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Kebbi abduction: I will storm forest with rescue team ~ Gov Bagudu Vows

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June 23, 2021

Kebbi abduction: I will storm forest with rescue team ~ Gov Bagudu Vows

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on has vowed to lead the rescue operation of teachers and students abducted from the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri, in Ngaski Local Government Area of the State

Bagudu, who is also the Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum, spoke when local hunters visited him on Tuesday, June 21, 2021.

Recall that armed men suspected to be bandits had abducted students and teachers of the Federal Government College in Birnin-Yauri, on Thursday in the state.

One of the students abducted from the school was shot dead during a gun duel between soldiers and the abductors.

However, the Nigerian Army had confirmed that five of the abducted students and two teachers have been rescued.

Also, the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, and his Jigawa State counterpart, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, also paid a solidarity and sympathy visit on Gov. Bagudu.

Bagudu assured that some other governors and stakeholders will join him in the ongoing search operations for the abducted students and staff of the school.

According to him, he will discuss with his colleagues and security agencies in this direction, so as not to jeorpardise the ongoing commendable operations to rescue the abducted students and staff.

He said, “But, we will go out there and like I promised, the day we will move out, I will not be in the office because we will join you in the field.”

The Kebbi State Governor said that this would be done regardless of the consequences

Bagudu argued that: “It is not weapons that win wars, but it is the will that bad people cannot triumph and we will show that, we have enough willpower.

“President Muhammadu Buhari and the security agencies have been doing the best they could with limited resources.

“But, we also need to mobilize, kit ourselves and take on these bandits. Our various scriptures as Muslims and Christians allow us to put our lives at risk in defence of our honour, property and our faiths.

“In what the bandits are doing, they have challenged all of us, so, we can’t let them.”

Bagudu asked the hunters to go back and fully mobilise, pending when he gets the necessary clearance from the security agencies, adding, “we will meet in the field.”

The governor maintained that governors were not sworn in only to sit down in the office and work.

He stated that they are aware that one day, they would be required to lead in the field, even though they are not military or police personnel.

He said that if hundreds of thousands of people can be mobilised during campaigns, same should be done now to join the search party.

“What happened in Birnin Yauri should be the last straw. We should follow these bandits wherever they are and take them on.”NAN quoted him as saying.

In West Africa, Climate Change Equals Conflict

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June 23, 2021

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In West Africa, Climate Change Equals Conflict

By Robert Muggah

One of the many injustices of climate change is it hits the world’s poorest countries hardest. African nations, many of which register the highest levels of poverty and emit the least carbon dioxide, are already being ravaged by global warming. The reasons for this are straightforward: With roughly 60 percent of the sub-Saharan population depending on agriculture to survive, food insecurity is intensified by disruptions to rain cycles, planting seasons, and harvests. Making matters worse, new forecasts predict that rising sea levels will threaten vulnerable coastal communities due to flooding and erosion, salinizing arable land, and disrupting inland and coastal fisheries. As people migrate and tensions over diminishing resources escalate, the threats of social unrest and organized violence are already apparent.

West Africa is the poster child for insecurities associated with global warming, as the Igarapé Institute described in a recent report. Globally, the period from 2011 to 2020 was the hottest decade ever recorded. West Africa’s Sahel—the vast zone of semi-arid grasslands that lies south of the Sahara Desert—was affected more than most regions, with temperatures rising 1.5 times the international average. Scenarios developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggest that temperatures could climb up to 6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. Across the region’s 17 countries, intensifying heat is contributing to more prolonged droughts and rainfall, which in turn affects land-use patterns for farmers, herders, and their livestock. The World Bank believes a situation of deteriorating environmental conditions and weak governance could tip some fragile countries into outright conflict. Many of the states categorized by the World Bank as fragile are also ranked among those most vulnerable to climate change, whether in terms of exposure to extreme weather events or the extent of population affected.

Social scientists describe climate change as a “threat multiplier” because of how it exacerbates the risk factors that already give rise to instability. In countries already impacted by searing inequalities, fast-growing and youthful populations, overreliance on agriculture, serious corruption, and weak governance, the risks of climate change triggering the onset, escalation, and resurgence of armed conflict are especially high. While intensely debated by climate scientists, the complex relationships among rising temperatures, ecosystem resilience, seasonal rainfall variability, changes to arable land, shifting livestock grazing, and violence are increasingly hard to ignore.

