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By Folaranmi Akorede communities. PAGE 10 Kefas said engagement of the spiritualists he Secretary to Shiroro Local Women Empowerment was carried out on the directive of the Government Council in Niger State, embattled chairman, saying the decision was Adams Kefas, has disclosed that N14 T based on advice by residents in the area. million was paid to spiritualists and vigilantes to He said the advisors told them a lot of fight banditry in the council. Abiodun rolls out N200m communities being attacked by bandits had He made this disclosure just as another gang engaged the services of spiritualists and they of kidnappers were repelled by security forces succeeded in resolving the security at Ikara in Kaduna State. challenges in the communities. Kefas said some of the spiritualists were He said he was initially not told he was brought in from Akare in Wushishi local going to negotiate with spiritualists until he government area in Niger State and others from got there. Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna state. According to him: “It was not until I He spoke while being questioned by the reached the place that I knew I was going to Justice Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik Judicial engage with spiritualists. Commission of Inquiry investigating the “Then I could not do anything other than to suspended chairman of Shiroro local do what I did in assisting my area to government council, Suleiman Dauda Chukuba, overcome the security challenges our people over a petition on alleged misappropriation of were facing on daily basis.” N50m tenement rate. Chairman of the Commission, Justice He said some of the vigilante groups were Halima Ibrahim Abdulmalik, took a swipe at brought in from Shiroro local government area the chairman for being careless in its extra- while others were brought in from Chikun local budgetary expenses after questioning the government to help combat insecurity in the chairman, who admitted that money was council. spent on vigilantes and spiritualists. Shiroro local government area of Niger state Also, the Kaduna State government said L-R: Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele; Head of Service, Alhaja Selimot has been the epicentre of insecurity and bandit Ottun and Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Funmi Efuwape, attacks in the state, recording the daily attacks on ...continued on page 3 presenting a sewing machine to one of the beneficiaries at the event ‘How blogging Ogun begins housing fetched me PAGE 13

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FG, Ogun, train agric agents Housing: Abiodun to construct estates in four towns to boost food security h e O g u n S t a t e earners in the state. projects was in consonance with planned low and medium cost Government says it has Disclosing this at the weekend, the determination of the Dapo houses in Ota, Ilaro, Sagamu and By Seun Shotunde Tearmarked large portions the State Commissioner for Abiodun-led administration to Ijebu Ode was to ensure equitable of land in Ota, Ilaro, Sagamu and Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi provide 2,500 housing units in the distribution of amenities and The Permanent Secretary, Ijebu Ode to host housing estates Akande, explained that the state in its first term. projects in the three senatorial he Federal Government Federal Ministry of Agriculture says it is partnering with for middle and low income decision to embark on the housing He added that locating the districts of the state. and Rural Development, Mr. Jagunmolu stated further that Tt h e O g u n S t a t e Ernest Umuakhihe, who was the 150 units of two and three Government to organise a represented by the State training programme for bedrooms at Prince Court Estate Extension Coordinator, Dr. Wasiu was commissioned at Kemta, Idi Agricultural Extension Agents in Oyediran, said that the present SPECIAL FOCUS ON the state on best global practices Aba in Abeokuta, while the 500 administration in the country is units of similar description are on- of agricultural production to focused at revitalising agricultural sustain food security and create going at Kobape in the Ogun extension services, to assist Central Senatorial District. employment opportunities. farmers and value-chain actors The Minister of Agriculture He, however, disclosed that the t o w a r d s i m p r o v i n g t h e projects in Ota, Ilaro, Sagamu and SIUN-ABEOKUTA ROAD and Rural Development, Alh. livelihoods of rural populations, Muhammed Nanono who Ijebu Ode will begin after the create jobs, promote sustainable completion of the ongoing disclosed this at the opening agricultural and socio-economic ceremony of the 4-day training housing project at Kobape. We are proud to be associated with development. "We are now putting final held at Ogun State Agricultural E a r l i e r , t h e S t a t e Development Programme, touches to the King's Court Estate, Ogun, the Gateway State, Commissioner for Agriculture, which is currently under OGADEP, office, Idi-Aba, Dr. Adeola Odedina described the Abeokuta, the state capital, said construction, in Abeokuta, the programme as a step in the right state capital. That project is being that the training would extension direction, saying it would enable delivery and increase agricultural managed by the Ogun State farmers get consultancy services Property and Investment production. free of charge from the extension Nanono, who was represented Corporation, OPIC. “Meanwhile, workers. Phase 2 of the Prince Court, by the State Coordinator, Federal Odedina said the state placed a L to R: Chief of Staff to Gov. Abiodun, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, former Governor of Ogun State, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Akinrogun Segun Osoba, Chief (Mrs) Mustapha, Chief Bode Mustapha, Ex- Governor of Ogun Kemta is at an advanced stage and high premium on extension would be completed later in the Development, Engr. Ganiyu agents and currently running one State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Femi Majekodunmi and Hon Commissioner Oseni, stated that the training was for LG and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Afolabi Afuwape at the formal inauguration of the Osi of year", the Housing Commissioner of the biggest Anchor Borrowers' Egbaland submitted. being conducted across the 36 Programme, under which about States of federation expressing 15,000 people have been linked to regret that the extension system various agricultural opportunities, OMO OGUN ISE YA had declined drastically due to encouraging farmers to leverage Ogun poultry farmers beg Abiodun to intervene on high cost of feeds low funding, policy changes on Agric Extension workers, who By: Seun Shotunde maize and soya beans. Soya beans from N180,000 to feed in the poultry industry limited man power and lack of are currently being trained. Oguntola, who said that youth interest in agric 330,000 per tons and that of which are growing highly He commended the Federal gun State Chapter of although stakeholders in poultry entrepreneurship since it started maize from 90,000 per tons exorbitant the Soya that we Ministry of Agriculture and Rural the Poultry Farmers value chain were not happy 120 years ago. to N490,200 per tons saying buy 180,000 per tons in Development for the training, A s s o c i a t i o n o f with the development also He said "Agricultural O that the increase is now January is now 330,00 about promising that the it would be N i g e r i a , PA N O G , h a s appealed to Governor Dapo extension delivery is the driver of double the former cost double the price, the maize stepped down to other extension attributed increase in the price Abiodun to come to their aid all agricultural policies and "70% of Soya beans and that we use to buy 90,000 per of the creation of the state. agents across the State. of egg to high cost of feeds on the feeds sufficiency. research, without which all effort m a i z e a r e t h e m a j o r tons is now 490,200 double the Speaking on behalf of other The farmers said that the He expressed regret over the in the agricultural ecosystem may components of live stock price" he said trainees, Director of Agriculture, continual increase in the prices skyrocketed rise in the price of not realise its intended goals, Ipokia Local Government, Mr. of maize and soya beans which We implore all motorists to drive with caution and care always by observing all the road signs thereby its importance in rural and Adewunmi Sunday described the are major components of Entrepreneurship: Varsity don calls for review of education syllabuses in Nigeria semi-urban development, food due to the on-going construction on the 42 Kilometre Sagamu-Siun-Abeokuta road. training as apt, particularly at a chicken feeds had led to the and job supplies for the fast- university don, Prof. ...As Chrisland University matriculates 300 students period when Government is high cost of the commodity. growing population, especially in Kayode Adeoye, has making efforts to ensure the State Speaking in an exclusive called for the review of junks" which encumber students University, Abeokuta, to kick-start emerging economies like Nigeria A and will not lead to quality Project Overview: attain a status of being the food interview with Nigerian Gate 2020/2021 academic session. cannot be over-emphasised'', the syllabuses from primary basket of the nation. way the Secretary of PANOG schools to higher institutions in education, stressed the factors that The new students were -The total resurfacing and reconstruction of the road was awarded to STRABIC in the state, Mr. Temitayo Nigeria so that the country can determine quality education is the admitted in the Colleges of Basic ...to build 500 houses for flood victims Oguntola lamented that the start to produce students as context of the study. Medical Sciences, Natural and CONSTRUCTION LIMITED in February 2020 and is expected to be completed by May 2021. He spoke at the sidelines of the journalists at the site that the increase in the cost of the feeds professionals and entrepreneurs. Applied Sciences and Arts, h e F e d e r a l virtual matriculation ceremony for -Complete overlaying of the dual carriage way and construction of both shoulders. Government and the Federal Government planned calling government at all levels Adeoye, who noted that the Social and Management to allow the importation of 300 students of the Chrisland -Installation of electric lightening poles. TOgun Government met to build 500 units of 2- syllabuses contain "certain Sciences. on Thursday in Abeokuta to b e d r o o m h o u s e s t o -The length of the road is 42 Kilomiters. conclude plans for the accommodate the victims. construction of 500 housing He also assured that the 'We paid spiritualists, vigilantes N14m to fight bandits’ The road was reconstructed or maintained last close to two decades. system in place, and were thus units for victims of the 2018 p r o j e c t w o u l d b e ...continued from front page to the school and engaged the Kaduna State Government can flood incident in the state implemented through direct able to alert security forces in bandits, forcing them to flee. security operatives in the the area. confirm to you that all 307 capital. labour for the benefit of the “The military and police are still students have been verified We are solidly on course! K a y o d e F a g b e m i , host community and would be early hours of Sunday foiled “ T h e s e c u r i t y f o r c e s on the trail of the armed bandits. another attempt by bandits to comprising the troops of the safe and present. The Director of Relief and completed within six months. "Following a head count by the attempted kidnap was foiled Rehabilitation, National Fagbemi urged the Ogun k i d n a p s t u d e n t s a t Nigerian Army, Police and some school management, the G o v e r n m e n t S c i e n c e security volunteers moved swiftly completely and no student was Emergency Management government to set up a state taken from the school. Agency who led the Federal implementation committee to Secondary School, Ikara. Government team, stated that work with the national I k a r a i s a b o u t 1 5 0 President Muhammadu implementation committee kilometres from Kaduna Poverty, leadership failure fuelling Buhari had approved funds for for the speedy completion of town. the project. the project. The state Commissioner The News Agency of He said the meeting for Internal Security and insecurity in Nigeria, says Obi Nigeria recalls that a flood became necessary to explore Homeland Affairs, Samuel crime when they were living in is probably not in sight. When resulting from a heavy areas of collaboration, adding Aruwan, disclosed the he Vice Presidential poverty, unemployed and did not people are financially rewarded downpour wreaked havoc in that the state government was development at a press candidate of the Peoples know where their next meal was by the government, and parts of Abeokuta on July 13, expected to clear the land and briefing in Kaduna on TD e m o c r a t i c P a r t y also provide other amenities Sunday. (PDP) in 2019 elections, Mr. coming from. “But the situation handsomely too, for criminal 2018, destroying many houses can be turned around with good activities, what makes you such as schools, markets and Mr Aruwan said the bandits Peter Obi, has said that the high and other property. economic policies that will think others will not join the Vice-President Yemi hospitals in the community. stormed the college in an level of poverty in Nigeria coupled with failure of strengthen the private sector, business,” Obi noted. Osinbajo, who visited the According to him, the attempt to kidnap the students leadership, had continued to support business growth and The former governor of affected areas after the same gesture is ongoing in but were repelled by security operatives who were alerted encourage insecurity in different generate employment,” he said. Anambra State advocated for incident, had promised that Katsina State, “where the Obi also lamented what he establishment of security project is moving on very by people of the community. parts of the country. the Federal Government Obi, who spoke to journalists described as government's architecture in all levels of fast in the state”. “Between the late hours of would help to find permanent in Abuja, expressed hope that if insincere approach in the fight government, down to the solutions by providing houses M e a n w h i l e , t h e Saturday night and the early against terrorism. He alleged that community level. hours of today, suspected the government could sincerely in safer places for the victims. Secretary to the State put measures in place to lift the government indirectly “I support the establishment NAN reports that the G o v e r n m e n t , To k u n b o b a n d i t s s t o r m e d t h e e n c o u r a g e d b a n d i t r y , of police force at the G o v e r n m e n t S c i e n c e Nigerians out of poverty, by meeting followed a visit on Talabi, who led the state supporting small scale kidnapping, terrorism and other community, state, regional and Secondary School, Ikara, Wednesday by NEMA and team, commended the businesses and creating jobs for serious security concerns in the then federal levels. This will Signed: Ikara local government area, Ogun government officials to Federal Government for the the youth, security challenges in country, by having roundtable help attack insecurity at the the proposed site at Soyoye support. in an attempt to kidnap the country would reduce meetings with the criminals. grassroots and also give Mr. Lekan Adebiyi area, in the Abeokuta-North Mr Talabi assured the students. automatically. “When the government begins different regions the power to MD STRABIC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED council area donated by the F e d e r a l G o v e r n m e n t "Fortunately, the students He said people, especially to call bandits and kidnappers to a combat security threats in their Ogun government. delegation of the support of utilised the security warning youths, would easily take to meeting, then the end to insecurity territories,” Obi said. F a g b e m i h a d t o l d the state government. March 21, 2021 |3 News March 21, 2021 |2

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h e N i g e r i a n that “I was the only one Zulum ...in Oyo State, a m b a s s a d o r t o who slapped him. My the ADC was TMexico, Adejare police officers were not discovers “ Bello, at the weekend, involved”. dealt a big blow assaulted a journalist in “ T e l l h i m ( t h e Osun State. journalist) to report to the 3900 fake as former Bello, a former Speaker police. He drove against of the state assembly traffic and I slapped him. I House of reportedly attacked was the only one who IDPs Representative Adeniyi Akinromade, a slapped him and I am not orno State Governor, denying that,” he said, journalist working with Professor Babagana s member and Osun State Broadcasting before dropping the call. Zulum has fished out Corporation, while the latter C o n d e m n i n g t h e B one-time fake internally displaced was rendering a social incident, the Advocacy for persons ( IDPs) at an IDPs Commissioner service during traffic Advancement of Peace camp in Maiduguri during a I’M VACCINATED: Speaker, OGHA, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo displaying his Covid- gridlock. and Harmony in Africa surprise visit to the camp. 19 vaccination card after receiving the first dose ...recently for Youth and It was gathered that the Initiative (ADAPHAI) in a Around midnight, Zulum gridlock was at the Oke-Fia s t a t e m e n t b y i t s showed up at Mohammed Sports, Hon. Chief Obasanjo Chief Ralphs Nwosu axis of the state around coordinator, Sulaimon Goni College of Islamic and Dapo Lam- 11:00 a.m. and the journalist Suberu, said Mr Bello Legal Studies in Maiduguri, winner with 241,670 votes; the Gov Abiodun, Osoba take first where internally displaced ecent gale of defections bring about desirable change in "I will advise others to join this decided to help control the should be sanctioned. Adesina, Allied People's Movement (APM) movement of vehicles to “ T h i s a c t o f persons from Abadam local of prominent members the nation's polity and political party platform (ADC) to polled 222,153 votes to come ensure easy accessibility on hooliganism by Bello is government area of northern dumped the Rhas depleted the ranks governance as well as consolidate usher in a new dawn for Nigeria, the routes. c o n d e m n a b l e a n d jabs of COVID-19 vaccine Borno were being camped. of African Democratic democracy. but I may not be able to advise second and the ADC scored Bello and the security unacceptable, it is highly The governor immediately party and Congress (ADC) and cast The former president ruled out anybody to join PDP or APC no 110,422 votes. The PDP recorded Commissioner for Health, Dr this vaccines, so as to dispel personnel attached to him unbecoming of a man of gun State governor, s e a l e d e n t r a n c e a n d uncertainty over the future of the governing APC and main 70,290 votes to take the fourth Tomi Coker, administered the misinformation. There rejoined the matter what window-dressing were on the route and his stature and status, P r i n c e D a p o supervised a headcount to the political party. The ADC, opposition Peoples Democratic position. Abiodun, his deputy, first jab of the vaccine on the should be no reluctance on reformation they may claim," he witnesses said he alighted although, he has a history O identify actual IDPs, in ruling APC. which looked more like the Party (PDP), saying both parties In other elective positions, the Noimot Salako-Oyedele, and Governor and was followed the part of all of us to take this order to put a stop to had said. from his vehicle to assault of violence and public game changer when it was have failed Nigerians. He ADC won three seats in the Ogun other members of the State by the Deputy Governor and vaccine. rampant cases of dubious "The party, ADC, as I disturbance even when he Likewise in State House of Assembly and one Mr Akinromade. Executive Council on other members of the cabinent “We also believe that this residents pretending to be relaunched ahead of the last accused the APC of gloating and understand it, is neither based on “I was on my way to held sway as the Speaker Monday evening received the too turns to get theirs. further underscores that we displaced but spend day other states of general elections, is now an revelling in unrepentant the immediate past, condemnable federal constituency in the state for Oke-Fia when I saw of the Osun State House of AstraZeneca vaccines. Those vaccinated against believe in this vaccine and it times at IDPs camps to empty shell following the misgovernance and taking records of PDP as a ruling party House of Representatives. Assembly, it is indeed g r i d l o c k a n d p e o p l e They took the first jabs of the COVID-19 virus include is important as we have been share food meant for IDPs, the federation, exodus rocking the party to its Nigerians for fools while also in Nigeria nor on the present In other states of the federation, shunting. I took it upon disheartening that Bello has the vaccine on Monday at a the Secretary to the State advised by specialists and towards the night, they foundations. upbraiding the PDP for merely disastrous and destabilising the ADC also failed to make the myself to control some not changed for better Government, Mr Tokunbo worldwide that the vaccine is the disrobing of brief ceremony a couple of return to their homes to Though formed in 2005, the offering apology without performance of APC. It is a new desired impact. For instance, in defiant motorists who were despite his age and hours after taking delivery of Talabi; Chief of Staff to the safe; the vaccines have been sleep. the ADC has party only gathered momentum disciplining those who set the platform and a new page in our Osun State where the ADC had trying to manipulate their present exposure. 50,000 units of the vaccine governor, Salisu Shuaib; shown to reduce the severity G o v e r n o r Z u l u m four members of the state House of Commissioner for Finance of this disease.” ahead of the 2019 elections country on a course of ruin. political history." ways against traffic rule,” “Obviously, this type donated by the World Health discovered that out of 1,000 continued on a Assembly, the party lost the of character with violent Organisation and the Federal and Chief Economic Adviser Speaking after taking his households in the records of with former President Obasanjo had insisted that the With the former president's Akinromade said. governorship to the APC. Similarly, “While I was carrying m e n t a l i t y a n d Government. to the Governor, Mr Dapo jab, former governor, Chief humanitarian officials, 650 regular basis, Olusegun Obasanjo propelling ADC remained the platform to weight, the ADC soon became the in Oyo State where the ADC out this, Mr Bello was temperamental nature According to a statement Okubadejo. Olusegun Osoba said he took households comprising it to the front burner of national move Nigeria "up and forward." new beautiful bride. Many passing through the road cannot represent Nigeria by the Chief Press Secretary Also vaccinated are it upon himself to come for 3,900 IDPs were ghost thus leaving the politics. Obasanjo, who was He explained that the leadership politicians who smelled an fielded Senator Femi Lanlehin as a n d h e f e l t I w a s a n y w h e r e , s u c h to the Governor, Mr Kunle commissioners for Budget the vaccination to encourage IDPs. opposition then opposed to the re-election of CNM, which he founded, opportunity moved into the party its 2019 governorship candidate, obstructing his movement. personality will definitely Somorin, a former Governor a n d P l a n n i n g , O l a o l u others not to hesitate to take About 450 households bid of President Muhammadu agreed to adopt ADC after in droves. In Obasanjo's home the party performed woefully at the Olabimtan and Information the vaccine. He alighted from his disgrace Nigeria as an of the State and a National were found to be real IDPs party to gasp Buhari, had formed the detailed examination, wide polls. Engr. Seyi Makinde of the and Strategy, Waheed Odusile “There is absolutely no state, the entry of Prince Gboyega vehicle with annoyance in envoy in a foreign land. L e a d e r o f t h e A l l after Zulum's midnight Coalition for Nigeria consultation and bearing in mind PDP won the gubernatorial election Progressives Congress, Chief as well as other key risk or danger in taking the Nasir Isiaka into ADC electrified front of the Nigeria police “We, therefore, call on headcount, which was for breath. Movement (CNM) to salvage the orientation, policies and in Oyo State. Olusegun Osoba took his functionaries. COVID-19 vaccine. I conducted, by the governor the politics of the state. In fact, Microfinance bank along President Muhammadu The same story of poor outing dose of the vaccine on The Governor after being recommend the vaccine to alongside an official of the and redeem the country which, direction of the movement. the party was celebrated as the Buhari to sack Bello the axis. Tuesday at the Governor's administered with his first everyone in the state. If I have N a t i o n a l E m e r g e n c y many critics said, was suffering In his address at the press third force to match the two main was recorded for the ADC in Ondo, “Despite telling him without delay to avert office clinics at Oke Mosan, d o s e o f t h e v a c c i n e taken the vaccine at the age of M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y, from leadership crisis. conference titled, "My treatise for political parties. Ekiti and Lagos States. The party's f u t u r e d a m a g e t o that I am [a] journalist and Abeokuta. a p p r e c i a t e d P r e s i d e n t 82, there is no need for NEMA, Air Commodore M. The CNM, in turn, adopted future of democracy and However, the ADC failed to candidates for governorship in that I was only carrying out Nigeria's image and A long standing frontline Muhammad Buhari for anyone to fear. I am confident T. Abdullahi, and two the ADC as its political development in Nigeria," the ex- impress majority of the electorate those states lost to their APC social service, he was unimaginable diplomatic providing the leadership that the vaccine wouldn't harm worker, Dr Abimbola commissioners (Agriculture, platform to wrest power from president noted that though he during the polls. In Ogun State counterparts. slapping me alongside odium,” the statement Olaitan, who has been has enabled the country to anyone”, he assured. and Local Government and the ruling All Progressives will not join the ADC based on where it showed great prospects, As the ADC fumbled in the officers attached to him. I read. managing the state-owned receive almost four million C h i e f O s o b a w h i l e Emirate Affairs). South West, the party also flopped vaccines, saying that the congratulating the governor Congress (APC). At a press his earlier vow not to play the party lost the governorship w a s b r u t a l i s e d a n d Mr Bello, a two-term isolation centre in Abeokuta In humanitarian system, a in the other five geo-political zones Speaker of the Osun State leadership being provided by and the state government for conference held on May 10, partisan politics, he will continue election as its standard bearer, embarrassed publicly.” since the outbreak of the household normally consists of the country. In the 2019 National When contacted, Mr House of Assembly was COVID-19 pandemic, was the President in the last 13 being the first state to receive of at least six persons who 2018 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to be "alive and active on Isiaka, came a distant third in the B e l l o d i d n o t d e n y recently appointed by the first to take the vaccine in m o n t h s i s w o r t h y o f the COVID-19 vaccine, said are either related through where the party was adopted, Nigerian and African issues and epic contest. Assembly elections, the ADC assaulting Mr Akinromade. President Muhammadu the state. emulation. that he was at the Governor's families, or chosen to stay Obasanjo said the renewed and interests" and also offer In the 2019 gubernatorial flunked, winning only three seats in He told our correspondent B u h a r i a s N i g e r i a ' s T h e r e a f t e r , t h e He said, “We've all taken office to show example and together for the purpose of reinvigorated ADC would necessary advice. election results, the APC emerged the 360-member House of leadership. receiving household aids. March 21, 2021 |19 March 21, 2021 |6 CampusTakes News Business Border communities owe Don't give up! 26-year-old Israel Idudje allegiance to smugglers, not Nigeria – Customs CG counsels people with disabilities Expert says blockage exposed esidents of border t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n communities team up protecting lives and property Nigeria's food production flaw srael Idudje, a 300 level with smugglers to with a mandate that the student in the R thwart efforts of the Nigeria country's Global Security he recent food blockage sector until they perceive an ease IDepartment of Customs Service (NCS) to curb Index be improved. from the northern part i n t h e c u r r e n t t e n s i o n Information Systems at the illegal entry of contraband into “It is imperative that our Tof Nigeria to the south surrounding the industry. Federal University of the country, Comptroller- ranking in the Global Security has further exposed the flaw in Agbugba, who is also the Technology, Akure has General of the service, Col. Index improves, and I am food production, processing International Coordinator of counselled people living Hameed Ali (retd.), has alleged. using this medium to call on all and marketing in the country, Africa Agriculture Agenda, with disabilities like him not A l i t o l d t h e H o u s e security agencies to step up and the need to strengthen the noted that the problem led to the to give up despite their Committee on Customs and their activities towards nation's agriculture sector. sharp decline in the price of challenges because one day Excise recently that the achieving this goal. I assure North-based Amalgamated tomatoes by over 70 per cent in soon things will change. indigenes feel they owe the you that the administration Union of Foodstuff and Cattle the north during the crisis. country no allegiance because will give the much needed Dealers of Nigeria had blocked “On Thursday, March 4, 2021, Idudje in spite of of the absence of government support to you in your movement of food items to the when the ban on the supply of suffering from paraplegia, presence in their communities. operations,” he said. south, in protest against the select food items were lifted, a the loss of muscle function The absence of government President Buhari urged the alleged killing of its members basket of tomatoes, which costs in the lower half of the body, presence, according to him, NIS to collaborate with and destruction of their about N20,000 (about $49), including both legs, is makes them to hate Customs i n t e r n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y property during the #End dropped to N9,000 and less, due unrelenting in his and its operatives. organisations, such as the SARS protests and Shasha to surplus and considering its INTERPOL, in securing the market crisis. perishable nature,” he said. determined efforts to build a Israel Idudje Ali also explained that the future for himself and long stretch and porous nature borders. The blockage, which lasted According to him, apart from contribute to the building of of the country's borders make it “As a security agency, I few days, resulted in food the consequent onerous a better society. not gain admission that year until in the hostel. This has helped me a almost impossible for Customs charge you to be relentless in scarcity in the south, and supply economic burden, the crisis Narrating his story, he 2017 when I made it to FUTA to lot. It's about proper planning and to operate optimally. carrying out your statutory glut in the north. In a chat with could further lead to drop in duties of keeping our borders said "I woke up one night at study Information Systems." organisation. Planning is He said the NCS was not Financial Street, Advisory taxes, loss of job opportunities, safe while you ensure that Former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba receiving his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine being age four, wanting to use the He said his ultimate ambition sustaining me. Sometimes I get present in some parts of the Board member of African inflation and ultimately hamper criminal elements don't find administered by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker toilet and I staggered. That was to acquire a degree at the stigmatized, but because I am Northeast, especially the area Council for Trade, Tourism and the growth of the Nigerian ...he aspires to be a Nigeria as a safe haven to hide Investment, Dr. Ikechi was all , I lost the use of nation's best university of focused, I keep moving and put covering Yobe and Adamawa economy. a n d p e r p e t r a t e t h e i r Agbugba, pointed out the effect both legs. All medical efforts technology and thereafter build a System such behind me." states. His words, “Among other criminality. of the food blockage to the e c o n o m i c i n d i c a t o r s , to restore the legs to future in his chosen professional Administrator“ in the According to him, he aspires According to him, the Army “I urge you to actively country's agriculture sector. unemployment will rise, crime function properly failed. My line. to be a System Administrator in has requested all para-military future, proffering collaborate with International He said, “Indeed, food rate may increase thereby further parents tried their best, all to On how he is coping with the future, proffering solutions to personnel to withdraw from the Africa's LNG will be fastest Security Organisations, like supply chains and items in weakening the political and socio- no avail. But with their help lecture attendance, practical and solutions to societal societal problems. He also wants area to allow the military take and encouragement, I started other academic activities, he said charge, pending the return of t h e I N T E R P O L , i n Nigeria are increasingly getting economic equilibrium between to be an encourager to others who safeguarding our borders. my elementary school at "as a person living with disabilities, problems. He also normalcy. expensive, especially in the the north and the south. are in his condition. Remember that a safe border is Seventh-Day Adventist I am determined to become wants to be an He said: “We are currently southern region. Hence, the “This is an eye-opener for the He describes FUTA as a great a prerequisite for a safe Nur/Pry School, Ile-Ife and someone successful and have a taking some steps to make sure –Report need to improve on the scope of south, since it gives everyone the institution where one can get the growing by 2040 encourager to Nation. farming, cultivation and finished in 2009 . Thereafter better future. This goal keeps me that those who are able to idea of what to expect in future. I best and be prepared for the “You must develop strong merchandising. “Among other hope the leaders and stakeholders I proceeded to Kings Will going. Whenever I have lectures or others who are in smuggle rice and other future. Israel has not lost the hope working relationships and ties frica's Liquefied outlining the investment and In addition to rendering in- – Africa Oil and Power will dangers associated with the of economic development in the College, Ile Ife, Osun State practicals, for instance if it's at 8am, prohibited items do not profit his condition of walking again. “I believe one w i t h t h e international N a t u r a l G a s development opportunities depth analysis of production host a series of technical increase is the quantity of spoilt region will learn from this to and finished in 2015. I could I leave 2 hours ahead, though I stay from them. That is why on an day I will walk again” he says occasional basis, we carry out community and friendly Aconsumption and w i t h i n A f r i c a ' s L N G and export potential through workshops featuring leading items, in the case of perishable enable them encourage huge food with optimism. raids on warehouses and market nations as it relates to migration production is set to become landscape.” a global gas forecast, it also industry voices in Maputo, foods.” He added that food supplies, thus enhancing, as well stores where these illicit things management; adopt and one of the fastest growing With African natural gas detailed the role of LNG in which will be broadcast supply could discourage as ensuring food security in the are stored. implement workable strategies sub-sectors globally through consumption expected to advancing Africa's energy virtually to local and global investors from making serious region.” “I must say this: the borders from them while also sharing 2040, a new report has grow at an average of 3.3 per transition; facilitating local audiences. commitments in the agriculture of Nigeria are long and porous. your best practices. forecast. cent per year, to reach capacity building and “Mozambique has garnered “Frontline workers and From Badagry to Mfom, there The report, 'Africa Energy approximately 195 billion knowledge transfer; and significant international is no way 15,536 officers will operators should remember that Series: Africa LNG Special cubic metres in 2025 and up to attention due to significant Nigeria records N9.12tn they are our windows to the meeting outstanding power block those entrances, even if Report 2021', was launched 380bcm in 2050, the report generation needs across the offshore gas discoveries, we deploy everybody in the world. They must show the best recently by the Africa Oil and face of Nigeria at all times,” the identifies new and emerging continent via gas-to-power equating to approximately 100 in foreign trade – NBS service. During the dry season, Power. gas markets, provides insight trillion cubic feet and President added. potential. n the fourth quarter of 2020, from Seme to Mfom, it is It said, “Africa Oil and into several large and small- corresponding to large-scale crude oil remained the porous and motorable and The President hailed Interior “Aligned with the rise of Nigeria recorded N9.12tn in Power has launched its scale projects across the LNG developments, including predominant export, which was motorcycles can move freely. Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, for LNG hotspots across the foreign trade, the National 'Africa Energy Series: Africa continent and delineates key Total's Mozambique LNG and I valued at N2.42tn (81.02 per cent consistently pushing for the continent – in which There is no way we can Bureau of Statistics (NBC) of total exports), while non-crude completion of the Technology LNG Special Report 2021' success factors of project Mozambique is set to become ExxonMobil's Rovuma LNG,” eliminate smuggling. disclosed recently. oil valued at N568.2bn, or 18.98 Building, which will serve as dedicated exclusively to financing and execution. it added. “Secondly, most of these a global gas exporter by 2023 T h e f i g u r e , r e l e a s e d per cent of total export during the the Command and Control communities do not have any represented an increase of 8.9 per review period. According to the Centre of the NIS, as well as feel of government. We have cent over the level recorded in the data, the major export trading the repository of personal data used our resources to sink third quarter, but 9.9 per cent partners in Q4 2020 included of Nigerians and expatriates FIRS: Fowler’s probe begins as EFCC arraigns boreholes and build clinics for lower when compared to the India, Spain, South Africa, resident in Nigeria. them, even though there is an fourth quarter of 2019. While the Netherlands and United States of Aregbesola assured the agency created to ensure that export component of trade stood America, with percentage shares nation that the security UI, LASU, UNILAG ranked these people get a feel of directors, others for N4.5bn fraud at N3.19tn, an increase of 6.7 per of 17.12 per cent, 9.81 per cent, challenges facing the country government. These people Finance), Amina Sidi cent over the preceding quarter 8.03 per cent, 6.09 per cent and w e r e t e m p o r a l a n d he probe of the tenure misappropriation of funds court for a date to commence (communities) do not feel they but a drop of 33 per cent over the 5.3 per cent respectively. surmountable. of Babatunde Fowler (Finance and Account t o t h e t u n e o f trial. The defendants, owe allegiance to the country. previous year, the share of exports While the major import trading The minister said the as Chairman of the department), Umar Aliyu N4,558,160,676. through their counsel, among top 800 world varsities “Our biggest problem is that T in total trade declined to 35 per partners were China, India, USA, “weakest link” had been the land Federal Inland Revenue Aduka (Internal Audit), One of the charges said prayed the court to grant these border communities gang cent from 47 per cent a year Netherlands and Denmark, at he University of Ibadan, borders, assuring that the S e r v i c e ( F I R S ) h a s Mbura Mustapha (Deputy between January, 2017 and them bail. bracket; LASU, 501–600th; the top 20 under the current than 1,500 universities across up with smugglers to fight earlier. Total imports increased by 28.28 per cent, 8.54 per cent, 7.57 Lagos State University, Technology Building would play Manager), Obi Okeke and UNILAG 601–800th. methodology (launched in 93 countries and regions. Customs officers. They burn our commenced. D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 8 , t h e Justice Ojukwu granted 10.1 per cent to a record high of per cent, 7.16 per cent and 5.40 and the University of a pivotal role in control of illegal Malachy (Services Group), N5.93tn, relative to the preceding T Covenant University ranked 2011). The rating is based on 13 vehicles, kill our officers In 2019, it was reported defendants and some other b a i l i n t h e s u m o f per cent. During the review Lagos have ranked among the migration. within the band of Reacting, the acting Vice- carefully calibrated because they don't have any feel that President Muhammadu Obaje Napoleon Adofu FIRS staff conspired to N100million each and quarter, and 10.8 per cent over the quarter, Nigeria imported goods top 800 universities in the He said the Visa-on-Arrival 801–1000th; the University of Chancellor of LASU, Prof. performance indicators that of government. So, they believe Buhari queried Fowler for (Head of Budget), Udo- conceal funds which are sureties in like sum. corresponding year. It showed mainly from Asia, valued at world. policy of the Federal Government Nigeria, Nsukka, and Obafemi Oyedamola Oke, expressed measure an institution's that they owe allegiance to those poor revenue collections Inyang Effiong Alfred proceeds of an unlawful The sureties must be that imports also accounted for 65 N2.85tn (48.06 per cent of total This was recently contained gets proper documentation of all Awolowo University placed delight with the rating of performance across four areas – smugglers because they give (Officer II) and Benjamin per cent of total trade, compared to imports), followed by Europe at in the 2021 Times Higher entrants and sharing with between 2015 and 2018. activities to wit: corruption, Nigerians residing in Abuja, 1001+. LASU as the second-best teaching, research, knowledge them employment.” 53 per cent the previous year. N2.16tn (36.5 per cent), America Education World University international security structures to The query signed by the Jiya (Assistant Director) . f r a u d a n d c r i m i n a l have a landed property The ranking showed that of university in Nigeria. transfer, and international Also, President Muhammadu Trade deficit rose to its highest at N702.5bn (11.86 per cent), Africa Ranking . It ranked UI, LASU, ensure tight surveillance and late Chief of Staff, Abba Two years ago, Hena and misappropriation of funds. within the jurisdiction of the the six Nigerian universities Oke said the new status of outlook. Buhari has directed the Nigeria level and a fifth consecutive at N190.1bn (3.21 per cent) and and UNILAG as first, second, compliance, while announcing a Kyari, was titled “RE: Auta were arrested but later “You thereby committed court and provide evidence listed in THE 2021 Emerging the university is “This year's ranking analysed Immigration Service (NIS) to quarterly deficit at -N2.73tn, an Oceania at N22.3bn (0.38 per cent). and third respectively in review period of stay from 90 released by the EFCC, over Economies University heartwarming, and a further more than 80 million citations improve surveillance and Budgeted FIRS Collections an offence contrary to of tax clearance. increase of 14.30 per cent Imports from the Economic Nigeria. days to 30 days. Rankings, UI and UNN scored attestation to her quality across over 13 million research control around the nation's and actual collections”. a multi-billion naira section 18 and punishable The defendants must compared to the preceding Community of West African States Privately-owned Covenant He said 50 per cent of all one per cent in international teaching, research exploits, publications and included borders to secure the country Last week, the Economic scandal. under section 15(2) (a) and deposit their travelling quarter. On a yearly basis, total accounted for N22.5bn (0.4 per cent University, Ota, Ogun State, immigration personnel will students enrolment, while and robust service delivery. survey responses from 22,000 against foreigners who want to and Financial Crimes The officials were grilled ( 3 ) o f t h e M o n e y documents with the court trade was valued at N32.42tn in of the value of total imports). was ranked fourth ahead of henceforth work at the nation's LASU, UNILAG, CU, and Oke noted that without the scholars globally. make Nigeria their operation C o m m i s s i o n ( E F C C ) for allegedly diverting Laundering (Prohibition) and must seek permission 2020 – 10.3 per cent less than the The NBS data added that, on a the Federal Government- borders. OAU had no record of student unwavering support and “Trusted worldwide by field. about N6billion tax funds value recorded in 2019. yearly basis, Asia also accounted for owned University of Nigeria, NIS Comptroller-General, arraigned Peter Hena, ex- Act, 2011 ( as amended by before travelling out of the enrolment in this category. commitment of all students, teachers, President Buhari gave the While the value of total imports the largest imports to Nigeria, with Nsukka, which came fifth; Muhammed Babandede, said FIRS Coordinating Director that should have gone to the Act No. 1 of 2021)”, it read. country. The University of Oxford stakeholders to the “LASU governments, and industry order at the virtual inauguration in 2020 stood at N19.898tn, or 49.3 per cent of total imports, valued and Obafemi Awolowo the Technology Building and eight others before Nigerian government. The defendants pleaded The matter was adjourned tops the rankings for the fifth Project”, the feat would have experts, this year's league table of the NIS Technology Building 17.3 per cent higher than 2019, at N9.81tn in 2020, followed by University, sixth in Nigeria. remained the best project the Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Today, the EFCC docked “not guilty” when the till June 14, 15, 23, 24, 28, consecutive year, while been unattainable. provides great insight into the in Abuja. total exports was valued at Europe at N6.63tn (33.3 per cent) A breakdown of the service had ever initiated and them on a 42- count charge mainland China's Tsinghua The Times Higher shifting balance of power in The President also instructed Federal High Court in Abuja. charges were read to them. 29, 2021 for commencement N12.52tn, or 34.8 per cent less and America, which recorded ranking further showed that completed since it was University becomes the first Education World University global higher education,” THE all security agencies to raise They are Mohammed bordering on corruption, Prosecuting counsel, of trial. than in 2019. N2.64tn or 13.2 per cent of total UI ranked within 401-500th established in 1958. Asian university to break into Rankings 2021 include more added. Bello Auta (Director of f r a u d a n d c r i m i n a l Ekele Iheanacho, asked the Further analysis showed that imports. March 21, 2021 |7 March 21, 2021 |4 FeedBack News

Covid-19: Ogun begins health workers vaccination ollowing the recent inoculating front line Bring back the food blockade delivery of the Covid- healthcare workers. We have F19 vaccines to the identified the State Hospitals Ogun State Government, the with cold chain facilities to Governor, Prince Dapo store the vaccines”, Coker Abiodun has ordered that the disclosed. front line workers who are The commissioner said as mostly health workers be of last Wednesday, Ogun given priority because they State's COVID-19 case tally are the ones who are mostly stood at over 4495 including exposed. at least 48 deaths and more It is clear that the than 4184 recoveries adding Governor was not playing that more vaccines would be politics with the order as delivered to the State when health workers across Health another batch of the 16million facilities in the State have doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford s tar ted r eceiv in g th e COVID-19 vaccine procured vaccination from Wednesday. by the Federal Government The failed Speaking at the State arrive in the country. Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta The Permanent Secretary, blockade was an after the commencement of Hospitals Management “ the Vaccination exercise of Board, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro, expose of the healthcare workers, the described the vaccines as defunct “one” Commissioner for Health, very safe, adding that Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, receiving the Covid-19 jab as administered by the Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dr. Tomi Coker, said all healthcare workers and Tomi Coker e had naively thought they North. This health workers in the State members of the public should were long-distance anonymous post would be vaccinated. avail themselves of the Wrunners. That it would be “ We h a v e s t a r t e d opportunity to be vaccinated. the last straw to break our back. We drives this home vaccinating health care T h e C h i e f M e d i c a l Healthcare may become fastest growing were glad we erred! workers and other staff in the Director of State Hospital, For close to a week, they attempted further. It State. Those who received Ijaye, Dr. Kayode Oladenide, Akin Olotu, senior special – Osinbajo to hold us to ransom. They practically because even the countries that we are They successfully scared our t h e f i r s t d o s e o f after receiving the vaccine sector in Nigerian economy moving the goods to have the items. assistant, Agriculture and Agric distinctly rails on went for the jugular and held tight to farmers off their farms. Then they A s t r a Z e n e c a / O x f o r d said, ”2020 had been a By Bolaji Adeoba better remuneration and better range of specialty medical and with citizens of Lagos, local and “When we get there, they won't buy Business, Ondo State, said: “We it. applied the food embargo. The sole them: COVID-19 vaccine today dreadful year but life would facilities. surgical services.” He also foreign investors in building a most of the foodstuffs till we will just won't appeal to them to bring the There was no pretence about their intention was to starve the whole will be receiving another get back to normal in the nvestments in top medical Noting the peculiarity of the expressed his pleasure at the fact first-class edifice catering to the dash them or dump them there. We food to the South. It is a welcome evil intentions. Clearly, the northern South. It was a declaration of war. “The first error is dose after three months”, coming months. Now it is care and the overall situation in Nigeria in terms of that “in addition to its local world people. need to stop this blockage and see development, it would spur our food traders, aka Amalgamated Union And blockade was the weapon. That the position of Coker said. easier to be more efficient in Ihealthcare sector in accessibility to healthcare, Prof class personnel, the hospital will Others present at the event ourselves as one. There is no difference people to embrace agriculture leverage technology to consult w e r e t h e L a g o s S t a t e of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of was very unkind of them. But it "Ogun is the first in the caring for our patients, Nigeria is set to birth one of Osinbajo pointed out that “we Nigeria (AUFCDN), wanted us dead. among Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba and more, particularly at the family with international specialists Commissioner for Health, Prof. failed. Now we have to re-negotiate Kwara (State) in Country to receive the h a v i n g r e c e i v e d t h e “the fastest growth areas in a have by far the largest number of Starvation was the weapon. What Fulani, if our leaders can unite us.” level. resurgent Nigerian economy”, across the 29 hospitals and 16 Akin Abayomi; Commissioner our terms. Since we are buyers, we vaccines and we have started vaccine”. m i d d l e - t o - l o w i n c o m e its “military” wing, the killer They could not find buyers “We are not relenting here. It is a the geo-politics of the Vice President, Yemi communities and individuals in clinics currently in its portfolio.” for Economic Planning and need to really take charge. We pay and According to the Vice Budgeting, Mr. Samuel Egube, herdsmen, are doing with guns, the anywhere. Their tales of woe spread matter of months, our tomatoes and must dictate the tune. We ought to be Osinbajo, SAN, has said. sub-Saharan Africa who require Nigeria. When it is Prof Osinbajo stated this President “we are certainly set Chairman of Evercare Hospital, traders are complementing with like a wildfire. In Kaduna, a “waste pepper would start coming out for the senior partner. OGSG begins distribution of solar affordable, high quality recently during his virtual healthcare.” for exciting times in the Nigerian Mr. Tosin Runsewe; Chief starvation. bin” basket of tomatoes crashed from harvest. We are working on onions If they don't feel comfortable with convenient, They physically declared war on N8,000 to a mere N150. too. Very soon, we will begin to remarks at the official unveiling The Vice President expressed healthcare story.” Executive Officer of Evercare our conditions, they can as well bring power kits to light up villages In his own remarks, the Hospital, Mr. Rajeev Bhandari; the South with their aborted food The story was the same in Gun- grow our own onions. The only of the Evercare Hospital in his optimism and excitement in back their blockade. We are at home Kwara is Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Chief Medical Officer of Dutse, Kano State. A bag of onions appeal we can make to them is for Lekki, Lagos. the facility with “first-of-its-kind- blockade. It was ill-conceived and with that. Let's see who would blink By Taoheed Lawal and why we are giving this B a b a j i d e S a n w o - o l u , Evercare Hospital, Dr. Ayo poorly executed. How dare you, using went down to N7,000 from N35,000. them to leave our forests and stop regarded as Nosimot Shoneye community this supply and we Evercare Hospital, part of the purpose-built, 165-bed state-of- first the second time. Evercare Group, operates as an the-art international private commended the management of S h o n i b a r e , a n d o t h e r perishable farm produce as a blockade Here, farmers were even more than destroying our farms.” The failed blockade was an expose are going to spread it to other the hospital for their collaboration dignitaries. Even more than that, we have belonging to the gun State Government local governments. integrated healthcare delivery hospital, that offers an extensive tool? desperate. Unconfirmed reports of the defunct “one” North. This platform in emerging markets reliable allies in the Middle Belt. h a s b e g u n t h e "This solar system can charge The strategy was unwise. It was put claimed they unsuccessfully attempted anonymous post drives this home South. And when across Africa and South Asia, distribution of solar their phones, give them light, together with great panic. From the to use the airport to move their produce One such is the Jukun further. It distinctly rails on them: O including India, Pakistan, UK suspends recruitment of doctors, nurses energy kits to light up villages and this will reduce the outset, the blockade planned to be down South. Development Association of expediency calls, Bangladesh, Kenya and “The first error is the position of without power supply across emission of carbon gas by blocked. And it was. We did not need In Garatu, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria (JDAN). It opted to align Nigeria. The international Kwara (State) in the geo-politics of Kwara belongs to the 20 Local Government Areas generators. We are here to help from Nigeria, 46 other countries a prophet to say it, it was given. N45,000 worth of Kwarai yam tubers with the South. And for good group has set aside a $1billion Nigeria. When it is convenient, Kwara of the state. them install. It is a pilot scheme, AUFCDN's chairman, Mr. nosedived to N18,000. A bag of Irish reasons. healthcare fund. governments from around the is regarded as belonging to the South. the North. The Commissioner for Rural we want to see how it works he United Kingdom World Health Organisation's Mohammed Tahir, tried hard to potatoes in Barkin Ladi, Anpam West, The Jukun, spread across the “The business case for more And when expediency calls, Kwara Development, Engr. Taiwo before we replicate it to other has announced the (WHO) advice on ethical world, forming partnerships convince us: “The embargo is to Jos, Plateau State, was offered for Middle Belt states of Taraba, “However, the top quality medical care in belongs to the North. Oludotun, stated this while local government" he added s u s p e n s i o n o f recruitment to promote to benefit health and social express our grievances against attacks N9,000 instead of N17,000. Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and Nigeria has always seemed T “However, the blockade epicentre is flagging off the project recently The commissioner, therefore, international recruitment of effective, fair and sustainable care workers, their countries They even tried their luck in other Gombe, are also found in parts of blockade quite obvious, but I think the on our members during the Jebba (the northern side of River at Atapa Elelubo Ishaga Village charged the villagers to make health and care workers from international recruitment of origin and the UK. north-west Cameroon. fact that the Evercare Health #EndSARS protests and Shasha countries. That too collapsed in their Niger falling to Niger State), just epicentre is Jebba in Abeokuta North Local judicious use of the solar power “The UK has updated its JDAN was adamant. It refused to Fund, (a US$ 1 billion emerging Nigeria and 46 other countries practices, adding that the UK Market crisis in Ibadan, Oyo State.” faces. They lost more millions in the outside of Kwara State. Analysts now Government Area system especially the bulb and code of practice for the be dragged into AUFCDN's battle (the northern side markets healthcare fund) has under a new regime of its will strengthen its ethical When the tables turned against process. wonder if the asphyxiation of Kwara Engr. Oludotun, who was avoid being careless in handling international recruitment of them, they hurriedly abandoned the The situation report frightened them. for survival. They saw differently chosen to invest in healthcare in updated Code of Practice approach to the international is not an exercise in self-flagellation!” represented by the Director the kits. health and social care staff to unprofitable project. It was with little And they gave up. They couldn't afford with the northern traders. It urged of River Niger Nigeria, clearly confirms even (CoP). recruitment of health and care We are at great pains that the Planning, Research and Also speaking, the Director to the greatest skeptics that we According to Africa Check, workers. align with the World Health or no prompting. And Tahir's false further losses. They were caged. They farmers and other tribes in the Statistics, Mr. Adekunle Rural Electrification, Engr. embargo lost its steam that early. It falling to Niger are seeing the birth of what may about 5,250 Nigerian-trained To align with the WHO, Organization (WHO), claim: “Instead of reprisal (attack), blinked first. The blockade had to be Middle Belt to intensify supply of was not allowed to mature. That Oyesawen, said that the Ismail Balogun, admonished all kinds of foodstuffs to the South. State), just well become one of the fastest doctors are on the UK books UK said the new code refers widening the global market the only civil way to make our voices aborted. And they gloriously lost the blockade was radically set on initiative which would be the beneficiary to maintain the growth areas in a resurgent heard was to cut the supply of food war! Said its national president, Chief replicated in other rural solar light very well as it will go as at April 2018, a rise of 10 t o t h e W H O H e a l t h from which the UK can restructuring before it was tragically outside of Kwara Nigerian economy,” Prof. ethically recruit. This will and that has worked.” Before then, they wanted to display Bako Benjamin: “They may have communities would bring a long way in enhancing their Osinbajo submitted. per cent on the previous year. Workforce Support and cut short. These traders should have provide increasing numbers You lied big time. You hugely the “hard stuff” they were made of. genuine grievances for their action. allowed it achieve its goals. State. Analysts development to the areas. livelihood. Speaking on the importance The UK said CoP provide Safeguard list 2020 of 47 of international staff with the goofed. It failed woefully. It never One of their spokespersons, Awwalu The method adopted through This blockade must complete its The commissioner said that Balogun, enjoined the of having such a medical safeguards against active countries where active t h e D a p o A b i o d u n - l e d community to take full charge worked for you. But it worked Aliyu, had vowed: “We prefer to lose punitive and systematic starvation circle. It has an unfinished job at now wonder if the institution in Nigeria, the Vice recruitment from 47 countries r e c r u i t m e n t c a n ' t b e opportunity to come and government decided to use the of the system from being stolen wonders for us. Your failed food those farm items than to continue of the southern part of the country hand. This is urgent and important. asphyxiation of President observed that “we o n t h e W H O H e a l t h undertaken. work in the UK's health and blockade did you in, it stripped you. losing our lives. is too extreme and dangerous for a solar power to supplement or damaged and also observe must reverse the trend of Workforce Support and This, it said, replaces the social care sectors to deliver We desire this blockade one more electricity in the local routine maintenance of the You lost the embargo war completely. “If you are alive, you can plant united Nigeria.” time. Kwara is not an outbound medical tourism” and Safeguards list. The list of the previous UK-held list of 152 world-class care.” The northern traders did not yield another thing, you can rear another Messages of this failed blockade communities because it might system as have been taught for there is the need to “attract, not The affected countries When it comes next time, the South take a long time before the effectiveness and efficiency 47 countries is included in its countries, and removes to any appeal by the usual “well- cattle. But if you're dead, you can't do must not be lost. The declaration of may be forced to bare its fangs. It will exercise in self- just medical tourists from our updated CoP which sets out confusion which can arise include Afghanistan, electricity gets to every village of the system so that the neighbours in the region, but meaning and prominent Nigerians.” that again. Only the living can go to the war was against the entire South. be tit-for-tat. It may use what it has to how UK health and social care from the UK holding a Angola, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Never! That is make-believe. They farm.” And the entire South needs a flagellation!” across the state. government investment in the also become the place of choice get what it wants. According to him, the reason community would not go down employers can ethically separate list of countries. Benin, Burkina Faso, just gave themselves a soft-landing, The South gave it back to them in drastic but collective re-awakening. for even developed countries' The oil pipeline from the South to for the solar power kits was to the drain. recruit from overseas. I t w a r n e d t h a t U K Burundi, Cameroon, Central good measure. They were paid back in There is no luxury of time for medical tourists looking to all by themselves. The traders couldn't the North may become a veritable take the villagers out of darkness Speaking on behalf of the 20 African Republic, Chad, their own coin. With uncommon excuses. The North is not at all j u m p l o n g q u e u e s f o r The announcement, which recruiters are not permitted to just find a viable alternative. The weapon of war. The Value Added Tax and give them the opportunity to beneficiaries, the Baale of Congo, Congo Democratic southern market is damn too determination, the South swore never relenting. And they won't relent specialised procedures at is contained in the CoP and actively recruit from these (VAT) on alcohol consumption may use solar power system, Atapa Ishaga, Elder Kolade home.” Republic of, Côte d'Ivoire, profitable and lucrative to be ignored. to beg the northern traders to lift the now, they only beat a wise retreat. r e l e a s e d b y t h e U K countries unless there is a be another effective tool. especially the bulb for domestic Simeon, and a widow Mrs He also emphasized that the And they did so at their own peril. blockade. Their plans are still very much Department of Health and government to government Djibouti,Equatorial Guinea, So, who is afraid of food blockade, use and charging of their phones Mopelola Sunday, appreciated emergence of the Evercare Social Care, would help to agreement in place for Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, They almost ended in perdition. They Unknown to them, the southern state alive, biding their time. without the use of generator. the state government for not or whatever? At least, not the South. Hospital would bring about a U- meet UK's target of delivering managed recruitment. The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, were losing billions of naira. governments were not taking the threat The failed blockade actually Bring back the blockade even now. He said" As you know that the forgetting them in the turn in the brain drain of 50,000 more nurses by 2024 CoP, according to UK sets out Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Samplers: A pitiable farmer, Musa with levity. They were already looking exposed them. They first sent killer We are excited, expectant! government cannot get to community, saying they will medical personnel trained in Tijani, lamented: “Most of the inward, shifting attention from the herdsmen after us. They destroyed, everywhere and this is one of the not take the kind gesture for Nigeria who are engaged in The UK, in announcing the how the UK, can work Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, among others. perishable foodstuffs have spoiled hostile North. raped, maimed, kidnapped and Culled from the Sun Newspaper ways so that we can make sure granted. hospitals abroad because of suspension, said it aligns with c o l l a b o r a t i v e l y w i t h killed us. that our people get light that is March 21, 2021 |8 March 21, 2021 |18 News Tech&Gadgets Editorial ...with John Awe Over N41bn UBEC fund 9mobile upgrades offerings un-accessed –Executive Sec. Glo, 9mobile, Airtel in N400 million on MiFi, Router devices h e E x e c u t i v e constituency projects. network to provide internet Now that we have the vaccine S e c r e t a r y , The executive secretary lawsuit over caller tune services for up to 30 devices. Universal Basic T added that out of the 2,895 “We are committed to Education Commission, constituency projects have infringed on his intellectual works. p r o v i d i n g a ff o r d a b l e The Federal Government, the our scientists should come U B E C , D r H a m i d awarded, 939 had been offerings, especially as B o b o y y i , s a y s o v e r completed as at March 8, According to court papers, he other day, received 3.92 wants a court order compelling COVID-19 has altered the up with a home grown N41.06billion UBEC 2021 while a total of 1,956 world of work. matching grants is lying projects were ongoing. the defendants to individually million doses of the Oxford- pay him N100 million each “Nowadays, more people vaccine and we applaud all unaccessed despite the On fund utilisation, Mr (totalling N400 million) as are working remotely as they AstraZeneca COVID-19 poor state of many primary Boboyyi said over N5.35 on-going efforts to achieve damages for infringement on his need affordable data to schools across the country. billion representing 18 per vaccines. These vaccines were intellectual property. deliver their tasks and stay this. If India can Mr Boboyyi disclosed cent had been utilised as at connected online with M e a n w h i l e , i n i t s i g e r i a ' s this in Abuja recently while March 2021. colleagues and business promptly cascaded to states successfully do it, we should counterclaim, the third telecommunication presenting the 2020 Capital He however lamented that associates. defendant (Globacom) denied company, 9mobile, with Ogun State emerging as Budget Performance to the many challenges, including N “Our refreshed MiFi and also be able to come up with that it had committed any has upgraded its MiFi and Senate Committee on Basic disruption of academic Router offers will see our the first state to receive the infringement on the plaintiff's Router offerings in a bid to a vaccine too. and Secondary Education. activities due to COVID-19 customers enjoying more for work. continue to enable its Giving a breakdown of pandemic, delayed the less. For instance, a vaccines. It averred that the fourth c u s t o m e r s w i t h m o r e While we are looking at m a t c h i n g g r a n t release of capital allocation customer gets a 20GB defendant (Mobileexcetera) affordable and super fast data. Promptly, health workers, who implementation by states during the year. instant sign-up data bonus orthodox medicine vaccine, had agreed to provide it with At a virtual unveiling of the since 2017, he said while 32 He also said general and additional 15GB data the caller tunes. It added that it o f f e r r e c e n t l y, C h i e f are on the frontline, have s t a t e s a n d t h e F C T every month for 12 months, we should not close the door insecurity in some parts of b e l i e v e d i t h a d t h e Commercial Officer, 9mobile, implemented the 2017 plus a free MiFi device at been the first set of recipients the country militated against authorisation of owners of the Stjepan Udovicic, disclosed on herbal medicine. Some projects, four states had yet N36,000. successful implementation tunes. that it demonstrated 9mobile`s of the vaccine. Political to do that. Segun Ogunsanya “Also, customers will get of the budgets. Globacom argued that based commitment to boosting herbs like bitter kola and The executive secretary 30GB instant sign-up data A member of the senate Federal High Court is million cumulatively against the c u s t o m e r s b y s o m e on the fourth defendant's individuals and businesses leaders and the elderly have listed the four states as bonuses and additional bitter leaf have been touted committee and senator c u r r e n t l y defendants for infringing on his t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s memorandum of understanding w i t h a f f o r d a b l e d a t a Anambra, Imo, Kaduna 20GB every month for 12 also received the jabs. representing Imo West, adjudicating over a intellectual property. companies. with one Shetade Images on connectivity. as panacea to viral diseases and Kwara. Rochas Okorocha, urged A He had downloaded the months, plus a free Router copyright matter involving a He also asked the court to February 13, 2017, it believed “Customers can now get up We, however, view the comment device,'' he said. He also said that 30 UBEC to ensure that school Nigerian artiste, Bright Okiki, issue a perpetual injunction song from Airtel, to be sure it could rely on the fourth to 380GB for N60,000, plus a and the confirmation of the Udovicic added that the states and the FCT children adapted to the and telecommunication restraining the defendants from and had also found out from defendant to provide it with free router device valid for one by the Kogi State Governor, MiFi and Router devices efficacy or otherwise of implemented matching technologically advancing companies. continued use of his work. the Globacom website that the caller tunes. year and up to 200GB at also came with other variant Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to the grants projects in 2018, but world. The defendants in the suit The case, which was slated his music was listed as a The third defendant said in N36,000, plus a free MiFi data offers. these herbal remedies is six states – Anambra, Imo, Senator Okorocha stressed are Emerging Markets for continuation last Tuesday, c a l l e r t u n e . H e a l s o t h e m e m o r a n d u m , M r. device also valid for one year. effect that he would not take “For MiFi`s, there are Kaduna, Kwara, Ogun and the need to place more Telecommunication Services could not proceed as the court, downloaded the same from Oritsefemi, a co-copyright “MiFi devices can be long overdue. three more variants where Plateau – had yet to e m p h a s i s o n e n d i n g Ltd, Airtel, Globacom and presided by Justice Nicholas Globacom. owner of the song, had given connected to a cellular the COVID-19 vaccine as customers can get a sign-up implement them. insecurity in the north where Mobilexcetra Ltd. Oweibo, did not sit. Mr. Okiki explained that his his consent. network to provide internet With the arrival of the COVID- data bonus and additional highly unbecoming in view of “Eight states have attacks on schools had The plaintiff, who authored In his statement of claim, the legal team had then printed The defendant averred that services for up to ten devices, data starting from N16,000,” 19 vaccines, humanity can implemented the 2019 become the order of the day. the song, 'Gba gbe boshe sele,' plaintiff averred that he had paid them out as evidence before the song had since been w h i l e r o u t e r s c a n b e he noted. the constant threat posed by matching grants projects, 28 He further lamented the featuring Oritsefemi, alleged to feature the star artiste, officially writing to the removed as a caller tune and connected to a cellular now heave a huge sigh of companies. the virus to human lives. The states and FCT have yet to persistent out-of-school that the defendants used the Oritsefemi, in his song to get denied liability. relief that the virus is about implement them. In 2020, children challenge which he song as caller tunes without his more acceptability. Mr. Okiki, therefore, sought In its counterclaim, the decision to play the ostrich is no state implemented the said required a new approach authorisation. He added that he was still a declaration that he is the first defendant denied liability Globacom takes second spot as to be over powered. But, we matching grants projects,” to tackle. I n s u i t n u m b e r working on promoting his song exclusive owner of the for any infringement, citing a also unfortunate as the he said. Meanwhile, the Chairman, FHC/L/CS/1776/17, the when people drew his attention musical work 'Gbagbe Boshe similar memorandum of Airtel drops to number three pandemic is real beyond caution that the observance Mr Boboyyi further Senate Committee on Basic plaintiff is claiming N400 to his song being showcased to Sele' and that the defendants understanding. of COVID-19 protocols of explained that states had yet and Secondary Education, elecom operator, reasonable doubt. to access the 2020 grants Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, said the Globacom, has once wearing face masks, social because it was only opened team was at UBEC to assess Tagain overtaken its The ideal thing is that everybody for access towards the end of its activities in line with its NITDA begins digital literacy, skills' programme rival, Airtel, by garnering a should receive the vaccine. distancing and regular the year. mandate. 