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IMN Rejects El-Zakzaky Bail Conditions

Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky   The stringent conditions attached to the bail of leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, by the Kaduna State Government, have been rejected by the group. In a statement by the organisation’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Musa, shortly after a brief protest by members in Abuja on Thursday, the IMN said that the conditions attached to the bail application was a ploy by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to silence El-Zakzaky in detention. Musa said, “Sequel to the press statement released by Kaduna State Government dated August 7 and signed by Samuel Aruwan stating terms and conditions for the medical leave of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife, we wish to inform the public that the conditions are not more than a desperate move by el-Rufai to assassinate the Sheikh in detention, and we hereby turn down the conditions.” The Kaduna State Government, had among other things, asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verif...
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IMN Rejects El-Zakzaky Bail Conditions

Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky   The stringent conditions attached to the bail of leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, by the Kaduna State Government, have been rejected by the group. In a statement by the organisation’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Musa, shortly after a brief protest by members in Abuja on Thursday, the IMN said that the conditions attached to the bail application was a ploy by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, to silence El-Zakzaky in detention. Musa said, “Sequel to the press statement released by Kaduna State Government dated August 7 and signed by Samuel Aruwan stating terms and conditions for the medical leave of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife, we wish to inform the public that the conditions are not more than a desperate move by el-Rufai to assassinate the Sheikh in detention, and we hereby turn down the conditions.” The Kaduna State Government, had among other things, asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to verif...
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Identities Of Policemen Killed By Soldiers In Taraba Revealed

Late Inspector Mark Ediale Late Sgt. Usman Danzumi Late Sgt. Dahiru Musa   The identities of the policemen killed by military personnel in Taraba State on Tuesday while taking an arrested kidnap kingpin to the police headquarters in Jalingo, the capital, have been revealed. The policemen killed in that incident have been named as Inspector Mark-Ediale, Sergeant Dahiru Musa, and Sergeant Usman Danzumi. The victims were named by the police authorities on Thursday. A civilian together with the policemen were shot by unidentified soldiers in an incident the Nigerian Army has described as “a case of mistaken identities”. Following the incident, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a probe into the matter to unravel what caused the tragedy. Late Inspector Mark Ediale Late Sgt. Usman Danzumi Late Sgt. Dahiru Musa   Military Police News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  saharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :...
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Gadsden Purchase half dollar

Gadsden Purchase half dollar . The Gadsden Purchase half dollar was a proposed commemorative coin to be issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint. El Paso coin dealer L. W. Hoffecker (pictured) wanted a coin issued he could control and distribute. He gained the support of several members of Congress, and a bill was introduced. Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon sent a letter and two officials in opposition to the bill at its committee hearing, but it passed both houses of Congress without dissent. On April 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the bill, deeming commemorative coins abusive; the House of Representatives sustained his veto. No commemorative coins were struck during the remainder of the Hoover administration, and although they began again after Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated, in 1938, Roosevelt vetoed one, citing Hoover's action, as would Truman and Eisenhower. No commemorative coins were struck from 1955 until after the Treasury Department changed it...
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Gadsden Purchase half dollar

Gadsden Purchase half dollar . The Gadsden Purchase half dollar was a proposed commemorative coin to be issued by the United States Bureau of the Mint. El Paso coin dealer L. W. Hoffecker (pictured) wanted a coin issued he could control and distribute. He gained the support of several members of Congress, and a bill was introduced. Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon sent a letter and two officials in opposition to the bill at its committee hearing, but it passed both houses of Congress without dissent. On April 21, 1930, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the bill, deeming commemorative coins abusive; the House of Representatives sustained his veto. No commemorative coins were struck during the remainder of the Hoover administration, and although they began again after Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated, in 1938, Roosevelt vetoed one, citing Hoover's action, as would Truman and Eisenhower. No commemorative coins were struck from 1955 until after the Treasury Department changed it...
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