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Hearing in the suit filed against the Nigeria Police and others by the Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, Dickson Akoh has  suffered another  setback due to none service of court processes between the plaintiff and the defendants. In the fundamental rights enforcement suit, the plaintiff is demanding 2 billion naira damages against the Nigerian Police and others for alleged rights violations.

The hearing of fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Nigerian police and others could not go on as scheduled due to legal technicalities. When the case was mentioned for hearing, counsel representing the police, Peter Igbodo informed the presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole that he just learnt of the case in court. He said that he came to court for another matter, only to be confronted with the court processes.

Igbodo pleaded for time to respond to the application saying that his attention was drawn to the development that court processes were served on the police, but that he was never informed.

The Federal Government says, it will procure new equipment to support the Nigerian Armed force to enhance the fight against terrorism in the North East. At the inauguration ceremony of the Nigerian Army College, Minister for Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali says, the procurement of the new equipment coupled with good leadership will boost the morale of the troops.

The Minister praised the establishment of the war college by the three service of the armed forces as underscoring the importance the present administration attaches to improving and developing the profession of Military education.

Government will according to him continue to support the Nigerian Army by providing all equipment necessary to carry out its task and ensuring first class training for the personnel and tackling all welfare issues in order to maintain morale and discipline in the services.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said 62,140 candidates will rewrite the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination after their centres were found to have engaged in malpractices. JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this on Wednesday at a briefing, noted that a total of 59,698 UTME results were also cancelled by the board based on examination malpractices. A breakdown of the cancelled results showed that 57,646 candidates wrote in centres, which were fraudulent; 1,386 candidates were caught cheating, while 666 candidates did multiple registrations.

It was learnt that only the first group of 57,646 would be allowed to rewrite the UTME. This group would be joined by 3,811 candidates, who did late registration and 683 who had biometric-related issues, to make a total of 62,140 candidates. Oloyede said the board had slated Saturday, July 1, for the examination.

He said, “The board had a meeting with the 37 Chief External examiners for the 2017 UTME and other major stakeholders, and arrived at the following decisions. One, we approved the cancellation (of the results) of 1,386 candidates found culpable of examination malpractices, and the results of 666 who did multiple registrations.

Southampton have sacked manager Claude Puel after one season in charge. The 55-year-old Frenchman, who was appointed in June 2016, led Saints to eighth in the Premier League last season despite losing 16 games. They also reached the League Cup final, their first major final since 2003. A Southampton statement read: "The search for a new management team is under way. We are confident that we will find the right fit in line with the long-term vision of the club."

Puel spent four years as Manager of Nice before replacing Ronald Koeman, who led Southampton to sixth in the table in 2015-16. Southampton were beaten 3-2 by Manchester United in the League Cup final in February. They managed only one win in their final eight league matches of the season and scored one goal in the last six games. The club statement read: "Everyone at Southampton would like to express our thanks to Claude for his hard work and commitment this year.

"The highlight of the season was a memorable day at Wembley in the EFL Cup final, a day our fans will always treasure." Puel is the third manager to leave Southampton in the past three years, following Mauricio Pochettino's departure for Tottenham and Koeman's move to Everton. The former Monaco boss was sacked exactly one year after Koeman departed on 14 June 2016. Puel was appointed on 30 June, 2016 and it is understood the Saints are looking at a similar time frame to name their next manager.

The club are believed to already have a shortlist in place, with the potential candidates each having a similar profile to the last three managers.

Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town have agreed a club-record £10m fee for Manchester City's Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy. Mooy, 26, spent last season on loan at Huddersfield and played in their play-off final win over Reading, which secured them a place in the top flight.

It is thought the fee will be made up of an £8m initial payment, plus a further £2m in add-ons. There are also buy-back and sell-on clauses included in the deal. Mooy joined City from Australian club Melbourne City 12 months ago on a three-year contract.

He has not made a senior appearance for Pep Guardiola's side.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will meet UFC champion Conor McGregor in a fight that has been described as a "farce" and a "circus" but could earn both men as much as $100m (£78.4m). American Mayweather, 40, posted a video on Twitter confirming the bout will take place in Las Vegas on 26 August, with the message: "It's official." Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, said: "The fight is on."

UFC president Dana White told ESPN: "The impossible deal is now done." The fight - at light-middleweight - will be one of the richest in boxing history. Mayweather, a former five-weight world champion and widely considered the best boxer of his generation, retired unbeaten in 2015 after 49 bouts. That followed a successful defence of his WBC and WBA welterweight titles, a victory that meant he equalled Rocky Marciano's career record of 49-0. Mayweather retired for the first time in 2008 after 39 fights.

McGregor, who has never boxed professionally, became the UFC's first dual-division champion in November 2016 and has previously challenged Mayweather to a fight under mixed martial arts rules. His boxing licence was granted by the California State Athletic Commission in December, allowing him to box in the US state.