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Minister decries $35,000 business registration for Nigerians in Egypt

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nformation and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed denounced the deposit of US$35,000 (about N19.2 million) requested by the Egyptian authorities from foreigners, including Nigerians, to operate a commercial company in that country.

Mohammed described the condition as unacceptable during a meeting with the Nigerian community in Cairo.

The Nigerian News Agency reports that the meeting was held on the sidelines of a bilateral discussion with the Africa Export Import Bank, Afreximbank, on how Nigeria can access funds to support its growing creative industry.

NAN reports that Mr. Mohammed had directed some private sector stakeholders involved in digital change to Afreximbank to help them obtain funds to complete the private sector financially driven project.

Speaking at the meeting organized by the Nigerian ambassador to Egypt, Nura Rimi, the minister said such a

condition negates the unity that unites African countries.

Therefore, he promised to raise the matter with Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyema and other relevant bodies upon his return to Nigeria.

The minister also denounces the high number of Nigerian children who do not attend school in Egypt due to the language barrier and the unavailability of registered Nigerian schools in Cairo.

The Nigerian community had told the minister that the official language of education in Egypt is Arabic and that the few British- and Americanrun private schools in that country were exorbitant.

They said that no less than 7,000 Nigerian children in Egypt did not go to school and therefore called for the construction of a Nigerian school in Cairo.

They also told the minister that because many of them were unable to pay the mandatory $35,000 deposit, their businesses had been labeled

illegal while they were subject to regular harassment and arrest by Egyptian security officials.

Meanwhile, the minister called on the Nigerian community in Egypt to ignore most of the negative news about Nigeria, especially on social media.

According to him, most of the news received abroad about Nigeria is false, and that the country is at peace and people live in harmony.

“There is no country without its challenges, we faced ours just like Egypt did a few years ago and now they are out.

“In Nigeria we are challenged by banditry, Boko Haram and militants, but that doesn’t mean Nigeria is at war.

“Nigeria, in the last six years, has made tremendous progress in infrastructure development, agriculture, aviation and other fields of activity.

“Unfortunately, the noise of the wrongdoers has drowned out the

Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (3rd left), President Igbo Gospel Bishops Archbishop Prof.

Sylvanus Ofili (2nd left), Bishop Life Savers Victory Night of Wonders Prophet Lawrence Chima (left), Bishop Evans Harry (2nd right), and His Grace, Archbishop Freedom Chapel International Archbishop Amadi Amadi (3rd right), and other in a group photograph at the 2022 FCT Igbo One (1) Day Prayer Section for Nigeria Held at Moshood Abiola National Stadium, at the weekend in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imoowo

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laudable success of the administration “I want to assure all of you here that whatever problem we have in Nigeria has nothing to do with religion or ethnicity,” he said.

The minister emphasized that despite the security and economic challenges facing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, it recorded tremendous achievements in many areas.

He listed some of the administration’s leaps and bounds in roads, bridges, rail infrastructure, as well as agriculture, particularly selfsufficiency in rice.

NAN reports that some of the people who responded to the minister’s speech expressed their happiness particularly for the railway project and the second bridge over Niger which, according to the minister, had reached 78 percent completion.

NAN reports that the Minister for Women’s Affairs and Social Development, Paulen Talen, also made a presentation at the event.

Cancelled Gusau visit: Presidency accuses PDP of mischief

By Egena Sunday Ode

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he Presidency has further clarified on the reason for the cancellation of the planned visit

by President Muhammadu Buhari to Gusau, Zamfara State capital last week, insisting that bad weather remains the one and only reason the visit didn’t hold.

It noted, in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Sunday that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and a faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara had been trying to make a political capital out of the situation but warned that their joy would be ephemeral.

According to the statement, the opposition PDP’s suggestion that the President should have gone by road from Sokoto to Zamfara smacks of mischief and lack of knowledge of Presidential movements.

“Criticism of the President, in particular the one by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for not proceeding with the journey, Sokoto-Gusau by road, a distance of

about 200 kilometres shows, either a lack of understanding of presidential movements especially for a party that held that office for sixteen years, or an act that smacks of mischief. Whatever be the case, there must be a limit to trivialization.

“All over the world, Commandersin-Chief, serving or even those that have left office cannot hop into a car and go anywhere they want, at any time of the day. In the United States for instance, a law going as far back as 1958 prevents past Presidents from traveling on public roads without assured security (how much more of serving Presidents).

“When roads are closed for presidential movements here and elsewhere, consideration is also given to the safety of other road users, not just that of the President or even Governor.

“The statement on the issue by the PDP attacking the President for not making it to Gusau without this being planned ahead of the journey is shameful and disgraceful for a party that held the presidency of the country in the past. What is their own record?

“It is sad for the country that the bankruptcy of issues has forced the

PDP, so-called leading opposition party, to hang on to life by only telling lies. And their caravan of falsehood has moved even more speedily following the inauguration of their not-so-new national executive at the end of last year.

“It is equally important that local political actors who have seized upon the cancellation of the visit to describe it as a victory for this or that faction of the party, accompanied by songs, lyrics and videos to know that their joy is a short lived one. As he promised in that broadcast, the visit to Gusau by the President is only a matter of time.

“Given the right conditions of the weather and all other things, he will return, and in time to accomplish his mission,’ the statement said.

Giving further explanation, Shehu noted in the statement that on that fateful day that the Gusau visit was aborted, the required one kilometre visibility that is required for safe landing was not achievable in the city as a result of harmattan.

“The Presidency wishes to give a further clarification on the circumstances of bad weather which forced the cancellation of the visit to

Zamfara State on Thursday of President Muhammadu Buhari in spite of the great interest generated nationwide on the planned visit.

“As briefly explained by the President in a special broadcast to the people of the state, the sudden deterioration of the weather was the sole and only reason for the cancellation of the visit.

“It is not unusual for flights to get cancelled when there is bad weather, whether this is arising from wind or rainstorm, fog or haze as we had it on Thursday over much of the northern towns including Gusau, capital of Zamfara State. Many of these cities are known to suffer from low visibility during the harmattan season as we are now in.

“A kilometre of visibility is usually a standard landing minimum requirement but in the case of Gusau on the day in question, this minimum requirement of 1,000 meter was down, fluctuating between 300-400 meters.

Clearly, this was unsafe in the absence of precise instrument approaches that provide guidance for the pilots. The flights into Gusau were, in view of this, cancelled,” the statement said.

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NIMASA boss says agency achieved a lot in 2021 From Lucky L Akra, Lagos

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he Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh read the agency achievement in 2021 and stated that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is dedicated to providing safety and security in the Nigeria Maritime Industry.

Dr Jamoh stated this during his media parley with journalists at the agency’s headquarters in Apapa, Lagos on Friday.

According to him,”It’s the responsibility of this agency in terms of flag state implementation, to inspect vessels in accordance with the safety requirements of the Merchant Shipping Act 2007 and under that survey, we have condition survey to ascertain the actual condition of our vessels.”

He compared the number of vessel survey with the planned registration of the previous years.

According to him, the achievement is an indication of the maritime administration’s seriousness in terms of flag state survey, noting that for the port state control functions of NIMASA, a total of 429 foreign vessels were boarded to ensure that each vessel maintained safety pollution standards.

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Fuel queues ease off in FCT

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ueues for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at Fuel Stations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following an artificial scarcity have ease-off, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

NAN reports on Sunday that normalcy has been restored as many fuel stations at Central Business District, and NyanyaKaru-Kurudu-Orozo-Karshi axis are currently selling at normal rate of N165 per litre and dispensing with all pumping machines.

NAN reports that last week, many fuel stations were seen closed, hoarding or dispensing PMS with one or two pumping machines with queues amidst scarcity in the FCT. This continued in spite of the assurance given by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) that it had abundant stock of PMS to meet domestic needs, hence panic buying should be avoided.

Speaking with NAN, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum

Regulatory authority (NMDPRA), Abuja Zonal Office said the artificial fuel scarcity experienced in FCT was in anticipation of subsidy removal.

Mrs Roselyn Wilkie, Zonal Operations Controller, in an interview with NAN said that the fuel scarcity was an artificial one, mainly in anticipation of fuel subsidy removal and resultant panic buying.

According to her, the authority has intensified surveillance during the period to prevent hoarding, sharp

practices and ensure that fuel stations with products utilised maximum number of pumps linked to their storage tanks.

In this regard, she said that the agency would continue to be on ground to stop sharp practices and ensure sustained availability of petroleum products.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Jan. 25 directed an 18-month suspension of the removal of subsidy on PMS. (NAN)

he Non Executive Chairman, EL’ Uno Nigeria Limited, Mr. Eme Eleanu (2nd left) the Managing Director / Chief Executive officer, EL’ Uno Nigeria Limited, Mr.Titilayo Eleanu and other dignitaries, during the foundation laying ceremony of the Flagship Racing Venue “EL’ UNO Extreme Circuit”, held at the weekend in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imo-owo

FG, State, LG charged to fund cooperative society

By Abubakar Y.Ojimaojo

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n Abuja-based media consultant Mr Cosmos Uzodima has charged the federal government, State, and Local Governments to push more funds into the cooperative society to make sure that

Nigerians have access to finance to carry out their business.

He explained that a cooperative society is one dynamic means through which ordinary people can pull their resources together and participate in national development.

Uzodinma gave the charges at the 4th Annual General Meeting(AGM) of Saint Peter’s multipurpose Cooperative society (SPMPCS)with the theme “The roles of cooperative society in estate development, human capital, group life insurance and tackling

insecurity, unemployment challenges in Nigeria”.

He noted that there is a housing deficit in the country and “I believe that cooperative society can work with the government and reduce the deficits, especially cooperative housing society.

He said with well funded cooperative society, civil servants have to access loans, and there should be enough public enlightenment on the power of the cooperative society because nobody is doing anything about it.

FCT: Islamic School graduates 31 students in Gwagwalada

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n Islamic School known as Madarasatul Hizburrahim based in Angwan Basa in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

on Saturday graduated a total number of 31 students.

Speaking at the occasion, the Chief Imam of Gwagwalada Area Council, Malam Muhammad Tukur Zaria, advised the graduands to be

good ambassadors of the school anywhere they go.

He also charged the parents to continue to support the education of their children in all ramifications.

The Chief Imam used the

occasion to call on both Muslims and Christians to pray to God to arrest the security challenges facing the country.

Also speaking, the proprietress of the school, Malama Huraira Musa, called on the parents

to continue to educate their children in Quranic ways for the betterment of the society.

She pleaded with graduands to make use of the knowledge they had acquired to change the society for better.

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NRC I didn’t say Nigeria’s infrastructure is to train better than US - Fashola clarifies staff on customer T relations

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

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he Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said one of its cardinal programmes for 2022 was to train its staff on customer relations.

Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.

Okhiria commended NRC staff for maintaining high discipline when carrying out their responsibilities.

He however said more training especially in customer relations was necessary to help the staff relate more and better with customers/passengers. ”An average railway person compared to other areas are much disciplined and we try to maintain that. However we are still going for massive training on customer relations and that is one of our cardinal programmes for this year. ”So now that we are modernising, we have to train our people on how to relate with not just the average Nigerian but the masses. ”They need to know how to talk to people without offending them and not also bringing themself down in the process. ”So, it is one of the cardinal programmes we are doing this year to train our people on customer relations. ”So, as we meet a lot of people and people with different characters/ expectations, we will be equipped with the right approach on how to go about them and meet their expectations.

On Daura Transport University, Okhiria explained that work was still in progress, adding that all things being equal, the project could be completed and admission would commence in 2022. ”It is going down well, the minister is going there again to see how far they have gone, I am hoping this year admission will also start. ”Don’t forget, 150 people have been sent abroad to be trained who will be the trainees trainer that will come in with the foreign partners to kick start the University. ”So, I think we are on the right path and hope to achieve this very soon. Hopefully this year, there will be admission in that university,” Okhiria said.

The NRC boss, however, said the kickoff of the University also depended on collaboration of the ministry and that of the Ministry of Education, to ensure that appropriate standards were maintained. (NAN)

he Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at the weekend, has clarified the statement mischievously attributed to him in a section of the media as saying that Nigeria’s achievements in infrastructure has surpassed that of the United States.

This was contained in statement signed and issued by Special Adviser, Communications to the Hon. Minster,Hakeem Bello.

Responding to a journalist’s question on the issue during an inspection tour of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Abuja-

Kaduna- Zaria -Kano Dual Carriageway Sections I to III, Fashola said:”The first point to make is that I didn’t say that Nigeria’s infrastructure was better than America’s infrastructure because certainly anybody who knows what he is doing will know that America is a much richer nation, their infrastructure is well ahead of Nigeria.”

“What I was talking about at the presentation with the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Youth Ministerial Conference was about the challenges of infrastructure and that it is universal, every country commits to infrastructure as a legitimate way to create work,

to grow the economy and distribute wealth as we have seen here. “ That’s the first point I was making, and that in a democracy you always need the Parliament to authorize what you spend on infrastructure and so I was making the comparison that Buhari has been able to get his Parliament to authorize his spending, and that is why we were even able to gather here (at the Special Ministerial Conversational Conference).

But that the American government is struggling to get authorisation from their own parliament to start what we are already doing. I didn’t say our infrastructure is better than

theirs,” he said.

According to the Minister, the deliberate misreporting of his clear statement of fact and the almost spontaneous orchestration of reactions based on the misrepresentation on the social media should send a clear warning to right thinking and well-meaning Nigerians about the type of campaign which the main opposition wants to run towards the 2023 election.

“It’s a campaign of lies The and misinformation. main opposition has a very uncomfortable relationship with the truth, so they are going to run a campaign of lies and disinformation, so we must be ready for it.”

Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Amb. Tukur Buratai (L), presenting an award to Sen. Rochas Okorocha on behalf of the Publisher of Our Nigeria Magazine in recognition of his philanthropic services to the downtrodden in Abuja

2023: APC after govs over PDP presidential ticket ― Sen. Uzamere

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non-serving Senator, Ehigie Uzamere has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of lobbying Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) to

support Candidate from the south as its standard bearer for the 2023 Presidential election against the candidate that would emerge from Nigeria’s ruling party from the same region.

Uzamere, however urged the Governors to guide

against any likely gang up against the former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan (South-South) who lost to the APC candidate in 2015 general elections, Muhammadu Buhari (North Central).

Uzamere, canvasser for

former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to become Nigeria’s President in 2023, made the assertion at a media briefing in Benin City where he appealed to leaders of the party to throw the forthcoming PDP Presidential primary election open to all aspirants.

Edo University boosts medical support for rural dwellers

By Osaigbovo Iguobaro

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he Management of Edo State, Uzairue, has established a Comprehensive Healthcare Centre as part of measures to strengthen ties with rural dwellers across the host

communities in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

The State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, commissioned the Comprehensive Health Centre located at Ivioghe, Etsako East Local Government Area of the State.

In a brief remark, the deputy governor, said that the act of philanthropy by the University is an affirmation that some organisations still believe that they have an obligation to give back to the people as part of their corporate social responsibility.

According to Shaibu who

was represented by the Head of the Local Government Administration, Dr. Samuel Matthew said: “The modern Comprehensive health Centre was built and equipped for Ivioghe Community and adjourning Communities by the University.

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By Albert Akota with Agency report

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he Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has expressed hope that the country, within the next five to 10 years, would be linked by rail.

Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that this would be achieved in line with the determination and will of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He added that Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi was also making sustained efforts to ensure the country’s rail network is expanded to better serve Nigerians. ”I think in five years we will be

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NRC unveils 5-year plan to link all Nigeria by rail •Says contracts signed, funds being sourced hoping that somebody can leave Lagos and get to Abuja within eight hours by rail. ”We have several projects on the eastern axis, and all those contracts have been signed but the finance people are looking for the funds to ensure the contractors move to site. ”We also have the contract from Calabar to Lagos, the coastal rail, we also have the Itape-Warri,

being completed to link from Itape to Abuja. ”So if you link Itape to Abuja, it means people can leave Warri to Kano because the Kano-Kaduna is presently ongoing, formation are being put in place and with the time line, we are hoping that by December this year the track would have been laid. ”Also the eastern line has an expansion that when it gets to

Benin it will come to Agbor, Agbor to Onitsha , Onitsha to Awka, Awka to Enugu and to Abakaliki. ”And we also have plans to link the deep sea in River State and then link Owerri and come back to Enugu. And from Damaturu we also do the one going to Maiduguri, we just hope that the economy improves and we’re able to get funding,” Okhiria said.

On the African Continental

Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), he said the country could benefit largely from the agreement with the correct policies and programmes.

He said: ”If we champion the market and we are able to extend, so that we have road, rail, the economy can move smoothly and you have easy rating of goods and services. ”And with rail being the cheapest means and the safest way to go about it, I think we are on the right part.”

Our financial reforms yielding positive results - AGF

By Christiana Ekpa

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he Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Idris Ahmed has said that the Buhari administration has recorded commendable achievement in the management of scarce resources since assumption of office in 2015.

Ahmed said reforms introduced by the government is being advanced to the next level in order to achieve optimum benefits and effectively sustain the gains of the reforms.

Speaking at his investiture as the 1st President (Post Chartered) and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM), Ahmed said reforms such as the Treasury Single Account, IPPIS AND GIFMIS among others has helped government maximise scare resources in the last few years.

He said “one of my statutory duties as the Accountant-General of the Federation and Head of the Federal Treasury centres is the overall Management of receipts and payments of the Federal Government and Maintenance and operations of the Federation Account.

“The above mandate effectively covers the simple definition of Treasury Management as managing an entity’s liquidity and mitigating its operational, financial and reputational risks. including the entity’s collections, disbursements, investment and funding activities.

“What we do, day-in-day-out in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation is practical Treasury Management at its best.

“From July 2015 when I was graciously appointed as the Accountant-General of the Federation

by President Muhammadu Buhari, my team and I were determined to infuse a lot of vibes into the numerous Public Finance Management reform initiatives being undertaken by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation; and even went ahead to introduce or recommend new ones.

“The primary objective of the PFM reforms is to ensure the sustenance of a stable fiscal position of the Federal Government that would engender efficient delivery of public goods and services in a transparent and accountable manner. It is on record that the present Administration has demonstrated a very strong will and commitment in its drive for managing scarce resources for public good.

“I will not bore you with the successes we so far recorded in our roles as the main drivers of the reform initiatives such as GIFMIS (Government Integrated Financial and Management Information System), TSA (Treasury Single Account), IPPIS (Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System), IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards) implementation.

“But we have been very successful with the PFM reforms; even though we are not unaware of some implementation challenges that are not insurmountable. Our desire is to advance the reforms to the next level in order to achieve optimum benefits and effectively sustain the gains of the

reforms.”

Speaking on the Institute, he said “the journey to achieve the legal charter was indeed a very difficult one.

At last, the uncommon diligence and tenacity of the founding fathers has paid off with the passage and assent of the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (Establishment) Act, 2021”.

He promised to build a world class Professional treasury personnel that are conversant with complexities of modern treasury management and could competently and efficiently manage public, corporate and private Treasuries as the case may be.

He said “As the President and Chairman of Council of CITM, I will

lean on the noble objectives of the Institute and our cognate experiences in managing the Federal Treasury, (the largest and most active Treasury in Africa) to propose and drive a robust and an ambitious AGENDA that would promote the CITM as a reference professional body to be reckoned with among its peers worldwide.

“Attention would also be paid to treasury management issues in the sub-national governments, especially the Local Governments.

Register of the Institute, Olumide Adedoyin said all over the world, there is no country that is free from daily problems of managing the nation’s economic affairs and well-being of its citizenry and populace.

Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (L) presenting souvenir to Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers during the CDS visit to the Governor on Friday in Port Harcourt

NDLEA arrests 3 trans-border traffickers with 48,000 Tramadol tabs in Adamawa

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he National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, arrested three suspected cross-border drug traffickers with 48,000 Tramadol 225mg tablets in Mubi, Adamawa.

This is contained in a statement

by NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.

