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THE STATES

Published

10 years ago

April 7, 2014

Benue

The Benue State Government says it has adopted a
new formula for the sharing of relief materials to victims of current attacks in the state.
Executive Secretary of the state Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Adikpo Agbatse told newsmen in Makurdi that the formula was evolved to ensure equity in the distribution of the materials.
He said 40 per cent of the materials would go to those in temporary camps, while the remaining 60 per cent would be shared to local government councils and wards affected by the crises for distribution to victims.
Agbatse explained that the policy was to ensure that the assistance got to rural communities and to discourage people from staying in camps.

Kaduna

Jema’a Local Government Council of Kaduna State,
says it has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed in Kafanchan by 10 hours.
Our correspondent reports that a 24-hour curfew was imposed in Kafanchan township recently, following the youths’ reaction to the arrest of 24 men allegedly in possession of arms.
Chairman, Mr Daniel Amos, of the council said in Kafanchan that residents were now free to go about their businesses from 6 am to 4 pm.
“The development is due to relative calm witnessed within the metropolis.

Kwara

An Area Court in Kaiama, Kwara State, has granted
the prayer for divorce filed by a housewife, Rakiat Alidu.
Rakiat, who said her four-year-old marriage to her husband, Musa, was blessed with a child, filed for divorce because the union“ lacked the needed love.”
The President of the court, Malam Ahmed Yahaya, held that the divorce was granted in line with the provisions of the law in favour of Rakiat.

Kebbi

The Kebbi State-owned University of Science and
Technology has commenced a general training for the 8,689 newly recruited personnel to teach in the state’s secondary schools.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdu Zuru, told newsmen in Aliero that the seven-week training would focus on classroom management, lesson plan, scheme of work and extra-curricular activities. “The training will be conducted in batches, with each batch consisting of 1,200 teachers,’’ he said.
According to him, the trainees will receive a weekly stipend of N2,000 each.

Katsina

The Katsina State Government has approved N100
million to assist victims of the recent attack in Faskari, Sabuwa and Safana Local Government Areas of the state.
The state’s Head of Service, Alhaji Muhammad Aliyu, announced the donation at a news conference in Katsina recently.
Aliyu said the money would be shared among relations of those who died or suffered injury during the attack.
Aliyu said he would head the committee that would distribute the money, explaining that the gesture was part of government’s determination to identify with the people in time of distress.

Lagos

An Abule Egba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has sen
tenced a 20-year-old meat seller, Oye Adeleke to three years imprisonment for raping his customer’s under-aged daughter.
The Magistrate, Mr Tajudeen Elias, sentenced Adeleke without an option of fine.
“This will serve as deterrent to others who indulge in having sex with a teenager.
This sentencing is mitigated by virtue of the leg injury of the defendant and remorse on his part,’’ Elias said, while convicting Adeleke.

Nasarawa
A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada, Mararaba,
Nasarawa State, has sentenced a timber dealer, Felix Sunday, to three years in prison for criminal breach of trust and cheating.
The presiding judge, Mr Albert Maga, gave the judgment and ordered the convict to pay N670,000 as compensation to one Mr Benedit Oyika, the plaintiff.
Maga, however, gave option of N10,000 fine to the convict.
Earlier, the plaintiff in his testimony, told the court that one of his friends introduced the convict to him as a timber dealer.
Oyo

A Grade “C ” Customary Court in Iseyin, Oyo State,
has ordered Idowu Oluokun, Muiz Adebayo and Muniru Adeyemi, who are all claiming paternity of a six-year-old, to maintain the peace.
The President of the court, Mr Kareem Adelodun, gave the order after informing Oluokun and Adebayo who were in court that a third claimant, Adeyemi, had also written claiming paternity of the child.
Adelodun, who adjourned further hearing on the matter until April 7, also ordered all the parties to produce evidence of paternity.

