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FORMER President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack his entire cabinet, because it has failed. He pointed out that President Buhari was sleeping on the job as nobody had been sacked for “Mainagate” and wondered what government’s plan was for unemployment.

Justice Adeniyi Ademola who was among eight superior court judges that were arrested after a “sting operation” the Department of State Service, DSS, conducted in October last year, has voluntarily retired from the Federal High Court bench, the Vanguard Newspapers reports.

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed three bills recently passed by the National Assembly. They are the National Intelligence Agency Pensions (Establishment Act), the Air Force Institute of Technology of Nigeria (Establishment Act) and the Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy (Establishment Act.)

President Mohammadu Buhari is set to carry out a two-day working visit to Kano State, according to reports. The President during the two-day visit is expected to commission some projects completed by the Governor, Umar Ganduje-led administration, inspect and lay foundation for some new ones.

The Senator Representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu says the Peoples Democratic Party will be rendered irrelevant in the South West if stakeholders gang up to deny the region the opportunity to produce the National Chairman of the party at Saturday's National Convention.

A former Zamfara state governor Ahmad Sani Yerima, was on Tuesday discharged by a High Court in Gusau, It will be recalled that Yerima was in January 2016 charged before Justice Bello Shinkafi of High Court 4, in Gusau, the state capital, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The commission accused him of diverting part of N1 billion project funds for other purposes.

The Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday visited Numan in Adamawa state, over reported clashes between farmers and herdsmen. At least two people were said to have died following the attacks on Monday allegedly carried out by herdsmen. The chairman of neighbouring Numan Local government Area who confirmed the attack explained that the attackers set people’s homes ablaze.

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