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I was 7 years o d the first t me I recogn sed po t ca fear My parents and the r fr ends were ta k ng about the government n our v ng room n our re at ve y b g house set on re at ve y w de grounds at a southeastern N ger an un vers ty w th doors shut and no strangers present Yet they spoke n wh spers So ngra ned was the r apprehens on that they wh spered even when they d d not need to It was 1984 and Ma Gen Muhammadu Buhar was the m tary head of state Governmenta contro s had mang ed the economy Many mported goods were banned scarc ty was r fe b ack markets thr ved bus nesses were fa ng and so d ers sta ked markets to enforce governmentdeterm ned pr ces My mother came home w th prec ous cartons of subs d sed m k and soap wh ch were so d n rat oned quant t es So d ers flogged peop e on the streets for “ nd sc p ne” — such as tter ng or not stand ng n queues at the bus stop On te ev s on the head of state st ck-stra ght and author tat ve seemed remote mpass ve on h s throne am d the fear and uncerta nty And yet when 30 years ater n 2015 Mr Buhar was e ected as a democrat c pres dent I we comed t Because for the first t me N ger ans had voted out an ncumbent n an e ect on that was arge y free and fa r Because Mr Buhar had so d h mse f as a near-ascet c reformer as a man so persona y aboveboard that he wou d w pe out N ger a s decades- ong corrupt on He represented a form of hope N ger a s d fficu t to govern It s Afr ca s most popu ous country w th reg ona comp ex t es a scarred h story and a patronage-based po t ca cu ture St Mr Buhar ascended to the pres dency w th a rare advantage — not on y d d he have the good w of a ma or ty of N ger ans he e c ted a pecu ar m x of fear and respect For the first weeks of h s pres dency t was sa d that c v servants who were often absent from work sudden y appeared every day on t me and that po ce officers and customs offic a s stopped demand ng br bes He had an opportun ty to make rea reforms ear y on to bo d y reshape N ger a s path He wasted t Perhaps the first c ue was the unusua y ong t me t took h m to appo nt h s m n sters After an ostens b e search for the very best he presented many recyc ed figures w th whom N ger ans were d senchanted But the rea test of h s pres dency came w th the cont nued fa n o pr ces wh ch had begun the year before h s naugurat on N ger a s economy s unwho esome y dependent on o and wh e the p unge n pr ces was bound to be catastroph c Mr Buhar s act ons made t even more so He adopted a po cy of “defend ng” the na ra N ger a s currency The offic a exchange rate was kept art fic a y ow On the b ack market the exchange rate ba ooned Pr ces for everyth ng rose r ce bread cook ng o Fru t se ers and car se ers b amed “the pr ce of do ars ” Comp a nts of hardsh p cut across c ass Some bus nesses fired emp oyees others fo ded The government dec ded who wou d have access to the centra bank s nowreduced fore gn currency reserves and drew up an arb trary st of worthy and unworthy goods — mporters of toothp cks cannot for examp e but mporters of o can Pred ctab y th s po cy spawned corrupt on The exc us ve few who were ab e to buy do ars at offic a rates cou d se them on the b ack market and earn
Two-Minute Briefing NEWS PDP Asks FG to Probe Justice Okoro’s
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Onyebuchi Ezigbo Omololu Ogunmadand governorship e in Abuja candidate Ibom State attempted ofAkwa appeal, he would have The leadership of the Peoples and sway justice against to bribe a fortune. lost affiliation Democratic the PDP candidates and their Party (PDP) “We wish Justice demanded has and Abia in Rivers, Akwa Ibom Okoro and contributions to the huge and the eventual the CJN States, Buhari receipt report investigation an immediate The party notedrespectively. over this did not keep quite presidency, they are into the allegation to the Senate of such seven judges of attempted to appear before by the the of the fact that that in view February bribery attempt since ‘sacred cows’ and seen as committee chairman bribery made committee shielded the allegation from prosecuti a Supreme Court 2016 by , Senator David Umaru, on.” knew about to tell it all they administration until now for an judge, Justice is “grievous, dangerou yesterday. John Inyang Meanwhile, that has flouted the incidents criminal and At the commenc Okoro, of raid of unhealthy for s, to have zero tolerance were arrested the judges who yesterday former Governor against the democracy their ement of our following the eventual arrest homes and of ’s plenary, on of their Rivers and Minister State President and the rule of law, corruption. It appears raid had Umaru houses on October of raised order that public would Muhamm Umaru added on October 7. Chibuike RotimiTransport, Hon. must 43 7, Senate have remainedthe 2016 by the Departmen that the move investigate oradu Buhari the dark without Standing Rules in the was in furtheran Amaechi, and in the All Progressiv cause the with the the prompting Services (DSS) will soont of State intention to relevant agencies ce of their of es the Congress appear explanati make a personal oversight duties. DSS (APC) governors as to ascertain to probe so invasion harassments and before the Senate Committee He said: “Mr. its veracity. Judiciary, Human in Akwa Ibom hip candidate of his home. on on the on to the chamber President, “This informatio State, Mr. Umana virtue of the correspon Rights “This Umana. 