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Kano State government revealed that it will spend N33 million as bereaved allowances to 664 deceased civil servants

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The Kano State government yesterday revealed that it will spend at least N33 million as bereaved allowances to 664 deceased civil servants. Family members or heirs of the deceased will obtain the money. The Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba stated.

Garba in a statement, disclosed that the country Executive Council (Exco) at its weekly meeting held in the Africa House, Kano gave the approval to cover”bereaved allowances.”

“The Kano State Executive Council has given approval for the fee of N33 million as bereaved allowances to 664 deceased civil servants of different grades in the country who passed out from 2017 to February 2021.

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“The charge of bereaved family allowance because of their families/heirs for the civil servants who died in service is in line with extant civil service principle,” Garba stated. The Commissioner said other approvals, such as those for the payment of N80 million single-family allowances from a backlog of four decades’ bursary adjustments to the 59 MBBS, B.sc Masters and PhD. Kano State-sponsored pupils in the Near East University, Cyprus.

He stated the council also directed the authorities confirmation staff to authenticate the pupils and their academic performance before the implementation of a proposal for payment by instalments of their cumulative sum of over N1.1 billion as of November 26, 2020, to the university in 2 tranches of 50 percent.

Malam Garba announced as part of efforts to increase health care delivery services, the council has given approval for the supply of uniforms (yards) for 17, 480 members of staff of various health cadres at the cost of N194 million.

He recorded a number of the inheritance of those 2 sets of uniforms to be supplied to include physicians, nurses, midwives, laboratory scientists, technology/technical assistants, image scanning/radiographers/x-ray technicians, physiotherapists, technical assistants, dental therapists/technical assistants, and dieticians/nutritionists, amongst others.

Reverse #TwitterBan, PDP governors tell Buhari in the meeting, Ortom, Diri and others attended

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State governors elected on the stage of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have given grounds President Muhammadu Buhari should consider lifting the suspension on Twitter.

The Nigerian government recently suspended Twitter following the microblogging site deleted Mr Buhari’s tweet which it said violated its rules.

Since then Nigerians have been denied access to Twitter, except those that are using VPN along with other methods to bypass the Nigerian government’s restriction.

The PDP governors at a communique issued after his meeting Monday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, stated the reasons given for its government actions was”personalised”.

“The mere ego of Mr President isn’t sufficient for such a drastic action that deprives millions of Nigerians of this economical means of expression and communication,” the governors said.

Read also: Twitter: We’re Ready To Discuss With Nigerian Government

The governors said the ban would hurt fellow youth who don’t have sufficient access to labour and have been relying on Twitter to earn legitimate income.

“This will worsen Nigeria’s 33% unemployment rate which is the greatest in the world, improve Nigeria’s ranking as the country with the next highest poverty rate in the entire world, all of which occurred under APC’s unfortunate stewardship,” the governors said.

The PDP governors appealed to Mr Buhari to review the ban in the”national interest”.

The governors, who expressed fear that Mr Buhari’s administration may be sliding into dictatorship, stated”social networking regulation can only be achieved within the existing laws on the topic and shouldn’t be utilized as an effort to punish or gag Nigerians from enjoying constitutionally guaranteed rights”. The Uyo meeting was attended by Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Who’s the chairman of the forum, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, who is the vice chairman, also Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State who hosted the meeting.

Douye Diri, Bayelsa; Samuel Ortom, Benue; Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu; Nyesom Wike, Rivers; and Oluseyi Makinde of Oyo State also attended the meeting.

 

BREAKING: “There will be war when Fulani Strikes Delta” — MEND, PANDEF Show plan

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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND has threatened to descend into ‘Dragon War’ if Delta state is ever assaulted by Fulani gunmen.

In a letter titled, ‘Response to Fulani danger to Okowa on open grazing ban by the Southern Governors’, the group stated it will ruin every facility in the region owned by a Fulani individual.

Read also: Israel: End of the road for Benjamin Netanyahu as Bennett steps in

“We are warning that in case your threat was designed to come to fulfilment, no Fulani will ever exist throughout the Niger Delta and all of the oil centres linked to some Fulani is going to probably be brought down.”

