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  • NGC hands over Health Center to Delta community

    The Nigerian Gas Company (NGC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) on Thursday officially commissioned and handed over a fully equipped Basic Health Center it built to Ijomi community in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State.

    The Managing Director, NGC, Mr Babatunde Bakare, who spoke during the ceremony said NGC embarked on the project as a token of appreciation and their contribution to the development of the community, which they cherished as one of their peace loving communities in Nigeria.

    Bakare, who was represented by the Executive Director Asset Management, NGC, Engr. Ibrahim Yusuf, noted that NGC would continue to encourage and appreciate communities that promote peace, dialogue and understanding in the resolution of any issue.

    The MD said that as a responsible company, NGC remained committed to developing a robust and sustainable relationship with its host communities, noting that the well-being of the community is paramount in their Corporate  Social Responsibility thrust.

    He said, “On our part as a company, we shall continue to solicit for your cooperation and assistant in the maintenance of peace and support for our business growth aspiration, in the interest of our purplet in his community and Nigeria in general.

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    The NGC Boss appreciated the government of Delta State for creating the conducive environment around the state which had enabled them to operate peacefully.

    He also appealed to the community to safeguard the facility by putting in place adequate measures to enable their people participate and benefit fully from it.

    “May I in behalf of NGC, Management commend the effort of the government of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, the Ovie of Oghara Kingdom, You Ogharaname, Orefe III, the elders and entire Ijomi Community Relation Committee,  Security Agencies and other individuals too numerous to mention fortheir valuable contribution and cooperation in the protection of NGC facilities and maintenance of peace and harmony in the state.

    “As a gas Transportation Company with a vision to support the economic growth of Nigeria, our network of gas pipelines extend to over 2,500km with metering stations located in 11 states of the federation including Delta State. What this indicates is that our pipelines transverse over 300 hosts communities across diverse areas of the country where our facilities exist.”

    The Secretary to the Delta State Government, Hon Ovie Agas, who represented the Delta State Government thanked NGC for the gesture.

    The SSG who was represented by Mr Najomo Ide, said that the government cannot provide everything for the people, appreciating the community for creating the enabling environment for NGC to build the health facility.

    Agas, also called on the community and the youths to protect the facility as their own for the benefit of the future of their children.

    Speaking on behalf of the community, High Chief Frank Edede representing the monarch of Oghara Kingdom, thanked NGC for the gesture saying that Ijomi community is a peaceful community.

    He said Ijomi community youths are very accommodating assuring that they will take care of the facility.

    He appealed to NGC to continue the gesture and do more for the communities, pleading for job opportunities for their youths.

  • Two conductors found with missing person’s phone

    Two bus conductors, Ojo Mudasiru and Ibrahim Yusuf, were yesterday arraigned at a Yaba Magistrates’ Court for alleged possession of a missing person’s phone.

    Mudasiru, 27, and Yusuf, 28, pleaded not guilty.

    Prosecuting Sergeant Modupe Olaluwoye said the defendants committed the offence on February 3, at 3am, on Morocco Road, Shomolu, Lagos.

    She alleged that the defendants stole an Infinix phone valued at N50,000, from Mr. Victor Godwin, who had been missing for two weeks.

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    Olaluwoye said Godwin was reported missing by his wife two weeks ago and the police found his car parked on Morocco Road without his phone.

    “My Lord, the police were able to trace the signal of the phone to the defendants; we are still carrying out an investigation to find out exactly what happened to Godwin,” she said.

    Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghere granted the defendants N100, 000 each with two sureties each in the like sum.

    She said the sureties should be employed and show evidence of three years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    The case continues on May 8.

     

  • Police arraign agent for absconding with client’s N850,000

    The police, on Monday, arraigned a 40-year-old traveling agent, Babatunde Owoede, who allegedly absconded with a client’s N850,000 in  an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

    The accused, who resides at Ijoko, Ogun, is standing trial before Magistrate F.F George, on a two-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty.

    The magistrate, however, admitted the accused to a bail of N200,000 with two sureties in like sum.

    George said that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years tax payment to the Lagos State Government.

    Earlier, the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Godwin Awase, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime in 2010 at Agege in Lagos.

    He said that the accused obtained N850, 000 from one Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, under the pretext of assisting him to obtain a US travel document, knowing same to be false.

    “The accused, claimed to be an agent and collected the money from the complainant to get him visa and ticket.

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    “After the complainant paid him the money, the accused absconded to an unknown destination”. Awase said efforts made by the complainant to get his money or the visa and ticket proved unsuccessful, as the accused refused to pick his calls and he could no longer be traced.

    He said that eight years after committing the fraud, the accused was found and handed over to the police. The offences contravened Sections 287 and 312 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 ( Revised ).

    The newsmen reports that Section 312 stipulates 15 years imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences while Section 287 prescribes three years for stealing.

    The case was adjourned to May 15 for mention.

    NAN

  • Army solicits media support to crush Boko Haram

    Army solicits media support to crush Boko Haram

    The Nigerian Army on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to closer collaboration with the media in the ongoing counter insurgency operations in the North-East.

    The General Commanding Officer (GOC), 7 Division, Maiduguri, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, said this when members of the Borno Correspondents Chapel paid him a courtesy visit.

    Yusuf said that such working relation was imperative to ensure the successful implementation of the campaign and restoration of peace to the region.

    He said there was need for the media to create awareness on the ills of the Boko Haram ideologies and fast track de-radicalisation process.

    “Presently, we have a community sensitisation and psycho social support programme which is yielding positive results.

    “Whenever the insurgents surrender to our troops, they are worried about their lives because they have the notion that they will kill them,”he said.

