Nigeria’s Adekuoroye Wins Gold In Azerbaijan

 Nigerian freestyle wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has won gold at the Azerbaijan Golden Grand Prix.

The Commonwealth gold medallist defeated Russia’s Nina Menkenova 12-2 to achieve victory in the 63kg weight category.

Before her qualification for the final, Adekunoroye had defeated Tatyana Kit of Ukraine 10-0. She proceeded by overpowering Abdildina Aiyim of Kazakhstan 5-2.

Only gold medallists in their weight classes from previous continental and international events are eligible to compete at the prestigious tournament

Senate Passes Nigerian Peace Corps Bill in to Law

The Senate on Thursday passed the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill into law, thereby giving approval for the establishment of the Nigerian Peace Corps as an agency under the Ministry of Interior.

The senate Committee chairman, on Interior on the floor of the Senate, Senator Bayero Nafada urged the Senate to support the passage of the Bill, saying “the organisation will be of great benefit to the Nigerian youths”.
“In response to increasing complexity of the factors responsible for insecurity and the method by which peace and security is being undermined in Nigeria, there is need to develop comprehensive, multi-sectoral, multi stakeholders and inclusive approaches in order to stem these threats,” he said.
The Nafada-led committee recommended that the Nigerian Peace Corps and the National Unity and Peace Corps should be merged as one, since both formations appear the same.
Speaking further, Senator Nafada said the committee received 237 written memoranda and numerous oral submissions from government ministries, traditional institutions, religious bodies, academia, NGOs, other various interest groups and individuals.
“Two Hundred and Nineteen (219) of the written memoranda received and most of the oral presentations at the hearing supported the establishment of the Nigerian Peace Corps while Fourteen (14) supported the establishment of National Unity and Peace Corps,” he revealed.
The Senate at their sitting on Thursday 10th March, 2016 debated on the general principles of the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill, 2016 (SB.173) sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South); and the National Unity and Peace Corps Bill, 2016 (SB.183) sponsored by Senator Binta Garba Masi (Adamawa North); and referred to one of its committee for further legislative action.
The Senate Committee on Interior also conducted public hearing on Wednesday 20th April 2016, where it elicited the views of the stakeholders and the general public on the merits and otherwise of the two Bills.
The Nigerian Peace Corps Bill among others, seeks to empower, develop and provide gainful employment for the youths, to facilitate Peace, Volunteerism, Community Services, Neighbourhood Watch and Nation-building.
As recommended, the Head of the Corps shall be referred to as Commandant-General (CG) with six Deputy Commandant – General (DCGs) and six Assistant Commandant – General (ACGs), drawn from the six geopolitical zones which should reflect the Federal Character principle.

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Nigeria Humbles Mali In The African Women Championship

Africa’s women champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria on Sunday evening began their title defence on a solid note at the African Women Championship holding in Cameroon.

The Super Falcons thrashed Mali 6-0 in a Group B opener at the Limbe Omnisports Stadium.

Francisca Ordega got the opener on the 21st minute while striker Asisat Oshoala made it two nil just before half time.

The girls did not relent in the second half, as they came more determined with Sunday scoring from the spot after Oshoala was brought down in the box.

Oshoala netted three more goals at the 64th, 69th and 78th minute, giving the Malian side one of the worst goal margins in the tournament’s history.

super-falcons
The keeper of the Malian side dazed after she was beaten six times
Nigeria will face Ghana on November 23 in the second group match.

Ghana had defeated Kenya 3-1 in the first group game played on Sunday.

Kenya’s Akida had given her side the lead at the 24th minute of the game before the end of the first half.

But the Ghanaians came back in the second half with full force, with Memunatu Sulemana netting the equaliser at the 50.

Addo netted twice at the 70th and 90th minute to secure the maximum three points of the West African side

NSCDC Parades Suspected fake soldiers in Ekiti

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, (NSCDC), Ekiti state command, has paraded four suspected fake soldiers including a serving soldier, who all allegedly engage in terrorizing, molesting and extorting citizens of the state.

While the men were being paraded on Friday in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, commandant of the Ekiti corps, Donatus Ikemefuna Explained:

”The suspects were apprehended by its intelligence unit after months of being on their trail.

“Bashiru Saheed, Ojo Bankole, Olagunju Sola and Oluyemi Olayemi are the four suspected fake soldiers apprehended by men of the NSCDC Ekiti state command, impersonating the Nigerian military”.

Furthermore, he stated that ”one of the suspects, Oluyemi Olayemi, who is said to be a serving officer from Maiduguri but is currently on a study leave, supplies his cohorts military uniforms to carry out nefarious activities”.