“If a soul is lost, 10 Fulani souls will cover it. If one facility is ruined, 10 Fulani facilities will probably be destroyed. We’ll respond proportionately 10 times anything you provide, the corresponding answer won’t be restricted to the Delta.”

Spokesperson for the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Mr. Ken Robinson described the development as ‘Stupidity taken a lot’. In his words”Let’s try it and watch. The results will be too grave for all the nation.

“Any attack on any community in Delta country is an attack on the entire Niger Delta, and we will respond appropriately. Nigeria will not ever be the exact same again if they attempt it.”

“But I believe that is taking their stupidity too much better. Their erroneous arrogance is being tolerated for a long time “ng time”

BREAKING: Authentic AFN elections holding in Abuja

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…new President to emerge

A new president elected by the members of the authentic Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) is set to emerge in a matter of hours from the elective congress of the Federation taking place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja where the headquarters of the AFN is located.

The congress consists of the chairmen of state AFN, who have gathered in Abuja since Saturday for the congress and elections.
Mr. Tony Okowa from Delta state is favoured to emerge as AFN President although Olamide George, former Acting President of the Federation, is likely to give him a tough challenge from the southwest zone.

Early this morning the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development dissolved the AFN Board citing the expiration of its term by invoking section 10.4 of the 2017 AFN Constitution.

Maritime Security: Improved Regional Navy Cooperation in focus at Gulf of Guinea Forum

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The Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum and Shared Awareness and De-confliction conference (GOG-MCF/SHADE) has identified cooperation at sea between regional and international Navies as the focus at  its inaugural plenary meeting scheduled to take place  in July this year.

This was disclosed in a joint communiqué signed by the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and the Inter Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé, dated June 11, 2021.

The online meeting will be hosted by the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Institute (GOGMI) in Accra, Ghana, and will be by invitation of the SHADE Co-chairs, the ICC, and the Nigerian Navy.

There will be two sessions at the meeting: the morning session, which would formally open the historic plenary and include welcome addresses by regional and international dignitaries; and the second session in which the plenary co-chairs would set the vision and plan for what GOG-MCF/SHADE will seek to accomplish.

The ICC Yaoundé and Nigeria noted that the meeting is to produce meaningful actions and measures that translate to a significant increase in the cooperation at sea between regional and international navies, the international shipping industry, and the maritime stakeholders in the Gulf of Guinea.

These actions would be delivered by three working groups: Cooperation at Sea (Operations), Reporting and Information Sharing, and Air De-Confliction, with each working group chaired by a regional representative and supported by a Subject Matter Expert.

The maiden GOG-MCF/SHADE plenary will be an invitation-only working meeting initially focusing on implementing the framework by bringing together stakeholders who have committed to tackling piracy and armed robbery at sea in the Gulf of Guinea.

The co-chairs said they would provide a full report of the activities of the forum on an on-going basis and consequently review and adapt the meeting as required to achieve its intended goals.

Nigeria and the Inter Regional Coordination Centre (ICC) Yaoundé recently floated the GOG-MCF/SHADE following discussions between the Director General of NIMASA, representing Nigeria, and Executive Director of ICC Yaoundé, Admiral Narciso Fastudo Jr. The forum aims to galvanise regional and international efforts for security in the Gulf of Guinea.

Otukpo: George Alli and the performance mystery

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Rt Hon George Alli, Chairman, Otukpo Local Government Council of Benue State
One year is passing out in few days from now since the Inauguration of the Executive Chairmen in Benue State and some Chairmen are acting like they were just sworn in today, crawling in an absolute confusion on either how to run an office or singing there is no money till their time will elapse.
However, one man that his name is synonymous to performance Rt. Hon. Alli kept proven others wrong with an unclear mystery of performance of how he source funds enough to stand out among his contemporaries.
And I kept asking; is it not the same State allocations that others too collect or could it be that he has a Political will for his people and others do not? Rhetoric.
Yet, again he has done the uncommon in their current dispensation in office now. By releasing Constituency development funds to all the 13 Ward Councillors.
Th picture details here is the instantaneous implementation of such project that the funds were released in few days in Ugboju/Otahe Council Ward and the work is been supervised by the Hon. Jimmy Nart.
Indeed some people when in office can make leadership so easygoing and so excited to keep watching. But, some people can be so annoying and disgusting.
Of course am not from Otukpo but his impactful projects speaks volumes across his place for all eyes to see and applaud at all times.
I said this before that OTUKPO People are very lucky for this uncommon Chairman that is so outstanding anytime among others. Both in security and infrastructures.
I put this here to encourage him to sustain this ceaselessly effort in leaving his foot print in the sand of time. It is the best legacy than accumulation of wealth.
Thank you, RT. Hon. George Alli!
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NYSC denies shunning applications by southern medical corps members in the north

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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied rejecting application by Southern medical corps members seeking redeployment.

