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UPDATES: Sokoto govt to purchase 500 laptop computers at N46m. Federal Poly submerged, thousands flee homes in Anambra. Worker killed, another injured after explosion at Oklahoma oil refinery. Sharekolders support blacklisting of AMCON's debtors. Nigeria deploys 140 police officers to Somalia. Jos crash: Police families, accident victims get N36.63m. Union Bank records N13.6b Q2 profit. Code of conduct Tribunal lacks enough funds to fight corruption - Chairman. Zamfara govt receives 137 deportee intending pilgrims. $7m Export at MMA: EFCC arrests currency courier. Soldiers may retire at 70 - Chief of Army staff. Police foil bank robbery in Rivers. Lateef Adegbite dies at 79. Security men working for Boko Haram arrested. We starved, wept like babies- Deported pilgrims recount ordeals. FG re-opens Abuja-Lokoja road. Obama escapes plane crash. FG redeploys officers in Aviation sector.