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Dem discover di corpse of missing Civil Defence Officer for one shallow grave
Di remains of one female officer of di Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) wey go miss 18 months ago na hin dem discover for one shallow grave for Obi Local goment Area for Benue state
until she go miss, di deceased, Josephine Cynthia Inalegwu Onche, dey serve for one NSCDC post for Otukpo area for di state
Cynthia, wey be Idoma native of Otukpo origin, suddenly go missing wen her wedding plan dey underway
Some of her colleagues wey no wan make dia name dey print, tok say di family of di deceased don enjoy her disappearance few days to her wedding for December 2019.
Dem tok say she don go market go buy some item for her wedding preparation but e neva make am for house
One of di deceased colleagues tok say plenti effort to find her no yield result until commercial motorcyclist disclose wia dem bury am
Dem tok say di cyclist tell di family of di deceased say dem kill dia daughter and bury am by her husband-to-be for ritual purpose
afta, hin (cyclist) don carry di family and security operatives go arrest di groom wey kom carry di police go Ogun State where dem arrest di native doctor wey dem allege say hin don do di ritual for Obi LGA before hin relocation go south-west state
As di police for Otukpo don hold di suspected killer groom and di native doctor, di family of di late security personnel exhum her remains and dey organise burial on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021.
DSP Catherine Anene wey be tok pesin for Benue Police command, no answer calls or react to messages wey dem send give am ova di development
Di State Command Public Relation Officer of NSCDC, ASC Ejelikwu Michael, don decline comment, he don promise say hin go tok on top di issue for later date.
But one insider tok say di news of Cynthia's corpse wey dem see don throw di command into death again.
Constitutuion review: Shariah dey south west before Christianity MURIC
Di Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) don ask di Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) make e mind im business and make e stop to dey oppose di Muslims right to dey operate Shariah.
MURIC Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, tok am for her statement on Sunday
Dis one follow a warning wey di PFN issue against di move by any group to introduce Sharia law to di South-West through di constitution review wey dey go on by di Senate.
PFN and oda Christian groups dey aware say Shariah dey di South West decades before di arrival of christianity for 1842.
dem dey practice sharia for Ede under Oba Abibu Olagunju (Habeeb, wey be Muslim name) and
di Ede Shariah Court wey dey operate till 1913 for Agbeni area for di town
Dem carry am go Agbongbon area for 1914
Dem apply Shariah for Iwo under Oba Momodu Lamuye (Muhammad Lamuye) wey kpeme for 1906
Oba Aliyu Oyewole wey be di seventh Akirun of Ikirun (died 1912), wey dem institute Shariah for Ikirun for 1910
Dis na just example of di existence and spread of sharia for Yorubaland and di Christian leaders no dey oblivious of di fact say na di British Christian colonialists wey stop Sharia for Yorubaland kom impose Christian common law, Akintola tok.
E add say di PFN and oda Christians dey aware of di rise tide of Islamic awareness for di same South West and say dem dey only afraid say di sleepin giant dey wake up to take back wetin belong to am.
Hin tok say awa Christian neighbawas know well say shariah na di Allah-given fundamental human right of muslims
But dem don decide to make us miss am wit unorthodox methods.
Dey believe say dem dey wit Muslims for war and to dem, evritin dey fair for war
Dem dey use both fair and foul means to dia objective
We dey call on Nigerians make dem understand di siege mentality of awa christian neighbours.
Like all aggressors, dem believe say attack na di best form of defence.
As di benefactors and inheritors of colonial rampage wey last more dan one century, dem don decide to keep all di loot wey dia principal bequeathed to dem
Dem don decide to keep di Muslims for concentration camp wey di colonial masters go drive dem go
Di Constitution Review Panel tell Nigerians say make dem forward dia view regarding wetin dem want for di constitution.
Each group suppose submit hin needs
But instead say dem dey tell di panel wetin di Christians want, PFN don go ahead to say wetin dem no want make Muslims ask for.
Na attempt to gag Muslims for di South West and e no go work
E tok say di claim of religious tolerance for di South-West na sham and mantra wey dem design to keep Yoruba Muslims for perpetual slavery.
Muslims for di region dey wake up dey ask for freedom
we demand make dem halt di forceful use of christian school uniform, christian education, christian law
We dey demand for civil shariah, no be criminal shariah wey involve to dey cut hand but civil shariah to regulate Muslim marriages, inheritance, family affairs.
E no get anything wey e go do wit Christians
He add say; We go use evri peaceful and constitutional means wey dey available to reach dis objective.
Stakeholders for Edo South don affirm Obaseki say im be parti leader.
Afta di internal crisis wey dey rock di Edo state chapter of di Peoples Democratic parti (PDP) ova wey dey control di party structure, members of di Edo South Senatorial district of di parti on Sunday pass one vote of confidence on di state Governor, Godwin Obaseki and im Deputy, Philip Shaibu.
Edo South PDP tok for di end of di stakeholder meeting for Benin City, for di weekend say Governor Obaseki na di leader of di parti for di state.
Di statement wey di Secretary, Wilson Evbuomwan read also tok say di stakeholders support di harmonisation and integration of new entry into di executive committee of di parti for effective development of di state.
Police don catch pipo wey dem suspect say be kidnappers and dey recover gun for Abuja.
Di FCT Police Command don arrest eight kidnappers wey dem suspect along Shenegu-Tunga Maje, Gwagwalada, Kabusa village and Durumi area of Abuja.
ASP Maryam Yusuf wey be tok pesin for di command, wey tok dis for inside a statement for Abuja, yesterday, give di name of di suspects like Yakubu Ahmadu, Ibrahim Mallam Musa, and Bello Haruna.
She tok say di suspects dem be members of a syndicate sef linked to di kidnap attempt on di Vice President of di Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)
Gwagwalada branch, Barrister David Aigbefoh
She tok say dem arrest di suspects for one coordinated intelligence operation by police operatives from di command anti-kidnappin squad for Shenegu mountain wey dey di border of di FCT and Niger State.
she tok say di suspects don provide useful information about di activities of dia syndicate
Yusuf further tok say dem arrest one Nwite Jideofor wey dey stab hin own kidnap for Durumi area, say di suspect don confess to connive wit hin abductors to defraud hin sister of di sum of N5 million wey hin demand as ransom.
She tok say di exhibits wey dem recover from all di suspects dem include three Dane gun, seven cutlasses, one Honda Accord wey dem paint for black, four mobile phones and oda items. E add am join say di effort na to arrest oda members of di syndicate now at large.
She tok say dem go carry all di suspects go court wen dem finish di investigation, as she dey urge pipo wey dey FCT, especially parents and guardians make dem prevail on dia wards make dem no engage any form of criminality.
Suarez don strike as Atletico win La Liga title
Luis Suarez goal don secured a 2-1 victory for Atletico Madrid ova Real Valladolid for Saturday wey clinch hin team anoda remarkable La Liga title
Suarez start di season cry afta dey force am comot for Barcelona but end am wit im 21st goal for di season earning Atletico first league triumph since 2014, dis one for di expense of Real Madrid.
Atletico know say the victory go guarantee dem the title even if to say Real Madrid do for house to Villarreal.
But e no dey comfortable, wit Valladolid wey dey take shock early lead
Real Madrid dey for back of most of di afternoon but Karim Benzema equalise for 87th minute and Luka Modric even score a late winner for 2-1 for Valdebebas, wey make Atletico hang on for di end, as dem dey suddenly one goal away from squandering it all.
Wen di final whistle don blow, di players run onto di pitch, Suarez dey underneath a pile of red and white Shirts, with Europe most nerve-wracking and unpredictable title race finally complete.
Suarez Zone
Na like one week ago
Di coach Diego Simeone tok say na di Suarez Zone be dis
and so e prove, di Uruguayan scoring di winner against Osasuna last week to keep di title for Atletico hand and den again for di last day to put dia name for di trophy
Na only di second time for 17 years wey one team wey no be Barcelona or Real Madrid don win di title, as Atletico dey claim di oda one under Simeone for 2014
Atletico don go inside di game having been top since december and on di back of beating Osasuna wit two goals for di last eight minute, a victory wey dey so dramatic e kom feel as e go prove decisive
But Atletico neva do anytin di easy way dis season, wit dia 10-point lead for February cut to two and dia position for di top of di table rely on plenti slip-ups from both Real Madrid and Barcelona
E dey apt say face wit beating Real Valladolid, wey be 19th on di table, dem still need scrape ova di line
Several hundred Atletico fans gather for Valladolid's Plaza Mayor in di hours before kick-off to sing songs and similar number make am outside di stadium, wia dem cordon dem off in cess-pit of nerves and anticipation.
Gulak assasination don sparks outrage
Na outrage and mourning dey on Sunday ova di assasination of Barr.
Ahmed Gulak, wey be former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, by gunmen for Imo State.
Dey shot Gulak dead by di attackers wey trail am go Obiangwu village as he make way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, for Owerri, di Imo State Capital, on hin way to Abuja
Dem do funeral prayers for di Adamour-born politician yesterday evenin for di National Mosque, Abuja, afta wey dem interre hin remains for di Gudu Cemetry around 8 pm.
Police for Imo last night tok say dem track down di suspected killers of di All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, kom kill at least six of dem, afta a fierce encounter
One statement wey di Police Public Relation Officer, SP Bala Elkana sign, tok say for 30th of May, 2021 afta one distress wey di Command receive on di gruesome murder of Ahmed Gulak, Police Special Forces wey dem make up of Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Police Mobile Force (PMF) and Tactical Units from di command were deployed to di scene for Obiagwu Junction for Ngorokpala LGA of Imo state.
Dem give di teams clear instruction wey dem go use identify and catch di bad pipo dem for di act, and e go be like say dem go bring dem go justice.
Police don block di vehicle wey belong to di suspected kilers of Ahmed Gulak for Imo yesterday.
eyewitnesses account, especially di account wey di Driver of di vehicle wey dey conveyin Ahmed Gulak to di Airport befor di attack, give vivid description of di assailants and di vehicle wey dem use carry out di attack
Dem tok say di attackers don use one Toyota Camry 2005 model wey get silver color; Toyota Sienna 1998 model wey get golden color;
Toyota Hilux wey get white color and Lexus RX 330 wey get golden color
(Registration number dey witheld for security reasons).
Afta dem don establish di identity of di attackers and di description of di vehicle wey dem dey use do di attack, di team also get details of di direction wey di hoodlums don take.
wit further leads, di team been fit establish di location of suspects
Dem round di suspects up for Afor Enyiogugu junction for Aboh-Mbaise Local goment Area
Di hoodlums wey meet distributing onions to locals from one trailer wey dem confiscate
Dem load di trailer wit Onions wey kom from di Northern region of Nigeria
As dem dey see di police, di hoodlums dey provide security coverage to pipo wey dey share di onions dey open fire for di police team
Di Gallant don ready for battle
Police Officers return di fire sharply
Di six hoodlums wey carry out di kilins and di four oda members of dia gang dey injure fatally
dem recover three out of di four vehicle wey dem use attack Gulak
dem recover three AK 47 Rifles, one Pistol, five AK 47 magazine wit ninety two round of live ammunition and criminal charm
Dem identify di attackers as members of di proscibed IPOB and ESN
Di driver wey drive late Ahmed Gulak and a co- victim wey survive don identify di dead bodi of di IPOB/ESN members positively as dia attackers and also identify di three vehicle wey dem recover as those wey di attackers dey use
durin di encounter, two of di police armored personnel carriers (APC) were riddled wit bullet but dem survive di gun battle
A video clip on di afta di attack show say Gulak in a pair of Jean trousers and a blue T-shirt wey dey lie for a pool of hin own blood, besides di car wey dem abandon
Gulak be di Chairman of di controversial Imo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election wey produce Hope Uzodinma as di party's flagbear.
Dem tok say hin dey close to di governor wey dey visit di state frequently
why hin dey Owerri
Even say dem tok say Gulak be regular visitor to Owerri since di ascension of Uzodinma, hin last trip na to attend di public hearing of di constitution review committee wey dem hold for di city
Afta di conclusion of di committee sitting, Gulak stay back as oda members of di committee commot di city for Friday
One source wey dey close to Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, wey chaired di public hearing for Owerri tok say dem offer di deceased to fly on Kalu's private jet afta di public hearing, but hin decline
As di source tok, Kalu's team leave Owerri for di day wey di public hearing don end but Gulak stay for hin back dey tok say hin get things wey hin go do for di city
Di source tok say: we commot for Owerri di day wey di public hearing don end, we tell am say make e join us for awa private jet and we get security wey dey wit us.
But hin tok say hin get things wey hin go do for di city
Nigerians don knock FG, political actors ova kilin
Nigerians don dey raise shoulder on social media say di federal government and political actor na hin kil.
One commentator for di facebook link of di tori wey Daily Trust publishers, Ifeanyi Maduako, wen e describe Gulak death as distasteful, link di incident wit politics
Dis kilin dey very distasteful to me
E be like say politiks and pipo wey dey behind am suppose dey unraveled.
Di kilin go expose those wey dey behind di current insecurity for Imo state
who invite am and why dem kil northerner for Imo State
I dey very afraid of wetin fate dey wait innocent Imo State pipo for di coming days in di hands of northern kontroled security agencies, e write.
Anoda commentator wey dey on top di thread, Oloruntobi Micheal Omo, tok say: Di police report prove say dis killin na political and why e dey call for in-depth investigation.
Police I guess get som question wey I fit answer.
For hin part, Comr Umar Hassan Ahmad write say, di soul of awa innocent pipo dey more important pass dis scam wey dem dey call Nigeria unity
Dem no go accept dis illiteracy, enough na we be peacemakers
but those wey dey push us to di wall say we no fit sustain dis peacemaking again
I dey warn say awa retaliation go worst
Buhari you failed us woefully, you dey urge Imo police make dem confront di culprit
Nasiru Inuwa write say, A wake up call to di northern elites, dem don start wit di innocent fulani herder dem and now dem don turn to northern goment officials & prominent politicians dem.
Di IPOB wey dey outlawed, inside one statement by im secretary, Emma Powerful, fault report linking am to di murder of Gulak, noting say di assasination of politicians no dey part of im agenda.
We, state witout equivocation say IPOB no know anytin about di assassination wey dem tok.
For di first place, which threat di late Gulak constitute to awa kos to warrant hin elimination?
we no get anytin wit ham and we no fit kill am anyhow
To dey point di accusing fingers for IPOB for dis barbaric act na only to divert attention away from di real masterminds.
