News Highlights from Nigeria, today Dec. 6

Issues In The News

With ‘Tunji Olalekan

**News just in. Department of State Security, DSS officials re-arrest Sowore, arrow head of’ Revolution Now’ who was released only yesterday when DSS obeyed a long subsisting bail order

**Conviction of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for defrauding the Abia State of N7.65 billion contradicts the belief that joining the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC is an immunity against prosecution for corruption while in office—Ohanaese N’digbo Youth Council Worldwide. 

**Those who had squandered the people’s money should spend greater part of their lives in Jail to serve as a deterrent for those in governance against looting spree that we had witnessed since 1999”–Ohanease N’digbo Youth Council Worldwide 

**Department of State Security, DSS obeys court order, releases Omoyele Sowore and Adebayo Bakare, the conveners of a movement called‘Revolution Now’. 

**National Assembly makes history, passes N10.59trn budget for 2020 in record time, within a preceding year.
**Senate tells Inspector General of Police to reduce checkpoints on federal highways

** Lagos City: Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State Governor launches N250 million seed capital for tech start-ups

**Court orders Department of State Security, DSS to transfer Moslem sectarian leader, El-Zakzaky, wife now in detention to Kaduna Correctional Centre

**I’ve never collected kobo as pension from River state – Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi answers critics of double remuneration by former Governors serving in the Senate or holding portfolios in the Federal cabinet

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