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  • Heartland faults referee’s claims

    Heartland FC of Owerri has faulted the claims by referee Yusuf Garba and his assistants over their report during a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football league (NPFL) against Plateau United.

    Heartland FC of Owerri in its Twitter handle, claimed that referee Mr Yusuf Garba tried to change the direction, tempo and atmosphere of the match through his officiating, in an interesting game.

    The statement further said, the Kano-born referee and his assistants used all means possible, to give the visiting Plateau United team, a favourable result, leading to the attack from the irate Heartland FC supporters.

    It read” That a delightful game that interested all the fans that loved watching good football was marred by the attitude of the center referee Mr Yusuf Garba from Kano state, the facts remains that Garba marred the game right from the onset, it was obvious that he already had a premeditated motive to favour the away team, which was evidenced in the several questionable calls he made after the second half game which gave room for suspicion”.

    The statement also faulted Garba for his display of nonchalant attitude towards the Owerri based club, as was seen in his refusal to use his whistle and also caution the visiting team when the club’s goalkeeper was fouled in the last minute of the game instead he allowed play to go on, adding an unwarranted extra 8 minutes after full time.

    ‘’This was what sincerely affected the interesting game except you think otherwise. At the end of 90 minutes if you watched closely you would have seen the fourth official signaling him for additional time but he intentionally ignored him to allow about 4 minutes before adding 4 minutes extra time even. When the extra four minutes ended, the match commissioner Mr Roland Abu called his attention to end the game as the time was up and following his questionable calls to save the situation but he responded by saying nothing happened. To the surprise of everyone, a throw-in was taken by Plateau United but one of their strikers held Heartland’s goalkeeper Ebele Obi’’, the statement added.

    The statement concluded that the referee and his officials were saved through the intervention of the police on the ground and finally called on the LMC, the NFF and all football stakeholders to do the needful to save this country’s league from disrepute.

  • Farmers, herders in Kachia resolve to sustain peace

    Farmers and cattle herders in Kachia, Kachia Local Government area of Kaduna State have pledged to maintain peaceful coexistence amongst themselves.

    The resolution was reached on Tuesday at a meeting held under the auspices of Kachia All Tribes Association held in Kachia.

    Leader of the organising committee, Malam Yusuf Garba said the event, organised in partnership with Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, was to further strengthen ties between the farmers and herders.

    Garba said the meeting was against the backdrop of the approaching rains which marked the commencement of farming activities.

    “This meeting would promote mutual trust and understanding with a view to ensuring harmony among all communities in Kachia local government,” he said.

    Garba commended the participants for demonstrating resilience and willingness to sustain mutual understanding and tolerance among them.

    In a remark, the Administrator of the Local Council, Hajia Zulai Jaafaru said the council welcomed the initiative targeted at promoting peace in the area.

    Represented by Muhammad Tanko, the Secretary in the local government, Jaafaru urged the people to continue to be agents of peace for meaningful development.

    The traditional ruler of Agom Adara, Chief Maiwada Galadima, commended the people of the chiefdom for the peace being enjoyed and urged them to sustain it.

    Represented by Mr Moses Stephen, a Council member of the Chiefdom, Galadima enjoined the people to always monitor and report movements of people with questionable character in their midst to appropriate authorities.

    NAN

  • Seven die, four injured in Bida-Minna road crash

    Seven die, four injured in Bida-Minna road crash

    Mr Yusuf Garba, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC ) in Niger said on Monday that seven persons died  in an accident on the Bida-Minna road.

    Garba told our reporter in Minna that four persons were also injured in the incident which occurred on Monday morning.

    He said wrong overtaking was responsible for the accident which   involved  a bus with registration number FXT 234 XD  and an articulated vehicle marked  RTD  163XA.

    The sector commander said the injured were taken to the Bida General Hospital for treatment while the relatives of the seven victims who died were buried according to Islamic injunction.

    Garba said the FRSC personnel had  responded promptly to a distress call by a witness immediately after the crash some  36 kilometres  from Bida.

    He urged road users to avoid reckless driving, adding that this was  usually responsible for the problems on the highways.

    The sector commander also called on road users to imbibe the spirit of adhering to  traffic rules and regulations in order to stay alive on the highways. NAN

  • FRSC set up office in Lambata, Niger

    FRSC set up office in Lambata, Niger

    The Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC ) says that it has set up an outpost office at Lambata in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger for effectively monitoring.

    FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Yusuf Garba, disclosed this in an interview in Minna on Thursday.

    He said that already a patrol vehicle and effective communication gadgets have been provided for the smooth operations of the office.

    He explained that the Lambata office would effectively monitor the conduct and behavior of road users especially articulated vehicles.

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    He said that the personnel in the outpost would monitor the vehicle drivers against indiscriminate parking on the highway.

    He called on road users to adhere to traffic rules and regulations to avoid unnecessary road crashes.

    “We have already embarked on a 24 hours patrol on all the federal high ways to ensure safety of road users by enforcing traffic rules and regulations,” he said.

    NAN

  • FRSC deploys 358 personnel in Niger for Eid-el-Kabir

    FRSC deploys 358 personnel in Niger for Eid-el-Kabir

    The Federal Road Safety Commission in Niger on Wednesday announced  the deployment of 358 personnel on a 24-hour patrol of federal highways for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

    The Sector Commander, Mr Yusuf Garba, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna that the command also deployed 10 patrol vehicles, two ambulances and one tow truck.

    Garba said that the command had intensified efforts in monitoring the conduct of road users to check road crashes, before, during and after the festive season.

    He said the personnel would ensure that motorists respect traffic rules and regulations to prevent road accidents.

    The sector commander said the personnel would also be deployed to praying grounds on Sallah day to ease movement.

    He advised motorists to desist from parking indiscriminately, overloading and dangerous driving, stressing that anyone found wanting would be dealt with accordingly.

    Garba said that the command was partnering with members of National Union of Road Transport Workers and other stakeholders  to educate motorists on the dangers of making calls while driving.

    “Our primary concern is to prevent road crashes by mobilising road users to desist from dangerous driving, especially overtaking in sharp bends, among others,” he said.

    He warmed parents against allowing underage on wheel as anyone found wanting would be dealt with.