Dis na di same way terrorist dem for security uniform dey commit different atrocities for South East and dey turn around to blame IPOB for dia crime just to tarnish awa global reputation.
Dis na smokescreen to justify dia long-awaited plan to declare anoda special military operation for di Eastern region to kill more innocent Biafrans.
Instead make di security agencies dey investigate di incident and possible factors, dem go swit go accuse IPOB of a crime wey we no sabi anytin about.
Shey IPOB get di itinerary of di late Gulak make im get waylaid am for airport?
Di group tok say security agencies suppose first investigate Gulak's host, Hope Uzodinma, and hin political opponents to establish dia possible involve
those wey dey behind Gulak murder no go go unpunish
President Muhammadu Buhari don tok say those wey dey behind di murder of Gulak and oda incidents across di kontri no go go go scot free
President Buhari, for one statement wey hin tok pesin, Garba Shehu, tok on Sunday, show outrage and disgust ova di heinous murder
Di president, wey show sadness ova di incident, tok say: I dey repulsed by such premeditated and gruesome murder of Gulak by evil pipo wey dey determined to undermine di peace, unity and territorial integrity of awa kontri.
Make I warn say nobodi or group of pipo wey dey engage for dat kind despicable act suppose expect to go free
We go deploy all di resources wey we get to make sure say dat kain callous and criminal elements dem dey bring go justice.
Akeredolu na hin kil Gulak wey no dey accept am
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu describe di news of di assasination as very shocking and disturbing.
For one statement wey di governor sigh personally, hin tok say na murder too many, dey describe di action as senseless and wicked
Di perpetrators of dis heinous act na enemies of dis kontri.
Dis contrivance suppose mislead, confuse and destroy.
E bears di unmistakable, despicable imprints of fifth columnists bent on how dem dey put di kontri for di path of conflagration.
Dem no go allow dis criminals suceed.
We wan use dis medium to express awa solidarity wit awa brother, Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma.
We advise hin and oda governors dem for di South Eastern State make dem brace up, kom confront di current security wahala wey dey make dem end di bloodbath for di land
Di enemy dem of di pipo dey always employ di weapon of fear to create disaffection for di polity
Dem calculate dis cowardly act to instigate Nigerians against each oda, especially Northerners, against di Igbo wey dey live outside di South East.
We need confront di enemy dem of di pipo wit a view to neutralise dem.
True true dis no be di time for political correctness.
Make dem no allow banditry subvert di legitimacy of di current goment for all levels.
We dey call all security agency to join bodi wit a view to unveil di criminal elements wey dey sponsor and undertakin terrorist acts.
Dem go need punish dem seriously.
Fintiri don die
Di governor of Adamour state, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri describe as shocking di gruesome murder of Gulak wey be former Speaker of di Adamour state House of Assembly.
Governor Fintiri tok say di death dey painful and na reflection of di wickedness of di wicked.
Governor Fintiri describe di late Gulak as witty, determined and practical politician wey rise for life na bikos of sheer hard work
E dey unfortunate say death don take from us
Hon Ahmed Gulak for dat kind gruesome manner.
Hin be lively politician wey love and work wit Evribodi, and hin dey always hold di interest of di kontri at heart
Recalling him interaction wit di late Gulak, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri tok say him be brother and mentor, and fighter for human rights as a lawyer
Madagali community don lose true son
For one statement wey dem issue yesterday for Yola through im Chief Press Secretary, Hunwashi Wanisoukou, di governor note say awa kontri don lose a astute fighter for human rights.
we remember how passionate hin dey fight for di plights of dose wey dem displace by insurgency and di downtrodden
ACF don condemn assasination.
Di Lek Consultative Forum (ACF) don condemn Gulak's assasination, dey describe am as a big loss to di nation.
Di ACF for one statement wey em issue by im National Publicity Secretary, Emmanuel Yawe, tok say e dey sad to hear news about di assassin of Ahmed Gulak wey describe am as a dynamic and progressive politician from di North.
You like am or hate am say na your business
Make God bless am and give hin family and hin state, Adamour di strength wey go bear dis big loss, e state
Assasination part of plan to replicate 1966 coup CNG
Di Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) don describe Sunday's assasination of Ahmed Gulak, wey be prominent northern leader and former Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan as coordinated and as incessant attack on police formations for Nigeria's southeast as part of a wider plan to replicate di coup of 1966.
Di CNG for one statement wey hin tok pesin, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman sign, tok say na di reason why di northern part of di kontri no fit dey reasonably expect to live wit di south east as a nation wey dey claim say di violent rascality by di Indigenous pipo of Biafra (IPOB), di Eastern Security Network (ESN) and oda armed Igbo gangs dem dey fund, dey fully support and embolden by evri component of di Igbo society for house and inside di diaspora.
West Ham top-four hopes wey dem lose to Everton
West Ham United blow dia chance to apply real pressure for di race for Premier League top-four finish as dem slump to 1-0 home defeat by Everton side wey maintain dia European qualification hopes for Sunday
Dominic Calvert-Lewins 24th minute goal proved decisive against a West Ham side wey huff and puff but neva really hit dia stride for crucial afternoon.
Di one wey close pass na West Ham kom equalizer wen Vladimir Coufals shot hit di post and Jarrod Bowen no fit bundle for di rebound from point-blank range
Supporters of di Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo don show support for im portraying am as a presidential candidate wey kom next election.
Osinbajo neva declare interest for presidential race, tok-tok pesin
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo don describe di speculations say hin go contest for di 2023 presidential election as distraction
Dem don hear say Osinbajo dey eye di highest office for di land.
Inside one statement wey Laolu Akande, him tok pesin, issue on him behalf on Monday, di vice-president tok say e no true say him don declare interest for di race
Di attention of di Office of di Vice President don reach one website:
supportosinbajo.ng wey dey call on Nigerians make dem join a volunteer group wey go mobilize support for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, ahead of di 2023 presidential election.
Details of dis website and di request of di group dey currently dey trend on WhatsApp wit suggestion say Prof. Osinbajo don quietlydeclared interest for di 2023 election.
Di Office of di Vice President no dey connected to dis website or di group wey dey behind am and e dey consider dat kind enterprise as unnecessary distraction.
Prof. Osinbajo neva declare any interest wey e get for 2023 election, but e dey focus on how e dey work for im capacity as Vice President for di current administration to solve all di compulsory issues wey dey di kontri and di consign of Nigerians dem, plus to find effective and lasting solution to di security challenges.
We ask say pipo desist from dat kind unhelpful permutations wen we all deal wit di challenges wey dey face us as Nigerians, and resolve dem for di benefit of awa pipo, peace and prosperity for di land. Di statement read.
Ndidi and Iheanacho don make Nigeria proud again as di players for Leichester City, di team wey win FA Cup dis season, showing off di kontri's flag
NFF congratulates Ndidi, Iheanacho on FA Cup win wit Leicester City
President of di Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick, don send message of congratulations to Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi and forward Kelechi Iheanacho for di duos triumph wit Leicester City ova much fancied Chelsea FC for Saturday
FA Cup final for England.
Di two players wey dey for di encounter for Wembley and for di end celebrate enthusiastically wit Nigeria flag as dem join list of only seven oda Nigerian players wey don lift Englands glamorous diadem
I dey very hapi for both Ndidi and Iheanacho
Dem work very well for Leicester City truout di campaign and demsef and di club deserve di honour
I believe say dis triumph go serve as major psychological boost for di two players befor awa friendly games dis summer and FIFA World qualifiers wey go start for September.
I dey very hapi to see di two players celebrate wit Nigeria flag for di end of it all
e dey wonderful
Ndidi and Iheanacho bikom di only second pair of Nigerians wey go celebrate di FA Cup win for England, afta Nwankwo Kanu and John Utaka win Portsmouth against Cardiff for 2008.
Before dat time, Daniel Amokachi don win Everton for 1995; Celestine Babayaro wit Chelsea for 2000; Kanu wit Arsenal for 2002 and 2003 and John Mikel Obi wit Chelsea for 2007
Afta di Kanu/Utaka feat for 2008, John Mikel Obi don win again wit Chelsea for 2009, 2010 and 2012; Alex Iwobi win wit Arsenal for 2017 and Victor Moses win wit Chelsea for 2018
Wen I dey Federal Government College, Enugu, for di early 70s, my primary mode of transportation from Kaduna to Enugu na di train
Djokovic warm up for Roland Garros wit Belgrade title
Novak Djokovic complete successful warm-up for Roland Garros wen hin beat Slovakian Alex Molcan 6-4,6-3 for Saturday for di ATP clay tournament final for Belgrade
Na dis be di second event for di city in just a month but wia dem play di Serbia Open for April for empty stadium, dem allow dem fans for dis tournament
E don tey since I last play for front of a crowd, tok Djokovic, one Belgrade native wey lose for semi final for di Serbia Open, one tournament wey hin last win for 2011.
Herder-farmer crisis for Nigeria don bikom dominating topic for all news platforms for Nigeria
End Nigeria herder-farmer crisis: di Livestock Reform Plan
Nigeria federal and state goment dem dey struggle to implement a National Livestock Transformation Plan wey dey seek to stop di movement of cattle across di kontri and reduce herder-farmer conflict wey dey deadly
While di plan don earn di endorsement of plenti state goment, e dey face significant challenge
Deficient political leadership, popular misperception about di purpose, budgetary constraints aggravated by di COVID-19 pandemic, lack of personnel wit di expertise to carry am out and widespread insecurity, dey all hinder progress
If di plan fail as previous initiatives to modernise livestock management do, herder-farmer violence fit escalate
Approved by di National Economic Council for January 2019, di Plan represent di comprehensive effort to overhaul Nigeria inefficient and grossly underperforming livestock system.
Di core na strategy to curtail migration or open grazing, and thus, reduce di risk of conflict wey dey between herder and farmer
E dey animated by di hope say ova 10 years, predominantly nomadic pastoralists go dey persuaded to move dia cattle into ranches and public grazing reserves, wia breedingg farms and oda livestock management practices na to boost di sector's productivity.
By di end of 2028, authorities go get at least 119 ranches wey dey operate for all participatin states, wey go create ova two million jobs for di livestock production, processin and marketing chains.
President Muhammadu Buhari administation kom up wit di Plan afta di wave of violence wey dey between herder dem and farmer dem, a surge for related violence wey dey afflict rural dwellers for 2018
Di federal goment, wey don commit to dey fund 80 per cent of di transformation proposals wey participatin states submit, don take preliminary steps toward puttin di Plan into practice, including to dey provide technical support wey go help states prepare for implementation, like help wit field surveys and site maping.
Plenty states don reactivate earlier demarcated grazing reserves, dey open office dem and dey set up steering committee to administer di Plan
Authorities don also do workshops and do oda works to explain di benefits of livestock reform to large audience
But two years inside di 10-year plan, di first new ranch neva dey build, and di obstacles plenti
Di opposition, partly among herder dem, predominantly from di Fulani ethnic group but also among farmers wey resent di Plan benefits to pastoralists, hinders reform efforts.
Distrust dey widespread for di Middle Belt, wey don be di scene of violent disputes ova land between herder dem and farmer dem, notwitstandin peacemakin and military efforts wey since 2018 don reduce di bloodshed.
Federal and state budget don dey pinched, partly bikos of di pandemic economic fallout, and di kontri no get sufficient technical expertise for managing ranches and grazing reserves.
For many states, especially for di North-West, di proliferation of criminal gangs and oda armed groups dey cut off access to grazing reserves and dey scare away potential investors.
Unless dem solve am, dis and oda problems fit delay or even scuttle di Plan, leaving di kontri vulnerable to an escalation of herder-farmer conflict, wey fit degenerate to wider ethnic, regional and religious violence.
To tackle dis challenges, federal and state authorities go need effort, wit help from dem donor and investor.
First, Abuja and supportive state goment suppose provide stronger political leadership and improve public communication to disple misgiving and misperception about di Plan.
Dis dey especially prevalent among pastoralists, dem go ask dem to change a centuries-old nomadic lifestyle, and dem legitimately doubt di Plan promises about available pastures.
But plenti farmers dey fearful too, say dem fit lose land to livestock producers
Plenti pipo for di Middle Belt and southern states dey deeply suspicious of di plan long-term goal, wey dem see as creating privileges for herder dem, and more broadly, di Fulani
wit Abuja and oda partners support, state goment need build expertise and technical capacity, especially for managing ranches and grazing reserves, dairy production wit meat processin
Federal and state goment suppose dey do budgetary commitments, make dem quick release moni and make dem provide financial transparency wey go ensure say dem dey accountability, dey work wit donors and investors as e dey necessary
To dey address rural insecurity, to dey stop di impunity and to dey rehabilitate communities wey di violence don affect before wen dem dey participate states dey important
plus, authorities go need consider climate change wey fit impact and reach one decision about how di transhumant herder dem wey cross into Nigeria seasonally should or should not benefit from di Plan
While some of dis steps go take time, di Plan proponents suppose focus on delivering concrete, visible result for a relatively short-term basis.
less dan two years now, di kontri go hold general election
If to say di plan na to survive di change of goment wey go follow, politicians fit need to dey able to produce clear proof of hin benefits (Having served two terms, President Buhari and many state governors are not available to compete, meaning say change dey sure.)
ideally, by di time campaignin heats up for late 2022, make di Plan backers dey able to point to at least handful of ranches wey dem just construct or reserves wey dem rehabilitate, strong donor and investor commitments, and di first cadre of livestock management professionals wey dem just train
E no go easy, but di plan dey worthy di effort
While e dey far from perfect, e offer important chance to reform Nigeria livestock system wit strategy wey go address di need of herder dem and small scale farmers
Na about 70 per cent of Nigeria workforce dey earn income through agriculture
Modernising di livestock sector fit boost di kontri prosperity ova di same time say e take a big step toward resolving one of Nigeria most dangerous conflicts.
wit di clock tick down to di 2023 election, federal and state authorities go need move quickly to make a visible mark, lest di work wey dem don do to create dis moment of opportunity lost
Dis piece na executive summary of a report on di National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) and how to hasten its implementation, wey di International Crisis Group publish
Di kin problem wey I get wit di king
no una agree?
Dem dey responsible for very high proportion of food and cash crop production
Subsistence farmers na small holders wey consume di majority of dia farm output and wey dem dey hold back from participating more actively for commercial oriented agriculture by variety of constraints.
