10 THINGS YOU NEED TO
KNOW THIS THURSDAY MORNING
1. The
Zamfara Police Command on Wednesday confirmed that 16 of its personnel were
killed in the Nov. 29 clash between the command and bandits in the state.
The clash was sequel to a raid on criminals’ hideouts in the state
by the police during which 104 bandits were killed by policemen.
2. The police on Wednesday gave an account of how the Chairman of
Young Shall Grow Motors, Chief Vincent Obianuju, was allegedly shot in a gun
battle by suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans).
Onwuamadike is standing trial alongside Joseph Emeka, 29, Chiemeka
Arinze, 39, and Udeme Upong, 43, on a seven-count charge of murder, attempted
murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, and sale and
transfer of firearms.
3. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has
confirmed it will commence registration for the 2019/ 2020 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME) in January.
The Chairman of the governing Board, Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe announced
the new date to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, during a ceremony to celebrate
some staff of the board who retired recently.
4. General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, aka Winners’
Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has said that he has never received or shared any
money from any government in Nigeria.
The Bishop, while speaking at this year’s Shiloh, also warned
those he called ‘political gladiators’ to understand that authority is now
domiciled in the church, saying, “If the church says you are going nowhere,
there is nothing you can do.
5. President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from Poland,
where he participated in the opening of the United Nations Climate Change
Conference in Katowice.
While in Poland, the President delivered his national address at
the 12-day meeting of COP24, and met with several world leaders . He also
visited the impressive Nigerian pavilion at the climate summit.
6. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to the defection
of Lagos Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Wasiu Oluwo, from the
All Progressives Congress, APC, to the party.
The PDP said the commissioner would be remembered for that
particular action.
7. A former Inspector-General of Police and Chairman, Police
Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, Wednesday, disclosed to the Senate that the
rot in the Police Force had got to a head as criminals and drug bandits give
gift of houses to serving policemen.
Smith made the allegation during a public hearing on a ‘Bill for
an Act to repeal the Police Act CaP P19 Law of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004
and enact the Police Act, 2018’, which held at the National Assembly complex.
8. The Senate, Wednesday, approved a request by the Executive for
the payment of N338.9 billion local debts owed by the Federal Government
through a promissory note programme and bond issuance.
The figure consists of N102 billion as refund for federal projects
executed by Delta and Taraba states; N43.5 billion for debts owed five
contractors, and N193 billion as outstanding Export Expansion Grant (EEG)
claims by 269 companies.
9. President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, has charged striking lecturers in public
universities to brace up for a long action.
Ogunyemi enjoined ASUU members “to be on the watch and prepare for
a long drawn out struggle to salvage the university system”.
10. A bill to establish the Federal Polytechnic, Mpu in Enugu
State which was sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was on
Wednesday passed into law.
The passage followed a favourable consideration of the report by
the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund, headed by Senator Jibril
Barau.
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