1999 Constituti by ranking judge n by a high Amaechi allegation against Legal Matters to narrate and committee receiveddence the as amended on ordeals must their has again vindicated The party said and Order not be us before the committee on its resolution from NJC Rule the allegations swept under the carpet 96, that there 37 of by a high ranking The judges’ . of its emergenc at the end appearan powers of our rules, the judge must previous petitions and like corrupt leaders are so many coming not be swept this committe and members on the heels ce is October 11, 2016y meeting of to oversigh the of the under the carpet report of the Rivers e of APC recent on like other previous the the arrest but due to t State Judiciary party of the receipt of the resolution and raid of judges’ and particula the Judiciary petitions. Commiss In a statement rly its powers NJC by the Umaru therefore homes. issued yesterday Inquiry that revealed ion of include committee by the PDP spokesma leave of the Senate sought the judges judicial matters and misappropriations so many n, Prince and Dayo Adeyeye, to of invite the justices of the party said the former governor funds by court.” the the judge’s allegations when have again held sway from 2007 to he vindicated its 2015. “Another salient position that are so many there point is the revelation corrupt leaders that Amaechi members of and sponsored the Umana based being shielded APC who are return on from on “The attentionprosecution. want to investment; and we ask, with which of the For leadership of funds? emphasis, on the PDP led Senator Ahmed page three by (first paragraph Mohamm ) of Makarfi has been drawn ed stated: “My Lord, the letter four-page letter to a said Amaechi Okoro to the written by Justice and the President of Nigeria the Nigeria (CJN) Chief Justice of to informAPC mandated him me that they of the National and Chairman win must their (NJC) dated Judicial Council respect election appeals in October 17, 2016, Ibom of Rivers State, Akwa in which he disclosed that State and Abia former Governor the State at of Rivers State, all costs. For Akwa Ibom and Minister State, he alleged of Chibuike RotimiTransport, Hon. Umana, that he sponsored Amaechi the candidate Mr. Umana Umana, the and APC for that election of the APC if he and that lost Akwa Ibom State
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RMAFC Back s Cash-for-Oil FG’s $15bn EXEC Deal with India UTIVE BANT ER
L-R: Minister James Emejo in Abuja Development, for Solid Minerals Developm Chief Audu the country ent, Mr. Kayode Adeosun, discussin Ogbeh; should The Revenue Fayemi; Minister g during the Minister of State for Mobilisation elsewhere to attract long look Agricultu Federal Executive Allocation for Agricultu term investments like re Developm Council (FEC), re, Heineken Lokpobiri this that Fiscal bring Commission and ent and Rural ; and Minister meeting at the good returns would of Finance yesterday threw (RMAFC) economy Presidential for Villa in Abuja...ye , Mrs. Kemi through employmethe it weight behind the sterday generation nt $15 for oil deal which billion cash sustainab , wealth creation and GODWIN OMOIGUI le developm was recently negotiated ent.” According on behalf of federal governme the “In order to the statement: Indian government with the incidence to arrest the high Minister of State nt by the harness of gas flaring and Resources, Dr. for Petroleum the gas the huge potential in Ibe sub Kachikwu, in sector in Nigeria a bid to shore which ranks up the country’s Omololu Ogunmad foreign reserves. world and seventh in the e in Abuja first in Africa entire exercise. Under the with natural As terms of MTN and Minister gas reserves agreement, These guests he was a Director totalling 188 base of Trade have were and Investmen trillion cubic Indian (Tcf) Government the of MTN breached the alleged to and also owned t, Okechukw feet as at is expected Enelamah, appear provisions u Foreign shares in the (2) above, I have never make an upfront to Nigerians May 1, 2015, wealthy Exchange (Monitorinof telecommunications earned any dividend Senate Committe before the and crude oil purchasepayment for should and foreign investors g Miscellan directly from Enelamah who company. MTN be encourage Insurance and e on Banking, the manner eous) Act over to Nigeria, shares. which is to explained d to Other Financial the reason up several of the transfer be Institutions today “It is also LNG projects set basis of firm repaid on the possible. of before the he could not appear over alleged the money out of the country. as point out that pertinent to committee on repatriation Contracts over Term Crude Briefing journalists October of $13.9 billion, l was never 12 as initially “There is no the Senate scheduled, said the ‘owner’ of Celteleco ahead of the investigat reason why whereby Indian some years the country has engaged Investment services of ive hearing he neither owned Celtelecom m should not companies would public sector 4 to10 both foreign the yesterday, Chairman neither did he have Limited (‘Celtelecom’) local forensic and Senate refining as well collaborate in would LNG projects which or a sharehold Committee on of the shares in MTNhave any direct in Celtelecom in unravellin experts to help it Insurance er Banking, nor reap any and production as exploration create add value to production, g as recorded employment, pages on the allegation the truth behind Institutionand Other Financial dividends from it as contracts for with long term economic enhance alleged and 402 and 403 of the votes . s, Rafiu Ibrahim, by