Babafemi said the suspects were detained while trying to smuggle the drugs into the Republic of Cameroon, adding that the agency also intercepted more than 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances in raids in Lagos and Edo states.

He said the suspects: Mohammed Hussaini, 32; Adamu Bella, 18, and Mohammed Umar, 18, were arrested

at Tsamiya Junction, Madanya Road, Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa.

The spokesman said the suspects were arrested on Friday, January 28 with the exhibits hidden in packages of another drug.

“When interviewed, they stated that the drugs were being taken to the town of Bagira along the NigeriaCameroon border to be delivered to some Cameroonians for onward shipment to Maroua in Cameroon.

“This comes on the heels of a similar operation in the Alaba Rago area of Lagos, where agents from the agency’s state command intercepted 1,200 imported Loud packages.

“A strong strain of cannabis is

suspected to have been smuggled into the state from a neighboring country with a total weight of 1,229 kilograms,” it said.

In another raid on Wednesday January 26, in Suru Alaba, AjeromiIfelodun LGA, Lagos, officers arrested 25-year-old Ibrahim Musa with 18,530 tablets of Tramadol, Rohynol, Diazepam, Exol-5 and 138 bottles of Codeine.

Mr. Babafemi said that operatives from Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc, SAHCO, Muhammed International Airport Export Shed, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, during their routine cargo search intercepted a shipment of 22 international passports

The passports, he said, are made up of six different countries hidden in a bag of grain granules (Gari) among other foods at the MMIA, Ikeja Lagos.

“Nine of the passports were three each from the UK, France and Portugal, while the rest Nigeria – 8; Ghana – 4 and Cameroon – 1.

“Also at the airport, agents similarly recovered 12 packages of cannabis weighing 4.95kg concealed in a Golden Morn box packed for export through the SAHCO export shed.

“In Plateau; A team of NDLEA officers arrested two suspects, Emeka Ezenwa, 37, and Julius Akingbe, 45, on Friday, January 28, for being

in possession of 126.5 grams of methamphetamine concealed inside a DVD player from of Lagos.

“While a raid in the state’s Kampani Zera – Wase LGA on Friday led to the arrest of 20-yearold Fatima Sadiq, who was caught with 21.3kg of cannabis,” it said. r. Babafemi said that a similar raid on Friday at a notorious drug store, Bakin Kogi in Ringim, Jigawa, led to the recovery of different quantities of Cannabis, Diazepam, Exol-5 and some new psychoactive substances.

He said that the drug was with a total weight of 8,680 kg as well as weapons such as knives, machetes, sticks, catapults and amulets.

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Bandits kill 12 people in Niger community CAC boss reiterates commitment B to better working environment From Yakubu Mustapha, Minna

andits have killed 12 and injured many others during an attack on Galadima Kogo in Shiroro Local Government of Niger State.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by Concerned Shiroro Youths, signed by its Co-

Convener Yusuf Kokki and Bello Ibrahim, saying that the security Special Hunters have deserted the community.

The youth association condemned in strongest term the incessant banditry attacks in the Local Government, while blaming the State Government for the outright withdrawal of security

personnel from Galadima- Kogo and its environs.

Meanwhile, the Coalition of Shiroro Associations, COSA, has also expressed worry over the insecurity situation bedeviling Shiroro Local Government and called for government intervention.

The association expressed its

dismay over the refused of the Niger State Governor to pay solidarity visit to the Local Government in view of the calamity ravaging it.

Niger State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO ASP Wasiu Abiodun could not be reached at the time of filing this report and yet to issue official statement to that effect.

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he Registrar General of the Corporate Affairs Commision (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has restated his commitment to provide adequate working facilities to all CAC offices across the country.

Abubakar, who stated this on Friday during a visit to the CAC office in Katsina, said this would enable them operate at par with the Head Office.

Shortly after inspecting facilities at the office and a meeting with the Staff, the Registrar General commended their commitment and dedication to duty.

He further applauded the initiative of the Head of Katsina office who ensured that more personnel were onboarded to approve registration applications in a bid to realise the set timelines to the satisfaction of customers.

To further enhance smooth operations, Abubakar pledged to provide additional working tools for the Katsina office as well as other CAC offices in need of such intervention.

Speaking earlier, the Head CAC Katsina office, Umar saleh applauded the reform initiatives of the Abubakarled CAC and pledged their commitment and determination towards the improvement of the Commision’s services.

He enumerated series of challenges needing the attention of the Registrar General in order to further enhance their productivity.(NAN)

L-R: Chairman Nigerian Union of Journalist FCT Council,, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche; National Director of Social communications, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, CSN) Rev. Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh and The Secretary General, CSN, Rev. Fr Zachariah Samjumi during the CSN media parley and unveiling the symbols of endorsement of Communications week by the Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria for Media Literacy programme in all parishes in Nigeria, held at the weekend in Abuja . Photo: Justin Imo-owo

KSG grants PAAU full management of its IGR

By Abubakar Y.Ojimaojo

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ogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has granted Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba the total management of funds generated from its coffers, noting that the institution under has proven its probity, accountability and judicious use

of resources.

The governor made this known on Saturday during his visit to the institution as part of the 6th Convocation ceremony where he inaugurated several projects in the university, including Administrative blocks, office complex, Cashew Processing plant and a well equipped

entrepreneurship centre.

He pointed out that his administration often matched words with action, adding that his drive for women inclusion in government produced the first Female University Vice Chancellor in the state, Professor Marietu Tenuche, who has proven herself as a perfect representation

of women in leadership.

He noted that just in one year of her leadership, she has been able to introduce several infrastructural projects, while also securing a 100% accreditation for the institution and managing the institution effective which showed clearly that she was a perfect choice.

Obaseki backs Osinbajo for President

By Osaigbovo Iguobaro

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he Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Saturday gave a tacit support to the Presidential ambition of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo ahead of 2023 general elections.

But Osinbajo who was elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has not declared his intention to run for the position.

The Governor spoke through the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu on Saturday at the conferment of Chieftaincy

title on Prince Clem Agba, the minister of State Budget and National Planning by the Otaru of Auchi, Alhaji Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe III in Etsako West Local Government Area of the State.

Obaseki who was re-elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) stated that “The EndSARS was a clarion call to all of us. The era of godfathers are over. It is now the era of good leadership and progressive leadership.

“We need men that have the knowledge and intellect to turned our State to an

industrial State so that our young men and women who are unemployed will be employed.

“For us, we have turned Edo State to a place where private sector now drive our economy. Mr. Vice President sir, just know that you have Edo. You have us. In anything that you want to do, you have us and you have God...And by the grace of God, we will have our own as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023.

“Nigeria is also facing a lot of challenges. Hope, hope is what we can

use to confront these challenges.

“For us our dear President, we celebrate him. We also praise him for all that we have asked from him for the State, he has also granted us.

“Sir, as a Government, our responsibility is to do what we need to do...provide the enabling environment for businesses to strive.

“As we were just coming, our Vice President was full of compassion. He said to me, look at all these young men...That is the level that he thinks about us in this State.

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he Kwara Police Command has confirmed the killing of two suspected cult students during an attack on security detectives.

A statement from the command in Ilorin said that some cultists launched attacks on a team of detectives from the Special Tactical Squad Police, STS, FIB, Abuja on Saturday, thus causing chaos around the gate of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.

The statement from command spokesman SP Ajayi Okasanmi explained that the team followed the trail of some cultists in the area.

However, it allayed fears among residents of the state polytechnic zone that the pandemonium experienced inside the area on Saturday arose as a result of the attack.

Remember that cultists attacked and killed a student at Kwara State University, Malete, on Friday.

The statement says that four of the cultists were arrested and dangerous weapons were recovered from the suspects.

He noted that some of the cultists were hiding in the Lajolo area of Kwara Polytechnic Ilorin, where a similar attack on a student named

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2 student cultists killed during attack on police team in Kwara Idris Aderemi was unleashed at around 06:00 on Saturday.

“This motivated the visit to the area by the STS team.

“Surprisingly, the cultists who were already in an ambush attacked the police team, damaged the police Hummer bus, and inflicted a gunshot wound on the head of a police sergeant, Adebayo Abdulahi, attached to the STS team.

“In the ensuing melee, several students came out to block the road and impeded the free flow of traffic and burned tires on the road.

“The state Police Commissioner, Tuesday Assayomo, immediately dispatched police teams to the area to restore peace.

“However, two cultists, an Ahmed ‘m’ surname unknown, and a Musibau ‘m’ AKA Shaban, were arrested with

an English pistol made from 3 live ammunition, 2 live cartridges and a pistol magazine.

“The injured police officer and suspects have been taken to hospital for treatment.

“However, the police commissioner advised members of the public to go about their legal business without fear of attack or intimidation,” the statement read in

part.

He said that calm was fully restored in the affected area, while security members were prepared to prevent any further acts of lawlessness.

In reaction to the development, the Polytechnic management described as misinformation that the institution’s campus was besieged by student protest.

Acting Comptroller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Karebo Samson (R), with children, during the emergency response training for young people on Saturday in Abuja

FEMA seeks expansion of 112 toll free line in FCT

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he Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, urged the Federal Government to expand the reach of the operators that manage the free emergency number 112 to further reduce the response time.

FEMA Director General Abbas Idriss made the call in a statement released by the agency’s Public Relations Unit Chief Nkechi Isa Thursday in Abuja.

Idriss, who said 90 percent of distress calls came through the 112 number, added that they often led to queues and praised the government’s recent launch of the 5G network.

He emphasized the need for the Ministries, Parastatals and Departments (MDA) to digitize their systems to guarantee the full take-off of electronic government.

The director general revealed that FEMA intended to implement technology to deal with disasters, particularly during floods.

Idriss said that in 2021, FEMA saved 217 people from various roadside rescue operations, while 17 lives were fatally injured.

He called on the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enforce speed laws to reduce traffic accidents in the FCT. He lamented that traffic accidents have reached an alarming rate due to reckless driving by motorists and appealed to the FRSC to enforce laws on overloading and the use of seat belts.

According to the DG, these laws are essential, as they are intended to reduce casualties on our roads.

“At a point where two people are supposed to die, 10 die from reckless driving, overloading and not wearing seat belts,” he said.

He also lamented the absence of fire extinguishers in most vehicles, adding that even where there was one, it was often expired.

Ogun govt hopeful of curbing indiscipline in schools - Prof. Arigbabu From: Ademola Orunbon

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he Ogun state government has revealed that it is hopeful that indiscipline and unruly behaviors amongst its learners would be curbed to the minimal level, with the intervention and strategies put in place.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.

Abayomi Arigbabu gave this assurance, in Oke-Mosan during the handing over of report by counselors engaged to counsel learners of Abeokuta Girls’ Grammar School, Onikolobo, caught smoking ‘shisha’ towards the end of First term.

Prof. Arigbabu, in a statement

signed by the Ministry’s Press Officers, Mrs. Damilola Omoniyi and Mr. Ayoola Obadimu, reiterated that government was determined to build and develope children that would be psychologically and mentally balanced, through its responsive approach to teaching and learning exercise.

“Ogun State government is responsible and responsive when it comes to education, and we are more interested in bringing up a psychologically and mentally balanced child. I am hopeful that the state will be able to curb indiscipline in our schools, with all our interventions and laid down strategies”, he said.

Arigbabu said that the

recommendations presented would be followed to the letter, he explained that the essence of punishment was not to destroy but to correct and reform erring learners, with promised that the Ministry would continue to monitor the progress of the learners.

The Commissioner while underscoring the importance of counseling unit in schools, stated that government would ensure that counseling unit is put in place to tackle such occurrences, saying that there would be counseling session for parents of these learners in order to have a total reformation for them.

Speaking on behalf of the counselors, the State President of the All Nigerian Confederation of

Principals of Secondary Schools, ANCOPSS, Dr. (Mrs.) Ayodele Womiloju who is also a counselor, said that the counselors have been able to identify the causes of the learners behavior and also proffer solutions that would bring about positive changes in them.

Dr. Womiloju pointed out that from the report submitted, there would be continued evaluative counseling that would helped the learners in the postincidence coping strategies, while also advising parents not to be permissive in training their children but be responsible and available to give them the proper monitoring required.

We must work together to make Nigeria great – Buratai

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he Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Amb. Tukur Buratai, has called on all Nigerians to unite and work together to make Nigeria a great nation.

Buratai made the call at the organized magazine Our Nigeria News Awards 2021, with the theme “Nigeria is our Nigeria: We must unite to make it work or we will perish together”, on Friday in Abuja.

The former army chief praised the magazine’s management for conceptualizing the concept of recognizing and rewarding excellence.

He said the event had provided an opportunity to recognize excellence and hard work, as well as encourage those who were doing their best to contribute to society to continue doing good deeds.

According to him, “the most important thing is what we are

contributing to the development of society and the development of our country, as well as the progress, peace and security that we need.

“Tonight, I know it is time to honor some of our country’s best, to honor those whose work exemplifies the standards and values that command admiration and respect, not only from Nigeria and Nigerians, but also from the Nigerian sub-region. West Africa.

“And of course nobody and I need to use this medium to reiterate that Nigeria is the only country we have.

“So we all need to come together to make it work and we need to work for peace and make this country better than we knew it.

“There is nothing that can be compared to peace, but peace just does not happen, it is something that must be worked for in a constructive and conscious way,” he said.

The president of the occasion, the retired Major General. Ibrahim Haruna said that the awards for those who had contributed to the development of Nigeria is a good development.

Haruna, former Federal Information Commissioner, said it was necessary to look back and be proud of the various sacrifices of Nigerians to have a safe and united nation.

According to him, “it is justified that we put all the inputs that will preserve the integrity of our Nigeria as a sovereign nation of diversity and a desirable country to preserve.

“We have come a long way through constitutional development, give and take that we must continue to do otherwise we will not be able to say our Nigeria and we want our Nigeria to outlive us.

“I think we owe it to those who have dedicated their lives to preserving

this country and have continued to do so,” he said.

The journal’s editor, Dr. Abubakar Dani, said there is a need to emphasize some of the things that are going well and speak out against what is wrong.

Dani said that the awards are a recognition of the winners’ outstanding contributions to national development in different spheres of life.

The Nigerian News Agency reports that 24 Nigerians, including politicians, civil servants, technocrats, professionals, philanthropists and traditional rulers, were honored.

Some of the recipients include the President/CEO of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier General. Buba Marwa, San. Rochas Okorocha, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, and Senator Bassey Etuk, among others.

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NEWS From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi

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Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Makurdi has struck the case between Benue State Governor and a journalist Mr. Sunday Egena Ode for lack of merit.

Mr. Ode, an Editor with Peoples Daily has been standing trial since 2021 on allegation of falsehood and defamation of character of the Governor.

It could be noted that Mr. Ode had sometime ago, published a press statement accusing Governor Ortom if sloppy handling the communal criss between the Bonta people of Konshisha Local Goverment and Ukupute of Oju Local Government Area which had lingered for long, leading to several deaths and destruction of property.

Recall too that, it was the same Bonta community that more than 12 soldiers were brutally murdered by armed thugs.

Infuriated by Ode’s press statement, the Governor had ordered his arrest and also, instituted a suit against him.

During one of the mentions of the case, counsel to the defendant(Ode) Barr. Okpale Ojikpa observed an ambiguity in the First Information Report, FIR on whether the offences are against Governor Ortom or the State government, adding that the said offences were said to be seen on the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA Whatsapp page even when the defendant is not a lawyer.

Moving his oral application for bail, Barr. Okpale argued that the offences against his client are bailable, noting that he(Ode) had in all ramifications displayed a sense of integrity by presenting himself in court without compulsion.

According to Okpale, ‘’my client has shown evidence of a citizen who would not run away from trial or interfer with Police investigation. He has met all the conditions for bail as enshrined in section 166 of the Criminal Penal Code, CPC. Police Investigator, Inspector Anthony Idoko told the court that the defendant was arrested on 22nd April, 2021 and released three days after, maintaining that he was never re-arrested by the Police as he came on his own to the court from his house.

Police Prosecutor Hyacinth

Ortom: Court strikes out case against Journalist Gbako failed in his arguments to oppose the application for bail as he incoherently muttered that the offences against the defendant was published on the internet.

Asked by the Presiding Magistrate if the defendant was re-arrested on different charges, Gbako could not explain. Hence, he incurred the wrath of Chief Magistrate who said furiously

“Persecutor you are misleading the court”.

In his ruling, Chief Magaitrate Vincent Kor noted that the defendant was initially granted administrative bail because he displayed a sense of patriotism.

“I find merit in application for bail by counsel to the defendant and grant him same in the sum of 500,000 naira and a surety in

like sum who should deposit a document of landed property with the registrar of the Court, two (2) passports and photocopy of National Identity card.

At the last hearing of the case on 27th January, 2022, counsel to Governor Ortom Barr.S.E. Irabor moved an oral application stating that his client has agreed to withdraw the First Information

Report, FIR against the defendant Police Prosecuting Counsel Barr Ato Godwin did not oppose to the application for withdrawal of the FIR. Likewise, counsel to the defendant Abraham Aruta did not oppose to the withdrawal.

Consequently, the Presiding Chief Magistrate Justice Vincent Kor terminated and struck out the case.

NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim (3rd right), flanked by Mrs Rukayat Ibrahim (2nd right), Mrs Martina Ibrahim (3rd left) and other members of his family during the reception organised to celebrate his promotion to the rank of Major General by the NYSC management and State Coordinators held on Saturday in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imo-owo

APC focused on common man’s welfare – Osinbajo

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ice President Yemi Osinbajo says that the Federal Government led by the All Progressive Congress (APC) remains committed to the welfare of the common man.

Osinbajo spokesman Laolu Akande, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the vice president said this while receiving a delegation from the APC Professionals Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said that APC is a party of the people and will continuously ensure that the common man benefits the most from the government.

“This is a party for the common man; a party of the people, a party that takes as its cradle the importance of ensuring that the common man benefits as much as possible from the government.

“That’s why we have the great programs like the Social Investment Programs, the largest of its kind on the continent, and several of those other programs that emphasize how seriously we take the fate of the common man.

“Although it was formed about nine years ago, the vice president noted that the party has made an impact and is determined to improve the welfare of Nigerians;

the party is also where a lot of young people are”.

According to him, APC is the ruling party in Africa’s largest democracy, which is a phenomenal achievement for such a young party.

Osinbajo said that the APC is determined to ensure further growth and development of the country as the party carries with it the hopes and expectations of millions of Nigerians.

“The party is not a mere platform to run for political office; it carries with it the hopes and expectations of millions of Nigerians and we must make it a

place where they feel comfortable, a place where they feel that this belongs to us; we can even put our resources into it.

“It’s not just for politicians; it is for all of us.

“Our people, the Nigerian people, need hope; they need to be able to believe in politicians.

“They need to be able to believe in their leaders and if the leaders are within the political party, that political party must have an ideology that appeals to them, that makes them feel loved, that makes them feel loved, and I think that role is so crucial.

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U.S.-based Nigerian artiste urges colleagues to use music to fight drug abuse

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U.S.-based Nigerian musician, Ada King, has urged her fellow artistes to use their music to promote campaign against drug abuse and trafficking among the youths.

The 19-year-old Adaeze Esuma, popularly called Ada King, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during her unveiling in Abuja by Infinite Music and Entertainment.

“My advice is for them (the artistes) to understand that they are the representation of the youths; they are the number one

influencers of the youths because many of the youths follow them.

“I believe they should really go back to the hometowns where they are in or different parts of Nigeria and research to see what is happening to most of the youths “Some of the artistes we know promote some of the habits that are bad and due to the promotion of those things, it influences the youths to take a step into doing those things that are bad because they (the youths) look up to them (artistes); they are their role model.

“So I advice artistes to really

just think about the impact they can make on the youths and the generation of Nigerians,” she said.

On what inspired her into using her music to campaign against the menace, the artiste said she got the inspiration when her closed friend died of illicit drug use.

“I have always wanted to make a change.