West Africa’s coastal populations face especially worrying risks from climate change. Demographers predict that as many as 85 million people could inhabit the region’s coastal cities by 2050. The World Bank likewise estimates that around 6,500 square kilometers of the region’s coastal areas could be severely degraded by rising sea levels. The social and economic costs are mounting. Storm surges and rain-triggered floods are damaging cities, setting back development, and generating the spread of disease that has killed thousands and displaced millions in Benin, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Togo. The relocation of populations is generating pressure on cities and villages with limited capacities to service new arrivals. The economic burden of environmental degradation in these four countries totaled $3.8 billion, or 5.3 percent of their combined GDP, in 2017 alone.

Rising seas and a greater likelihood of storm surges are affecting food production for vulnerable coastal populations. Changes in water temperature and erosion are triggering the migration of fish stocks while salinization is contaminating arable land and ground water reserves. Due to a combination of climate impacts and severe overfishing—including from Chinese and European trawlers—the maximum catch potential for fish could decline by 30 percent or more in the Gulf of Guinea, a region where around 4.8 million people rely on fishing to sustain their livelihoods. Senegalese fishermen are increasingly crossing the border to Mauritania to fish, which has led to violent exchanges with the Mauritanian coast guard. Violent spats over fishing grounds are not new, but as sea levels rise, such altercations will multiply, provoking further conflict.

Climate change is also accelerating migration and displacement in West Africa, especially in the Sahel. Today, roughly 25 million Sahelian herders of cattle, sheep, goats, and other livestock travel south with their animals during the dry season and then back north during the wet season. Prolonged dry seasons, shortened rainy seasons, and less regular rainfall are generating new uncertainties for pastoralists, requiring new herd management methods and undermining delicate ecosystems. Competition over grazing land, reduced access to water, and the erosion of customary dispute resolution mechanisms are accelerating retaliatory cycles of violence.

Flash points include the border between Burkina-Faso and Mali as well as Nigeria’s so-called Middle Belt region. Studies by early warning organizations such as the International Crisis Group and Search For Common Ground, as well as regional bodies such as the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, underline how multifaceted these conflicts are. There are frequent cases of military, militia, and police clashing with pastoralists who are forced to graze their livestock in contested terrain. Disputes often turn violent due to competition for water and pastoralists overusing farmers’ fields or crops. Extremist networks are taking advantage of the violent competition between farmers and pastoralists to advance their causes. These tensions flare up when local governance and traditional customs for resolving disputes fail. Many times, political and economic elites are also involved in exacerbating violent conflict.

Notwithstanding the fiendishly complex challenges ahead, a wide range of governments and organizations are experimenting with ways to alleviate these threats, including through geoengineering. The most ambitious project is the Great Green Wall, a $14 billion initiative spanning 21 countries. The wall was initiated in 2007 to restore 247 million acres of degraded land by planting trees and bushes, which will have the added effect of sequestering some 275 million tons of carbon. Supported by the African Union and funded by the European Union, United Nations, and World Bank, the wall is expected to be completed by 2030. Additionally, in 2019, the African Development Bank launched a $1.3 billion investment in the Sahel Commission’s investment plan and a $20 million solar energy initiative. The entire West African region aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity supply from 35 to 48 percent by 2030.

Progress on the Great Green Wall, however, is slower than expected. Nigeria and Senegal, for example, have reforested thousands of acres of land, though similar efforts in Burkina Faso and Mali have been hampered by extremist violence. Heavy-handed interventions to quell tensions between farmers and pastoralists, as well as government operations to combat extremist violence such as Nigeria’s Operation Cat Race and Operation Whirl Stroke, have yielded mixed results. Likewise, the Nigerian government’s introduction of so-called cattle colonies to provide protection and services for pastoralists has struggled to deliver positive outcomes. Growing numbers of international and national agencies are advocating for environmental peace building to encourage competitors to tackle shared environmental threats, but these proposals have yet to gain traction.