Melaye. supply developm Also proceedin of crude subsequen disclosed expected to oil to Indian gs of the Senate ent and He said: “Owing appear engaged that the Senate had before the committe from Nigeria PSU companies generationtly increase revenue to an official of September 27, 2016. travel with forensic experts e at the commencement “Between for the the President of executing and possibilities to Muhamm “In this regard,federation. of today’s assist it unravelling the mystery 2015, I served 1998 and investigative adu behind the mystique. infrastructure CGD and LPG commend RMAFC as the Chief week, I am Buhari in the Executive projects by Indian Central Bank hearing are the ed unable to PSU companie According Dangote of Nigeria (CBN), Industries be Alliance Officer of Capital to him, the present before the committe s Financial Reporting allegation The commissiin Nigeria. on the said on the recentLimited (DIL) e wholly Nigeria Limited, a against Council of on, Nigeria date MTN, acquisitio owned subsidiar in a Twister statement and crave (FRCN), Standard Enelamah and others the kind understan n of signed by of African B.V Chartered y spokesman, Capital its headqua ., a Dutch company ding of Bank, Citibank, and hence, required is weighty the committe Diamond Bank the services e to use this (ACA). ACA is Alliance Mohammed, Mr. Ibrahim Netherla rtered in the a leading and Stanbic of experts to help the committee medium to IBTC. present some pan-African get to the root “always beenstated that it had reliable, nds delivering pertinent facts. investme advocating that of the matter. Others are high-yield l have read firm sponsoring funds nt instead of selling However, the letter ahead of Babatunde Ahmed Dasuki, appearan off Nigeria’s robust solutions in naturaland strategic assets his I believe and the attachments. managing investments and Folawiyo, Victor processing and ce gas Sub-Sahar before it is needful Odili, Dr. Pascal in separation to term expenditurto solve its short the upstream Dozie and committee, Enelamah the to clarity as follows: for me managed an Africa. Two firms e requirements, Colonel Bello sent a memoran had never by ACA together l was with oil and gas and midstream appointed others. They Sani, among committe dum sectors.” some individua are all expected e where he to the of MTN at any as a Director entities ls and to explain their invested in MTN. denied never time; roles in the allegations made by held any share l have Celtelecom With Senator in Dino Melaye as the investmen directly MTN since (Kogi West) t inception to vehicle, I served as a that date director and; in conseque of Celtelecom representin nce of ACA managed funds. g the
Senate Hire Alleged Reps Forensic Experts to Unr atriation of $13.9 billion avel MTN, Enela mah, others Minis appea ter writes comm
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OP-ED arge r sk ess profits — transact ons that contr bute noth ng to the economy Mr Buhar has spoken of h s “good reasons” for gnor ng the many econom sts who warned about the danger of h s po c es He be eves r ght y that N ger a needs to produce more of what t consumes and he wants to spur oca product on But oca product on cannot be w ed nto ex stence f the support ng nfrastructure s absent and bann ng goods has h stor ca y ed not to oca product on but to a thr v ng shadow market H s ntent ons good as they we m ght be are rooted n an outdated econom c mode and an nfant e v ew of N ger ans For h m t seems patr ot sm s not a vo untary and flex b e th ng w th room for d ssent but a mart a enterpr se to obey w thout quest on ng Nat ona sm s not negot ated but enforced The pres dent seems comfortab e w th cond t ons that make an economy uncomfortab e — uncerta nty and d s us on But the economy s not the on y reason for N ger ans dec n ng hope A few months ago a young woman Ch dera came to work as a nanny n my Lagos home A week nto her ob I found her n tears n her room She needed to go back to her ancestra home n the southeast she sa d because Fu an herdsmen had ust murdered her grandfather on h s farm She showed me a gruesome ce phone photo of h s corpse desecrated by bu ets an o d man crump ed on the farm he owned Ch dera s grandfather s on y one of the hundreds of peop e who have been murdered by Fu an herdsmen — catt e herders from northern N ger a who unt recent y were ben gn figures n the southern mag nat on wa k ng across the country w th the r graz ng catt e S nce Mr Buhar came to power v ages n the m dd e-be t and southern reg ons have been ra ded the nhab tants k ed the r farm ands sacked Those attacked be eve the Fu an herdsmen want to forc b y take over the r ands for catt e graz ng It wou d be unfa r to b ame Mr Buhar for these k ngs wh ch are n part a resu t of comp ex nteract ons between c mate change and and use But eadersh p s as much about percept on as t s about
