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  • Masari approve N100m for 578 AGILE Project

    Masari approve N100m for 578 AGILE Project

    Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari has approved the disbursement of 50 per cent of the N100m budgeted for the Adolescent Girls’ Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) school Project for their improvement plans to develop the priority in ensuring they implement the activities.

    The State Coordinator of the AGILE Project, Alhaji Shehu Mustapha, made this during the celebration of the International Day of the African Child.

    He told newsmen the State Government has already appropriated N100 million for the project in the budget for the implementation of some activities and so far N35m has been released for the project

    He said: ’’We were given all kinds of assistance through the ministry whenever we put down our requests to the Education Commissioner, through the Permanent Secretary.

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    ‘’All the other stakeholders and individuals actors also gave us the necessary support needed.

    ‘’By design, the project is going to last four years, so June 2023 will usher in the end of the first year of the project. All schools in the state have the chance of being selected’’.

    ‘’We have invited 100 students; 50 boys and 50 girls and built their capacity on better services on education for all, including support from government, to be good leaders within the school, stop deviant behavior in school among others.”

    The Coordinator further called on the communities to support the state government in ensuring the provision of access to quality education for all, adding that government cannot do it alone education is for all.

    He also appealed to wealthy individuals, civil society organization, philanthropists and other community members to support the project to ensure capacity building of the adolescent girls.

  • NDLEA intercepts Meth consignments at Lagos airport, courier firm

    NDLEA intercepts Meth consignments at Lagos airport, courier firm

    Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by drug traffickers to export parcels of Methamphetamine at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja and a courier company in Lagos.

    Spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the drugs popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri were locally concealed in Cornflakes packs and body cream containers and headed for Malaysia and Australia.

    He said as a result, two freight agents, Nneji Anoma And Etoh Barnabas, involved in the bid to export nine parcels of Methamphetamine weighing 1.45kg hidden in Cornflakes’ packs to Malaysia through the NAHCO export shed of the MMIA on Wednesday 15th June 2022 have been arrested.

    The spokesman also said notorious drug dealer, Abdullahi Musa, a.k.a Yerima Uding wanted for some past attacks on officers and men of the agency was in the early hours of Thursday 16th June arrested in Hong Town, Adamawa State.

    Babafemi said another consignment of 10 cartons of Tramadol 225mg packaged as Tramaking containing 500,000 tablets with a total weight of 407kg and an estimated street value of N200, 000, 000have been seized during a joint examination with the Customs at the NCS warehouse.

    The consignment, which had arrived SAHCO import shed since 6th June from India via Ethiopian Airline was eventually transferred to the NDLEA by Customs on Wednesday 15th June, the statement indicated.

    It reads, “The previous day, Tuesday 14th June, a similar joint examination with Customs at the Customs enforcement terminal, Tincan seaport, Lagos led to the seizure of 33 parcels of cannabis indica (Colorado) weighing 16.5kgs. The drug exhibit was recovered from a 40-foot container, TRHU 7874497 containing four vehicles. The cannabis coming from Montreal, Canada was discovered in three out of the four vehicles in the container.

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    “In the same vein, operatives of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation, DOGI at the Agency attached to a courier company have intercepted a kilogram of Methamphetamine concealed in body cream containers heading to Australia.

    “Meanwhile, the drug cartels also suffered losses in other operations across Adamawa, Borno, Kogi, Ogun, Zamfara and Taraba state. A notorious drug dealer, Abdullahi Musa, a.k.a Yerima Uding wanted for some past attacks on officers and men of the agency was in the early hours of Thursday 16th June arrested in Hong town, Adamawa state.

    “The 53-year-old suspect was caught with 57 blocks of compressed cannabis sativa, concealed in the boot of his ash coloured Toyota Corolla car with reg. no. GMB 185 MF. He has been fingered as the mastermind of the mob attack in Hong on 6th October, 2020 that led to the death of an NDLEA operative and another officer now bedridden due to permanent incapacitation.

    “In Borno State, another drug dealer Umar Musa was arrested in Tashan Kano, Gwoza LGA on Thursday 17th June with 8,000 capsules and tablets of Tramadol weighing 4.550kgs, while 32.182kgs cannabis were seized by NDLEA operatives along Okene/Abuja highway, Kogi state from a commercial bus travelling from Lagos to Abuja.