“My parents are humanitarians and being under their wings, I have always seen everything they have done and how much they have impacted on people’s lives.

“So as an artiste, I want to use

my platform to really make change considering the experience I had when my friend died of drug abuse, ” she said.

Ada King, who said it was disheartening to see on social media how the lives of some young people had been ruined as a result of drug abuse, said: “It spoke to my spirit that something has to be done.

“It doesn’t matter what platform you are, either as a teacher, journalist, entertainer, or myself as musician.

“And I see myself as an influencer of the youths and I

want to use my platform to pass the message.”

She said one of her songs, titled “Wahala,” was to connect this to experiences and to teach the women to be confident and take up challenges.

She said through the Ada King Drug-Free Nigeria Initiative (TAKDNI), she was ready to partner with the Federal Government. individuals, groups, among others. to raise awareness on the dangers lying ahead in the continuous use of such drugs as cannabis, tramadol, codeine, cocaine, etc. NAN

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From Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi

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overnor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state says the state government has released 220 million naira for the construction of the “Sarki Muhammadu Bello Mosque” in Koko, Koko Besse Local Government Area of the state.

The governor revealed this on Saturday while speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony in Koko.

Bagudu said: “We are here today, Saturday January 29, to lay the groundwork for the construction of a new mosque in Koko, the Sarki Muhammadu Bello Mosque.

“The government gave its approval for the construction of the mosque, 220 million naira had already been released for the project, from the beginning to its completion.”

Bagudu, who is also the chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, told hundreds of people who packed the venue to watch the historic ceremony.

He announced that the state government had also approved the construction of a new market, in front of the mosque, to boost trade in the area.

Bagudu added that N314 million has been approved for the construction of the new market.

According to the governor, relocating the market was intended to decongest the area around the current market and pave the way for smooth vehicular and people movement.

He prayed for the timely and successful completion of the projects for the benefit of humanity. On his return, the governor, accompanied by the immediate former governor of the state, Saidu Nasamu-Dakingari, made a stop at the Rara market,

Hanifa Abubakar: ACF commends Governor Ganduje’s quick action From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

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n Apex Northern Sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has commended the Government of Kano state led Abdullahi Ganduje for his quick action to bring the ugly situation under control.

This was contained in a communique signed by the chairman of the Forum, Chief Audu Ogbeh at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Kaduna.

The Forum in its communique also commended the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasiru Elrufai for the grand efforts made by his government to improve the infrastructural facilities in the state.

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Bagudu releases N220m for construction of mosque in Kebbi LG in the town of Rara, on the JegaMaiyama-Koko road, to interact with the producers of vegetables. .

The governor encouraged the farmers, who specialized in the production of hot peppers, to continue their efforts.

The governor said that the states of Kebbi and Sokoto were

proud of the farmers’ active efforts to boost the economies of the two states.

Also addressing farmers, the former state governor advised them to continue efforts to improve productivity.

“This is what we were discussing, me and my colleague,

the governor. We were talking about how productive you guys are.

“As we have seen the rise of rice mills in Kebbi state, these efforts of yours will surely attract many other businesses and industries to the state,” he said.

The ex-governor also advised

them to be vigilant when catching any foreign or suspicious person and to report such persons to the relevant authorities.

The governor and his entourage also inspected the new municipal roads under construction in Jega, awarded by the state government.

R-L: The Board of Trustees Chairman, Nigeria Youths Democratic Party (NYDP), Comrade Chigozie Ezeh, National Chairman, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr Raph Nwosu , the National Secretary of ADC, Alh. Sa’ad Baba Abdullah and Chairman of NYDP, Mr. Olayeriju David, during the signing of MOU and the merger of NYDP into ADC, held on Saturday in Abuja. Photo: Justin Imo-owo

Osinbajo tasks traditional rulers on peace, unity

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ice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday, tasked traditional rulers to entrench religious and ethnic tolerance in their domains to foster peace and unity in Nigeria.

Osinbajo made the call during the conferment of a chieftaincy title; the Oduma (Lion) of Auchi, on the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, by the Otaru of Auchi, HRH Alhaji Aliru Momoh, Ikelebe III. Osinbajo said peace and unity is the only way the country can develop.

Osinbanjo commended the Otaru for fostering peace and unity in Auchi community and urged other traditional rulers to emulate him.

According to the vice president, the NYSC symbolises unity having served as a corp member in Auchi, in 1979.

“The compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)

symbolises that Nigerians should accommodate all irrespective of ethnic or religious background.

“Like in the case of Agba who is from Uzanu in Etsako East but found a home in Auchi when he was only two years old.

“The Auchi kingdom has its rich and special history and a celebrated innovation and enterprise of its sons and daughters has brought development and prominence to this kingdom and Edo State.

It is remarkable and worthy of praise that in the great Auchi Kingdom, adherence of both major religions in Nigeria, Islam and Christianity, have lived and continue to live harmoniously together for centuries sharing a common bond as members of this community and even of the same biological families.

“Auchi is therefore in a real sense not just the microcosm of Nigeria, but also an exemplification of our finest values of mutuality and community.

“Our country needs men and women who see and understand that our ethnic diversities is not a point of difference, of men and women who understand that all people, regardless of ethnicity and faith, deserves to be treated equally fairly and justly.

“And this is where the significance of the traditional institution comes to be because they are regarded and rightly so as the custodians of these values and embodied and the highest and noblest ideals of the people,” he said.

On his part, Agba said the conferment is an appreciation and encouragement for him to continue to offer more services to humanity.

He commended the Edo State Government for continuing 10 erosion check programmes across the state, which he said were started when he was the Commissioner for Environment under the administration of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

He appealed that the Benin Water Storm Project which they also started should not be abandoned.

Among dignitaries at the colourful event were the Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, her Transportation counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, Accountant General of the Federation, Auditor General of the Federation, several other political appointees and government officials.

Others are the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, who represented the state governor, traditional rulers, led by the representative of the Oba of Benin.

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Andam says inflation responsible for high poverty in Nigeria

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n international agriculture expert, Kwaw Andam, says that high inflation rates stemming from multiple supply and demand are responsible for the high level of poverty in the country.

Andam, who is the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) program leader in Nigeria, made the claim in a statement in Abuja.

He added that the level of poverty of the people had worsened more in the country.

According to Andam, these restrictions have also made food less affordable for citizens.

He said that growing climate impacts and insecurity had continued to put pressure on agriculture and food chains.

Andam said Nigeria’s food systems and agriculture

in particular needed to be transformed to be shock-resilient and environmentally sustainable.

He added that the food system also needs to be a dynamic generator of jobs and wealth, and a provider of healthy diets for all to address these issues.

“As we outline in a new policy brief from the International Food Policy Institute, this will require a paradigm shift that puts

consumers and their diets at the center of policymaking.

“It includes an agricultural policy that focuses on traditional objectives such as support for farmers, the availability of staple foods and price stability.

“In addition, the stimulation of cash crop exports must be balanced with a new focus on better nutrition and health for all people,” said Andam.

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he Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on Saturday began the distribution of 1,000 life jackets donated by Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) to riverine communities.

Speaking at a brief ceremony in his Wadata Palace in Bida, the

Etsu commended HYPPADEC for the gesture, describing it as first of its kind.

Abubakar said the gesture would go a long way in saving the lives of residents of the riverine communities.

According to him, the protective items will become handy

in the event of any unexpected boat mishaps.

“The provision of life jackets to communities around riverine areas will help reduce casualty rate during boat mishaps in the area,” he said.

Abubakar advised all waterway users to adhere to safety measures

of wearing life jackets and stopping over-loading boats, saying that it would curb boat accidents and deaths.

He warned boat operators to always sail and row with caution and ensure all passengers put on life jackets before embarking on the trip.

“I charge District and Village Heads in the emirate to ensure that the life jackets are shared fairly among the beneficiaries,” he said.

Abubakar said the life jackets would protect the lives of passengers who daily cross the river in search of livelihood. (NAN)

Advocacy group wants youth oriented leadership in 2023

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n advocacy group, Advocacy for Better Leadership and Sustainable Rural Development Initiative (ABLE) has called for youth oriented transformational leadership in 2023 general election with special emphasis on the office of the president.

It also strongly advocated Osinbajo/Malami joint ticket, a process that will see the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo emerging the president with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami becoming Vice president in 2023.

In a statement released in Abuja Thursday and signed by its leader, Hon. Destiny Madu Uche, it noted Nigeria is at a defining moment and it is necessary for all tendencies in the Nigeria Political Spectrum to be yielded space to self actualize within the same political space.

It stated the institutions and processes of government must be so situated as to give all Nigerians the sense and the reality of participation in governance

to effectuate into an inclusive reengineered polity.

The group called on the government and the security apparatuses of the Nigerian state to stretch their imagination and reach out to all, in order to mainstream those who feelalienated, eventuating into secessionist agitations into the policy formulation and decision making process.

“The long and short of it all is for all genuinely motivated progressive Nigerians to collaborate on a multilateral basis for the ideas and aspirations that shall translate into a YouthOriented transformational Leadership in 2023 to lead Nigeria into the second half of the 21st century.

“Beginning with the founding fathers of the Nigerian state to all the leaders in the present democratic dispensation, we did a shortlist of credible, tested and proven leaders on the basis of empirical variables from whence, we finally settled on His Excellency Vice-President Yemi Osibanjo as Presidential Candidate and Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federation,

Abubakar Mallami as Vice Presidential Candidate in 2023”.

“In the light of the forgone, our pan-Nigeria (NGO), Advocacy for Better Leadership and Sustainable Rural Development

Initiative (ABLE), an umbrella of community based associations and grassroots oriented institutions with impeccable civil society credentials of visionary focused youth, after very extensive and

intensive deliberations, did a class analysis of the Nigerian existing political situation and took a principled stand on the envisaged apex political leadership for Nigeria in 2023” he noted.

A cross-section of participants at INEC “Red Zone Implementers’ workshop on FCT Election on Saturday in Abuja

Extractive sector: Centre decries use of underage girls as arms couriers

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he African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (CentreLSD) has condemned the alleged use of underage girls as arms couriers and illegal mineral smugglers in the extractive sector in the country.

The centre said this at a news conference on the official close out of the centre’s build grant of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Extractive Sector in Nigeria.

The Executive Director, Centre-LSD, Mr Monday Osasah, said that in the last six years, the centre had been working in six states namely Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara, cutting across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria.

Osasah added the centre discovered a lot of challenges around Gender-Based Violence (GBV) yet there was no clear statistics to highlight it.

He said that the centre decided to carry out research on GBV in the extractive sector in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) with a grant

from the Ford Foundation.

“We decided to interact with the system and structures that marginalised women in fully participating in the sector and put girls in danger in the extractive sector which included sexual abuse, domestic violence, threats among others.

“Like the research revealed that there was the use of underage girls’ arms couriers and illegal mineral smugglers among others.

“So, we engaged the system to create a policy document on GBV that can influence advocacy in the National Assembly, and other relevant stakeholders.

“This is so that the existing law can be tinkered with to reflect the reality on the ground.

“The research has helped Nigeria to have concrete data in the extractive industry,” he said.

Osasah said that with time, the centre hoped to get enough funding so as to expand to all the states in the nation to have sufficient data that can always be referred to.

Dr Akin Oke, Lead consultant, Easy Data and one of the researchers, said that available evidence from the research identified patriarchy and male-dominated culture as drivers of GBV in the extractive sector.

Oke said that the most prevalent forms of GBV in mining communities were domestic violence-31 per cent, forced marriage-15 per cent and sexual abuse-14 per cent.

“However, there is a study-defined category that highlighted other forms of GBV being experienced in the communities which include rights violation in terms of safety concerns and lack of protective materials not provided.

“Others are economic abuse, women being paid less than men for similar tasks on mining sites, women and girls driven from sites with threats of rape and sexual abuse.

“There is also manipulation of underage girls for sexual favours, underage girls’ arms couriers and illegal mineral smugglers,” he said.

Oke said that the study, therefore, recommended specific actions required of the government, civil groups and other stakeholders in addressing GBV in the extractive sector, such as sustained advocacy for policy review.

Ms Olayinka Marthins, Director of Development, Centre-LSD, said that in January 2021, the Centre began the implementation of the BUILD grant for strengthening an intersectional approach to gender and natural resources management.

Marthins said that the project aimed at strengthening institutions, programmed interventions, capacity building among others.

She said that the Centre recorded several results from this intervention in one year some of which included an increase in the number of female employees in mining companies.

She said that others included compliance with statutory regulations in the mining act section 9 (1) officer, improved livelihood among others. (NAN)

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Letter to the Editor

EDITORIAL

Stop these democracy reversals

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urkina Faso, last Monday, followed Guinea and Mali, all French speaking, as the countries where constitutional rule has been disrupted by the military in the past 18 months.

On Sunday, mutinies broke out in several barracks and the following day, President Roch Marc Christan Kabore was arrested and taken away by troops.

expected to hold another summit in Accra on February 3.

The Friday summit, which lasted around three hours, also decided to send a mission of ECOWAS chiefs of staff to Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital, the next day. A ministerial-level meeting of ECOWAS envoys will hold today, Monday January 31.

Kabore, 64, was elected in 2015 We condemn this latest following a popular revolt that forced onslaught against democratic rule out strongman Blaise Compaore. in West Africa, specifically French He was re-elected in 2020, but the speaking part of the region.We also following year faced a reject ECOWAS’ wave of anger over the halfhearted reaction mounting toll from by not to giving the a jihadist insurgency Burkinabe military that swept in from We condemn the treatment it had neighbouring Mali. meted out to juntas this latest in Guinea and Mali. onslaught The impoverished Military takeover is against Sahel state is being an anachronism and run by a junta led by democratic rule nothing can ever Lieutenant-Colonel justify its return Paul-Henri Sandaogo in West Africa, under whatever Damiba, who specifically guise. commands military French units in the country’s Yes, it is true speaking part of jihadist-torn east. that the civilian He has made a government in the region televised appeal for Burkina Faso “the international community to was losing a lot of ground to the support our country so it can exit jihadists fighting in the northern this crisis as soon as possible.” He part of the country. Sometimes promised Burkina would “return to mixed with inter-communal a normal constitutional life… when clashes, jihadist violence has killed the conditions are right.” more than 2,000 people in the past six years and forced 1.5 million to The West African bloc ECOWAS flee their homes. However, that did on Friday suspended Burkina Faso not call for a regime change by any following the coup, but would means but constitutional. We reject not impose other sanctions for the coupists’ promise to return the time being, a participant at the country to democratic rule a virtual summit said. It is also “when the conditions are right’. calling for the new junta to release Who determines that, the military the ousted president and other or Burkinabes? We demand the officials detained during Monday’s restoration of constitutional rule coup, the source said. The bloc is NOW.

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As Tinubu commences the difficult, easy journey

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he 2023 battle will be very interesting.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commenced a very difficult but exciting journey – his quest to be President of Nigeria in 2023.

Tinubu would face four big obstacles- firstly, his faith.

Secondly, the choice of a running mate. Thirdly, the rugged politics the PDP would play- the PDP may fill in a northern presidential candidate, and just ‘Siddonlook’, put the APC on the defensive. And, fourthly, how the north would vote relative to Omatekun and anti-Fulani sentiments in the southwest. And, Fifthly, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo supporters are on the move- solely focused on the presidency with confidence.

Tinubu, a Muslim from the Southwest, might have a free sail at home because of the complex nature of the socio-political settings of the southwest. But to appeal to other zones in the country, he will be in a quandary in respect of his choice of a running mate. If he picks a Christian from the north, the bulk of APC support in the north- the Muslim north, will look the other way. If he picks a Muslim from the north, the whole country will certainly be against a presidential Muslim-Muslim ticket. However, if the PDP picks its presidential candidate from the north, he may get some ‘relief’ in the South Operation Amotekun and Sunday Igboho’s January 2021 one-week ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to vacate the southwest, his

old statement – ‘ I don’t believe in one Nigeria’ will be another weapon that will be used against Tinubu in the north.

Tinubu’s war chest is enormous, his political tactics are shrewd, his political structure is solid, widespread, and wellorganized.- they recently ‘bombarded’ the north and scared their opponents.

Tinubu is a good candidate but has a big dilemma as mentioned above.

On the other hand, the 2023 presidential election battle will be very interesting – like this writer has always maintained, PDP will be on the offensive, while the ruling APC will be on the defensive. The flag bearers of either political party will also have many political hurdles to cross.

Most people expect the 2023 presidential election finale to be an Atiku Vs a Tinubu game. Atiku Vs Tinubu will be an interesting big game- a very BIG one.

Two similar people with similar public perception; similar game style and I know you, you know me scenario will come to play. The two have well-established political structures that can easily scare an opponent.

They pay their own bills -so, the contest would be 100 percent politics, politics, politics- even the choice of the running mates. It will be a fascinating zero-sum game.

Both have similar advantages and disadvantages.

Zayyad I. Muhammad writes from Abuja, zaymohd@yahoo.com.

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Opinion

PEOPLES DAILY, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022

Of Nigeria’s electoral value chain, stomach infrastructure and emergence of corrupt leaders

By Isaac Asabor

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t may not be a misnomer to say that since “A value chain is a business model that describes the full range of activities needed to create a product or service”, that “Electoral value chain is a political model that describes the full range of activities needed to produce credible and capable political leaders.

Against the backdrop of the foregoing contextual definition of electoral value chain, particularly as applied to Nigeria’s political architecture, one may not be wrong to say that the functionality of every stage of the value chain has by each passing political dispensation being marred by “stomach infrastructure”.

For the sake of clarity, it is expedient to opine that Oxford Reference (an online subsidiary of Oxford dictionary) described Stomach infrastructure as “A term that refers to the use of gifts and promises of food to win support from voters in Nigeria. Although it has synergies with many other terms that make use of food- and eatingbased analogies to describe political practices, such as the … …” In a similar vein, an insight provided by an opinion writer, Chioma Gabriel, in an article titled, “Stomach Infrastructure: The newest vocabulary in Nigeria’s political dictionary”, and published on March 27, 2015 of the Vanguard newspaper, thus: “Stomach infrastructure” was coined by a politician in the 2015 elections in Nigeria. He promised people rice and chicken over development and won that election”, is explanatory enough.

Permit me to add that the phrase “Stomach infrastructure” does not exclusively finds expression in the handouts that are doled out to the electorate ahead of an election, but also to the politicians, particularly aspirants among them, who see politics as a way of illicitly enriching themselves.

At this juncture, it is germane to ask, “What does stomach infrastructure tells us about Nigeria’s political context? To answer the foregoing question, it is apt to say that politics, which is commonly considered to be the pedestal on which good governance stands is now been seen as a way of putting food in the stomach. That reminds me of JeanFrancois Bayart, the French political scientist, who in 1989 propagated the expression, “politique du ventre.” The translation of the expression became the title of his book, “The Politics of the Belly”. The spat of this trailblazing literary work is that given the patrimonial, and hence corrupt, nature of power, Nigerian politics extends the metaphor of eating and the belly into Politics.

Analysed from the foregoing perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that politics of the belly, as Bayarts puts it has literarily contaminated virtually all stages and activities that made up Nigeria’s electoral value chain so much that it has being flawed to be producing incompetent, unpatriotic and corrupt politicians who some gullible electorates supporters are wont to hail to high heaven as “Messiahs”.

Thus, before the general election, all persons qualified to vote are called upon to register themselves, and only those who are duly registered can vote.

The age criteria to register as an eligible voter is 18 years and above. At this pre-stage, the Commission announces the date of the election for the process to begin. Being the beginning of the value chain, desperate and corrupt politicians are wont to focus on what they would gain, in the name of stomach infrastructure, register under-aged voters, particularly in the Northern part of the country, and dubiously guide them to the polls. A colleague of mine, jokingly said “even cows and goats are registered in that part of the country”. Why? The reason

is to garner more votes than those in other parts of the country so that votes would be massively casted; at least, if not for anything for there to be enough foods for the stomach when elected into various political offices.

