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President Olusegun
Obasanjo |
Board
detects 8,156 fake military pensioners
The Military Pensions Board has identified 8,156 pensioners as
fake following various verifications embarked upon since 2003.
The Minister of State for Defence, Chief Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi,
who made this known in Abuja, said that a database had been
established for the genuine pensioners.
``The verification have so far led to the elimination of 8,156
fake, deceased and fraudulent pensioners from the payroll
resulting in a monthly deduction of the board's wage bill by
about N129 million,'' he said.
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Alhaji
Muhammad Sada Abubakar, Ameerul Hajj |
Hajj: Nigeria pilgrims begin
return journey ‘morrow -- Stakeholders
From
MUSA A. TIJJANI in Jeddah
NIGERIAN pilgrims to the 2006/2007 Hajj exercise are expected to
begin as from tomorrow, which is journey home from Saudi Arabia
on Thursday, January 4, 2007.
This was made known by stakeholders after a meeting held with
the Amirul Hajj and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sada
Abubakar, at Muna on Sunday, December 31, 2006.
Representatives of the airlines confirmed to newsmen through the
PRO of the Presidential Committee on Hajj (PCH), Malam Umar A.T.
Bala, that slots have been provided for the return trip of the
Nigerian pilgrims.
The return schedule is as follows: Kabo Air Jan 4, Knight Air
Jan 6, and Mangal Air Jan 7.
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Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari
ANPP Presidential candidate |
AC:
Atiku won’t step down for Buhari
The Action Congress (AC) has said that its presidential
candidate, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will not step down for
the ANPP presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, as speculated
in some newspapers yesterday.
In a statement by the party’s National Chairman, Chief Bisi
Akande, in London yesterday, the AC said under its alliance with
the ANPP, only the presidential candidates themselves can decide
whether or not they will step down for each other.
“Atiku has said that he will not step down for Buhari, and the
AC remains solidly behind him as our presidential candidate,”
the party said.
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Sani
Lulu, NFA Boss |
Pillars, other clubs get N10m each in
league opener
The Nigerian Football League is set for a colourful opening of
the 2007 Premier League season on Saturday in Ilorin.
To boost the opener, the orgnisers have moved all other opening
ties to Sunday while the Kwara United versus Tornadoes match
holds on Saturday to mark the beginning of the season.
NFL spokesperson, Isaac Ibhafidon, told Daily Triumph Sports on
Monday that the chairmen of premier league teams were expected
in Ilorin for the tie.
He said the chairmen would be presented with the teams share of
the 2007 league sponsorship fee.
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