27.32 per cent telephone He said over N29.75 “UBEC is a major agency …targets 540 youths from each state market share, while Airtel's We welcome the decision to handwashing should not be billion was received by the under this committee share of the market dropped give the vulnerable priority jettisoned. Rather, the commission, representing because the foundation of h e N a t i o n a l youths from each state of the to 26.73 percent. 99.92 per cent as at Dec. 31, education begins with I n f o r m a t i o n Federation and the Federal This emerged from the protocols should be 2020, while contracts worth latest statistics released by in the administration of the UBEC. If we miss it at this TT e c h n o l o g y Capital Territory, Abuja. enforced and imbibed as an over N27.57 billion were level it will be difficult to D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y Besides, no fewer than t h e N i g e r i a n vaccine. awarded for the 2,895 get it right,” he said. (NITDA) has commenced 20,000 Nigerians would C o m m u n i c a t i o n s It is our considered opinion that entrenched way of life digital literacy and skills benefit from the programme as Commission (NCC) for the MTN ended January Programme for states in registration for the first phase month of January. with 79,03 million, down Zenith Bank, 10 others drag accordance with Digital of the programme commenced The statistics also showed from 80.76 million in Literacy and Skills pillar of recently. However, beneficiary that the sector lost a total of December 2020. stock market lower by 0.60% the National Digital Economy states for the first phase were 3.94 million telephone Globacom lost 245,627 Policy and Strategy for a Gombe, Kano, Lagos and subscribers across all subscribers, dropping from he Nigerian stock depreciation of -8.33 per Digital Nigeria. Rivers States as schedule for networks in the month under 54.84 million subscribers it market contracted cent. The programme tagged the subsequent phases would review. had in December last year Tlast Thursday amid Sectoral performance was “Digital States Programme” be advertised in due course. G l o b a c o m ' s l a t e s t to 54.59 million in the renewed bearish activity, as positive as four of the five was designed as one of the Also, further information advancement closes the gap period under review. heavyweight stocks such as indices tracked closed in the strategies of the National and registration guidelines on MTN Nigeria which 9mobile lost the least Zenith Bank, United Bank green territory. Digital Economy Policy and would be found on the NITDA holds a 39.54 shares of the number of subscribers at Speed up Adigbe-Opako road project for Africa and Dangote The banking, insurance Strategy for the Digital A c a d e m y w e b s i t e : market. 173,567, reducing its Cement closed in the red and consumer goods Nigeria. https://academy.nitda.gov.ng/ Airtel and MTN lost over subscriber base to 12.80 territory. indices rose by 0.01 per This was aimed at equipping public/digital-skills three million subscribers million in January, from want to start by However, I would want A b i o d u n - l e d did to Opako culvert, youths with the necessary As a result, the All-Share cent, 0.69 per cent and 0.42 NITDA, which is a Federal forcing a dip in the industry's t h e 1 2 . 9 8 m i l l i o n commending the digital literacy skills that would to urge the state government. before it was restored by Index of the Nigerian Stock Government's agency under telephone base to 199.86 subscriber base it had in per cent respectively, as the facilitate Nigeria's transition to O g u n S t a t e government to expedite As the wet season is the state government. Exchange fell by 0.60 per the supervision of the Federal million subscribers in December 2020. I oil and gas index closed digital economy, especially IT Ministry of Communications Governor, Prince Dapo work on Panseke- here, work should be Therefore, I want to cent to 38,697.17 points. flat. January, against the 204.14 The massive loss of Management of Productivity and Digital Economy was subscribers accounted for Abiodun, for his sped up on the project, to The share prices of In contrast, the industrial standardization, application, systems application and million subscribers recorded Adigbe-Opako-Obada appeal to our listening Tools; Understanding Digital established in April 2001 to its displacement from the administration's strides in prevent recurrence of D A N G C E M , index dip by 1.70 per cent. Marketing and Basics of coordination, monitoring, development in Nigeria for in the preceding month. Road. Though the road governor, to ensure the implement the Nigerian A break down of the loss number two position ZENITHBANK and UBA Meanwhile, trading C o n t e n t C r e a t i o n a n d Information Technology evaluation and regulation of public and private sectors, the road infrastructure, was part of the projects flooding which wrecked project is delivered showed that Airtel was the which Globacom now fell by 3.51 per cent, 1.38 activity was weak as total E n t r e p r e n e u r i a l S k i l l s Policy as well as coordinate Information Technology urban-rural development, the particularly its decision to s e r i o u s h a v o c , worst hit, as it lost a holds with 27.32 percent of left uncompleted by the before the wet season per cent and 0.71 per cent deals, volume and value of including Basics of Career general IT development and practices, activities and economy and the government; complete the road last administration, its especially at Opako peaks. respectively. stocks fell. Development. systems in Nigeria; provide and accelerate internet and whopping 2.21 million market share. Airtel makes regulation in the country. do with 26.73 percent of projects abandoned by Smurfit Kappa Group led Thus, the total volume of In a statement by NITDA's Specifically, Section 6(a, b, c & guidelines to facilitate the intranet penetration in Nigeria subscribers, bring its importance, perhaps area, last year. the market. the gainers' table by 10 per trade declined by 54.01 per Head, Corporate Affairs and m) of the NITDA Act, 2007 e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d and promote sound internet subscriber base to 53.42 the immediate past n e c e s s i t a t e d i t s Residents in the area Abiodun Sheriff, 9mobile holds on to the c e n t , w h i l e A f r i c a n cent to 169.35 million units External Relations, Mrs. mandated NITDA to create a maintenance of appropriate governance by giving effect million in January, from the administration in Ogun will not forget in a jiffy, Asiriabo, Adigbe, remaining 6.41 percent of continuation by the Alliance Insurance topped valued at N2.12bn in 3,568 Hadiza Umar, the programme framework for the planning, i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r to the Second Schedule of the 55.64 million recorded in State. the market share. the damage the flood Abeokuta the losers table with a price deals. aimed at training about 540 research, development, information technology and Act December 2020. 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Way out of herder-farmer dispute, by Tinubu aith Odunsi, a pupil of The Ambassadors Schools, Ota, FOgun State, Nigeria. She just won the Global Open Mathematics Tournament, an international competition with participants from Europe, Africa, America, Asia, and Australia! She's 15.

t's another new Asiwaju Bola Tinubu week. Hope your Iprevious week was full of fun. I believe and hope that you learnt a lot in our last class. Always imbibe the moral 7 wonderful benefits lessons in every edition, it is going to help help in this regard. The legislative and administrative of goat farming he herder-farmer dispute has taken on acute and never condone or accept violence as a valid response your violent dimensions. It has cost too many to any hardship. However, we all must recognize and measures required to make this a reality should be innocent lives while destroying the property and understand the sense of dislocation caused by the expedited. In addition to alleviating the present farmer- development. By Obafolahan Fateropa T go broke because you always have something to livelihoods of many others. It has also aggravated sudden passing of such a longstanding social herder crisis, this reform will also bolster efforts against This week, ...to help the oats are nature's gifts of companionship sell at any given time.Ranging from their herds ethnic sentiment and political tension. institution. the banditry, kidnapping and robbery plaguing we are going herder and leave Despite the efforts of some of those in positions of I mention their dislocation not to excuse violence communities across the country. Governments need to with immense benefits to mankind. and skin, cheese from goat milk, goat's milk is high responsibility and public trust, the crisis has not and other excesses. I raise it to underscore that we employ new technology and equipment to enhance the to look at GGoats are capable of sustaining a known to be one of the best natural rich milk on the farmer“ information gathering/surveillance and response peasant's family for their daily nutritional and earth. Goats can serve as an insurance benefit to its significantly abated. Sadly, others who should know must realize the true complexity of this crisis. What something you financial needs. A few dairy goats in the owner. better have incited matters by tossing about hate-tainted is happening has been terrible, but it is not due to any capabilities of law enforcement. love so much. unattended is statements that fall dangerously short of the leadership intrinsic evil in either the herder or the farmer. The 2. Help the herders' transition to more sedentary but backyard can supply a family with nutritious and A lot of families have grown a family business unfair and will only these people claim to provide. We all must get hold of calamity now being faced is borne of situational more profitable methods of cattle-rearing. Unoccupied Something you tasty milk to drink and make into around cheese production our better selves to treat this matter with the sobriety it exigencies. It is but the tragic outcome when often public land can be fenced into grazing areas or ranches love playing with. What am I referring to? It is "colour". other foods such as cheese. When it comes to from their goat's farming trigger a requires. desperate, alienated people are left too long and leased to herders on a very low-cost, nominal basis. The sale of cheese generates business.Have you heard of the Because of the violence that has ensued and the unattended and when their understanding of the The leasing is not intended to penalize herders. Rather, money for the family upkeep.Even health, the benefits of Morocco leather shoe business resentment that fretful consequences of such violence if left unabated, modern socio-economic and environmental forces the nominal fee is intended to ensure the herders are So what is colour? the urban savvy can decide to go goat farming to of northern Nigeria? From the we must move in unison but decisively to end the spiral affecting the very terms of their existence is invested in the project and incentivized (by reason of Colour can be defined as the decomposition of white light,which is into organized modern goat farming tanning processing and sale of tracks already which involves zero-grazing, or mankind is an leather skin from goats to the of death and destruction. Only when the violence and incomplete. An ethnically fuelled response will be to their investment) to use the land provided. This aspect made up of seven colours in the spectrum. The colours are red, orange, heated ethnic fault the illogic of it are halted can logic and reason prevail. vociferously defend the nomadic way believing this will also mitigate any resentment over herders being better still, to acquire a large expanse understatement manufacturing of beautiful Until the violence is rolled back, we cannot resolve the tack will somehow protect the herder and cast the given land for free. Government, in turn, being a yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. of land in the countryside to practise, considering its ability artifacts, original leather bags, deep problems that underlie this conflict. We will speaker as an ethnic champion. responsible lessor, must help with supplemental feed It is important to note that colour helps to package us and brand us as a and engage fully in the goat farming shoes and seat covers lines...Both enterprise. neither be able to uplift the farmer from his However, careless words cannot shield the herder and water in these areas. This will enable herders to person. to provide protein and innocent and law- impoverished toil nor move the herder toward the from relentless reality. Such talk will only delude better maintain and care for their livestock thus Long before the commencement clean lean meat to its 4. GOAT MEAT IS historic transformation which he must make. him into believing that he can somehow escape the enhancing their incomes. Herders can augment income it speaks more of what we are to the people of modern commerce, goat farming HEALTHIER abiding farmer and Yet, as vital as security is to the resolution of this inevitable. We do both herder and farmer grave by becoming suppliers to the leather goods industry. Take a look around you. What do you see? School uniforms come in was a money spinner for families. owner.Goat meat is When it comes to health, the This wonderful animal can be herder need to be matter, we must realize security measures alone will injustice by allowing the herder to continue as he is – Additionally, herders can also develop a more symbiotic different colours adding beauty and uniqueness. Colours give us widely consumed and benefits of goat farming to not suffice. Enhanced security may be the necessary fighting a losing battle against modernity and climate relationship with farmers by, for example, trading found in virtually all the regions and mankind is an understatement recompensed for first step, but it cannot be the only step. Nor do we change. In that fight, desperation causes him to flail animal compost to the farmer in exchange for animal identity as you can differentiate schools with their brand colours. countries of the world. They can be loved by a larger considering its ability to resolve this by hitching ourselves to emotional, one- and fight the farmer, who too is a victim of these feed. Colours symbolise different meanings to different race,or countries found thriving in the cold, provide protein and clean lean mountainous areas of the world, on percentage of Africans the losses they dimensional answers. More to the point, those who cast impersonal forces. 3. Assist farmers increase productivity by supporting across the globe. For instance, colour red symbolises danger in meat to its owner.Goat meat is this as exclusively a matter of ethnic confrontation are Second, to help the herder and leave the farmer or providing subvention for their acquisition of warm, tropical islands and rain and the world over.A widely consumed and loved by have suffered. mistaken. This is no time for reckless chauvinism of unattended is unfair and will only trigger a fertilizer, equipment and machinery and, also, by Nigeria, while in China it symbolises peace. forest. lot of people have a a larger percentage of Africans any kind, on either side of this dispute. This matter is resentment that tracks already heated ethnic fault establishing commodity boards to guarantee minimum So kiddies, let your life display bright colours. and the world over.A lot of Both need further not ethnic in factual origin or actual causation although lines. The times have also been perilous for the prices for important crops. In the medium to long term, 1. GOATS ARE FRIENDLY natural affinity for people have a natural affinity assistance to in the minds and hearts of too many it has become hardscrabble farmer. He needs help to survive and to resources must be dedicated to establishing better COMPANIONS goat meat because of for goat meat because of its ethnic in recrimination and impulsive action. be more productive in ways that increases national irrigation and water catchment systems to further Goats have an insatiable desire to its unique taste, smell, unique taste, smell, softness, break the current There have been sporadic disputes in the past but food security. Farm productivity and incomes must improve farm productivity and mitigate the dire impact be around their owners. Goats easily and lovely look.Goat's meat is this one is more severe. The reasons for the greater be enhanced. Soil enrichment, better irrigation and of flood and drought cycles brought about by extreme STORY show strong bonds and affection softness, and lovely in high demand in most cycle of violence violence of this current dispute are myriad. Economic water retention as well as provision of better rural climatic conditions. towards their owners especially if look. Goat meat is in Nigerian restaurants and meat hardship and its resultant dislocation, proliferation of roads, equipment and access to modern machinery 4. Establish a permanent panel in each state as a ‘Don't put all your eggs in one basket’ you feed and care for them regularly joints. Have you ever heard of and poverty. In weapons, generalized increase in criminality, and are required to lift him above bare subsistence. forum for farmers, herders, security officials and senior and properly they will be all over high demand in most the popular goat head pepper short, the weakening of social institutions all play a role. Both innocent and law-abiding farmer and herder state officials to discuss their concerns, mitigate you. Goats are very smart animals. Nigerian restaurants soup? It is very spicy and tasty. Desertification, increased severity and length of the dry need to be recompensed for the losses they have contention and identify trouble and douse it before it nce upon a time ,there were two friends namely Tade and They can smell danger and know It has no taboo attached to its continued season, diminution of water resources, impairment of suffered. Both need further assistance to break the erupts. Chike. They were farmers,and do turn out great yields every when it is not safe to be around. and joints. Have you consumption and it is a source land fertility and population growth also contribute in current cycle of violence and poverty. In short, the We are a populous nation of diverse ethnic groups. O Take some time to be with goats and of affordable quality protein. harvest time. This impressed the king and he decided to help people of ever heard of the progressive no small measure. Thus, any durable solution must get continued progressive reform of many of our rural We are a people of potential richness, yet to escape you will soon discover their at most, if not all, of these issues. socio-economic relationships is called for. present poverty. We have resources but not wealth. his town get sufficient produce from the farmers at a subsidised rate. endearing characteristics. popular goat head #5. A RICH MILK reform of many of Farmers have a right to farm their land unmolested. Based on these strategic observations, I Often, our words speak of hope and fear in the same One day, Tade called his friend Chike and advised that they start Innocently, they create a unique pepper soup? It is very SOURCE breath. While we all hope and strive for the best, many our rural socio- Herders have a right to raise their livestock without recommend the federal government convene a saving their money in the bank instead of keeping it at home. and lasting bond with you. One Goat milk is rich and highly undue interference. However, when conflict between meeting of state governors, senior security officials, fear that there is not enough of what is needed to go good benefit of goat farming to spicy and tasty. nutritious these groups arises to such an extent, we must set forth herder and farmer representatives, along with around and that they will be left out. In such a situation, Chike was skeptical and said he did not trust the bank and prefers mankind is the fact that they are fun economic harsh competition and contest are fated to occur. In the clear principles and policies to remove the tension, in traditional rulers and religious leaders. The purpose saving his money in his house. But Tade kept some in the bank and and lovely animals to be with 6. GOAT POO IS unfolding of this social dynamic, one group of actors relationships is order to allow both to proceed toward their stated goals of this meeting would be to hammer out a set of especially when they are young and beautiful. ORGANIC MANURE has been pitted against another over dwindling water some on the farm in a hole. and to live in harmony and according to their respective working principles to resolve the crisis. If you love naturally grown foods, away from and fertile ground. The confrontation has resulted in the called for. rights. Just as I cannot go into your house and take your After this meeting, governors of each state should One fateful day, they went to farm and spent a lot of time harvesting. 2. THEY ARE HIGHLY PROLIFIC inorganic fertilizer then goat manure will be of needless loss of life and destruction of property. If left shirt because I do not have one of like colour, no one convene follow-up meetings in their states to refine On coming back from farm, they saw people screaming, wailing and Goats have a way of rewarding you for your immense value to you. to itself, this situation may spread and threaten the can destroy the crops of a farmer or seize the cattle of a and add flesh to the universal principles by adjusting care and kindness towards them. Goat farmers One good benefit of goat farming to mankind is progress of the nation. It could call into proximate shouting fire, fire. It was Chike's house on fire,but unfortunately, the herder simply because such destruction sates their them to the particular circumstances of their states. will attest to the fact that in no time, they are their ability to produce a lot of manure. Goat poo question the utility of the social compact that holds anger or their selfish, short-term interests. If such a In addition to religious and traditional leaders and villagers tried all they could but the entire building was razed down. already counting herds of goats in their tens and is a good source of manure for growing government and governed in positive bond, one to the condition were to hold, then all would turn into chaos; local farmer and herder representatives, these On seeing this, Chike shouted "my money,my money" and then thousands. vegetables. other. We have a decision to make. Do we attempt the all would be in jeopardy of being lost. To destroy the meetings shall include the state's best security minds fainted. He was rushed to the health centre, while the king and Another good benefit of goat farming to crops or seize the property of the innocent farmer or along with experts in agriculture (livestock and hard things that decency requires of us to right the mankind is the rate of their reproduction which is 7 . EASY TO BREED herder is nothing if not an act of criminality. farming), land use and water management to draw situation? Or do we allow ourselves to be slave to short villagers came around to console him. Tade said "Chike I told you remarkably high under good animal husbandry. One good benefit of goat farming is the ease of Here, I must state two fundamental realities. One has specific plans for their states. term motives that appeal to base instinct that run afoul then, that you should not put all your eggs in one basket. Always setting it up with little capital. been previously mentioned by me and others as part of To accomplish this goal, wise policy must include of the democratic principles upon which this republic is make provision for alternatives in all you do. 3. IT IS A MONEY SPINNER Unlike poultry, goat feed can be sourced from the solution. The other reality is hardly discussed. the following elements: founded and for which so many have already sacrificed One wonderful benefit of goat farming to local markets. You can grow or stockpile their First, the situation of the herder is becoming 1. Maintain reasonable and effective law so much? In the question itself, lies the answer. Kiddies, hope you have learnt one or two things from the story. Bye mankind is its ability to raise individuals and feed during harvest, compared to poultry birds that untenable. Their nomadic ways fall increasingly in enforcement presence in affected areas. The for now. Cheers! families out of poverty by generating income for require standard feed formulation. conflict with the dictates of modern society. This way proposed reform of the Nigerian law enforcement SIGNED them.Families who raise and keep goats hardly of life is centuries old and steeped in tradition. 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We just have to appreciate His Excellency challenge wherever we might find ourselves Women are known for their managerial skills, gives the woman little money to take care of for what he has been doing for the women whether in the political, economic, business or it is in-built, it is naturally endowed upon the house, the woman will make efforts to of Ogun State. I want to let all Ogun social space. Wherever we find ourselves, we them, we are mothers. We carry pregnancies put food on the table. women know that hope is not lost. We are should choose to challenge. Talking about for nine months and the tenacity, the going to get there. This year's theme is Commentar female presidency, yes, we can be ambitious. endurance with which we carry that child Let's love one another more -Hon. By Femi Adesina “Choose to challenge”, we are But I feel a female VP is more like it or can be despite all odds for us to go through that nine y Yetunde Sakirat Adesanya, Ogun East challenging the status quo that whatever a more like it. But definitely, very soon, in this months is what we usually use in dealing Senatorial Women Leader man can do, a woman can do even more, our generation, I believe so much in this with people and situations. Whenever you see To be honest, I feel so glad and happy at times. I want to challenge Ogun State country called Nigeria. I believe that Nigerian a woman, you are talking about God fearing because International Women’s Day is as a women not to be complacent but to men know that women are not there to people, level headedness and organisation. result of the power in women, amazing believe in themselves, to have the courage intimidate them or look down , we are only Our needs are not as much as that of men. attributes of women, grace in women, to stand up for their rights. We are not asking that let us help you in this journey of You will never see a woman driving a car or integrity in women, women are very saying they should go and fight but there taking our country to the forefront at all wearing jewelry while the child is suffering. essential and necessary in life. You can't do are ways to get what is due to you. They levels. So, I don't have any doubt that in the Wars and rumours of war A woman will go to any extent to provide for without women. First, I want women to should not allow any man to make them nearest future, we are going to see a female her children but we have some men who will love one another more. With love we can feel inferior. Ogun State women should president. Not just a female president but t's often intriguing to hear eminent minding those you hear stoking the not pay their children school fees and will be achieve a lot and without love we cannot do overlooked. We shouldn't attempt to pull not allow any man to belittle them. Ogun embers daily. Like President Buhari female Governors, female vice presidents and living in false luxury. Most women will never anything. We have the best set of women in and well appointed Nigerians talk State is known for bringing up strong down the roof on everybody, simply other positions where we had not been seeing do that and this caring attitude is what the country. about disintegration, destabilization said, they are “irresponsible elements” women in times past and even now. So, females before. There is a saying that train the I because things are not done right or well. women bring to public office managing the and outright war, as if it's a picnic. War? who will start trouble, “and when things on this day, I call upon Ogun State man and you have trained a man but when Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee little for greater results. When the husband A woman president will rule Not a tea party, and not something you go bad, they run away and saddle others women, I challenge us to choose to you train a woman you are training a nation. still-my country. Nigeria better -Adigun Aminat, Ogun with the responsibility of bringing back should wish even upon your enemy. The need of the hour is love for Nigeria, APC Women Leader Nigeria fought a war before, in which order, if necessary with their blood.” Today is a special day for women. I What am I saying? Is Nigeria in a warts and all. Yes, there are many reasons about two million people died. There not to love this land. But it's the only one enjoin people to move forward in whatever was sorrow, tears and blood, till good perfect state, nirvana, a Utopia? By no they are doing because today is a special means. We all see things that exasperate we have. We would be second class day. I am proud to be a woman. Women are sense prevailed, and we said there was us about our country. So, is cutting off citizens anywhere else. Nigeria we hail better managers of human beings and no victor, no vanquished. The scars of thee. Our own dear native land. I want Ogun State resources. If they give us the grace, a that internecine conflict are still very the head the cure for headache? Is death wish for the country through the The fault lines are many: ethnicity, women to stay woman can rule Nigeria better. Emergence evident in some parts of the land. suspicion of domination, religious “ of a woman president is long overdue in Can we cavil less Why then do some newspaper constant craving for war the way out, focused, to be Nigeria. couched as warnings by some interest differences, language, centrifugal forces. columnists, public commentators, ethnic But, Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee determined and about our country? warlords, even academics, talk of war as groups? For really, that is what they Governor Abiodun is women-friendly “ still-my country. Can we emphasize something they long for, an affliction would wish to see, if only to have the note that with the -Yeye Oseni Tuibi, Yeye Oodua morbid satisfaction of saying: we That conference got it right. Patriotism, (Jagunjagun Awon Obirin Ogun State) they want to inflict their country with? world living with less on things not warned, they didn't listen. Security, Governance, and National I congratulate all women because we War? Is it a picnic or tea party? Development. Nigeria needs them all. And the pandemic does have a great legacy in Ogun State from the done, and focus more Hear what President Muhammadu We have our grouses with Nigeria. The President often talks of missed like one of the speakers said, we need to likes of our matriarch, Mrs Funmilayo Buhari once said to the agents of ignite new spirit of patriotism in our not mean that we Ransome-Kuti. We are continuing the fight. on things being discord, beating drums of war: opportunities, and yes, this country has are lagging behind. I want to commend our governor, Prince missed many, over the decades. But he country. achieved? And I tell “Nigeria's unity is settled and not Do you know that some Nigerians There is hope Dapo Abiodun, MFR, for giving us our dues negotiable. We shall not allow adds that those of them who have fought and honour. We also thank the Governor's you, the Buhari to keep this country together would actually gloat when things go wrong in the wife. It is only God that can give us a irresponsible elements to start trouble ahead. We will never open their eyes and see Nigeria country? They rejoice at wanton killings, woman president. government has and when things get bad, they run away dismembered. massive insecurity, prostrate economy, work towards and saddle others with the responsibility decrepit inter-ethnic relationships, and the Modupe Dina, Industrial Gas stories to tell. Of rice of bringing back order, if necessary with The international conference dissected improving women the many problems of Nigeria, but one like. They want things to fall apart in the Cooker beneficiary pyramids, roads, rail, their blood. 'zoo.' But Nigeria will survive. The singer, representation in I thank the Governor Dapo Abiodun “I was distressed to notice that some thing I felt could have been emphasized government for this empowerment which more was what I call loving our country, Veno Marioghae, said it long ago. Nigeria politics and we bridges, airports, of the comments, especially in the social is like the testicles of a ram. It may sway will help in my catering job. The Lord will media have crossed our national red warts and all. pray that the continue to support our Governor to move massive from side to side as the ram runs, but it lines by daring to question our Loving the unloveable. That is what Ogun State to greater heights. will never fall off. almighty God will infrastructure collective existence as a nation. This is a Nigerians need, if we would eventually get the country we desire. William It's time we began to have a Nigerian help us to achieve Olusola Ogundipe, Sewing machine everywhere. Just on step too far.” agenda, instead of sectional agenda. It's beneficiary Last Saturday, I took part in an Cowper, English writer, who lived our aim. between 1731 and 1800, said: “England, time we began to see the big picture, and Adigun Aminat Modupe Dina, I am a tailor and I am very happy that I Thursday, the 13 international conference on Patriotism, with all thy faults, I love thee still-my wish our country well. Enough of wars got the machine. The Lord will continue to Security, Governance, and National and rumours of war. prosper the government. I am very happy Floor, Twin Tower Development, organized by Global country.” That is one thing we find lacking. We Can we cavil less about our country? ultra-modern Patriot Newspaper in collaboration with Can we emphasize less on things not Nigerian Consulate, New York and have not got to the point that we can say, Headquarters Building Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee done, and focus more on things being Nigerians in Diaspora Organization achieved? And I tell you, the Buhari of the Niger Delta (NIDO), New Jersey Chapter. still-my country. The Good Book says love covers a government has stories to tell. Of rice If you ever wanted to know the pyramids, roads, rail, bridges, airports, Development Nigerian condition, and how some multitude of sins. And it does. But does it happen in respect of our country? massive infrastructure everywhere. Just on Commission was Nigerians see and perceive their Thursday, the 13 Floor, Twin Tower ultra- country, you needed that kind of Don't Nigerians carry around giant-sized commissioned, about grudges against themselves, against their modern Headquarters Building of the conference. Speakers included Vice Niger Delta Development Commission President 'Yemi Osinbajo, Senator leaders, against the next ethnic group, 26 years after it was and against their own very land? I have was commissioned, about 26 years after Anyim Pius Anyim, Femi Falana SAN, it was conceived. And many of such conceived. And many Abike Dabiri Erewa, Prof Eddie seen enough to make me conclude that the greatest problem of Nigeria are projects abound. Let's wail less, and of such projects Oparaoji, Dr Dakuku Peterside, Alhaji appreciate more. Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, Prof Nigerians themselves. They seem to hate their country. There was that atheist What we say often has a way of abound. Let's wail Murtala Jide Balogun, Prof Olu happening to us. “As you have spoken Obafemi, Dr Akil Kalfani, Prof Apollos who said on his death bed. “I hate less, and appreciate everybody. I hate God. I even hate into my ears, so will I do to you.” Nwauwa, and Engr Obed Monago, (Numbers 14:28) Enough about war, more. Chairman, Board of Trustees, NIDO myself.” That seems to be the experience of a good number of destabilization, disintegration. “This America. generation of Nigerians, and, indeed, These speakers dissected what you Nigerians. Dr Dakuku Peterside, the immediate future generations, have no other country could call the good, bad and ugly sides than Nigeria. We shall remain here and of Nigeria. And of course, the country past Director General of NIMASA talked about patriotism and social salvage it together.” Does that sound has all those sides, and no mistake. That familiar? was why we once went to war, and till contract, submitting that it is difficult to love a country that fulfills no obligation Nigeria, with all thy faults, I love thee today, there are still rumours of war. still-my country. But should we ever fight again? And to the people. Correct. But love still covers a multitude of sins. When you will we fight? I doubt, despite all the *Adesina is Special Adviser to President love your country, warts and all, the saber-rattling we hear around. War is no Buhari on Media and Publicity joke. It is no tea party or picnic, not shortcomings are easily understood and

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The new Erelu Osi of Egbaland, Chief (Mrs) Olufunmilayo Mustapha, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, the new Osi of Egbaland, High Chief Bode Mustapha and the Olori Gbadebo at the event. Short Buba, Iro back with zing!

