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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Police vs PSC: Matters arising Calling it a cold war may not be the best description of the disturbing altercation that has been [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [download](  [banner]( SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 [***] Police vs PSC: Matters arising [YAKUBU MOHAMMED-police]( Calling it a cold war may not be the best description of the disturbing altercation that has been going on in the last one month between the Police Service Commission, PSC and the top echelon of the Nigeria Police Force. But in the absence of any better way to describe it, cold war comes close to it. The matter which both sides have been trying to stop from boiling over into the public space has to do with the recent recruitment of 10,000 police constables. The exercise is in response to a presidential directive but, so far, it has remained inconclusive. [Read more]( [***] [Rochas-Okorocha]( Okorocha blasts donor agencies, calls them 'neo-colonialists' Former Governor of Imo State, Sen Rochas Okorocha on Wednesday, September 25, accused donor agencies of being agents of imperialism. Okorocha described the aid as a new form of "colonialism" due to its poor impact. He stated this while speaking on a motion by Ibrahim Oloriegbe on the need to make aids work for its intended purposes. [Read more]( [***] [Sowore]( Sowore: Wife of activist protests husband's detention at UN The wife of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow protest on Tuesday, September 24, led a protest to the United Nations headquarters in New York. Opeyemi Sowore alongside other protesters were at the UN headquarters where President Muhammadu Buhari addressed world leaders at the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. [Read more]( [***] [Asset-Management-Corporation-of-Nigeria-AMCON]( AMCON Debt: Reps move to help in debt recovery The House of Representatives has resolved to help Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to recover over N5.4trillion debt. The House mandated its committees on Banking and Currency, and Insurance to investigate lack of willingness by the debtors to repay the over N5.4trillion debt and to determine the entire debt. [Read more]( [***] [Boko-Haram]( Boko Haram faction executes aid worker Jihadists aligned to the so-called Islamic State Boko Haram faction have executed one of six aid workers abducted in July in northeast Nigeria, charity group Action Against Hunger has said. "The armed group holding captive an employee of Action Against Hunger (ACF). Two drivers and three health ministry personnel, have executed a hostage," the Paris-based organisation said in a statement. "Action Against Hunger condemns in the strongest terms this assassination and urgently calls for the release of the hostages." [Read more]( [***] [Wabba-and-Ngige]( Minimum Wage: Labour, FG to meet again on Thursday Following disagreements in the implementation of the new minimum wage, labour leaders and Federal Government officials are expected to meet between Thursday and Friday to unlock the stalemate over ‘consequential adjustments’ after N30,000 was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari as minimum wage. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, made an earlier statement. He the government had commenced payment of the new wage for Levels 1 to 6 workers. [Read more]( [***] [Senate-President-Lawan]( 2019 budget: Senate receives 2019 MTEF President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper to the Senate. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan made the announcement upon resumption of plenary on Wednesday, September 25. This is in line with the provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. [Read more]( [***] [Osinbajo-FEC]( Osinbajo presides over FEC as Buhari continues with foreign engagements at UNGA Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, September 25, in Abuja, presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This is due to President Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign engagements at the 74th session of UN General Assembly in New York. President Buhari had on Tuesday addressed the UN General Assembly in New York. He alerted the world on attempts to cheat Nigeria of billions of dollars. [Read more]( [***] [Border-Closure]( Border closure strains Nigeria-Benin relations Nigeria and Benin are embroiled in a trade dispute two months after signing an agreement to free up the movement of goods and services in Africa due to the border closure as mandated by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari ordered the border closure of its boundary with Benin last month to curb smuggling of rice and other commodities. The blockade has had a ripple effect across West Africa. [Read more]( [***] [IMG 20190716 230126]( [***] [bouteflika]( Algeria: Bouteflika's brother sentenced to 15 years in prison A military court in Algeria has sentenced the brother of former President Abdulaziz Bouteflika to 15 years in prison for plotting against the state and undermining the army, according to state media. Three other co-defendants were given the same sentence. Among them were two former intelligence chiefs and the head of a political party. This was reported by APS news agency on Tuesday. [Read more]( [***] [wrightbus]( Wrightbus to go into administration One of the North’s main bus manufacturers is poised to go into administration, a DUP MP said. Wrightbus built London’s distinctive red double-decker Routemaster buses when Boris Johnson was mayor of London; and reportedly employs around 1,500 people. It is one of Northern Ireland’s largest employers; and its loss would be a major blow in the same week as travel firm Thomas Cook’s collapse. [Read more]( [***] [xi-airport]( China's Xi kicks off opening of new $63bn Beijing airport Beijing travelers are due for an upgrade, and some new Jetson’s-esque technology. On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping officially inaugurated Beijing Daxing International Airport, located about 40 kilometers south of the country’s capital. The opening comes a week before celebrations for China’s 70th anniversary, though some commercial travelers have already tested out the airport, which has been operating in a limited capacity for several days. [Read more]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [apple-pro-max]( iPhone 11 Pro Max: Be 'classy' and sex your way to one, Twitter influencer preaches September has finally come and Apple is adding to the sizzle of the ember months with its release of the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro & the Pro Max. The much talked about devices are already receiving massive welcome from Apple fans worldwide for sporting an unusual camera design that makes you want to trade in your last year's version for these newbies. The iPhone 11 is the runt of the litter and cheapest with a 6.1 inch screen display. The model uses LCD technology rather than OLED, calling it 'Liquid Retina'. [Read more]( [***] [yahoo-redesign]( Yahoo redesigns its logo to remind you that Yahoo exists Yahoo isn’t exactly a popular company these days. But while it’s been down for a long time, it’s not out of the game yet; and today the company is here to remind everyone of that with a new logo. The logo that practically screams out (in a newly selected hue of purple): “We still exist and have somehow not imploded like a decayed, hollowed-out husk of a dying oak tree!” The new logo looks to paint a fresh start for the long-beleaguered company. [Read more]( [***] [iphone-11-pro-max]( iPhone 11 Pro release date, specs and price: Shipping times slip to mid-October Apple's 2019 iPhone lineup is here, and comprises the iPhone 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max and, er, iPhone 11. The Pro-branded models are being touted as the "most powerful iPhones ever", naturally, and are the first to sport triple-camera arrays. They also feature a new "Pro" design that's crafted from matte stainless steel, all-new 5.8in and 6.5in Super Retina RDX displays and Apple's newly-debuted A13 Bionic CPU. [Read more]( [***] [KIDS CURVED]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Leicester-City]( Leicester City declines to pay insurance claim to helicopter crash victim Owners of Leicester City say they are "declining" to pay compensation to the family of a woman who died in the helicopter crash outside the stadium. Nusara Suknamai was on board when it crashed near the King Power Stadium on October 2018; along with the club's owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [measles]( Eradicating measles: KDSG set to begin campaign in October – official The Kaduna State Government, on Wednesday announced plans to begin measles campaign for children under the age of five in October. Hamza Abubakar, Executive Secretary, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (SPHCDA) disclosed while addressing a news conference in Kaduna. Abubakar said government and partners had concluded plans to begin the state-wide campaign; that would ensure the immunisation of all eligible children aged between nine and 59 months in the state. 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