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  • Association chief flays state of slaughter houses

    The President, Association of Small Business Owners of Nigeria (ASBON), Dr Femi Egbesola, has warned that poor slaughter houses across the country was putting public health at risk.

    Speaking with The Nation, Egbesola said there were no official controls to ensure meat safety and maintain consumer confidence.

    He warned of potential risks of  food borne diseases, adding that this can be minimised with stringent animal health control measures.

    Given the state of the abattoirs, he said consumers may eat meat containing contaminants.

    At some of the abattoirs, residents have complained  about bad odours from bloody fleeces loaded from the abattoirs. He said animals intended for human consumption and admitted to the slaughterhouses for slaughtering and dressing should be subject to inspections. Before animals are slaughtered, he said they should be inspected by qualified officials.

    He advised that animals arriving at the abattoir to be slaughtered should be inspected for signs of illness before they enter the premises.

    Throughout the slaughter process, Egbesola emphasised that meat inspection procedures should be carried out by trained personnel to identify signs of disease in the carcass.

    He stressed that a situation where quality control is compromised may lead to “dead and sick animals being slaughtered and sold.

    He called for proper audits of slaughterhouses to ensure that consumers are eating meat free from diseases and contaminants.

    He urged the government to involve more in the audit of meat production.

  • Gunmen kill IYC chief’s aide

    Gunmen kill IYC chief’s aide

    Four gunmen suspected to be assassins on Friday invaded the home of the National General Secretary of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Emmanuel Bristol Alagbariya, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, and killed one of his aides.

    The gunmen scared the residents when they did not get their target.

    The IYC secretary, who has been working on the upcoming Rivers State Ijaw Summit, in commemoration of the 58 years of the Henry Willinks minority commission and celebration of heroes for their contributions to the recognition of Niger Delta, was said to have convened a meeting of the summit’s organising committee at his home.

    The committee’s members were waiting for him to join them when a bus, said to belong to him, drove into the compound. It was followed by the suspected assassins.

    The gunmen were said to have laid siege outside Alagbariya’s compound.

    They encircled the place, apparently thinking the IYC chief was in the bus.

    But they soon discovered that their target was not around.

    It was learnt that the gunmen went into the room where the committee members were waiting and ordered them to lie flat, when they did not find Alagbariya.

    Out of frustration, one of the hoodlums shot and killed the IYC chief’s personal assistant.

    Alagbariya has been a frontline youth leader campaigning for a better life for the Ijaw and Niger Delta youths.

    The Rivers Ijaw Summit is expected to honour the late Chief Harold Dappa-Biriye, Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro, Dr. I. J. M. Fiberesima, Chief U. O. Ekeneokot and Chief P. J Warmate for their contributions to Niger Delta, Rivers State and Nigeria.

    It is Alagbariya’s initiative to create awareness on how to address the predicament of youths of Rivers State.

    Several people have expressed shock at the killers’ action.

    Security has been tightened around the IYC chief.

    The summit is expected to hold on June 26 at the prestigious Hotel Presidential’s Atlantic Hall.

    Efforts to speak with police spokesman Muhammad  Kidaya Ahmad, a Deputy Superintendent (DSP), and Alagbariya, were unsuccessful last night.

  • Honour for council chief, 24 others

    Honour for council chief, 24 others

    Lagos Chief Judge, Justice  Funmilayo Atilade has sworn in the Executive Secretary, Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Jaiye Alabi and 24 others as Notaries Public of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

    Administering the oath of office on the legal practitioners at a brief ceremony, inside court one of Ikeja high court, Justice Atilade congratulated them for attaining their new status in the law profession.

    She urged them to use the position to serve as good ambassadors of their profession and Nigeria as a whole.

    With their new status as notaries public, Alabi and his colleagues have been constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds and powers of attorney.

  • Benin chief sues police chief for ‘illegal detention’

    A prominent transporter and the Aiyobahan of Benin Kingdom in Edo State, Chief John Osamede Adun, has filed a suit against Police Commissioner Samuel Adegbuyi at a Federal High Court in Benin for alleged illegal detention.

    Adun said he was detained at the Commissioner’s office for 10 hours without justification.

    He is demanding N10 million, being the general and exemplary damages for the alleged infringement on his rights to personal liberty and the right to dignity of human person.