While the suspects are expected to be charged to court, including the self-acclaimed solider, they however denied molesting or harassing anyone

NAFDAC Annihilates Fake Products In Abuja

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has destroyed expired and counterfeit medicines and other regulated products which it says is worth over 70 million naira.

At a press briefing before the destruction exercise in Abuja, the Acting Director-General of the agency, Mrs Yetunde Oni told journalists that NAFDAC is winning the war against counterfeiting in Nigeria.

“Today, we witness the destruction of various categories of regulated products as one of the strategies employed by NAFDAC to prevent the circulation of fake, counterfeit medicines and unwholesome regulated products.

“These products are worth over 75 million naira. We must stress that some of these products were voluntarily submitted to NAFDAC by various governmental and non-governmental organizations whilst others were mopped up from open market via enforcement activities and surveillance system of NAFDAC,” she said.

She however explained that the agency is in the process of reviewing its laws to enable it perform optimally.

“Permit me to state here that our laws are being reviewed to make the business of counterfeiting no longer business as usual and very unattractive to those people who engage in wanting to kill innocent citizens all because of business.

“We are optimistic that in the near future we would have nothing to destroy as we work toward ensuring availability of good, quality, safe and affordable medicines and wholesome regulated products to the Nigerian populace

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Oil & Gas Sector: NCDMB To Boost Local Economy

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), says it is strictly implementing the Nigerian Content Act in order to boost manufacturing and infrastructure, manpower, technology, and job creation.

This is in line with the economic transformation agenda of the federal government.

The executive secretary of the board represented by the Director Planning and Research and Statistics Daziba Patrick- Obah, stated this during the unveiling of the Nigerian institute of welding non-destructive and destructive testing laboratory, in Imasabor community in Edo state.

The ultra-modern laboratory of the Nigerian institute of welding which is the first of its kind in West Africa, is expected to create jobs for millions of Nigerians and also boost local manpower supply to the nation’s oil and gas sector

HEAVENS ARE TALKING

do not be scared of life,
because her words are issues of today.
do not repeat that statement borne out of the earth,
because heavens are talking,
they talking about YOU,
the YOU in YOU.
remember that life is a compendium,
fills with difficulties, challenges and problems
but the solution lies within you.

do not forget life is an icon,
you don't know what it would coin in the next life
life made me remember the word coined by Aremu Adams "Troublem"
you struggle to make your troubles and problems free,
from the chains of Roman gladiators

life is good, life is bad
the heavens are talking, so lie!
life is real, life is fake,
the heavens are singing,
so join them in swinging.

© DATI 2016

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EFCC RELEASES OBANIkORO

The former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

He was released on Friday evening, after fulfilling his bail condition which include providing two federal directors as sureties and depositing his Nigerian and American passports at the EFCC office.

Senator Obanikoro last week paid the sum of 100.4 million naira to the federal government as part payment for the sum of 480 million naira he allegedly collected from the former national Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

Obanikoro reported to the EFCC three months after his invitation by the anti-graft agency. He reported at an EFCC facility directly on his arrival from the United States.

He has since been in their custody while his lawyers worked assiduously to secure his release.

Mr Obanikoro has been in the United States since 2015 after the general elections, where he said he was pursuing leadership and language courses at an American university

FG SUES THREE SUPREME COURT OFFICIALS

The Nigerian government has charged three Supreme Court officials with nine counts, including alleged diversion of 2.2 billion Naira belonging to the court.

The Chief Registrar of the court, Mr Ahmed Saleh, Muhammed Sharif and Rilwanu Lawal are also accused of receiving gratifications totalling 74.4 million Naira from private contractors providing services to the Supreme Court between 2009 and 2016.

Mr Saleh is among persons shortlisted for final consideration by the National Judicial Council to succeed the outgoing Secretary of the council, Mr Danladi Halilu.

The date of their arraignment has not been fixed, but they will be facing nine counts of conspiracy, criminal breach of trust by allegedly diverting 2.2 billion belonging to the apex court and receiving gratification as public officers.

The Attorney General of the Federation filed the charges before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama on Thursday.

According to the charges, they were alleged to have received gratification from Willysdave Limited, Welcon Nigeria Limited, Dean Musa Nigeria Limited, Ababia Ventures Limited and MBR Computers Limited.

Niger state govt, repositions the health sector

Disturbed by the state of health facilities in the state, the Niger state government on Thursday repositions the heath sector for better service delivery.

To this end, it has earmarked the sum of two billion Naira to upgrade five out of the 16 general hospitals in the state which have been left unattended to for the past ten years in the first phase of the project.

Briefing journalists after the State Executive Council meeting in Minna, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mustapha Jibrin, said that the government inherited what he called “moribund” health facilities across the state from the immediate past administration in the state.

He disclosed that the immediate past government in the state expended well over N5billion to build three general hospital in Gulu, Nasko and Wuse areas of the state, but only the one in Wuse was functional.