Robert Muggah, a principal at the SecDev Group and co-founder of the Igarapé Institute.

Source: Foreign Policy

Mikel Obi Hints At Possible Collabo With Aliko Dangote

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June 23, 2021

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Mikel Obi Hints At Possible Collabo With Aliko Dangote

Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi has hinted at a possible collaboration between him and business mogul, Aliko Dangote.

The ace Chelsea midfielder revealed on Tuesday that he had a meeting with the businessman which he described as ‘remarkable outreach.’

“Exceptional gratitude to Alhaji Aliko Dangote GCON! it was a remarkable outreach and a unique honour that you hosted my team and I. We had the opportunity to share our joint commitment to bettering lives and supporting dreams of the Nigerian Youth, Mikel wrote.

Recently, Mikel was appointed by the Federal Government of Nigeria as a Youth Ambassador.

After his appointment, he had met with governor of Lagos State before meeting Dangote.

The midfielder said he had a “unique strategic engagement towards youth enablement and the advancement of sports in Lagos State with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.”

National Traffic Radio as a Legacy of Road Safety Advocacy in Nigeria

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June 23, 2021

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National Traffic Radio as a Legacy of Road Safety Advocacy in Nigeria

By Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, fsi.

When the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) was established by the military administration in Nigeria on 18 February 1988 in response to the menace of road traffic crashes, one of the cardinal strategies adopted by the founding fathers and enshrined in the enabling law was the use of public enlightenment tools as instruments for creating the desired changes and achieving the goal of a safer road environment. The idea was to complement the civil approach which the Corps sees as its value and upon which it has been relying to patrol the wide network of road since its establishment.

The pioneer Chairman of the FRSC Board, Professor Wole Soyinka saw road safety campaign as an inevitable activity that must be undertaken to keep the roads safer. He described FRSC as, “a preventive medicine.” He also saw road safety campaign as a shared responsibility which no single person or organisation can handle while maintaining the superiority of civility over coercion.

According to him, “motorists obey the Marshals not out of fear of the rifles they carry, but the believe in the rightness of their actions.” To him, when motorists obey traffic rules and regulations out of the enlightenment and realisation that their actions and inactions could determine how safe or unsafe the road could be, they would be persuaded to drive with care to achieve the goals of safety even without the presence of law enforcement officers.

To achieve these novel ideas of changing people’s attitude without necessarily relying on coercive instruments but on the powers of education and enlightenment, FRSC’s operational activities have continued to revolve around how to harmonise public enlightenment programmes with enforcement strategies. And the successes recorded from embracing these ideals as evidenced by the trending down of the rates of crashes and deaths have been inspiring.

In its incremental approach to issues of civility, FRSC continues to engage motorists and members of the public in initiating and enforcing road safety rules and regulations towards ensuring a safer road environment. Thus, how to make the Corps to achieve its goals of creating safer roads through the use of public enlightenment and enforcement strategies has always been the challenges facing the successive Management of the Corps.

The current Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, inherited the challenge which he has been managing since the last seven years of his administration. The outcome of his unrelenting search for a veritable medium to communicate road safety ideals and obtain feedbacks that could meet the shared nature of road safety campaign is the initiative of the National Traffic Radio, 107.1fm which was inaugurated by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo on 15 June, 2021.

The conception of the National Traffic Radio by the FRSC Management under Corps Marshal Oyeyemi was a fallout of his growing desire to broaden the scope of public enlightenment, enhance the existing sensitisation programmes, ensure continuous education of the motoring public on safe road use and, promotion of better road culture. These measures, according to him, are expected to change the behavioural pattern of all categories of road users, and give real-time traffic updates to the travellers.

It was also out of the realisation that all over the world, Radio being a critical medium for reaching out to a mass audience, has been used extensively as a tool for national integration, community development, promotion of policies and programmes of the government, and creating general awareness on wide range of life saving issues. To this end, the Oyeyemi-led Management first conceived the idea of the station on 14 January 2016, when the Corps Marshal, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi made a formal request to the Honourable Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to seek his support for the establishment of a Traffic Radio with the primary purpose of advancing road safety education, enlightenment and sensitisation programmes.