act on and Mr Buhar has appeared d sengaged It took h m months and much cr t c sm from c v soc ety to fina y ssue a statement “condemn ng” the k ngs H s a oofness fee s at worst ke a tac t enab ng of murder and at best an absence of sens t ve eadersh p Most mportant h s behav our suggests he s tone-deaf to the w de y he d be ef among southern N ger ans that he promotes a northern Sunn Mus m agenda He was no ess opaque when the N ger an Army murdered hundreds of members of a Sh te Mus m group n December bury ng them n hast y dug graves Or when so d ers k ed members of the sma secess on st pro-B afran movement who were protest ng the arrest of the r eader Nnamd Kanu a tt e-known figure whose cont nued ncarcerat on has e evated h m to a m nor martyr N ger ans who expected a fa r and sweep ng c eanup of corrupt on have been d sappo nted Arrests have tended to be se ect ve target ng most y those opposed to Mr Buhar s government The ant -corrupt on agenc es are perce ved not on y as part san but as brazen y flout ng the ru e of aw The Department of State Secur ty recent y barged nto the homes of var ous udges at m dn ght harass ng and threaten ng them and arrest ng a number of them because the udges festy es “suggested” that they were corrupt There s an ad hoc a r to the government that does not nsp re that v ta ngred ent for a stab e economy confidence There s at a eve s of government a re ent ess b am ng of prev ous adm n strat ons and a refusa to acknow edge m stakes And there are eer e s gns of the past repeat ng tse f — Mr Buhar s tone and demeanor are rem n scent of 1984 and h s m tary-era War Aga nst Ind sc p ne programme s be ng re ntroduced There are no easy answers to N ger a s ma a se but the government s ntervent on cou d be more sa utary — by pr or t s ng nfrastructure creat ng a bus ness-fr end y env ronment and commun cat ng to a popu ace m red n d sappo ntment In a country enamoured of dark humour a common greet ng among the m dd e c ass now s “Happy recess on ” •Culled from The New York Times
CBN RAMPS UP FX ALLOCATION TO AIRLINES MANUFACTURERS OTHERS spare parts and t cket sa e rem ttances for a r nes He sa d n order to ensure that these sectors cont nue to enoy the support of the bank ng system n sourc ng raw mater a s and mach nery the ch ef execut ves of depos t money banks (DMBs) s gned undertak ngs to open new etters of cred t (LCs) equ va ent to the amount of forwards rece ve for each of the sectors “Therefore th s round of sa es was meant to meet both matured ob gat ons and finance new trade LCs ” the sen or
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CBN offic a nformed THISDAY At the c ose of the ntervent on he sa d the CBN rece ved va d app cat on (that s those that met the cr ter a st pu ated n the c rcu ar for the auct on) amount ng to $814 208 535 82 Of th s amount t ntervened w th the sum of $313 916 711 09 A sectora breakdown showed that tota demand from the agr cu ture sector stood at $31 941 640 73 of wh ch 61 73 per cent or $19 718 153 67 was met by the CBN
Tota demand by a r nes was $216 738 717 57 of wh ch 31 91 per cent or $69 164 224 83 was met demand for mach nery stood at $167 638 045 08 of wh ch 65 09 per cent or $109 117 686 71 was met and demand for raw mater a s of $397 890 132 44 of wh ch 29 13 per cent or $115 916 711 09 was met At the c ose of trad ng yesterday the spot rate of the na ra rose to N304 75 to do ar from $319 75 from the prev ous day On the para e market the na ra rema ned stab e se ng at N454 to do ar
Elders and community leaders from three local government areas in Ndokwaland in Delta State reportedly protested alleged exclusion of the Ndokwa people from the newly reconstituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission.What really are the issues?The recent composition of the new NDDC board without a representative from boardw thoutarepresentat vefrom Ndokwa- land can be described as an Ndokwa andcanbedescr bedasan act of injustice. Page 18
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is tempting to blame the lack of ning of Maxy He said with Director, Shell Super-Specialty its state-of-th Nigeria, Mr. government funding by the quality Centre in Lagos e-art facilities Osagie Okunbor, and ...recently and of healthcare the dearth Hospital, services rendered by Commissioner Reddington world class super-spe for Health, many facilities as the major draw healthcare servicesNigerians needing He also emphasise cialty centre,” he specialist backs of ling noted. the would have d the need Nigeria’s care, adding there are select facility was abroad for treatment, no need for preventiv and passionatehealthcare system, boasts a careful, deliberate e sionate noting that the travel- collectively that, “every Nigerian society who of highly push for preventiv and pasthink supportin members of the need to health approach towards the requireme trained professionals centre is much more healthcare provision providing g the citizens specialty plus e care, as nts of a standard and all few effective. For with a world class a one-stop as it applies countries like Speaking at instance, just this professionals for people know in advanced facility the event, which health facility. the United States, very that once 10th year anniversar and above, and India will He said Maxy the service of mankind. and also marked you are supposedyou are 50 years help boost the United Kingdom Group, Super-Specialty the y of system and reduce country’s healthcare Centre was to visit an Ear, first major centre in Okunbor said Reddington Healthcare Nose and Throat (ENT) the the the country avoidable the specialist specialties were every five by poor healthcare deaths occasioned hospital speaks volume antecedents of brought together where all major the specialist, years. We also need at least once . the super-spe of what to “The ophthalmo One of such to visit an eye at least once expect in patriots is the logy section under one roof. a year. Same Shell Nigeria cialist centre, adding innovative the other specialties Officer of Reddingto of the centre Chief has . Fortunately with most of bring into facilities which we n Healthcar Executive its healthcare enlisted Reddington that since parts