At the primaries stage where party members elect one aspirant among others contesting for the same position or office through the same political party, it is unarguably the rule of “the highest bidder has my vote” to the delegates, and after which the winners at this stage shall be nominated by the various political parties to compete for the general election. As you can see, stomach infrastructure has continued to shape every stage of the electoral value chain.

Also, at the stage that involves each electoral political party nominating a candidate who would be the forerunner of the election, Godfathers, who are nothing but political investors are always there for their political sons even when the candidate nominated fail to meet the basic qualification requirements as stipulated by the Constitution, Electoral Act, and INEC’s guidelines. This is possible because sworn affidavit to cover up any discrepancy is allowed.

At the campaigning stage of the electoral value chain which involves the political parties and their nominated candidate campaigning actively for the support and votes of the general public, the stomach infrastructure becomes more pronounced as targeted electorates are gifted with salts and pepper, rice, onions, and similar low-priced items. At times, monies, branded face-caps and T-shirts as well as branded wristbands, beer among other fripperies are given to party supporters. The INEC usually schedules the campaigning periods while political parties generally do it by promoting their various ideas and promises what they can and

cannot keep using multiple media platforms such as television, radios, street outreach, pamphlets, and occasional visits to gain the support and followership of the voters. While carrying out the foregoing activities, monies usually exchange hands.

Finally at the voting stage which is usually segmented into voting days, and usually during the weekends, especially Saturdays, some gullible and poor members of the electorates are tricked to sell their voter cards, or rather PVCs for amount that is as little as N1,000.

In consideration of what goes on along the electoral value chain, it is little wonder that unpatriotic, inept and corrupt political leaders are by each passing political dispensation, elected into strategic political offices that have direct bearings on the collective destiny of the people.

As Chioma Gabriel rightly noted in her article that was written close to 7 years ago, “Nigerians, like the biblical Esau are selling their birth rights for a mesh of porridge. They are selling the destiny of their future generation to dare-devil politicians. Hard work has ceased to be the watchword as instant political gains have taken the centre stage. It is now ‘money for hand, vote for ground’ and the citizenry who benefit from these largesse are prepared to kill for it”.

Given the foregoing shenanigans that is unarguably deep-rooted on the landscape of Nigeria’s politics, and that preparations are been made for the 2023 general election, one is compelled to ask if it will be credible. Without any scintilla of exaggeration, voters are well aware that the elections will not be won solely by votes or popular consensus as all the shenanigans mentioned in this piece would shape the election.

Isaac Asabor is a Public Affairs Analyst.

Nigeria and the hunger hotspots

By Tobechukwu Johnpaul Nwabuisi

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hese grim realities and extremities meted out to the poor masses bespeaks the crass negligence of our supposed vindicator, President Muhammadu Buhari and his government, whose massive ineptitude has transformed Nigeria into a breeding ground for Yahoo boys and girls, criminality of all sorts, upsurge of quick money ventures, and today a hunger hotspot.

Alarmed and distressed by the swelling population growth and its politicking in the North, in the face of serious unemployment, colossal insecurity, uncertain dice of displacement, macroeconomic instability, burgeoning debt profile, high inflation, unstable exchange rate figures, and blurred political future among other fuelling uncertainties, Nigeria has been listed among twenty “Hunger Hotspots,” by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released on 28th January, 2022.

Of the twenty countries identified as ‘Hunger Hotspots,’ Ethiopia, Nigeria, South

Sudan and Yemen are on the watch list. In these countries, the report projected that part of their population would experience starvation and death, due to factors like conflict that promote acute food insecurity, placing people lives and livelihoods at the edge. This report therefore make more pronounced the inextricable link between hunger and conflict. Hence, FAO and WFP call for urgent humanitarian actions to forestall the looming dangers engendered by starvation and death in aforementioned countries.

In Nigeria, the occurrence of starvation and death are not new, they have been systemic problems precipitated by a barbaric, brutal and brutish government, which takes pride in showboating nepotism, tribalism, ethnicity, laxity, and puerile misplacement of priorities, junketing and a borrowing spree.

The terrible experiences of families residing in volatile communities forced to flee slaughter, abandoning their means of livelihood, homes, and villages to Internal Displaced Camps (IDPs); the unwarranted carnage and bloodbath in the North and

other parts of the states; the scourge of ritual killings and kidnappings; the massacre at the Lekki toll gate; the perversion of the legal system; the incessant abuse and killings of children, and the skyrocketing of food prices, just to mention but a few all come in handy. Thus, tagging Nigeria a hunger hotspot is most appropriate, apt, relevant and suitable to describe the harsh and cruel conditions confronting our daily existence in Nigeria.

These grim realities and extremities meted out to the poor masses bespeaks the crass negligence of our supposed vindicator, President Muhammadu Buhari and his government, whose massive ineptitude has transformed Nigeria into a breeding ground for Yahoo boys and girls, criminality of all sorts, upsurge of quick money ventures, and today a hunger hotspot.

Buhari must understand that there is an unavoidable interconnectedness between sectors like education, politics, economy, security, agriculture, textile, et cetera. No sector should be ignored, they all are important, and they have their role

to play in building a formidable economy that is buoyed with sustainable human development. Failure to do this necessarily implies a great negative impact on the Nigerian state as a whole.

Without mincing words, it is pertinent to note that Nigeria is grossly alienated from her greatness as a result of an intellectual and professional emasculation.

People who govern the affairs of Nigeria should have the necessary qualifications that make them fit to rule. What we have has been a situation of the uneducated ruling the educated. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato asserts that “there will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers.” We therefore need sound and qualified people in government whose characters have not become sullied by the Nigerian game of politics. But, will they be given the opportunity to rule?

Tobechukwu Johnpaul Nwabuisi, melchi5801@gmail.com

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Nigeria and the subsidy sandstorm

By Kene Obiezu

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he question of fuel subsidy strikes at the root of Nigeria`s mono-product economy, everything oil has meant to the Giant of Africa since that epic discovery in Oloibiri Bayelsa in 1956 and plaintive discussions on whether one of the world`s premier natural resources and the lifeline of the Nigerian economy had not become a curse to the country.

Sometime towards the end of last year, as if to give Nigerians some twisted end of the year gift, the Federal Government announced that it was removing fuel subsidy. The news hit Nigerians particularly hard as many feared the cost of transportation across the country would be jerked up and with it a stratospheric rise in the cost of goods and services across the country. To soften the crushing blow, the Federal Government announced that it would pay up to forty million poor Nigerians a monthly allowance of 5,000 naira only to support their transportation costs before things come to some stability.

But almost immediately, the flood of questions was fierce and forceful: With what yardstick would the government determine those who are poor and thus most in need of the five thousand naira monthly allowance?

Pounded by a hail of questions many of which it had no convincing answers to,

the Federal Government sensing that its homework was poorly done seemingly went back to the drawing board. Only recently, it announced that it was suspending the removal of fuel subsidy for now and leaving the momentous decision to the next government which should be in place

by May 2023.

If one needed further evidence of more muddled thinking by a government that has more often than not confused Nigerians with its own confusion, it was here.

The question of fuel subsidy strikes at the root of Nigeria`s mono-product economy, everything oil has meant to the Giant of Africa since that epic discovery in Oloibiri Bayelsa in 1956 and plaintive discussions on whether one of the world`s premier natural resources and the lifeline of the Nigerian economy had not become a curse to the country.

The argument against the fuel subsidy regime has always been made along the line that it is too expensive, that it fuels corruption, that it benefits the rich more than it would ever benefit the poor, and that if removed, the humongous amounts plunged into it yearly could go into servicing other areas of the economy with a view to strengthening them.

Even the International Monetary Fund recently reiterated that Nigeria needed to remove the fuel subsidy and instead commit the funds to infrastructural

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development and social security.

The question of subsidy for petrol has hung over the country for a while now and many Nigerians have no doubt that it is a scheme that has served to corruptly enrich the few who have their fingers in many pies in the oil and gas industry.

However, while the subsidy regime has been prone to corruption, Nigerians also recognize that it is double-edge sword.

On the one which on the other hand has served to keep the price of petrol down and consequently the prices of a multitude of other goods and services. Thus, Nigerians are not naïve to know that were subsidy to be remove, the cost of petrol will shoot up, jerking up with it the price of everything else.

The Petroleum Industry Act recently passed after close to a decade of fierce contention provided that subsidy was to be removed after a while. It was on the strength of this that the Federal Government mulled the removal. But under pressure from stakeholders including the NLC whose chief argument is that the sudden removal of the subsidy would plunge Nigerians into untold hardship, the Federal Government has backtracked initially postponing the inevitable till July 2022 before all together suspending the removal and announcing that it would leave such a momentous decision to the administration to be sworn in on May 29,2023. The morality of leaving

another administration to confront what has long been a monster will be debated another day.

It is doubtful that Nigeria`s oil has not been more curse than blessing for the country. The devastation oil exploration has wrought in the Niger-Delta continues to defy remediation efforts. The discovering of oil lulled the country into a false sense of security during which it abandoned other viable means of generating income on its way to becoming the painfully limited mono- product economy that it is today.

Then there is the hydra of corruption. It remains incredible how much corruption petrodollars have allowed into the country.

Most tellingly, the whole subsidy scandal is such an issue today because the Giant of Africa has simply refused to put in place the structures that would give it full control over its chief export from exploration to export. Refineries in the country have simply refused to work obstinately defying the efforts of successive administrations to fix them.

The net effect has been that Nigeria`s chief resource has become its chief ruination and every now and then there is an exhumation of the ghosts of Nigerian inequity, inequality and inertia. Unless it is fixed once and for all, the questions will continue to haunt Nigeria.

Kene Obiezu can be reached at Keneobiezu@gmail.com

Rural-Urban migration and societal dysfunction: Time to walk the talk

By Clement Uwayah

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he inclination of every living thing to be fulfilled and comfortable in life is natural and may not be judged inordinate.

This explains the rationale for the migratory tendencies of all living things, especially humans.

All are in constant aspiration to seek and explore opportunities that guarantees abilities to become self-sustained, independent, and reasonable ease of life. However, such aspirations may not always be guaranteed in one’s own natural or immediate domain, hence the migrations or drifts. Interestingly, the drifts are normally in the direction of rural to urban centres. It also transcends international boundaries, as many crave to go abroad in search of greener pastures.

All of these migratory instincts and interests are borne out of one primary purpose: to live a fulfilling and comfortable life. Unfortunately, comfortable living seems so elusive in rural areas and hence a rationale for the regular and rapid relocations. The rural areas are highly dependent upon for food and other primary resources, hence their importance in the overall social and economic well-being of nations can not be overemphasized.

All nations of the world, including the most developed and civilized ones have certain areas that are classified or designated as rural settlements. The criteria for such designations may vary from country to country. In some countries, some rural areas are so designated because they are carved out for some displaced persons. They may have also been because of the peculiar nature of such areas with respect to landscape, climate, or other factors, in which cases the existence of the settlements are primarily to facilitate harnessing of the resources therein. In some others, especially in the sub-Saharan /Africa region, rural settlements are typically natural habitations of a family lineage that has enlarged over a long period of time. The people in such settlements are often bounded by common traditional beliefs and mother tongue. The language however begins to see variations due to resettlements of some of its members far away from home for various reasons. Again, there’s usually contacts and alignments with other people from other places or settlements. Thus, over a long period

of time spanning hundreds of years, pockets of settlements evolved all over and abound in no small measures.

The population of rural settlements are often dependent on their small scale agricultural and pastoral practices and have fewer community infrastructure systems than in urban settlements. The population densities are also quite low as compared to the towns and cities. However, given the fact that they abound in great numbers and scattered all around, their combined population density normally surpasses that of the towns and cities which are quite few. For instance, in Nigeria way back 2006, the national population census put the rural population at 70% as against 30% for the urban areas. Even with such huge difference, the fact that there already were some enormous burdens on the urban towns and cities was not questionable to the extent of nonchalance towards fixing the rural areas. This is because the population densities of the towns were already a threat to the social-economic order of the urban centres.

The towns and cities in Nigeria are quite few (sometimes not more than 3 in some states).

This situation gave rise to the present high population densities of many, especially those ones that had great potentials for economic and social advantages, like Lagos. Ordinarily, the movement of people from rural to urban settlements was a very desirable economic venture. Manpower was required to cater for the emerging industries and associated services.

The influx of migrants from the rural to the urban areas was a social-economic booster needed to ensure sustainable national optimum productivities. It was also envisaged that most crude methods of agricultural practices would be replaced by emerging advanced technologies and farm machineries. Unfortunately, unabated urbanization sprang up to an alarming rate that it sooner became a big problem. Facilities were not only over stretched; social peace and order became threatened and quite elusive.

The unabated surge of migrants to the urban areas has long given rise to a society that can best be described as chaotic and insane. Most towns and cities have been stressed beyond their planned capacities. Unfortunately, lack of foresight or deliberate inactions on the part

of successive governments has left such towns and cities retarded. Environmental, social and economic quagmire persists unemployment, poor accommodations, dirty environments, slumps, traffic jams, thievery, armed robbery, prostitution and other social vices are usually the order of the day. Why then has it seemed impossible to dissuade people from thronging into towns and cities, away from the serenity of villages? And why does it seem alright for people to remain in towns and cities doing nothing and facing intense sufferings? The answers may not be far from the reality that the rural areas have long been neglected. In spite of the obvious infrastructural shortages in the various towns and cities, it is clear that nobody equally gives the rural areas a thought because of the total neglects. Inaccessible, lack of electricity, water and other necessities are not issues to cope with in the new age.

The continuous neglects of our rural areas in terms of developments are a complete disservice to the collective well-being of Nigerians and Nigeria as a nation. There is now such an unprecedented surge with so much accompanying social vices. The hitherto enticing good life associated with urban areas have become paralyzed. Relevant industrial and other activities in urban areas that necessitated migrations away from rural areas have also become gravely dysfunctional because of the often inabilities to cope with running costs: many companies have long gone moribund. So, the push for urban migrations no longer makes sense nor holds water, yet it has not abated.

It is therefore of utmost importance that the rural areas should be given the desired attention they deserve. Funnily, for decades this had seemed a laudable intention by the various regimes. For instance, nothing less than twenty-three different programmes had been initiated by successive regimes towards solving rural-urban drifts. These were with the knowledge that the neglects of rural areas have direct negative impacts on food security, nutrition and general health and well-being of citizens. Besides, dearth of primary resources from the rural areas puts productive ventures at bay, hence the calamities of unemployment, poverty and high level of criminality, insecurity, and social vices. Except something is urgently

done to entice people back to rural areas, peace and social decorum would surely continue to be elusive.

To check the ugly trend, everyone must be ready to walk the talk. As usual, government must be at the forefront in efforts to reverse the present status. Government’s knowledge of what to do without taking the necessary steps and actions is a waste of time. Enough of pretenses and deceptions. It doesn’t take much to transform the rural areas towards ensuring ease of life. Firstly, promotion of agriculture and farming activities is very critical. For instance, 10,000 birds’ capacity poultry for every constituency would generate chains of employment in the locality. Same for other livestock. Farming must not be seen or reduced to planting of crops for the rural areas alone. Also, fixing the transportation and communication facilities is a needed incentive to call and attract some folks. There can be nothing as attractive as knowing that you can access your place easily.

Again, improvement of infrastructural facilities like schools and health centres could be a game changer. Dysfunctional, dilapidated, and abandoned schools have left parents with no choice than sending their children and wards to schools in nearby towns. Besides, the absence of sports and recreation centres is a killjoy. Another measure would be to provide credit facilities to enable rural dwellers have easy access to finance. Finance could greatly empower gifted traders and business inclined persons to stock items that would make rural stay interesting and comforting for home comers. Then, it is necessary to make land reforms. The abundance of farmland in rural areas do not necessarily translate to being available for the able users. A system of ensuring that land is not left wasting because of non ownership is of economic gain to anyone. And, off course, ensure that farmers get value for their farm produce by possibly creating a buyer’s market. Furthermore, there is need to improve on security, to enhance peaceful coexistence. Security measures in rural areas is very important and must be a proactive thing.

This is because, criminal acts could generate to a very long-lasting bad blood and history between families.

Clement Uwayah, a public affairs analyst writes from Delta State, Nigeria

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NEWS Okowa inspects burn OgbeIjoh market, promises govt assistance

By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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ollowing the fire disaster that destroyed a section of the Ogbe-Ijoh market in Warri, Delta State Government has promised to come up with a comprehensive work plan to enable it assist the victims.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa said this when he visited the market to see the extent of damage as he sympathised with the victims of the fire disaster.

The Governor represented by his Deputy, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro at the weekend said the government is concerned over the incessant fire disasters at the Ogbe-Ijoh market.

Otuaro assured them that the state government would liaise with the Warri South Council and the market leadership to properly articulate the losses incured by traders.

The Deputy Governor said the market has an original design with fire service station, police station and other facilities and the government needs to look critically into what had overtime constituted fire disasters in the market.

The State number two man expressed concern over the plight of the traders having lost all their goods as well as other properties to the inferno.

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EKiti: Ayu heads PDP Gubernatorial Primary Appeal Panel

By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja

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he National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted the Gubernatorial Appeal Panel to consider appeals arising from the conduct of the governorship primary election for the upcoming 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State.

The 25-member Appeal Panel is headed by the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, with the National

Secretary of the party, Senator Sam Anyanwu as Secretary.

This was contained in a statement yesterday by the National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Umar M. Bature in Abuja.

The Appeal panel has been scheduled to sit today (Friday, January 28, 2022) at the National Executive Committee (NEC) Hall of the PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja at 3pm.

Aside Ayu and Anyanwu, other members of the Appeal Panel include; Amb. Umar

Iliya Damagum, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, Hon. Arch. Setonji Koshoedo, Hon. Umar M. Bature, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Kamaldeen Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, Alhaji Ahmed Yayari Mohammed Daniel and Ambrose Woyengikuro.

Others are; Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, Muhammed Kadade Suleiman, Okechukwu Obiechina Daniel, Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, Chief Dr. Ali Obasi Odefa and Chief Dan Osi Orbih.

The rest are; Mr. Emmanuel Nicovoa Bovoa, Hon.

Theophilus Dakas Shan, Dr. Aminu Abdullahi, Alhaja Mrs. Mutitat Ladoja (BoT-SW), Amb. Mrs. Fidelia A. Njeze (BoT-SE), Sen. Liyel Imoke(BoT, SS), Mrs. Laurencia Malam (BoT-NW), Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri(BoT-NE), and Prof.

Jerry Gana(BoT-NC).

Bisi Kolawole, the anointed candidate of former Governor Ayodele Fayose emerged the PDP governorship candidate at a primary election heldin Ado Ekiti, the State capital on Wednesday.

Katsina to create database for entrepreneurs From Lawal Katsina

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Funtua,

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he Department of Employment and Special Intervention in Katsina state has embarked on creation of database of existing entrepreneurs with a view to consider those eligible for participation in various empowerment programmes across

the state.

Alhaji Abdulkadir Mamman Nasir, the Special Adviser of the department made this assertion while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the ongoing physical verification exercise of formal and informal enterprises in Katsina.

Nasir who expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the

exercise in Daura senatorial zone, also commended the applicants over the maturity exhibited, calling on them to cooperate with the department officials to ensure the success of the exercise.

According to him, the state government has introduced a lot of empowerment programmes aimed at making people more relevant and productive in the society.

While affirming the commitment of Governor Masari led administration to continue to assist small and medium enterprises for economic development of the state, Nasir revealed that, the administration has spent over two billion naira in improving the various empowerment programmes in state.

NITDA trans 40 journalists in Kebbi From Ahmed Idris, Birnin Kebbi

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he National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) incollaboration with the Kadimiyya Foundation, has trained 40 conventional media practitioners and social media on digital journalism and fact– checking.

The workshop was held at the Safar Guest in Birnin Kebbi on Friday.

Delivering her remarks, the Head of Corporate Affairs of the Agency, Hajiya Hadiza Umar, said the agency was committed to the expansion of the digital space and the promotion of robust, digital -based journalism that served the best and wider interest of the nation.