No energy for anyone wey no dey hapi for me
Na my own / mine own
Na dis dey bring me for di conclusion say evryone na evil
Dem don characterise dis systems as complex, diverse and risk-prone
Farms dey generally small, dem dey always hold under traditional or informal tenure, and dem dey marginal or risk-prone environments
Yield dey low and farmers no get di capacity to increase yield.
we dey tok say life and prosperity to dis day
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Di emphasis now na on top agricultural productivity, production enhancement and commercialising farmin as enterprise
I sabi eveything
Akpos and hin friend dey tok
Di yield wey di smallholder farmers dey get dey really profitable
Shey you dey kom?
Dis wahala wey dey emerge dey lead many small farmers to pursue livelihood strategies wey involve lower-risk and lower-yieldin agricultural activities.
Shey you be witch?
I dey my way to sabo market to buy food stuff
make I call my papa
As developing kontri populations dey grow larger, richer, and more urban, di intensification of agricultural production go apun for quick changein agri-food value chains
so far wetin dey, make I dey my way?
Dis developments dey further shift di competitive advantage away from small farmers
E dey important make we find solution to di kwanta
E go require integrated approach of methodologies
di loan sharks dey on hin neck
Na dis kind thing be
I dey errand from my work place
Di water don flood di whole farm
Plenti battle of farmers for 2020
For many farmers and oda stakeholders wey dey di agro sector, di year 2020 go remain one of di worst years for di history of Nigeria bikos e introduce new dynamics wey millions of smallholder farmers go need contend wit.
Di agricultural sector don face plenti challenges wey dey range from di climate change-related issues, conflicts and di complications wey di global COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated, wey bring pain and heartbreak to farmers and agricbusiness players.
First, di COVID-19 lockdown and restriction apun for di time wey dry season farmers wan harvest dia crop and wet season farmers wan start cultivation.
Plenti farmers no fit access dia farm while for odas to get labourers to harvest dia farm since mechanization na huge challenge and harvest na manual, na di problem
Movement restriction wey dem introduce to stop di spread of di coronavirus lock-down market don scatter di rural economy.
Plenti farmers no fit sell dia produce so dem go fit buy seed and fertilizer, pay labourers/tractor services.
Even wen dem lift di lockdown for di agricultural sector, di price of fertilizer too high dat plenti smallholder farmers no fit afford am
For some places, di price go as high as N13,000 for 50kg bag of Indorama and Notore Urea
NPK 15-15-15 don rise reach N25,000 wen di federal goment NPK20-10-10 wey dey wey dey under di presidential fertilizer initiative, wey suppose dey sell for farmers for N5,000 no dey available for plenti places and areas wia rise di price no go reach N7,000 and e high pass dis for some places.
for farmers wey dey Zamfara, Katsina, southern Kaduna, some part of Kebbi and Sokoto states, bandit activity no only deny dem access to dia farm but kom leave many pipo wey dem kill for dia farm
plenti farming communities na hin dey raze down
Dem don kidnap plenti pipo for ransom.
Plenti don pay large sum of moni or don surrender large portion of dia harvest to di bandits.
Plenti village for dose states don bikom desolate
Di agric sector also witness one of di worst disaster wey apun wen flood whip out ova 450,000 hectares of rice and maize farm wey dem estimate at ova N3.5 billion across Kebbi, Sokoto and Kano states.
Plenti of di affected farmers neva dey compensate as dia livelihood don destroy
Di flood be di worst since di 2012 disaster wey wreak havoc across most of Naija coastal cities and flood-prone areas wey dey kil pipo and washing away farmland
Meanwhile, as di flood dey put pain for di heart of farmers up North, farmers down South dey face drought
For two months, farmers watch dia investment for crops witered away
no disguise
Anoda subsector wey dey badly hit dis year na poultry and feed
Di scarcity of maize from di beginnin kos price to increase
E kom force di Poultry Association of Nigeria to send a save our Soul appeal to di federal goment for urgent attention
Di federal goment respond to di appeal and release 5,000 metric ton of maize from di nation strategic reserve to di farmers plus to grant some of di big players license to import about 222 metric ton of maize make dem increase di shortfall for di feed industry.
Howeva, dis na short-term solution as barely three months later, di scarcity of soyabean hit, wey make di farmers express fear say by January 2021, di industry go shut down completely
Di scarcity result for serious feed crisis for di industry as price reach record high for hin history as e dey rise from N2,600 for February to about N5,000 now
Di poultry industry don lose estimated N7 million jobs wit figure wey dem project to reach 10 million by January 2021 but dem estimate di loss for investment conservatively at about N1.5 trillion
While di poultry farmers still dey struggle to deal wit di challenges wey marry di subsector, di crop farmers despite di daunting challenges wey face di sector tru di 2020 farmin year, don buyers wey dey kom right up to dia farms even before dem harvest to make bulk purchase arrangement
Dis na di first time wey di price of grains dey refuse to kom down for harvest time, wey dey cause fear of looming hunger and di call for di border to dey reopened, wey go allow a influx of smuggled products through di kontri's porous borders.
Di name of di lord na strong tower
3,000 youths go benefit from NALDA's farm estate for Ebonyi
Di National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) don tok say di agency go engage at least 3,000 youth dem for Ebonyi State for di proposed integrated farm estate for di State.
Dem go complete di integrated farm estate and commission am by october dis year
Di Executive Secretary of di agency, Prince Paul Ikonne, wey announce am for Tuesday, tok say dem go establish di farm estate wey dem propose integrated for 104 hectares of land wey di state government donate
Prince Ikonne, wey also dey Ebonyi State on Monday for courtesy visit to di governor, Engr David Umahi, tok say dem go complete di integrated farm estate by October 2021.
Na di mandate of Mr. President be dis, say make we reactivate farm estates wey dem abandon and develop new ones for food security
Di Governor of Ebonyi State dey eager and e dey hurry for us to food security
Hin dey in total support to hin dreams
Ebonyi State dey committed to work wit NALDA to engage di teeming youths into full agricultural productivity
We don see say di Governor don key inside Mr President agenda to food security inside di kontri.
We dey establish integrated farm estate for Ebonyi as we dey do for oda states
Di agenda go engage young Nigerians and draw dia attention to agriculture
From Jude Owuamanam (Owerri), Lami Sadiq (Kaduna), Bola Ojuola ( Akure), Abdullateef Salau, Muideen Olaniyi, Abbas Jimoh & Idowu Samotu
New president for Niger Republic don blast terrorists for war crimes
Niger Republic newly-elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, hit out for terrorist groups whose barbarity don pass evri limit afta he take di helm for Friday for a kontri wey dey struggle wit two jihadist insurgency.
Dis groups dey carry out large scale massacres of innocent civilians, and in doing so, dey commit real war crimes, Bazoum declared.
Di leaders of dis group kom from oda kontri dem, e tok say dem dey attack Niger witout any kos.
No terrorist leader don ever form any grievance against awa state, e tok.
Dem elect Bazoum, wey be 61 for two round vote for december and February
Hin be previously right-hand man to Mahamadou Issoufou, wey don voluntarily step down afta two five years term
Hin inauguration mark di first handover wey dey between elected leaders in Niger's 60-year post-independence history, but jihadist attack and an alleged attempt coup don overshadow ceremonies
Niger na insurgent wey dey link to Al-Qaeda or di Islamic State (IS), wey dey cross from Mali and Burkina Faso for di west, and Boko Haram, wey dey cross from Nigeria for di southeast.
Dem don kill more dan 300 pipo for three attack for di west since di start of di year
For di most recent part of dis, dem massacre 141 members of di Tuareg community for March 21 for Tahoua, one big desert region wey dey abunt Mali.
Bazoum tok say Niger diplomatic efforts under im presidency go dey center on Mali.
Di current situation for Mali get direct impact on domestic security for awa kontri, e tok.
Bazoum tok say di insurgent wey dey link to IS dey base for Menaka and Gao, for eastern and central Mali respectively
Combatting dem go dey very difficult so tey di Malian state no dey exercise full sovereignty ova diz regions, e tok.
for di early hours of Wednesday, afta gunfire break out near di presidency for di capital Niamey, di goverment announce say dem don thwart an attempted coup
E describe am as a cowardly and regressive act wey seek to threaten democracy and di state of law.
Di West African nation don suffer four coups for hin history, most recently a February 2010 putsch wey toppled dat time president Mamadou Tandja
Google don threaten dem say dem go witdraw dem from Australia
Google don threaten to remove im search engine from Australia ova di nation's attempt to make di tech giant share royalties wit news publishers.
Australia dey introduce di world first law wey go make Google, Facebook and potentially oda tech companies pay media outlets for dia news content
But di US firms don fought back, warning di law go make dem witdraw some of dia service
Australian PM Scott Morrison tok say lawmaker no go yield to threats.
Even say Australia dey far from Google's largest market, di news code wey dem propose dey seen as a possible global test case for how goment fit seek to regulate big tech firms
Australia code go tie Google and Facebook to mediated negotiations wit publishers ova di value of news content, if not agreement fit reach first
Mel Silva wey be di manager for Google Australia tok for one senate hearing on Friday say di law no dey workable
She tok say if dis version of di code be law, e no go give us real choice but make we stop to dey make Google search available for Australia.
But lawmaker dem challenge dis, dey accuse Google of blackmail and dey bully Australia say dem dey rais di reform
I go go to go worldwide
Shey you go pull out of evri market be you?
Senator Rex Patrick ask am say make e stop di precedence.
Silver tok say di code dey untenable risk for awa Australian operations.
Morrison tok say hin goment still dey committed to progressing di laws through parliament dis year
Make I dey clear: Australia don make awa rule for thins wey you fit do for Australia
Na for awa parliament e don do, na im e tell reporters on Friday.
Why Australia dey push dis law?
Na Google be di dominant search engine for Australia and goment don describe am as a near-essential utility wit small market competition
Di goment don argue say bikos say di tech platform dey collect customer from pipo wey wan read di news, make di tech giants pay newsroom a fair amount for dia journalism
Also, e don argue say di financial support dey necessary for im news industry bikos say strong media dey important for democracy.
Accordin to di goment, Australian print media don see a 75% decline for adverting revenue since 2005.
Di threat wey Google get to remove di entire search product na hin severe pass
According to wetin lawmaker tok, news account for just 12.5% of Google search for Australia
Poultry farmers dey beg for importation of animal grade maize and soya meals
Dr Olalekan Odunsi, di South-West general-secretary, Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), don call on goment make dem facilitate di importation of animal grade maize and soya meals.
Odunsi tok say di importation go save di poultry industry from collapsin
Hin tok say di urgent importation of animal feed grade of maize go sustain di over 50million layers, 100million broilers, 1million breeders and oda classes of poultry until di next harvest season.
Hin also urge di goverment, in di interim, make dem enforce a ban on export of soya, seed and processed soya bean meal
E encourage governors dem for di region to put plenti effort to di cultivation of maize as dem don do wit rice
Odunsi emphasise di reason why we need to join bodi wit maize farmers for Nigeria, soya bean farmers and odas.
E tok say acute scarcity and astronomical price of soya beans and maize go threaten additional five million poultry jobs for di short term if di goverment no intervene.
Today, dem dey sell maize for N210, 000/MT for most states of South-West, soya meal for N240, 000/MT
due to di importance of dis two items, di price of poultry feed don dey continue to dey increase from N2750 to N3000 for April N2020 to N4850 to N5300 now
For December, most farmers no fit sell dia broilers bikos di cost of production dey high pass wetin average Nigerian fit afford
Right now, egg dey go out of di reach of an average family wey get ideal price for N1,300
We really need goment intervention to save di current 10million jobs for di poultry value chain of awa economy
hin tok say
Dem suspend pro-Buhari rep from APC
Di All Progressives Congress (APC) don suspend one member of di House of Representatives wey dey represent Kazaure Federal Konstituency for Jigawa State, Muhammad Gudaji Danbaffa for six months.
Dem don constituted seven-member investigative panel to probe di allegation of insubordination against di lawmaker and make hin recommendation within 10 days.
Hamza Dand head di committee wit Sanusi Kazaure as Secretary
For di letter wey suspend di lawmaker, di local goment chairman of di parti, Hassan Lawal, claim say di decision to suspend Gudaji na hin Kazaure Yamma ward initiate am and hin endorsed by di local goment chapter of di parti
Awa tori-pesin report say dem accuse di lawmaker of criticising di governor say he allegedly subverting di pipo will in di choice of candidates for di chairmanship and councillorship in di recently conduct party primaries for di state.
Serena don sail past teenager Pigato for Parma WTA
Serena Williams brush aside di challenge of local teenager Lisa Pigato for di opening round of di WTA tournament for Parma on Monday
Williams, wey rank eighth for di world, beat di 572nd rank Pigato, making her WTA debut, 6-3, 6-2 for di first meeting wey dey between di two players
How North-Central goment fit optimize open grazing ban for South APC leader
As open grazing controversy trends dey for di public domain, as Southern governors dey slamming a ban on it during dia meeting for Asaba, di president, Farmers Empowerment Association for Nigeria (FEAN) and Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) North-Central Forum for FCT, Honourable Obaje David, examine how di North-Central governors fit respond to di ban.
Recently, di Southern State governors meet for Asaba, Delta State, and dem ban open grazing to stem farmers-herders crisis and oda form of criminalities.
Na wetin you take on top di controversy wey dis decision cause?
Evri human being get right to action and opinion
But di one wey important pass be say once una take una action, una suppose dey aware of di consequences
Una suppose dey able to consider di advantage and disadvantage
I no be one of those wey tok say e dey good or bad
As a Nigerian, you get di right and freedom to live anywia for di kontri wit good faith and enjoy di freedom of association.
On dis basis, I no go tok say e be good tin
But as a leader for di North Central, I go tok say e dey good tin, especially for di North Central Zone, bikos of di potential economic benefits for us and di nation
Di ban be an advantage for us
We need tap into am and see how we fit make am realventure and make moni from am
Luckily for us, we get landmass wey dey enough to accommodate di herder dem no matta di number wey fit make troop from di South into di North Central
Wetin be una position on top open grazing?
I no be one of di propagator of open grazing
I believe more for ranching, wey I dey practice as a pesin.
I believe say if we take to ranching, e go work out for us
Di North Central Governors suppose accommodate di national programme on ranching.
Dis kind move fit make di North Central cattle hub wia pipo fit always get access to cattle and all di allied products
And den e becom means of economic empowerment for di North Central pipo.