According to Corps Marshal Oyeyemi, “radio advocacy programmes do not only help to educate, inform and entertain the audience and all categories of road users, but also has an effective power of combining ‘edutainment and infotainment’ functions which expressly capture the attention of the listeners, sustain it, and prompt them into taking a desired action.” That was why the motto of the station was rightly chosen as, ‘Promoting Better Road Culture.’ And in line with the shared nature of road safety campaign and the need for stakeholders collaboration in building effective coalition and synergy that could address the growing apathy of road users towards road safety matters, strategic stakeholders were brought on board to ensure the success of the project.

Among such stakeholders are corporate organisations like Diamond Bank (Now Access bank), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which provided the transmission and broadcast equipment that aided the speedy and smooth take-off of the Station. The federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, in demonstrating the required political will and playing its strategic role as the custodian of national safety provided the funds that made the the eventual take-off of the station possible.

Towards ensuring the realisation of the project, the FRSC completed the installation of broadcast equipment on 10 October, 2019 and commenced official test transmission on Tuesday, 12 November, 2019. And following the swift success recorded in the test transmission, the Station immediately switched to 18 hours daily broadcast on 12 February, 2020. It has since been transmitting on 18/7 basis in English, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa and Pidgin English as a public service radio station (non-commercial).

Suffice to state that the highly educative and entertaining programmes running on the radio has broadened the scope of listenership with many who do not understand English language leveraging either on the availability of indigenous languages or pidgin English to hook up to the station to satisfy their education, enlightenment, information and entertainment needs.

Impressed by the continuing improvement recorded by the personnel of the Corps anchoring the programmes, and the professionalism displayed on air, the Corps Marshal promptly issued a directive for the immediate commencement of 24/7 broadcasting which kicked off on 1st January, 2020. The station, with a total of 44 staff members comprising the Head of Station, Head of Administration, 23 Presenters, 10 Reporters, 2 technical Staff and others, has brought credibility to radio broadcast as a potent instrument of road safety advocacy within the short period of its existence.

Since commencing the programmes, the station has been broadcasting and hosting between 181-184 programmes weekly. Among them are: Rush Hour, Super Highway Cruise, Connecting With The Grassroots, Popori, Sports Update, Rhythm. Others are: Blues, Whispers, Serenade, Ona Arinye, Extra Time (Sports), Igbo Ndi Oma, Tambari, A Disc For You, Ema Ya Se, Corper Shun, Main Bowl, and Morning Drive, among others.
With the commencement of 24/7 broadcast and in line with the vision of the Station, several programmes were introduced to ensure that listeners are thrilled with varieties of information and top notch entertainment.

Among the flagship programmes of the station are: “The Road Managers’, a programme that brings in Zonal Commanding Officers and Sector Commanders to give relevant information about road safety in their areas of jurisdiction; ‘Vision for the Road’, a programme that’s carried out in collaboration with Optometrist Association of Nigeria, which focuses on sensitising the motoring public on how to maintain excellent vision. Others include: ‘Motor Vehicle Administration Half Hour’, a programme that gives detailed information about National Drivers License and Vehicle Registration, while the ‘FCCPC Half Hour’ creates awareness on the rights of consumers. There’s also “The Special Marshal’ which discuses the activities of the Special Marshals and ‘The FRSC and You’ which gives a comprehensive explanation on what the FRSC does.

The rest of the programmes being hosted by the station include: ‘NCC Digital Signature’, ‘Ruby Talk Show’, and ‘Give Someone a Chance to live’ which promotes blood donation. In addition to being on the Frequency Modulation band, the station can also be accessed through live streams on FRSC website: www.frsc.gov.ng; National Traffic Radio App on Android and I-Phone devices; social media handles: www.facebook.com/trafficradio1, www.Twitter.com/trafficradio1, www.Instagram.com/trafficradio1and WhatsApp 08052997848. And to ensure sustained improvement through effective feedback mechanism, listeners are expected to call in or report traffic situations, crashes or obstructions for prompt rescue through the studio live lines Glo 08052998090 MTN 09067000015.

