الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا ة ...first in breaking the news www.aljazirahnews.com Vol. 2 No. 188 AUGUST NIGERIA N200 2 – August 8, 2021 Hushpuppi: Finally, PSC Suspends Kyari Extradition subject to AGF’s discretion EFCC, ICPC silent PAGES 9 – 11 Nigerian Passport Dips, Ranks Behind Niger, Chad 14 PAGE Nigerians Ekiti 2022: Oni, Many Missing Spend N7trn Eleka Disagree Over As Herdsmen Why Bauchi Govt Yearly On Power Zoning Governorship Invade Farms Head Counts Sex To South Workers PAGE 22 PAGE Generation PAGE 24 In Delta 2 PAGE PAGE 6 EDITORIAL Reviewing FBI’s Push Against Criminals amon Abbas who goes by the alias Hushpuppi was them. once a celebrity of sorts but now has attracted It is imperative to state that the country’s image has ebbed enormous public attention outside the world of across the world in a manner that any holder of its passport is sophistication, having been arraigned before a a suspect for unsubstantiated reasons or at the least expected California District Court in the United States of moments. The scenario is aggravated by the unnumbered RAmerica, USA, where he has pleaded guilty to all charges crime cases, mostly bordering on advanced fee fraud and levelled against him. other crime related cases, reported across the world. As a Nigerian, he has done enormous damage to the While the negative trend of insecurity issues and worsening nation’s reputation, having committed serial fraudulent acts. sundry vices are becoming daily occurrences, adding to this Indeed, he has represented the nation’s youth besmirched battered image at the international level is something that with fraud, making it appear that most persons in his age is quite worrisome to all concerned Nigerians. bracket represent nothing but fraud amid a huge dose of CONTINUE ON PAGE 5 other dishonourable attributes already being labelled on APC Congresses Hold Amid Confusion PAGES 12 & 25 CBN Directs Banks PSN Alarms Over How Hunger Pushes 2020 Olympics: To Set Up Teller N30bn Teaching Young IDPs Into Gale Of Woes For Points For Forex Hospitals’ Debt To Drug Prostitution, Forced- Manufacturers labour, Criminality Team Nigeria PAGE 21 28 PAGE PAGE 31 PAGES 16 – 17 الجزير نيجيريا ةالجزير نيجيريا August 2 - August 8, 2021 www.aljazirahnews.com 2 Like our facebook page ةwww.facebook.com/aljazirahnewsng Follow us on twitter @aljazirahnewsng news e-mail: [email protected] Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, NIDO, UK South, Sir Chibuzo Ubochi (3rd, left); representative of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ayo Olowomihi (4th, left); Director, Programmes Development, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Mr Mustapha El-Amin (4th, right) and others during the visit of NIDO’s delegation to FCT NIDCOM Office, in Abuja on Thursday, July 29. PHOTO: HOGAN BASSEY/NAN CSO Protests AGF’s Prolonged Stay In Office BY WIDOM ONYEISI as it violates the very measurable improvement in mandated age of 60years corruption and fraudulent further occupying the seat. guidelines that define the security situation of our in November 2020, should use of public resources by “Failure to do this, we A Civil Society Organisa- public servants’ stay in country, hence the practice be terminated or he should ensuring releases of only shall deploy all legally tion, CSO, Civil Society Net- office, and is a dangerous should be discontinued to tow the path of honour and appropriated funds to permissible means to ensure work for Good Governance, precedent that ought to be avoid tainting the legacy of resign his appointment. MDAs. that the right thing is done condemned the prolonged clipped rather than bring President Buhari which is “His continued stay in He called on President in defence of the integrity stay in office of the incum- given wings to fly. outstanding in the public office, aside from lacking Muhammadu Buhari to of the public service system bent Accountant-General “The tenure elongation service history of Nigeria. legal backing, also calls immediately relieve the and the promotion of of the Federation, Ahmed for the immediate past “It is a matter of urgency into question the capacity Accountant General of his institutional independence Idris. Service Chiefs and that the appointment of of the current occupant duties, adding that the to perform constitutionally According to the group, Inspector General of Police the Accountant General, to discharge his key Accountant General could guaranteed functions”, he the tenure elongation of the hasn’t translated to any having attained the legally function of preventing also refuse himself from cautioned. AGF is against the laws of the land and also against the Public Service Rules (PSR) 020810, which states that Many Missing As Herdsmen Invade Farms In Delta the compulsory retirement age for all grades in the BY VICTORIA OCHIGB our correspondent, said the held the farmers hostage, security operatives to know confirmed the incident service shall be 60-years of tension generated by the drove the Obiaruku people what to do so that the people and said security agents Suspected Fulani herdsmen age or 35-years in service. herdsmen had escalated from their farms and put being held hostage can be and community leaders are allegedly holding some The sitting AGF assumed as they allegedly took over their cows on the farms to eat released. were already on top of the farmers hostage in Obiaruku, office in the year June 25, farmlands, seized food items up cassava and other crops. “It is almost a week now; situation. Ukwani Local Government 2015 and was appointed from farmers and held some “The people are no longer people are no longer going Ajede frowned on Area of Delta State. by President Muhammadu hostage. going to their farms, that one to farms; the herdsmen are the resurgence of the AljazirahNigeria gathered Buhari, with an expectancy It was gathered that I can ascertain.” heavily armed, so we are unwholesome activities of that some of the farmers tenure length of four years vigilantes and youths had One of the farmers, Mrs. afraid.” herdsmen after a lull. were chased away from renewable once. stormed the bushes on Maria Obinta, said, “On my When contacted, the Police He said due to the rapid their farmlands, which the Addressing newsmen in a rescue mission, while own farmland, the crops Public Relations Officer in the response of a combined herdsmen took over, while Abuja, National President, residents of Obiaruku called have been destroyed by the state, DSP Edafe Bright, said team of the police and local the others were held hostage. and Civil Society Network on the relevant authorities to herders; I’m no longer going the report about the incident vigilantes, eight persons It was learnt that the for Good Governance Barr. intervene urgently to avert a to the farm to harvest my had not been brought to his earlier held hostage by the incident, which occurred Adefila Kamal, said the possible bloodbath. cassava, because cows have notice. herdsmen had been rescued, on Saturday, had raised sitting Accountant General An indigene of the eaten up the crops. “For now, we are not aware. adding, however, that three tension in the community is unilaterally subverting community, who simply “Yes, some people were There is nothing like that. If natives of the town were still as the residents gathered on the interests of all Nigerians identified himself as Uti, held hostage. The Chairman anything like that happened, being held. Thursday discussing the fate to serve sectional interests. stated that farmers had of the local government they should report to the Ajede stated, “It is painful of the farmers, who had yet to He said: “From the clear refused to return to their was in Asaba to speak to the police,” he stated. that you are going to your come back home. provision of the law, the farms since Saturday when Commissioner of Police about However, the Chairman, farm only to meet armed Residents of the retention of the Accountant the incident occurred. the matter. 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