We get di land, wey di southern states fit no get
look Kogi, Niger, Kwara and odas
We fit conveniently accommodate di herder dem and ranching policy to awa advantage
Di challenges wey di Fulani herder dem dey pose no be bikos dem no wan adopt ranching
Di kwanta be say dem no dey educate dem on e advantage
Dem get nomadic culture
As a result, dem go need dey well educated to embrace ranching.
We fit adopt di Kenya method, wia almost all di family get ranches and u no dey see open grazing despite di large number of di cattle wey dem get
But na wetin di southern governors dey make case for be dat?
Di governors dem no dey categorical for dis regards.
Dem no dey call for ranching and for federal goment make dem kom inside
wetin dem dey tok be say di herder dem don bikom problem to us and make dem go away
Dem tok say make di herder dem apply for land wit claim say herding na private business
But dem don ask dia indigenes make dem apply for land like di herder dem
As one of dose wey dey involve for youth empowerment programme, especially for di agricultural sector and di value chains, why some government policies dey fail to realise dia objective and wetin be di way out?
Firstly, administation no dey wey fi touch di lives of pipo like President Muhammadu Buhari administation whereby you fit conveniently sit for your house and apply for facilities and you fit get am
Di target credit facility wey dem also know as COVID-19 loan dey
Many Nigerians don get di loan for hundreds of thousands of naira from di comfort of dia homes and dem no even go office.
Also, wit SMEs wey dem dey expand such as di Bank of Industry (BOI), Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and odas
Di challenge be say we get two side of doz wey go believe in you and doz wey go criticise you
For pipo wey no believe in Buhari's administation, nothing dey beneficial
But for us wey believe in Buhari, we dey benefit and we thank God for it
kidnapper dem kill driver, kidnap 13 for Nasarawa
kidnapper dem don shot dead one driver, Adamu Usman, and dem don con abduct 13 passengers near Shafa-Abakpa -Umaisha road for Toto Local Goment Council for Nasarawa State.
Daily Trust hear say di deceased wey dem shot three times for hin abdomen kpeme around 9pm for di University of Abuja Teaching Hospital wey dey Gwagwalada wia hin and one oda driver, Attahiru Abukwo, wey dem also shot, dey receive treatment
One driver wey scatterly escape di attack, Ibrahim Saidu, tok say di incident apun around 5pm for Tuesday wen di kidnappers for dia large number, wey dey wield AK-47 rifles, emerge from di bush to lay ambush on top four cars wey kom from Ugya village.
According to wetin hin tok, di kidnappers lay ambush and dem open fire on top di vehicle wey be conveyin passengers from Ugya to Abaji
Hin tok say di kidnapper dem immediately surround di vehicle afta di driver lose control and dem skidded to halt for di bush
Dem carry 13 passengers wey include one middle-aged woman kom inside di bush for gunpoint
in fact, I dey drive for di four vehicle wey dey front of me, but na God save me wen I stop for one village to carry passenger
As I dey kom, I hear gun shot and I immediately make U-turn, hin tok
Di Ohimegye of Opanda-Umaisha, His Royal Majesty (HRM), Usman Abdullahi tok say some remnants of bandit inside forest along di axis don dey responsible for kidnappin of travelers, residents and farmers wey dey di area.
E tok say som pipo still dey remnants of dis bandits wey dey terrorise awa pipo along dis axis, so I dey appeal to di state goment make dem collaborate wit di federal goment to see how dem fit flush di bandits completely.
ASP Ramhan Nansel wey be di tok pesin for Nasarawa state police command tok say dem neva brief am on top di latest kidnap incident, he add say e go reach di Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Toto Local goment to get details about am kom back to awa tori-pesin.
Dem arrest one man for Lagos say e dey drive against traffic
Di Lagos State Police Command don confirm di arrest of one Victor Ebhomenyen wey dem tok say e dey drive against traffic for Four Point Hotel wey dey Oniru for Lagos State
Dem allege Ebhomenyen say hin also attack and kos serious bodily injury on ASP Erhator Sunday for Four Point Hotel wey dey Oniru, Lagos
Dis dey contain inside a statement wey di Lagos Police Command's Spokespesin, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi sign.
Hin tok say di command consider say e dey necessary to react and set di record straight regarding
di incident wey dem capture for one video wey go viral for social media on Saturday April 17.
E tok say two men attack ASP Erhator on Sunday, one officer wey dey on duty, and e create scene for road for Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos State.
Adejobi tok say di prime suspect, Victor, dey police custody for di state Criminal Investigation Department Panti, for investigation and prosecution as and wen due.
Hin add say di command dey make effort to arrest hin accomplice wey run, Etinosa
Gbajabiamila welkom Ayade's defection as PDP don urge members make dem stay united
Di Speaker of di House of Assembly, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, don express joy ova di defection of di Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, to di All Progressives Congress (APC), say di parti dey open to all.
Gbajabiamila tok for Thursday by im Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, say Ayade's action don show again say APC go beat for di kontri.
Di Speaker tok say di Cross River State governor don take di right decision, and e don show good example for odas to follow.
E tok say di ruling parti dey open to all, dey call on well-meaning Nigerians make dem join di APC to move di kontri forward.
Di Speaker note say APC go continue to dey just and fair to all im members.
Meanwhile, di pipo Demcratic parti (PDP) as dem react to Ayade's defection, urge dia members for Cross River State make dem stay united
In a statement by di tok pesin of di parti, Kola Ologbondiyan tok, awa parti dey call on all di critical stakeholders and teeming members of awa parti for Cross Rivers State make dem immediately pull togeda and ensure say all structure of awa parti for di state remain intact
Di PDP wish Governor Ayade well for hin new political sojourn as well as for hin future endeavours
Passage of forensic Bill by National Assembly: E dey relevance to Buhari's fight against corruption
Di National Assembly of di Federal Republic of Nigeria for Wednesday 19th
May 2021 for di House of Representatives and Tuesday 2nd
March 2021 for di Senate don make history as dem passin into law, di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria Bill, 2021 (SB.615 and HB.
791), afta dem read am for di Third Time in both Chambers (SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE).
Dis act na clear demonstration of di National Assembly's patriotism and direct response, wey go target to strengthen and re-invigorating national frontiers for di fight against fraud, corruption and cybercrimes, wey don eaten deep inside di fabric of awa nation.
wit di passage of dis Bill, di 9th Assembly under di distinguish and able leadership of His Excellency, Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, PhD, CON and Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiala don show clearly, hin ardent resolve to carry out hin legislative functions in line wit di provision of di Constitution of di Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
And dis also attestate to di fact say di National Assembly dey alive to di performance of im complementary role wit oda arms of goment for di fight against corruption.
E dey wit great joy and deep sense of gratitude say I write dis, wey dem don put togeda as platform for us to let Nigerians and indeed di whole world know wetin di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria dey all about and di unique concept wey we dey bring on top so we go fit complement national efforts for im quest to ride di kontri of corruption, fraud and cyber-crimes and oda related crimes.
Afta di Senate don pass dis Bill, and bikos of di fact say we dey operate bi-cameral Legislature, di house of representatives wey dey ready and resilient, under di leadership of His Excellency, Rt.
Femi Gbajabiamila, di Hon.
Speaker follow suit and pass di Bill on Wednesday 19th May, 2021.
As u fit know, di Bill to establish di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (CIFIPN) don dey among di bill wey dem dey attack most viciously and wey dem dey antagonise pass for di National Assembly for recent time.
Sadly, di attack kom from those wey suppose be partners in progress in di fight against endemic corruption for Nigeria, but dem don designate demsef as enemies of di general good
Good is good e no get substitute so e also bad
No mata how e take long, gud dey always prevail ova bad just as di superiority of light ova darkness dey constant and unquestionable
E dey important for us to get glimpse of how e apun for di National Assembly
Interestingly, di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (Est) Bill 2021 (CIFIPN) na hin dey first passed into law by di 9th Senate on di 2nd day of March, 2021 afta dem don undergone di rigour of legislative processes of 1st Reading, 2nd Reading and eventual for hin 3rd Reading on di 2nd March, 2021 di bill was unanimously passed into law by di Nigeria Senate afta dem consider di urgent need for dis noble legislation, of course dis no dey witout series of thunderbolts from detractors wey no go stop at any length to see say any legislation wey go dey helpful to assist Buhari administration to fight corruption no dey see di light of di day but di senate andthroughdi firm.
E dey veri important make di public know say (CIFIPN) no be just noble bodi but new one for Nigeria wey dem dey target to bridge di gap wey don dey exist for di forensics space
Today, di journey to get standard bodi wey go regulate di practice of forensics for Nigeria dey its peak and Nigerians must rise to challenge di few anti-goment bodies wey go wan sabotage dis step.
Di passage of dis Bill by di National Assembly, no be lie say, na clear demonstration of e patriotic zeal and di need to further strengthen all national effort wey dey towards di fight against corruption, wey don hide development for evri aspect of awa national lives.
Di legislative bold step, wey di two Chambers of the National Assembly take, dey quite historic and symbolic, e dey kom for a time wey Nigeria dey in dire need of legislation(s)
wey go give more bite to im anti-corruption drive in view of di increase spate of criminal and corrupt practices, across di world
As all of us know, crime generally, don take new dimension, bikos of advancement for science and technology for di 21st century
therefore, di passage of dis Bill dey apt and timely and e don show clearly say we get flexible and responsive Legislature wey dey in tune and in touch wit global reality wey dey emerge and e dey ready to enact legislation wey go meet di yearnings and aspirations of Nigerians
E dey good make we still tok am say di journey, wey culminate to di passage of dis Bill, start for di 8th National Assembly whereby, awa Bill na hin dey sponsored by Distinguished Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, Ph.D, CON, di current President of Senate wen im be Senate Leader, bikos of im strategic importance to di anti-corruption drive of dis administration.
for di benefit of hindsight, wen dem introduce awa Bill for di two Chambers during di 8th National Assembly, all-inclusive public hearings were conducted by di relevant Committee of di respective Chambers
Afta, wit opposition from stakeholders wey dey minority, wey di Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) lead, di National Assembly pass di Bill, bikos of wetin e mean and di part wey e go play for di fight against corruption.
Afta, dem forward di Bill to Mr President for Presidential Assent, wey dem no give before di dissolution of di 8th National Assembly for June, 2019
E dey di strength of dis, say dem introduce di Bill again for dis 9th National Assembly and dis time around, na Distinguished Senator Abdullahi A. Yahaya, wey be di current Leader of di Senate, dey sponsor am, bikos of di importance wey dey attached to am.
We get am for mind to make dis clarification so we go fit clear di air on di cheap propaganda wey awa detractors dey propell say awa Bill na hin di 8th National Assembly reject.
Di fact say awa Bill dey mistaken for similar Bills, wey dem recently introduce for both di Senate and di House of Representatives Chambers
Dis Bill, upon awa close scrutiny, we discover say dem be merely duplication of di intent and purports of awa Bill
We suppose stress say dem no introduce any of dis Bill for di 8th National Assembly, oda dan our Bill
So, na we be di first wey ever kom up wit a Bill of dis magnitude(Forensic)
don see say na urgent need to establish dat kind great institute
Dem don take di decision to establish di Institute afta painstaking study of how di Institutes dey operate for oda jurisdiction and how well dem don help for crime detection, investigation and prosecution.
E dey instructive to note say awa Institute don dey so tey 2009
And ova di years, we don train professional for di field of forensic science and technology, wey go dey target to inculcatin di requisite skills and acumen for di pragmatic areas of forensic investigation and management, to wit:
forensic analysis to eliminate material misstatement, weda na error or fraud kos am; voice recognition analysis; fingerprint/signature analysis; digital forensic and cyber security; crime scene investigation; global anti-corruption compliance and enforcement; litigation support, forensic investigation capacities, preparation of forensic reports, fraud risk management, corporate fraud analysis, fraud prevention, detection and investigation, etc.
You go agree wit me say for di world wey we dey today, di conventional ways wey we dey use investigate crimes, wit a view to dey fight am don bikom obsolete
As such, for us as a nation to do something wey dey meaningful for dis regards, e dey perfect make we align awasef wit di global trend and innovations wey dey emerge, wey dey target for fighting corruption.
E dey in line wit dis reasoning say dem conceive di idea to establish dis Institute wit well-structure laudable objectives wey dey relevant to di anti-corruption drive of dis administration
Time no go allow me highlight all di objective of di Bill here
Howeva, I wish crave your indultance to highlight some of di objective of di Bill, for di purpose of dis address, as follows:
To establish Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals for Nigeria so dem go fit develop and train Professionals for dis special field,throughdia systemic and professional examination and certification wey go enhance di acquisition of di requisite skills for di use of science and technology for fraud detection, investigation and prevention;
To provide platform for training and re-training of intending professionals in di use of Forensic Science and technological tools and techniques in di investigation of fraud for both public and private sectors of awa economy, in line wit international best practices;
To promote high professional standard dem, ethics and etiquettes amongst practitioners for di field, in a bid to stem fraudulent and corruption practices, and also develop a mechanism for fraud prevention, as proactive measure against corruption generally;
To fill di existing huge vacuum for awa archaic and conventional system of investigation wit di introduction of one special operation of forensic science wey go help di kontri spend hin scarce foreign exchange to hire foreign expatriates to do forensic investigation for Nigeria;
To develop a broad-based mechanism and training programmes wey cut across all di strata of awa investigation architecture, involve professionals like Lawyer, Criminologists, Security Experts, Judicial Officers, Court Registrars, and Economists
E go enhance effective and efficient disposition of cases in line wit global best practices; and
To enhance Nigeria anti-fraud mechanism,throughdia provision of legal framework for di professional development and discipline of forensic and investigative professionals for Nigeria, among odas.
From di foregoing, e dey apparent say di role of dis Institute dey quite strategic and important
E dey relevant to tok am again say forensic science na very wide and all-encompassing field, wey require effective and efficient regulation for di attainment and sustainability of high level professionalism and ethical standard
Di broad spectrum of di scope and focal point of di Institute include but e no dey limited to forensic toxicology; forensic investigation; forensic auditing; digital forensics and cybercrimes, forensic autopsy; forensic law; forensic accountin; forensic nursin; forensic pathology; forensic engineering; forensic psychology; forensic DNA analysis; forensic anthropology; forensic deontology; forensic dentistry; forensic archeology; forensic graphology, forensic entomology, etc.