    He disclosed that the military authorities had allowed the surrendered insurgents to speak in order to encourage those still in the bush to surrender.

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    The commander, therefore, called on the media to sensitise the people to be vigilant and cooperate with the military to enable them to win the war against insurgency.

    The Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Alhaji Haruna Biu, pledged the union’s support to the counter insurgency campaign and the peace building process in the region.

    NAN

  • Military seeks community support to crush Boko Haram

    Military seeks community support to crush Boko Haram

    The Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole,  Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, has called on people in the North-East to support the military in the counter-insurgency campaign in the country.

    Nicholas made the call during a familiarisation visit to military units  in Maiduguri  on Wednesday.

    He said the call was imperative to enable the military to win the war against Boko Haram insurgents and enhance restoration of peace in the region.

    “It is high time for people in the communities support the military by providing useful information on suspicious persons in their respective communities.

    “We need the support of everyone in the society to successfully complete the campaign. Security is a collective responsibility; we must strive to stop the killings.

    “Even the Boko Haram insurgents, I call on them to renounce their heinous activities, surrender and embrace peace,’’he said.

    The theatre commander disclosed the military authorities had adopted effective strategies to end insurgency and facilitate restoration of peace in the war-ravaged region.

    He added that effective modalities had been put in place to improve personnel welfare, motivate and boost troops’ morale.

    While commending the troops for their gallantry, the commander urged them to be disciplined and dedicated to the fight against insurgency, noting that: “Boko Haram insurgency will be over soon”.

    Nicholas assumed duty on Monday following his appointment as the new Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole.

    He was accompanied by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, the General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, and other top military officers during the familiarisation tour of military formations in Maiduguri.

    Some of the areas visited include: the 7 Division Army Headquarters, Joint Intelligence Detention Centre (JIDC), Army Medical Services and Hospital and Artillery workshops.

    NAN

  • Buratai decorates 65 gallant troops with medals

    Buratai decorates 65 gallant troops with medals

    The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has decorated 65 soldiers with gallantry medals for outstanding performance in the counter-insurgency campaign.

    Lt. Col. Emmanuel Kingsley, the spokesperson of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, announced this  in a statement released on Wednesday in Maiduguri.

    Kingsley said that Buratai had on Tuesday decorated two officers and 63 soldiers in recognition of their prowess.

    “Two officers and 63 soldiers serving under the 151 Task Force Battalion, 21 Brigade Nigerian Army, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, were decorated for their gallantry and bravery in the face of the enemy.

    “On 10th July, the soldiers came under Boko Haram insurgents’ attacks on two separate occasions, but they were able to manoeuvre their way out of the ambush.

    “They engaged the insurgents, inflicting heavy casualties on them and also recovered weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), gun trucks and logistics,” he said.

    Kingsley  quoted Buratai as describing soldiering as a call to national duty, and tasked the soldiers to rededicate themselves to duty to weed out remnants of Boko Haram insurgents.

    “Buratai tasked the soldiers not to rest on their oars but conclude the fight against Boko Haram Terrorists and return to barracks to continue with training and other routine duties”.

    According to the spokesman, Buratai also visited military formations at Awulari along Bama Road, and inspected the test firing of an artillery weapons by 304 Artillery Regiment.

    Buratai equally visited troop’s location at Alau Dam along Konduga Road and also joined soldiers on patrol in gun boats stationed at the jetty.

    He added that the Chief of Army Staff earlier on Monday, visited 25 Task Force Brigade, 7 Division Nigerian Army, in Damboa and also inspected the training of troops of Mobile Strike Teams at Buni Yadi, Yobe State.

    “The Mobile Strike Force is due to be injected into Operation LAFIYA DOLE to enhance a more robust clearance operation against the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East”.

    The Chief Army Staff was accompanied by Maj. Gen. David Ahmadu, the Chief of Training and Operations at the Army Headquarters, and Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.

    Others were Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Yusuf, the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division, as well as other Principal Staff Officers and Directors from the Army Headquarters.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the Chief of Army Staff in compliance with the directives of the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, to service chiefs, returned to the Theatre and had been visiting military formations under Operation LAFIYA DOLE.

  • Flood destroys crops worth millions of Naira in Edo

    Flood destroys crops worth millions of Naira in Edo

    Cash crops worth millions of Naira have been destroyed by flood in Ayoghena and Iyora communities in Uzairue Clan, in the Etsako-West Local Government Area of Edo.

    A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the affected villages indicated that hectares of farmland with crops were washed away by flood, emanating from a river in the area, which overflowed its banks.

    The affected produce included cassava, yam, maize, groundnuts, plantain and others.

    Some of the victims, in interviews with NAN, expressed shock over the incident and appealed to the Edo government for help.

    One of them, Azeez Umar, said he lost all his farm produce to the flood.

    “I invested a lot of my time and finances in cultivating my farm, and I am now worried that just at about harvest time, most of my crops have been washed away by the flood,’’ he said.

    Another victim, Paul Oshioneboh, said the incident occurred when most farmers were heavily burdened by the economic recession, and appealed to the state government to give them succour.

    Oshioneboh said he lost millions of naira worth of farm produce to the flood.

    “I invested millions of naira on this farm, this year.

    “As you can see this farmland, which I rely on for my daily bread, is now washed away by the river, which overflowed it banks as a result of heavy rainfall,’’ he said.

    Another farmer, Mr Ibrahim Yusuf, said: “the flood has wreaked havoc on our farms; as you can see, we no longer have any crops to harvest.

    “We are appealing to the state government to come to our aid, as some of us no longer have any food even for subsistence, very much less to sell,’’ he said.