Egbaland oscillates for new Osi By: Oluwaseun Boye to sew her expensive lace materials hand may not necessarily be longer As the fashion industry in and other trending fabrics into Iro and than our hand. The length of the Nigeria is improving and By Dare Folarin do more and more and more. ro and buba is a traditional outfit buba, adding that she likes to appear hand will stop just before the wrist. different styles are evolving day worn by Yoruba women in the big, bold and beautiful at occasions. aturday, 13th March, 2021 was a unique For me, all my expensive fabrics by day, the buba top is also not More developments coming South West states of Nigeria, "I'll go for the short buba anytime day in Egbaland as it witnessed the I are sewn in modernized iro and left out and has also been re- while some women in the Eastern realisation of a 19 year-old dream. High - Dr. Niran Malaolu because it is smarter. It also allows buba and not oleku. I tell you, I invented to give today's women S and Northern parts traditionally settle you to show off your wrist jewelries The formal installation of Chief Chief Akeem Olabode Mustapha was "He is a very nice man. A very intelligent man. A feel so satisfied, classy, girlish and a more sophisticated look in the for blouse and wrapper. inaugurated and formally conferred with the man who understands issues and who is always like bangles, wristwatch etc. unlike bold when I come out in style with traditional way. Iro and buba is a loin cloth made Mustapha as the“ 9th Osi of Osi of Egbaland title on that day by the Alake articulate and at ease in discussing issues. As a the long sleeve buba that covers my trendy buba and iro. Even The buba has moved from with African print or Ankara, lace and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba person I’m happy that he has become the Osi of everything. though my iro is never short, my being a simple free size round material tied around the waist (Iro) Egba has more significance Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. The event was Egbaland. I think it is going to bring good things. Honestly speaking, I don't see the iro is still sewn traditionally, I feel neck top to a more stylish top along with a long sleeved top (Buba). attended by the creme de la creme of the The Alake has done very well to make a man of long sleeve buba going out of so good and cute" says Mrs to make Nigerian women look than just an individual being This traditional outfit worn by female society including two former Governors of honour the Osi of Egbaland and through that he is fashion. You will agree with me that Titilayo Ajayi. super sexy and sophisticated! Nigerian adults has been in existence Ogun State, Akinrogun of Egbaland, Chief going to bring in more businessmen and more fashion revolves, it might come to By and large, having a suitcase Sewn to fit by the sides with honoured. It is a testimonial to Segun Osoba and Olunla of Egbaland, Otunba since the 1950s to the early 80s. In capable people which will ultimately result into trend again anytime soon. Besides, full of various fabrics used to sew various neck designs like the Gbenga Daniel, the Agura of Gbaguraland Oba development of Egbaland because there will be fact, the Iro used to be wrapped his tenacity of purpose, the elderly women will still go for it. the iro and buba style is a must on high neck buba, cowl neck Saburi Bakre and Chief of Staff to Governor more industries and employment which will make around the waist like a mini-skirt back But as for me, I prefer to sew oleku the list of things required from the buba, cape buba, lace-edge Dapo Abiodun, Alhaji Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, people to be at ease. I am very happy that I am one then, as a symbol of the liberation of perseverance and focus that iro and buba with my expensive groom by the bride's family at the neck buba, Mono-chrome amongst many others. It was double of the pioneers of development in Egbaland. Going women. At some point, the style fabrics for two reasons, firstly, I gain traditional marriage. neck buba, off -shoulder buba he could triumph today. celebration for the new Osi of Egbaland who through the entire state, I see that people are coming became seen by young women as “old weight quick and sewing skirt will Till date, the box is opened etc. also marked his birthday on the day. High back to develop the state." and archaic”. mean that I won't be able to wear the during the traditional wedding The list of fabrics you can Chief Mustapha was full of joy for witnessing By 2013-2014, the well-known Chief Olusegun Osoba cloth until I'm able to shed the weight ceremony and checked properly to use to sew iro and buba is the day despite all intrigues and political regalia sprang back into fashion and shenanigans. He said he was willing to We will benefit from his off. Secondly, because I don't want ensure that the groom bought endless; from all sorts of lace became modernized into various discharge his duties to the best of his abilities. to sew a style that I'll later not like, enough clothes for his bride which fabric, to chiffon, Ankara, connections - Chief Yinka trending styles among ladies His wife, Chief (Mrs) Olufadeke Olufunmilayo so I feel more comfy in Oleku. I must include various materials. silk, georgette, brocade, cotton Today, the Iro and Buba have a Mustapha was also conferred with the title of Kufile don't have to wear body magic to Iro and buba is a style that gives fabric, adire, velvet, chord, fashionable twist to it as they come in Erelu Osi of Egbaland. "Egbaland will benefit more from the experience look fit before wearing it. So, I love you that “ tick madam look” and sequence to mention a few. various styles and fabrics. It is no Nigerian Gateway got the takes of some of the and connections of Chief Mustapha. His tenure will it" she said. makes you command respect Whether you prefer the longer news that young ladies today dignatories at the event. Excerpts: bring peace to Egbaland, Ogun State and Nigeria. I In the same vein, Mrs. Bisola among men and women any day traditional design or the prefer to use their expensive lace congratulate him.” Ladipo who is a favourite of iro and anytime, especially at big parties. trending oleku or short buba is materials to sew elegant skirts and buba, said her choice for sewing is all a matter of choice! I thank God for him blouses, blouse and 'iro skirts' , because of her stature, stating that - Akinrogun Olusegun Osoba It's a celebration of Egba nation boubous than the traditional long buba ladies on the big size will rock the "We thank God. It is a statutory office. It is - Alhaji Salisu , Chief of Staff and iro. style better than the slim ones. gazetted and very important one for his section "The formal installation of Chief Mustapha as the No matter how hard you try to " Whenever I buy my materials, of Egbaland. I thank God for him." 9th Osi of Egba has more significance than just an convince the younger generation, they either velvet or lace, I make sure I individual being honoured. It is a testimonial to his will still opt for designs in dresses, sew two different types of buba, I do We thank Alake for tenacity of purpose, perseverance and focus that he skirt and blouses . the long traditional hand and the could triumph today. He has been on this project for However, as time evolves, the oleku style, the remaining goes for Otunba Gbenga Daniel Dr. Femi Majekodunmi Dr. Niran Malaolu honouring him- OGD 19 years now with many hurdles put on his way. It wearing of iro and buba has come to the wrapper, usually my wrapper "We are happy. He is a very active man, is also a celebration of the richness of Egba stay, the way and manner it's been comes with bows so I can rock my versatile and very dynamic and at his age, he traditional history because before you can emerge as worn may differ from generation to attire well. merits it. We thank Kabiyesi Alake for an High Chief you must have emerged from your generation. One school of thought is I actually have nothing to lose, honouring him.” quarters by putting on "awotele". Before this of the opinion that their "happening anytime oleku is no longer in vogue, I honour, he was Balogun of Ibadan Gbagura, wears" will ever remain in the iro and switch to the long hand buba, so that's Mayegun of Gbagura and Bobagunwa of Egbaland. buba setting no matter how things it, no pain no gain. The only thing I He has been so In his immediate quarters of Gbagura, he has been change, while another school of sacrifice for having two 'bubas' is the celebrated honoured before being promoted to the thought prefers to go with whatever is hardworking -Chief Afolabi highest chieftaincy pedestal. Whenever we gather scarf which I don't normally use. like this to celebrate. It is a celebration of Egba in vogue. This school of thought said On the contrary, it is more Afuape, they are willing to transform their old convenient, smart and stylish and Hon Commissioner, Local Government and nation. It is a celebration of a perfect arrangement that brings all parts of Egbaland together." iro attires to befitting skirts and basically a fashion trend that can Chieftaincy Affairs peplum blouses, others even said they never go into extinction. Moreover, don't mind adding tails and belts to "Chief Mustapha has been hardworking over IT'S A THING OF JOY iro and buba is our traditional the years. As a community and political leader their iro to make it look trendier than 'abalaye' outfit. We are still coming - Dr. Majekodunmi, Chairman, SUBEB the traditional design. back to our traditional iro and buba is a way to honour him and request for him to "He is a very good friend of mine. It is a thing of joy do more because whenever you are honoured it Speaking on the subject, Mrs. though modernized. What do I mean that his dream of 19 years had been realised. I Gbemisola Akanbi, she said she loves by modernized? It means there will is an indication that more is being expected congratulate him entirely. He is versatile and very Chief Yinka Kufile Alhaji Shuaib Salisu Chief Afolabi Afuape be some alterations in the buba, the from you. I congratulate him and want him to hardworking" March 21, 2021 |16 March 21, 2021 |13 One-On-One MediaWorld News Ogun distributes COVID -19 Service and Professor Jubril Aminu who worked in difficult circumstances. I have was the Executive Secretary of the been involved in observing peace vaccines to PHCs National Universities Commission. We negotiations and things like that. All of Do not let disappointments played that card to get the Federal these have reinforced my philosophy to be Government to sink boreholes for us to he Speaker of Ogun sanitisers at regular intervals, useful to the environment and persons. I S t a t e H o u s e o f among others. support us. I think that was a major feel strongly that if one has this disposition, achievement. Secondly, we were able to TAssembly, Olakunle " T h e g o v e r n m e n t i s you are going to be extremely at peace with buy buses from proceeds of the Rag Oluomo, on Wednesday determined to ensure that all your environment. I also do things which discourage you –Bodex r e c e i v e d h i s j a b o f residents across the state have Day. We bought buses for Oluyole give me joy. I like sports a lot. I tried to do Cheshire Home and Pacelli School for Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID- access to the vaccine in line a bit of sports. I play a bit of music and all 19 vaccine, as the state with the guidelines of the the Blind. These were Mitsubishi L 300 of these reinforce my disposition to be at buses, brand new buses which we lorence Bodex Hungbo is government commenced National Primary Health Care peace with myself and to be useful to as a 2009 Industrial innoculation of residents at all D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y bought for less than N10,000 to tell you many people as possible. how strong the economy of Nigeria was Chemistry graduate of the major primary healthcare (NPHCDA). More doses of the at the time. I think that the Student F centres in the State. vaccines are going to be made Union leaders today should manage the What are your hobbies? the Olabisi Onabanjo A statement issued in available beyond the first interests of the students of the university My hobbies are writing, playing some University, Ago-Iwoye. She was Abeokuta by Governor Dapo tranche that was given by the and protect those interest in such a way sports, playing some music. I used to play born in Ajaratopa in Badagry A b i o d u n ' s C h i e f P r e s s World Health Organisation and that policies would favour the students. the base guitar and the key board. I am Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said the Presidential Task Force on They also have a role to partner other very, very slow now on the base guitar. I Local Government of Lagos the need to ensure even, COVID-19", he said. schools to make sure government lost my speed on the guitar because I don't State. She has tried her hands equitable and unhindered Oluomo, whose vaccination policies favour students. Where Federal get to play as frequently as I wished in various vocations like shoe access to the vaccine informed was administered by the State Government policies might hamstring because of the environment I find myself in the decision to take the Commissioner for Health, Dr the students, unions have a role to ensure sometimes. Today, I have four published making, dress making and all vaccines to all the primary Tomi Coker, called on that government does not undermine the novels, two of them I wrote under a but nothing beats blogging healthcare centres. residents to take advantage of institutions. pseudonym because I did not want them which fetched her fame and The statement noted that all the inoculation exercise by clashing with my current job and I am t h e n u r s e s a n d o t h e r making themselves available looking forward to writing a lot more when fortune. She has taken the community healthcare workers for it. What is the Ogun State of your I retire. dream? brand name “Bodex” to places. are being trained in the After taking his first jab, the The Ogun State of my dream, number As a lady constantly administration of the vaccines. Speaker described the What is your favourite vacation spot? Bayo Olowoake one for me, is a state that should leverage challenging the status quo, she The training, Somorin exercise as a very healthy its tourism potentials. It is strange that Honestly, I don't have a favourite vacation further said, is in compliance medical intervention against many of us from Ogun State do not spot. While I was working in Nigeria, I told Nigerian Gateway what with the directives of the the virus. recognize that Ogun State can be a preferred Badagry. Later on, the traffic makes her tick in this chat. National Primary Healthcare Other lawmakers and tourism dynamo. We have such situation made it almost impossible to go Enjoy it: Development Agency to ensure management staff of the State I derive a lot from helping historical antecedents that are very there. I used to go and stay in Badagry for a that nothing goes wrong. Assembly also received the difficult to match. The first newspaper week.I would walk around the whole place. Luckily, he added, the state vaccines at the Governor's I would walk up to Topo Island. I used to was published in Ogun State, we had the How did you become a blogger? has been training and retraining office clinic, Oke-Mosan, find that relaxing and refreshing. In the first hospital in Nigeria built in Ogun I started blogging in 2015/2016. I frontline healthcare workers Abeokuta. people –Bayo Olowoake course of my job, I have been privileged to State. We have key tourists sites like the have always had flair for writing. I and community healthcare The Speaker advised all positioned me to be able to help him. Olumo Rock, Bilikisu Sungbo shrine, see a lot of tourist sites. I have seen Mountain Cameroun, I have seen Mount write about myself actually. I write givers since the outbreak of the residents to shun any rumour all him citizen of the world and you My Boss, who gave me permission to the Ijebu Ode moat around Ijebu pandemic in February, last about the vaccine and make will be spot on. Bayo Olowoake is bring him in, gets credit for that. There Kingdom, this moat today is the longest Kilmanjaro, I have seen Mount Everest. I about the food I am eating. I write have seen the Indian Ocean and the source about the places I go to. I write year. themselves available for Can indigene of Ogun State. He has have been quite a number of other in the world. It was dug around the entire "Our PHCs are ready and no vaccination. diverse and rich experience in student experiences. I was in Nepal in the Ijebu Kingdom and it still exists today. of the River Nile. I was in Sudan, Uganda about my clothes, my shoes, and South Sudan. I have seen the pyramids stone will be left unturned to He commended the state unionism, broadcasting, music, Himalayas. Nepal is described as the Usually it was dug around castles in everything about me. So one day, I ensure that every Ogun resident g o v e r n m e n t f o r i t s development journalism and international of Sudan which may shock a lot of people. roof of the world and there you have ancient Europe. It is probably the longest is innoculated against the ingenuity and commitment humanism having worked with the Red There are only three pyramids in Egypt but was just going through the internet Mount Everest. Actually, Nepal has of such in the world. I would also like to dreaded virus, even as we towards flattening the Cross in the last 20 years. He shares Sudan has over two hundred pyramids and and I saw different blogs and I said I don't think I really have problem with eight out of the 10 tallest mountains in mention the J4 forest reserve in which intensify sensitisation on the COVID - 19 pandemic insights with Dare Folarin from his Oman, the world. When you fly, the the pyramids in Sudan were clearly built by so I can always convert this thing that. Though I do not like it when people My philosophy of life is we have elephants. A lot of people do not need to keep all the guidelines curve in the state, noting Jordan base in this interview. Excerpts: mountains are taller than the plane. I black people because Sudan itself means know that we have elephants in Ogun to money making venture. So that go completely naked. You can do your and protocols, like the use of that there was the need to to be useful to as many have been to other difficult places that 'black'. Ethiopia also means 'black' but that State. Although, they do migrate to Edo was how I now started blogging bikini outfit and all that. That is the face masks, social distancing educate and enlighten the What prompted you to join the Red I even said to myself if the plane State and back. Chiefly they are resident is another discussion . I am currently posted I am into various people“ as possible, to Jordan. Eighty per cent of old testament fully. highest I have ever worn. Going naked , I and regular washing of hands people on the health benefits refuses to come to us here, would Cross? in the J4 reservation. They can be tapped businesses and with soap and water and of the vaccine. irrespective of who I joined the International Committee of the anybody know that we are here. India by facilitating private sector participation Bible happened here in Jordan and all the will not be a party to it. I would not want Red Cross on the recommendation of one has been a very exciting mission too. I in the real sense of it. Secondly, I think sites are here. So I don't have a favourite What is your advice for young all that.“ You can to see anybody's nakedness on the they are, irrespective of the Heads of Delegations. Before then, I was in India for almost four years. It Ogun State of my dream can leverage its vacation spot. I just thank God that I have girls who are aspiring to be like internet. I am not a party to it. Complete Nigeria/Benin Republic boundary of their age, been privileged by my job to see so many actually aspire to had been a non-stipendiary Consultant to gives a lot of joy when you help educational advantage. Ogun State hosts you? nakedness is extremely wrong but I am irrespective of their the Red Cross in Nigeria and they kept humanity. We also know that there can the highest number of universities and it places. I keep saying that every country has be all that. You crisis: Ogun, NBC conduct survey saying to me that I should come and join be frustrations, you want to help will be interesting how we can build something really special. There is no What I will say to them is that they not God, I don't want to judge anybody. endowments them and work with them but I really people but because of the security anciliary facilities and resources around country that does not have one special should never give up. They should should be By Idongesit Onayemi & said the purpose of the survey intellectually or wasn't interested in that at that time. I got to situation you cannot do anything. This these institutions. When you put a tourist spot. You just need to find it. Even in not try to be anyone because they What is your beauty regimen? Temitayo Taylor, was to obtain first hand facts know what they did. That they worked in would make you very unhappy. university in a place, that place naturally the desert. do not know what those people are focused, you I watch what I eat a lot and I think beauty on the area, confirm the otherwise. Because I identity of first settlers and the armed conflicts, that they provided a lot of develops, you have people building actually going through. You can should know is hereditary. Long life runs in my family. h e O g u n S t a t e have found out that if support to people, that they had a neutral hostels and other facilities for students You were also in the media. What do you G o v e r n m e n t a n d location of communities along As a former Students Union only inspire the physical My great grandmother was 125 years old one has this kind of intermediary role, and helped to facilitate President, what is your advice to and staff. You have all kinds of think of the social media and how can we where you are Tofficials of the National the boundary corridor of exchange of prisoners of war and so forth student leaders today? associated developments taking place nip incidence of fake news in the bud? appearance you see but the internal before she died. My grandma was 98 and Boundary Commission (NBC), Nigeria and Republic of disposition one will be but I never imagined I would be working Yes, I was President of the Student and we can leverage the human The most fascinating job I have ever done one that you don't know. I don't going. You should my grandpa was 99. I think we have good have paid an on-the-spot visit to Benin, through an in-depth at peace with oneself with them full time. One of the Consultants Union at the University of Ibadan. In resources. Thirdly, I think the strategic in my life was being a journalist and I am think any girl should aspire to be genes in our DNA. I don't eat anyhow. I Tongeji Island for ethnographic s t u d y o f t h e h i s t o r y, so grateful to God that I had the have zero survey, in furtherance of effort g e o g r a p h y , g e n e r a l said I should work with them on full time our time, student unionism was plan to be to Lagos what New Jersey is that. You can actually copy the love to cook in my house. I love to eat my and in the course of my basis, eventually, I decided to give it a try to New York should be deeply pursued. opportunity. I am still a journalist even if I tolerance for to find a lasting solution to the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e different from what students look out own food. When I go out, I love to eat work and postings to a and I have been with them now for almost for now. In our time, you had to be People living in Ogun and working in am not practising in the real sense of it. outwards. Like I like how Bodex lingering boundary crisis settlement and infrastructural twenty years. articulate and you have to be able to Lagos. I think you should find a nexus Journalism really prepares you to excel. hustles, how Bodex walks and how lies, for deceit, good food. I don't miss my breakfast! I between Nigeria and the facilities. number of countries in manage people. I became Student to make this beneficial to Ogun. When The print media is the forerunner of I am into various businesses and also go the gym and take a walk in my Republic of Benin. H e a d d e d t h a t t h e for pretence, for Commission has been doing all very difficult Which would you describe as your most Union President at the age of 21. At I worked in India, I was quite journalism as we know it and later on the Senior Special Assistant to all that. You can actually aspire to estate once in a while. I treat my skin and within its power to resolve the memorable experience and why? that time in University of Ibadan, that fascinated to discover that the New electronic media emerged with radio first disappointments. the Governor on Boundary circumstances. I have be all that. You should be focused, I take supplement that work for the outer problems arising from shared I have been in very different places and in age was considered too young then Delhi metro which is over 600 km long and then television. Today, television has Matters, Mrs. Khadijat Ahmed, Do not let your boundaries and would not relent worked in peaceful very difficult circumstances that it might be and I was being called “Lactogen is designed to serve adjoining cities like advanced with the Direct Broadcast Satellite you should know where you are part of my skin. I take care of the inner who led the team to the Palace in its efforts. difficult to pick the most memorable President”. They thought I was rather Uttah Pradesh with its 200 million (DBS) which gave us 24 hours broadcast going. You should have zero self so that it can reflect on the outer part. of the Akoko of Tongeji Island, environment. I have disappointments Also speaking, Oba Okiki experience or mission. I remember that I too young for that position then. We people. This kind of conversation news platforms. Of course, social media has Oba ObabiOlorunkosi Okiki, tolerance for lies, for deceit, for c o m m e n d e d t h e S t a t e worked in difficult was at some time in Sierra Leone during tackled University of Ibadan issues should hold between Lagos and Ogun. emerged with online media. They all have discourage you informed that the Prince Dapo pretence, for disappointments. Do What is your take on the theme of the government and NBC team for the conflict and I led the mission to about and national political discourse. We Maybe a light rail, that will enable one their advantages. I think online media gives Abiodun led-administration circumstances. I have and put you 2021 International Women’s Day? their efforts, saying the exercise 55 villages. In the course of that mission, were able to start the process of to live in Abeokuta or Ijebu Ode and you immediacy because you can publish not let your disappointments was determined to resolve all came at the appropriate time, been involved in one gentleman that was seriously ill was finding alternative water. UI had Awba work in Lagos. You can imagine the immediately and that is why most print discourage you and put you down. I think it is actually a perfect theme boundary issues in the State. down. To me, I noting that many of their lands abandoned near our Land Cruiser . dam which was built from colonial impact on the economy. Imagine if we media have also started online platforms so To me, I actually use because I have actually been challenging Mrs. Ahmed added that the observing peace had been encroached, while Apparently, they had tried to get him a period. When I was President, UI had have this integrated transportation that they are not left out but people have also actually use a lot of girls on the streets and their work visit would help in addressing disappointments to go higher and farmlands were also destroyed, negotiations and things doctor and they couldn't find one and then 14,000 strong students and the dam network. used these platforms to publish outrightly t h e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g , step higher on the ladder. I see places that please you have to be more appealing to the government to they saw the Red Cross knowing full well was not able to provide water when fake information and this is extremely disappointments inadequate information and like that. All of these circumspect to have a handwork that is come to their aid. that we would not abandon him. I took a public water failed and public water What is your philosophy of life? dangerous. There is also the problem that disappointment as a way to work facts pertaining to the first to go higher and The team also visited the have reinforced my decision to evacuate him after I had radioed failed regularly when I was president. My philosophy of life is to be useful to when you are in cyber space there are no harder so that when I come back to fast selling more than working for settlers at the boundary. Palace of Onipokia of Ipokia, my boss. To cut a long story short, it turned So we had to relate to the Federal as many people as possible, irrespective geo-political limitations and you wonder step higher on someone. What if you are sacked "It is high time we find a philosophy to be useful you next time you will be able to Oba Adeniyi Olaniyan and out that when we finally got him to hospital Government though we were not of who they are, irrespective of their which laws apply. Enforcing these laws is lasting solution to the to the environment and attend to me. Do not give up. Do tomorrow? It is actually an amazing Oniko of Ikolaje, Idiroko, Oba after a long journey through very difficult aligned to the NPN government then. age, irrespective of their endowments also difficult to track them down because the ladder. continuous boundary crisis theme “Choose to challenge”. I also have John Ojo, for an interactive persons. terrain, a nurse in charge of the night shift We had to relate with them because intellectually or otherwise. Because I they do not have defined addresses. It is what you have flair for, what you between Ogun, other States and session with Baales, Chiefs and said if we had brought him in an hour later the University belonged to them. have found out that if one has this kind inevitable that regulation will come at some are so passionate about . Money chosen to be challenged. When I countries before matters get out community leaders to gather he would have died. This had been the Fortunately, we had three key people of disposition one will be at peace with point. It is a good development, it's just that it will come when the passion is challenge you and you challenge me and of hands and for peace to reign'', more information about the most profound thing that I was directly who were products of the University. oneself and in the course of my work is being misused. I think the benefits far we are trying to create an alert on she said. paying off. b o u n d a r y b o r d e r involved in. Of course, I have been in more The late Alhaji Shehu Musa who was and postings to a number of countries outweigh the disadvantages. Let's hope that In his remarks, the leader of common-sense would prevail and people something that is missing and that is the NBC team, Mr. Femi Osinaike communities' issues. challenging operational contexts. God Secretary to the Federal Government, in very difficult circumstances. I have change that we are looking for. So it is a Mr. Craig Longe who was Head of worked in peaceful environment. I have would consider doing good rather than evil. What is your take on nudity? perfect theme. March 21, 2021 |14 |5 MarNche 21,w 2021s Politics ...with Kunle Abdul-Azeez Nigerian ambassador We’re broke, House of Reps cries out to Mexico, Adejare Bello, h e H o u s e o f “Yes the house is broke, I 10 years ago,” he said. disservice to Nigerians and Representatives says it have said it before and I am Kalu said that he had the poor budget of the slaps journalist is broke and cannot saying it again and I am not fought with the leadership of parliament is a disservice to ADC: Gasping for breath over defections T the house and I have asked the Nigerians,” he said. afford to carry out its afraid of saying it. constitutional mandate “This is the fact until question. The spokesman explained effectively. Nigerians believe that the “Why are you afraid to that the N128 billion Uncertainty pervades the future of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the mass defection of its bigwigs and top Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC- appropriation that was made for raise the budget of the appropriated for the National chieftains to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), writes Kunle Abdul-Azeez. Abia), the spokesman for the the running of the National National Assembly that will Assembly was divided House, said this when he Assembly which was done enable us to conduct our among all the agencies in the spoke with newsmen at the when the exchange rate of naira services efficiently and parliament about 6,000 weekend in Abuja. to the dollar was 180 is less now effectively. members of staff and The lawmaker said the than what it used to be. “We appropriate for lawmakers aides. budget of the National “The dollar equivalent today agencies to run effectively Kalu said that legislators Assembly should be reviewed has gone up to over N400, the and yet, we are in penury needed professional experts upward to enable it to cope purchasing power of the budget trying to run our own to work with them to produce with the situation. as it is now, is weaker than it was constitutional mandate, it is a laws and motion that would address the needs of the people. “If you go to U.S., you see professors who are consulting and working directly with members of parliament,” he said.

