Picture dont lie....IGP says Removal of roadblocks has reduced corruption in police by 80 Per cent,

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar said the removal of roadblocks from the nation's highways has reduced corruption in the Nigeria Police Force in the past one year after he assumed office. Abubakar said it has drastically reduced accidental discharges and eliminated the N20 syndrome, as well as harassment of road users. Abubakar said: "The withdrawal of police roadblocks has reduced 80 per cent corruption in the Nigeria Police These roadblocks were centres of corruption, which dented the image of the Force. With the removal of the roadblocks, the accidental discharge, harassment and human rights abuse have reduced as well. "Measures are put in place for the past one year have led to drastic reduction in complaints against members of the Force, especially extra-judicious killings and N20 syndrome. "In improving police image and enforcement of fundamental human rights, there has been increased media presence through proactive response to media and public enquiry, greater synergy between police and other security agencies."

Only ten students passes JAMB.... 12,000 withheld

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results with only 10 students scoring above  300 while .12,000 results were sized The board, however, withheld 12,110 results for possible disciplinary action. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, announced this at a news conference on the release of the results in Bwari, FCT, on Friday. The registrar said after thorough processing of answer scripts of the candidates who sat for the examination, the board discovered some forms of malpractice perpetuated during the conduct of the examination. "However, the results of 68,309 candidates from various centres are undergoing further screening to ascertain the culpability of 12,110 candidates' results." Professor Ojerinde of JAMB A total of 1,629,102 candidates applied to sit for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT), while 15,008 candidates applied for the Dual Based Test, bringing the number of candidates to 1,644,110. "The general performance of candidates in this year's examination shows remarkable improvement compared with last year. "Ten candidates scored 300 marks and above, while 127,017 candidates scored between 1-159 marks. "About 40,692 candidates' results were invalid due to either multiple shading or no shading at all. After processing all the results, the board also discovered that about 47,974 candidates were absent." The registrar assured the candidates that their results could be accessed on the JAMB Website: www.myjambresult.com using their registration numbers. He said about 40 centres would be screened to ascertain their culpability and warned the public against Internet fraudsters.

Iroko wins again

courts upheld  Mimiko  victory The Ondo state Electoral Tribunal handling petitions against the election of the Ondo state governor, Chief Olusegun Mimiko,  has upheld  his victory the judgement  deliver its ruling confirmed  the election that brought Iroko into power. Some opposition parties in Ondo state had contested the legitimacy of the last governorship election in state at the election tribunal. The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and its Candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu; and Olusola Oke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; are contesting the result of last year's governorship election declared in favour of the current governor of the state and the Labour Party, LP. The petitions of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, and its candidate, Soji Ehinlanwo, faced some challenges leading to its indefinite adjournment. The three-man petition panel headed by Justice Andova Kaka'n was inaugurated on November 22, 2012 and got 180 days to finalize proceedings. All parties involved have been served with a notice of judgment by the Tribunal.

Group condemns prolong investigation of former Ogun Gov

The Yoruba for Democratic Values (YDV), has express discontent over what it termed, renewed aggressive investigation tactics by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on some political associates, staff and aides of former Governor of Ogun state Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD), despite ongoing trial. The group in a statement signed by the group's secretary, Kola Are, described the interrogation of a number of OGD's political associates, staff and aides as deliberate attempt to harrass, intimidate and coerce innocent citizens into submission and possibly cripple political and business activities of the former governor at all cost. "YDV notes specifically that OGD is unarguably the most investigated political office holder in Nigeria in recent time inspite of the fact that affairs of his government had been subject of monitoring and surveillance by the anti-graft agency since 2006 at the heels of his election for second term in office. "It is therefore curious the EFCC was yet to conclude investigations into OGD's political and business activities which commenced vigorously almost two years ago at the expiration of his 8 years tenure as governor and over a year after his rearraigment for the ongoing trial." The group said further: "It is also important to alert the public of renewed efforts by political opponents of the former governor to mislead the public regarding a supposed N58billion corruption charges against OGD. The so called N58billion corruption charges only existed in the imagination of detractors whose agenda is to mobilise negative public opinions and anger against the former governor. "Whereas media reports regarding N58billion naira charges against the former governor had been denounced by the EFCC through its counsel at a court hearing in Abeokuta, political opponents of OGD has continued to peddle misinformation regarding the details of the charges involved in the ongoing trial for inordinate political reasons." The group averred further that certain powerful interest are bent on continuous harrassment of  associates of the former governor  through aggressive investigations which seem unending and whose intent and purposes are to give credence to falsehood regarding OGD's personality and businesses. The anti-graft agency is currently prosecuting the former governor  overalleged N58billion corruption charges at an Abeokuta High Court of Ogun state. http://peoplesdailyng.com/group-condemns-prolong-investigation-of-former-ogun-gov/