There’s no doubt that within the short period of its operation, the FRSC National Traffic Radio has lived up to its mandate of serving as a potent instrument for promoting road safety ideals through highly educational and enlightenment programmes, while serving as a legacy of road safety advocacy which the FRSC has been known for locally and internationally as the nation’s lead agency. It is ,therefore, expected that Nigerians would embrace the ideals of civility being pursued by the station through attitudinal and behavioural change.
Through this, our vision of zero death which aligns with the second UN Decade of Action For Road Safety:2021-2030, could be vigorously pursued and realised.

Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, fsi, is the Head of Public Education Office at the FRSC National Headquarters, Abuja.

Photos: Ambassador Buratai, Olonisakin receive letters of credence

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June 22, 2021

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Photos: Ambassador Buratai, Olonisakin receive letters of credence

Today, the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Geoffrey Onyeama presented Letters of Credence to their Excellencies, Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Cameroon, Amb. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin and the Ambassador-Designate of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, Amb. Tukur Yusufu Buratai.

Be Selfless, Patriotic in the Discharge of your Duties – COAS Charges Troops

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June 22, 2021

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…As he tours 82 Division Area of Responsibility

The Chief of Army Staff Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya has charged the troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army to remain selfless and disciplined in the discharge of their duties. He made this assertion during his address to troops today 22 June 2021 at Abakpa Cantonment Enugu.

Gen Yahaya, who was on his maiden operational visit to 82 Division Area of Responsibility said his administration would provide troops with the requisite support including improved welfare and equipment to discharge their responsibilities effectively.

In his welcome address, the General Officer Commanding 82 Division, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja expressed the commitment of the Division to tackle all threats to national security in South Eastern Nigeria. He lauded the COAS’ concern for the wellbeing of troops and timely operational visit to the Division Area of Responsibility, adding that the visit will shore up troops’ morale as they perform their duties.

Earlier, the COAS had commissioned a remodelled Quarter Guard building, which provides office and accomodation for troops on duty. He commended the GOC for executing the project and urged the end users to utilize the facility to improve their professional output.

Similarly, Gen Yahaya paid a courtesy visit to Ground Training Command of the Nigerian Air Force. He commended the synergy existing between the Nigerian Army and the Air Force, pledging to sustain it for the success of military operations. He expressed appreciation for the ‘fantastic job the NAF is doing in support of Land forces in the fight against insurgency and banditry.

Breaking: Court has ordered the release of imprisoned OPC members after three months in detention

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June 22, 2021

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Breaking: Court has ordered the release of imprisoned OPC members after three months in detention

A court has ordered the release of imprisoned OPC members after three months in detention, according to reports.

Three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress have been ordered released by the Chief Magistrate’s Court 2, Iyaganku, Ibadan, in the Oyo State capital, three months after they were detained by the Oyo State Police Command.

The OPC members – Awodele Adedigba, Dauda Kazeem, and Hassan Ramon – were caught and jailed in mid-March 2021 after apprehending Iskilu Wakili, a suspected criminal who was supposedly of Fulani ethnic origin.

It is said that Wakili is responsible for the terrorization of Igangan and neighboring communities in the Ibarapa region of Oyo State.

Despite the fact that the OPC had turned up Wakili to the Oyo State Police Command, the police apprehended three members of the OPC for reportedly setting fire to Wakili’s residence and murdering an unknown lady in the process.

However, the OPC and one of its commanders, Gani Adams, said that the charges of murder and arson were unfounded, and that they promptly turned Wakili and three of his collaborators over to the Igboora police station following their arrest.

The three prisoners appeared on Tuesday before A.O. Amzat’s magistrates’ court, where they were dismissed and acquitted after the state’s Directorate of Public Prosecutions failed to establish in court that the OPC men were guilty of the charges against them.

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It was also verified that the guys had been released by Rotimi Olumo, the OPC Coordinator in Oyo State.

In the months leading up to Wakili’s arrest, farmers and residents of the villages of Igangan and Ayete, as well as Kajola and nearby villages in Ibarapaland, lived in constant fear of the masked man who was accused of displacing them from their farms, kidnapping their wealthy men, and raping their women.

Igangan has been caught in the middle of a storm in recent weeks as roving hoodlums launched a series of attacks on the rural agricultural town, causing widespread worry and stress among the local inhabitants.