Adejare Bello h e N i g e r i a n that “I was the only one Zulum ...in Oyo State, a m b a s s a d o r t o who slapped him. My the ADC was TMexico, Adejare police officers were not discovers “ Bello, at the weekend, involved”. dealt a big blow assaulted a journalist in “ T e l l h i m ( t h e Osun State. journalist) to report to the 3900 fake as former Bello, a former Speaker police. He drove against of the state assembly traffic and I slapped him. I House of reportedly attacked was the only one who IDPs Representative Adeniyi Akinromade, a slapped him and I am not orno State Governor, denying that,” he said, journalist working with Professor Babagana s member and Osun State Broadcasting before dropping the call. Zulum has fished out Corporation, while the latter C o n d e m n i n g t h e B one-time fake internally displaced was rendering a social incident, the Advocacy for persons ( IDPs) at an IDPs Commissioner service during traffic Advancement of Peace camp in Maiduguri during a I’M VACCINATED: Speaker, OGHA, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo displaying his Covid- gridlock. and Harmony in Africa surprise visit to the camp. 19 vaccination card after receiving the first dose ...recently for Youth and It was gathered that the Initiative (ADAPHAI) in a Around midnight, Zulum gridlock was at the Oke-Fia s t a t e m e n t b y i t s showed up at Mohammed Sports, Hon. Chief Obasanjo Chief Ralphs Nwosu axis of the state around coordinator, Sulaimon Goni College of Islamic and Dapo Lam- 11:00 a.m. and the journalist Suberu, said Mr Bello Legal Studies in Maiduguri, winner with 241,670 votes; the Gov Abiodun, Osoba take first where internally displaced ecent gale of defections bring about desirable change in "I will advise others to join this decided to help control the should be sanctioned. Adesina, Allied People's Movement (APM) movement of vehicles to “ T h i s a c t o f persons from Abadam local of prominent members the nation's polity and political party platform (ADC) to polled 222,153 votes to come ensure easy accessibility on hooliganism by Bello is government area of northern dumped the Rhas depleted the ranks governance as well as consolidate usher in a new dawn for Nigeria, the routes. c o n d e m n a b l e a n d jabs of COVID-19 vaccine Borno were being camped. of African Democratic democracy. but I may not be able to advise second and the ADC scored Bello and the security unacceptable, it is highly The governor immediately party and Congress (ADC) and cast The former president ruled out anybody to join PDP or APC no 110,422 votes. The PDP recorded Commissioner for Health, Dr this vaccines, so as to dispel personnel attached to him unbecoming of a man of gun State governor, s e a l e d e n t r a n c e a n d uncertainty over the future of the governing APC and main 70,290 votes to take the fourth Tomi Coker, administered the misinformation. There rejoined the matter what window-dressing were on the route and his stature and status, P r i n c e D a p o supervised a headcount to the political party. The ADC, opposition Peoples Democratic position. Abiodun, his deputy, first jab of the vaccine on the should be no reluctance on reformation they may claim," he witnesses said he alighted although, he has a history O identify actual IDPs, in ruling APC. which looked more like the Party (PDP), saying both parties In other elective positions, the Noimot Salako-Oyedele, and Governor and was followed the part of all of us to take this order to put a stop to had said. from his vehicle to assault of violence and public game changer when it was have failed Nigerians. He ADC won three seats in the Ogun other members of the State by the Deputy Governor and vaccine. rampant cases of dubious "The party, ADC, as I disturbance even when he Likewise in State House of Assembly and one Mr Akinromade. Executive Council on other members of the cabinent “We also believe that this residents pretending to be relaunched ahead of the last accused the APC of gloating and understand it, is neither based on “I was on my way to held sway as the Speaker Monday evening received the too turns to get theirs. further underscores that we displaced but spend day other states of general elections, is now an revelling in unrepentant the immediate past, condemnable federal constituency in the state for Oke-Fia when I saw of the Osun State House of AstraZeneca vaccines. Those vaccinated against believe in this vaccine and it times at IDPs camps to empty shell following the misgovernance and taking records of PDP as a ruling party House of Representatives. Assembly, it is indeed g r i d l o c k a n d p e o p l e They took the first jabs of the COVID-19 virus include is important as we have been share food meant for IDPs, the federation, exodus rocking the party to its Nigerians for fools while also in Nigeria nor on the present In other states of the federation, shunting. I took it upon disheartening that Bello has the vaccine on Monday at a the Secretary to the State advised by specialists and towards the night, they foundations. upbraiding the PDP for merely disastrous and destabilising the ADC also failed to make the myself to control some not changed for better Government, Mr Tokunbo worldwide that the vaccine is the disrobing of brief ceremony a couple of return to their homes to Though formed in 2005, the offering apology without performance of APC. It is a new desired impact. For instance, in defiant motorists who were despite his age and hours after taking delivery of Talabi; Chief of Staff to the safe; the vaccines have been sleep. the ADC has party only gathered momentum disciplining those who set the platform and a new page in our Osun State where the ADC had trying to manipulate their present exposure. 50,000 units of the vaccine governor, Salisu Shuaib; shown to reduce the severity G o v e r n o r Z u l u m four members of the state House of Commissioner for Finance of this disease.” ahead of the 2019 elections country on a course of ruin. political history." ways against traffic rule,” “Obviously, this type donated by the World Health discovered that out of 1,000 continued on a Assembly, the party lost the of character with violent Organisation and the Federal and Chief Economic Adviser Speaking after taking his households in the records of with former President Obasanjo had insisted that the With the former president's Akinromade said. governorship to the APC. Similarly, “While I was carrying m e n t a l i t y a n d Government. to the Governor, Mr Dapo jab, former governor, Chief humanitarian officials, 650 regular basis, Olusegun Obasanjo propelling ADC remained the platform to weight, the ADC soon became the in Oyo State where the ADC out this, Mr Bello was temperamental nature According to a statement Okubadejo. Olusegun Osoba said he took households comprising it to the front burner of national move Nigeria "up and forward." new beautiful bride. Many passing through the road cannot represent Nigeria by the Chief Press Secretary Also vaccinated are it upon himself to come for 3,900 IDPs were ghost thus leaving the politics. Obasanjo, who was He explained that the leadership politicians who smelled an fielded Senator Femi Lanlehin as a n d h e f e l t I w a s a n y w h e r e , s u c h to the Governor, Mr Kunle commissioners for Budget the vaccination to encourage IDPs. opposition then opposed to the re-election of CNM, which he founded, opportunity moved into the party its 2019 governorship candidate, obstructing his movement. personality will definitely Somorin, a former Governor a n d P l a n n i n g , O l a o l u others not to hesitate to take About 450 households bid of President Muhammadu agreed to adopt ADC after in droves. In Obasanjo's home the party performed woefully at the Olabimtan and Information the vaccine. He alighted from his disgrace Nigeria as an of the State and a National were found to be real IDPs party to gasp Buhari, had formed the detailed examination, wide polls. Engr. Seyi Makinde of the and Strategy, Waheed Odusile “There is absolutely no state, the entry of Prince Gboyega vehicle with annoyance in envoy in a foreign land. L e a d e r o f t h e A l l after Zulum's midnight Coalition for Nigeria consultation and bearing in mind PDP won the gubernatorial election Progressives Congress, Chief as well as other key risk or danger in taking the Nasir Isiaka into ADC electrified front of the Nigeria police “We, therefore, call on headcount, which was for breath. Movement (CNM) to salvage the orientation, policies and in Oyo State. Olusegun Osoba took his functionaries. COVID-19 vaccine. I conducted, by the governor the politics of the state. In fact, Microfinance bank along President Muhammadu The same story of poor outing dose of the vaccine on The Governor after being recommend the vaccine to alongside an official of the and redeem the country which, direction of the movement. the party was celebrated as the Buhari to sack Bello the axis. Tuesday at the Governor's administered with his first everyone in the state. If I have N a t i o n a l E m e r g e n c y many critics said, was suffering In his address at the press third force to match the two main was recorded for the ADC in Ondo, “Despite telling him without delay to avert office clinics at Oke Mosan, d o s e o f t h e v a c c i n e taken the vaccine at the age of M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y, from leadership crisis. conference titled, "My treatise for political parties. Ekiti and Lagos States. The party's f u t u r e d a m a g e t o that I am [a] journalist and Abeokuta. a p p r e c i a t e d P r e s i d e n t 82, there is no need for NEMA, Air Commodore M. The CNM, in turn, adopted future of democracy and However, the ADC failed to candidates for governorship in that I was only carrying out Nigeria's image and A long standing frontline Muhammad Buhari for anyone to fear. I am confident T. Abdullahi, and two the ADC as its political development in Nigeria," the ex- impress majority of the electorate those states lost to their APC social service, he was unimaginable diplomatic providing the leadership that the vaccine wouldn't harm worker, Dr Abimbola commissioners (Agriculture, platform to wrest power from president noted that though he during the polls. In Ogun State counterparts. slapping me alongside odium,” the statement Olaitan, who has been has enabled the country to anyone”, he assured. and Local Government and the ruling All Progressives will not join the ADC based on where it showed great prospects, As the ADC fumbled in the officers attached to him. I read. managing the state-owned receive almost four million C h i e f O s o b a w h i l e Emirate Affairs). South West, the party also flopped vaccines, saying that the congratulating the governor Congress (APC). At a press his earlier vow not to play the party lost the governorship w a s b r u t a l i s e d a n d Mr Bello, a two-term isolation centre in Abeokuta In humanitarian system, a in the other five geo-political zones Speaker of the Osun State leadership being provided by and the state government for conference held on May 10, partisan politics, he will continue election as its standard bearer, embarrassed publicly.” since the outbreak of the household normally consists of the country. In the 2019 National When contacted, Mr House of Assembly was COVID-19 pandemic, was the President in the last 13 being the first state to receive of at least six persons who 2018 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to be "alive and active on Isiaka, came a distant third in the B e l l o d i d n o t d e n y recently appointed by the first to take the vaccine in m o n t h s i s w o r t h y o f the COVID-19 vaccine, said are either related through where the party was adopted, Nigerian and African issues and epic contest. Assembly elections, the ADC assaulting Mr Akinromade. President Muhammadu the state. emulation. that he was at the Governor's families, or chosen to stay Obasanjo said the renewed and interests" and also offer In the 2019 gubernatorial flunked, winning only three seats in He told our correspondent B u h a r i a s N i g e r i a ' s T h e r e a f t e r , t h e He said, “We've all taken office to show example and together for the purpose of reinvigorated ADC would necessary advice. election results, the APC emerged the 360-member House of leadership. receiving household aids. |15 March 21, 2021 |10 MarPcho 21,li 2021tics Special Report

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Better days are here for Ogun women –Gov. Abiodun omen in Ogun State joined their ...approves N200m for micro finance scheme counterparts all over the world to Wcelebrate the International Women’s Day. The Ministry of Women ... beneficiaries commend him Affairs and Social Development in conjunction with the Office of the Wife of the Governor organized an empowerment programme for women from all over the state where palliatives and trade establishment tools were presented to women at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The theme of the celebration was “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in COVID-19 World”. The Deputy Governor, Engr Noimot Salako- Oyedele, represented Governor Dapo Senator Femi Lanlehin Hon. Jimoh Olaifa Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina Abiodun at the event. In this Special Report, Dare Folarin covered the event and got the views of some women leaders Representatives and none in the 109- and delighted beneficiaries who attended member Senate. committee. The members are: Ambassador executive leadership of the party at the States the event. Also, in the last presidential election, Olugbenga Shobowale – Chairman; level and in a coup-like manner unilaterally The Deputy Governor lauded the the ADC performed poorly and failed to Odunlami Salami – Secretary; and Yemisi appointed a Caretaker Committee whose primary organisers for the empowerment programme, especially the train-the- spring the much vaunted surprise of its Omotayo, Bolanle Oduwaiye, Yetunde purpose according to the National Chairman was Osho, Adebambo Olajonlu and Abiola to unite all dissenting voices. Unfortunately, the trainers course conducted by Mrs Peju National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu. Osoba which she said will increase the The party's presidential candidate and Odutola as members." committee has been antithetical to the purposes Findings revealed that the caretaker knowledge and capacity of women. She former Deputy Governor of Central Bank for which it was established, most especially in said Governor Dapo Abiodun has been of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, To finally seal its committee was part of the measures by the my State. ADC to respond to the simmering crisis working tirelessly to promote the interests came fourth on the log with 97,874 votes. fate, the only "Besides the ravaging turmoil being of women and reduce bias. She urged Smarting from the disappointing “ that beset the state chapter following the experienced in the party, and the urgent need to parents to give attention to girl-child electoral defeat, the ADC tried to put its federal lawmaker exit of Isiaka, its gubernatorial candidate. look for a safe house, we have had plenty of education, adding that schools are being house in order and trudge on to play After Isiaka's defection to the APC, the engagements with members of other great rehabilitated and teachers trained, adding critical opposition role. But the fortunes of produced by ADC four legislators produced by the ADC also parties. Having carefully understudied other that parents should ensure that their the party continued to dip post-election found reasons to leave. political parties and narrowing them down to children attend schools regularly. She in Ogun State, Hon. condemned the practice of withdrawing and it soon suffered internal squabbles. Last February, all the three lawmakers two major political parties: the PDP and the Jimoh Olaifa, elected on the platform of ADC at the APC, my people and I concluded that so far, the children, especially girls, from schools on The infighting and blurry focus cascaded market days. Speaking in Yoruba, the down to the state chapters and members Ogun State House of Assembly defected to APC should be our haven given several reasons representing the ruling APC. The lawmakers, who Deputy Governor charged them to stop the began to jump ship. that are not unknown to everyone who is critical Hon. Adijat Adeleye Oladapo announced their defection during plenary, act which can lead to setback for the Hon. Funmi Efuwape In January 2020, Isiaka, who was the Egbado minded enough to see tomorrow from students and regrets later in life. On include the former Minority Whip Jemili ADC standard bearer in Ogun State, yesterday." health, he said Governor Abiodun had Akingbade, Imeko-Afon State dramatically switched allegiance to the North/Imeko-Afon The massive haemorrhaging of the ADC was empowered the primary health care centres industrial gas cookers and 12 is one state that you cannot put nations, so some skills have been APC. The politician, who noted that Constituency; Adegoke Adeyanju, Egbado also witnessed in Ondo State, where the through a “Hub and Spoke” approach to kg cylinders, sewing machines, behind. That is why we are called embedded in us by almighty God and Federal the Gateway State and we are alignments are not new in politics, said the North I State Constituency; and Wahab lawmaker representing Ondo Federal support women and give them access to standing hair dryers, grinding that is why we are nation builders and always gateway in everything we better managers. You will see the declaration of his "The Believe Constituency, also Haruna, Egbado North II State Constituency in the House of Representatives, good maternal care. She mentioned the machines and deep freezers Constituency. Hon Abiola Makinde, also quit the party and immunization exercises and registration of provided by the office of the do. I am proud to be an Ogun difference that a woman is an Movement" and statewide structure into I want to let all indigene. I used to work in Lagos on Tuesday, To finally seal its fate, the only federal joined the APC late last year. Other members of vulnerable people adding that they should First Lady and Ajose organiser and somebody that can the APC was a display of sacrifice, State but I felt it was time to go manage the situation. Our Ministry is March 9, 2021 lawmaker produced by ADC in Ogun ADC from 10 local government areas of the take advantage of this. On sexual violence, Foundation. Ogun women sincerity of purpose, value alignment and she said Ogun state is being made safe for Here are the comments of “ back home to contribute my quota one that touches lives of women and State, Hon. Jimoh Olaifa, representing willingness to pursue the common good. state also defected to the APC. know that hope and move our state forward. Very people living with disabilities. So Egbado North/Imeko-Afon Federal women and girls. She said Governor respondents interviewed: Apparently jolted by the development, formally defected Similarly in Oyo State, the ADC was dealt a soon with all the works our with this programme on the Constituency, also on Tuesday, March 9, Abiodun domesticated the Violence Against is not lost. We the National Working Committee of ADC big blow as former House of Representatives Persons Prohibition law and the wife of the Governor is doing, Ogun will be a International Women’s Day, we are to the APC. The 2021 formally defected to the APC. The Our women should be in February, 2020 dissolved the party's member and one-time Commissioner for Youth Governor is the Chairperson of the are going to get state to watch out for. Today's event trying to touch lives, inspire hope and defection was staged in Ayetoro and was focused, determined -Mrs executive committee in Ogun State and set defection was and Sports, Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina, dumped Committee to stop this heinous act. Funmi Efuwape, was organised to inspire hope in give back to the society for people to witnessed by a mammoth crowd of party there. This up a caretaker/transition committee to the party and rejoined the ruling APC. Likewise Engr. Salako-Oyedele said gender bias is Commissioner for Women our women who have been badly come back, live normal lives and staged in Ayetoro affected by Covid 19. We want to handle the affairs of the party in the state. members and supporters. in other states of the federation, the disrobing of common in access to funding and finance Affairs year's theme is know that government is there to and was Olaifa, while addressing the gathering, the ADC has continued on a regular basis, thus for their businesses. She said women can I want Ogun State women to give them hope that this serve them. Very soon, we will be The dissolution was contained in a “Choose to government is the government of giving revolving loans to women. Mr. statement jointly signed by the party's justified the movement of the lawmakers leaving the opposition party to gasp for breath. benefit from soft loans through OSAMCA stay focused, to be determined and announced a micro finance scheme the people by the people and for the Governor has approved N200million National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, witnessed by a to another party, saying it was informed by Some of the ADC officials, when contacted, and note that with the world challenge”, we the intractable crisis in the ADC. that will be coordinated by the Ministry of living with the pandemic does people. This is why we are giving to plough back into their businesses and the National Secretary, Alhaji Said were unwilling to comment on the deteriorating are challenging back to them, empowering them mammoth crowd He said, "As I address this august Women Affairs and Social Development. not mean that we are lagging and make sure that we touch lives. Baba Abdullahi. The statement read, state of the party. "We know the mass defection She said the scheme will boost the with various trade tools like You have so much to do but the funds of party members gathering, the party has since been in our party continues to leave tongues wagging behind. There is hope ahead. the status quo "Pursuant to Article 13, Section 14 (IV) of economic power of Ogun women. Also We will work towards refrigerators, hair dryers, industrial are not there. We have done the little enmeshed in seemingly intractable crises in political circles. The truth is, in politics, there that whatever a gas, sewing machines. We want the Constitution of the African and supporters. speaking, the Head of Service, Alhaja improving women we can. We regularly have the train- Democratic Congress, the National that have defied all entreaties. Several is free entry and free exit. But this development Selimot Ottun commended Governor them to start all over again or boost the-trainers courses in our Women attempts by me and several other people of representation in politics and man can do, a Working Committee hereby dissolves the should not be construed to determine the future Abiodun for being gender-friendly and we pray that the almighty God their businesses as the case may be. Centre at least twice a year. good conscience, especially my colleagues We do not want them to just sit at Ogun State Executive Committee. This of our party. 2023 is still a long time, those that urged women to train their children will help us to achieve our aim. woman can do at the National Assembly have proved left may still come back. If they don't, other properly, adding that the progress of any Ogun state women are always home and probably be depressed. We should believe in ourselves dissolution takes immediate effect. even more, at We want them to do something that "The NWC has also approved the abortive. people would come. Be assured our party would nation depended on the ways mothers firstly in everything and I am more -Hon Adijat Adeleye Oladapo, "Sometimes early last year, the National bounce back," an official, who did not want his nurture the leaders of tomorrow. About 50 proud to be an Ogun State times. will enable them to contribute to Special Adviser, Women Affairs appointment of a caretaker/transition the upkeep of their families. leadership of the Party dissolved the name in print, told Nigerian Gateway. women received empowerment tools like woman and I am sure that Ogun I want to congratulate Ogun State Women, naturally, are mothers of women on the celebration of this day. March 21, 2021 |16 March 21, 2021 |13 One-On-One MediaWorld News Ogun distributes COVID -19 Service and Professor Jubril Aminu who worked in difficult circumstances. I have was the Executive Secretary of the been involved in observing peace vaccines to PHCs National Universities Commission. We negotiations and things like that. All of Do not let disappointments played that card to get the Federal these have reinforced my philosophy to be Government to sink boreholes for us to he Speaker of Ogun sanitisers at regular intervals, useful to the environment and persons. I S t a t e H o u s e o f among others. support us. I think that was a major feel strongly that if one has this disposition, achievement. Secondly, we were able to TAssembly, Olakunle " T h e g o v e r n m e n t i s you are going to be extremely at peace with buy buses from proceeds of the Rag Oluomo, on Wednesday determined to ensure that all your environment. I also do things which discourage you –Bodex r e c e i v e d h i s j a b o f residents across the state have Day. We bought buses for Oluyole give me joy. I like sports a lot. I tried to do Cheshire Home and Pacelli School for Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID- access to the vaccine in line a bit of sports. I play a bit of music and all 19 vaccine, as the state with the guidelines of the the Blind. These were Mitsubishi L 300 of these reinforce my disposition to be at buses, brand new buses which we lorence Bodex Hungbo is government commenced National Primary Health Care peace with myself and to be useful to as a 2009 Industrial innoculation of residents at all D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y bought for less than N10,000 to tell you many people as possible. how strong the economy of Nigeria was Chemistry graduate of the major primary healthcare (NPHCDA). More doses of the at the time. I think that the Student F centres in the State. vaccines are going to be made Union leaders today should manage the What are your hobbies? the Olabisi Onabanjo A statement issued in available beyond the first interests of the students of the university My hobbies are writing, playing some University, Ago-Iwoye. She was Abeokuta by Governor Dapo tranche that was given by the and protect those interest in such a way sports, playing some music. I used to play born in Ajaratopa in Badagry A b i o d u n ' s C h i e f P r e s s World Health Organisation and that policies would favour the students. the base guitar and the key board. I am Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said the Presidential Task Force on They also have a role to partner other very, very slow now on the base guitar. I Local Government of Lagos the need to ensure even, COVID-19", he said. schools to make sure government lost my speed on the guitar because I don't State. She has tried her hands equitable and unhindered Oluomo, whose vaccination policies favour students. Where Federal get to play as frequently as I wished in various vocations like shoe access to the vaccine informed was administered by the State Government policies might hamstring because of the environment I find myself in the decision to take the Commissioner for Health, Dr the students, unions have a role to ensure sometimes. Today, I have four published making, dress making and all vaccines to all the primary Tomi Coker, called on that government does not undermine the novels, two of them I wrote under a but nothing beats blogging healthcare centres. residents to take advantage of institutions. pseudonym because I did not want them which fetched her fame and The statement noted that all the inoculation exercise by clashing with my current job and I am t h e n u r s e s a n d o t h e r making themselves available looking forward to writing a lot more when fortune. She has taken the community healthcare workers for it. What is the Ogun State of your I retire. dream? brand name “Bodex” to places. are being trained in the After taking his first jab, the The Ogun State of my dream, number As a lady constantly administration of the vaccines. Speaker described the What is your favourite vacation spot? Bayo Olowoake one for me, is a state that should leverage challenging the status quo, she The training, Somorin exercise as a very healthy its tourism potentials. It is strange that Honestly, I don't have a favourite vacation further said, is in compliance medical intervention against many of us from Ogun State do not spot. While I was working in Nigeria, I told Nigerian Gateway what with the directives of the the virus. recognize that Ogun State can be a preferred Badagry. Later on, the traffic makes her tick in this chat. National Primary Healthcare Other lawmakers and tourism dynamo. We have such situation made it almost impossible to go Enjoy it: Development Agency to ensure management staff of the State I derive a lot from helping historical antecedents that are very there. I used to go and stay in Badagry for a that nothing goes wrong. Assembly also received the difficult to match. The first newspaper week.I would walk around the whole place. Luckily, he added, the state vaccines at the Governor's I would walk up to Topo Island. I used to was published in Ogun State, we had the How did you become a blogger? has been training and retraining office clinic, Oke-Mosan, find that relaxing and refreshing. In the first hospital in Nigeria built in Ogun I started blogging in 2015/2016. I frontline healthcare workers Abeokuta. people –Bayo Olowoake course of my job, I have been privileged to State. We have key tourists sites like the have always had flair for writing. I and community healthcare The Speaker advised all positioned me to be able to help him. Olumo Rock, Bilikisu Sungbo shrine, see a lot of tourist sites. I have seen Mountain Cameroun, I have seen Mount write about myself actually. I write givers since the outbreak of the residents to shun any rumour all him citizen of the world and you My Boss, who gave me permission to the Ijebu Ode moat around Ijebu pandemic in February, last about the vaccine and make will be spot on. Bayo Olowoake is bring him in, gets credit for that. There Kingdom, this moat today is the longest Kilmanjaro, I have seen Mount Everest. I about the food I am eating. I write have seen the Indian Ocean and the source about the places I go to. I write year. themselves available for Can indigene of Ogun State. He has have been quite a number of other in the world. It was dug around the entire "Our PHCs are ready and no vaccination. diverse and rich experience in student experiences. I was in Nepal in the Ijebu Kingdom and it still exists today. of the River Nile. I was in Sudan, Uganda about my clothes, my shoes, and South Sudan. I have seen the pyramids stone will be left unturned to He commended the state unionism, broadcasting, music, Himalayas. Nepal is described as the Usually it was dug around castles in everything about me. So one day, I ensure that every Ogun resident g o v e r n m e n t f o r i t s development journalism and international of Sudan which may shock a lot of people. roof of the world and there you have ancient Europe. It is probably the longest is innoculated against the ingenuity and commitment humanism having worked with the Red There are only three pyramids in Egypt but was just going through the internet Mount Everest. Actually, Nepal has of such in the world. I would also like to dreaded virus, even as we towards flattening the Cross in the last 20 years. He shares Sudan has over two hundred pyramids and and I saw different blogs and I said I don't think I really have problem with eight out of the 10 tallest mountains in mention the J4 forest reserve in which intensify sensitisation on the COVID - 19 pandemic insights with Dare Folarin from his Oman, the world. When you fly, the the pyramids in Sudan were clearly built by so I can always convert this thing that. Though I do not like it when people My philosophy of life is we have elephants. A lot of people do not need to keep all the guidelines curve in the state, noting Jordan base in this interview. Excerpts: mountains are taller than the plane. I black people because Sudan itself means know that we have elephants in Ogun to money making venture. So that go completely naked. You can do your and protocols, like the use of that there was the need to to be useful to as many have been to other difficult places that 'black'. Ethiopia also means 'black' but that State. Although, they do migrate to Edo was how I now started blogging bikini outfit and all that. That is the face masks, social distancing educate and enlighten the What prompted you to join the Red I even said to myself if the plane State and back. Chiefly they are resident is another discussion . I am currently posted I am into various people“ as possible, to Jordan. Eighty per cent of old testament fully. highest I have ever worn. Going naked , I and regular washing of hands people on the health benefits refuses to come to us here, would Cross? in the J4 reservation. They can be tapped businesses and with soap and water and of the vaccine. irrespective of who I joined the International Committee of the anybody know that we are here. India by facilitating private sector participation Bible happened here in Jordan and all the will not be a party to it. I would not want Red Cross on the recommendation of one has been a very exciting mission too. I in the real sense of it. Secondly, I think sites are here. So I don't have a favourite What is your advice for young all that.