of Yemi Onabowa are the now, these are what the Maxy Hospital as the country. provider, its le, whose various e Group, Dr. in general Same with the first to Super-Specialty the ENT, among offers Nigerians ties have pioneered staff and the health have dentistry, oil firm Centre ,” he said. healthcare industry a number of firsts facili“Reddington, others. He said He said: “A been happy and comfortab few years ago, as an hospital in the to le. discussed recently, the Delta State of the country a performing lot provide of achieveme Government has pioneered we struggled ranging with Reddingto healthcare the has nts in services in n heart by a non first closure of a hole from our people, house for to see to it that the same Hospital management which is the fact that we this country, among in the deliberate but one day we surgical procedure to do a closure were in the state. facility was the first in all sat down on this. At in replicated the “After which, of a hole in the first hospital to will also that time I surgical quality improvemcountry to attain the Nigeria, GMD, but I the we heart hope that this procedure. was not be replicated was privileged Cohsasa who The three-year by a non was to be among others. ent and certification to be among the zones of the country,” in the six geopolitic made decisions -old patient in Nigeria, those al do it for carried to India, but on which health he adds. enlist. Since On his part, Despite its we decided free,” Reddington facility to to came on been very happy Health, Dr. the Lagos State Commissi improving the achievements and support According to he adds. Jide Idris, commend oner for ity, the healthcare system because of their board we have and to and profession its hunger Dr. Misbah Medical Director of the his team for level of of the to being dependabl ed Onabowale care Oleolo, the facilhealth needs see a perfect society country, invited to comealism. That is why whenquality government, multidisciplinary centre was e partners to where adding are attended I was here, a world class the dearth to irrespectiv all to come irrespectiv I did everything possible the job of providing that government cannot the facility with premium and integrativ of e of the inconveni do during e adequate healthcare for integrity, the country specialists and equipmen e of he added. “Private Public the putting adding that ences,” have tackling specific alone. of efforts ts in Partnership together of has again driven Lending his is the way personally the facility, went voice, the Commissio a lot the healthcare health issues, Delta of Reddingto seen the various health to go. I and up-to-date into procuring new, innovative establish a State, Dr. Nicholas ner for champion multi-specialist n Hospital, and facilities equipments. Maxy Super-Spe Azinge said Health, has done “We also I will centre, called s to healthcare provider cialty Centre the class facility to put up such for any services well in the provision of say the team hands, most made sure we recruited The Centre in Lagos. quality health to the people,” like the one of a the best the economic their various which were leaders and he noted in the centre, world dental care, Ear,is a one-stop48 Idris, however specialty centre carriers recession despite stars Nose noted that, despite for speaks in and Throat (ENT) abroad.” Also, presently experience for PPP, governme eye treatment, volume of the clamour Medical Director, Reddingto the Group treatment, nts in the the team’s d, and primary service. Dr. Olutunde Sleep studios, endoscopy, physiotherapy, n passion to offer arm were not tertiary, secondary dialysis, audiology, Lalude said Healthcare Group, EEG, healthcare problems of healthcare sleep managem Azinge, who doing with the country’s speech therapy, funding. “Before much in terms lack ent, among including patient healthcare by said the passion for an could remember Speaking during others. of quality Ebola excellent they both left Onabowale dates back to request that I once went to my came, I and medical facilities, dearth of man safety, specialist centre the inauguration of then technology, to when medical school the multi adding power I be given earlier in the all affecting to fund Managing Director, half a billion boss provision, the some 30 years THURSD week, the that while others Maxy Super-Spe AYhealthcare naira ago, possible. healthcare. He told OCTOBE were going Okunbor, declared Shell Nigeria, Mr. Group seek greener cialty will aim R 20, 2016 • But when Ebola me that was not to close that gap in the abroad to pastures, the Osagie to T H I S D AY country. office Maxy Super-Spec that the newly inaugurat He said in the bring world came, I was CEO class healthcare had a vision ask when money came, in UK, several ed medical tourism ialty Centre, will greatly “The I didn’t have my were spent on for it.” to Nigerians healthcare for millions of pounds reduce here fruit of that passion is to go people in the country. . He advised the about 67 what we are today. A living governments million that has had world class Reddington seeing there was outbreak very little is in the country, but lamented not budgeted for Hospital firsts in several that before healthcareto wait until adequately. healthcare in Lalude is a email: areas, and now was funded foreig Nigeria. highly experienc a ndesk colorectal, On his part, ed consultan @this dayliv general and Onabowale t laparoscopic with over 25 e.com said the birthing surgeon years of experienc of the National e practicing Health Service (NHS) in the in UK.
