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  • Army arrest three gun runners, recover 44 rifles in Niger

    Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna,  deployed for Operation WHIRL PUNCH have arrested three notorious gun runners in Rijau area of Niger State and recovered 44 rifles.

    The Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division  Nigerian Army, Col. Muhammad Dole made the disclosure in a press statement issued in Kaduna on Wednesday.

    Dole identified the three gun runners as Aminu Umar, Shehu Samaila and Bilyaminu Abdullahi, were arrested on Tuesday during a Stop and Search operation at Rijau.

    “The troops recovered 44 fabricated locally made single barrel rifles and 351 cartridges being conveyed in a Toyota Corolla registered ZUR 28 DX Kebbi.”

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    According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the gun runners were heading to Bena in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi, which shares boundary with Zamfara.

    “The arrest is similar to that of Mr Rabi’u Akilu who was found in possession of 36 rifles and 343 rounds of ammunition neatly concealed in another Toyota Corolla heading to Zamfara State in November 2018,” he added.

    He said further that interrogation of the suspects is ongoing, and urged motorists to share credible information with the Army and other security agencies.

    “It is important to add that troops of 1 Division conducting Operation WHIRL PUNCH will remain resolutely committed to combating all forms of criminality in our Area of Operation,” Dole said.

     

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  • Strike: Partial compliance in Sokoto, Kebbi

    The nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has recorded partial compliance in Sokoto and Kebbi States.

    In Sokoto, that work is going on at federal and state government owned hospitals, as well as higher institutions.

    Although courts visited were not sitting, primary and secondary schools were operating while some offices remained opened at the federal secretariat.

    According to our reporters, commercial banks had opened for business in spite of attempt by labour leaders to make them stop operations.

    However, Aminu Umar, State Chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), said the strike had recorded substantial compliance and would be total in next coming days.

    Umar told our reporters that substantial compliance has been ensured in government agencies including the state Secretariat.

    He said a team had been constituted by labour leaders in the state to monitor compliance.

    Meanwhile, in Kebbi public schools have been shut in compliance with the strike order.

    A teacher in one of the public schools in Birnin Kebbi, Mrs. Richeal Ngozi told our reporters that they had to send back pupils after the state branch of Nigeria Union of Teachers ordered teachers to remain at home.

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    A student of Gwadangwaji Government Secondary School, Birnin Kebbi, Aliyu Bello said,” the reason we are going back home is that we have been waiting for our teachers to come and none of them came, and we were later told by an official to go back home.”

    When our reporters visited a branch of Keystone Bank, normal operations were going on.

    However, a staff of the bank, who sought anonymity, said, “We are just waiting for an email message from the bank head office in Lagos,  by 12 noon, we will close and join the strike.”

    Also, activities at the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, have been paralyzed as staff joined the strike.

    At the state secretariat, normal official work was going on as at the time of this report.

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  • Tambuwal restates commitment to recruit more workers, improve welfare

    Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday said that the state government would embark on recruitment of more workers to facilitate improve manpower in state and local services.

    Tambuwal stated this at 2018 Workers Day celebration in Sokoto, saying that 2, 500 primary and secondary teachers had already been recruited between 2017 and 2018 in the state.

    He described workers as `catalyst in channelling state resources’ to productive means aimed at improving the living condition of people.

    Tambuwal added that health workers and others would be recruited to enhance effective service delivery.

    He disclosed that no fewer than 200 students have been sponsored to study medicine abroad and come back to work in states’ hospitals.

    The governor added that his administration had conducted computer training programme for all categories of workers besides sponsoring workshops to enhance their productivity.

    According to him, the present administration had ensure steady and prompt payment of salaries and pension stressing that more than N4 billion gratuity had been settled from 2016 to date while others were under way.

    He said in view of the importance the government attached to workers Welfare, it had commenced the sale of government houses to workers besides many other Nigerians welfare packages.

    Tambuwal reiterated that government would continue to execute viable programmes toward improving workers welfare and assured continuous harmonious working relationship.

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    The Federal Controller of Labour in Sokoto State, Mr Sa’idu Muhammad, said the event was being conducted to review achievements, challenges and others for improved service delivery.

    In his address, Mr Aminu Umar, the State Chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress ( NLC ), lauded governor’s efforts on workers welfare in the state.

    Umar acknowledged that about 10, 000 workers were recruited since his election as state governor despite prompt payment of entitlements and others packages.

    The labour leader assured that workers would continue to live up to the expectation to reciprocate the commitment and urged workers to support leaderships at all levels.

    The newsmen reports that special prayer led by Comrade Hassan Abdullahi, was offered for late governor’s Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, who died last week.

    The newsmen also reports that no fewer than 80 unions participated in the rally held at the occasion.

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  • NLC wants N25, 000 minimum pension

    The Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC), has demanded a review of pension to a minimum of N25,000, per month, in Sokoto State, as against the four thousand naira being paid for the past twelve years.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the chairman of the congress in the state, Mr Aminu Umar, made this demand in Sokoto on Monday at the 2017 May Day celebration.

    Umar also called for the implementation of the government circular of December 2014, on the payment of gratuity and pension to staff and medical workers in the Local Government service, as their counterparts in the state service.

    The chairman, however, lauded the State Government for the payment of arrears of gratuities of more than four billion to retired civil servants at the State and Local Government service.

    He also noted the regular payment of salary and pension “at a time when some workers in some states are being owed arrears of salary and pension”.

    “Regular training and retraining of civil servants, priority given to education, agriculture and commerce.

    “Increased food production and security, creation of job opportunities, as well as increased revenue generation, among others”.

    Umar promised that workers in the state would continue to be hard working, honest and dedicated to duty, in order to move the state forward.

    In a message, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, promised to continue to accord priority to the welfare of civil servants, as well as the generality of the citizens.

    Represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Bashir Garba, the governor promised to motivate and encourage the civil servants to become robust, disciplined and productive.

  • Aminu continues to impress at Samsunspor

    Aminu continues to impress at Samsunspor

    Unheralded Nigerian striker, Aminu Umar scored his fourth league goal of the season on Saturday for Turkish 1.Lig club, Samsunspor.

    Umar scored Samsunpor’s third and final goal of the night in the 68th minute of the 3-1 win over Istanbul BB at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi.

    The 18-year-old had previously netted in the 3-1 win against Adanaspor on November 25, 2013. He followed that up with a brace against Mersin Idmanyurdu five days later and is now outshining his compatriot, Ekigho Ehiosun who was an unused substitute for Samsunspor on Saturday.

    Umar was on the books of Nigerian club, Wikki Tourists last season. He also represented Nigeria at the 2013 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Turkey.