According to a statement on Sunday, NYSC said the report is a  misrepresentation of facts, adding that the exercise is carried out based on two grounds, namely; marital and health grounds.

Read full statement below:

The attention of NYSC Management has been drawn to a story with the above caption, making the rounds on the social media. The write-up is a misrepresentation of facts.

In accordance with the Relocation Policy of the Scheme, the exercise is carried out based on two grounds, namely; Marital and Health grounds.

Relocation on the ground of marriage is applicable only to female Corps Members. On the ground of health, the Corps Member’s medical history must be presented, with a written application.

It is imperative to state that in NYSC, all lives matter, just like the Director-General has emphasised on so many fora. The safety-and-well-being of Corps Members and members of staff remains of paramount importance to the Corps.

However, Corps Members at all times must also be security conscious and never treat their safety with levity, by unduly putting themselves in harm’s way through risky behaviours.

Rest assured, the Scheme in all matters on deployment of Corps members, relies strictly on the advisories from the security agencies.

It is therefore advisable for clarifications to be sought from the Scheme on issues pertaining to its operations, to avoid the error of inaccurate reportage, or outright spread of falsehood and misinformation.

Israel: End of the road for Benjamin Netanyahu as Bennett steps in

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A motley alliance of Israeli parties on Sunday ousted Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest-serving prime minister, and formed a new government in a seismic shift in the country’s turbulent politics.

Naftali Bennett, a right-wing Jewish nationalist and former tech millionaire, was to take over at the helm of the eight-party bloc, united only by their shared disdain for the hawkish right-wing leader known as Bibi.

Netanyahu, 71, in typically combative style, vowed shortly before his defeat that “if it’s our destiny to be in the opposition, we’ll do so with our heads high until we take down this bad government and return to lead the country our way”.

Beloved as “King Bibi” by his right-wing supporters and condemned as the “crime minister” by his critics, Netanyahu has long been the dominant, and increasingly divisive, figure in Israeli politics.

But on Sunday, a vote in the Knesset legislature following weeks of intense political drama ended his government with a razor-thin majority of 60 to 59 in the 120-seat chamber.

In Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square, Netanyahu’s opponents broke out in cheers and launched into an evening of joyous celebrations, having rallied in recent days with “Bye bye Bibi” placards.

Netanyahu, who is battling corruption charges in an ongoing trial he dismisses as a conspiracy, has been the dominant Israeli politician of his generation, having also served a previous three-year term in the 1990s.

His supporters have hailed him as a strong defender of Israel who has been tough on arch foe Iran, but also struck a series of historic normalisation deals with several Arab nations last year.

Being ousted from the top job will leave Netanyahu more exposed to his legal woes, because it denies him the chance to push through parliament changes to basic laws that could give him immunity.

Bennett, a former defence minister under Netanyahu, vowed to keep Israel safe from Iran, promising that “Israel won’t let Iran have nuclear weapons” — a goal the Islamic republic denies pursuing.

Netanyahu, true to his reputation as Israel’s “Mr Security”, charged that “Iran is celebrating” the launch of what he charged would be a “dangerous” and weak left-wing government.

The improbable alliance emerged weeks after an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and following inter-communal violence in Israeli cities with significant Arab populations.

Netanyahu, who long ago earned a reputation as Israel’s ultimate political survivor, in his final days in office tried to peel off defectors, hoping to deprive the nascent coalition of its wafer-thin legislative majority, to no avail.

Redeployment of Corps Members remains based on health and marital grounds –NYSC

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…dispels reports it shuns request to redeploy Corps Members from North over insecurity

The National Youth Service Corps NYSC says redeployment of Corps Members have remained based on marital and health grounds in accordance with the Relocation Policy of the Scheme.