INTERNATIONAL US Expects IS to Wield Chemical Weapons in Mosul The United States expects Islamic State to use crude chemical weapons as it tries to repel an Iraqi-led offensive on the city of Mosul, U.S. officials say, although adding that the group’s technical ability to develop such weapons is highly limited. Page 48
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The United Islamic StateStates expects U.S. forces to use crude chemical weapons More than are in Iraq. Weiss 100 said. as it are tries to repel embedde d of them forces are Attacking Iraqi State offensive on an Iraqi-led and with Iraqi still 12 is most likely to use Mosul, U.S. the city of forces Kurdish Peshmerga miles (20 to 50 km) to 30 chemical weapons The leader of from officials say, the city itself involved with later in was Islamic State although adding and U.S. of- the campaign, in what Mosul the reported to could be a difficult, group’s technical that the commanoffensive, advising ficials believe that be among go to great lengths to Islamic battle. repel protracte d thousand s of hardline the coalition ders and helping ability to develop such . America militants still them in the city, officials believe some n highly limited.weapons is power ensure coalition air suggesting Islamic State’s hits the of the group would U.S. forces officials said. right targets, are in Mosul. best fighters Still, those to regularly have begun forces are not at collect shell fragmen ts the front lines, they to test added. possible chemical for The fall of agents, signal Mosul given Islamic the defeat would mustard agent State’s use of ultra-hard of the in the months line Sunni jihadists before Monday’ in Iraq but could also s launch of the Mosul to land lead official said. offensive, one bloodlettigrabs and sectarian ng between In a previousl groups that fought one another closed incident, y undis- after the 2003 overthrow U.S. forces confirmed of Saddam the presence Hussein. U.S. a sulfur mustard of President agent on Barack Obama Islamic State munition frag- estimated on Thursday ments on Oct. that 5, a second perhaps 1 million civilians official said. were still in The Islamic Mosul, creating State a challenge had targeted local forces, for Iraq and U.S. or coalition not Western backers trying its “Given ISIL’s troops. expel to sible behavior reprehen- force. the group through disregard for and flagrant “If we aren’t successful in standards andinternational helping ordinary people norms, this event is not they’re fleeing as surprising,” from ISIL, then second official the that makes us vulnerabl speaking on told Reuters, seeing e to ISIL condition anonymity, of told reportersreturn,” Obama in acronym for and using an The InternatioWashington. Islamic State. nal OrganiU.S. officials zation for Migration believe Islamic do not chief, Thomas Weiss,’s Iraq been successfu State has on said Tuesday he l so far at developi expected Islamic weapons withng chemical Mosul State militants to use lethal effects, particularly shields residents as human People fight while they assail a truck conventional meaning that concernsand lent his voice to to try to get food after Hurricane still the mostweapons are of chemicalabout the dangers Matthew hit dangerous agents. The threat for Jeremie, Haiti…re IOM had not advancing Iraqi many managed to procure and Kurdish cently any foreign forces - and those gas masks yet, despite risks, Weiss advisers who get close enough. said from Former Lebanese Prime Minister Baghdad. Saad al-Hariri It was not immediate Sulfur mustard intends to endorse “We also fear, agents ly clear recently, if Aoun’s candidacy cause blistering can has and there Michel Aoun for the casts new light skin and lungs. on exposed that been some evidence presidency, senior political vacant enough support would enjoy predicamen on ISIL might sources politicians among other t facing Hariri, the source, a member however, thatAt low doses, chemical be using said, and the Hezbollah ally whose Future standing as to secure the necessary of Hariri’s could be weapons. would elected Lebanon’s Movement, two-thirds quorum be deadly. not head of state Children, confirmed Roughly 5,000 the elderly, disabled this month. later in the for the vote influential Sunni politicianmost Hariri had expressed 128-seat parliamen been shaken , will be particula has tion, but this intenLong by rly vulnerab t. The next scheduled at his Saudi-bas a financial crisis parliamenmembers of his own le,” backed an opponent of the Iranparliamened constructio Shi’ite tary session to tary bloc n elect a president business. Hariri would group Hezbollah, is set Fouad Siniora, opposed it. a former prime The troubles minister and minister again become prime Aoun’sfor Oct. 31. Opponents of at Saudi head of the Future under the plan could reshape that ment candidacy include Parlia- which has been hit by Oger, Movement’s parliament ary bloc, It has drawn Lebanese politics. of theSpeaker Nabih Berri, head oil prices and cuts in falling told the newspape Saudi that party and a opposition in his and Shi’ite Amal Movement state spending, have Hariri had told r Daily Star led to a Tuesday a close ally of final decision cash crunch his MPs on not yet been has Hezbollah in Hariri’s Future that he had decided which itself has , Movemen taken, yet The presidency allies said. Hariri, 46, led to comment. has fallen t. Diplomats say Hariri support Aoun’s candidacy to , which added that there the“March 14” , but reserved for a from favor in Maronite Christianis alliance against Hezbollah Saudi was “no final Arabia, in the country’s and its more which these days cares far decision yet on this matter”. Philippine sectarian power- allies, after the 2005 assassinatio about confrontin police sharing arrangeme One of the gas to disperse used tear danao. g Iranian senior sources nts, has been of his father Rafik al-Hariri. n influence in the “There vacant about 1,000 Gulf and Syria said Hariri would He than about anti-U.S. protesters no justificatio was absolutely political for 2 1/2 years due to remains a fierce critic of announce his support Lebanon. Hezboln (for the police outside conflicts. Aoun, lah, the U.S. embassy for Aoun “within Two senior a veteran in which is fighting in Syria politician in in Manilla violence),” Reyes said. politicians told the coming few days”. yesterday, as support his 80s, has “Even current governme television news as the president The long al-Assad. of President Bashar Reuters that Hariri had expressed footage showed avowed