Those that will benefit from the first phase of the hospital rehabilitation project include the Suleja, Kontagora, Mokwa, Kagara and Minna general hospitals, while all the remaining ones would be attended to in the second phase of the project.

The Commissioner further disclosed that following the inadequate health personnel in the state-owned hospitals, and to ensure quick service delivery, the state government has employed an additional 40 medical doctors, 70 nurses and 10 hospital workers since the inception of the present administration.

He described the current situation where one doctor attends to nine patients as unacceptable.

He said that the state government has approved the immediate payment of the 100% salary structure for all categories of all health workers being enjoyed by their counterpart in other states across the country

FEC Approves 8 New Private Universities.

The federal executive council approves eight new private universities in the country. Some of these universities approved has been invoke but have not been approved officially by the federal executive council.
 The council made this decision after considering the welfare of our youth and also to train them in other to have a brighter future.
After much deliberations eight universities were approved.
 Here are the list of the newly approved universities:

Anchor university, ayobo Lagos state.
Arthur Jarvis university, akpabuyo cross river.
Clifford university, owerrinta abia state
Coalcity university, Enugu state
Crown-hill university, eiyenkoren kwara state.
Dominican university, Ibadan Oyo state.
Kola daisi university, Ibadan Oyo state.
Legacy university, okija anambra state.

Lawmakers Query Buhari’s Request For External Loan

Some members of the House of Representatives have questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for a $29.9 billion loan from foreign financial institutions.

As regards the rejection of the request by the Senate, the lawmakers demanded for details of the loan from the Executive, to enable them appreciate the need for the loan.

Some of the members of the House who queried the request for the loan on Wednesday were Johnson Agbonayinma, Animu Suleiman and Nnenna Elendu-Ukeje.

The legislators said that despite the good intentions of President Buhari, they have reservations about his team.

Considering the development, analysts say it is not clear yet when the House of Representatives will consider the President’s request.

They, however, noted that the issue must be quickly resolved as it had implications for the 2017 budget, which is yet to be presented to the National Assembly by the Executive.

President Buhari had written to the National Assembly to seek its approval for an external loan to ensure the prompt implementation of projects.

President Buhari said that the projects cut across agriculture, health, education, and water supply.

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday refused to approve President Buhari’s request to borrow $29.6 billion.

The matter went into a voice vote when it was brought forward and the nays had it.

The senators turned down the external borrowing request due to what they called “lack of documents supporting the request as referenced in the letter”.

Police Nab Suspected Vandals Of Electricity Transformer In Abia

Police have arrested some persons suspected to have vandalised transformers of the Enough Electricity Distribution Company Sub-Station in Abia State.

The Abia State Police Command said the suspects vandalised a facility at Omaha in Isilangwa South Local Government Area of Abia State.

According to the command, intensified anti-crime campaign with renewed vigour aimed to ridding the state of criminals led to the arrest of the suspected criminals.

About 20 suspects were paraded at the Police Headquarters in Bende Road, Umuahia.

Part of the figure were other suspects involved in various crime – armed robbery, fraud, faking and forging of vehicle license, proof of ownership and other sensitive government documents amongst others.

Also among them were four suspected cultist of Covenant Polytechnic, Aba, who are all final year students pursuing a National Diploma.

The police said that all the suspects have confessed to the crime.

Items recovered from them include, one locally made double barrel shortgun, two live cartridges, one machete, two rolls of heavy armoured cables worth thousands of Naira and two jacks as well as some substance suspected to be cocaine.

One of the suspects, Prince Okoroafor, an indigene of Amaekpu ,Ohafia and a car washer at Aba, claimed that it was his first attempt at vandalising government’s installation.

He also said that he was lured into the business by a friend – an indigene of Omoba where the heavy armoured cables were stolen – but was unaware that his friend was notorious for vandalising government’s infrastructure.

”My friend called me to escort him to his village that he has a business for us but I did not know that it involved vandalising, as soon as I got close to the armoured cable with the okada man, the villagers quickly surrounded us and I looked around but my friend was gone,” he told reporters.

His friend is currently on the police list as a wanted criminal and all efforts are being put in place to track him down and arrest him for the crime.

The Police Commissioner in the State, Adeleye Oyebade, said that the strategies put in place by his management team in combating crime yielded the desired results.

He told reporters that the Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers had been mandated to explore intelligence-led policing, community policing and involvement of Eminent People’s Forum in tackling crime.

These efforts, according to the Commissioner of Police, require the involvement of citizens and would assist to chase away the criminals from the state.

He warned hoodlums to stay clear, as all the exit and entry points to the state were secure, with officers strategically positioned to checkmate any criminal actibvity.