The NYSC Management in a statement made available to Television Nigerian reacting to a malicious publication making the rounds on the social media with the caption, “NYSC Shuns Applications By Southern Medical Corps Members Who “Desperately” Want to Redeploy From North Due to Insecurity” said, the write-up is a misrepresentation of facts.

“In accordance with the Relocation Policy of the Scheme, the exercise is carried out based on two grounds, namely; Marital and Health grounds.

“Relocation on the ground of marriage is applicable only to female Corps Members. On the ground of health, the Corps Member’s medical history must be presented, with a written application.

“It is imperative to state that in NYSC, all lives matter, just like the Director-General has emphasised on so many fora. The safety-and-well-being of Corps Members and members of staff remains of paramount importance to the Corps.

“However, Corps Members at all times must also be security conscious and never treat their safety with levity, by unduly putting themselves in harm’s way through risky behaviours.

“Rest assured, the Scheme in all matters on deployment of Corps members, relies strictly on the advisories from the security agencies.

“It is therefore advisable for clarifications to be sought from the Scheme on issues pertaining to its operations, to avoid the error of inaccurate reportage, or outright spread of falsehood and misinformation.” The statement adds.

Re- 1,500 Christian Killed in 6 Months in Nigeria

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By Ernest Adadu

While taking a vivid look at the article being published on the spiteful statements made by the immediate past United States Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency , Mike Pompeo, all I saw was nothing but a tool (Pompeo) that is craving for relevance, and being used by the news agency to propagate pernicious propaganda aimed at the heart of Nigeria’s unity by creating extreme religious bigotry among the peaceful citizens, and to also disrupt President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

The article written by Mike Pompeo on the 10th of June is nothing but a tool aimed at breeding discord and blindly criticizing the patriotic leaders of our dear country Nigeria. It is nothing but false political propaganda created to serve no good deed.

He stated that at least 1,500 Christians have been killed in Nigeria in the last six months. This is an awful fabrication of facts. Yes, there are several issues of insecurity rocking the nation, but it is not nearly as bad as Mike Pompeo paints it to be. It is shameful for him to have stated such false facts without providing proof or a source of reference.

I was perplexed to my very core when I read what was written in the fallacious article, as it was obvious that Mike Pompeo wished to blindly attack the Nigerian Government without cause or reason, and I asked myself, “WHY?”.

It is remarkable to know that the level of insecurity in Nigeria has drastically reduced overtime. The alarming Boko haram insurgency has been dealt with in a pragmatic approach taken by President Muhammadu Buhari. Many successes have been recorded under his leadership as he has been steadfast in the discharge of his duty, and providing aid to civil authority.

The issue of Muslims fighting Christians is a matter that has been present throughout history from the 7th century. The matter has encouraged a variety of views throughout history, but greeting the matter with the idiosyncrasy of condemning one party over the other is one that breeds hatred and hostility. Owing to the delicate nature of such a matter, it would have been wise for Pompeo to guard his statements regarding the killings of Christians in Nigeria.

Nigeria is on the edge presently, and statements that would further encourage discord and hostility between the two major religions in the country should be avoided.

It was myopic of Mike Pompeo not to have pointed out the fact that Christians are not the only ones being slaughtered in the country. Several faithful Muslims have also been killed in various parts of the country. It is obvious that his intents are born out of mischief.

He also failed to point out the fact that these acts were carried out by terrorists and bandits who do not discriminate when they kill. They do not care about what group or religion their victims belong to. They carry out their acts without mercy, no matter who you are.

I strongly admit and concur that any government that cannot discharge this basic obligation of Protecting Lives and Property, losses any iota of legitimacy. President Muhammadu Buhari has been fervent in his handling of security issues in Nigeria that has led to massive killing and wanton destruction of property across the country, and making every region habitable to everyone irrespective of their religious view as opposed to what Pompeo insinuated.

In addressing the challenge to the survival of religion tolerance in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari made it pertinent to consider, and also worked on security issues and problems that have affected or capable of affecting the attitude, confidence and cooperation of all groups and segments that make up the Nigerian federation, without leaving out the necessity to explore the gaps and gray areas in the national constitution that are responsible for various religion problems and crises.