She explained further that the aim of the workshop was to be objective in the report, as well as for the practitioners to learn how to do fact- checks in order to help them to be able to do due diligence on any information.

Kano State Commissioner of Education, Hon. Moh’d Sanusi Sa’id Kisu (6th Left) The Executive Secretary , National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Dr Benjamin Abakpa (middle) Sokoto State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hon.. Bello Hassan Junaidu (4th right) and other participants at the one day Northwest Stakeholders forum, on the establishment of NSSEC, held in Kano State. Photo: NSSEC

NYSC boss pledges more support for humanity

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he Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has promised more commitment to humanity in all his future endeavours.

He stated this yesterday in Abuja, during a reception organised for him by the

NYSC Top Management and State Coordinators to celebrate his promotion to the rank of Major General.

Ibrahim who attributed his achievements in office to the support of the entire NYSC workforce also appealed for more support to attain higher feats.

“Giving to humanity is the best investment

someone can leave behind. I feel highly honoured, l am so happy and l see myself as a fulfilled man”, he said.

The Director-General appealed to all attendees at the reception to put smiles on people’s faces in their respective positions, no matter how small.

He also used the occasion to appeal to members of the

National Assembly and the Federal Government for the actualization of the NYSC Trust Fund.

In her welcome address, the Director, Information and Communication Technology, Mrs Christy Uba said Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim has imprinted his footprints in the anals of NYSC history.

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By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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eaders of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) have been accused of not being committed to the founding vision on which the party was built at merger between 2013 and 2015 when it defeated the then ruling Peoples Democracy Party (PDP).

In a statement he issued yesterday in Abuja, the immediate past Director General of APC Governors Forum, Salihu Moh

PDP chieftain in Kaduna condemns Zangon Kataf attack

By Christiana Ekpa

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Zagon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Muhammed Boroboro, on Sunday condemned the bandits attack and killing of several people in Atak Mawai in Zaman Dabo village, Atyap Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf.

Recall that the community came under heavy attack in the early hours of Sunday by unknown gunmen, killing about 10 persons and burning about 10 houses.

Speaking Sunday on the incident, Alhaji Borboro, who described the attack as babaric and inhumane, expressed regret on President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, noting that its only achievement is insecurity and killing of human beings without pity.

“Since my parents gave birth to me, I have never, never witnessed wastage of human lives and properties. Of what benefits are these killings to the Federal Government and the killers, I don’t understand,” he said.

He said many Nigerians are living in abject poverty, not because they refused to be hardworking but the fear of bandits have discouraged them from going to their farms.

“Today, farmers can no longer go far to farm.

Businessmen and women can no longer go to bush market because of the fear of criminals.

“As a businessman, you dare not display your business worth because there are kidnappers’ informants who go about to report you to their criminal friends who are ready to pounce on you and collect all your life savings,” he added.

APC leaders not committed to party’s founding vision - Ex PGF DG, Lukeman Lukeman said those plotting to truncate the proposed National Convention of the party should be adequately sanctioned to deter others who may have plans to work against the party’s interest in the future.

According to the statement titled ‘Politics of Change: APC on the Brink’, Lukeman who left office in a controversial circumstances over the National Convention of his party, said problem of intolerance to disagreements and criticisms, with some leaders expecting members to be blindly loyal is becoming a common attribute of the ruling party.

According to him “what we have as APC today wasn’t the party negotiated and produced out of our legacy parties. Rather than the envisioned party, which allows for internal debates and disagreements among party leaders and members, based on which there could be negotiations and agreements, APC today has been diminished to only an election platform, which is what the founding leaders and members wanted to change. The commitment to change the profile of political parties beyond being election

platforms was precisely part of why Nigerians supported the APC in 2015.

“This reality is very disturbing.

APC today, wasn’t the APC of the period 2013 to 2015. Perhaps outside President Buhari, there are very few elected leaders in APC who are still committed to the founding vision of the party to provide leadership to change Nigerian politics. Given where the nation is coming from under PDP, changing Nigerian politics would require departure from requiring citizens to be blindly loyal to elected leaders. It should require that citizens and party members are free to disagree and criticise elected leaders. In other words, politics of change should produce elected leaders who should be highly tolerant and where possible even accommodate disagreements and criticisms as part the process of decision making.

“Every founding leader and member of the APC must rise to challenge of arresting the drift in the party. Few individual leaders of the party must not be allowed to continue to impose themselves and destroy a party with potentials to provide the needed democratic

platform for negotiated resolutions of all the problems of Nigeria.

“As it is today, APC is the only party where contestation is taking place. Again, thanks to President Buhari who is providing unbiased leadership to the party, it is possible for ordinary members to express themselves, including disagreeing with decisions of leaders of the party. This unique leadership of President Buhari has helped a lot to sustain the hope of both party leaders, members and Nigerians desirous of political change.

“Beyond the unbiased leadership of President Buhari, there is the need for all party leaders and members committed to the politics of change to ensure the emergence of party leaders at the February 26, 2022 National Convention who must be tolerant to criticisms and disagreements and should not expect members to be blindly loyal.”

While emphasising the need for leaders of the party to navigate it back to its founding vision as at 2013, Lukeman said “APC leaders must wake up to the responsibility of returning the party to the era when party leaders are tolerant

to criticisms and disagreements.

Both party leaders and elected representatives must not expect ‘anticipatory obedience’ from both party members and Nigerians. Not expecting ‘anticipatory obedience’ should be part of what will endear the party and its candidates to Nigerians based on which winning elections can be guaranteed just as it was the case in 2015 and 2019.

“It is important to once more appeal to APC leaders to ensure that the February 26, 2022 National Convention is not just about electing National Working Committee (NWC) members. There must be some reflections about the challenges facing the country, with priority focus on problems of insecurity, rebuilding public education and health through mosilisation of massive financial investment in these sectors.

“The campaign to return APC to its founding vision must have strong expression and resonance at the February 26, 2022 National Convention. The current drift, which is systematically destroying the APC must be arrested based on all the outcomes of the National Convention.”

R-L: Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Hon. Bunmi Tunji Ojo and Wife of the King of Ikare Akoko, Mrs. Folashade Momoh, during the funeral Service Ceremony of the Late Special Apostle Engr. Chief Otegbeye Benson Akinola, at Owo on Saturday in Ondo State.

Sen Bamidele says Ekiti APC primary election as charade

By Musa Baba Adamu

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enator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi has described last Thursday’s Ekiti All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election as a charade.

He vowed to fight those he described as principalities and powers behind the exercise which, he said, didn’t meet the minimum standard of conducting election primaries.

Bamidele, in a statement he issued on Sunday, said the APC primary in Ekiti was an ugly

one which has not happened in recent times, insisting that he would take all necessary legal actions to test the viability of the results declared by the party in the January 27 primary.

He posited that the alleged abrasion of democracy and brazen abridgement of the Electoral act in the election would be subjected to legal scrutiny via the party’s constitution and the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

According to him, no election was held on January 27, saying figures reeled out by the committee were fabricated to

suit a certain sinister purpose.

Part of the statement said: “However, rather unfortunately, the process of conducting these primaries was hijacked, truncated, compromised and bastardised by those at the helm of affairs in Ekiti State, which is tantamount to a complete abuse of trust and leadership.

“Judging from a critical assessment of our campaign strategy by positively reaching out to our people in all nooks and crannies of Ekiti State to push our progressive message, I had no doubt in my mind that

we were coasting to victory had the process been transparent and fair.

“It is public knowledge that no primary election took place on Thursday, 27th January, 2022 but yet, rather disappointedly, results were announced based on concocted and fictitious vote counts.”

He thanked his teeming supporters in the state and his campaign team, stating that the process of conducting the last election was hijacked, truncated, compromised and bastardised by those at the helm of affairs in the state.

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Lawan woes Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel to join APC ahead 2023

By Musa Baba Adamu

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he President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan at the weekend tacitly extended an invitation to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel to shift base politically from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general election.

Lawan who was in Uyo at the instance of his colleague, Senator Bassey Albert Akpan, showered encomiums on Emmanuel for being a performing Governor and publicly told him to consider crossing over to their side.

Lawan is of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) while Emmanuel is of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but the duo have been friends for quite a while.

Recall that Lawan extended similar invitation to the Abia State Governor when he visited Aba last November and told Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu that the Progressives were waiting for him.

Both the Senate President and Akwa Ibom State Governor were in attendance at the Thanksgiving Service and Commissioning of constituency projects executed by Senator Akpan on Saturday.

It was an opportunity for Lawan to congratulate the people of Akwa Ibom for being lucky to have Udom Emmanuel as their Governor.

“You have a Governor who is so focused, intelligent, brilliant and anything that will bring development to Akwa Ibom and this country is his concern.

“Your Excellency, even though we do not share a common platform but the truth must

be said: You have transformed Akwa Ibom for the best.

“We are waiting for you to come and work with us Your Excellency. Oh yes! Why not?

We want someone like you. And there is no shame in asking.

“We are asking for the development, unity, progress and growth of our country. It doesn’t matter who that person is.

“And when you see something that is so good, you say something that is also good.

And we have seen someone that is so good, so brilliant and we are saying that is a very good addition to the leadership quest for Nigeria,” Lawan said.

The projects that were commissioned on Saturday include Ifa Ikot Akpan road, Uyo and Senator OBA Multipurpose Recreational Complex in Uyo. Lawan eulogized the Akwa Ibom

Northeast Senator Bassey Albert Akpan for providing quality representation of his people at the National Assembly.

The Senate President said the projects were indicative of Senator Akpan’s care for his people.

“For us as members of the National Assembly, it’s always our people first. Our constituents first. Our Senatorial District first.

“This is because we believe that we are accountable to our Senatorial District. We are accountable to our people. We cannot do without our people. They voted for us.

All the three Senators from Akwa Ibom are Distinguished people,” Lawan said.

The Senate President said Senator Akpan who is of the People’s Democratic Party( PDP) never allowed his political affiliation to affect his patriotic contributions at the Senate.

Ekiti guber: Badaru asks aggrieved aspirants to work for APC’s victory

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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he Governor of Jigawa State and Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election Committee for Ekiti State, Mohammed Badaru, has called on aggrieved aspirants in the race to put behind their grievances and work for the victory of the party at June 18 polls.

Biodun Oyebanji, a former Secretary to the Ekiti State Government (SSG) won the APC Governorship ticket for the State at the primary election held on Thursday, having polled 101,703 votes to defeat his closest challengers; Ojo Kayode with 767 and Opeyemi Bamidele who had 760.

Seven other aspirants in the race; Kayode Mojo, Demola Popoola, Femi Bamisile, Bamidele Faparusi, Dayo Adeyeye, Opeyemi Bamidele and Afolabi Oluwasola withdrew from the primary election when it was ongoing on alleged manipulation and demanded suspension of the exercise.

But addressing journalists shortly after submitting a report of the election at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja at the weekend, Badaru said as party members, those aspirants should close ranks and support the party’s governorship candidate, Oyebanji.

“They are party members.

What we expect them to do is to join hands with us so that we can continue to build the party and continue to support the candidate that emerges. At the opening of my engagement with the aspirants, at the stakeholders meeting that we held in Ekiti State, I told them that power comes from God and it is

only God that will determine who will win.

“If we take it in our hearts to be patient, God will certainly reward us and believe that He knows who will be the next Governor of Ekiti State even before we started this process. So, we should take heart to be responsible and respectful and stop casting aspersions or

unnecessary allegations on people because destroying somebody doesn’t mean victory for you.

“If you chose to castigate and humiliate people and cast insults on people God is watching. You will certainly harvest what you have done because the truth will always come out. And we did this primary with utmost fear of God and those

that knows me know I cannot write result for anybody,” he stated.

On the alleged irregularities during the primary, Badaru said: “That is absolutely not true. We landed on the 26th. I had meetings with all the aspirants and 7 attended out of 8 and we discussed the guidelines and we agreed on all the terms.

L-R: Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan and Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba and Governor of Borno State, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, during the wedding recognition of the IGP’s son in Maiduguri on Saturday in Borno State

My peoples’ wellbeing remains paramount priority - Rep. Tunji-Ojo

By Christiana Ekpa

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embers of the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, as well as the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, at the weekend stormed Owo in Ondo state, in honour of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who buried his father in-law, Engr. Benson Akinola Otegbeye.

While the Speaker led the National Assembly delegation, the Minister led a delegation from the Ministry, as well as the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

The event also had the political

leadership of the state, led by the Deputy Governor and the wife of the state Governor, Betty Akeredolu and party leaders in attendance.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the event, Akpabio called for support of the people of the state for Hon. Tunji-ojo in the coming 2023 elections, as a mark of recognition for the good job he has done in representing the people at the House of Representatives.

He said, “When you have done very well, the reward for good work is more work. They should give him more responsibilities because he has shown capacity and the determination to fight for

the interests of his people. He has shown capacity and friendliness in his dealings which is why has been able to attract the high and mighty in the society, including small people like us (laughs).”

Hon. Tunji-Ojo, while lamenting the death of his father in-law whom he described as a father figure in his life, also expressed his determination to continue to fight for the interests of his people.

“First of all, I don’t refer to him as my father in-law, he was actually my father. He never saw me and a son in-law, he saw me as a son. He was a man who showed so much love. I could remember before i got

married to my wife, he was there for us and after the marriage, he continued to be there. He had always being a pillar of support.

“He was somebody whose life and moral compass is a mode of guidance for my wife. And the kind of supportive culture that he trained my wife with has perfectly imbibed in her, which is one of the reasons why I’m so grateful to God to have such a wonderful person my wife”, he said.

On the legislative and governance side of things, the lawmaker who chairs the House committee on NDDC stated that the legislature which he represents would continue

to do its bid to ensure that the lives of Niger Delta people are improved through the Niger Delta Development Commission.

House Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu noted that “what we have come today to do is to identify with a strong member of the House of Representative.”

“Though he is a first time member, but he was one of those who were very prominent in galvanising support for the current speaker. Those of us who came as new members, he was the one who put us together to make sure we followed the right channel in voting for the current Speaker.”

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Rivers: We want governorship position, not deputy governor – Ogoni group

By Christiana Ekpa

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he Ogoni people have declared that any Ogoni man or woman who seeks the position of deputy governor in 2023 will be seen as an enemy of Ogoniland.

The group, known as Vanguard of Ogoni Nation, said Ogoni people will not settle for anything less than the office of the Rivers governor in 2023.

The leader of the group, Reuben Favour, described the position of the deputy governor as a spare tyre that has no voice and authority.

He said the time they wanted the position has passed, insisting that they only want the position of Governor.

Favour said, “What will the deputy governor do to Ogoni people now? A deputy governor is just a spare tyre. He has no voice and authority. He has nothing.

“What we are going for now is for an Ogoni man to be the Governor of Rivers State.

“Any Ogoni man that is going for the position of deputy governor should see himself as an enemy of Ogoni people. Ogoni people cannot play the second fiddle.”

The Ogoni leader also vowed that the people will work against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if they fail to give their governorship ticket to Ogoni people.

“If APC or PDP do not give their ticket to Ogoni people, we will make sure that we will work against them in all the positions including the National and state assembly,” he said.

The latest declaration by the group follows the latest permutations that one of the two major political parties may be planning to zone the deputy governorship position to Ogoniland.

It may interest you to know that no Ogoni man has, until now, declared interest in the governorship position.

Anambra APC holds state Congress, elects Ejidike as Chairman

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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he Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has held its state congress, electing Basil Ejidike as the new state chairman of the party.

Also elected alongside Ejidike were: Ifeanyi Osegbue as Deputy Chairman, Chidi Orji as Secretary, Calista Nwachukwu as Treasurer and Chukwunonso Chinwuba as Legal Adviser, among others.

The congress, which was witnessed by a committee set up by the national leadership of the party, led by Hon Friday Nwanozie Nwosu, was conducted through a voice vote, affirming Ejidike and

members of his immediate past executive.

Nwosu said: “This is the APC congress, and today the national leadership sent us to come and conduct it. We have a sevenmembers committee sent here to conduct this exercise, and the assurance is that the congress will be of your will and we will conduct the Congress according to your will.

“This is the authentic congress mandated by the national leadership of APC for this exercise.

If you hear of any other gathering other than this one for the same purpose, it is because people have a right to meet, but they do not have the consent of the party.”

Hon Chinedu Eluomuno, a former member of the House of Representatives, moved a motion for the affirmation of Ejidike and his executives, and was seconded

by Hon Charles Ezeani, a former member of the House of Assembly in Anambra State.

Ejidike, in his acceptance speech on behalf of himself and members of his executives said: “I stand to accept my election as chairman. I’m overwhelmed by joy on the decision to make us your leaders. We accept the daunting task, we will not betray the confidence bestowed on us.

“The essence of political party is to win election and advance the cause of their environment. We

know this and we must put heads together to win election.

“We will begin another round of electioneering soon, and it is a wake up call for us to lead our party to victory and dominate the national assembly with our members from the state.

“Today we have emerged as one firm family and ready to surmount every obstacle. Let’s bury our hatchet of yesterday and achieve the best for us.

“We thank our new leader in the state, Senator Andy Uba. He has rescued and repositioned our party in Anambra State.

I unequivocally thank you for your uncommon commitment towards moving the party forward.”

L-R: Best graduating student School of Politics, Policy Governance, (SPPG) MrAyobami Olunloyo; former CBN governor and Anambra state governor-elect, Prof Charles Soludo; former minister of Education/ founder, School of Politics, Policy Governance, (SPPG) Dr. Oby Ezekwesili and her husband Pastor Chinedu Ezekwesili during the pioneer class graduation ceremony on Saturday in Abuja .

Photo: Justin Imo-owo

I’ll reveal my presidential aspiration when I conclude consultations in Easter -Ngige

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

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he Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said he would reveal his intentions on the 2023 presidency to Nigerians during the Easter period.

Ngige explained that he is still consulting with relevant stakeholders

across the country on running for Presidency in 2023.

The former Anambra State Governor spoke at the state’s office of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Awka at the weekend.

Ngige disbursed empowerment facilities to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the

State.

Overwhelmed by the empowerment, Anambra women, led by lady Nancy Okafor, urged the Minister to vie for the Presidency.

She noted that Ngige was the right candidate from the Southeast.

Responding, Ngige said “We’ve started political talks again. Please,

give me around Easter where we’re going to have another session like this to discuss your request.

“I’m still consulting the political leaders in the country on your request, by that time I will decide, I know it’s my right to decide on that. I will take such a decision at the appropriate time.”

I’ve done 100% projects in Ihiala 2 State Constituency — Anambra Deputy Speaker

By Musa Baba Adamu

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eputy Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly and lawmaker representing Ihiala 2 State Constituency, Rt.Hon. Paschal Agbodike, has said he has delivered 100% projects in his Constituency.

Agbodike disclosed this during an interview with journàlists in his office at the State Assembly complex in Awka, the Anambra state capital.

Agbodike who stated that his stewardship at the legislature has been very eventful, noted that virtually all the communities in Ihiala local government area have one project or the other instituted by him, adding that evidence abound of his community-driven projects across Ihiala.

He said, “I have delivered a lot of projects in Ihiala 2 state constituency and beyond.

Feedbacks from my constituents reveal that

I have delivered projects more than what they expected from me.”

Agbodike emphasized that human capital development is one of the guiding principles of his representation; as a result, his Mmirioma Education Foundation has been vigorously deployed to pay school fees as well as grant scholarships to the have and have-not in his constituency.

He said that in the area of physical infrastructures, he built befitting market stalls at Okija ward 5, sank borehole water facility and provided a 7.5 KVA generator for the market to guarantee constant and regular power supply.

The legislator also disclosed that Okija Abbatoir was completely dilapidated and unfit for the slaughtering of cows for public consumption. Hence, he consulted the traditional ruler of Okija whom he said told him the urgent need to rehabilitate the slaughter

house and made it a modern abbatoir with a functional borehole water system.