    “Following credible intelligence, operatives also arrested one Nwanbunike Chibuike, 22, with 19,576 tablets of Exol-5, Diazepam, Tramadol and Rohypnol as well as 7.9 litres of Codeine at Ogere, Ikenne LGA, Ogun state on Wednesday 15th June.

    “In Zamfara, a consignment of 11,660 tablets of Hyponox and 6,000 ampoules of pentazocine injection was recovered from a drug dealer, Success Amaefuna at Tsafe area of the state on his way to Sokoto state, while 5,000 tablets of Tramadol were seized from Darius John F. Mbugun, 33, who ordered the consignment from Onitsha, Anambra state. The drug exhibit was concealed in a bag of gari for distribution in Gembu, Sardauna LGA, Taraba state.

    “Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the officers and men of the MMIA, DOGI, Tincan, Adamawa, Borno, Kogi, Ogun, Zamfara and Taraba Commands of the Agency for the seizures and arrests of the past week. He encouraged them and their compatriots across other formations to remain vigilant and intensify their offensive action against the drug cartels in all parts of the country.”

  • Fathers’ Day: Cleric urges fathers not to leave children’s training to mothers alone

    Fathers’ Day: Cleric urges fathers not to leave children’s training to mothers alone

    As Nigerians mark Fathers’ Day, an Anglican Cleric, Ven. Wole Ogunseyinde, has urged fathers not to leave the training of children to mothers alone.

    Ogunseyinde gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan.

    Ogunseyinde said God had made Fathers heads of their homes and expected them to provide, protect and guide them according to Christian tenets.

    “Psalm 103:13 says ‘As a Father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him’.”

    “There are too many absentee Fathers who have left the guidance of children solely to their mothers, this disconnect may be a panacea to wayward children, cultism and other social vices,” he said.

    The Cleric emphasised that if an enabling environment is provided such that fathers could be employed or employ themselves, the society will be less disjointed.

    He added that there would be less of the evils currently plaguing Nigeria when the fathers are comfortable and gainfully employed.

    “In 1909, Sonora Smart Dodd, while attending a Mother’s Day celebration, felt fathers ought to be celebrated as well.

    “She is credited with being responsible for originating the holiday, she used her father as an example.

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    “The father was a widower, army veteran and raised six children successfully, such is a challenge to all fathers today,” he said.

    Also, Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade, the General Steward, Emmanuel The Saint Sabba Evangelical Mission, Ibadan, says fathers’ day recognises how important fathers are in both home and nation building.

    Oluwajimade, also the Director, State Issues and Social Welfare, Christian Association Of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State, urged fathers to show more love to their biological and spiritual children by teaching them the standard of God always.

    “We must discourage them against worldly values, make them to be more heavenly focused especially when communications explosion has taken or reduced the world into a global village where vices are being appreciated and little attention to holiness.

    “Fathers as the main heads of governments should have wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel, fear of God, might and equity which are the major concepts that will make us lead well as said in the book of Isaiah 11: 1-4,” he said.

    He emphasised that the day should be more celebrated so as to let fathers know their roles more on earth.

    “There should be seminar, symposia of different levels to really eschew fathers day beyond ordinary,” he said.

     

    (NAN)

  • 18 passengers burnt beyond recognition in Niger crash

    18 passengers burnt beyond recognition in Niger crash

    Eighteen passengers in a 18- seater bus have been burnt beyond recognition in a early morning crash in Gidan Kwano along Minna-Bida in Bosso local government area of Niger State.
    The bus was said to have been coming from Lagos with the destination yet to be known but authorities said it may be on its way to either Kano or Sokoto state.
    The Nation gathered the accident, which occured around 3 am on Sunday morning, occurred when the bus ran into a 10- tyre truck parked on the road before becoming engulfed with fire.
    Because most people were still asleep, it was learnt help didn’t come until 5 am when people started gathering.

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    By then, the passengers and the bus had been burnt beyond recognition.
    The Nation gathered two victims were rescued and taken to the IBB hospital but one of them had died while the second who sustained serious burns is in critical condition.
    Niger Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abiodun Wasiu, confirmed the incident saying the victims were given a mass burial close to the scene of the accident.
    He said the plate number of the bus was also burnt beyond recognition..
  • Buhari congratulates Ekiti Gov-elect Oyebanji

    Buhari congratulates Ekiti Gov-elect Oyebanji

    President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the winner of Saturday’s Ekiti governorship election and flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, for emerging victorious.