However, knowing that sensitive issues like that of religion intolerance is a weaponry that has fostered National and International Terrorist attacks on many Nations, Pompeo should have known better to verify every information gotten, or seen on the internet before relying on a creek in-house media as a source of verifiable information. This act makes a man like him reeks of low intelligence.

He also accused the Nigerian government of “downplaying the attacks and characterizing them as conflicts between herders and farmers rather than as religiously motivated acts of terror.” One can never call a spade a bucket. We have all seen that there is no religious motivation behind the killings in Nigeria. These killings are merely carried out by merciless bandits and terrorists who know nothing about Islam or Christianity.

Pompeo cited the case of Leah Sharibu who has remained in captivity in the hands of the Boko Haram sect due to the fact that she refused to convert to Islam. He claimed that the young lady has remained in captivity over three years without consequence. By this, he insinuates that the Nigerian government failed to act merely because she is a Christian who refused to convert to Islam. This is an odoriferous innuendo that Mike Pompeo has so witlessly expressed.

He also made other claims about the matter, one of which he gave a self-declared statistic stating that Christians murdered in the country had risen to 60 percent in 2020 and was most likely going to get worse in recent times. This he stated without providing concrete evidence to his claim.

We should educate Pompeo and help his amnesia about his statement on the presence of radical Islamic jihadist groups in northern Nigeria.
Firstly, he should know that radical Islamic jihadist groups are all over the world. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is all over African countries and have registered their presence through different attacks.

Has he forgotten so soon?
The memorable 9/11 attack on the twin tower by Alqueada, that was masterminded and executed on American soil?

The numerous attacks by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Daesh, which is detailed as follows:

A car bomb in Iraq that killed 28 Shia pilgrims and injured 60 others as they were returning from Karbala, while in the capital Baghdad a roadside bomb exploded near a minibus, killing four pilgrims and wounding 15.

A suicide bomber exploded targeting civilians in a commercial shop on a busy tourist destination and business center in Turkey, March 2016.

ISIL took responsibility for a stabbing that killed a French police officer and his companion in France, June 2016.

29-year-old Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting inside Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in United State, June 2016.

Between November 2–3, five were killed in Stadttempel , Vienna , including the perpetrator. The Vienna Police Department confirmed that the attacker was an Islamic State sympathizer, and that the attack was motivated by Islamic extremism. This happened in Austria, November 2020.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant targeted Shia Muslims on 21 January 2021 in a clothing market in Tayaran Square, Baghdad. US, UN, EU and the Pope condemn the attack calling it a senseless act of violence. Iraq, January 2021

Attacks where everywhere, United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Canada, etc which were dated to 2021.
However, with the above references and many more, should we now conclude just like Mr Mike, that all these attacks are on Christians, and every President in the attacked country supports religion intolerance?

It is obvious that Mike Pompeo’s statements were borne out of hatred for the Islamic religion. It is important for him to realize that words are powerful. If he has any problem with the Islamic religion, he should keep it to himself and not sow seeds of discord in other countries. If he has nothing good to say about the country, it will be in his best interest to keep silent on the matter and focus on his own country.

At the end of his article, Mike Pompeo issued several lame threats to the federal government of the country. He stated that if the Nigerian government failed to carry out swift actions to put an end to the persecution of Christians, there would be consequences in the form of sanctions and increased diplomatic pressure.

The Buhari led administration has been working tirelessly to safeguard the lives and properties of all Nigerian citizens no matter the religion you practice. It is an insult on Mike Pompeo’s part to disregard the efforts put in by the current administration and try to create unnecessary agitation in the country.

At this point, sanctions and diplomatic pressure isn’t what Nigeria needs. What the country needs is support from other countries. Mike Pompeo would do well to call for support in the country rather that criticize its leaders and proclaim unnecessary threats.

President Muhammadu Buhari is efficiently leading the fight against insecurity in Nigeria along with the service chiefs and the Nigerian Military. Let us all join hands to support them rather than throw incessant criticisms at them.

Adadu is a student of peace and conflict resolution and wrote from Gwarimpa.

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