China’s top prosecutor is holding 10 officials and port executives as well as a senior transport ministry official under criminal detention for alleged neglect of duty and abuse of power in the Tianjin warehouse explosions that killed at least 139 people, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Blessing Okagbare |The hopes of Nigeria winning a medal in the individual events suffered a huge blow on Wednesday when Blessing Okagbare did not show up for the women’s 200m of the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China. The situation has left many confused. Gabriel Okon, who is the head coach of Team Nigeria in Beijing, said Okagbare copped a hamstring in her warm-up and had to withdraw from the race but some other sources in China suggest she was not prepared for the race.

Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila The Lagos State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed September 28, 2015 to give judgment in a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress lawmaker representing Surulere Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila.

Vester Flanagan, known as Bryce Williams, posts film on Facebook of him killing Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward live on air in Moneta, Virginia. He then turned gun on himslef following police chase

Nigeria's state oil company has cancelled its contract for the delivery of crude to the country's refineries in Warri, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, it said on Wednesday. Oil sales account for about 70 percent of government revenue in Nigeria, Africa's top crude producer, but the country imports most of the fuel used by its 170 million inhabitants because of its inefficient, ageing refineries.

World Bank The World Bank on Wednesday said it would soon start the disbursement of $140m (N27.58bn) under its assisted Community and Social Development Project to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The bank, in a statement issued in Abuja and made available to our correspondent, said about $200m (N39.4bn) had been disbursed under the first phase of the project, thus bringing the total amount provided under the programme to $340m (N66.98bn)