an coveted the post. his intention nt of Prime independent Minister a to patrol nominate foreign policy, Tammam Salam which had come The proposal, van, Aoun been unthinkable until for the presidency as has under attack, Philippine police forces paralyzed by driving at demonstr part of the power-sharing act as running still ators. deal. A third exacerbated by rivalries dogs of the U.S.” The rally came In a series regional conflict. as President of conflictin Rodrigo Duterte g A decision visits Beijing statements, Duterte to strengthe to push back insulted has n presi- himself the world’s relations with Obama U.S. President Barack dential elections in Democrat and arranges elections,” economy amidsecond-largest sador and the U.S. ambas- Republic of Congo (DRC) ic Ayrault told reporters. by delegates in Manila for 2018 is not to ing back at cross-par ties with former deteriorating his war questionin the the election “Push- talks in the capital, ty the 18,000-stro colonial power on drugs, which g crisis there and answer to the an uncertain to 2018, leader the United States, one party ng peacekeep risks fuelling date is not said. mission, Maman ing an solution. sparked by led to the deaths of has escalation in violence, his controvers 2,300 Sidikou, told suspected users There is a real the Most oppositio ial war on illegal French of the Security and pushers. foreign minister Jean-Mar drugs. risk have T H IHe a clash. S Dtold AY •THURS boycotted then parties there was Council last week Ayrault said. ObamaDAY c of violent There is a danger an Police made to “go talks and OCTOBE called for a hell” demonstrations to R The to the stability “extreme risk” 20, 2016 general Constitutional repression,” the rally while 29 arrests at ing and alluded to severof the country Ayrault said. and Wednesday to put strike on and that ties with Washing Court in Democra at least 10 the crisis could people were pressure on Kabila was due tic Republic ton. Then, spark large-scale to step down Kabila. European Union after being taken to hospital anti-Am after weeks of Congo said on Monday of in December violence. foreign ministers said hit by the police when had A senior erican it his approved on Monday two- they term mandate van, Renato rhetoric, U.N. official, a petition Duterte said would the Philip- the electoral commissi by opponents sayexpires, and his sanctions prepare economic speaking on condition general of Reyes, secretary pines left-wing activist would maintain anonymit on to they fear delay a against Congo of group Bayan existing defense un- that the y, said on Tuesday its set for presidential election intends to first prolong his he less it held president (Nation), 61 peacekeep in Novembe term reporters. told and its office, treaties ial andGroup ing mission, known as military President Joseph r, allowing constitutioand then change the parliamentary elections Sports MONUSCO, The protesters year. next comments have alliances. The remain n to Kabila to plannedDuro move more troopsEditor left Americans to run again. enable himself in office until for the removal were calling and Ikhazuagbe Emailtotoduro.ik “We are and police U.S. April Kinshasa hazuag consulting in the southern of U.S. troops Philippine businesses in the 2018. The ruling in what on be@th island of Minn. “We’re going preparatio s jittery about “There is only isdaylive.com part of the coalition and this needs to be done and future. their out is one option,” oppositio battalion and to move in a of the crisis way to get the vote Ayrault an extra and that is should be n say said, adding that that president held in coordinat April 2018 the EU was (formed police unit), FPU does not present and but of course if things ing with the their agreemen on Monday States really on the matter. United bad what t was ratified will that do turn The U.N. envoy to Congo and head of city of 11 million people?”in a official said. the Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa territorial integrity The Ijaw and not to maim of Nigeria “We call Worldwide Youth Council the innocent. on President It noted yesterday that(IYC), warned investiga that from Muhammadu Buhari, Nyesom Wike, government’s Governor of tion, the the failure to case of militancythere was no Rivers State, General of Police,Inspector behind this killing and punish thoseinvestigate and of governme among or vandalism others to ensure “The that those of other innocent Niger that nt infrastruct the killing of responsible for Okarki, ure Delta (JTF) Joint Military Taskforce youths do not ,Operation Sports Club Shooting Stars footballerwhere the 24-year-olin go unpunishe Delta Safe, (3SC) of Ibadan d d. should live was footballer, Joseph some of his shot along with ensuring thatup to its name by friends. have far-reachi Izu, would “We demand taken the lives those who have consequences ng negative the Justice of the Niger for family in the long run. youths like Joseph, Delta of Joseph Izu. Factional leader We it was meant to save, do of the IYC, want to also put it on Mr Elvis Donkeme record impunity. not get away with zuo, said that as of today (we cannot in a statemen speak for tomorrow “The failure that unless t in Yenagoa no militant ), there is the killers appropriate on the part of the camp inside the 3SC’s central of authorities Okarki and do so swiftly to act defender Community or in Okarki were promptly bush. “There was will lead to consequen arrested also prosecuted, and kidnappin ces no far-reaching that would have g, disturbanc case of wrong signalit would send a peace effect on the e of the of the governm interest in the region to other youths of any or unlawful gathering ent”, the IYC warned. do not matterthat their lives or on kind at Okarki before the day Meanwhile, The group Rivers State was murderedand time Joseph Commissioner, Sport by the soldiers. having representnoted that “ So we wonder said yesterday Boma Iyaye, ed Nigeria internationally what have that may the death of Joseph Izu competitions, in beach soccer of an warranted the killing innocent, armless dark chapter“represents another Izu’s death should not in the history defenceless and Nigerian football.” youth of the carpet. be swept under done nothing but who had Iyaye urged “For the records, used his God-given talent to show strengththe 3SC family until his painful death to sad turn of eventsfollowing the last Sunday, fatherland, save for serve his Joseph Izu a lust for blood security operativewhile urging defender for was a central humanand lack of respect for s to