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Peace Corps calls for collaborative efforts to tackle security challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2021 0

The Peace Corps of Nigeria, Nasarawa State Command, has called for collaborative efforts in tackling the nation’s security challenges. Chief Bala Joshua, Corps Commandant in the state, made the call in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Lafia, as part of the commemoration of the UN

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Ndume asks Buhari to assent to Peace Corps Bill

Ihesiulo Grace 28 May 2020 0

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Army, Sen. Ali Ndume, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give assent to the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) bill when presented to him. Ndume made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the Peace Corps of Nigeria Founders’ Day and 22nd anniversary of the corps. The […]

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Peace Corps deploys 6,000 to enforce lockdown in Kaduna

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The Peace Corps of Nigeria in Kaduna state has deployed 6,000 personnel to assist law -enforcement officers to enforce the lockdown order following the COVID-19 pandemic. The state Commandant, Sunday Bayei, said in Kaduna on Tuesday that the personnel were drawn from Igabi, Lere, Chikun, Kaduna South, Kaduna North and Kajuru Local Government Areas. “The […]

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Killings: FG may engage Peace Corps for mediation

Ihesiulo Grace 30 June 2018 0

Indications have emerged that the Federal Government is considering the National Unity and Peace Corps, (NUPEC), (Nigerian Peace Corps in view) for official national assignment in the area of conflict resolution in Nigeria. This is in furtherance of government’s search for an enduring peaceful resolution of crises in the country, which have resulted in loss […]

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Peace Corps member arrested for robbery, drug peddling

Ihesiulo Grace 15 June 2018 0

A member of the Peace Corps of Nigeria has been arrested in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital in connection with robbery and drug peddling. The arrest was made by the combined team of police detectives from the Bayelsa State Police Command and officers of the state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), […]

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Peace Corps: Stop my trial until Police obey court order, Akoh prays Court

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

The National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Ambassador Dickson Akoh on Tuesday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to adjourn his criminal trial indefinitely, till the Nigeria Police obey the court order that unseal the headquarters office. The Nigeria Police had in 2017 sealed the headquarters office of the Peace Corps of […]

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The Peace Corps Bill: Lawmakers to override President Buhari’s Veto

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2018 0

The House of Representatives has said it will override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto on the Peace Corps Bill he had earlier rejected. The implication of this is that the lawmakers will pass the bill into law without Buhari’s assent if the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly tread the same path with the House. The […]

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Peace Corps Bill: Senate urges President Buhari to review decision

Ihesiulo Grace 7 March 2018 0

The Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to review his position in withholding assent on the bill to establish Peace Corps of Nigeria. This followed the adoption of a Point of Order raised by Sen. Dino Melaye during plenary. Relying on the Senate rules, Melaye urged the Senate to revisit the bill with a […]

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Peace Corps commandant identifies ‘enemies of bill who influenced Buhari’

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2018 0

Dickson Akoh, the commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, said the same people who “fought” against the Peace Corps bill prior to its passage by the National Assembly informed President Muhammadu Buhari, against giving approval to the bill. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with members of the House of Representatives, Dickson Akoh, the Corps […]

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Nigerian Reps order police to vacate Peace Corps’ premises

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2018 0

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions have asked the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and his men to vacate premises of the Peace Corps of Nigeria. The police sealed off the premises since February 2017. The lawmakers said the action was in disobedience to series of court judgments to that […]

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Police appeal ruling unsealing Peace Corps Headquarters

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2018 0

The Nigeria Police said on Tuesday that it has appealed against the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja and filed a stay of execution of its order compelling the force to vacate headquarters of Peace Corps of Nigeria located at Jabi district in Abuja it occupied since February 28, 2017. A statement by […]

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NUPEC boss drums support for Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 10 January 2018 0

…Urges him to sign Peace Corps Bill The Commandant General of National Unity and Peace Corps, Dr. Chinedu Nneji has called on Nigerians to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to enable him deliver on his election promises. Nneji also urged the President to sign into law the Peace Corps Bill which has been […]

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Lagos Police arrest 34 alleged Peace Corps members

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2017 0

The Lagos State Police Command have arrested 34 persons posing as members of Peace Corps in the Ikorodu area of the state. The arrested persons were said to have gathered for a meeting when the police accosted them. The Commissioner of Police, Ag/CP Edgal Imohimi who disclosed this on Friday, said the group do not […]

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Peace Corps sues AGF, Police, DSS over ‘unlawful arrest’

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2017 0

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) has filed a N2 billion suit against the Attorney–General of the Federation (AGF), Inspector–General of Police (IGP) and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS) over the unlawful arrest and detention of its National Commandant, Dickson Akoh and 49 others last week. PCN, through its counsel, Chief […]

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Osun students clash: 2 Peace Corps Officers Remanded in Prison

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2017 0

An Osogbo Magistrate Court has remanded two officers of the Peace Corps of Nigeria in prison custody over alleged involvement in a clash between students of the Osogbo Grammar School and Technical College, Osogbo. The accused Peace Corps officers – Akinwande Olanike, (30) and Akande Olawale (31) – were arraigned alongside a 23-year-old-student, Abiodun

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Thousands of unemployed youth in Ogun struggle for Peace Corps recruitment form

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2017 0

As the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps awaits the presidential assent, thousands of unemployed youth in Ogun state have flooded the command of the Peace Corps of Nigeria located at Asero Housing estate, Abeokuta. The exercise, which was done by the command to screen intending cadets on medical, fitness, mental alertness, educational standard, among […]