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Adamawa
A philanthropist, Mr Richard Daniel, has renovated
the General Hospital, Garkida in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa, at the cost of N65 million.
He told newsmen that the gesture was informed by his desire to ignite community responsiveness in the people as well as restore the lost glory of Garkida community.
Daniel, who is a native of Garkida, regretted that the community was becoming a ghost of its former status as essential services such as medical care, potable drinking water and quality education were lacking.
He advised the people to imbibe the spirit of self-help and endeavour to maintain and safeguard facilities provided for them.
The philanthropist said that his vision to empower women and youths in the area was also sacrosanct.
Bauchi
A vigilante group in Bauchi, Peace and Vanguard
Committee, said it had assisted in curtailing activities of about 300 miscreant groups popularly known as ‘Sara Suka’ in the state.
The Commander of the group, Alhaji Isa Madaki, disclosed this in Bauchi during a grassroots mobilisation and sensitisation campaign organised by the group.
Madaki said that the group, had in the past five years, tried to nip in the bud activities of these miscreants who daily terrorised innocent people in the state.
Jigawa
The Jigawa State Government has inaugurated a 19-
member committee to organise a mass wedding for widows and divorcees in the state.
This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Ibrahim Isma’il, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Dutse.
The statement disclosed that the SSG, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir, while inaugurating the committee, said the gesture was to checkmate social vices in the society.
The statement said that the Committee was to identify the total number of widows and divorcees in each of the 27 local government areas of the state.
According to the statement, the committee was to also obtain the beneficiaries’ consent for the marriage and trace and establish trade or profession of the male beneficiaries.
Kaduna
The Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the
Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has advocated institutional reforms to shield security votes from abuse.
Makarfi, a former Governor of Kaduna State, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna.
He said it was important to set up a machinery for an institutional reform on how security votes should be managed.
“This affects not only the federal government, because if you come down to the states, you are going to find similar happenings.
“Even local government chairmen have security votes and you are going to find that their expenditure follows a similar pattern.”
Kano
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kano
State has advised farmers to register with the association to enable them benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrower programme.
The Chairman of the association in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, made the call while fielding questions from newsmen in Kano.
Aliyu said the advice was necessary as the Federal Government was committed to ensuring success of the programme.
“Those who have not been able to register for the wet season farming, can do so for the dry season farming because the federal government is serious about the programme.”
Kogi
A Lokoja-based agriculturalist, Mr Ademola Oladoyin
has advised youths in Kogi State to embrace small scale farming like fishery and poultry to earn a living.
Oladoyin gave the advice in Lokoja in an interview with newsmen recently.
He said youths should be encouraged to embark on fishery and poultry and other farming activities that would not require big capital to establish rather than seeking white-collar jobs.
Oladoyin also appealed to government at all levels to create empowerment programmes for youths in order to reduce restiveness and unemployment in the country.
Ogun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ota Unit
Command, Ogun State, has confirmed the death of a truck driver in an auto- accident at the Lagos-Ogun border toll-gate.
The unit commander, Mr Leye Adegboyega, who confirmed this to newsman said the accident occurred around 12 midnight.
Adegboyega, who blamed the accident on the deplorable state of the roads, said the truck with registration number XN 233 LSD was fully loaded.
According to him, the truck was heading to Lagos from Sango-Ota when it ran into a pothole at the toll-gate and lost control.
Ondo
The Ondo State Ministry of Education has released
the results of the Common Entrance examination conducted for candidates from its public primary schools.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Steve Awosika, and made available to newsmen in Akure.
According to the release, 64,000 candidates sat for the examination in 874 centres across the 18 local government areas of the state.
It said that the ministry’s releasing the results of the examination within a week after its conduct was in conformity with its established tradition.
Osun
The Federation of Informal Workers Organisation
of Nigeria (FIWON) has charged the three tiers of government to adopt best practices from other countries in the implementation of social schemes toward poverty elimination.
The Osun State Coordinator of FIWON, Mr Olayinka Ibrahim, made the call in an Interview with newsmen in Osogbo.
He said that the government needed to consider variables if poverty in the country must be reduced to its minimal level rather than implementing policies that would not benefit the masses.
According to him, the gap between the rich and the poor has continued to widen and the government needs to quickly address the predicament before it becomes more problematic.
Plateu
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong, has
condemned the killing of Mr Lazarus Agai, the Saf Ron-kulere and First Class traditional ruler of Bokkos in Plateau State by unknown assailants.
The 76-year-old monarch, who reigned for 42 years, was attacked on his way to Bokkos after visiting his farm in Sha District of the chiefdom.
Also killed along with him were his police orderly, his wife, and his son.
Lalong, in a reaction in Jos, described the murder as “very gruesome, babaric and sad”.
“I received the news (of the killing) with a heavy heart. The cold blooded murder is despicable and cowardly,’, Lalong said in a statement signed by Mr Emmanuel Nanle, Director of Press Affairs.
He said that the people and government of Plateau were pained by the unfortunate wave of killing of traditional rulers in Bokkos Local government Council, and reiterated his determination to end the trend.
Sokoto
A former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association
(NBA) in Sokoto State, Mr Mustapha Abubakar, has advised the Federal Government to adopt stringent security measures to curb the increasing menace of Niger Delta Avengers.
Abubakar said in an interview with newsman in Sokoto that the group’s activities posed serious threat to Nigeria’s corporate existence.
He advised President Muhammadu Buhari to adopt the same security measures taken against cattle rustlers and insurgents in dealing with the militants.
He noted that the ongoing fight against cattle rustling and insurgency in North East and some parts of North West had made it possible for residents to feel safe.
Yobe
The Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria
(IMAN), an NGO, has advocated a psychological therapy for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Kukareta camp in Yobe.
Chairman of the association in the state, Dr Abdullahi Nur, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Damaturu.
Nur said the appeal became necessary following an evaluation and discovery by the association of three cases of insanity among the IDPs in the camp.
He said that two ladies and a man were diagnosed to have suffered mental insanity among the IDPs from careful evaluation of members of the medical team who visited the camp.
“I am calling for urgent psychological therapy for the IDPs for the shock suffered from the attacks on their communities.’’
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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