“ You can to see anybody's nakedness on the they are, irrespective of the Heads of Delegations. Before then, I was in India for almost four years. It Ogun State of my dream can leverage its vacation spot. I just thank God that I have girls who are aspiring to be like internet. I am not a party to it. Complete Nigeria/Benin Republic boundary of their age, been privileged by my job to see so many actually aspire to had been a non-stipendiary Consultant to gives a lot of joy when you help educational advantage. Ogun State hosts you? nakedness is extremely wrong but I am irrespective of their the Red Cross in Nigeria and they kept humanity. We also know that there can the highest number of universities and it places. I keep saying that every country has be all that. You crisis: Ogun, NBC conduct survey saying to me that I should come and join be frustrations, you want to help will be interesting how we can build something really special. There is no What I will say to them is that they not God, I don't want to judge anybody. endowments them and work with them but I really people but because of the security anciliary facilities and resources around country that does not have one special should never give up. They should should be By Idongesit Onayemi & said the purpose of the survey intellectually or wasn't interested in that at that time. I got to situation you cannot do anything. This these institutions. When you put a tourist spot. You just need to find it. Even in not try to be anyone because they What is your beauty regimen? Temitayo Taylor, was to obtain first hand facts know what they did. That they worked in would make you very unhappy. university in a place, that place naturally the desert. do not know what those people are focused, you I watch what I eat a lot and I think beauty on the area, confirm the otherwise. Because I identity of first settlers and the armed conflicts, that they provided a lot of develops, you have people building actually going through. You can should know is hereditary. Long life runs in my family. h e O g u n S t a t e have found out that if support to people, that they had a neutral hostels and other facilities for students You were also in the media. What do you G o v e r n m e n t a n d location of communities along As a former Students Union only inspire the physical My great grandmother was 125 years old one has this kind of intermediary role, and helped to facilitate President, what is your advice to and staff. You have all kinds of think of the social media and how can we where you are Tofficials of the National the boundary corridor of exchange of prisoners of war and so forth student leaders today? associated developments taking place nip incidence of fake news in the bud? appearance you see but the internal before she died. My grandma was 98 and Boundary Commission (NBC), Nigeria and Republic of disposition one will be but I never imagined I would be working Yes, I was President of the Student and we can leverage the human The most fascinating job I have ever done one that you don't know. I don't going. You should my grandpa was 99. I think we have good have paid an on-the-spot visit to Benin, through an in-depth at peace with oneself with them full time. One of the Consultants Union at the University of Ibadan. In resources. Thirdly, I think the strategic in my life was being a journalist and I am think any girl should aspire to be genes in our DNA. I don't eat anyhow. I Tongeji Island for ethnographic s t u d y o f t h e h i s t o r y, so grateful to God that I had the have zero survey, in furtherance of effort g e o g r a p h y , g e n e r a l said I should work with them on full time our time, student unionism was plan to be to Lagos what New Jersey is that. You can actually copy the love to cook in my house. I love to eat my and in the course of my basis, eventually, I decided to give it a try to New York should be deeply pursued. opportunity. I am still a journalist even if I tolerance for to find a lasting solution to the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t h e different from what students look out own food. When I go out, I love to eat work and postings to a and I have been with them now for almost for now. In our time, you had to be People living in Ogun and working in am not practising in the real sense of it. outwards. Like I like how Bodex lingering boundary crisis settlement and infrastructural twenty years. articulate and you have to be able to Lagos. I think you should find a nexus Journalism really prepares you to excel. hustles, how Bodex walks and how lies, for deceit, good food. I don't miss my breakfast! I between Nigeria and the facilities. number of countries in manage people. I became Student to make this beneficial to Ogun. When The print media is the forerunner of I am into various businesses and also go the gym and take a walk in my Republic of Benin. H e a d d e d t h a t t h e for pretence, for Commission has been doing all very difficult Which would you describe as your most Union President at the age of 21. At I worked in India, I was quite journalism as we know it and later on the Senior Special Assistant to all that. You can actually aspire to estate once in a while. I treat my skin and within its power to resolve the memorable experience and why? that time in University of Ibadan, that fascinated to discover that the New electronic media emerged with radio first disappointments. the Governor on Boundary circumstances. I have be all that. You should be focused, I take supplement that work for the outer problems arising from shared I have been in very different places and in age was considered too young then Delhi metro which is over 600 km long and then television. Today, television has Matters, Mrs. Khadijat Ahmed, Do not let your boundaries and would not relent worked in peaceful very difficult circumstances that it might be and I was being called “Lactogen is designed to serve adjoining cities like advanced with the Direct Broadcast Satellite you should know where you are part of my skin. I take care of the inner who led the team to the Palace in its efforts. difficult to pick the most memorable President”. They thought I was rather Uttah Pradesh with its 200 million (DBS) which gave us 24 hours broadcast going. You should have zero self so that it can reflect on the outer part. of the Akoko of Tongeji Island, environment. I have disappointments Also speaking, Oba Okiki experience or mission. I remember that I too young for that position then. We people. This kind of conversation news platforms. Of course, social media has Oba ObabiOlorunkosi Okiki, tolerance for lies, for deceit, for c o m m e n d e d t h e S t a t e worked in difficult was at some time in Sierra Leone during tackled University of Ibadan issues should hold between Lagos and Ogun. emerged with online media. They all have discourage you informed that the Prince Dapo pretence, for disappointments. Do What is your take on the theme of the government and NBC team for the conflict and I led the mission to about and national political discourse. We Maybe a light rail, that will enable one their advantages. I think online media gives Abiodun led-administration circumstances. I have and put you 2021 International Women’s Day? their efforts, saying the exercise 55 villages. In the course of that mission, were able to start the process of to live in Abeokuta or Ijebu Ode and you immediacy because you can publish not let your disappointments was determined to resolve all came at the appropriate time, been involved in one gentleman that was seriously ill was finding alternative water. UI had Awba work in Lagos. You can imagine the immediately and that is why most print discourage you and put you down. I think it is actually a perfect theme boundary issues in the State. down. To me, I noting that many of their lands abandoned near our Land Cruiser . dam which was built from colonial impact on the economy. Imagine if we media have also started online platforms so To me, I actually use because I have actually been challenging Mrs. Ahmed added that the observing peace had been encroached, while Apparently, they had tried to get him a period. When I was President, UI had have this integrated transportation that they are not left out but people have also actually use a lot of girls on the streets and their work visit would help in addressing disappointments to go higher and farmlands were also destroyed, negotiations and things doctor and they couldn't find one and then 14,000 strong students and the dam network. used these platforms to publish outrightly t h e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g , step higher on the ladder. I see places that please you have to be more appealing to the government to they saw the Red Cross knowing full well was not able to provide water when fake information and this is extremely disappointments inadequate information and like that. All of these circumspect to have a handwork that is come to their aid. that we would not abandon him. I took a public water failed and public water What is your philosophy of life? dangerous. There is also the problem that disappointment as a way to work facts pertaining to the first to go higher and The team also visited the have reinforced my decision to evacuate him after I had radioed failed regularly when I was president. My philosophy of life is to be useful to when you are in cyber space there are no harder so that when I come back to fast selling more than working for settlers at the boundary. Palace of Onipokia of Ipokia, my boss. To cut a long story short, it turned So we had to relate to the Federal as many people as possible, irrespective geo-political limitations and you wonder step higher on someone. What if you are sacked "It is high time we find a philosophy to be useful you next time you will be able to Oba Adeniyi Olaniyan and out that when we finally got him to hospital Government though we were not of who they are, irrespective of their which laws apply. Enforcing these laws is lasting solution to the to the environment and attend to me. Do not give up. Do tomorrow? It is actually an amazing Oniko of Ikolaje, Idiroko, Oba after a long journey through very difficult aligned to the NPN government then. age, irrespective of their endowments also difficult to track them down because the ladder. continuous boundary crisis theme “Choose to challenge”. I also have John Ojo, for an interactive persons. terrain, a nurse in charge of the night shift We had to relate with them because intellectually or otherwise. Because I they do not have defined addresses. It is what you have flair for, what you between Ogun, other States and session with Baales, Chiefs and said if we had brought him in an hour later the University belonged to them. have found out that if one has this kind inevitable that regulation will come at some are so passionate about . Money chosen to be challenged. When I countries before matters get out community leaders to gather he would have died. This had been the Fortunately, we had three key people of disposition one will be at peace with point. It is a good development, it's just that it will come when the passion is challenge you and you challenge me and of hands and for peace to reign'', more information about the most profound thing that I was directly who were products of the University. oneself and in the course of my work is being misused. I think the benefits far we are trying to create an alert on she said. paying off. b o u n d a r y b o r d e r involved in. Of course, I have been in more The late Alhaji Shehu Musa who was and postings to a number of countries outweigh the disadvantages. Let's hope that In his remarks, the leader of common-sense would prevail and people something that is missing and that is the NBC team, Mr. Femi Osinaike communities' issues. challenging operational contexts. God Secretary to the Federal Government, in very difficult circumstances. I have change that we are looking for. So it is a Mr. Craig Longe who was Head of worked in peaceful environment. I have would consider doing good rather than evil. What is your take on nudity? perfect theme. March 21, 2021 |17 March 21, 2021 |20 ForeignScene As it is Senators mount pressure The Fox and the Cock in contemporary Nigeria to remove governor over people. They all want to be President, belt do not have identity of interest awareness, and enlightenment can be Vice-President or, at least, Ministers with middlemen cattle sellers. used to draw attention to viable and of Nigeria and were ready to It is normally said that the more nourishing sources of proteins. sex crime compromise the real interests of their consumer is King. This truism was an Chicken broilers can be all over the people. The Governors have a feeble uppermost lesson that can be derived place in just three months. With the he US senators for advisory relation with the police. The from the one-week blockade. Nobody fecundity rate of pigs, pork that is New York joined police structure is under the control of begged the middlemen except one or hygienically grown can be on the Tgrowing calls for cow-loving and cow-owning two jokers who were searching for tables of those who want it in Andrew Cuomo to resign as a President Muhammadu Buhari national relevance who claimed they roughly 6 months. The successful seventh woman came forward (PMB). prevented a civil war. As I said, Mr. Ijebu poverty reduction initiative with allegations of sexual The more powerful south did not Nigeria borrowing a lot of dollars for which has been on for some 20 years misconduct against the his refinery cannot afford a war. His can be easily doubled if not tripled at governor. realize its power as the fox in Nigeria but was afraid of the core north interest is to keep his protected market its current site if capital support is Fellow Democrats Chuck at whatever exchange arrangement he extended by Ijebu people without S c h u m e r a n d K i r s t e n thinking its flowery cock comb was Andrew Cuomo fire until a Sunday Igboho went after prefers (forget about the Central Bank waiting for the government. This can Gillibrand said Mr Cuomo of Nigeria that pretends to be making be duplicated in many southern had "lost the confidence" of Sarkin Fulani of Igangan and the complaint on Friday. "I never By Babafemi A. Badejo, Ph.D such decision), as he exports under states. New Yorkers. OPC went after Iskilu Wakili. Both harassed anyone, I never Actually, the foxy AfCFTA to other African countries. On a longer term of two to three Six women have accused had allegedly been terrorizing and assaulted anyone, I never Videos and pictures of piles of years, the old Western Region Mr Cuomo of unwanted south“ern Nigeria has destroying lives and farmlands in the abused anyone." tomatoes and onions rotting away in ranches created by the Awolowo-led kissing and groping. southwest while the police waited for In their statement, Mr more unrealized he space between the two just one week ruined many farmers Last Friday, another instruction that apparently never came self-government at Ibadan, Shaki, Schumer, who is also the who were not interested in the political woman, a former New York power. The foreign buildings within a compound from Abuja. Ikun, Agege, Ikare, Akunu, Oke- Senate majority leader, and Ms quest for power of control over food reporter, said Mr Cuomo Twhere I grew up as a child at Actually, the foxy southern Ako, Ikorodu and Imeko are mostly Gillibrand, said: "Due to the exchange earning Ijebu-Ode was our play area. Some Nigeria has more unrealized power. security in southern Nigeria. It was too in ruins today; same way the Obudu Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, administering the Covid-19 vaccine on the Head of Service, Alhaja Selimot harassed her. multiple, credible sexual football and running around during The foreign exchange earning black unfortunate that a few greedy ranch lies in waste after being Ottun…recently Cuomo has denied the harassment and misconduct black gold is in the the day and knowledge sharing spot gold is in the south. The south is not individuals could take a very abandoned for many years. These allegations against him and allegations, it is clear that has defied calls to resign from south. The south is not in the evening. It was where we learnt landlocked. It also has arable irrational, thoughtless, decision to old Western Region ranches used to Governor Cuomo has lost the critical thinking through Yoruba blockade compatriots. Attempts to be stocked with cattle imported from Democrats. confidence of his governing landlocked. It also has farmlands. It has more forest and lush "I did not do what has been stories and proverbs. Without greens and lesser dry and dessert divert food products to sell in Mali and Argentina to form a Doctors warn of delayed side partners and the people of New arable farmlands. It knowing it, as children, we were neighbouring countries failed crossbreed that was ok in the humid alleged," Mr Cuomo said lands. It has the seaports. It is more York. Governor Cuomo learning Yoruba philosophy and woefully. None of those countries or environment. These ranches were before facing the seventh should resign.” has more forest and open to investment. 'Mr. Nigeria' or world outlook in a play mode. Out of the real owner of Nigeria sited his even a number of them pulled together built with good facilities, including effects from Moderna vaccine lush greens and lesser interest, an older man shared different petroleum refinery and petrochemical has the purchasing power of Lagos. dams. In Oyo state, about nine African airlines trying to pick stories. His stories were more exciting Of course, reduced availability of ranches in different parts have been participants reported the rash. Of plant in Lagos instead of Kano. It was he rush is on and people M a s s a c h u s e t t s G e n e r a l those small percentage of people dry and dessert lands. because we participated as he got us farm produce resulted in higher prices abandoned, with full facilities for everywhere are trying to these 12, one was misdiagnosed who may develop this side a practical profit-motivated decision Hospital). up the pieces left by Covid-19 to sing songs that accompanied the that were willy-nilly absorbed by farm settlement, segments for animal get their COVID-19 Dr. Blumenthal is the co- with a skin infection and effect. Of the 12 who have It has the seaports. It and not out of love for the southwest. T narratives. At the end of each story he This major investment gives him consumers. In effect, the readiness of husbandry, fishery, poultry and vaccine, and for good reason. But prescribed antibiotics. Others reported cases, only six reported director of the Clinical is more open to asked all the children what lessons Lagosians to purchase onions and piggery, and the part for growing a troubling skin reaction has some t r e a t e d t h e r a s h u s i n g another case after receiving the more power as it also gives Lagosians Epidemiology Program at could be learnt. I learnt about the fox tomatoes from the north should not fodders and crops. Over 16,000 people thinking about pumping Massachusetts General Hospital. corticosteroids, a class of drugs second shot, and none of them investment. 'Mr. counter power. Mr. Nigeria has a and the cock during one of these always be taken for granted. More hectares of land dedicated to cattle the brakes when it comes to the S h e s p e c i a l i z e s i n described by the Cleveland Clinic had a worse reaction the second strong interest in making sure Nigeria Nigeria' or the real knowledge sessions. organically grown onions and ranching in Oyo state, 5,000 hectares Moderna vaccine. Rheumatology, Allergy, and as anti-inflammatory medications time. Three of those people had a avoids war. It is generally known that The fox used to be fearful and tomatoes can be easily increased and for Ikere Gorge Dam, another 5,000 The reaction is known Immunology, which has given used to treat skin conditions and similarly negative reaction to owner of Nigeria sited one can prevent a war by being constantly running away from the this should be done by individuals for Ibarapa ranch, are all in ruins informally as "COVID arm" or her the skills necessary to advise some forms of arthritis. But most their first vaccine and three had a prepared to fight one. But power is his petroleum refinery returning to their farms with self-help "Moderna arm," and it first made on this unusual side effect, of the 12 people originally slightly less negative reaction, cock. One day, the cock crowed unto not only from the barrel of the gun. today. They can be easily revived. defense if necessary. I must hasten to waves in January, as reported by simply because COVID arm is affected by Moderna arm simply according to the findings sent to and petrochemical the fox asking him (fox) to stop There's ample soft power in the Ogun state is not different: in Imeko note that self-defense is not how to run USA Today. And while the size of essentially a delayed, localized used ice and over-the-counter The New England Journal of running away. The fox responded that southwest. It was realized that the sits a ranch of 4,000 hectares the reaction frightened some allergic reaction. anti-allergy medication. Medicine. plant in Lagos instead it had to constantly run away because north-central portion of Nigeria grew a country but with the resistance on abandoned; same with Oke-Ako in people, USA Today reported it The reaction isn't too The thing that sets this apart There is a lot of concern of Kano. It was a it did not want to get burnt by fire. a lot of food that middlemen brought state police and the crippling of Ekiti, with about 12,000 hectares was nothing to worry about. It dissimilar to a mosquito bite, and from other types of allergic around vaccines right now. And The cock was shocked and asked to the south. The core north provided Amotekun by the Federal government lying in ruins. Recently, the turns out they were right. Even the comparison might seem too reactions is the time it takes to when people hear about a 'giant' practical profit- where the fire was. The fox pointed at onions and tomatoes as well as cows, and state Governors, self-help is governors of Oyo and Ogun states though the reaction is thought to simplistic — but it's fairly develop — most cases started six rash that might develop after motivated decision and the beautiful flowery comb (ogbe) sheep and goats. Some food is being becoming welcomed even though we announced intentions to revive these be harmless, The New England accurate. Mosquito bites turn to 11 days after vaccination. A they get their Moderna vaccine, adorning the head of the cock like a produced in the south but the value is must accept it is a road to warlordism ranches. Individuals should step Journal of Medicine has recently red, swell, and itch because the week or so after that and the rash it makes sense that they would be not out of love for the crown and stated that the cock was always discounted when the Yoruba that is best avoided if there are forward with proposals to have these released a new letter advising bite releases chemicals into our was gone. Researchers are still worried. But any given person's southwest. This major carrying fire on its head. The cock speak among themselves. alternatives. Unfortunately, we are Awo legacies revamped. The doctors on how to approach skin that triggers an immune looking into why the rash takes chances of developing Moderna invited the fox to come closer that it Gari, the real staple food in moving in the direction of Somalia. respective state Governments should COVID arm. system response. The Moderna time to appear, however. They ask arm are less than 1 percent, and outh Africa, Nigeria Africa has lost U.S.$.2,7 investment gives him is just a comb and not fire and that it southern Nigeria before rice, is made “All stakeholders and members of be visionary and reasonable enough As the lead author on the paper vaccine does essentially the same anyone who receives the Moderna there is no indication that the and Kenya have been billion, Nigeria U.S.$906 is only meant to attract hens. from cassava tubers largely grown in the Amalgamated Union of Food and with these individual investors. vaccine to report allergic reactions more power as it also Hesitatingly, the fox came closer and Cattle Distributors of Nigeria Meanwhile, as Loupa Pius states, the letter was written in the thing, although the reaction can second round of vaccines will the three African million and Kenya lost the south and middle belt of Nigeria. hopes that more doctors will be palm-sized. A press release to their research registry. create a more aggressive S gives Lagosians touched the comb and discovered the Yams and other tubers are grown in (AUFCDN) in our nationwide strike pointed out, in Nigeria based on countries hardest hit in U.S.$667 million. The become aware of the relatively from Massachusetts General A person's chances of reaction and may, in fact, cause truth. Upon the discovery that the are glad we achieved what we wanted sizes varying from small to giant, the 2020 with the onset of the report notes that many counter power. Mr. the south. There are plantain rare reaction. This will, in turn, Hospital earlier this month developing COVID arm are no reaction at all. Even if it does, cock had no fire, the fox grabbed the plantations all over the place with a to achieve. Since Kogi State Governor prices of cattle range from N60,000 Covid-19 pandemic. South allow doctors to reassure patients referred to it as a "delayed incredibly low — 12 people out of those who have experienced it African airlines risk closing Nigeria has a strong cock, killed it and ate it. We were small production of beans. Palm oil Yahaya Bello begged us on behalf of to N450,000 (1,089.25 USD). In who might be concerned if they allergic immune response." 30,000 comes out to less than 0.05 have recovered completely African Airways has been down due to liquidity crisis asked to draw lessons from the story. and fruits and vegetables, including the Federal Government of Nigeria, Somalia, cattle with an average body developed the signature raised red "For most people who are percent. Dr. Freeman voiced some without lasting effects. floundering financially for caused by the Covid-19 interest in making The one I remembered was that we tomatoes were grown before the huge we agreed to call off the nationwide weight of 300kg is sold at about rash. experiencing this, we believe it's concern the number might be As Dr. Blumenthal put it in a number of years and has pandemic which worsened sure Nigeria avoids should be very skillful in life and not investments in river basin authorities strike today” declared the AUFCDN USD300.The most current price of "Our immediate goal is to make tied to the body's immune system slightly higher, as the original 12 her letter, "Whether you've r e c e i v e d n u m e r o u s their indebtedness to banks, disclose our source of power to all over the country. The northwest President, Muhammed Tahir in calling cows in South Sudan is about 307- physicians and other care going to work," says Dr. Esther were only those who developed experienced a rash at the government bailouts to a i r c r a f t l e s s o r s a n d war. It is generally strangers. portion of Nigeria did very well by the blockade to a close. 