DSS DG Calls for Mandatory Recruitment of Top Graduates to Enhance National Security

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called for a policy that would mandate the recruitment of first-class graduates into the agency, arguing that intelligence work requires the nation’s best minds to tackle complex security challenges. Ajayi made the statement while delivering the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture at the…

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Shehu Sani Cautions Against Consequences of Rising ATM Withdrawal Fees by CBN

The former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has warned that there will be consequences if the Central Bank of Nigeria continues increasing ATM withdrawal fees.  He took to X to react to the scrapping of free Automated Teller Machine withdrawals for other banks’ customers by the Central Bnak of Nigeria.  Recall that…

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Is Blagojevic the New Ambassador? – CounterPunch.org

Photograph Source: Justin Newman – CC BY 2.0 Recently, President Trump pardoned disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and reportedly is considering him to be ambassador to Serbia. On the surface when he was impeached in 2008, Rod Blagojevich may have just looked like the newest John Edwards/Eliot Spitzer flame out: an ambitious, corruption fighting politician on his…

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National Retailer Set to Close 500 Locations, Impacting 2 in Central NY and 24 Across New York State

Fabrics and crafts chain Joann on Wednesday announced a plan to close approximately 500 stores nationwide, including 24 in New York state and two in Central New York. The Joann store in the Fayetteville Towne Center is on a closing list released by the company, as is the store on Clinton Street in Cortland. The Joann store on state Route 31 in Clay is not in the…

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