Ogun
The Chief Dr Babatunde Banuso Medical Director of
the State Hospital, Ota, Ogun State, has warned Nigerians against using local herbs whose efficacy could not be ascertained.
Banuso said in an interview with newsmen in Ota that they might have side effects with serious health implications.
“The side effects of some of the traditional herbs on the human system can be disastrous as it could lead to deadly diseases like kidney and cancer,’’ he said.
He said the resort to herbs had been identified as one of the contributing factors to the ill-health of many people across the country.

Plateau

The National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA), has said it has established 11 camps for the 100,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from eight crisis-ridden local governments in Benue.
The NEMA Coordinator for North-Central, Mr Mohammed Abdulsalam made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Jos.
He said “each camp has a minimum of 8,500 IDPs.
“The camps are just too populated and we are thinking of establishing more because more people are trooping into Makurdi from even the areas that have not been attacked.

Taraba

The police command in Taraba State says it has
arrested nine people who specialised in stealing yam tubers in Ibi Local Government Area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the command , ASP Joseph Kwaji, made the disclosure at a news conference in Jalingo.
Kwaji said a police patrol team in Ibi arrested the suspects, comprising seven men and two women, while stealing the produce.
He said the suspects are Abdullahi Umaru, Yunusa A Yunusa, Mustapha Hamusu, Idris Mohammed, Adamu Muhammed, Yusuf Aliyu, Mairo Maijaki, Adamu Musa and Hauwa Shagari.

Zamfara

More than N1.3 billion has been spent by the
Tertiary Institutions Trust Fund (TETFUND) to improve facilities at the Zamfara State College of Education, Maru, since 2011.
The Provost of the College, Alhaji Kabir Dankande said this in an interview with newsmen in Maru.
Dankande said the institution had recorded various transformations through its partnership with TETFUND, especially in the areas of physical structures and manpower development.

Executive Secretary, African Capacity Building Foundation (acbf), Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie (left), exchanging documents with Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, after signing projects grants agreement between National Institute for Legislative Studies (nils) and acbf in Abuja, recently. Photo: NAN

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Anglican Bishop Urges Politicians To Lead With Integrity

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5 days ago

April 15, 2024

The Tide

The Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Niger Delta, Dr Emmanuel Oko-Jaja, has called on Nigerians, especially those in positions of authority to uphold moral standard and integrity.
Oko-Jaja said this at a thanksgiving service to mark the 90th birthday of Prof. Sylvanus Cookey at Saint Paul Anglican Church in Opobo Town, Rivers yesterday.
The Tide’s source reports that Cookey was the second Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) in 1982.
Oko-Jaja advised political leaders to always be self-aware and avoid actions that could damage their reputation.
“In today’s Nigeria, hardship has changed how the people behave, as lies have become more popular than the truth.
“We now live in a country where injustice is now celebrated and lowering moral and social standard have become the new normal.
“Leaders must follow the exemplary legacies set by our forebears by becoming upright and live a life that would not bring shame to their family and community,” he said.
He attributed the country’s current economic challenges and declining living standards to leaders failing to prioritise the well-being of citizens.
“The younger generation should emulate the virtues of our predecessors like Prof. Cookey, who prioritised integrity over material gain.
“Good reputation was the norm back then, and I hope that God will restore it to Nigeria, where leaders’ goal will be to have good names.
“If anyone wants to commit evil, they should remember that their actions can bring a bad name to their family and community,” he cautioned.
Addressing the celebrant, the King of Opobo Kingdom, HRM Dandason Jaja, praised Cookey for his impact on society and described him as a mentor and philanthropist.
He said that the celebrant was a distinguished academic, who had impacted numerous youths through vocational training, leading to their successful employment in different sectors.
Speaking earlier, Cookey expressed gratitude to God for attaining 90 years and acknowledged the support of his family and friends.
Reflecting on his contributions to the country, he encouraged leaders to leave behind positive legacies for future generations to celebrate.