Also, una go agree wit me say awa Institute dey bring on top, one unique concept of crime detection and investigation in conformity wit international best practices
Dis concept dey far pass di reasoning of those whose myopic view about di purports of awa Bill don becloud dia sense of reasoning, due to narrow-mindedness and inordinate desire to monopolise a system, wey dey outside dia jurisdiction and scope of operations.
On a lighter note, I wan draw di attention of evribodi to di funny scenario wey dey play out now, and as a mata of fact, e suppose be a source of concern for all well-meaning Nigerians.
Wen dem introduce di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria Bill for di 8th National Assembly, di Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), kom out strongly to oppose im passage bikos according to dem, e dey unnecessary duplication of functions wey dia Institute don already undertaken.
Howeva, upon di re-introduction of awa Bill for dis 9th National Assembly, and as we don see di overwhelmin and acceleratin legislative supports, awa Bill don receive from di two Chamber, ICAN don now realize say forensic science na one unique field of practice, and as we dey tok, dem don introduce a similar Bill wey dey currently before di House of Representatives, as dem don fail woefully in dia attempts to stop di passage of awa Bill.
One fit ask, wetin don change between now and di past, wia ICAN get di view say make dem no get any institute wey go dey regulate di practice of forensic science?
your answer dey as good as me
I wish also inform you say di Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) no dey commot for dis funny theatrical episode
Like dia ICAN colleague, dey don introduce Bill for House of Representatives wit di nomenclature di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria Bill, wey ANAN initiate and dey promote
I decide to bring out all diz facts so dat Nigerians and even di international community go understand di extent wey some pipo fit go so dem go fit dia aims
Howeva, we no dey perturbe by dis developments bikos we believe in di credibility and ability of di National Assembly and indeed di Presidency to do wetin is right and not to allow dem manipulate dem for any way, by dis unnecessary distractions, so as not to make mockery of di whole thin.
Di known practical and antagonist of dis Bill don remain ICAN bikos say e don bikom evident
Dem engage several bystanders into writing frivolous petition some even target for di leadership of di Senate wit a tone of blackmail
As dem don fail badly at di senate, di antagonists shift dia attention to di House of Representatives wit di same bystanders write all kin publication
again, dey fail
ordinarily by legislative procedure, a bill wey di Senate don pass go only require concurrence by di House safe for wia observation dey
But for di case of di CIFIPN Bill, di antagonist fight di passage of di bill until truth prevail and for di 19th May, 2021 di Bill for di establishment of di Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Professionals of Nigeria for Effective Regulation, Registration of Members and Determination of wetin Standard Knowledge and Skills to be Attained by Persins wey dey seek to becom Registered Members and Qualify to Practice as Forensic and Investigative Professionals; and for Related Matters (HB. 791) dem passed into law by di House of Representative.
ICAN don register im Bill for di House of Representatives wey dem call (REPEALING AND RE-ENACTMENT OF ICANS ACT.
Dis ICAN new bill get full of provision for practice of forensic, and also say dem go establish Forensic University for Nigeria and witout which nobodi fit practice forensic for Nigeria, and violation of dis section go lead such a persin to some years inprisonment.
Dis dey strange for a kontri wey full of enlightened pipo.
My joy be say Nigeria no be Banana Republic
no mata di level wey corruption dey
We don dey challenge di passage of di bill by di House of Representatives
Make we note am say, awa challenge di bill no dey borne out of malice or ill will, but bikos we dey sure say di purpose of dis bill na to halt presidential assent under di guise of existence of similar legislation.
We no go allow dia antiks deceive awasef and Nigerians.
You go remember how ICAN strongly opposed dis enactment of CIFIPN and for one of its publication wey di Association of professional Bodies of Nigeria wey Engr.(Chief) lead
Olumuyiwa Alade on di 24th of May, 2019 don make frantic effort to say ICAN under im enable law dem dey empowered to practice Forensics and therefore for CIFIPN Bill to dey passed it go amount to duplication of laws, today ICAN dey present im ACT to repeal and re-enacted wit di inclusion of Forensics for di new law.
Di question na, wetin don change?
Di same law wey ICAN dey always tell di public say e get forensics don dey seek for hin re-enactment
As e dey always be, while we no dey opposed to any group wey dey propose di inclusion of forensics for hin law, we dey howeva concerned dat a bodi should not try to perpetuate esef.
ICAN wit dia cohort dem don realise dia inability to stop di passage of CIFIPN
so dem wan get bodi for inside demsef
Wetin dem dey fear na check and balance, dem no go want make anoda professional bodi investigate dia activities bikos dem know wetin dem dey do to di economy of dis kontri
How dem fit wan be judge for dia own case?
E dey strange
On dis note, we dey call di National Assembly make dem beware of di antics of dis groups, dem no fit dey tok from both side of dia mouth and dey expect make di National Assembly cajoled.
We wan appreciate di doggedness of di 9th Assembly again to ensure say di Bill don pass, di Nigerian pipo dey more dan before convinced of di readiness of dis administration to fight corruption through evri possible means and go at all time encourage legislation wey dem aim to dis goal.
We dey sure say His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari no go hesitate to assit dis Bill as e reach hin desk
We dey call on all Nigerians make dem kom and make dem dey part of di Forensics Profession
Di profession dey open to all professional for various fields of endeavours
One trainin arm of di institute go guide you studiously and equip you
I wish thank you all and make you repeat awa resolve and commitment to uphold ethical standard in line wit global best practices, wen we dey render awa professional service and trainin wey go bring about innovative ways wey dem go use fight corruption and financial crimes, generally
I wish appeal to all stakeholder and well-meaning Nigerians make dem support dis noble course and make dem implore all of us make we make frantic effort so dat collectively, we fit surmount di threat of corruption, di plethora of security challenges, across di kontri and oda associated crises.
Dr (Mrs) Enape Victoria Ayishetu, PhD, Pro-tem President, (CIFIPN) www.cifipn.org
Air Peace conduct test flights wit new E195-E2 aircraft
Air Peace don start to dey test flights for em two brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft in preparation for deployment into service
Daily Trust report say di two aircraft na di first set of di 13 brand new 195-E2 aircraft wey di airline acquire to deepen its route expansion.
One tok pesin for di airline, Stanley Olisa, tell di newsmen on Friday say one of di aircraft dey fly empty from Lagos to Owerri, Abuja, and Port Harcourt for familyarisation on Thursday.
Olisa hint say test flights to oda destroyers go continue, she add say no time, di plane go start scheduled flights, offering a superior travel experience to customers.
E tok say
di third brand new E195-E2 aircraft go kom in veri soon, dey tok say di commitment dey drive di airline fleet expansion to satisfy di air travel need of Nigerians
Di operation of test flights by aircraft wey dem just acquire na regulatory requirement wey dem must meet before dem deploy di aircraft for regular scheduled operations.
We go rememba say Air Peace take delivery of di two brand new Ultramodern 124 seat capacity Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for January and March dis year, wit 11 more time for delivery.
Tela Maize harvest don show potential for 8 tons per hectare
Last Tuesday, di Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, invite relevant stakeholders, including journalist dem, to witness third harvest of di Tela Maize variety Confined Field Trials (CFT) under im Tela Maize Research Project wey Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation funded (AATF).
Di maize variety kom from di Latin word TUTELA wey mean protection
Di maize variety dey wide wit protection against insect pests and draught
Di Principal Investigator, Professor Rabiu Adamu and oda scientists wey conduct journalists round di harvest, tok say di idea of di research work na to produce maize variety wey dey resistance or wey dey highly protected against two major insect pest: stalk (stem) borers and Fall Army Worm and additional protection against moderate draught.
Dis na about to dey produce crop wey get high yieldin under stressed condition; di stress na Fall Army Warm and stem borers, wey be major constraints to maize production.
If dem no kontrol am, e fit kos 80 percent yield lost; and draught am if u no manage moisture (rain) deficit well, u fit no get any yield.
We don do dis trial for di third time.
We do di first trial under di dry season for March, and during di rainy season, we conduct anoda one from June to November.
Na dis be di third trial from November to April.
Di Principal researcher tok say na wetin we dey try showcase be dis
wit di three CFT trial wey dey successful, researchers go need test and validate dem from di farmers field to show say wetin dem record from dia own research station dey perform well for di farmers fields for wide range of locations ova wide ecological conditions, beginnin from 2021 rainy season.
By di end of 2022, if evritin work fine, Nigerian farmers go expect say dis hybrid dey wit dem
Dr Muhyideen Ayekunle, wey be maize breeder under di project, tok say from di last two trial wey dem conduct, di transgenic variety record yield advantage of 17 percent ova non- BT despite heavy infestation
Di variety wey dey under trial dey infected three times unlike di ones wey dey before, so dem go fit look di efficacy of di BT gene for di maize product.
wit di result, researchers tok say di yield go increase above 17 per cent
Afta, we go analyse di data and prepare document wey go dey approval for environmental release
We go submit di dossiers to di National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) and dem go review am.
As we don approve dis products, we fit kom out of di confinement
and den we fit get national performing trial
Di Director General/CEO of di National Biotechnology Development Agency (NBDA), Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, for di event, call on di scientists make dem continue to dey find abiotic and biotic solution to di challenges wey farmers dey face for di kontri.
We don test technology wey fit provide solution to problems wey farmers dey face, make we take advantage of am and move forward, e tok.
Dr Rose Maxwell Gidado, di kontri Coordinator OFAB Nigeria, tok say di impact go dey plenti
Farmers go get yield increase of 17 percent and u know say farmin dey all about productivity and harvestable yield.
Once you don yield, of kos you go get bumper harvest and profit
She tok say by di time dis maize variety dey ready to get to di farmers, e go increase dia livelihood, moni and den di price of maize go kom down.
Manchester United don fight back in win for Aston Villa
Manchester United fight back to beat Aston Villa 3-1 away for Premier League on Sunday as Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Edinson Cavani score for di second half to hold di title celebrations of Champion-elect Manchester City
Di result na United second for 70 points for 34 games, 10 for behind City wey don play a game more and dem miss a chance to secure di title for Saturday afta dem suffer a 2-1 home defeat by Chelsea.
Bertrand Traore fire Villa ahead for di 24th minute wit brilliant strike into di top corner from 15 meters afta som sloppy defendin by di visitor, wey give di ball away plenti time deep in dia own half.
Fernandes equalise wit a 52nd-minute penalty, sending Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez di wrong way wit a coolly wey dem pick spot-kick afta a series of clumsy challenges by Douglas Luiz send Paul Pogba tumbling over.
Greenwood turn di match on e head four minutes later wit a neat shot on di turn from inside di penalty area afta he shook off Villa centre back Tyrone Mings.
Substitute Edinson Cavani seal United victory wit a glancin 87th-minute header
Afta Daily Trust tori, NCC ban sell, use of mobile phone boost
Di Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) don ban di sale and use of GSM network boosters (for mobile connectivity) especially by banks, residents, goverment agencies, among odas to improve telecommunications services.
Di commission give di 14-days Pre-Enforcement Notice on Tuesday, wey di Director Public affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde sign.
E tok say di warning dey effective from Tuesday and on top expiration of di deadline, NCC tok say e go begin enforcement actions against defaulters.
Dis dey kom less dan one month afta Daily Trust report on April 24, 2021 say business owner for Sabon Gari market for Kano and oda business areas say dem dey buy boost to improve di reception of di poor telecommunication network for dia areas.
Some of di trader tok say di reception dey poor as di telecommunications service provider no dey do much to improve services even as di gain dem dey get for dat kind place.
According to wetin dem tok, more trader dem and dia customers dey engage for digital and online financial transactions (data-based cashless services) and oda telecommunication-based services as dem dey face poor call/data services.
NCC for di notice tok say, di sale, installation and usage of GSM boost dey illegal
For di notice, NCC tok say na only to dey exercise im mandate to ensure di protection of consumers, to dey ensure good quality of service and maintenance of technical standards of communication equipment, and in accordin to di provisions of Section 131 (1) of di Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003.
Dis kind act fit lead to monetary sanction and/or inprisonment, or both (fine and inprisonment) as well as di confiscation of any equipment wey dem dey use for di illegal enhancement of network coverage.
LG polls: protest ova imposition of APC candidates
Some members of di All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ogun State don stage a protest against di party's adoption of consensus candidature for some local goment areas ahead of di July 24, local goment elections for di state.
Di top echelon of di parti don announce say di party go adopt consensus candidates for some local goment areas while direct or indirect primary polls go dey conduct for di emergence of candidates in some.
Di protesters wey burst di secretariat of di Nigeria Union of Jornalists (NUJ), Ogun State, accuse some leaders of di APC for Abeokuta South LGA say dem dey impose chairmanship candidate on dem.
Dem carry place wey get different inscriptions like We Say No To Money Bags
for Abeokuta South and
Make parti Members Pick Who Dey Want, kom tok say dia aspirant wey dem prefer na Farouk Akintunde
One of di parti leader wey lead di protest, Balogun Ololade, tell Gov Dapo Abiodun say make e intervene for di mata to save democracy from jeopardy.
between DSS and regional separatist
DSS don repeat warning to pipo and groups wey em be provocative disruption of di ethno-religious environment and dey threaten harmonious co-existence of di majority common folks for dis kontiri, dem begin dey sound monotonous and unconvincing until guilty conscience force di prime suspects out of dia deceptive demeanour.
Lingering questions about who or which persins and groups di security agency dey refer to dey promptly vapourse for di heated rhetorical outburst of di nation's prominent geo-ethnic agitators
Afenifere, Ihe Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Northern Elders Forum (NEF)and Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF).
E kom start on top wetin be di persins and groups wey dey continue to dey use inciting, unguard and divisive statements, and acts wey dey use pit citizens against each oda so e go dey inflame di embers of tribal and religious discord, as di DSS don charge for one of its warnings.
Wetin dey interesting be say, no one of dis prime suspect for di exploitation of some fault lines wey fit kos ethno-religious violence for some part of di kontri fit categorically distance esef from di treacherous and subversive activities wey di security agency see.
Dem kos common conviction say DSS know those wey dey responsible, differing only for di respective directions of dia accusing finger
As Afenifere don return dis pipo know those wey dey responsible for dis acts but no fit touch dem bikos of dia connections, PANDEV rehashed im grouse about plenti pipo wey dey feel say dem dey alienated and ACF don feign ignorance, dey ask who dem be di pipo?