460 US Dollars. In Uganda, it is providers aware of this possible Freeman, director of Global the rash eight or more days after injection site right away or this remain in the skies. With My Sagamu-based retired realizing a tomato and onion In the aftermath of the blockade, USD246. The south has a chance to vaccination. But she also manufacturers, and which known that one can delayed reaction, so they are not Health Dermatology at MGH, delayed skin reaction, neither engineer-friend wanted to reinvent revolution. Protein was largely people in the south must begin to look renegotiate prices by importing beef cautioned that people have l e n g t h y l o c k d o w n has left them running on alarmed, but instead well- and a co-author of the letter. condition should prevent you prevent a war by himself by becoming a farmer. He livestock (goats and cows) from the inwards, the nature of the in the frozen state or on the hoof. I allergic reactions to standard measures and the curtailing survival mode. Another informed and equipped to advise The initial cases of this side from getting the second dose of wanted to provide progressive north or, better put, in transit through dependencies, interdependencies read a compatriot writing about their patients accordingly," wrote vaccines as well. the vaccine." of flights both locally and casualty is Air Namibia, being prepared to effect were recorded after 12 political leadership to southwest northern Nigeria from Chad and should be examined in the light of the PMB when he was GMB banning Dr. Kimberly G. Blumenthal (via And there is good news for internationally, the airline's which has closed its doors people out of 30,000 trial fight one. But power is farmers to make them produce more Niger Republic. It is a myth that intentions behind the blockade, importation of beef. I do not know if plight has worsened. recently. By April 2020, not only from the food. He invested a lot on farming in Nigeria produces a lot of cattle, goats consumption patterns, demands could this is fake news. Fake or not, the Covid-19 pandemic: Italy to shut shops, schools amid infection spike Nigeria is still grappling flight departures in Africa Yewa part of Yorubaland to produce and sheep. Sure, northern Nigeria be tamed to explore substitute, and situation today is different. Nigeria's with the relaunch of a were estimated to be about barrel of the gun. plantains. He got to his farm one day produces some but the large portion is options available around, subsistence obligation under AfCFTA makes hops, restaurants and has been hit by delays, as has health or other essential even stricter measures." national carrier, while 95% lower, compared to a and found cows eating up his freshly imported from Niger Republic and farming for individual families should importation of foods and livestock a schools will be closed been seen elsewhere in the reasons. Cases have been rising across Kenya joins many countries global decline of 78%. growing plantain suckers. He shouted. Chad. be embraced more. kosher business. Before the ranches Sacross most of Italy on European Union. The extra restrictions would Italy for the past six weeks, in shedding jobs in the Kenya is the third worst A Bororo herdsman asked him why The recent weeklong food Finally, integrated ranching should become operational in 2-3 years, Monday, with PM Mario Last week the government in last until Easter, Mr Draghi's exceeding 25,000 a day. sector. Further cutbacks on hit country on the continent he was shouting and disturbing the blockade that saw the food be beefed up. The southern Governors Botswana and South Africa are Draghi warning of a "new Rome blocked the export of office said, and over the Easter In a majority of the country's flights, the inability to pay in the air travel business by feeding cows. He told me he meekly transporting middlemen from the can use some of the percentages of alternative sources of supplies. wave" of the coronavirus 250,000 doses of the Oxford- weekend the whole country regions "hospitals and above all landing costs and various the Covid-19 pandemic. left as he was worried that the north of Nigeria clamped on the their revenue to beef up on alternative The cock has inadvertently outbreak. AstraZeneca vaccine to would be turned into the high- intensive care units are already herdsmen could burn the nearest protein production arrangements. shown the fox it lacks the power the other taxes are also being Read more. southern part proved so many things. Italy, which one year ago Australia in a bid to address risk "red zone". overloaded", the GIMBE health village with no recourse to law Inadvertently, the cock as middlemen Ogun and Lagos are foremost in the fox attributed to it. Unlike the case imposed one of the first experienced by African and Kenya will consider shortfalls of vaccines. "I'm aware that today's think-tank warned this week, the enforcement if he stood to defend his who regularly drive cows, goats and production of poultry products in in my childhood story, the south national lockdowns, is once other airlines abroad. closing its airspace to a From Monday, schools, r e s t r i c t i o n s w i l l h a v e AFP news agency reported. interest on his farmland. He decided rams to sell in the south showed to Nigeria. This can be easily doubled by needs not do the extreme, but only again struggling to contain the According to Peter shops and restaurants will shut consequences on the education The island of Sardinia is the number of airlines in to stop farming. the south that the south can survive redirecting many unemployed youths use this realization to fortify and rapid spread of infections. in more than half of Italy, of your children, on the only region where infection Mburu for Daily Nation, a response to a new variant of Many farmers in the southwest into poultry production. In a more strengthen its comparative The country has reported without so-called food from the north. including the two most economy and on everyone's rates are low. report by the African the novel coronavirus, growing maize, beans and other crops Equally, it showed that the onion and civilized and well thought out manner, advantages. This being the case, the more than 100,000 Covid- populous regions containing mental health," Mr Draghi said. Italy has had nearly 3.2 Airlines Associations and which is reported to be up to have similar stories to tell. The timid tomatoes growers of these perishable (characteristics of the Yoruba people), erstwhile conception of related deaths, Europe's second Rome and Milan. "But they're necessary to million confirmed infections the Economic Commission 7 0 p e r c e n t m o r e Governors in Yoruba states like products in the north as well as tubers the south could find a way around powerlessness should lead to more highest tally after the UK. Residents will be required to avoid a worsening of the since the outbreak began last for Africa, shows that South transmissible. scared foxes were of no help to their and grains producers in the middle these issues. Nutritional research, protection for farmers all over Italy's vaccination campaign stay home except for work, situation that would require year. Nigeria. March 21, 2021 |17 March 21, 2021 |20 ForeignScene As it is Senators mount pressure The Fox and the Cock in contemporary Nigeria to remove governor over people. They all want to be President, belt do not have identity of interest awareness, and enlightenment can be Vice-President or, at least, Ministers with middlemen cattle sellers. used to draw attention to viable and of Nigeria and were ready to It is normally said that the more nourishing sources of proteins. sex crime compromise the real interests of their consumer is King. This truism was an Chicken broilers can be all over the people. The Governors have a feeble uppermost lesson that can be derived place in just three months. With the he US senators for advisory relation with the police. The from the one-week blockade. Nobody fecundity rate of pigs, pork that is New York joined police structure is under the control of begged the middlemen except one or hygienically grown can be on the Tgrowing calls for cow-loving and cow-owning two jokers who were searching for tables of those who want it in Andrew Cuomo to resign as a President Muhammadu Buhari national relevance who claimed they roughly 6 months. The successful seventh woman came forward (PMB). prevented a civil war. As I said, Mr. Ijebu poverty reduction initiative with allegations of sexual The more powerful south did not Nigeria borrowing a lot of dollars for which has been on for some 20 years misconduct against the his refinery cannot afford a war. His can be easily doubled if not tripled at governor. realize its power as the fox in Nigeria but was afraid of the core north interest is to keep his protected market its current site if capital support is Fellow Democrats Chuck at whatever exchange arrangement he extended by Ijebu people without S c h u m e r a n d K i r s t e n thinking its flowery cock comb was Andrew Cuomo fire until a Sunday Igboho went after prefers (forget about the Central Bank waiting for the government. This can Gillibrand said Mr Cuomo of Nigeria that pretends to be making be duplicated in many southern had "lost the confidence" of Sarkin Fulani of Igangan and the complaint on Friday. "I never By Babafemi A. Badejo, Ph.D such decision), as he exports under states. New Yorkers. OPC went after Iskilu Wakili. Both harassed anyone, I never Actually, the foxy AfCFTA to other African countries. On a longer term of two to three Six women have accused had allegedly been terrorizing and assaulted anyone, I never Videos and pictures of piles of years, the old Western Region Mr Cuomo of unwanted south“ern Nigeria has destroying lives and farmlands in the abused anyone." tomatoes and onions rotting away in ranches created by the Awolowo-led kissing and groping. southwest while the police waited for In their statement, Mr more unrealized he space between the two just one week ruined many farmers Last Friday, another instruction that apparently never came self-government at Ibadan, Shaki, Schumer, who is also the who were not interested in the political woman, a former New York power. The foreign buildings within a compound from Abuja. Ikun, Agege, Ikare, Akunu, Oke- Senate majority leader, and Ms quest for power of control over food reporter, said Mr Cuomo Twhere I grew up as a child at Actually, the foxy southern Ako, Ikorodu and Imeko are mostly Gillibrand, said: "Due to the exchange earning Ijebu-Ode was our play area. Some Nigeria has more unrealized power. security in southern Nigeria. It was too in ruins today; same way the Obudu Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, administering the Covid-19 vaccine on the Head of Service, Alhaja Selimot harassed her. multiple, credible sexual football and running around during The foreign exchange earning black unfortunate that a few greedy ranch lies in waste after being Ottun…recently Cuomo has denied the harassment and misconduct black gold is in the the day and knowledge sharing spot gold is in the south. The south is not individuals could take a very abandoned for many years. These allegations against him and allegations, it is clear that has defied calls to resign from south. The south is not in the evening. It was where we learnt landlocked. It also has arable irrational, thoughtless, decision to old Western Region ranches used to Governor Cuomo has lost the critical thinking through Yoruba blockade compatriots. Attempts to be stocked with cattle imported from Democrats. confidence of his governing landlocked. It also has farmlands. It has more forest and lush "I did not do what has been stories and proverbs. Without greens and lesser dry and dessert divert food products to sell in Mali and Argentina to form a Doctors warn of delayed side partners and the people of New arable farmlands. It knowing it, as children, we were neighbouring countries failed crossbreed that was ok in the humid alleged," Mr Cuomo said lands. It has the seaports. It is more York. Governor Cuomo learning Yoruba philosophy and woefully. None of those countries or environment. These ranches were before facing the seventh should resign.” has more forest and open to investment. 'Mr. Nigeria' or world outlook in a play mode. Out of the real owner of Nigeria sited his even a number of them pulled together built with good facilities, including effects from Moderna vaccine lush greens and lesser interest, an older man shared different petroleum refinery and petrochemical has the purchasing power of Lagos. dams. In Oyo state, about nine African airlines trying to pick stories. His stories were more exciting Of course, reduced availability of ranches in different parts have been participants reported the rash. Of plant in Lagos instead of Kano. It was he rush is on and people M a s s a c h u s e t t s G e n e r a l those small percentage of people dry and dessert lands. because we participated as he got us farm produce resulted in higher prices abandoned, with full facilities for everywhere are trying to these 12, one was misdiagnosed who may develop this side a practical profit-motivated decision Hospital). up the pieces left by Covid-19 to sing songs that accompanied the that were willy-nilly absorbed by farm settlement, segments for animal get their COVID-19 Dr. Blumenthal is the co- with a skin infection and effect. Of the 12 who have It has the seaports. It and not out of love for the southwest. T narratives. At the end of each story he This major investment gives him consumers. In effect, the readiness of husbandry, fishery, poultry and vaccine, and for good reason. But prescribed antibiotics. Others reported cases, only six reported director of the Clinical is more open to asked all the children what lessons Lagosians to purchase onions and piggery, and the part for growing a troubling skin reaction has some t r e a t e d t h e r a s h u s i n g another case after receiving the more power as it also gives Lagosians Epidemiology Program at could be learnt. I learnt about the fox tomatoes from the north should not fodders and crops. Over 16,000 people thinking about pumping Massachusetts General Hospital. corticosteroids, a class of drugs second shot, and none of them investment. 'Mr. counter power. Mr. Nigeria has a and the cock during one of these always be taken for granted. More hectares of land dedicated to cattle the brakes when it comes to the S h e s p e c i a l i z e s i n described by the Cleveland Clinic had a worse reaction the second strong interest in making sure Nigeria Nigeria' or the real knowledge sessions. organically grown onions and ranching in Oyo state, 5,000 hectares Moderna vaccine. Rheumatology, Allergy, and as anti-inflammatory medications time. Three of those people had a avoids war. It is generally known that The fox used to be fearful and tomatoes can be easily increased and for Ikere Gorge Dam, another 5,000 The reaction is known Immunology, which has given used to treat skin conditions and similarly negative reaction to owner of Nigeria sited one can prevent a war by being constantly running away from the this should be done by individuals for Ibarapa ranch, are all in ruins informally as "COVID arm" or her the skills necessary to advise some forms of arthritis. But most their first vaccine and three had a prepared to fight one. But power is his petroleum refinery returning to their farms with self-help "Moderna arm," and it first made on this unusual side effect, of the 12 people originally slightly less negative reaction, cock. One day, the cock crowed unto not only from the barrel of the gun. today. They can be easily revived. defense if necessary. I must hasten to waves in January, as reported by simply because COVID arm is affected by Moderna arm simply according to the findings sent to and petrochemical the fox asking him (fox) to stop There's ample soft power in the Ogun state is not different: in Imeko note that self-defense is not how to run USA Today. And while the size of essentially a delayed, localized used ice and over-the-counter The New England Journal of running away. The fox responded that southwest. It was realized that the sits a ranch of 4,000 hectares the reaction frightened some allergic reaction. anti-allergy medication. Medicine. plant in Lagos instead it had to constantly run away because north-central portion of Nigeria grew a country but with the resistance on abandoned; same with Oke-Ako in people, USA Today reported it The reaction isn't too The thing that sets this apart There is a lot of concern of Kano. It was a it did not want to get burnt by fire. a lot of food that middlemen brought state police and the crippling of Ekiti, with about 12,000 hectares was nothing to worry about. It dissimilar to a mosquito bite, and from other types of allergic around vaccines right now. And The cock was shocked and asked to the south. The core north provided Amotekun by the Federal government lying in ruins. Recently, the turns out they were right. Even the comparison might seem too reactions is the time it takes to when people hear about a 'giant' practical profit- where the fire was. The fox pointed at onions and tomatoes as well as cows, and state Governors, self-help is governors of Oyo and Ogun states though the reaction is thought to simplistic — but it's fairly develop — most cases started six rash that might develop after motivated decision and the beautiful flowery comb (ogbe) sheep and goats. Some food is being becoming welcomed even though we announced intentions to revive these be harmless, The New England accurate. Mosquito bites turn to 11 days after vaccination. A they get their Moderna vaccine, adorning the head of the cock like a produced in the south but the value is must accept it is a road to warlordism ranches. Individuals should step Journal of Medicine has recently red, swell, and itch because the week or so after that and the rash it makes sense that they would be not out of love for the crown and stated that the cock was always discounted when the Yoruba that is best avoided if there are forward with proposals to have these released a new letter advising bite releases chemicals into our was gone. Researchers are still worried. But any given person's southwest. This major carrying fire on its head. The cock speak among themselves. alternatives. Unfortunately, we are Awo legacies revamped. The doctors on how to approach skin that triggers an immune looking into why the rash takes chances of developing Moderna invited the fox to come closer that it Gari, the real staple food in moving in the direction of Somalia. respective state Governments should COVID arm. system response. The Moderna time to appear, however. They ask arm are less than 1 percent, and outh Africa, Nigeria Africa has lost U.S.$.2,7 investment gives him is just a comb and not fire and that it southern Nigeria before rice, is made “All stakeholders and members of be visionary and reasonable enough As the lead author on the paper vaccine does essentially the same anyone who receives the Moderna there is no indication that the and Kenya have been billion, Nigeria U.S.$906 is only meant to attract hens. from cassava tubers largely grown in the Amalgamated Union of Food and with these individual investors. vaccine to report allergic reactions more power as it also Hesitatingly, the fox came closer and Cattle Distributors of Nigeria Meanwhile, as Loupa Pius states, the letter was written in the thing, although the reaction can second round of vaccines will the three African million and Kenya lost the south and middle belt of Nigeria. hopes that more doctors will be palm-sized. A press release to their research registry. create a more aggressive S gives Lagosians touched the comb and discovered the Yams and other tubers are grown in (AUFCDN) in our nationwide strike pointed out, in Nigeria based on countries hardest hit in U.S.$667 million. The become aware of the relatively from Massachusetts General A person's chances of reaction and may, in fact, cause truth. Upon the discovery that the are glad we achieved what we wanted sizes varying from small to giant, the 2020 with the onset of the report notes that many counter power. Mr. the south. There are plantain rare reaction. This will, in turn, Hospital earlier this month developing COVID arm are no reaction at all. Even if it does, cock had no fire, the fox grabbed the plantations all over the place with a to achieve. Since Kogi State Governor prices of cattle range from N60,000 Covid-19 pandemic. South allow doctors to reassure patients referred to it as a "delayed incredibly low — 12 people out of those who have experienced it African airlines risk closing Nigeria has a strong cock, killed it and ate it. We were small production of beans. Palm oil Yahaya Bello begged us on behalf of to N450,000 (1,089.25 USD). In who might be concerned if they allergic immune response." 30,000 comes out to less than 0.05 have recovered completely African Airways has been down due to liquidity crisis asked to draw lessons from the story. and fruits and vegetables, including the Federal Government of Nigeria, Somalia, cattle with an average body developed the signature raised red "For most people who are percent. Dr. Freeman voiced some without lasting effects. floundering financially for caused by the Covid-19 interest in making The one I remembered was that we tomatoes were grown before the huge we agreed to call off the nationwide weight of 300kg is sold at about rash. experiencing this, we believe it's concern the number might be As Dr. Blumenthal put it in a number of years and has pandemic which worsened sure Nigeria avoids should be very skillful in life and not investments in river basin authorities strike today” declared the AUFCDN USD300.The most current price of "Our immediate goal is to make tied to the body's immune system slightly higher, as the original 12 her letter, "Whether you've r e c e i v e d n u m e r o u s their indebtedness to banks, disclose our source of power to all over the country. The northwest President, Muhammed Tahir in calling cows in South Sudan is about 307- physicians and other care going to work," says Dr. Esther were only those who developed experienced a rash at the government bailouts to a i r c r a f t l e s s o r s a n d war. It is generally strangers. portion of Nigeria did very well by the blockade to a close. 460 US Dollars. In Uganda, it is providers aware of this possible Freeman, director of Global the rash eight or more days after injection site right away or this remain in the skies. With My Sagamu-based retired realizing a tomato and onion In the aftermath of the blockade, USD246. The south has a chance to vaccination. But she also manufacturers, and which known that one can delayed reaction, so they are not Health Dermatology at MGH, delayed skin reaction, neither engineer-friend wanted to reinvent revolution. Protein was largely people in the south must begin to look renegotiate prices by importing beef cautioned that people have l e n g t h y l o c k d o w n has left them running on alarmed, but instead well- and a co-author of the letter. condition should prevent you prevent a war by himself by becoming a farmer. He livestock (goats and cows) from the inwards, the nature of the in the frozen state or on the hoof. I allergic reactions to standard measures and the curtailing survival mode. Another informed and equipped to advise The initial cases of this side from getting the second dose of wanted to provide progressive north or, better put, in transit through dependencies, interdependencies read a compatriot writing about their patients accordingly," wrote vaccines as well. the vaccine." of flights both locally and casualty is Air Namibia, being prepared to effect were recorded after 12 political leadership to southwest northern Nigeria from Chad and should be examined in the light of the PMB when he was GMB banning Dr. Kimberly G. Blumenthal (via And there is good news for internationally, the airline's which has closed its doors people out of 30,000 trial fight one. But power is farmers to make them produce more Niger Republic. It is a myth that intentions behind the blockade, importation of beef. I do not know if plight has worsened. recently. By April 2020, not only from the food. He invested a lot on farming in Nigeria produces a lot of cattle, goats consumption patterns, demands could this is fake news. Fake or not, the Covid-19 pandemic: Italy to shut shops, schools amid infection spike Nigeria is still grappling flight departures in Africa Yewa part of Yorubaland to produce and sheep. Sure, northern Nigeria be tamed to explore substitute, and situation today is different. Nigeria's with the relaunch of a were estimated to be about barrel of the gun. plantains. He got to his farm one day produces some but the large portion is options available around, subsistence obligation under AfCFTA makes hops, restaurants and has been hit by delays, as has health or other essential even stricter measures." national carrier, while 95% lower, compared to a and found cows eating up his freshly imported from Niger Republic and farming for individual families should importation of foods and livestock a schools will be closed been seen elsewhere in the reasons. Cases have been rising across Kenya joins many countries global decline of 78%. growing plantain suckers. He shouted. Chad. be embraced more. kosher business. Before the ranches Sacross most of Italy on European Union. The extra restrictions would Italy for the past six weeks, in shedding jobs in the Kenya is the third worst A Bororo herdsman asked him why The recent weeklong food Finally, integrated ranching should become operational in 2-3 years, Monday, with PM Mario Last week the government in last until Easter, Mr Draghi's exceeding 25,000 a day. sector. Further cutbacks on hit country on the continent he was shouting and disturbing the blockade that saw the food be beefed up. The southern Governors Botswana and South Africa are Draghi warning of a "new Rome blocked the export of office said, and over the Easter In a majority of the country's flights, the inability to pay in the air travel business by feeding cows. He told me he meekly transporting middlemen from the can use some of the percentages of alternative sources of supplies. wave" of the coronavirus 250,000 doses of the Oxford- weekend the whole country regions "hospitals and above all landing costs and various the Covid-19 pandemic. left as he was worried that the north of Nigeria clamped on the their revenue to beef up on alternative The cock has inadvertently outbreak. AstraZeneca vaccine to would be turned into the high- intensive care units are already herdsmen could burn the nearest protein production arrangements. shown the fox it lacks the power the other taxes are also being Read more. southern part proved so many things. Italy, which one year ago Australia in a bid to address risk "red zone". overloaded", the GIMBE health village with no recourse to law Inadvertently, the cock as middlemen Ogun and Lagos are foremost in the fox attributed to it. Unlike the case imposed one of the first experienced by African and Kenya will consider shortfalls of vaccines. "I'm aware that today's think-tank warned this week, the enforcement if he stood to defend his who regularly drive cows, goats and production of poultry products in in my childhood story, the south national lockdowns, is once other airlines abroad. closing its airspace to a From Monday, schools, r e s t r i c t i o n s w i l l h a v e AFP news agency reported. interest on his farmland. He decided rams to sell in the south showed to Nigeria. This can be easily doubled by needs not do the extreme, but only again struggling to contain the According to Peter shops and restaurants will shut consequences on the education The island of Sardinia is the number of airlines in to stop farming. the south that the south can survive redirecting many unemployed youths use this realization to fortify and rapid spread of infections. in more than half of Italy, of your children, on the only region where infection Mburu for Daily Nation, a response to a new variant of Many farmers in the southwest into poultry production. In a more strengthen its comparative The country has reported without so-called food from the north. including the two most economy and on everyone's rates are low. report by the African the novel coronavirus, growing maize, beans and other crops Equally, it showed that the onion and civilized and well thought out manner, advantages. This being the case, the more than 100,000 Covid- populous regions containing mental health," Mr Draghi said. Italy has had nearly 3.2 Airlines Associations and which is reported to be up to have similar stories to tell. The timid tomatoes growers of these perishable (characteristics of the Yoruba people), erstwhile conception of related deaths, Europe's second Rome and Milan. "But they're necessary to million confirmed infections the Economic Commission 7 0 p e r c e n t m o r e Governors in Yoruba states like products in the north as well as tubers the south could find a way around powerlessness should lead to more highest tally after the UK. Residents will be required to avoid a worsening of the since the outbreak began last for Africa, shows that South transmissible. scared foxes were of no help to their and grains producers in the middle these issues. Nutritional research, protection for farmers all over Italy's vaccination campaign stay home except for work, situation that would require year. Nigeria. March 21, 2021 |19 March 21, 2021 |6 CampusTakes News Business Border communities owe Don't give up! 26-year-old Israel Idudje allegiance to smugglers, not Nigeria – Customs CG counsels people with disabilities Expert says blockage exposed esidents of border t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n communities team up protecting lives and property Nigeria's food production flaw srael Idudje, a 300 level with smugglers to with a mandate that the student in the R thwart efforts of the Nigeria country's Global Security he recent food blockage sector until they perceive an ease IDepartment of Customs Service (NCS) to curb Index be improved. from the northern part i n t h e c u r r e n t t e n s i o n Information Systems at the illegal entry of contraband into “It is imperative that our Tof Nigeria to the south surrounding the industry. Federal University of the country, Comptroller- ranking in the Global Security has further exposed the flaw in Agbugba, who is also the Technology, Akure has General of the service, Col. Index improves, and I am food production, processing International Coordinator of counselled people living Hameed Ali (retd.), has alleged. using this medium to call on all and marketing in the country, Africa Agriculture Agenda, with disabilities like him not A l i t o l d t h e H o u s e security agencies to step up and the need to strengthen the noted that the problem led to the to give up despite their Committee on Customs and their activities towards nation's agriculture sector. sharp decline in the price of challenges because one day Excise recently that the achieving this goal. I assure North-based Amalgamated tomatoes by over 70 per cent in soon things will change. indigenes feel they owe the you that the administration Union of Foodstuff and Cattle the north during the crisis. country no allegiance because will give the much needed Dealers of Nigeria had blocked “On Thursday, March 4, 2021, Idudje in spite of of the absence of government support to you in your movement of food items to the when the ban on the supply of suffering from paraplegia, presence in their communities. operations,” he said. south, in protest against the select food items were lifted, a the loss of muscle function The absence of government President Buhari urged the alleged killing of its members basket of tomatoes, which costs in the lower half of the body, presence, according to him, NIS to collaborate with and destruction of their about N20,000 (about $49), including both legs, is makes them to hate Customs i n t e r n a t i o n a l s e c u r i t y property during the #End dropped to N9,000 and less, due unrelenting in his and its operatives. organisations, such as the SARS protests and Shasha to surplus and considering its INTERPOL, in securing the market crisis. perishable nature,” he said. determined efforts to build a Israel Idudje Ali also explained that the future for himself and long stretch and porous nature borders. The blockage, which lasted According to him, apart from contribute to the building of of the country's borders make it “As a security agency, I few days, resulted in food the consequent onerous a better society. not gain admission that year until in the hostel. This has helped me a almost impossible for Customs charge you to be relentless in scarcity in the south, and supply economic burden, the crisis Narrating his story, he 2017 when I made it to FUTA to lot. It's about proper planning and to operate optimally. carrying out your statutory glut in the north. In a chat with could further lead to drop in duties of keeping our borders said "I woke up one night at study Information Systems." organisation. Planning is He said the NCS was not Financial Street, Advisory taxes, loss of job opportunities, safe while you ensure that Former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba receiving his first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine being age four, wanting to use the He said his ultimate ambition sustaining me. Sometimes I get present in some parts of the Board member of African inflation and ultimately hamper criminal elements don't find administered by the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker toilet and I staggered. That was to acquire a degree at the stigmatized, but because I am Northeast, especially the area Council for Trade, Tourism and the growth of the Nigerian ...he aspires to be a Nigeria as a safe haven to hide Investment, Dr. Ikechi was all , I lost the use of nation's best university of focused, I keep moving and put covering Yobe and Adamawa economy. a n d p e r p e t r a t e t h e i r Agbugba, pointed out the effect both legs. All medical efforts technology and thereafter build a System such behind me." states. His words, “Among other criminality. of the food blockage to the e c o n o m i c i n d i c a t o r s , to restore the legs to future in his chosen professional Administrator“ in the According to him, he aspires According to him, the Army “I urge you to actively country's agriculture sector. unemployment will rise, crime function properly failed. My line. to be a System Administrator in has requested all para-military future, proffering collaborate with International He said, “Indeed, food rate may increase thereby further parents tried their best, all to On how he is coping with the future, proffering solutions to personnel to withdraw from the Africa's LNG will be fastest Security Organisations, like supply chains and items in weakening the political and socio- no avail. But with their help lecture attendance, practical and solutions to societal societal problems. He also wants area to allow the military take and encouragement, I started other academic activities, he said charge, pending the return of t h e I N T E R P O L , i n Nigeria are increasingly getting economic equilibrium between to be an encourager to others who safeguarding our borders. my elementary school at "as a person living with disabilities, problems. He also normalcy. expensive, especially in the the north and the south. are in his condition. Remember that a safe border is Seventh-Day Adventist I am determined to become wants to be an He said: “We are currently southern region. Hence, the “This is an eye-opener for the He describes FUTA as a great a prerequisite for a safe Nur/Pry School, Ile-Ife and someone successful and have a taking some steps to make sure –Report need to improve on the scope of south, since it gives everyone the institution where one can get the growing by 2040 encourager to Nation. farming, cultivation and finished in 2009 . Thereafter better future. This goal keeps me that those who are able to idea of what to expect in future. I best and be prepared for the “You must develop strong merchandising. “Among other hope the leaders and stakeholders I proceeded to Kings Will going. Whenever I have lectures or others who are in smuggle rice and other future. Israel has not lost the hope working relationships and ties frica's Liquefied outlining the investment and In addition to rendering in- – Africa Oil and Power will dangers associated with the of economic development in the College, Ile Ife, Osun State practicals, for instance if it's at 8am, prohibited items do not profit his condition of walking again. “I believe one w i t h t h e international N a t u r a l G a s development opportunities depth analysis of production host a series of technical increase is the quantity of spoilt region will learn from this to and finished in 2015. I could I leave 2 hours ahead, though I stay from them. That is why on an day I will walk again” he says occasional basis, we carry out community and friendly Aconsumption and w i t h i n A f r i c a ' s L N G and export potential through workshops featuring leading items, in the case of perishable enable them encourage huge food with optimism. raids on warehouses and market nations as it relates to migration production is set to become landscape.” a global gas forecast, it also industry voices in Maputo, foods.” He added that food supplies, thus enhancing, as well stores where these illicit things management; adopt and one of the fastest growing With African natural gas detailed the role of LNG in which will be broadcast supply could discourage as ensuring food security in the are stored. implement workable strategies sub-sectors globally through consumption expected to advancing Africa's energy virtually to local and global investors from making serious region.” “I must say this: the borders from them while also sharing 2040, a new report has grow at an average of 3.3 per transition; facilitating local audiences. commitments in the agriculture of Nigeria are long and porous. your best practices. forecast. cent per year, to reach capacity building and “Mozambique has garnered “Frontline workers and From Badagry to Mfom, there The report, 'Africa Energy approximately 195 billion knowledge transfer; and significant international is no way 15,536 officers will operators should remember that Series: Africa LNG Special cubic metres in 2025 and up to attention due to significant Nigeria records N9.12tn they are our windows to the meeting outstanding power block those entrances, even if Report 2021', was launched 380bcm in 2050, the report generation needs across the offshore gas discoveries, we deploy everybody in the world. They must show the best recently by the Africa Oil and face of Nigeria at all times,” the identifies new and emerging continent via gas-to-power equating to approximately 100 in foreign trade – NBS service. During the dry season, Power. gas markets, provides insight trillion cubic feet and President added. potential. n the fourth quarter of 2020, from Seme to Mfom, it is It said, “Africa Oil and into several large and small- corresponding to large-scale crude oil remained the porous and motorable and The President hailed Interior “Aligned with the rise of Nigeria recorded N9.12tn in Power has launched its scale projects across the LNG developments, including predominant export, which was motorcycles can move freely. Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, for LNG hotspots across the foreign trade, the National 'Africa Energy Series: Africa continent and delineates key Total's Mozambique LNG and I valued at N2.42tn (81.02 per cent consistently pushing for the continent – in which There is no way we can Bureau of Statistics (NBC) of total exports), while non-crude completion of the Technology LNG Special Report 2021' success factors of project Mozambique is set to become ExxonMobil's Rovuma LNG,” eliminate smuggling. disclosed recently. oil valued at N568.2bn, or 18.98 Building, which will serve as dedicated exclusively to financing and execution. it added. “Secondly, most of these a global gas exporter by 2023 T h e f i g u r e , r e l e a s e d per cent of total export during the the Command and Control communities do not have any represented an increase of 8.9 per review period. According to the Centre of the NIS, as well as feel of government. We have cent over the level recorded in the data, the major export trading the repository of personal data used our resources to sink third quarter, but 9.9 per cent partners in Q4 2020 included of Nigerians and expatriates FIRS: Fowler’s probe begins as EFCC arraigns boreholes and build clinics for lower when compared to the India, Spain, South Africa, resident in Nigeria. them, even though there is an fourth quarter of 2019. While the Netherlands and United States of Aregbesola assured the agency created to ensure that export component of trade stood America, with percentage shares nation that the security UI, LASU, UNILAG ranked these people get a feel of directors, others for N4.5bn fraud at N3.19tn, an increase of 6.7 per of 17.12 per cent, 9.81 per cent, challenges facing the country government. These people Finance), Amina Sidi cent over the preceding quarter 8.03 per cent, 6.09 per cent and w e r e t e m p o r a l a n d he probe of the tenure misappropriation of funds court for a date to commence (communities) do not feel they but a drop of 33 per cent over the 5.3 per cent respectively. surmountable. of Babatunde Fowler (Finance and Account t o t h e t u n e o f trial. The defendants, owe allegiance to the country. previous year, the share of exports While the major import trading The minister said the as Chairman of the department), Umar Aliyu N4,558,160,676. through their counsel, among top 800 world varsities “Our biggest problem is that T in total trade declined to 35 per partners were China, India, USA, “weakest link” had been the land Federal Inland Revenue Aduka (Internal Audit), One of the charges said prayed the court to grant these border communities gang cent from 47 per cent a year Netherlands and Denmark, at he University of Ibadan, borders, assuring that the S e r v i c e ( F I R S ) h a s Mbura Mustapha (Deputy between January, 2017 and them bail. bracket; LASU, 501–600th; the top 20 under the current than 1,500 universities across up with smugglers to fight earlier. Total imports increased by 28.28 per cent, 8.54 per cent, 7.57 Lagos State University, Technology Building would play Manager), Obi Okeke and UNILAG 601–800th. methodology (launched in 93 countries and regions. Customs officers. They burn our commenced. D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 8 , t h e Justice Ojukwu granted 10.1 per cent to a record high of per cent, 7.16 per cent and 5.40 and the University of a pivotal role in control of illegal Malachy (Services Group), N5.93tn, relative to the preceding T Covenant University ranked 2011). The rating is based on 13 vehicles, kill our officers In 2019, it was reported defendants and some other b a i l i n t h e s u m o f per cent. During the review Lagos have ranked among the migration. within the band of Reacting, the acting Vice- carefully calibrated because they don't have any feel that President Muhammadu Obaje Napoleon Adofu FIRS staff conspired to N100million each and quarter, and 10.8 per cent over the quarter, Nigeria imported goods top 800 universities in the He said the Visa-on-Arrival 801–1000th; the University of Chancellor of LASU, Prof. performance indicators that of government. So, they believe Buhari queried Fowler for (Head of Budget), Udo- conceal funds which are sureties in like sum. corresponding year. It showed mainly from Asia, valued at world. policy of the Federal Government Nigeria, Nsukka, and Obafemi Oyedamola Oke, expressed measure an institution's that they owe allegiance to those poor revenue collections Inyang Effiong Alfred proceeds of an unlawful The sureties must be that imports also accounted for 65 N2.85tn (48.06 per cent of total This was recently contained gets proper documentation of all Awolowo University placed delight with the rating of performance across four areas – smugglers because they give (Officer II) and Benjamin per cent of total trade, compared to imports), followed by Europe at in the 2021 Times Higher entrants and sharing with between 2015 and 2018. activities to wit: corruption, Nigerians residing in Abuja, 1001+. LASU as the second-best teaching, research, knowledge them employment.” 53 per cent the previous year. N2.16tn (36.5 per cent), America Education World University international security structures to The query signed by the Jiya (Assistant Director) . f r a u d a n d c r i m i n a l have a landed property The ranking showed that of university in Nigeria. transfer, and international Also, President Muhammadu Trade deficit rose to its highest at N702.5bn (11.86 per cent), Africa Ranking . It ranked UI, LASU, ensure tight surveillance and late Chief of Staff, Abba Two years ago, Hena and misappropriation of funds. within the jurisdiction of the the six Nigerian universities Oke said the new status of outlook. Buhari has directed the Nigeria level and a fifth consecutive at N190.1bn (3.21 per cent) and and UNILAG as first, second, compliance, while announcing a Kyari, was titled “RE: Auta were arrested but later “You thereby committed court and provide evidence listed in THE 2021 Emerging the university is “This year's ranking analysed Immigration Service (NIS) to quarterly deficit at -N2.73tn, an Oceania at N22.3bn (0.38 per cent). and third respectively in review period of stay from 90 released by the EFCC, over Economies University heartwarming, and a further more than 80 million citations improve surveillance and Budgeted FIRS Collections an offence contrary to of tax clearance. increase of 14.30 per cent Imports from the Economic Nigeria. days to 30 days. Rankings, UI and UNN scored attestation to her quality across over 13 million research control around the nation's and actual collections”. a multi-billion naira section 18 and punishable The defendants must compared to the preceding Community of West African States Privately-owned Covenant He said 50 per cent of all one per cent in international teaching, research exploits, publications and included borders to secure the country Last week, the Economic scandal. under section 15(2) (a) and deposit their travelling quarter. On a yearly basis, total accounted for N22.5bn (0.4 per cent University, Ota, Ogun State, immigration personnel will students enrolment, while and robust service delivery. survey responses from 22,000 against foreigners who want to and Financial Crimes The officials were grilled ( 3 ) o f t h e M o n e y documents with the court trade was valued at N32.42tn in of the value of total imports). was ranked fourth ahead of henceforth work at the nation's LASU, UNILAG, CU, and Oke noted that without the scholars globally. make Nigeria their operation C o m m i s s i o n ( E F C C ) for allegedly diverting Laundering (Prohibition) and must seek permission 2020 – 10.3 per cent less than the The NBS data added that, on a the Federal Government- borders. OAU had no record of student unwavering support and “Trusted worldwide by field. about N6billion tax funds value recorded in 2019. yearly basis, Asia also accounted for owned University of Nigeria, NIS Comptroller-General, arraigned Peter Hena, ex- Act, 2011 ( as amended by before travelling out of the enrolment in this category. commitment of all students, teachers, President Buhari gave the While the value of total imports the largest imports to Nigeria, with Nsukka, which came fifth; Muhammed Babandede, said FIRS Coordinating Director that should have gone to the Act No. 1 of 2021)”, it read. country. The University of Oxford stakeholders to the “LASU governments, and industry order at the virtual inauguration in 2020 stood at N19.898tn, or 49.3 per cent of total imports, valued and Obafemi Awolowo the Technology Building and eight others before Nigerian government. The defendants pleaded The matter was adjourned tops the rankings for the fifth Project”, the feat would have experts, this year's league table of the NIS Technology Building 17.3 per cent higher than 2019, at N9.81tn in 2020, followed by University, sixth in Nigeria. remained the best project the Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Today, the EFCC docked “not guilty” when the till June 14, 15, 23, 24, 28, consecutive year, while been unattainable. provides great insight into the in Abuja. total exports was valued at Europe at N6.63tn (33.3 per cent) A breakdown of the service had ever initiated and them on a 42- count charge mainland China's Tsinghua The Times Higher shifting balance of power in The President also instructed Federal High Court in Abuja. charges were read to them. 29, 2021 for commencement N12.52tn, or 34.8 per cent less and America, which recorded ranking further showed that completed since it was University becomes the first Education World University global higher education,” THE all security agencies to raise They are Mohammed bordering on corruption, Prosecuting counsel, of trial. than in 2019. N2.64tn or 13.2 per cent of total UI ranked within 401-500th established in 1958. Asian university to break into Rankings 2021 include more added. Bello Auta (Director of f r a u d a n d c r i m i n a l Ekele Iheanacho, asked the Further analysis showed that imports. March 21, 2021 |8 March 21, 2021 |18 News Tech&Gadgets Editorial ...with John Awe Over N41bn UBEC fund 9mobile upgrades offerings un-accessed –Executive Sec. Glo, 9mobile, Airtel in N400 million on MiFi, Router devices h e E x e c u t i v e constituency projects. network to provide internet Now that we have the vaccine S e c r e t a r y , The executive secretary lawsuit over caller tune services for up to 30 devices. Universal Basic T added that out of the 2,895 “We are committed to Education Commission, constituency projects have infringed on his intellectual works. p r o v i d i n g a ff o r d a b l e The Federal Government, the our scientists should come U B E C , D r H a m i d awarded, 939 had been offerings, especially as B o b o y y i , s a y s o v e r completed as at March 8, According to court papers, he other day, received 3.92 wants a court order compelling COVID-19 has altered the up with a home grown N41.06billion UBEC 2021 while a total of 1,956 world of work. matching grants is lying projects were ongoing. the defendants to individually million doses of the Oxford- pay him N100 million each “Nowadays, more people vaccine and we applaud all unaccessed despite the On fund utilisation, Mr (totalling N400 million) as are working remotely as they AstraZeneca COVID-19 poor state of many primary Boboyyi said over N5.35 on-going efforts to achieve damages for infringement on his need affordable data to schools across the country. billion representing 18 per vaccines. These vaccines were intellectual property. deliver their tasks and stay this. If India can Mr Boboyyi disclosed cent had been utilised as at connected online with M e a n w h i l e , i n i t s i g e r i a ' s this in Abuja recently while March 2021. colleagues and business promptly cascaded to states successfully do it, we should counterclaim, the third telecommunication presenting the 2020 Capital He however lamented that associates. defendant (Globacom) denied company, 9mobile, with Ogun State emerging as Budget Performance to the many challenges, including N “Our refreshed MiFi and also be able to come up with that it had committed any has upgraded its MiFi and Senate Committee on Basic disruption of academic Router offers will see our the first state to receive the infringement on the plaintiff's Router offerings in a bid to a vaccine too. and Secondary Education. activities due to COVID-19 customers enjoying more for work. continue to enable its Giving a breakdown of pandemic, delayed the less. For instance, a vaccines. It averred that the fourth c u s t o m e r s w i t h m o r e While we are looking at m a t c h i n g g r a n t release of capital allocation customer gets a 20GB defendant (Mobileexcetera) affordable and super fast data. Promptly, health workers, who implementation by states during the year. instant sign-up data bonus orthodox medicine vaccine, had agreed to provide it with At a virtual unveiling of the since 2017, he said while 32 He also said general and additional 15GB data the caller tunes. It added that it o f f e r r e c e n t l y, C h i e f are on the frontline, have s t a t e s a n d t h e F C T every month for 12 months, we should not close the door insecurity in some parts of b e l i e v e d i t h a d t h e Commercial Officer, 9mobile, implemented the 2017 plus a free MiFi device at been the first set of recipients the country militated against authorisation of owners of the Stjepan Udovicic, disclosed on herbal medicine. Some projects, four states had yet N36,000. successful implementation tunes. that it demonstrated 9mobile`s of the vaccine. Political to do that. Segun Ogunsanya “Also, customers will get of the budgets. Globacom argued that based commitment to boosting herbs like bitter kola and The executive secretary 30GB instant sign-up data A member of the senate Federal High Court is million cumulatively against the c u s t o m e r s b y s o m e on the fourth defendant's individuals and businesses leaders and the elderly have listed the four states as bonuses and additional bitter leaf have been touted committee and senator c u r r e n t l y defendants for infringing on his t e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s memorandum of understanding w i t h a f f o r d a b l e d a t a Anambra, Imo, Kaduna 20GB every month for 12 also received the jabs. representing Imo West, adjudicating over a intellectual property. companies. with one Shetade Images on connectivity. as panacea to viral diseases and Kwara. Rochas Okorocha, urged A He had downloaded the months, plus a free Router copyright matter involving a He also asked the court to February 13, 2017, it believed “Customers can now get up We, however, view the comment device,'' he said. He also said that 30 UBEC to ensure that school Nigerian artiste, Bright Okiki, issue a perpetual injunction song from Airtel, to be sure it could rely on the fourth to 380GB for N60,000, plus a and the confirmation of the Udovicic added that the states and the FCT children adapted to the and telecommunication restraining the defendants from and had also found out from defendant to provide it with free router device valid for one by the Kogi State Governor, MiFi and Router devices efficacy or otherwise of implemented matching technologically advancing companies. continued use of his work. the Globacom website that the caller tunes. year and up to 200GB at also came with other variant Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to the grants projects in 2018, but world. The defendants in the suit The case, which was slated his music was listed as a The third defendant said in N36,000, plus a free MiFi data offers. these herbal remedies is six states – Anambra, Imo, Senator Okorocha stressed are Emerging Markets for continuation last Tuesday, c a l l e r t u n e . H e a l s o t h e m e m o r a n d u m , M r. device also valid for one year. effect that he would not take “For MiFi`s, there are Kaduna, Kwara, Ogun and the need to place more Telecommunication Services could not proceed as the court, downloaded the same from Oritsefemi, a co-copyright “MiFi devices can be long overdue. three more variants where Plateau – had yet to e m p h a s i s o n e n d i n g Ltd, Airtel, Globacom and presided by Justice Nicholas Globacom. owner of the song, had given connected to a cellular the COVID-19 vaccine as customers can get a sign-up implement them. insecurity in the north where Mobilexcetra Ltd. Oweibo, did not sit. Mr. Okiki explained that his his consent. network to provide internet With the arrival of the COVID- data bonus and additional highly unbecoming in view of “Eight states have attacks on schools had The plaintiff, who authored In his statement of claim, the legal team had then printed The defendant averred that services for up to ten devices, data starting from N16,000,” 19 vaccines, humanity can implemented the 2019 become the order of the day. the song, 'Gba gbe boshe sele,' plaintiff averred that he had paid them out as evidence before the song had since been w h i l e r o u t e r s c a n b e he noted. the constant threat posed by matching grants projects, 28 He further lamented the featuring Oritsefemi, alleged to feature the star artiste, officially writing to the removed as a caller tune and connected to a cellular now heave a huge sigh of companies. the virus to human lives. The states and FCT have yet to persistent out-of-school that the defendants used the Oritsefemi, in his song to get denied liability. relief that the virus is about implement them. In 2020, children challenge which he song as caller tunes without his more acceptability. Mr. Okiki, therefore, sought In its counterclaim, the decision to play the ostrich is no state implemented the said required a new approach authorisation. He added that he was still a declaration that he is the first defendant denied liability Globacom takes second spot as to be over powered. But, we matching grants projects,” to tackle. I n s u i t n u m b e r working on promoting his song exclusive owner of the for any infringement, citing a also unfortunate as the he said. Meanwhile, the Chairman, FHC/L/CS/1776/17, the when people drew his attention musical work 'Gbagbe Boshe similar memorandum of Airtel drops to number three pandemic is real beyond caution that the observance Mr Boboyyi further Senate Committee on Basic plaintiff is claiming N400 to his song being showcased to Sele' and that the defendants understanding. of COVID-19 protocols of explained that states had yet and Secondary Education, elecom operator, reasonable doubt. to access the 2020 grants Sen. Akon Eyakenyi, said the Globacom, has once wearing face masks, social because it was only opened team was at UBEC to assess Tagain overtaken its The ideal thing is that everybody for access towards the end of its activities in line with its NITDA begins digital literacy, skills' programme rival, Airtel, by garnering a should receive the vaccine. distancing and regular the year. mandate. 27.32 per cent telephone He said over N29.75 “UBEC is a major agency …targets 540 youths from each state market share, while Airtel's We welcome the decision to handwashing should not be billion was received by the under this committee share of the market dropped give the vulnerable priority jettisoned. Rather, the commission, representing because the foundation of h e N a t i o n a l youths from each state of the to 26.73 percent. 99.92 per cent as at Dec. 31, education begins with I n f o r m a t i o n Federation and the Federal This emerged from the protocols should be 2020, while contracts worth latest statistics released by in the administration of the UBEC. If we miss it at this TT e c h n o l o g y Capital Territory, Abuja. enforced and imbibed as an over N27.57 billion were level it will be difficult to D e v e l o p m e n t A g e n c y Besides, no fewer than t h e N i g e r i a n vaccine. awarded for the 2,895 get it right,” he said. (NITDA) has commenced 20,000 Nigerians would C o m m u n i c a t i o n s It is our considered opinion that entrenched way of life digital literacy and skills benefit from the programme as Commission (NCC) for the MTN ended January Programme for states in registration for the first phase month of January. with 79,03 million, down Zenith Bank, 10 others drag accordance with Digital of the programme commenced The statistics also showed from 80.76 million in Literacy and Skills pillar of recently. However, beneficiary that the sector lost a total of December 2020. stock market lower by 0.60% the National Digital Economy states for the first phase were 3.94 million telephone Globacom lost 245,627 Policy and Strategy for a Gombe, Kano, Lagos and subscribers across all subscribers, dropping from he Nigerian stock depreciation of -8.33 per Digital Nigeria. Rivers States as schedule for networks in the month under 54.84 million subscribers it market contracted cent. The programme tagged the subsequent phases would review. had in December last year Tlast Thursday amid Sectoral performance was “Digital States Programme” be advertised in due course. G l o b a c o m ' s l a t e s t to 54.59 million in the renewed bearish activity, as positive as four of the five was designed as one of the Also, further information advancement closes the gap period under review. heavyweight stocks such as indices tracked closed in the strategies of the National and registration guidelines on MTN Nigeria which 9mobile lost the least Zenith Bank, United Bank green territory. Digital Economy Policy and would be found on the NITDA holds a 39.54 shares of the number of subscribers at Speed up Adigbe-Opako road project for Africa and Dangote The banking, insurance Strategy for the Digital A c a d e m y w e b s i t e : market. 173,567, reducing its Cement closed in the red and consumer goods Nigeria. https://academy.nitda.gov.ng/ Airtel and MTN lost over subscriber base to 12.80 territory. indices rose by 0.01 per This was aimed at equipping public/digital-skills three million subscribers million in January, from want to start by However, I would want A b i o d u n - l e d did to Opako culvert, youths with the necessary As a result, the All-Share cent, 0.69 per cent and 0.42 NITDA, which is a Federal forcing a dip in the industry's t h e 1 2 . 9 8 m i l l i o n commending the digital literacy skills that would to urge the state government. before it was restored by Index of the Nigerian Stock Government's agency under telephone base to 199.86 subscriber base it had in per cent respectively, as the facilitate Nigeria's transition to O g u n S t a t e government to expedite As the wet season is the state government. Exchange fell by 0.60 per the supervision of the Federal million subscribers in December 2020. I oil and gas index closed digital economy, especially IT Ministry of Communications Governor, Prince Dapo work on Panseke- here, work should be Therefore, I want to cent to 38,697.17 points. flat. January, against the 204.14 The massive loss of Management of Productivity and Digital Economy was subscribers accounted for Abiodun, for his sped up on the project, to The share prices of In contrast, the industrial standardization, application, systems application and million subscribers recorded Adigbe-Opako-Obada appeal to our listening Tools; Understanding Digital established in April 2001 to its displacement from the administration's strides in prevent recurrence of D A N G C E M , index dip by 1.70 per cent. Marketing and Basics of coordination, monitoring, development in Nigeria for in the preceding month. Road. Though the road governor, to ensure the implement the Nigerian A break down of the loss number two position ZENITHBANK and UBA Meanwhile, trading C o n t e n t C r e a t i o n a n d Information Technology evaluation and regulation of public and private sectors, the road infrastructure, was part of the projects flooding which wrecked project is delivered showed that Airtel was the which Globacom now fell by 3.51 per cent, 1.38 activity was weak as total E n t r e p r e n e u r i a l S k i l l s Policy as well as coordinate Information Technology urban-rural development, the particularly its decision to s e r i o u s h a v o c , worst hit, as it lost a holds with 27.32 percent of left uncompleted by the before the wet season per cent and 0.71 per cent deals, volume and value of including Basics of Career general IT development and practices, activities and economy and the government; complete the road last administration, its especially at Opako peaks. respectively. stocks fell. Development. systems in Nigeria; provide and accelerate internet and whopping 2.21 million market share. Airtel makes regulation in the country. do with 26.73 percent of projects abandoned by Smurfit Kappa Group led Thus, the total volume of In a statement by NITDA's Specifically, Section 6(a, b, c & guidelines to facilitate the intranet penetration in Nigeria subscribers, bring its importance, perhaps area, last year. the market. the gainers' table by 10 per trade declined by 54.01 per Head, Corporate Affairs and m) of the NITDA Act, 2007 e s t a b l i s h m e n t a n d and promote sound internet subscriber base to 53.42 the immediate past n e c e s s i t a t e d i t s Residents in the area Abiodun Sheriff, 9mobile holds on to the c e n t , w h i l e A f r i c a n cent to 169.35 million units External Relations, Mrs. mandated NITDA to create a maintenance of appropriate governance by giving effect million in January, from the administration in Ogun will not forget in a jiffy, Asiriabo, Adigbe, remaining 6.41 percent of continuation by the Alliance Insurance topped valued at N2.12bn in 3,568 Hadiza Umar, the programme framework for the planning, i n f r a s t r u c t u r e f o r to the Second Schedule of the 55.64 million recorded in State. the market share. the damage the flood Abeokuta the losers table with a price deals. aimed at training about 540 research, development, information technology and Act December 2020. 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Sp...with Karyodet Somosrin Iheanacho celebrates Mothers' Day with hat trick elechi Iheanacho registered his first Kever Premier League hattrick on a day when Leicester cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Sheffield United. The performance is the culmination of a new found partnership between Jamie Vardy and Iheanacho who has now scored in his last three matches for his club. He dedicated his hattrick to women all over the world. W i t h t h i s s t e r l i n g p e r f o r m a n c e K e l e c h i Iheanacho, who was dropped from the Super Eagles squad to the last Nations Cup in Egypt, is firing warning shots to the Squirrels of Benin Republic and Crocodiles of Lesotho who will face the Super Eagles later this month. it looks like Chris Wilder was not the problem at Sheffield United. In their first match for nearly five years since separating from the manager who inspired their rise from League One to the top flight, the Blades fell to Kelechi Iheanacho with the match ball at the post match conference their heaviest defeat of a harrowing season. header towards the far post, but his strike inside the far post defending. Leicester, eager to solidify Aaron Ramsdale reacted from the edge of the area. The Blades backline applied their position in the top four, quickly to tip the ball onto the There were more goals on n o p r e s s u r e , a l l o w i n g could have won by even post. offer if Leicester continued to Iheanacho to inch forward with more, as Brendan Rodgers' T h e S h e f f i e l d U t d push, and Iheanacho grabbed the ball before rifling a team royally outclassed their goalkeeper was again in the his second with 20 minutes powerful drive into the bottom remaining. Vardy again was visitors. heat of the action moments corner. Vardy thought he'd got Week 15 Results instrumental in the build-up, United were under the later, being alled upon to deny in on the scoring act, but Ifeanyi Uba 0 - 0 Rivers United firing across a delightful pass temporary charge of their Jamie Vardy's low strike from replays showed his effort was Lobi Stars 3 - 2 Plateau United into the Nigerian's stride under-23s coach, Paul a tight angle. creeping wide before Ethan Sunshine Stars 0 - 0 Nasarawa United Heckingbottom, who made Leicester remained patient before firing past the stricken Ampadu diverted the ball into Dakkada 1 - 0 Katsina United his name at Barnsley but, throughout the half, and were Ramsdale with his weaker his own net. Enugu Rangers 1 - 0 Adamawa United more recently, endured short eventually rewarded for their right foot. Iheanacho then The final whistle came as a Abia Warriors 4 - 1 Kano Pillars and unhappy reigns at Leeds efforts when taking the lead registered his first ever mercy to Sheffield Utd who Kwara United 0 - 0 Heartland and Hibernian. There was five minutes before half-time. Premier League hattrick presided over another dismal Wikki Tourist 1 - 0 Warri Wolves little scope for him to make Vardy broke free down the after capitalis ing on outing in what now seems sure MFM PSTP Enyimba radical changes to Wilder's left before fizzing an accurate Sheffield Utd's lacklustre to be an ill-fated campaign. Jigawa Golden Stars PSTP Akwa United formula before this game so it ball across the face of goal for was no surprise to see the strike partner Kelechi TEAM. MP W D L GD PTS Blades set out in their tried Iheanacho to tap in from close Amaju Pinnick elected 1. Kwara 15 7 6 2 +7 27 and decreasingly trusted range. 2. Enugu Rangers 15 8 3 4 +4 27 style. If United's players were The hosts came close to 3. Enyimba 12 7 3 2 +4 24 dismayed by Wilder's doubling their advantage after into FIFA Council 4. Kano Pillars 15 7 3 5 +2 24 departure, they did not show the break when Vardy and m a j u P i n n i c k , 5. Akwa United 14 6 5 3 +7 23 it, as no lack of effort could be Iheanacho again combined. President of the 6. Rivers United 14 7 2 5 +5 23 detected. Quality, on the other Iheanacho this time turned ANigerian Football 7. Nasarawa 14 7 2 5 +3 23 hand, was in short supply. provider, but Vardy's effort Federation, NFF has been 8. Dakkada FC 15 7 2 6 -3 23 The gulf in class between was expertly headed off the elected as a member of the 9. Lobi Stars 15 6 4 5 +3 22 t h e t w o s i d e s w a s line by Chris Basham. FIFA Council. He was elected 10. Abia Warriors 15 5 5 5 +5 20 in the election that took place in immediately apparent, with The writing was on the wall, 11. Wikki Tourist 15 5 5 5 +2 20 Morocco on Friday March 12, 12. Plateau United 15 5 4 6 +5 19 Leicester coming close to however, and Leicester put the 2021. He will represent breaking the deadlock in the game beyond reach in the 64th Anglophone Africa on the 13. Heartland 15 5 4 6 -3 19 early going. minute when Perez capitalised Council. 14. Sunshine Stars 14 4 5 5 -2 17 Timothy Castagne found on Sheffield Utd sloppiness. With his election he 15. MFM FC 14 4 5 5 -2 17 joy down the left operating as L e i c e s t e r r e c o v e r e d becomes the third Nigerian to 16. Jigawa Golden Stars 14 5 2 7 -6 17 a wingback, picking out a possession on the half-way occupy that seat after late Oyo 17. Katsina Utd 15 4 3 8 -10 15 superb cross that found Ayoze line seconds after a Blades Orok Oyo nd Dr Amos Adamu. 18. Ifeanyi Ubah 14 3 5 6 -3 14 Perez inside the box. free-kick. Perez was the The FIFA Council is the 19. Warri Wolves 15 4 2 9 -9 14 The Spaniard glanced a ultimate beneficiary, slotting highest decision organ of the 20. Adamawa Utd 15 2 4 9 -10 10 Amaju Pinnick Global Football Federation

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