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Senators, Reps To Resume Plenary In Remodelled Main Chambers

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5 days ago

April 15, 2024

The Tide

Nineteen months after federal lawmakers movement to temporary chambers, the Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives would finally resume sittings in their newly remodelled main hallowed chambers tomorrow
Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi Jnr, and the Clerk to the Senate, Barrister Chinedu Akubueze confirmed the planned movement to the main chambers in separate written announcements made penultimate week on the change in resumption date by lawmakers from their ongoing recess.
Hon. Rotimi, who is the chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, in the official announcement dated April 4, 2024 to the honourable members, cited the need to resume plenary at the renovated and reconfigured main chamber, as reason for the postponement in line with the general wish of the lawmakers.
“The House of Representatives wishes to inform the public and stakeholders of the rescheduling of the resumption date from the ongoing recess, originally slated for Tuesday, April 16, 2024, to Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
“This adjustment is necessary to accommodate the completion of renovations to the main chamber of the House of Representatives to ensure its readiness for plenary sessions, henceforth,” he stated.
Two days after, the Clerk to the Senate also issued a statement, postponing resumption of plenary by the Senate from April 16 to 23, 2024.
Akubueze ‘s statement reads in part: “Distinguished Senators are hereby invited to note that the resumption of the plenary sitting of the Senate, which was scheduled for Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, has been postponed to Tuesday 23rd April, 2024”
It would be recalled that ahead of the projects delivery, the Site Engineer of Visible Construction, Tajudeen Olanipekun, had early last month informed journalists covering the Senate, that the two main chambers, would be ready for use by both the Senate and the House of Representatives in April this year.
Olanipekun’s assurance on delivery of the fully transformed and reconfigured hallowed chambers to management of the National Assembly, coincided with call by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, to the Clerk to the National Assembly, CNA, Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambawal that both the Senate and the House of Representatives, want to move to their main chambers as soon as possible after close to two years of using temporary ones.
In carrying out the subtle marching order, the construction firm in the last five weeks has carried out the required finishings on
the upgraded and reconfigured hallowed chambers fixed with state-of-the-art chairs, parliamentary equipments, appliances and extended sitting terraces.
Physically, the entire ambience of the space in and around the hallowed chambers have been transformed, just as barricades used to restrict movements at the foyer have been removed.
The Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, had in March 2021 awarded a N30billion renovation contract to Visible Construction Limited to rehabilitate critical segments of the National Assembly complex.
The law makers had in September 2022 vacated the main chambers to enable the Contractors; handle the renovation work of both chambers
Some of the critical segments are the office buildings housing the office accommodation for the senators and honourable members, watertightness of the roof of the complex, the cooling system, replacement of lifts that are inoperable in the White House as well as in the House of Representatives and in the new Senate Wing among others.

By: Nneka Amaechi-Nnadi, Abuja

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Police Commence Recruitment Process In Anambra, Enugu

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5 days ago

April 15, 2024

The Tide

The Zone 13 of the Nige- rian Police Force, comprising Anambra and Enugu States, has announced the venue and time for both General Duty and Specialist Constable recruitment medical screening in the two States.
This is contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Ihunwo, yesterday in Enugu.
Ihunwo said that prospective candidates from Zone 13 should note that the exercise would take place at Police Hospital, Awka.
She said that the medical screening would commence simultaneously nationwide on Tuesday, April 16, and end on April 30, 2024.
“Candidates are advised to visit the recruitment portal: https://apply.policerecruitment.gov.ng to know their status, specific time, date and other mandatory requirements.
“So also, qualified applicants are to appear in clean white T-shirt and short with the following requirements;
“National Identity Card/Slip; Print Out of Medical Examination Slip and all necessary documents.
“The Assistant Inspector-General of Police Zone 13 Command, AIG Godwin Aghaulor, wishes all prospective candidates success as they embark on this exercise,” he said.