An attack on the town that left no less than 17 people dead took place earlier in June, when hoodlums riding motorbikes descended on the town at approximately 11pm and began killing people and destroying property, which continued until around 3am the following morning.

Details will be provided later…

Breaking News: Farouk Lawan, a former federal lawmaker, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting a $3 million bribe.

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June 22, 2021

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Breaking News: Farouk Lawan, a former federal lawmaker, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting a $3 million bribe.

On bribery allegations presented by the Nigerian government, Farouk Lawan, former chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy of the House of Representatives, was sentenced to seven years in jail by an Abuja High Court on March 31.

During his tenure as Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee, Lawan played an important role in the investigation of the multi-billion naira gasoline subsidy fraud that occurred in 2012.

Farouk Lawan is being held in the dock.

A payment of $500,000 from Femi Otedola, according to accusations and video evidence, was paid to him in 2012 to have Zenon Petroleum and Gas Limited (Otedola’s firm) removed off a list of oil companies allegedly implicated in the fuel subsidy scheme.

On seven charges of bribery, Lawan was indicted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), where he was claimed to have taken an amount of $500,000 from Otedola.

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Following that, the charge was reduced to three counts.

While testifying as the fifth prosecution witness, Otedola stated that the defendant had demanded $3 million and threatened to prosecute his oil firm unless he paid up.

According to the businessman, he reported the incident to the Department of State Services (DSS) and was awarded $500,000 in marked notes as a result of his reporting.

The DSS, he claimed, had installed a camera in his home in order to capture Lawan red-handed.

NEWS FLASH: #EndSARS activist who gave birth while imprisoned has been granted temporary release.

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June 22, 2021

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NEWS FLASH: #EndSARS activist who gave birth while imprisoned has been granted temporary release.

Kemisola Ogunniyi, the #EndSARS activist who just gave birth to a child while imprisoned, has been granted temporary release from custody.

In accordance with an order issued by Justice Omolara Adejumo of the Ondo State High Court, she was released on Tuesday afternoon from Surulere Prison in the Ondo West Local Government area.

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The judge had previously granted her bail in the sum of N10 million before ordering that she be permitted to attend the naming ceremony of her kid.

Ogunniyi, who was seized by the Nigerian Army in October 2020 after the #EndSARS protests became violent, is anticipated to return to prison following the naming ceremony. He was previously detained by the Nigerian Army in April 2019.

When Ogunniyi was arrested, she was two months pregnant. She gave birth to a baby boy on June 16, 2021, while still in custody.

Onyemelukwe has pledged to upgrade health-care facilities, If elected as Anambra Governor

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June 22, 2021

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Onyemelukwe has pledged to upgrade health-care facilities, If elected as Anambra Governor

Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe, a governorship contender running on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 6 Anambra governorship election, has vowed to give attention to the state’s failing health care facilities.

Onyemelukwe spoke to the media before departing for Abuja, where he would participate in the party’s multi-stakeholder consultative conference ahead of the party’s primary elections on June 26.

Lady Onyemelukwe, the first daughter of the second Republic’s Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, remarked that despite the modest efforts of previous governments, Anambra continues to have challenges in the delivery of healthcare services.

“We have described a bottom-up strategy in our manifesto,” she explained further. Our goal is to provide water and basic sanitation to the 629 primary healthcare centers, health clinics, and health posts in Anambra State, as well as appropriate staffing, fair compensation, bedding, nets, and healthcare supplies.

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As a result, we aim to undertake a progressive closure of the infrastructural gaps that exist at these Primary Health Centers, which will be accomplished gradually, depending on available resources and competing objectives.”

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“We want to use tools such as tax breaks and other incentives to attract this specific business user group to the market,” says the company. Once they are in, the system may reach out to the underprivileged in the informal sector and bring them into the fold.

Her administration is prepared to maintain and institutionalize periodic subventions from the state government to qualified faith-based and other private healthcare service providers, she stated, adding that she is confident in the state’s ability to do so.

“The provision of healthcare services is a crucial component of our #RESTOREAnambra strategy. In conclusion, I want to assure you that, if given the opportunity, we would pursue people-centered healthcare programs with zeal.”