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Family Of Killed UNIPORT Student Accuses Police Of Cover-Up

The family of Godwin Akpakpan, a 300-level student of the University of Port Harcourt allegedly killed by a stray bullet fired by military personnel, has accused the Rivers State Police Command of attempting to cover up the circumstances surrounding his death.
According to his brother, Francis Akpakpan, the deceased had visited his lounge on April 16 to watch a football match. Later that evening, communication with Godwin ceased, and by the next day, a man claiming to be a police officer answered his phone, revealing that Godwin had been shot.

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Federal Government to Pay Five-Month Wage Arrears to Workers

The federal government has announced plans to begin the payment of outstanding five months’ N35,000 wage award arrears to its workforce.

In a statement released in Abuja, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa, confirmed that the wage award, which had earlier been paid in part, would now be settled in monthly installments of N35,000 over five months.

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