    In the suit filed by his counsel, Olayiwola Afolabi, the Benin chief described the action of the police commissioner as unlawful, unconstitutional and a serious infringement on his fundamental right to personal liberty, as guaranteed in the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

    Adun is asking for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the respondent, his agents, servants or privies from further interference with the constitutionally guaranteed rights of his liberty in respect of the issue of banning of levy collection through tickets on the road in Edo State and any other matter whatsoever connected with without probable reasonable and justifiable case.

  • Chief of Naval Staff gets Environmental Accountants Institute award

    The Institute of Environmental Accountants of Nigeria (IEA), will today, confer the Institute’s ‘Environment champion of the year 2015’ award, on the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral U O Jibrin.

    The investiture is billed for the Banquet Hall, Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja. Lagos.

    The institute, according to its President & chairman of Council, Dr. Olusegun Lawal, will also confer the Institute’s ‘Distinguished Fellowship Platinum’ awards on Mr. Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, the Accountant-General of the Federation. Awards of excellence in environmental best practices will also be given to a number of leading green conscious corporate concerns, Dr Lawal added in a statement made available to The Nation.

    “The selection process by our search and selection committee in nominating these notable awardees was a daunting task among several eligible personalities and organisations that have contributed in no small measures through their proactive steps in sustaining environmental best practices for our common future,” Lawal said.

    The awardees, he said, were adjudged based on their contributions to environmental security/diplomacy and eco-friendly ingenuities. This is in addition to achieving economic growth for the country without sacrificing environment and social well – being of communities.

    The statement said: “The award, which is coming at no other auspicious time than now, will go a long way in instilling environmental consciousness in our collective aspiration and responsibility to ensure environmental-friendly society.”

    IEA is a specialised environmental accounting institution for the good purpose of promoting professionalism in environmental quality. The institute is multidisciplinary in nature and expertise.

  • Girl Guides chief seeks peaceful elections

    The Nigeria Girl Guides Association (NGGA), has lent a voice to the clarion call for free, fair and violent-free elections.

    This is contained in a statement signed by the association’s Chief Commissioner, Mrs Maria Goretti Sule.

    Mrs Sule, who was recently elected Chief Commissioner, described this period as critical and urged Nigerians to show great sense of commitment and patriotism.

    “I want to seize this opportunity to lend a voice to the appeal for a peaceful, free and fair elections as the electorates go to the pool come Saturday, March 28 for the presidential election and April 11 for the gubernatorial elections and others.

    “As Nigeria’s political space is fully charged with regards to the upcoming elections, we advocate peaceful and violent- free general polls.

    “We call on Nigerians to exercise their civic responsibility without going into violence, no matter how provoked.

    “In an event if any misunderstanding, our advise to the electorates is to be calm and let justice prevail, all in the benefit of our future leaders and the nation at large,” the statement said.

  • Bank chief urges bankers on integrity

    Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) president, Mrs. ‘Debola Osibogun has advised bankers on the need to embrace integrity and best practices in the course of their duties.

    Speaking at the CIBN Graduates Induction and Prize Awards Day held in Lagos, she said bankers would always abide by the CIBN code that condemns gratification and bribery among other unwholesome practices in banking. “I wish to remind you of some of the things contained in the Code of Conduct in the Nigerian Banking Industry recently approved by the Bankers Committee.

    You must endeavour to avoid these if only to ensure that you become the heroes and heroines of your chosen profession.  You must avoid engaging in any ventures of which there are clear issues of conflict of interest; abusing the trust reposed in you or your office; misusing official information in the course of your professional career; offering and or accepting gratification or bribe,” she said.

    Osibogun said the induction remains a symbolic reminder of the core mandate of the Institute which is to admit student members who have passed the prescribed examinations and fulfilled all other conditions set by the Governing Council into Associateship (ACIB); admit students into the Associateship of the Institute among others.

    She said this year’s induction sees a record high number of 993 student members who have all successfully completed the qualifying examinations of the Institute. “This number is the highest in the history of the Institute and it comprises of the following; 162 for Associateship, nine for Chartered MBA, four for Treasurers’ Dealership Certificate, 795 for Micro-finance Certification Programme, and, 23 for Certificate in Banking,” she said.

    She congratulated the bankers describing the achievement in completing an extremely demanding, rigorous and tough professional programmes. “Not only is today, a deserved testament to your hard work, your discipline and your commitment, it also represents a major milestone in your lives. It is equally a time for celebration as you mark both the end and beginning of exciting parts of your lives and an occasion on which to look forward to the opportunities available to you as Chartered Bankers, Certified Treasury Dealers and Microfinance Certified Bankers.

