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Catholic bishops endorse anti-Sars campaign saying it is a true reflection of Nigerian public opinion

 

FAITH body the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests in Nigeria saying the movement is a true representation of the problems the nation is facing.

 

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Finance minister confident Nigeria will produce 1m tonnes of steel a year when Kaduna plant is completed

 

FINANCE minister Zainab Ahmed is confident that when the new Kaduna steel mill is up and running it will spark off the Nigerian industrial revolution as it will have the capacity to produce 1m tonnes a year.

 

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Thousands of diasporans turn out for candlelight vigil in London as anti-Sars protest grows

 

THOUSANDS of Nigerians in the UK participated in a candlelit vigil in central London as part of the worldwide #EndsSars campaign aimed at bringing about an end to police brutality and improving security across Nigeria.

 

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Fulham's Ademola Lookman set to become the next subject of a Nigeria/England tug of war

 

FULHAM playmaker Ademola Lookman looks set to be the next subject of a tug-of-war between Nigeria and England after his eye catching display against Sheffield United in the English Premier League yesterday got fans on both sides demanding his services.

 

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10 things President Buhari must do over the next 48 hours if he wants the anti-Sars protest to end peacefully

Ayo Akinfe

(1) He must go to one of the protest sites and address the youth, similar to the way President Yar’Adua went to the Niger Delta to address the militants. It was only that which ended the fighting and ushered in the amnesty programme

(2) He must sack Husaini Coomaisie, his so-called peace ambassador time the UN for calling for bloodshed and insulting our youth by calling them miscreants

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10 things President Buhari can do today to boost police morale and make the force more professional

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Convert all the federal government’s abandoned property in Lagos into police barracks to offer better accommodation

(2) Sign a maintenance contract with Julius Berger, making the company responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all police barracks across the country

(3) Get the National Assembly to pass a reform bill making one third of all police recruits female. This will go a long way to end the macho and gun-ho culture that we currently have

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Osinbajo concedes that government is to blame for the Sars crisis and apologises to Nigerian youth

 

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has apologised to Nigerians for the failure of the government to react to incessant instances of police brutality across the country promising that the government will address all the issues raised by the ongoing nationwide protests.

 

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Anthony Joshua hopeful fans will be able to attend his title defence in London on Dec 12

 

WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Olufemi Joshua is hopeful that fans will be allowed into the O2 Arena when he defends his belts against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev on December 12 in London.

 

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President Buhari should make a nationwide television address tonight and offer the following in response to the ongoing protests

Ayo Akinfe

(1) All the demands regarding police reform and the abolition of Sars will be implemented in full by December 31. As from January 1 2021, Nigeria will have a different security structure that is well funded, with policemen offered remuneration packages identical to say bank workers

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BA fined £20m by UK watchdog for failing to protect the data of millions of its passengers

 

BRITISH airline BA has been fined £20m for failing to protect data that left more than 400,000 of its customers vulnerable to cyber attack in 2018 when hackers successfully accessed the carrier's hard drive.

 

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