‘This Was The Right Thing To Do’ – Atiku Reacts To Disbandment Of SARS

In a statement issued by his Media Office and signed by Mr Paul lbe, in Abuja on Sunday, Abubakar said that the envisaged comprehensive overhaul of the police should take into consideration the needs of regional, state and council components.
He, however, observed that redeploying the bad eggs from the disbanded SARS to other units of the Police may not augur well as they are capable of polluting those units.

Abubakar said that the affected officers need to be properly screened and retrained to ensure that they do not come into their new assignments with the same mindset for which the disbanded unit was notorious for…READ MORE>>>

 

Nigeria Records 162 New Coronavirus Infections

The 162 official COVID-19 cases reported by Nigerian authorities on Sunday has taken the number of infections in the country to 60,266.

Again, there was no record of death to the virus as in the past one week aside from Saturday when two deaths were reported to take fatalities in the country to 1, 115.

This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night…READ MORE>>>

 

Hike In Petrol, Electricity Tariff: FG Gives Update After Meeting With Labour

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, has provided an update on the meeting between the Federal Government and labour unions over the new price of fuel and electricity tariff.

Keyamo disclosed that representatives of government and labour adopted resolutions in the area of VAT being used to temporarily subsidize tariffs.

In a series of tweets, the minister listed provision of six million free meters to Nigerians, salary protection for electricity workers, mandatory refund for any over-billing during system transition by the Discos, among others, as some of the resolutions…READ MORE>>>

 

Jegede Reveals Next Step After Losing To Gov Akeredolu

The spokesman of the Eyitayo Jegede campaign organisation, Gbenga Akinmoyo, has said that the team is waiting on God, after his principal was defeated in the Ondo Governorship election.

Akinmoyo stated this during an interview on Channels Television in Akure on Sunday.

“This project is a project that God has ordained. As it is so, we wait. So we wait on God,” he said…READ MORE>>>

 

Arsenal Offered £5million Deal To Sell Ozil

Al-Nassr have made a £5million offer for Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil, according to TYC Sports.

The Saudi Arabian club is keen to land the 31-year-old World Cup winner.

Ozil has not played for the Gunners since March 7…READ MORE>>>

 

Corpse Of A Woman Found Dumped Inside Drainage In Benue

The corpse of a woman was found dumped inside a drainage channel on Calabar Street in the High-Level area of Makurdi, the Benue State capital.

It was gathered that residents of the area discovered the corpse in the early hours of Sunday, October 11.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident, said that family of the deceased has been traced…READ MORE>>>