    In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari said the victory is well deserved considering Oyebanji’s contributions to the development of the State and the party.

    He urged him to be magnanimous in victory in the interest of the people of the State.

    Buhari also rejoices with the APC chairman, Abdulahi Adamu, and the National Working Committee for the victory, the first under the tenure of the newly elected executives of the party.

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    “This is a good beginning for you and your team. The APC is getting stronger and more united. The victory of our party in Ekiti is an indication of the confidence of Nigerians in the ability of our great party to deliver quality governance to all,” the President said.

    He charged all APC members across and outside the country to see this as a good omen for the 2023 general elections and work assiduously to ensure the party’s victory, continuing the trend with Osun State next month July.

    Buhari also felicitates with the people of Ekiti State for the smooth conduct of the election, affirming hey are the real victors as they have been able to freely choose their leader for the next four years.

    He lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and the law enforcement agencies for the preparations put in place, urging them to keep the momentum for forthcoming elections.

  • Summer money greater than summer body – DJ Cuppy

    Summer money greater than summer body – DJ Cuppy

    Popular disc jockey Cuppy has joined celebrity nightclub owner, Cubana Chief Priest to reinforce the message of summer money over summer body.

    Last month, Dr Ezemuo had described as ‘useless’ the possession of summer body without summer money.

    He advised people to put in same amount of energy into amassing riches like they do in achieving great summer bodies else it’ll be worthless.

    Resounding the narrative, the billionaire heiress said summer money is certainly greater than summer body.

    “Said it before and I’ll say it again… summer money > summer body!” she tweeted.

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    This is following after a fan had commented on a photo shared by Cuppy on her Instagram page, stating the disc jockey was getting fatter by the day.

    “You’re getting fatter everyday sweetheart. You need to work on your body’, the fan wrote.

    Responding, Cuppy informed the fan that in addition to that, she was also getting richer by the day.

    “Well good thing I’m getting richer everyday as well”, said the ‘Gelato’ singer.

  • APC wins in SDP Deputy Gov candidate’s unit

    APC wins in SDP Deputy Gov candidate’s unit

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Deputy Governor candidate’s Adebisi Egbeyemi’s Unit 014 in L.A Primary School, Akomolede, Ado-Ekiti.

    The APC polled 109 votes; the SDP scored 86.

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    The PDP came third with 14 votes.

    In Unit 007, Ward 10 in Okesa, Ado-Ekiti, the APC scored 135 votes.

    The SDP got 59 votes while the PDP scored 24.

  • Ekiti 2022: SDP’s Oni wins polling unit

    Ekiti 2022: SDP’s Oni wins polling unit

    The flag bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti Segun Oni secured 90 per cent of valid votes cast at his Polling Unit 6, Ward 4, located at Town Hall, Ogbon Iro, Ifaki-Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government.

    He scored 218 out of 242 valid votes at the unit.

    His All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Biodun Oyebanji got 15 votes, while All People’s Party (APP) secured three votes, the

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    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two, and Rabiu Kwankwaso’s NNPP two votes.
    One vote was voided while the remaining seven was rejected; bringing the total number of accredited voters to 250.
    The polling unit has 639 registered voters.

  • Ekiti PDP Gov candidate Kolawole wins polling unit

    Ekiti PDP Gov candidate Kolawole wins polling unit

    Otunba Bisi Kolawole, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won his polling unit with 98 out of 116 accredited votes.

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 13 votes while Social Democratic Party (SDP) had two votes. Labour Party (LP) recorded one vote. Two votes were voided.

    Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Electoral Officer, had said that a total number of 322 voters were registered but116 were accredited.

     

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    Speaking to journalists after the result was announced, Kolawole, who lamented voters’ apathy, said he was happy to deliver his polling unit with a landslide victory.

    He said he was hopeful of winning the election at the end of the day.

  • APC Deputy Gov candidate Afuye wins polling unit

    APC Deputy Gov candidate Afuye wins polling unit

    The Deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State Mrs Mojisola Afuye has won her polling unit for the ruling party.

    Afuye voted at Atiba Aafin Ward 1, unit 003, in Ikere Ekiti.

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    Afuye polled 165 votes to defeat SDP and PDP candidates, who polled 3 and 7 votes respectively .

    The candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Wole Oluyede, who is an indigene of Ikere Ekiti scored 27 votes.