The Police Service Commission, PSC, has denied reports by a national daily that it would dismiss Police officers who failed to return to work. This is contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani on Saturday. “The attention of the Police Service Commission had been drawn to a publication in the Punch newspaper of Saturday October 31 2020 reporting that the Police Service Commission will dismiss Police officers who fail to return to work. “Police Service Commission did not, at any time, say Police men who refused to get back to work will be dismissed. “The…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Defence Headquarters has denied media reports that four persons were killed by soldiers and their bodies dumped in a pond in Jos during clampdown on looters of private properties in the state. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Saturday described such reports as malicious and mischievous. Enenche explained that the soldiers attached to the Special Task Force (STF), Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), were never engaged in any professional misconduct in preventing criminals from perpetrating crimes in the state. He said that troops in an attempt to stop hoodlums from looting the residence of…
A coalition of 17 Nigerian organisations in the Diaspora says it has written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the #EndSARS protests. In the letter dated October 27, the coalition, comprising professional, ethnic and religious bodies, expressed outrage at the loss of lives and destruction of properties during the protests and made suggestions to move the country forward. The letter is titled, “Nigerians in Diaspora Appeal for Calm and Express Outrage over Loss of Lives and Destruction of Properties’’, written in New York on Saturday. The coalition suggested seven immediate actions the government should take to foster calm as…
Jungler Erberk “Gilius” Demirhas has re-signed with Schalke 04 for the 2021 season, the organisation announced on Friday. The move comes on the heels of the team’s contract extensions for coach Dylan Falco and mid laner Felix “Abbedagge” Braun Gilius has said these were instrumental in his decision to re-sign with Schalke 04. “I know that I belong to Worlds, I belong to play on a big stage,” said Gilius in an announcement video posted by Schalke 04 on Twitter. “I’m really excited for the project next year. We have very clear goals on our mind — going to Shanghai…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will do everything possible to discourage “physicians’ brain drain” from the country. Ehanire said this on Friday in Abuja after inspecting work on the new cancer centre at the National Hospital, Abuja. “I have heard the challenge of doctors leaving the country. We have plans to provide better funding for our hospitals in Nigeria and make such migration unattractive,” he said. He said that the hospital performed well during COVID-19 pandemic in the country, pledging that the government will do everything possible to ensure that doctors will prefer to…
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has warned that persons illegally in possession of arms and ammunition must turn in such devices within seven days from Friday, October 30. In a press statement on Friday in Akure, Mr Donald Ojogo, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said Akeredolu directed that the arms and ammunition should be returned to the Commandant, South West Security Network, Amotekun, at the Pa Fasoranti’s Gardens, Alagbaka, Akure. According to him, Akeredolu also directed those with such arms and ammunition to take advantage of the “window of grace” to turn in the deadly weapons as…
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), has reviewed the Chemosafe Policy to ensure standardisation and safety in the administration of cancer medicine in the country. Dr Okpako Okpikpi, National Coordinator, National Cancer Control Programme, FMoH, disclosed this on Friday in an interview in Abuja at the end of the Cancer week. The week which started on Monday, ended with the approval of 30 papers on cancer related issues, review of draft Chemosafe Policy, Palliative Care Policy, among others. Okpikpi said Chemosafe Policy has to do with safe administration of medicine to cancer patients. “First, it addresses safety of health personnel…
By Ahmed Attahiru Gusau The Zamfara state Police Command has confirmed the killing of four people and three injured, in a fresh bandit attack at Gidan Goga village of Maradun local government area in the state. The spokesperson of the Command, SP Mohammed Shehu confirmed that the attack took place Thursday’s afternoon. “On receipt of the report, joint Police/ Military units from Kaura Namoda area led by the DPO Kaura and another combined team of conventional Policemen/78 Mobile Police Squardron in Maradun led by DPO Maradun, responded to the distress call but the bandits fled before the arrival.” According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the gruesome vehicle accident in Mgbowu, Awgu local government area of Enugu state, in which scores of people died, most of them school pupils. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, Buhari condoled with families and relatives of the victims. He prayed that God would grant them succour and spare the country of such tragedy in future. He also commiserated with the Catholic Church of Awgu, which runs Presentation Nursery and Primary School that the pupils attended, and the Enugu State government. The president enjoined vehicle owners…
A flurry of goals either side of halftime from Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Nicolas Pepe gave Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 Europa League win over Irish side, Dundalk, on Thursday. The result ensured that the Gunners topped their group after two games. The 2019 League of Ireland champions defended bravely in London, but their resolve was broken in the 42nd minute. This was after goalkeeper Gary Rogers failed to get enough on the ball when punching away a corner and Nketiah fired home from close range. Willock added a second before the break, snapping up the rebound from a blocked…