Furthermore, Agbodike told our correspondent that he goes beyond the wants of his constituents to ascertain their felt-needs through the leadership of the communities to enable him to execute projects that will address fundamental problems.

He said, “I consulted the Igwe of Ubuluisiuzo who told me the urgent need to rehabilitate their dilapidated borehole facility. I rehabilitated it, made it functional again and gave them a 7.5 KVA generator. The people are enjoying today.

“I went to Isseke market and noticed that their major problem there is lack of water and there is no way you can ensure safe hygiene practices without potable water. So I rehabilitated their water facility and made sure they have constant power supply to pump water for daily use.

“My projects are not social media projects.

If you go to Afor-Isseke market now you will see that they have functional water facility. I did that through my consultations with their community leadership.

“I do grade roads every year to make sure that roads in our communities are motorable. If you go to Mbosi my own community, you will see Ebonesie Water Scheme. That project was executed by me and it was commissioned by His Excellency Governor Willie Obiano. I always make sure my people enjoy potable water.

“I attracted the state government to construct Isseke-Azia-Ukpor-Mbosi road.

Before the road was impassable but I moved a motion on the floor of the House calling on His Excellency Governor Willie Obiano to come to the aid of my people and the 10 kilometer road was constructed. Today my people are enjoying it.

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NITDA assures continuous support for people living with disabilities

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s part of efforts to promote digital inclusion, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has assured that it would continue to give equal opportunities to the vulnerable especially People Living with various forms of disabilities in the country.

This assurance was made by the NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, at the just concluded five days training and empowerment program on Digital Skills and Entrepreneurship program organized for People Living With Disabilities, (PLWD), the South-South edition which was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The NITDA boss who was represented at the closing ceremony by the Acting Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy, Aristotle Onumo, maintained that empowering differently able people in our society would promote digital inclusion.

While describing digital transformation as one of the panaceas to the mirage of problems confronting the nation, Inuwa maintained that training and empowering the PLWD is part of the initiatives to lift Nigerians out of poverty, hence the approval of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy, NDEPS, by president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

He said the training and empowerment for the “differently able” in our society are to make them financially independent and close the digital divide created by their conditions.

He further states that; “the empowerment program is one of the many opportunities given to Nigerians towards the implementation of the NDEPS agenda. This program also speaks to three pillars of NITDA’s Strategic RoadMap and Action Plan, SRAP 2021-2024, which are Digital Transformation, Digital Inclusion, and Digital Literacy and Skills, all of which were designed to make Nigeria a sustainable digital economy.”

“Through the training, NITDA has

been able to provide opportunities for participants to acquire the ability to use digital technology to create an enterprise that would culminate into wealth creation”, he said.

Inuwa, while encouraging the beneficiaries of the empowerment program to continue to engage in personal development which would aid the increase of their productivity added that they should return to their various communities and transfer the knowledge to others.

The Director-General affirmed the NITDA’s continual inclusion of

PLWD in all its initiatives adding that attaining a digitally inclusive society requires collaborative efforts from all stakeholders.

While encouraging the PLWDs to be more industrious, Inuwa quoted Dr. Ashi Mary Magdalene of the Department of the Special Education University of Calabar who posits that “no matter how disabled anyone is, they should not feel sorry for themselves. The disabled are not special, just a little different.”

The lead, Technical and Operations, Rivers State ICT Department, Mr. Austin Dimkpa who represented the State

government at the closing ceremony remarked that the empowerment program provides an opportunity for the beneficiaries to join the league of the financially stable people in the world adding that the 10 richest people in the world are in the Information Technology sector.

While expressing his profound appreciation to NITDA for training and empowering the PLWDs in Rivers State with computers and IT working tools, he advised beneficiaries to make judicious use of the tools to better their lots and reduce their reliance on other people.

R-L: Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Hon. Bunmi Tunji Ojo, Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Niger-Delta Leader, Chief Emmanuel Uduagha Elema and Interim Administrator of NDDC, Mr. Effiong Akwa, during the funeral Service Ceremony of the Late Special Apostle Engr. Chief Otegbeye Benson Akinola, at Owo on Saturday in Ondo State.

CBN moves for effective loans recovery, issues Circular to Banks

By Etuka Sunday

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he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued circular to all Banks and other financial institutions on the need for continuous recovery of loans.

A Circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy And Regulation Department, CBN, Chibuzo Efobi, was for the review of Guidelines on the Global

Standing Instruction (GSI) Individuals, as a way of promoting financial system stability.

CBN, according to the Circular said, “the initiative was conceived to fundamentally address the recurring instances of willful loan default in the industry in order to: “identify and watch-list recalcitrant loan defaulters; enhance loan recovery

from all eligible and funded accounts/ wallets in the industry; improve credit repayment culture; and o reduce nonperforming loans in the Nigerian banking system.

“Consequently, please be informed that the frequency of recovery attempts via the GSI platform has been amended from a specific number to continuous and unrestricted.

“In other words, the GSI automated loan recovery feature applicable to all loans in the industry shall remain perpetually in place throughout the life of the loan and/or until the loan is fully repaid.

“Please be guided accordingly and review the Guidelines, which remains available on the CBN website”, the Circular said.

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NCC-CSIRT identifies two cyber vulnerabilities, alerts telecoms Consumers

By Etuka Sunday

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he Nigerian Communications Commission’s Cyber Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has independently identified two cyber vulnerabilities and advised Nigerian telecom consumers on the measures to be taken to get protected from the cyber-attacks.

The CSIRT, in its first-ever security advisories less than three months after its creation, has solely identified the two cyber-attacks targeting the consumers and proffer solutions that can help telecom consumers from falling victims to the two cyber vulnerabilities.

The first is described as Juice Jacking, which can gain access into consumers’ devices when charging mobile phones at public charging stations and it applies to all mobile phones. The other is a Facebook for Android Friend Acceptance Vulnerability, which targets only Android Operating System.

According to CSIRT security Advisory 0001 released on January 26, 2022, with Juice Jacking, attackers have found a new way to gain unauthorized entry into unsuspecting mobile phone users devices when they charge their mobile phones at public charging stations.

Many public spaces, restaurants, malls and even in the public trains do offer complementary services to their customers in a bid to enhance customer services, one of which is providing charging ports or sockets.

However, an attacker can leverage this courtesy to load a payload in the charging station or on the cables they would leave plugged in at the stations.

Once unsuspecting persons plug their phones at the charging station or the cable left by the attacker, the payload is automatically downloaded on the victims’ phone. This payload then gives the attacker remote access to the mobile phone, allowing them to monitor data transmitted as text, or audio using the microphone.

The attacker can even watch the victim in real time if the victims’ camera is not covered.

The attacker is also given full access to the gallery and also to the phone’s Global Positioning System (GPS) location.

When an attacker gains access to a user’s Mobile phone, he gets remote access to the User’s phone which leads to breach in Confidentiality, Violation of Data Integrity and bypass of Authentication Mechanisms.

Symptoms of attack may include sudden spike in battery consumption, device operating slower than usual, apps taking a long time to load, and when they load they crash frequently and

cause abnormal data usage.

The Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde in a statement said, the NCC-CSIRT, however, proffered solutions to this attack to include using ‘charging only USB cable’, to avoid Universal Serial Bus (USB) data connection; using one’s AC charging adaptor in public space; and not granting trust to portable devices prompt for USB data connection.

Other preventive measures against Juice Jacking include installing Antivirus and updating them to the latest definitions always; keeping mobile devices up to date with the latest patches; using one’s own power bank; keeping mobile phone off when charging in public places; as well as ensuring use of one’s own charger, if one must charge in public.

On the other hand, the NCCCSIRT Advisory 0001 of January 27, 2022, warns that Facebook for Android is vulnerable to a permission issue which gives privilege to anyone with physical access to the android device to accept friend requests without unlocking the phone.

The products affected include Versions 329.0.0.29.120 of Android OS. With this, the attacker will be able to add the victim as a friend and collect personal information of the victim, such as Email, Date of Birth, Check-ins, Mobile phone number, Address, Pictures and other information that the victim may have shared, which would only be visible to his/her friends.

However, to be protected from the Facebook-associated vulnerability, NCC-CSIRT in the security advisory recommends to users to disable the feature from their device’s lock screen notification settings.

The NCC-CSIRT was inaugurated in October, 2021 to provide guidance and direction for the constituents in dealing with issues relating to the security of critical infrastructure in their possession, and periodically assess, review and collate the threat landscape, risks, and opportunities affecting the communications sector, in order to provide advice to relevant stakeholders in those regards.

As the telecoms-industry specific intervention, the objective of which aligns with the objective of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy (NCPS) document published by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the NCC-CSIRT ensures continuous improvement of processes and communication frameworks to guarantee secure and collaborative exchange of timely information while responding to cyber threats within the sector.

In recent times, NCC-CSIRT has raised series of cyber-

vulnerability awareness based on security advisories it receives from the Nigerian Cybersecurity Emergency Response Team

(ngCERT), which is the national body for the implementation of the NCPS objective. However, Juice Jacking and Facebook

for Android Friend Acceptance Vulnerabilities are the two first-ever cyber vulnerabilities published by the NCC-CSIRT.

Inauguration and investiture of AGF Ahmed Idris, as the President Chartered Institute of Treasury Management recently at the International Conference Center, Abuja.

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AGF Idris sworn-in as First President, Chartered Institute of Treasury Management

By Etuka Sunday

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he Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris has been sworn-in as the first President (post chartered) and Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM).

The nomination of AGF Idris as the pioneer President of the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) was announced recently by the Registrar of the Institute, Mr. Adedoyin Olumide.

TheFact Nigeria reports that Mr. Olumide had pointed out that AGF Idris’ position as the Head of the Treasury of the Federation and his vast experience in cash management made him eminently qualified to lead the CITM. The Director, Information, Press and Public Relations, OAGF, Henshaw Ogubike in a statement said, the investiture of AGF Idris as the President and Chairman of Council of the CITM took place at

an impressive ceremony in Abuja, at which the Registrar, Mr Adedoyin Olumide and other members of the CITM were formally inaugurated.

At the occasion, AGF Idris was presented with an award and instrument of office as the first President and Chairman of Council of the CITM. Speaking after his investiture, Idris commended the hard work and tenacity of members of the CITM which led to the successful passage and assent of the CITM Establishment Act 2021.

He stated that the vision and mission of the CITM is to build a world class treasury personnel that are conversant with the complexities of modern treasury management and could compete effectively and manage public, corporate and private treasuries.

He expressed delight at the honour done him and restated his commitment to serve as the President and Chairman of Council of the Institute. He said as the President, he will lean on the noble objectives

of the Institute and will deploy his experiences in the management of the Federal Treasury to promote a robust agenda for the CITM. In a goodwill message, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed congratulated the Accountant General of the Federation on his inauguration as the first President of the CITM. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr Aliyu Ahmed; the Minister noted that AGF Idris’ appointment was well-deserved considering his position and experience as the Head of the Treasury.

She noted that since assumption of office in 2015, Idris has led series of reform initiatives to align the Treasury with international best practices, particularly leveraging on Information Technology to automate key processes and procedures for better and ideal public sector accounting and financial management.

PEOPLES DAILY, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2022

Road crashes: FEMA tasks FRSC on swift enforcement of traffic laws

By Stanley Onyekwere

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n order to reduce road crashes in the Abuja, the nation’s capital city, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been charged to swiftly enforce speed, overloading and other relevant traffic laws.

According to the Director General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency(FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idriss who gave this charge, road crashes have reached an alarming rate due to reckless driving by motorists.

He revealed that in 2021, FEMA through various road rescue operations, saved 217 people while 17 lives were fatally injured.

Idriss, in a statement from Head, Public Relations Unit (PRU) at the Agency, Nkechi Isa particularly appealed to the FRSC to enforce the extant rules and regulations against overloading and non-wearing of seat belts.

He also decried the absence of fire extinguishers in most vehicles, noting that even where there is one, it is often expired.

According to the DG, “these laws are critical as they are meant to reduce casualties on our roads.

“At a point where nobody is to die, ten die due to reckless driving, overloading and not wearing seat belts.”

In a related development, the FEMA boss called for the expansion of the scope and operators manning the 112 emergency toll free number to further improve the response time.

He disclosed that 90% of FEMA’s distress calls come through the 112 number, noting that this shows that the people have access and are using the number frequently, hence, the need to reduce the waiting time by callers.

While commending the recent launch of the 5G network by the government, he noted that MDAs must digitalise their systems to ensure the full utilisation of the technology.

He however disclosed that FEMA intends to deploy technology in tackling disasters particularly during flooding.

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FCTA bans tipper operations during peak hours

By Stanley Onyekwere

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n what seems as a tough measure to ensure seamless and orderly traffic, the FCT Administration has banned Tipper operations during the morning and evening peak hours within the Territory.

In particular, tipper drivers will not be allowed to operate within the FCT, during the hours of 6-10 am and 3-4pm, as part of new guidelines issued through the FCT Transportation Secretariat.

A statement from the Deputy Director, Information at the Transportation Secretariat, Ifeanyi Ughamadu, which was made available to PeoplesDaily at the weekend, warned that all defaulters will be sanctioned in accordance with extant laws and regulations.

It stated that the new guidelines to govern tipper operations in the FCT, were arrived at, during a meeting of Transportation Secretariat with officials of Association of Tipper

Drivers and National Union of Mine workers in FCT. “According to the guidelines, tipper operations within the Federal Capital Territory will not be allowed during the peak hours of 6-10am and 3-4pm.

“All Tipper drivers must ensure that the items/materials being conveyed, which have tendency of dispersing or flying about must be properly covered with tarpaulin approved by the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS).

“Also, tipper drivers must be

fit and proper to ply on FCT roads with evidence of a road worthiness certificate obtained from the DRTS just as Tipper trucks without proper lighting are to be prevented from plying the roads at nights , to avoid accidents”, the Statement read in part.

However, the Transportation Secretariat directed the leadership of the two affected Associations to engage their members in training and re-training annually, to get them abreast with the standards expected of them by the FCTA.

From left :Assistant Commssioner of Police,syaku SharuEscort Commander to FCT Minister, SP Mani Umar, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, ADC to FCT Minister, SP Saidu Bala, CSO to FCT Minster, CSP Rashid Ahmed and SSA to FCT Minister on Security, Abu Salihu Muhammed following the decoration of Mani and Saidu with their new ranks of superintendents of Police, by the FCT Minister, at the weekend in Abuja. Photo Mahmud Isa

Preach unity, peace- FCT Minister charges clergymen

By Stanley Onyekwere

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CT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has called on religious leaders to continue to promote peace unity and overall harmony in the country through their actions and communications to their flock.

Bello made this call yesterday when a delegation led by the Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba paid him a courtesy visit in his office, also charged religious leaders to He also appealed to religious leaders to support the efforts of government to rid the society of the menace of drug abuse, especially among the youths.

He noted that a lot of the reports have indicated that many criminal issues relating to

kidnapping, banditry, rape and murder have their roots in drug abuse.

He therefore urged religious leaders to encourage the adoption of core family values among their members, noting that the problem of drug abuse and its attendant effects would be better solved at the community level when they are adequately addressed at the family level.

The Minister while also commending religious leaders for their prayers and support, during the difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic, thanked them for their understanding when places of worship in the FCT were closed as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the disease.

While acknowledging that the country is passing through difficult phases in its journey to

nationhood, Malam Bello assured that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari was doing its best to tackle the challenges at hand.

According to the Minister, “With respect to the issue of insecurity, as you know, we are in a situation whereby only the negative gets reported.

“But I’m privy to a lot of information that quite frankly I will tell you and I’ve said it elsewhere before, for every incident that you read in the newspapers, either kidnapping, murder, banditry or rape, more than 10 cases had been prevented and thwarted and criminals arrested by the relevant security agencies”.

Earlier in his remarks, Most Rev. (Dr) Henry Ndukuba, commended the FCT Minister

for creating an environment and atmosphere for peaceful coexistence in the FCT and for political, economic, socio-political and religious activities to thrive in the nation’s capital.

Rev. Ndakuba also expressed satisfaction with the peopleoriented programmes of the current FCT Administration, noting that the religious communities have keyed into its programme of health on the National Health Insurance Scheme and attempts being made to develop the youthful population and entrench social development for the populace.

The Primate assured the Minister of the prayers and support of not only of the Anglican Church but the whole Christian community and Nigerians in general.

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Ukraine-Russia tensions: British troops ‘unlikely’ to fight - Truss

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here is a “real threat” of Russia invading Ukraine, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has warned, but it is “very unlikely” British soldiers would be deployed to fight in any conflict.

Instead, she said the UK was sending weapons to Ukraine and “strengthening” its sanction system so oligarchs close to the Kremlin had “nowhere to hide”.

She said the UK was also offering extra support to nearby Nato allies.

Any invasion would be “terrible for Europe”, Ms Truss told the BBC. Russia has placed about 100,000 troops, tanks, artillery and missiles near Ukraine’s border, but denies it plans to invade the former Soviet republic, which borders both Russia and the EU. But Ms Truss said it was “highly likely” that President

Vladimir Putin was looking to invade.

“We’re doing all we can through deterrence and diplomacy to urge him to desist,” she told BBC One’s Sunday Morning programme.

Economic sanctions punishments put on a state, individuals or organisations by another country - could target Russian financial institutions, energy companies, and those who are “key to... the continuation of the Russian regime”.

Under new legislation, sanctions could potentially target “any interest that has an impact on the Russian government”, she said.

The Foreign Office is expected announce tougher sanctions in Parliament on Monday.

Earlier this week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West not to create panic, saying warnings of an

imminent invasion were putting Ukraine’s economy at risk.

Russia-Ukraine tensions: The basics Media caption, Watch: Understand the Ukraine crisis with Ros Atkins in less than six minutes Ms Truss, who will visit Ukraine and Moscow in the next two weeks, said the UK had already trained 20,000 troops in Ukraine, supplied anti-tank missiles, and given support to its navy and energy sector.

The UK is also considering offering to double the number of its troops deployed in Eastern Europe, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it would send a “clear message to the Kremlin”.

The UK has more than 900 military personnel based in Estonia, more than 100 in Ukraine as part of a training mission, while a light cavalry

squadron numbering about 150 is deployed to Poland.

Also speaking to Sunday Morning’s Sophie Raworth, Nato’s secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said there would be a “high price to pay” if Russia decided “to use force”.

“The more aggressive they are, the more Nato [presence] they will get at the borders.”

However, he reiterated that Ukraine was not a member of the military alliance, and as such there were “no plans to deploy Nato combat troops”.

Russia wants the West to promise Ukraine will never join Nato, in which members promise to come to another’s aid in the event of an armed attack.

Nato’s 30 members include the US, UK, and several former Soviet republics, some of which border Russia. Moscow sees Nato troops in Eastern Europe as a direct threat to its security.

Mr Putin has long argued the US broke a guarantee it made in 1990 that Nato would not expand further east, though interpretations differ over exactly what was promised.

Last month, Russia issued a written list of its concerns about Nato expansion and reiterated that Ukraine should never join the alliance.

The US has since rejected that demand, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was offering Moscow “a serious diplomatic path forward, should Russia choose it”.

If Russia were to invade Ukraine, it would not be the first time.

Russia annexed Ukraine’s southern Crimea peninsula in 2014. It is also backing rebels who seized large swathes of the eastern Donbas region soon afterwards, and some 14,000 people have died in fighting there.

Australian Open: Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev from two sets down in Melbourne epic

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Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men’s title in the most stunning fashion, fighting back from two sets down to beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final.

Backed by a loud Melbourne crowd, sixth seed Nadal rallied to win 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-4 7-5 on Rod Laver Arena.

US Open champion Medvedev was going for his second successive major title.

Medvedev, 25, was in command before Nadal showed all of his renowned grit and fight to earn an extraordinary win.

The 35-year-old Spaniard has been at the centre of some of the sport’s most incredible triumphs - but this surely goes down as the most amazing Grand Slam victory of his illustrious career.