fish out the killers of life on the part Football Club Shooting Stars soldiers”, Izu. “The death of the (3SC) of Ibadan of this vibrant the group further and a prominen young cut short at t and very said. outstanding the prime ofman, The career, represent his player who beach soccer that Ijaw youths maintaine s yet another coming just d made Nigeria dark chapter and Africa proud a few weeks in the history Nigerian football. in different after 17-year-old Innocent of international competitions. Kokorifa was allegedly “I have since He is not by killed condolences sent my personal lawbreaker known to be a the the police in Bayelsa, of any sort,” situation was behalf of the to 3SC and on group stressed. the unbearab getting in Rivers State,sport fraternity le. While condemn “Kokorifa Izu family to I also urge the ing ‘the murdered growing trend was equally be strong in period of great this by the killing of Ijaw of senseless Police, sadness. Youths’ by through a Bayelsa “I am also using security operatives gangthis medium to call on security , the group styled execution in Yenagoa argued that operatives the primary two months ago. Innocent’ to embark assignment autopsy and responsib s investigations on exhaustive of the military ility Monday was conducted on English-bo is to protect bringing the with a view of the within and he will be buried Marathon rn Canadian road the week”, Izu to book,”killers of the late runner, in 3 hours, 56 it noted. he said. minutes to setEd Whitlock, 85, finished The late player a new world the Toronto record ...last Waterfront in the 2013/14 joined 3SC Sunday Bayelsa United season from completed his and had just the Oluyole third season at Warriors. Ed Whitlock, world record 85, is a new press conferenc Ibrahim Shuaibu the English-b holder after He did not racee. in Kano orn Canadian finished the Toronto last year due governor, he Waterfront to problems with his Kano State Marathon in the affairs of was overseeing money knees. Abdullahi “Someho Governor, the club which became Dr. made last Sunday. under four hours running w on occasion I He ran the fastest to them than more important the in a long groove get dissolved Umar Ganduje has becomethe Mai Masugida in the 85-90 years players would performance. the board to They pursued they flare and one of the best use the power of sports Whitlock ran age category. he said. up and start to hurt,” Pillars Football Club, of Kano in the continent clubs monetary personal the marathon “The only thing to project headed by Kabir Baita, 3 hours, 56 minutes interests and and the image of in “I made sure . I can describing it Kano not could -- smashing do that seems to get the previous they wanted they got what on maintain their position state government. and the rid of it as a terrible disappointment. record of 4 hours, is to take a rest.” the NPFL.” The four-time 34 minutes. Whitlock “We are now to the extent and I even went Whether he’ll number The governor Nigeria personal of investing champion is known in as “The Master,” basketbal be my assured however l, number one resources and certainly break his own record, able to finished s Kano Pillars to lives up to one Whitlock ensure that they in the club he was fans of the club that in taekwondo and a is uncertain his number seventh this disappointing Now . “I don’t want going The singlet name. disgrace myself, that I am thesucceeded. a new board to put in place three in handball. past to he ran in is soon, we Very years old, while governor, I suppose,” despite huge financial season the most shameful for the team 30 shall dominate Pillars to regain for his sneakers he said, laughing. support that are 15 years Seeing as from the government. its pride of all sports in appreciat despite putting thing is place amongst he currently old. “They’re The governor of your holds aged,” he joked somebody ion wellin a post-race records, disgrace is 36 world the Chairman has directed whom I know has the capacity in the country. NPFL clubs in the remarkable interest to not at all developm succeed likely. of to head Turning ent of Sports Commiss the State Kano sector,” Pillars is inthe board, Basketball to Kano Pillars former Galadima who the ion, Ibrahim Galadima, to Club, the governor, is a disarray who chairman of draft a proposal and has failed horribly,” the then on a new proactive the a firstrecalled his exploits as Nigeria Football Associatio board that governor lamented. would work team (NFA) concluded n Ganduje who his secondaryplayer during . the glory of towards restoring by Before the announce school the dwindlin is pained promised the Ganduje gave club. g fortunes ment to support days yesterday, there the directive of Kano Pillars said: team to retain were reports the infighting Birthday yesterday its position boy, Nigerian when he received advised them on “I the best on the managem of as of Clifford Enosoreg players of the team ent Kano Pillars to adopt to remain strategy with quality in West Africa of Pillars with some members be failed to that if not for the injury, make it pass the board up on top the preparation would have of the league the second round he Basketball team who visited in arms with for given of the second sub-regional him and basketball Baita whom was alleged leg (Futures African opponent a his North that in his office. He recalled them we (governm I told champion 6) of the be running good fight. ship coming ent) was when he was to ready to follow Other Nigerians 16th edition a one-man show. up Governor’s Cup deputy Unfortun of their plans. in the next few days. The sack of the Lagos Tennis played in the second, who ately, the issue management On Championship round, were not able of assuredhis part, Galadima means the hiring of not finish his as he could hurdles to scale the a new coach the governor to the next that delayedwill now have to be Tunisian Moezmatch against just round as well. like Enosoreg the game played Echargui in Smola be. Maciej of at Poland the Lawn Tennis Lagos Otu beat Thomas Nigeria on Wednesd Club, Onikan from 6-2,6-2. Boy Westerho international ay. 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SPORTS There‘ll be Consequences Not Probing Izu’s Death The IjawYouth CouncilWorldwide (IYC), warned yesterday that government’s failure to investigate and punish those responsible for the killing of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan footballer, Joseph Izu, would have far-reaching negative consequences in the long run Page 61
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