So tey di DSS know dem and dia satanic mission, dem suppose dey proactive to deal wit dem
Di NEF sound unconvinced wit if pipo dey push di kontri into deeper crisis and dem know dem; make dem treat dem according to di law
You no suppose know wetin DSS know about all dis pipo wey get geo-ethnic politics for Nigeria or to understand why dem know say DSS know dem, even say dem insist to dey pass di buck outside dia cliques.
Di truth be say dis champions of ethnic politics know of no beta solution to Nigeria myriad problem than for dia sectional enclaves and chiefs to lord am ova di rest of di kontri as ruler, no be leader
Dem dey desperate and unscrupulous as dem dey pursuin dia inordinate ambition say dem dey absurdly and frequently agitate for break-up of Nigeria.
Ambition-powered mind games intoxicate dia geographical consciousness to reduce evritin wey dey take excisin di territorial contours of dia enclaves wit di frenzied ease to dey cut dia portion of di remaining crumbs of di proverbial national cake.
Simply put, breaking up or out of Nigeria as ultimate political panacea or consolatory opportunity to inordinate ambition of pesin or group restlessly undermining aspirations of majority wa-zo-bia Nigerian commoners for enduring peaceful coexistence, e dey easy than don do.
Dis regional groups dey constitute major hindrances to di steady attainment of unity and peaceful coexistence wey Nigeria don dey labour for since flag independence
As long as dem continue to dey parade di political terrain as ethnic champion, so long dem go regard Nigeria as entitlement for dia ethnic stake for di population, make dem claim am or seize am and, if all di oda fail, deconstructed and disowned as a fail state.
Anywia wey dem meet, di agenda no dey for Nigeria progress and development, unless im leadership dey firmly for dia level, odawise, e dey about heckling and jostling around wit barely concealed determination to deploy di notorious Nigerian Ph.d, pull-him-down syndrome against di incumbent non-indigene President.
Weda na ACF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, PANDEV or Northern Elders Forum, dia existence and activities go dey different to Nigeria quest for unity, peace and development.
Anoda undeniable indication of dis regional separatist be say dem all be self-styled political pressure group masqueradin as representatives of various ethnic groups.
From dia membership, e dey plain to see say dem consists of ex-this
Ironically, dis political deficiency dey give dem di impetus to kom togeda, desperate to dey relevant for democratic system wey dey entirely by elected representatives through registered political parties wit legislative and executive institutions konstitutionally established to dispense good governance and dividends of democracy.
Di geo-ethnic groups only get nasty nuisance value for awa democratic setting as dem persist for acts of mischief, sabotage, blackmail and subversion, all dem brazenly intended to make Nigeria ungovernable as dem dey always threaten and attempt, so dat, perchance, dem fit regain political relevance if not kontrol.
Na di reason why dia frequent clandestine meetin dey trigger security alerts
As dat kind predator-politicians dey lurk around di perimeters of power wit dubious intension to dey undermine di goment wey dem elect just bikos dem no dey involve, e dey beyond reasonable doubt say convergence of interest go dey link dia overt activities and di covert criminalities of kidnappers, insurgents, armed robber dem, bandits and ally terrorists, wey dem combined to make Nigeria ungovernable.
double jeopardy aptly describe di predicament of di Buhari administration having to contend wit such array of formidable fees unleashing incessant attack on national security for a time of unprecedented economic adversity
To reach dat extent, na only two groups of politicians fit dey: those wey dey positively participate for di democratic dispensation as partner in moving di nation forward against all odds and those wey dey negatively engaged in planting seed of discord and disorder to destabilize di kontri.
By dia utterance and activities, we know dem!
At di end of di day, di majority of Naija pipo be ordinary citizen wey hin condition of survival wey dem no determine by and e no depend on di geography of dia origin
dia struggle to eke a livin dey sustained by submission to di will of One God irrespective of differences of faith
Nigeria na dia destroyed fatherland wey dem dey loyal to, law abiding and prayerful, knowing say dem no get any oda kontri wey dem go call dia own, collectively showing how citizenship dey breeds true patriotism
Dey also know say Afenifere, Ihe Consultative Forum (ACF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) dey resort to dey incit, unguard and divisive statements and activities to pit citizen dem against each oda in order to inflame di embers of tribal and religious discord for di political ambition of dia leaders.
Soso, di poor man prayer go remain:
GOD DEY,
NIGERIA GO BETTER
Manzo Reuben na youth leader for Lokoja
Dem kill 10 pipo as terrorist don attempt to attack army formation
Troops of di Nigerian Army, for Saturday, neutralise no less 10 members of Boko Haram terrorist wey attempt to launch attack on troops of Operation Hadin Kai for Rann, wey be di headquarters of Kala Balge Local goment Area of Borno State.
Dis dey kom barely 24 hours afta di newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen.
Farouk Yahaya, don assume leadership of di Nigerian Army.
Di tok tok pesin of di Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen.
Mohammed Yerima, for di statement wey dem make available, explain say di terrorists, wey kom inside dia numbers, dey mount on top gun truck dem and dem attempt to infiltrate di main entrance to di town.
Yerima tok say, di troop wey get high spirit dey right on hand to counter di move and dey inflict a humiliatin defeat on di terrorists wey abandon dia evil mission kom take to dia heels.
Di troop don chase di retreatin terrorist and dem don sure say no more threat dey to di town and residents dem.
Troops successfully destroy one of di gun truck dem and recover plenti weapon wey include one anti-aircraft gun, two machine Gun and eight AK-47 rifles wey dey neutralise ten terrorists for di process.
Daily Trust report say di Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, don charge di new COAS on Friday to ensure say e build on di late Attahiru's legacy by defeating enemies wey dey terrorise di Northeast and oda regions of di kontri.
Second U.S congresswoman don test positive for COVID-19 afta Capitol unrest
Pramila Jayapal, wey be member of di U.S House of Representatives, tok say she contract di Coronavirus (COVID-19) afta dem lock am down for di same room wit plenty Republican lawmaker dem wey no gree wear mask for di unrest of di Capitol last week.
I just get positive COVID-19 test result afta dem lock am down for one secure room for di Capitol wia plenty Republicans no only cruelly refuse to wear mask but recklessly mocked colleagues and staff wey offer dem one, Jayapal tok for one post for her official Twitter account
For Monday, U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman tok say she also contract COVID-19 afta possible exposure durin di lockdown for di Capitol on Jan. 6.
Jayapal, wey be member of di Democratic parti, accuse di Republican lawmaker say him kos COVID-19 superspreader event and him call for punishment against dem.
Any member wey refuse to wear mask suppose dey fully accountable for endangering awa lives bikos of dia selfish idiocy.
me dey call for Evri single member wey no gree wear mask for di Capitol make dem fined and removed am from floor by di Sergeant at Arms, she tok for one Twitter post
E no dey clear if di two congresswoman dey di same room for di lockdown for di Capitol.
Jayapal decried U.S. President Donald Trump failure to contain di COVID-19 pandemic for di U.S. and e vow say e go do evritin wey she get power to remove am from office
Man, wey be 30 na hin dey arraign on top di assault on woman for inside Edo
Di police don arraign one Gabriel Fidelis, wey be 30, before one Ogbeson chief magistrates court for Benin say dem allege dem assault one woman wey be Rebecca Izevbigie
Dem arraign di accused on a three-count charge of conspiracy, unlawful assault and malicious damage wey dey punishable under sections, 516, 355, and 451 of di Criminal Code.
Di prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Iyare, tell di court say di accused conspired wit odas at large to commit di offence on April 11, for Estate Quarters, along Benin-Agbor Road, Benin City.
She kom tell di court say di accused wit odas now for large, assault one Rebecca Izevbigie as she dey hitt and beat am
she add say di accused also use iron rod break her leg
She kom tell di court say for March 31, 2021 di defendant damage one of di complainant washin basin wey get value of N8,000
Di accused, howeva, plead say e no dey guilty to di charge wen hin counsel, Mrs E. Idahosa, apply for hin bail, say hin no go jump bail
Afta, Chief Magistrate Mutairu Oare, grant di accused bail for di sum of N100,000 wit one surety
Hin tok say di surety go need deposit two recent passport photos of hinsef and dat of di defendant wit di court.
E order say make di court registrar verify di information wey dey supplied about di surety's residence and adjourned di case to May 10, for hearing.
Why National Assembly no fit impeach Buhari Oyo Senator
Fatai Buhari wey be Senator wey dey represent Oyo North Senatorial Districts, don tok say di National Assembly neva see reason wey go make president Muhammadu Buhari impeach.
Di senator wey tok am wen hin pay Sallah visit to former governor of Oyo state, Rashidi Ladoja, tok say process dey for impeachin a president.
Senator Buhari's submission dey kom after Senator Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf (APC Taraba) and Chairman of senate committee on special duties tok say impeaching President Buhari no go end insecurity for di kontri.
Dem don dey call for President Buhari resignation or impeachment afta di spate of insecurity wey dey di kontri
But Senator Buhari don ask pipo wey dey call for separation for di kontri say make dem no create problem wey no go easily solve
Impeachin di president get process
Anybodi wey dey call for di impeachment of di president suppose give genuine reason wey dey warrant di impeachment.
We neva see why we dey copy di president example
If need dey, den we go table am, tok am and di two house go need kom togeda
Impeaching no be wetin persin go wake up one day kom call for.
procedure dey for am
why you wan kos kasala kom create confusion wey you no fit solve
hin dey ask
As he dey tok on di security wahala wey dey torment di kontri, di lawmaker tok say; We no get any oda kontri pass Nigeria.
Nigeria na awa kontri and awa house
Make we try do internal security.
Make we play awa own part; make we no leave evritin to di government alone
Local police suppose dey wey go sabi di terrain
We know awasef no mata how e fit be.
For di early 80s, we dey always travel for night
But di level wey insecurity dey for di kontri, something dey miss
E tok say di 9th National Assembly don discuss di security issue for more dan 50 times.
We tok di security issue ova 30 times for di 8th Assembly, and dis present 9th Assembly don tok am ova 50 times.
Make evribodi dey vigilant, even if we change awa service chiefs plenti time, wey no fit solve awa security wahala, di senator tok.
Rancher dem back CBN's forex restriction for dairy import
Di Commercial Ranchers Association of Nigeria (CODARAN) don express support for di restriction wey dem put on access to foreign exchange for dairy products.
Remember say di Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issue circular ova one year ago on top restricted companies wey dey seek for foreign exchange through di official window to import milk and dairy products.
But durin a recent visit to di governor of CBN, Godwin Emefiele, di Director-General of di World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, tok say di European Union (EU) don file a complaint against Nigeria ova di restriction.
Inside one statement by Dianabasi Akpainyang, di CODARAN note say Nigeria get di potential to harvest dairy products wey go provide jobs and create investment for local production milk
Di CBN governor dey right
Nigeria get di potential to sustainably meet hin dairy requirement
Akpainyang note say di milk wey dey available for collection and processin fit no dey anywia near di figure at di moment, but point out say since di likelihood dey there, e dey necessary make evribodi put dia feet on fire bikos of di urgence wey dem need to develop di local dairy sector.
As hin dey quote a report by di CBN say Nigeria dey spend about $1.5billion on top to dey import dairy products annually, hin tok say di figure go increase as di demand for dairy products go increase
E identify issues like poor productivity of local cattle breeds, cattle nutrition, animal disease management systems, lack of organised milk collection processes, limited access to finance, insecurity, poor infrastructure, insufficient extension services, inadequate processin and storage facilities, low investment for research and development and minimal adoption of modern technology as di major problems wey dey face di sector.
Im, howeva, tok say na di Advancin Local Dairy Development for Nigeria (ALDDN) programme tackle di problem, wey dey currently dey work for four states Adamour, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau.
PDP don kil as APC claim say dem register 2.5m for Lagos
Uproar dey afta di All Progressives Congress (APC) tok say dem register 2.5 million members for Lagos durin di nationwide registration and revalidation exercise.
Chairman of di APC Lagos Registration Supervisory Committee, Dr. Muhammad Bashiru, don tok am for di closin and presentation of recommendation letters to di supervisors say about 2.5 million members were registered across di 20 local goment areas inside di state.
But di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wey be di leadin opposition party, describe di figure as false and fake
PDP tok say APC don dey di habit of concocting figure to give impression of acceptableity.
Di PDP tok pesin, Taofik Gani, for one chat wit Daily Trust describe di APC as a parti of liars, im tok say e don bikom unpopular for di state.
Dis no be di first time wey dem go dey bandy figure wey dey false
Even for di last election, di total number of votes by APC was around 600,000.
Di 2.5 million claim na false and fake, e tok.
Awa tori-pesin report say APC candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu win di governorship election for 2019 wit 739,445 votes while President Muhammadu Buhari get 580,825 votes for di presidential election.
Di state chairman of National Conscience Party (NCP), Comrade Bayo Ogunleye sef tok say di claim of di APC na di greatest lie for di century
But APC tok pesin Seye Oladejo tell awa correspondent say di parti go prove im numerous strength for di forthcoming July 24 local goment election.
Geographical Indication go promote diversification of economy FG
Di Federal goment don stress am say Geographical Indications (GIs) go help to promote diversification of di economy and also support participation for di Afrikan Continental Free Trade Area
Di Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, make dis known for di capacity building workshop on GIs for public sector/policymakers for Nigeria in Abuja.
Nanono, wey di Deputy Director of Irrigation and Crop development, Haija Sugra Mahmood represent, note say di initiative if dem harness am well, go support di preservation of di kontri's biodiversity wey dey face existential threat from di effect of climate change and di destruction of di environment.
As e yarn, e fit assist in commercializing di products of food culture and oda aspect of culture thus enable di value chain actors benefit from di commercialization, especially women and youth for di rural space wey dey mainly involve in di production of dis products.
Therefore, dis workshop kom for crucial moment wen dis administation dey work tirelessly to diversify di kontri's economy away from Hydrocarbons, to promote oda sectors such as Agriculture, Manufacturing, Mining, Tourism etc.
Initiatives like dis wey promote di GIs go help fast track di processes for di diversification of di economy and also support awa participation for di Afrikan Continental Free Trade Area as well as globally
GIs fit dey catalytic to dey revive di rural economy as we don see e apun for di case of some products wey dem don mark properly like Ofada Rice, Kilishi, Dudu Osun, etc.
E go also enable di documentation of awa indigenous knowledge wey sadly we dey lose as time pass
Di current administation stand ready to partner wit all di relevant stakeholders both local and foreign in im bid to preserve di natural and bio-cultural diversity endowment for di kontri and also exploit am to strengthen di resilience of di economy, so as to provide decent livelihood for all Nigerians, e tok.
