الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 187 JULY NIGERIA N200 26 – August 1, 2021 MULTIPLE TAXATION Citizens Bleed As FCT engages touts to extort individuals PAGES 9 – 10 X-raying BPE’s Quest For Privatization PAGE 11 Demonized N1.5trn NAFDAC Explains Foods That Are Intervention In Why Herbal Medicine Re-visiting One Actually Good Power Sector: Firms Not Approved For Horrific Night Unable To Deliver In Igangan PAGE 31 PAGE For You 14 PAGE PAGE 22 COVID-19 PAGE 28 EDITORIAL Igboho’s Arrest And The Yoruba Nation hief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho was some Yoruba youths and Fulani in the community where arguably an unknown personality outside the properties were reportedly destroyed. Southwest sub-region not until mid-January. Igboho also visited Ogun State and vowed to evict He and his supporters took the battle to end herdsmen in the South-west, following the insecurity rocking the spate of insecurity by killer herdsmen in the the region. SouthwestC rather frontally. He then became a chief promoter of a Yoruba agenda of He stormed the Fulani community in Igangan, Ibarapa defending its land from the incursion of killer herders who Local Council of Oyo State to issue a seven-day notice to kill, maim and abduct farmers. herdsmen to quit insecurity or vacate the community and After holding a series of rallies in some southwest states, all other Yoruba communities or be forced to do so. he met stiff resistance against any rally in Lagos. Despite warning by Governor Seyi Makinde against such CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 action, he invaded Igangan and his visit led to a clash between Tokyo Olympics: Team Nigeria’s Hope Hanging? PAGE 13 PAGE Zuma: Compelling Umahi, Ayade, Security Under How Trophy-Less Matawalle’s Defection President’s Watch Coach Gernot Rohr Justice For African Part Of Buhari’s Is Terrible Pocketed Over Leaders? – Speaker Achievement – Bagudu $2m In 5-Yrs 17 – 16 PAGES PAGE 12 7 PAGE PAGE 7 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا July 26 – August 1, 2021 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] Front row from left: Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun; Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River; Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, Gov.Kayode Fayyemi of Ekiti; Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina; President Muhammadu Buhari; Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi; Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos; and Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi; and Back row from left: Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau; Gov. Abubakar Sule of Niger; Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa; Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano; and Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, when APC Governors paid Eid-el-Kabir homage to the President in Daura, Katsina State on Thursday, July 22. PHOTO: BJO/NAN Niger Delta Militants Threaten To Resume Attack BY AHMED IDRIS the National Assembly, worship centres, lands, control 100 per cent of host communities and in God given resources.” commanders have streams, lakes and their gold resource (fiscal contrast, a whopping 30 The National Assembly A militant group, Niger returned to the creeks of severe environmental federalism applying in per cent for exploration had recently passed the Delta Revolutionary the Niger Delta region degradation without Zamfara State), what the of frontier basins. PIB, which allocates Crusaders (NDRC), has waiting to strike. remediation. people of the Niger Delta “We will defend our three percent to host threatened to resume “For 56 years, the region “While the government region could get from their resources and protect communities, sparking attacks on oil installations has suffered desecration and people of Zamfara own natural resource is a our region from further criticism among in the region. of its sacred places like State are allowed to paltry three per cent for mindless pillage of our Nigerians. NDRC said it would resume attacks on oil installations due to the three per cent allocated to host communities NEITI To Intensify Oil Revenue Drive in the recently passed The transparency of the to the implementation mining industries.” Chairman of the Board, Petroleum Industry Bill Federal Government in of the EITI under the Buhari observed that Olusegun Adekunle, (PIB) by the National the oil, gas and mining provisions of the NEITI Act over the years, NEITI had thanked the president for Assembly. industries is irrevocable, 2007 and the global EITI demonstrated competence, the opportunity to serve, Spokesperson of President Muhammadu standards. integrity and commitment stressing that his team the group, WO 1 Izon- Buhari stated. “The present to the values that the would work hard to increase Ebi, described the Buhari stated this as administration is country required to Nigeria’s revenue from percentage allocation the newly inaugurated passionate about the EITI achieve economic growth extractive industries. to host communities as 15-member Governing process because it serves and development in the “We will work hard in unfavourable. Board of the Nigeria two key agendas of this extractive sectors. raising revenue for the Izon-Ebi, in a Extractive Industries administration. This, he said, was country through the oil, statement, said the PIB is Transparency Initiative “First, the extractive through availability of gas and mining sectors. a coup against people of and vowed to intensify industry is very strategic reliable information and And this will be done in Niger Delta, adding that the drive for increased to Nigeria’s economy data required for national accordance with the law,” it would fight until the revenue from the and hence central to my planning and reforms. Orji he told journalists on the country’s extractive administration’s economic He advised the new side-line of the board’s bill is reviewed. accountability in the The group warned that industries. agenda. board to ensure that NEITI inauguration. Speaking at the “Second, transparency continued to preserve these management of Nigeria’s Adekunle assured the its commanders have economic resources. returned to the creeks inauguration of the board and accountability in the virtues for the benefit of president that his team in Abuja, the President, management of our natural the citizens. The President charged would push the boundaries of the Niger Delta, in the new board to be non- preparation to strike. who was represented resources is equally central He explained that of transparency and by the Secretary to to the anti-corruption the appointment and partisan as NEITI was accountability in Nigeria’s The statement titled, non-political and had ‘We Will Defend Our the Government of agenda of this government. inauguration of the NEITI extractive industries and the Federation, Boss “Nigeria is therefore board was a demonstration maintained neutrality would be committed to God Given Resources’, all through almost two said: “We will fight until Mustapha, said, “Let me irrevocably committed to of the Federal Government’s strengthening the ongoing renew the commitment of the implementation of commitment to decades of its existence. reforms in the country’s obnoxious sections in Responding, the the PIB are reviewed by the Nigerian government EITI in the oil, gas, and transparency and extractive sectors. الجزير نيجيريا www.aljazirahnews.com July 26 – August 1, 2021 3 ةالجزير نيجيريا ة The Entrepreneur ...encouraging young entrepreneurs in Nigeria With ABIODUN DEBORAH INSIDE THIS WEEK 26.07.2021 – 01.08.2021 fashion & style Styling Abayas In The Trendiest Way Ever PAGE 26 PAGE 27 special report Zuma: Compelling Justice For African Leaders? 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Get breaking news from aljazirahnews.com الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا July 26 – August 1, 2021 www.aljazirahnews.com 4 ة Like our facebook page www.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news review e-mail: [email protected] Monday, July 19, 2021 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Buhari Reacts To Bishop Kukah’s Comments Be Patient As We Address Hardship – Buhari Top Stories At US Congress Tells Nigerians President Muhammadu Buhari Nigerians have been charged special report has berated the Bishop of the by President Muhammadu Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Buhari to be patient with Latest Inflation Index Matthew Kukah, over his his administration as they Spark Reactions comments during a meeting address the hardship in the PAGE 12 with members of the US land. Parliament. special report Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Thursday, July 22, 2021 $2.8bn AKK Project Suffers Setback Over Funding Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho Ganduje Pardons 136 Inmates, Gives Each N5,000 Arrested In Cotonou Transport Fare PAGE 13 Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday