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Peace Corps said at least 10 television sets, laptops, CCTV equipment, generator parts, diesel and many more were stolen from ...

The bill was passed by the National Assembly in 2017 but President Muhammadu Buhari refused to sign it into law ...

The Peace Corps bill was one of the six bills read for the first time at plenary on Tuesday.

President Buhari refused to assent to a Peace Corps bill.

The judge expressed frustration at the police' refusal to obey previous rulings.

The police continue to seal the Peace Corps headquarters despite a court order.

On Thursday, the bill failed to pass the second reading at the House of Representatives.

The meeting is holding in Abuja.

The House considers overriding the president on 22 bills he has rejected.

The Peace Corps says its functions do not overlap with the civil defence.

The peace corps seeks yo be made a federal agency.

Two federal judges recently ordered the immediate reopening of the paramilitary group's head office in Abuja.

The court says the continuous siege to the office is illegal.

The bill has been passed by the National Assembly and is awaiting the president's assent.

Civil society groups accompany the officers to assess the situation.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole ordered that the building be unsealed within seven days.

The police and peace corps have had pitched battles in recent months.

The judge dismissed police's contrary argument as being of no effect.

The National Assembly has passed the Peace Corps bill

The arrested officials will be charged to a mobile court on Saturday.

The bill is currently awaiting presidential approval.

Promoters of the proposed paramilitary outfit compromised federal lawmakers to get the law passed.

The Senate passed the Peace Corps bill on Tuesday.

The Nigerian Peace Corps bill also suffered set back in the Senate.

Mr. Akoh, 43, was arrested by the police on March 19, after turning himself in.