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Ayo Akinfe

(1) The jumbo pay packages of our lawmakers are an affront to any decent society

(2) The impunity with which corrupt people are running the country. Orji Uzor Kalu was convicted of fraud by a court but remains a senator, while Abdullahi Ganduje was caught red handed receiving bribes yet remains a governor

HUMAN rights lawyer Femi Falana has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to use the military against #EndSARS protesters making it clear that if this happens chief of army staff Lt General Tukur Buratai faces being charged with crimes against humanity.

FAITH body the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria(CBCN) has thrown its weight behind the ongoing #EndSARS protests in Nigeria saying the movement is a true representation of the problems the nation is facing.

FINANCE minister Zainab Ahmed is confident that when the new Kaduna steel mill is up and running it will spark off the Nigerian industrial revolution as it will have the capacity to produce 1m tonnes a year.

THOUSANDS of Nigerians in the UK participated in a candlelit vigil in central London as part of the worldwide #EndsSars campaign aimed at bringing about an end to police brutality and improving security across Nigeria.

FULHAM playmaker Ademola Lookman looks set to be the next subject of a tug-of-war between Nigeria and England after his eye catching display against Sheffield United in the English Premier League yesterday got fans on both sides demanding his services.

Ayo Akinfe

(1) He must go to one of the protest sites and address the youth, similar to the way President Yar’Adua went to the Niger Delta to address the militants. It was only that which ended the fighting and ushered in the amnesty programme

(2) He must sack Husaini Coomaisie, his so-called peace ambassador time the UN for calling for bloodshed and insulting our youth by calling them miscreants

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Convert all the federal government’s abandoned property in Lagos into police barracks to offer better accommodation

(2) Sign a maintenance contract with Julius Berger, making the company responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of all police barracks across the country

(3) Get the National Assembly to pass a reform bill making one third of all police recruits female. This will go a long way to end the macho and gun-ho culture that we currently have

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has apologised to Nigerians for the failure of the government to react to incessant instances of police brutality across the country promising that the government will address all the issues raised by the ongoing nationwide protests.

WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Olufemi Joshua is hopeful that fans will be allowed into the O2 Arena when he defends his belts against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev on December 12 in London.