    I wish you all the best as you start the next adventure of your lives and hope that this accomplishment opens many doors of opportunity and helps you to realize your personal and professional ambitions,: she said.

    “In today’s dynamic business environment achieving such professional qualifications, demonstrate commitment to professionalism which is an important differentiator in the competitive market place. As bankers there are so much you can do to bring fresh lease of life to the banking & finance sector and businesses in both the private and public sectors. This implies that the economic potential of our country is not limited by your visions and the dreams of the future. I therefore urge you to always “shoot for the moon, even if you miss it you will land among the stars,” she added.

     

  • Plateau PDP chief denies dumping party

    A chieftain of Plateau State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Godfrey Miri, has denied dumping the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Miri, who contested the governorship seat but lost in the primary, reportedly planned to join APC.

    But a statement yesterday in Jos, the state capital, by his campaign coordinator, Chaplain Gideon Yoila, said the PDP chieftain had not dumped the party.

    The statement said: “It has been reported in the media that my boss, Mr. Miri, has defected from the PDP and joined the APC. That report is malicious and unfounded.

    “I was told that a man, posing to be Miri’s campaign director-general, at the beginning of APC’s governorship campaign in Jos, announced that he had moved to the APC with Miri’s blessings and that Miri would do same on his return from Abuja.”

  • Council chief warns against bush burning

    Council chief warns against bush burning

    Chairman of Kuje Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Shaban Tete, has cautioned traditional rulers against bush burning, which he said has negative effects on the development of any society.

    Tete also said that the council would soon organise a sensitisation programme for all village heads across the 10 wards of the council on the dangers of bush burning.

    The council boss, who stated this when some village heads and district heads visited him, said the council’s decision to organise the sensitisation programme was timely since farmers have started harvesting their farm produce.

    The council boss said that lives  and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of indiscriminate bush burning, especially at the rural communities, which sometimes nearly resulted in clashes between farmers and herdsmen.

    Tete said it is at the peak of every year dry season, which is the harvest period, that some parts of the country always witness herders and farmers clashes, in which lives and farm produce are lost.

    “Our major concern is how to ensure that there is always peace between farmers and Fulani’s in our various communities, especially now that we are into harvesting period, sometimes you will hear that some farm produce have been burnt as a result of bush burning, which sometime accusing fingers are pointed at the Fulani herdsmen, “ he said.

    Tete, however, noted that bush burning, has adverse effect on the society, saying even the federal government has always champion the course of ensuring that people desist from bush burning.

    “I want it make it categorically clear that at the end of the sensitisation programme, any village heads that fail to take the message home to their subjects on the dangers of bush burning and any crisis that later broke out either between farmers and Fulani’s as result of loss of farm produce, such chief or village head would be held responsible,” he warned.

  • Council chief praised for building market

    Residents of Dutse Alhaji in Bwari Area Council have hailed the council administration led by Hon. Peter Yohanna for what they described as the bold steps taken to build a modern market after demolishing the old one.

    Mrs Agnes Ukachukwu, a resident of Dutse Alhaji said that the move by the chairman of the council to upgrade the market is really commendable, because the previous market was an eye-saw, that the ongoing ultramodern construction has given market trading a new meaning in the area.

    According to Ukachukwu, the construction of the ultralmodern market, which is still in progress, is an evidence that the council chairman feels the plight of the people and is doing everything possible to ensure that he fulfills the promise made to the people when he was campaigning for the office of the chairman.

    “I must say that we are proud of what is going on here in this market, we never thought that we will ever have such a modern market in Dutse Alhaji, because have heard so many promises without the government fulfilling them. So, this one is really a surprise, that means there is hope for us in this country,” she said.

    Ms. Glory Gimba, another resident explained that the ongoing upgrade of the market has given the entrance of Dutse Alhaji a new look, saying that the usual rowdy entrance to Dutse Alhaji has suddenly become well organised due to the standard of the market at the junction.

    “The present of the market has really shapen things here, mostly the entrance of the Dutse Alhaji which used to rowdy. The okada riders and street traders are no been put on check by the Police. I pray it continues this way for a long time. This is really a very good development and we appreciate the leadership of the council for it.

    “Initially, when they demolished the old market, we thought they just wanted to punish. But, we are surprise to see this standard market under construction right under our noses. We are really happy and we appeal to the council chairman to use his good heart to make the fees for the shops affordable to the common residents like us,” Gimba said.