Di Minister of State Industry, Trade and Investment, Haija Mariam Katagum, for her welcome address, tok say dem design di workshop specifically to train Public Sector and Policy Makers for Nigeria, wit a view to examining di possible to adopt Geographical Indications (GIs) legislation and policy into Nigeria's industrial property and agricultural landscape.
She tok say e dey very important to highlight di coming into effect of di Afrikan Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), wey dey put responsibility on top decision makers, to begin di discourse of updating industrial property legislation.
Israeli president don hold talks to find new goment
Reuven Rivlin wey be Israel president dey prepare for talks wit top politicians dem on how dem go form goment afta caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fail to do am afta elections wey no dey finish for March.
Accordin to Rivlins office, talks wit Naftali Bennett of di Yamina parti and di former opposition leader Yair Lapid of di Yesh Atid (Future) parti dey scheduled for Wednesday morning.
Di head of state also invite representatives of di oda parties wey dey represent for parliament make dem present dia position on di progress of di government formation process
deadline for right-winger Netanyahu to form governing coalition don expire ovanight
Dis mean say di camp of Netanyahu's opponents dey face chance to end di 71-year-old era as head of goment.
Whether dem go succeed, dem still dey completely open
New election no dey out of di question as Israel go remain for political crisis
Netanyahu go remain for di head of interim goment for di time being.
Hin don dey office continuously for 12 years and hin be di longest-serving head of government for Israel's history
A corruption trial dey underway against am, him, howeva, reject di accusation wey dem make in it
Dem expect make Rivlin appoint opposition leader Lapid make e form di government
Hin parti belong to di political centre; for di end of March, hin kom be di second strongest force for di fourth parliamentary election in two years
Rivlin fit give di mandate to di Knesset sef
For dis case, each Member of Parliament fit find di support of 61 of di 120 members within 21 days.
Ganduje don free 123 prisoner dem wey be prisoner for eid-el-Fitr.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano don give freedom to 123 prison inmates across di state.
Ganduje, wey witness di release of di inmates from Goron Dutse Prison for Thursday, tok say di gesture dey di spirit of di Eid-El Fitr celebration.
Hin tok say dem select di beneficiaries based on di gravity of offences and signs of reformation wen dem dey prison
Di governor tok say di decision to visit di prison na to show di inmates say di state goment dey aware of dia existence and say dem also regard dem as citizen of di state.
Ganduje tok say di gesture na to complement di efforts wey Federal goment get to further reduce congestion for di nation's prisons.
E advise di ex-inmates make dem change dia attitude to life and make dem pray for peace and stability for Nigeria.
Di governor also give each of di freed inmates N5,000 as transport fare to dia various destination
Di Comptroller of Prisons wey dey Kano, Suleiman Suleiman, don thank di governor say him free thousands of inmates since him kom office
Suleiman advise di freed inmates make dem stay off crime so dem no go go back to prison.
Ganduje kom visit remand homes and Kano children's house for di metropolis as part of Sallah celebration
Korda don break through on top Parma clay
On di eve of Roland Garros, 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda score career breakthrough wen hin beat Italian Marco Cecchinato, wey be 6-2, 6-4, for Parma for first title.
Korda, di son of former world
No 2 and Australian Open winner Petr Korda, neva reach final for ATP tour before di Parma event, neva win consecutive match for clay
Cecchinato, wey win all three of hin title on clay, kom from Brescia, wey dey 90 kilometres from Parma
Di fans allow dem enta di first-time event wey dem support for di local boy
Today I dey play really tough opponent and di crowd no dey easy, Korda tok
dem continue to dey hapi am, but I dey proud of myself
and how I take handle am
Although hin Papa na Czech, Sebastian Korda, wey dem born for Florida, wey hin choose to represent di US
Saturday victory make am be di first American player wey go win clay court tournament since Sam Querrey for Belgrade 11 years ago.
Dis na something wey I dey dreamed of, Korda tok say hin kom add say hin dey expect to win a title before, hin name an event for Florida for January
I really think say I go do am for Delray Beach, and I dey a little heartbroken
Wetin not to wear for public: To negate Naija's multiculturalism
By Bashir Ibrahim Hassan
Shey na pure coincidence say, as trouble dey brewing for Kwara State recently, solution to hin kind na hin dey consider for di lower House of di National Assembly wey dey di capital Territory Abuja
Di trouble for Ilorin na becos of di refusal of some Christian faith schools make dem allow dia Muslim student wear hijab go school.
Di solution to dis impasse na di debate on top di Religious Discrimination (Prohibition, Prevention)
RDPP Bill, 2021, derisively tagged Hijab Bill by a section of di Nigerian media
Di two events don cause heated and often emotional debate wey, for di bottom of it all, dey threaten to negate Nigeria multicultural identity and reality
Di idea wey dey Kwara of di proprietors of di schools ban hijab-adorning Muslim student dem and dia sympathisers fit dey reduced to wetin not to wear for public
Dis na di major part of di concern of di RDPP Bill before di House of Representatives di humiliation and denial of opportunities.
female Nigerians dey face wit bikos of wetin dem dey wear for public
Di former dey clearly in breach of di fundamental human right of di Muslim student to show dia faith without discrimination; even though di school fit get dia defence for taking dat kind position.
Di latter dey try assert dis right no be only for Muslims but also Christians wiava or weneva dem dey threatened wit discrimination based on dia faith wey dem professed.
Running through di argument of di proprietors of di christian faith schools for Kwara, one could easily understand di pragmatic appeal of di argument say make Muslim children go oda schools for anoda place if dem no wan conform.
Di problem wey dey get dis argument dey plenti
First, to say Muslim student dem suppose go anoda place unless dey conform to di school rule on uniform dey very small to promote inclusiveness, wey be di bedrock of awa multicultural and multi-religious society
Secondly, di position dey beg di moral question: e dey justifiable to base a school rule bikos of Christian majoritarian nature of di school?
Den, thirdly, di go elsewia argument dey appear to ignore di difficulty to dey change school for pikin
Di inconvenience dey huge
Di act of changing schools for a pikin, educational psychologists go tell you say, e dey interfer negatively wit no be only im emotional but academic development too.
Last last, di Christian faith schools by dem risk wetin dem dey call ghettorization by concentrating students wit di same religious beliefs for particular schools.
Di social cost of dis exacts on di society dey enormous.
Di Commissioner for Education, Kemi Adeosun, argu, wen e dey tok to di press, say di goverment dey convinced say hin policy to allow Muslim schoolgirls wear dia hijab for public schools go lead to sustainable peace and communal harmony anchored on mutual respect and understanding
For a kontri wey guarantee freedom of religion, signed di declaration of International Human Rights, di basic question to ask na: how justifiable is it to deny Nigerian pikin access to school of hin choice on di manifestation of hin religion?
Na big concern bikos Nigeria dey signatory to di Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR).
Di UDHR insist say everybodi dey free and equal, regardless of colour, creed or religion.
E get 30 articles on di right and freedom wey include, among odas, civil and political right like di right to life, free speech and privacy
E also include economic, social and cultural right, like di right to health and education
I find articles 18 and 26 of UDHR wey dey very relevant to di issue under consideration and quote dem for full below:
Article 18: Everybodi get di freedom to dey think or believe wetin dem want, plus di right to religious belief.
We get di right to change awa beliefs or religion for any time, and di right to dey practice awa religion for public or privately, alone or wit odas.
Na evrione get di right to education
Make primary schooling dey free
Make all of us dey able to kontinue awa study as we wish
For school, dem suppose help us develop awa talent, and dem suppose teach us understanding and respect for evribodi's human rights.
Dem suppose teach us make we dey get on top wit odas weda dia ethnicity, religion, or kontri dem wey dem kom from
awa parents get di right to choose which kind school we go to
Dis kind law dem be di instrument wey give Muslim ladies like Ilhan Omar di equality to sit for House of Representatives for di US wey dey wear her Hijab witout any form of molestation or discrimination.
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar na American politician wey be U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019
Na bill wey di Deputy Chairman of di House of Representatives Committee on Finance and member wey dey represent Bida/Gbako/Katcha Federal Konstituency of Niger State, Hon sponsor
Saidu Musa Abdullahi
Di bill dey seek to address discriminatory conduct and prohibit religious discrimination concerning hiring or recruitment, terms and conditions of employment.
E go prohibit qualifying/professional bodies, educational institutions, employment agencies and oda sectors from discriminating against persins, students or personnel based on dia religious belief or manifestation.
Wen pass, di law go bury issues like wetin we see for Kwara for gud
E go also address di bigotry of some employers, or those executives wey take dia prejudice to public office and allow am becloud dia sense of judgment.
Di law suppose be welcome development
afta all, na only to expand and expatiate di provisions of Naija's constitution and di UDHR document as we explain am above
E dey in line wit similar laws wey dem pass recently for di kontri wey dey seek to tackle social threat and harmful cultural practice di Disability Law and di Violence Against Persins Prohibition (VAPP).
As disability dey seek to end all form of discrimination wey dey base on pesin disabilities, VAPP dey address domestic and oda gender-based violence for di kontri.
One for di time, awa representatives for di legislative chambers dey tackle di social threats wey dey torment awa kontri through legal instrument
Dem dey address dis social ills no be say prior generic law no dey wey go cover dem but bikos dem need to address dem more comprehensively to leave room for opacity
While UDHR fit seem far, distant document wey no get instrument of enforcement, di RDPP Law and odas like am na hin dey provide to allocate punishments for offenders
Contrary to di view of im critic, so far as di RDPP Bill dey concerned, nothing dey to show attempts to seek di enthronement of a state religion for any state wey fit domestice di law eventually.
E no go against Section 10 of di Nigerian Constitution say di goment of di Federation or of a State no go adopt any religion like State Religion.
To peddle dis argument, bikos di bill dey call on di general public make dem respect di rights of Muslim women wey dey wear Hijab for public spaces smacks of Islamophobia only
For di final analysis, to deny a Nigerian male or female hin or her religious freedom negate awa multicultural pretenses
E negate di concept of equality, and basic human right as e dey for inside Nigeria's constitution and di Universal Declaration of Human Rights legal document.
Di bill wey go criminalize dis kind decimations based on religious grounds, like di RDPP bill, na welcome development
Wetin Bashir write from Abuja
Niger President Issoufou don win N1.905bn African leadership prize
Dem don announce di 2020 winner of di $5m (N1.905billion)
Ibrahim don prize for Africa leadership.
Issoufou don serve as president for two five years from 2011 to 2020
Befor-befor interior minister, Mohamed Bazoum don ready to succeed am, wey win presidential election last month.
Di prize committee praised di Nigerien president's leadership afta im don inherit one of di world's poorest economies.
E tok say e foster economic growth, show unwavering commitment to regional stability and to di constitution, and championed African democracy.
Mr Issoufou na di sixth recipient of di Ibrahim Prize.
E don tweet say di prize dey honour all Nigerien pipo.
I consider dis ourrd as encouragement to kontinue dey think and act for dat kind way wey go promote democratic values and good governance, no be only for Niger, but for Africa and around di world, e add join.
Previous winners of di prize include Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia(2017), President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia(2014, President Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde(2011), President Festus Mogae of Botswana(2008) and President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique(2007).
KEDCO get taskforce to enforce collection, check meter bypass
Di management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) don form taskforce wey go enforce payment of electricity bill
In a statement by Ibrahim Sani Shawai, di Head of Corporate Communications, KEDCO, dem don empower di taskforce make dem ensure say dem collect current and outstanding bills as dis go help KEDCO consolidate on di plenti reforms to improve power supply.
Di taskforce na to check issues of meter bypass, illegal connections, energy tift and oda forms of sabotage
Untop dis one, anyone wey dey engage for any form of sabotage go dey deal wit in accordance wit di laws of di land, e state.
We dey appeal to all customers make dem dey vigilant on all awa installation as dem dey ensure say dem dey properly protected against vandal
We also assure all awa customers say awa metering initiative wey dey aim at end estimated billing and giving customers di opportunity to pay for wetin dem consume still dey go on
IBEDC don warn trader dem for power lines.
Di Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) don warn say make dem no do trading under high tension wire so dem go fit avoid disaster.
Chief Operatin Officer (COO), Engr John Ayodele, give di charge against di backdrop of di increasing trading activities under high tension wires.
For Osogbo, di Osun State capital, mechanic shops, block industries, car wash shops, POS shops and petty trading na common feature dem wey dem see under high tension wires along Power Line and Ring road
Engr Ayodele,derfore, plead make residents take safety precaution as veri important and advise those wey dey trading under high tension wire make dem move go safe areas.
Hin also plead make residents no engage quacks to fix power faults and assure dat IBEDC technical crew go dey available to correct any fault wey fit arise
Hin warn those wey dey in di habit to dey harass IBEDC staff as dem dey go about dia lawful duties to desist, hin tok say IBEDC go explore all legal option wey dey available to find redress if any of im staff becom victim of harassment.
Hin tok say e dey important make oda safety precaution like proper supervision of pikin dey ensured to prevent electric accident
10 newborn pikin die for Indian hospital fire
Officials tok say ten newborn Babies die on Saturday for one fire for one state-run hospital for western India
Na 17 pikin dey di unit for sick newborn Babies wen di fire kom out for di early hours of Saturday for di Bhandara district General Hospital for Maharashtra state.
seven pikin die bikos say dem smoke suffocation, and three pipo die bikos say dem burn injury, nah Maharashtra health minista, Rajesh Tope, tell di reporters.
di nurses and ward staff save seven Babies
All di pikin don dey between few days and three months, Bhandara district health official Prashant Uike tok.
Di goment don order a probe into di incident and a safety audit of all neo-natal care units inside di state.
Tope tok say short circuit for one of di incubators fit don kos di fire
Di staff tok say di ward quickly filled wit lots of black smoke, di minister add
Dem don waive legal requirement for post-mortem and dem don hand di bodi of di pikin to dia family dem, Tope kom add
Families of di victim go get compensation of 500,000 rupees ( about 6,814 dollars) each.
Police dey go afta newspaper vendor dem ova reports on IPOB
Police don dey harass newspapers and readers for Aba, di commercial hub for Abia State.
Daily Trust don gather since di weekend, policemen for di Aba Area Command don dey carry out arrest of newspaper vendors and readers ova reports on di Indigenous pipo of Biafra (IPOB).