Nadal’s achievement comes only a few months after he thought he would never be able to return to the tour because of a foot injury.

In the absence of the deported Novak Djokovic and the injured Roger Federer in Melbourne, Nadal has moved one ahead of his great rivals in the race to finish with most major men’s singles titles.

It is the left-hander’s second Australian Open title and comes 13 years after his only previous success.

“Without a doubt it is one of the most emotional wins of my career,” he said after the trophy presentation.

Australian Open: ‘Unbelievable’ moment Rafael

Nadal took victory after five hours 24 minutes of play, and after 1am local time Nadal wins 21st Grand Slam title Nadal’s emotional celebrations after adversity Chronic pain in Nadal’s left foot restricted him to only one tournament in the final seven months of 2021, while a bout of coronavirus in mid-December also left him “very sick with fever”.

Those setbacks meant the Australian Open was just his second competitive event in five months, having won a warm-up tournament at Melbourne Park earlier in January.

Nadal sealed victory against Medvedev after five hours 24 minutes - and at 01:11 local time in Melbourne - when the second seed could not return a net volley on the first of the Spaniard’s three match points.

Dropping his racquet to the floor, Nadal stood motionless with his hands on his hips and

his jaw dropped. After a warm embrace with Medvedev, he walked towards his support team and exploded with emotion.

A triple first-pump was followed by a drop to his knees, his hands covering his face as he looked up to the sky.

Nadal slowly walked over to his players’ box, hugging Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley, on his way to embrace his father Sebastian.

The intensity of his celebration illustrated the euphoria Nadal felt after the obstacles he had overcome - on the night and in the recent months - to win.

Previously in his career, Nadal had only won three matches from two sets down and the most recent of those came at Wimbledon in 2007 against Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny.

Victory came at the end of the

second longest Grand Slam final in history, just 30 minutes short of the 2012 final at Melbourne Park when Nadal lost to Djokovic.

So much had he given to his record-breaking achievement that during the trophy presentation, Nadal was brought a chair so he could sit down rather than stand.

Medvedev’s irritation at the pro-Nadal support At two sets up, Medvedev had looked well on course to back up his victory in New York with another triumph at Melbourne Park.

Nadal lacked fluency with his groundstrokes in the first set, particularly on the backhand side, and Medvedev took five games in a row to seal it, Nadal dumping another backhand into the net, the Spanish left-hander’s 16th unforced error against just five from his opponent.

The younger man’s dominance was also illustrated by his winning 31 of the total points compared to 17 by Nadal.

With all the statistics in favour of Medvedev, the second set unexpectedly turned Nadal’s way at 2-1.

Nadal ended a 40-shot rally with an angled backhand winner, setting up break points for the first time in the match, and an unforced error from Medvedev handed over the game.

Suddenly Nadal had a spring in his step - and had the crowd getting noisier too - as he moved 4-2 ahead.

Three successive breaks of serve followed, a run that ended with a dramatic ninth game that stunned the Laver crowd.

It included a set point for Nadal, five break points for Medvedev and the game being halted when a protester jumped on to court before being dragged away by security.

The set eventually went to a tie-break which Medvedev finished the stronger and it appeared doubtful Nadal, already looking tired and sweating a lot, could fight back.

Another pivotal moment came in the sixth game of the third set when Nadal, facing going two sets and a break down, fought off three break points.

Both men continued to hold serve until the ninth game when Nadal, whose indomitable spirit began to grow, pounced.

Medvedev, perhaps as a result of the finishing line coming into view, lost clarity of thought when he tried to prod over a volley and instead hit it into the net.

That brought raucous cheers from the crowd and Medvedev responded with a sarcastic clap of his racquet. Source: BBC

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DR Congo issues death sentences for murder of UN experts D ozens of militia members have been sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo for their involvement in the murder of two UN experts.

Swedish-Chilean Zaida Catalan and American Michael Sharp were abducted and killed in the Kasai region in 2017.

They were investigating alleged mass graves after fighting broke out between government forces and a militia group.

Their interpreter, Betu Tshintela, was also killed. Their bodies were found 16 days after being kidnapped.

Catalan had been beheaded.

The UN was shocked by the murders and at the time, and Secretary General António Guterres said the organisation “would do everything possible to ensure that justice is done”.

Hundreds of people died in the conflict in Kasai which ended in 2017. Over a million people were displaced by the fighting, which began after a traditional

leader, Kamwina Sapu, was killed in August 2016.

The guilty verdicts were handed down by a military court at the end of a four-year trial.

Out of the dozens of defendants, 51, almost all militia members, were sentenced to death. But as DR Congo has declared a moratorium on executions, the sentences are likely to end up being life imprisonment.

They had faced a variety of charges, from terrorism and murder to the act of a war crime through mutilation, the AFP news agency reports.

Col Jean de Dieu Mambweni, who received the 10-year sentence, was accused of violating orders.

Two others - a journalist and a police officer - were acquitted.

However, Human Rights Watch says this trial has not uncovered what really happened.

It wants another investigation to find out if the orders to kill the UN investigators came from higher up the military chain of command.

Zaida Catalan went to DR Congo to investigate abuses for the UN along with Michael Sharp (picture from 2009)

Liberia prisons: Where inmates are short of food, space and uniforms

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hen the food ran out for inmates at Liberia’s main prison earlier this month it exposed the terrible conditions that have long existed in the country’s jails.

The lack of supplies affected all of the country’s 15 prisons, forcing two to stop taking any new inmates.

It was only after at least two days that a local philanthropist and a charity stepped in to make up for the shortfall, but the wider problems - overcrowding and a lack of funding - have not gone away.

At Monrovia Central Prison, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 people are crammed into a space that was initially built for less than 400.

The outside of the prison has been given a facelift and the shining light grey walls could mislead passers-by into thinking that things are equally bright inside.

The food crisis gave a group of convicts, who briefly met journalists during a ceremony to open a new visitors’ hut, a rare opportunity to vent their frustration.

Now in his third year in prison, one man, convicted on rape charges, hissed repeatedly as he explained the frustration over the lack of food.

“The government feeds us one plate [of rice] every day; one time a day,” he said.

As he spoke, over a dozen others nodded, the anger and frustration visible on their faces.

Photos taken inside Monrovia Central Prison in 2011 revealed the overcrowding, and the problems have worsened since then The man in charge of Monrovia Central Prison, Varney G Lake, admitted that the overcrowding alone amounted to a “human

rights violation”.

He also decried the poor infrastructure and the lack of well-maintained facilities in an interview with a local newspaper, FrontPage Africa.

When the food shortage struck, Upjit Singh Sachdeva, a well-known businessman living in Monrovia, who had already been providing some food from his resources, rushed to the city’s prison with emergency rations to calm the anxiety.

Better known as “Jeety”, he told the BBC that his assistance was “intended to help with the inmates’ transformation process”.

Besides, he said his religious beliefs mean that “when you have food, you share with others”.

His latest gesture was followed by other interventions including one from advocacy group Prison Fellowship Liberia which delivered rice and oil.

But in the long run, the authorities cannot continue to rely on charity to sustain the prison service.

‘All our prisons are obsolete’ The national director of prisons, Rev S Sainleseh Kwaidah, confirmed that the lack of proper food for prisoners was one of the many challenges he faces.

He blamed the shortfall on delays in the government releasing funds that should be supplied monthly.

For example, the money intended for food in September was only received after Christmas, he told the BBC. As a result, prison superintendents had to “go on borrowing money here and there” to feed inmates.

One of the problems, Rev Kwaidah said, was that the only item in the national budget dealing with prisons was labelled “prison subsistence”. “[The] prison budget must

include feeding, accommodation, medication, operation, maintenance, refurbishment for wear-and-tear.

“All the prisons we’ve got in this country now are obsolete, these include the Monrovia Central Prison; they need to be repaired,” he added, the emotion clearly audible in his voice.

The problems were first highlighted in 2011 when Amnesty released this picture and others from inside Monrovia Central Prison He also highlighted the lack of medical facilities and proper uniforms for both the inmates and warders.

The last batch of prisoner uniforms supplied by the UN was more than 10 years ago.

And there are no vehicles or fuel to escort prisoners.

“As I speak to you, we escort prisoners to many of our prisons on ‘kek-keh’ [motorised tricycles],” he said. These do not have doors, so are not ideal to transport convicts.

The vehicles the UN had left at the completion of its peacekeeping mission more than

six years ago “have burned out and broken down”.

Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean, who is responsible for the penal system, told the BBC that the government was aware of the scale of the problems because they had been highlighted in an official audit.

But he did not have a shortterm fix.

“We trust that the legislature will allocate the required funds and resources to address them,” he said.

Chance for rehabilitation In 2011, the government drew up a 10-year plan to improve the facilities and Mr Dean said that though this “is being implemented… there are challenges” including the fact that the prison population has almost doubled.

Also, in a country where many people go hungry, there might not be much sympathy for inmates.

However, the prison system is supposed to be for rehabilitation as well as punishment.

In some cases, prisoners are being used to help improve the infrastructure employing new skills that could help once they

are freed.

A recent project at Monrovia Central Prison recruited inmates to build the visitors’ hut inside the prison compound.

Dressed in dark blue track suits donated by the Unity Alliance Incorporated charity, they were allowed to assemble outside their cells to dedicate the hut.

The convicts told the BBC they wanted to send a signal that they should be given a second chance.

Jonathan, a 37-year-old convicted murderer who has been in the prison for eight years, said he was proud to have taken part in the renovation work.

He admitted he was “a kind of violent person outside, but I was worked on and my mind is now refined.

“I sat down, saw and regretted my action, I asked God first for forgiveness and tried talking to the people that I offended.”

“And as God is answering, things are working in that direction.”But when it comes to major changes in the prison system Jonathan, and others, may be waiting a long time.

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e w s F r o m A SI A Jordanian Hundreds of Houthi rebel child army says it killed 27 drug soldiers dead in Yemen war - UN early 1,500 children recruited by smugglers from Yemen’s Houthi rebels died in fighting in 2020, and hundreds more the following year, the UN says.

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he Jordanian army says its troops applied new rules of engagement intended to deter smuggling The Jordanian army says it has killed 27 drug smugglers who attempted to cross into the kingdom from Syria under the cover of heavy snow.

The smugglers were backed by “armed groups”, a statement said, adding that some fled back to Syrian territory.

Troops “found large quantities of narcotics” where the clashes happened.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said its sources had reported clashes between Jordanian border guards and drug smugglers on Tuesday night.

They took place in the southern countryside of Suweida province, near the border villages of Khirbet Awad and al-Mughayir, according to the UK-based monitoring group.

The Jordanian army vowed to strike with “an iron fist” at any smuggling or infiltrations that threatened national security.

It said troops had applied new rules of engagement that were introduced after an army officer was killed in a shootout with smugglers on the border with Syria earlier this month.

The new rules were also said to reflect growing concern about a recent surge in the smuggling of drugs from Syria, mostly amphetamine tablets bearing the Captagon logo.

Captagon is reportedly one of the most popular drugs among affluent youths in the Middle East, particularly in Gulf Arab states. It has also been consumed by combatants in the civil war in Syria, who say it dims fear on the battlefield.

Most of the Captagon seized in the region is reported to have originated in Syria and Lebanon.

Jordanian officials have blamed Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah movement and other Iran-backed militias operating in government-controlled parts of southern Syria for the surge in smuggling into the kingdom.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said that Suweida had become a “major hotbed” for the smuggling of drugs

by Hezbollah, and that it was being aided by Syrian military personnel.

Hezbollah has denied such accusations, calling them fabricated.

The Syrian government has said it is doing its utmost to crack down on Captagon production.

Source: BBC

experts said rebels were still recruiting children, using summer camps and a mosque to spread their ideology.

They added that air strikes on the rebels

by Saudi-led forces were still inflicting many civilian casualties.

More than 10,000 children have been killed in the war that began in 2015.

Tens of thousands of adults have also died as a direct result of the fighting, with millions displaced and on the brink of famine.

In the 300-page report, the panel said it had received a list of 1,406 children recruited by the Houthis who had died on the battlefield in 2020 and 562 between January and May the following year.

“The children are instructed to shout the Houthi slogan ‘death to America, death to Israel, curse the Jews, victory to Islam’,” the Associated Press news agency quoted the four-member panel of experts as saying.

“In one camp, children as young as seven years of age were taught to clean weapons and evade rockets.”

It called on all parties “to refrain from

The Houthis have been mobilising more fighters as part of a recent escalation of the conflict using schools, summer camps and mosques to recruit children” and recommended sanctions for anyone who did not.

It also said the rebels, who control the capital Sanaa, were using a complex network of global intermediaries to source critical components for their weapons systems to get around a UN arms embargo.

“All military and paramilitary forces loyal to the Sanaa-based authorities fall

under this definition,” it added.

There has been an upsurge in fighting following a Houthi drone attack on government allies the United Arab Emirates two weeks ago.

On 21 January an air strike on a detention centre in the north-western Houthi stronghold of Saada killed more than 70 people, prompting the UN and US to call for an end to the escalation.

Palestinians vent against Hamas in rare online event

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undreds of Palestinian activists have been taking part in a rare online event strongly criticising Hamas governance of the Gaza Strip.

They Kidnapped Gaza began as an audio discussion on Twitter on Thursday.

“Imagine your one-month-old son dies because of the cold. Imagine your son dying because there is no electricity, no money, no wages and no home,” said Mahmoud Nashwan.

“Injustice will fall and every oppressor will fall,” added the 32-year-old engineer from Gaza, who now lives in Belgium.

The three-hour long, live conversation was organised by five Gazans who left the Palestinian territory after joining the We Want to Live protests which were violently suppressed in March 2019.

Living conditions in Gaza are dire.

There is a severe lack of water, poor sewage treatment and long daily power cuts. Some 67% of the youth workforce are unemployed - with the highest figures among graduates.

The economy has been badly hit by the pandemic and an 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in May 2021.

However, it is unusual to hear residents voice any complaints about those in charge out of fear.

“Hamas has billions of dollars in investments in many countries, while people [in Gaza] starve to death and migrate in search of work,” said another activist, Amer Balosha, during the social media event.

He highlighted the plight of more than 100 Gazans, now imprisoned in Turkey after trying to travel illegally to Greece in search of new lives in Europe.

“Hamas, which is responsible for their efforts to emigrate due to its policies, did not intervene to release them,” continued Mr Balosha, a 29-year-old law graduate of Al-Azhar University.

He now lives in Istanbul after being arrested by Hamas police for his role as an organiser of the 14 March Movement, which was instrumental in the protests in 2019.

The Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, took full control of Gaza in 2007, ousting Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces in days of bloody fighting, a year after Hamas

Hamas has been criticised by human rights groups for its suppression of civil liberties won the Palestinians’ last parliamentary election.

Following its takeover, Israel and Egypt imposed a tight blockade against the militants which has squeezed the Palestinian territory.

Internationally, Hamas is widely seen as a terrorist group.

About two-thirds of the 2m people in Gaza are aged under 25. Most have never left the strip - which is just 25 miles (40km) long and up to seven miles (11km) across because of tight travel restrictions.

Demonstrations suppressed In 2019, demonstrations over the high price of food and lack of jobs brought hundreds of Gazans out on the streets of city centres and refugee camps. They were of a scale and intensity that had not previously been seen under Hamas’s iron rule.

Videos shared online showed security services hitting people and shooting live ammunition into the air to disperse the crowds.

Hamas accused its political rival, Fatah, which dominates the PA, of being behind the protests. However, many young Palestinians criticise both factions, accusing all of the Palestinian leadership of ignoring their daily strife.

A Hamas spokesman did not respond

directly when the BBC asked for his reaction to the They Kidnapped Gaza virtual event and hashtag still being used on Twitter.

Instead, he pointed out that a new hashtag being used in criticism of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), which began circulating in reaction, had been more popular. The PLO is headed by PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

Supporters of Hamas have also been quick to attack its critics.

“They Kidnapped Gaza and made it a centre of resistance and challenge to the largest power in the world,” a loyalist, Wael Abu Omar, wrote in response on Twitter.

“They kidnapped Gaza and it became a hotbed for striking Tel Aviv, Haifa and occupied Jerusalem with rockets.

They kidnapped it and Gaza became the defending champion of Jerusalem and Sheikh Jarrah [a politically contentious district in Jerusalem linked to the outbreak of the May war].”

Gaza analysts say Hamas officials are unlikely to have been badly rattled as the latest criticism has been concentrated on an online platform not widely used by Palestinians. But it shows the voices of protests still have a way and a means of getting out.

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Chancellor pledges support to UniAbuja community T he Emir of Bauchi and Chancellor of the University of Abuja, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr) Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, has assured the Council, Management and entire University community of his support towards lifting the University to greater heights.

The Chancellor gave this assurance, when a delegation from the University, led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Professor Ahmed Modibbo Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit on Friday 28th January 20022, in Abuja.

This was according to a statement yesterday by Dr Habib Yakoob, Head, Information and University Relations.

The Chancellor said, “I sincerely appreciate this visit, and this is the first time we are meeting as an authority of the University of Abuja. I congratulate the Chairman of the Governing Council over this richly deserved appointment, and I also congratulate the members of the Council. It is my prayer that Insha’Allah, this appointment will, within a short time, help to showcase your leadership quality in the University.

“Let me also salute my vicechancellor and members of University Senate, Management

and University community, for their patriotism and tireless efforts towards ensuring that the University of Abuja is lifted to greater heights. God will continue to bless you all, and increase your wisdom.”

The Chancellor stated that the forthcoming 25th and 26th Convocation Ceremonies of the University, at which he will preside, would offer him good opportunity to associate with members of the University community.

He said he felt honored to be entrusted with the huge responsibility of serving as chancellor of the University, pledging to discharge his duties diligently.

Earlier, the Pro-chancellor, Professor Ahmed Modibbo Mohammed, had conveyed the regards of members of the University community to the emir, and informed him about the preparations for the convocation ceremony.

Mohammed added that he was optimistic that the University would benefit immensely from the experiences the new chancellor had garnered from similar positions over the years.

“Words cannot express the joy of the University community at the news of your appointment.

This is in view of your status as a

prominent royal father and your considerable experience in similar position which the University will no doubt, tap from.

“The University is confident that you will do more considering your stature, exposure and commitment to educational advancement, societal development and experience in similar positions,” Mohammed stated.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, described the appointment of the

chancellor as a blessing to the University, saying the UofA is proud to be associated with the Bauchi emirate.

“For us at the University of Abuja, the UofA of Nigeria, University for National Unity, today is a historic day because one father left, another father came.

We are very proud to associate ourselves with you.

“We all know that Bauchi is a big historical place and all over the world people talk about it. Now when they mention Bauchi, they

mention University of Abuja, we are very proud of that. Thank you for receiving us, may Allah SWT continue to strengthen you and thank you for us,” Na’Allah stated.

In the delegation were a member of the Council, Alhaji Buba Gamawa; Deputy ViceChancellor (Administration), Professor Abubakar Sadeeq Abba; Registrar, Malam Yahya Mohammed; Bursar, Malam Rufai Ahmed Baba, Deputy Registrar (Council), Malam Waziri Garba, among others.

The Emir of Bauchi and Chancellor of University of Abuja, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr) Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu (c); Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of the University, Professor Ahmed Moddibo Mohammed (left); and the Vice- Chancellor, Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah (right), when they paid a courtesy call on the Emir, Friday 28th January 2022, at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja.

Out- of -School Children National priority - FG

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he Minister of State for Education,Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said that bringing every child on board the ship of education is a National priority which every stake holder must take seriously.

The Minister who stated this today in his keynote address at the National campaign on out of school children in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state, said, no Nation can make meaningful progress with a high number of its youths as illiterates.

According to the Minister, the high number of out of school children is inimical to the growth and development of any Nation.

Hon. Nwajiuba maintained that the Federal Ministry of education is determined to ensure that all children of school age who are out of school are returned and retained to complete their Basic and secondary education and possibly transit to tertiary institutions.

