Saturday news Update 19th December 2020
Here is the news update for the day
1. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday directed all civil servants from Grade Level 14 and below in the state to work from home.
Governor Sanwo-Olu in the statement released also directed all worship centres not to exceed two hours in their services.
He added that no gathering must exceed 50 per cent of the maximum capacity of the Venue. (Saturday news Update)
2. Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday disclosed that he has gone into self-isolation after having contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
Gov. Tambuwal announced this in a post on his Twitter account.
He further stated that he has undergone a coronavirus test and expecting the result.
3. President Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Friday apologised for claiming ten students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State, last Friday.
The presidential aide during an interview with Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), had claimed that only ten students of the school were abducted.
4. IGP Promotes 4,134 Traffic Warden Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has approved the promotion of 4,134 Traffic Warden Officers to their next ranks. (Saturday news Update)
The breakdown of those promoted has it that 65 Officers were elevated to the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Traffic; 245 Officers to Assistant Superintendent of Traffic II; 138 Officers to Senior Traffic Warden; 3,683 Men to Grade I and 3 Men from Grade III to Grade II.
5. Kankara Schoolboys Narrate Ordeals With Boko Haram – [Video]
Some students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara who were recently freed by their abductors have begun to disclose their horrible experiences while in captivity.
Sharing their awful experience with the dreaded terrorist group a few moments ago with Channels TV, one of the boys who gave his name as Aminu said they were fed potatoes and sometimes forced to sleep with hunger in the bush. (Saturday news Update)
6. Arsenal will hope former player Alex Iwobi would not haunt them when they visit Goodison Park to take on Everton in game week 14 of the English Premier League (EPL).
7. Cross River Police Commissioner Dies Of COVID-19 Complications
The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh has died of suspected coronavirus complications on Friday.
The Police officer was confirmed dead at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital by the Chief Medical Director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme.
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, on Friday, disclosed that the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, negotiated the release of the students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. (Saturday news Update)
Matawalle who spoke with Daily Nigerian noted that Katsina State Government secured their release through the help of MACBAN and repentant bandits.
9. Buhari Meets Kankara Schoolboys
Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, is currently in a meeting with the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State.
(Saturday news Update)
The student after their release on Thursday were taken to the state on Friday morning amidst tight security.
10. Gunmen Attack Emir Of Kaura Namoda, Kill 3 Policemen, Others
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly attacked the convoy of the Emir of Kaura Namoda, HRH Sanusi Muhammad Asha killing eight persons.
Those killed during the attack include three policemen who were part of the Emir’s security team and five others in the convoy of the traditional ruler. (Saturday news Update)