The Minister called for synergy amongst stakeholders especially communities where these children exist to ensure that they are given the necessary support to achieve education, adding that this is the only way we can achieve a better, reliable, developed and peaceful society.

Hon. Nwajiuba appealed to good spirited individuals and groups to take responsibility for the education of these children, especially for the orphaned who have no one to carter for their educational needs.

The Minister also called on State

governments to upscale their efforts in supporting the Federal Government in the task of educating these children, adding that education is a collective responsibility.

An educated populace, the Minister said,is a critical recipe for development and peace in any society.

The Minister also expressed pain over the remaining 14 students who were abducted at the Federal Government College Birni Yauri sometime last year, calling on all hands to remain on deck for the release of the

remaining children.

“My heart and soul are with all Nigerian Children who are still in captivity. I stand with the parents in the circumstance. Govt. Will continue to do all it can to free our children who are being held for what they know nothing about” the Minister reiterated.

In his address at the ocassion , Kebbi state Governor, His Excellency, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, represented by the Secretary to the State Government said, the state is

fully committed to eradicating the out of School Children phenomenal.

The Gov said kebbi state has approximately 900,000 out of school children.

From the inception of this administration, the gov said he has committed over#15.5 billion towards the construction of 552 classroom blocks, boleholes, toilets and furniture for the course of Out of School Children in the state .

Through series of interventions,the gov said kebbi state has put in place

a number of strategies, including sensitization and massive enrollment drive as well as the provision of necessary and adequate infrastructure.

Further more, His Excellency revealed that 42 nomadic schools have been constructed to provide access to quality education for the children of Nomards and migrant fishermen.

Similarly, the Governor said 167 basic literacy centers have been established for the purpose of integrating Almajiris into formal education.

Hanifa’s killing : Minister Lauds Kano govt’s efforts

By Maryam Abeeb

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he Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu, has applauded actions taken by the Kano State government to address the horrible incident that led to the death of fiveyear-old Hanifa Abubakar, killed by her

teacher.

Adamu, who spoke through the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Ben Goong, in Abuja, condemned the killing of Hanifa.

Adamu, in his statement, said, “We are watching this national tragedy very closely and we are interested in

seeing that justice is not only done but explicitly seen as done.

If a child cannot be safe in the hands of his or her teacher, where else can the child be safe.

“This is an assault on the entire teaching profession and must not be allowed to happen again.

“We sympathise with the parents of the innocent baby and pray that Allah consoles them in the best way possible,” Adamu said.

It would be recalled that Hanifa was abducted on Dec. 4, 2021, by her teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, who has since been arrested by the police.

NSSEC seeks stakeholders support towards secondary education devt Maryam Abeeb

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he Executive Secretary of National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, Dr. Benjamin Abakpa has urged all relevant stakeholders for their support and acceptability of NSSEC towards the development of our Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.

The ES made this known during his welcome address at the

advocacy and sensitization forum on the establishment of NSSEC for stakeholders from the North West geopolitical zone in Kano.

He reiterated that the Federal Government recently approved the resuscitation of the National Secondary Education Commission Act 1999 Cap.No.73 LFN 2004 to oversee the affairs of Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.

According to him, the Act was

enacted to, amongst others, prescribe National minimum standards for secondary education throughout Nigeria, manage national secondary education fund, and for matters connected therewith “On this note, I urge Your Excellency, our Royal Father and all the stakeholders here present to key into the mission and vision of NSSEC and equally cascade the sensitization programme to our colleagues and all

other relevant stakeholders to seek for their support and acceptability of NSSEC towards the development of our Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.

“However, the Commission has not been operational since its enactment despite the fact that Secondary Education is pivotal to academic excellence and low-level manpower which forms the bedrock to National Development.

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his day marks 74 years since Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, revered as father of the nation, was assassinated. Savita Patel reports from a spiritual retreat in California that claims to be holding his ashes, perhaps the only ones outside India.

Inside Lake Shrine, a spiritual retreat on the famous Sunset Boulevard, just minutes away from Hollywood, is the Gandhi World Peace Memorial. Built in 1950 by the retreat’s founder, Paramahansa Yogananda, it lies amid lush gardens and waterfalls with a view of the ocean. And it contains an ancient stone sarcophagus from China which reportedly holds a brass and silver coffer containing Gandhi’s ashes.

After Gandhi’s funeral in 1948, his ashes were divided into more than 20 portions and dispatched across India so people around the country could mourn his death by holding memorials. Some portions even ended up outside the country.

“There was a lot of demand for Bapu’s ashes,” says his great-grandson Tushar Gandhi. Bapu, as Gandhi was fondly known by those close to him, was assassinated just months after India won independence from Britain in August 1947.

He says he had heard some 20 years ago that some of Gandhi’s ashes were being stored at Lake Shrine and had contacted them, but never received a response.

“Holding them goes against Bapu’s wishes as he had said that once he was no more, his ashes should not be kept, but disposed of,” he adds.

But Brother Ritananda, one of the monks who now runs the shrine, says: “We will not overturn what our guru established.” He adds that the ashes were a gift to Yogananda and people upset about their existence must make peace with it.

The monk said that it is aware that Gandhi’s descendants have in the past requested for the ashes to be returned or disposed.

He says he has never seen the box containing the ashes but recalls watching a video of Yogananda placing it in the sarcophagus before it was encased.

There is no other evidence to support the claim that there is a box containing ashes at the shrine, far less that those ashes belong to Gandhi.

The ashes are believed to have come from VM Nawle, a publisher and journalist based in the Indian city of Pune, who was a friend of Yogananda.

Parmahansa Yogananda was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and later moved to the US, where he started Lake Shrine.

His autobiography describes a short 1935 visit to Gandhi’s ashram in Wardha in western Maharashtra state. It says he

Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes have turned up in various places over the years

The sarcophagus at Lake Shrine is said to hold a portion of Gandhi’s ashes met the leader, and even showed him and others at the ashram some yoga poses. He described Gandhi as a “tiny 100-pound saint who radiated physical, mental, and spiritual health… this statesman has matched wits and emerged the victor in a thousand legal, social, and political battles”. He also vowed to set up a memorial for him.

But the biography doesn’t explain how Mr Nawle ended up in possession of what he claimed were Gandhi’s ashes - Yogananda’s biography quotes lines from the publisher’s

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letter to him: “Regarding Gandhi’s ashes, I may say that [they] are scattered and thrown in almost all important rivers and seas, and nothing is given outside India except the remains which I have sent to you after a great ordeal.”

“That could not be true,” says Tushar Gandhi, who is also the author of Let’s Kill Gandhi, a book that delves into the leader’s assassination and its aftermath.

“Some of Bapu’s ashes were immersed in South Africa in 1948 itself. Whether they

After Gandhi’s funeral in 1948, his ashes were divided into more than 20 portions and dispatched across India so people around the country could mourn his death by holding memorials.

Gandhi’s ashes were taken to the Triveni Sangam in a procession after his death in 1948

were sent out officially or someone just carried it with them, we don’t know,” he adds.

“I don’t know who collected and sent the ashes to Paramahansa Yogananda. A committee of cabinet members and eminent Gandhians of that time was in charge [of distributing the ashes].”

After the funeral, most of Gandhi’s ashes were immersed in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. The city lies on the banks of the holy Ganges river and close to the Triveni Sangam, the point where the Ganges meets the Yamuna river and the mythical Saraswati river, a confluence Hindus consider sacred.

Many of them disperse the ashes of family members here as the holy water is believed to offer salvation to the soul.

Gandhi, a devout Hindu, wished for his ashes to be dispersed in a similar manner.

But not all of them were immersed. Over the years they have turned up in various places.

In 2019, some of Gandhi’s ashes were stolen from a memorial in central India.

Some turned up as recently as a decade ago in South Africa. “My aunts and cousins immersed them in Durban Bay,” Tushar Gandhi says.

Before that, he adds, the Gandhi family received another portion of ashes from a museum - they had been bequeathed to them by an Indian businessman whose father had known Gandhi. Those ashes were immersed in Mumbai city in 2008.

He also found out, through press reports, about an urn containing Gandhi’s ashes in a bank locker in Orissa (also known as Odisha) state in the name of a former bureaucrat.

These were immersed at Triveni Sangam in 1997.

The last of Gandhi’s ashes - that we know of - in India lie at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune city. They are encased in a marble structure, next to a tomb of his wife, Kasturba (She was cremated on the palace premises).

Tushar Gandhi says he understands the reasons someone might be inclined to hold on to them.

“When I immersed the ashes in Triveni Sangam [in 1997], there was a temptation to keep the brass urn in which they were stored for years. But then I thought - I will surely keep it carefully, but what if later, at some time, it can’t be maintained in a proper condition? So I donated it to The National Gandhi Museum in Delhi.”

While he respects everybody’s right to revere Gandhi and believes Lake Shrine maintains its ashes with care, he adds that the family would be hurt if they were ever desecrated.

“Hence, my request is for the ashes to be disposed of properly.”

Source: BBC

The Gandhi Peace Memorial at Lake Shrine was built in 1950

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THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. NUHU BELLO DOGONDAJI - CHAIRMAN 2. MOHAMMED SULEIMAN KUMO 3. YUSUF AHMED HAMES 4. LAWAN ALI 5. ONWUCHEKWA CHARLES EZIOKWU 6. ADAMU UMAR MODIBBO - SECRETARY 7. ATIKOYE SAMUEL OKEBOH 8.SHONOIKI SAIDAT ABIODUN THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PROMOTE STEVIA BUSINESS THROUGH OUT NIGERIA AND BEYOND. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ODO SIMEON ABUCHI 2.WAOBIKEZE KILECHUKWU 3.AJOSE OLUWAFEMI 4.ABDULLAHI IBRAHIM 5.HASSAN RABIU TUKUR 6. ZUBAIRU MUHAMMAD KATSINA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : TO COORDINATE THE AFFAIRS OF MEMBERS FACILITY OF MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING, CONVERTING, TESTING, HALL MARKING, REFINING MEETING, ASSAYING, TRADING, JOBBING IN BULLION, GOLD, ORNAMENTS, SILVER, UTENSILS, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY AND OTHER COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES AND ALL TYPE OF PRECIOUS AND SEMI-PRECIOUS METALS..

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THE TRUSTEES ARE : 5. APPAH WILLIAMS WERI 1. OBIANKE DAVIDSON 6. ETONYE OSESE 2. IJEOMAH SUNDAY OKECHUKWU 3. BOKOLO BONSOME 7. JOFFA BENJAMIN 4. ADEFE KENTUADEI THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO PROMOTE A CORDIAL AND ENDURING CUSTOMERS RELATION BETWEEN AND AMONG THE PATRON OF " BISHOP LOUNGE " ( COURT) ON THE OTHER HAND AND BETWEEN THE PATRONS AND OPERATORS OF THE COURT ON THE OTHER HAND. 2. TO PROMOTE LOVE, UNITY, FRIENDSHIP AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS ON THE ONE HAND AND MEMBERS AND THE OPERATORS OF "BISHOP LOUNGE " ( COURT) ON THE OTHER HAND..

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THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.UGWUEZE JOSEPH UCHE (CHAIRMAN) 2.ODO LUKE IFEANYI (SECRETARY) 3.EZE ONYEKA THEOPHILUS 4.NNAMAI KACHI PIUS 5.EDE THADDEUS OKWUCHUKWU 6.UGWUEZE CHRISTIAN 7.ROMANUS EBONYI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO PROMOTE PEACE UNITY AND PROGRESS IN IKE NKWO AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY .

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Mark D Ball dunks off weekend in Abuja

By Albert Akota

T

he Organisers of Mark D Ball Basketball Championship say the Men’s Championship will dunk off this Saturday at the indoor hall of MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja.

Secretary of the Local Organising Committee LOC,Abdullahi Umar disclosed this on Sunday to Journalists.

Umar said that the slam and dunk game will commence with Group A,that has 8 teams,with 4 games per day that will run for 7 days.

“We are pleased to inform all lovers of the slam and dunk game that the Men’s Mark D Ball Championship commences this weekend,Saturday 5th February,2022 with Group A. The games in Group A will run for 7 days with 4 games per day.”Umar stated.

The teams in Group A consists of;Gombe Bulls,Police Batons,Apa

Gombe Bull Flames,Hot Coal Ballers,Nile University Spartans, AHIP Giants,Mo Heat and Safety

Australia Open: Nadal Beats Medvedev To claim record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title

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ustralia Open: Nadal Beats Medvedev To Claim Record-Breaking 21st Grand Slam Title Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal yestetday defeated Daniil Medvedev in a marathon Australian Open final to become the first man to win 21 Grand Slam titles.

Nadal battled back to win from two sets down for the first time at a Grand Slam in 15 years to complete a remarkable chapter in his extraordinary career, moving him one clear of Roger Federer and Novak

Djokovic in the Slam stakes.

His incredible 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 7-5 victory after five hours and 24 minutes was his second triumph at Melbourne Park – his first since 2009.

This made him only the second man after Djokovic to win every Grand Slam title at least twice since the sport turned professional in 1968.

Nadal, playing in his 29th Grand Slam final, was put under intense early pressure by the big-serving Medvedev, who was competing in his fourth major final.

Knights.

The Mark D

Initiator of Ball Basketball

Championship,Igoche Mark has promised to revive the dead domestic

league,following the dearth of games suffered in the last four years.

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S P R T Salah inspires Egypt to semi-final over Morocco win

By Albert Akota

M

ohamed Salah was the star yesterday’s AFCON 2021 quarterfinal clash with Morocco as Egypt came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 after extra time.

The Liverpool forward drew Egypt level before providing the assist for the winner in first half extra-time.Morocco have now failed to reach the semifinals at the AFCON since 2004.

Sofiane Boufal gave Morocco an early lead with a penalty after Ayman Ashraf caught Achraf Hakimi, a decision given by the video assistant referee.

But Salah tapped in an

equaliser after Yassine Bounou parried a header and the game went to extra time.

He then set up substitute Trezeguet for the winning goal with a low cross which the forward tapped into an empty net.E gypt should have scored a third right at the end after Morocco keeper Bounou came up for a free-kick. Morocco played it short but Egypt made a mess of their counter-attack and Salah shot into the sidenetting.

Morocco will be kicking themselves for not taking advantage after Egypt’s second choice keeper Gabasky went off injured.

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anchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault following allegations on social media.

Greater Manchester Police said it was made aware of "social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence".

It added "we can confirm a man in his 20s has since been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault".

He remains in custody for questioning and inquiries are ongoing.

Manchester United earlier said the player would not return to training or matches until further notice.

The club said they "do not condone violence of any kind" and had been made aware of the allegations on social media but would make no further comment until the "facts have been established".

Mason Greenwood has not responded to the social media allegations.

The 20-year-old footballer, who made his debut for the club in March 2019, signed a four-year deal in February 2021 after rising up through the ranks of the United academy.

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set my eyes on President Muhammadu Buhari for the first time in 1981. He cut the figure of what a military man should be: smartly dressed, trim, no flesh to waste etc. He was a commanding officer then on tour of my state Gongola which fell under his command with its headquarters in Jos. I was a news reporter for the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) covering my state.

Since then we met at other times and my opinion of him as a military man never changed. Sadly when he became an elected President it did. We shall return to that in a moment.

It does even look as if he has changed his opinion of himself too. If he has not, how else could one make sense out of his resent pronouncements at the Palace of the Sultan of Sokoto.

“Every day, we are worried about what is happening in the north-west. What is happening now in the north-west is what has honestly overwhelmed me,” Buhari said.

“The same people, the same culture, killing each other, stealing each other’s property.”

That is how we often miss the point, the President inclusive in understanding social anomal1ies like the on-going social upheavals in Nigeria. Early in the days of the resent upheaval, many of us were misled into seeing it as a revival of the Islamic Jihad with its original intention of overrunning the Middle Belt and dipping the Holy Quran into the Sea. With such a mindset it was easy to see the farmer, cattle grazer’s conflict which was exploding in deadly violence in the narrow and limited perception of a religious problem Some of us were saved from this misperception by a prominent Nigerian journalist named Haraun Adamu..

Born in Tiv land of Fulani parentage, Malam Haroun grew up as a normal Tiv lad. He spoke and still speaks Tiv fluently, more fluently than yours sincerely. For a very long time, I myself thought he was a Tiv man. There is hardly any Tiv public figure of his age group that he has no intimate knowledge of. From Joseph Tarkaa. Godwin Daboh to Atom Kpera, Haroun Adamu knew them all as school/ playmates as they grew up together in the 50s and 60s. Thus he became very upset when he got to Makurdi

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during the Buhari administration to meet an avoidable charged atmosphere. The state government led by Governor Samuel Ortom was clearly on the offensive charging at President Buhari and accusing him of leading a war of genocide against his Tiv people.

President Buhari himself was either unwilling to or too reticent to engage the governor in a squabble.

The state and the country watched in amazement as Ortom staged an endless road walk in which at every turn the Fulani were blamed for everything that went wrong with his state and its government. His failure to implement his campaign promises, pay salaries, pensions etc. were roundly blamed on the Fulani.

It was at Haroun Adamu’s instance that a patriot in the state raised a committee to carry out a tour of the far north to verify accusations of a new Jihad and genocide against the Tiv people.

I was lucky to be a member of the committee. It was during our interface with opinion leaders in the north that we began to understand the true nature of violence in the north. It was clear to us that areas in the north with heavy Christian populations were targeted. And as we spoke to leaders of Muslim communities we discovered that they were not spared either. In certain cases, the attacks on Muslim communities were more ferocious and mindless than those at Christian communities. Certainly, this could not have been a religious war even if it may have been easy at first glance looking at the attacks on

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Christians in exclusion to say so.

On several occasions during our discussions the issue of foreign pastoralists came up. The Tiv have a tradition with the Fulani which they respect and they expect the Fulanis also to respect.

These traditional practices and even jokes have been there since time immemorial and the Tiv of Nigeria and the Fulani of Nigeria know them. But not the new breed of Fulani whose rude minds are incapable of understanding anything except blood, war and rape. The presence of this type of Fulani was of much concern to us and the Fulani groups themselves.

Even if their presence in our midst was quite disturbing and clearly against the Nigerian national interest, it was better understood now that it was explained.

It all started during the second republic 1979 - 1983 when in search of populism, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) whimsically abolished community and cattle taxes. These forms of taxation had been there since colonial times in both British and French Colonies of Nigeria and Niger even as they were very unpopular with the local population in both countries during colonial rule and after independence. By abolishing them, the PRP gained instant popularity and thus introduced a sort of beauty contest in the politics of the north. I remember in those days if you dared oppose the abolishing of the taxes, you were instantly tagged a conservative who hated the people. Everybody, every political party wanted to look good so we all

Today you move in and out of Nigeria as you like. Nobody cares. It is the only country in the whole wide world that offers this kind of freedom

joined the race to ban taxes. Little did we know that we were inviting trouble to our country.

Before the time of the tax free declaration, drought had ravaged the Sahel region making it difficult for the people to feed themselves let alone their cattle. Asking such people to pay tax on their cattle was like a form of wickedness. So when the news came to the unfortunate people in those drought-ravaged countries that if they moved to Nigeria, they did not need to pay the hated taxes, they just crossed over to Nigeria in millions. It took some time before the new Fulani men became a menace and their nuisance value began to be felt as it is today. They have brought a burden we can no longer bear. The Nigerian Fulanis after the 1804 established their own administrative structures from the Ardo to the Emir. The new Fulani men had no time for that as they simply sidelined the old system or in certain instantly violently overthrew them and imposed their own leaders. In those days, taxes were not only sources of revenue to government. They were a source of intelligence on who was a new immigrant to a community, to Nigeria. Today you move in and out of Nigeria as you like. Nobody cares.

It is the only country in the whole wide world that offers this kind of freedom.

When my President yells out today that he has been overwhelmed by the anarchy in the North West of Nigeria, he may not have my sympathy and support but he has my understanding. I understand that aspect of Nigerian life. I do. Perfectly. Thanks to Haroun Adamu.

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