Residents tok say tension dey Ama-Ogbonna Junction for di commercial city wen police raid di place on Sunday
One eyewitness tok say residents dey scamper for safety, as police officers dey shot sporadically, as dem dey try arrest a newspaper vendor and readers.
Dem accuse di vendors say dem dey distribute newspapers wey get tori for di sit at home order by di Indigenous pipo of Biafra (IPOB)
Dr. Elendu Ukoh wey be one of di eyewitness, appeal to di state goment and Igbo leaders make dem call di police authorities rein in on dia men so e no go create crisis in di city.
Di kind pipo wey we put into police dis days dey wonder if we really want anythin good out of dis kontri wey dem dey call Nigeria
How someone fit dey search for newspaper sellers around for Aba, for dis modern world?
If you stop pipo to dey read hard copies of newspapers, you go also stop dem to dey read di same tori for facebook, twitter, WhatsApp, Telegram and odas dem?
How primitive policing be dis?
Dem kos panic on Sunday by dia shooting and noisemakin
Di whole neighbourhood dey think say dem dey find kidnappers.
Na later we discover say police kom arrest a vendor and readers, wey gather for hin newspaper stand
How police fit dey fight newspapers dem?
How paper fit cause kasala wey Social Media no fit cause 20 times ova
Hin tok say dis pipo no dey normal
Michael Anorue, wey be anoda resident, tok say almost all di place wey di vendor dey visit for Aba
Dem dey empty on Tuesday
He tok say, we hear say dem dey tok on Saturday and Sunday say di newspaper pipo get Tori on di sit at home order in honour of Biafra heroes and my question na wetin dey wrong wit am?
Di early political leaders for South East, dey remind dis reckless police officers say Biafra big pass IPOB wey dey beta for dem
IPOB proscription mean say Biafra don dey proscribed too?
All of us be Biafrans!
For di 30th of May, di World Igbo Congress (WIC) do zoom conversation, dey tok about Biafra fall heroes
why police no fit go YouTube, Zoom and oda social media wey Ayire am?
wetin dem do na to kom street kom start dey look for unnecessary trouble
I wish say di leaders for Igboland go warn those reckless police officers say make dem no allow wetin dey apun for Imo State enter Aba, bikos e go worst for Evribodi
SP Geoffrey Ogbonna wey be Abia State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) deny say di police arrest newspaper sellers and readers for Aba.
NAMA don kil as air traffic controlers dey lament bad tools
Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) for Nigeria on Sunday don shout out on top di dilapidated navigational equipment wey dey most airports for di kontri.
Di ATCs wey dey under di sponsorship of di National Air Traffic Controlers Association (NATCA) tok say di situation be threat to air safety.
Dey also claim say di Kaduna International Airport no get control tower wey go help safe aircraft navigation
Di president of NATCA, Yomi Agoro, for one chat wit tori-men for di weekend, tok say wetin dey for Kaduna airport na watch room wey oda aviation personnel dey use and e no be control tower exclusive for air traffic controlers.
Hin kom tok say oda airports for di kontri lack di necessary equipment for seamless navigation
Hin explain say some airports no get functioning equipment
Even Kaduna no get control tower
wetin dem dey use na watch room (for firefighters), wey dem no build for dat purpose, and we don dey call on top di goverment make dem do somethin
We go Sokoto, once e rain today, kontrolers go go look for umbrellas to sit for di control tower, and wetin e be, dem ced some of di control towers wey dey attached to di terminal buildings to FAAN, while those wey stand alone dey wit NAMA, but we don approach di two organisations.
We still dey battle wit terrestrial radio frequency, communication for here and for there.
Calabar dey there; airport no dey wey you go go to today say you go say thins dey work for 80 per cent
NAMA recently employ and train 40 new controllers, but NATCA tok say di number too low to meet di shortfall.
Capt Fola Akinkuotu wey be di Managing Director for di Naija Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), tell Daily Trust say di claim no be true
Hin tok say di federal goment don invest well well for di improvement of navigational aid and to dey assist safe flight operations.
E tok say na just politics
Di goment don spend plenti time for di recent past to dey improve aviation infracstucture
I dey tok am no be bikos I be di MD of NAMA
If una wan hear di truth, my suggestion don always dey, ask di pipo for street, ask di pipo for NAMA, dem go tell you say dem neva get am so good under dis administation
E dey painful say pipo go dey tok dis way
We neva get Category Three (CAT3), dis government put two in place, two odas dey kom
goment just spend N1.7bn on top a mobile control tower
Also dey go ongoing revitalisation of di safe tower
We dey revamping di TRACON (Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria) system.
Oda sectors suppose dey jealous of us
E-commerce for Nigeria: Legal framework, challenges and prospect
E-commerce dey reflect to dey use of communications technology di internet to buy, sell and market goods and services to customers
Di internet don bring about a fundamental shift in national economies wey dey isolated from each oda by barriers to cross-border trade and investment, isolated by distance, time zone and language and isolated by di national differences in goment regulations.
E-commerce dey also promote direct access to distant markets and promote globalisation and commercial activities and e dey blur many of di current distinction wey dey between domestic and foreign companies to extent say e no dey possible to determine di origin of di product
E-commerce no dey limited to di purchase of product, e include e-mail, and oda communications platform, all information or service wey a company fit offer to customers ova di net, from pre-purchase information to aftersale service and support.
Di major significance of E-commerce dey for di fact say e dey encourage one single world trading system, wey dem dey facilitate by access through electronic means to goods and services wey kom from different parts of di world
Most of di statues wey dey exist for Nigeria dey behind towards di development and growth of e-commerce in particular and ICT as a whole
Dem don do plenti legal research and study on e-commerce for Nigeria
Most of dis tins be say di opinion of di Nigerian legal system lag for behind ICT-based legislation and say di statutory laws wey dey exist dey quite inadequate to address some of di legal issues wey dey affect e-commerce.
Dis issues include electronic evidence cybercrimes, security and data production, e-payment system and inevitably trans-border issues, and many more.
There are, therefore, di need to map out appropriate legal and regulatory measures, to govern di emerging regime.
Dem don tok am well well say for Nigeria, significant effort for di regulation of e-commerce-related activities still dey di stage of draft bill before di National Assembly.
E dey important to note say even for wia dem pass dis bills into law, Nigeria fit still face new legal issues for dis area wey go call for legislative intervention.
If to say di speed wey Internet dey use pass commercial transactions for Nigeria, especially for di banking and telecommunication sectors of di economy, di best tin wey we fit suggest na say make dem solve di legal issues and problems wey dey face e-commerce for di kontri, directly and quick, wit di interest of di teeming population of Nigerian consumers.
To dis one, make dem pressure di National Assembly to pass bill concerning electronic commerce, wey be di top priority so dem go fit enact dem into law as quick as possible
In di interim, awa court suppose take giant stride by interpreting di traditional laws wey dey exist liberally so as to bridge di gap derin in order to make dat kind laws amenable to electronic transactions, especially for di emerging trend of di present-day information age.
Indeed, dem argue am say legislation no be di only means wey dem fit use electronic transaction and attendant documentation legally
Di court fit also adapt to recognise electronic transactions if legislation or private contract no dey.
As di then Justice Bingham don put am so: di common law get di same facility for judges hand as di law merchant) as dem dey adapt demsef to di changein need of di general public; principles no dey alter, but old rules wey dey apply to di change, and new rules wey start to existence.
Dem dey hope say oda Nigerian Judges go adopt dis judicial activism, Supreme Court justice inclusive, especially for areas wia awa current legislation dey grossly inadequate, comprehensive or elaborate enough to address legal challenges of di emerging technological advancements.
Dis go set good precedence to ensure di protection of e-commerce consumers, entice investors and above all, e go bring about economic development and sustainability for di kontri.
Di germane issues wit regards to contracts for E-commerce na documentation and signature
The provision of section 4 for di Statute of fraud, 1677 or Lagos State Law Reform (Contract) Law and our various statutes on real property and instrument wey dem land, all of dem go need make sure say some contract dey write and make dem execute well. The
question be say electronic mark or sign constitute valid sign-off of contract by email and be binding
Plenti of dis issues still no dey quite settle even for UK although som decision dey favourable towards interpreting electronic signature
so mark for e-mails as dey satisfy di traditional requirement of writing and due execution
E-commerce transactions na paperless transactions wey dem make through magnetic materials like tapes or discks.
Dis dey in contradistinction to di paper-based transactions wey dem embodied for permanent form and typically expressed for word and figure usually authenticated by signature
We no fit alter dat kind transactions witout an alteration for di face of di document.
wit respect to signatures, by di provision of section 93(2)(3)), evidence act 2011, electronic signature wey dey relate to data message conveniently satisfy any requirement for handwritten signature so far e reach to identify electronic record to di persin
Di provision of article 7 of di United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) model law on e-commerce 1996 dey equally trite on dis issue
so, for di purpose of establish proof of electronic signatures
Di use of password, identification, user name etc fit suffice
So, persin fit stand well for di position say electronic signatures wey dem go use execution dey admissible for evidence if dem certify and put am for electronic communication for di course of e-transaction.
Also, oda legal challenges wey dey affect e-commerce include di formation of contract
Di element for form of valid contract include offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to enter into legal relationship.
Di question na for how dem fit make offer wit regards to electronic business transaction or how dem fit differentiate between invitation to treat and offer electronic transaction, for which point dem fit tok am say dem get intention to enter legal relationship?
E-commerce require confidence and trust di satisfaction wey send order or invoices neva alter and emanate from whoeva dem appear to be
Need dey for a guarantee level of privacy /confidentiality wit respect to information
Last last, di alarming rate of cybercrimes for Nigeria, high level of illiteracy
No be lie say electronic commerce be aspect of commercial transaction for Nigeria and e don kom to stay for dis time
Di goment suppose dey pass to dey create laws, make dem activate utilisation of di electronic delivery platforms for im commercial interaction and for delivery of goment services.
Abanikanda Happiness Wuraola fit reach for twitter
Chad don pass new charter wey dem dey call Deby's son president
Chad don pass charter wey dey declare Mahamat Idriss Deby president, despite di rumours of hin death wey dey trend for social media
Mahamat take over in place of hin Papa, Idriss Deby, wey dem kill dis week
Di charter tok say di 37-year-old son of di late war veteran, wey for Tuesday dey swiftly name transitional leader as head of military council afta hin Papa's death, go occupy di function of di president of di republic and also serve as head of di armed forces.
Di charter repeal di constitution wey dey preceding and dem go implement am as di basic law of di republic, accordin to hin terms.
Dem don call di younger Deby supreme head of di armed forces, e tok
Deby's son don dey overseer hin Papa's security as head of di elite presidential guard and hin don dey always appear wit am
Mahamat Deby na di top commander of Chadian forces as he dey assist one United Nations peacekeepin mission for di restive north of Mali wey dey near.
E sign decree on Tuesday wey dey setting out military council wit 15 generals, plus hinsef and 14 odas wey we know say dey part of di late president circle of loyalists
Di council dey work wit 18-month transition toward free and democratic elections.
According to di charter, Mahamat Idriss Deby also be chairman for di military transition council, di council of ministas, di council and superior committee dem for national defence.
Di new head of state go promulgate legislation wey di 69 members of di national transition council adopt, wey dem name directly by Mahamat
Di Transition Charter, wey get 95 articles, also guarantee freedom of opinion, conscience and worship
Dem don set up transition goment wey di new president name dia members
Di members of di army wey dem dey call to di transition goment dey free from all military duties, di charter tok
Chadian law
Di slain leader, wey rule wit iron fist for almost 30 years, die for wound wey dem suffer wen dem visit di battlefield for di kontri's north wia Chadian soldier dem fight against a rebel group, na di military announce am on Tuesday.
As dem dey call for calm, di army also announce a 6pm curfew and shut di kontri's borders, as dem suspend di constitution and dey scatta di National Assembly.
Howeva, politicians wey dey opposition for Chad don reject di army appointment of President Idriss Dby's son to take over for di wake of hin death
Experts tok say under Chadian law, di speaker of parliament suppose don take power afta Deby die and no be hin son
Wetin di constitution tok be say in di absence of di president or in case say hin die, den di speaker of di parliament go take charge of di kontri for 40 days and so a transition go dey place until dem hold elections, Al Jazeera's Hiba Morgan, wey dey report from di capital, Ndjamena, tok am earlier on Tuesday.
[But] di military announce say dem don scatta di legislative assembly and say dem don scatta di constitution too, so wetin dem dey do na say dem replace di constitution wit dia own set of rules.
Chelsea dey face possible points deduction afta dem brawl wit Leicester
Chelsea dey face possible points deduction by him FA for di team failure to control dia players, Mirror tok
for seven years, dem don find pants down for seven hot-tempered rows wit opponents
Di recent brawl for clash wey dem get on Tuesday night wit Leicester mark di seventh encounter wey Chelsea get wit Premier League team
For last week match wey dey between Chelsea and Leicester na hin skirmishes wey dey between di players of di two teams
As dem dey quote similar offences for di past, di FA decide to punish Chelsea.
Dem don charge Leicester for dia role for di brawl wey involve players and coachin staff followin Ricardo Pereira's challenge for Ben Chilwell
For 2016, dem charge Chelsea for indiscipline say dem need warn dem, afta dem appeal against 375,000 dollars for dia part for mass bust-up durin a match against Tottenham.
If affect am, di points deduction go significantly affect dia season as dem go enta final campaign for top four spot.
Heck No!
Overpaid, oversexed and ova here
Na di resentful and contemptuous opinion wey many British pipo kom get of di thousands of America GIs stationed for different military bases for Britain durin di Second World War.
Di gum-chewing, brash, hard-drinking and womanising American soldier dem dey always get inside pub brawls and dangerous knife fights wey kom from a feeling of disdain for di yanks wey dey among di locals.
And dis don be di pattern of behaviour among American soldier dem evriwia for di hundreds of America military base overseas from Okinawa for Japan, Stuttgart for Germany, Incirlik and Diyarbakir for Turkey and Pampanga for Philippines.
Na di reason why I dey perturb, like many Nigerians, say for one virtual meetin last week wit di Secretary of State of di United States of America, Antony Blinken, President Buhari don ask say make di United States dey consider to relocate di Afrikan Command (Africom) of im military presently based for di southern German city of Stuttgart to Africa.
Dem dey presume am say wit dis call, President Buhari dey make pitch for Nigeria to host Africom
For di first place, e breach of protocol for President Buhari to hold dat meeting wit di American Secretary of State
Di meetin suppose be wit Blinken's Nigerian opposition numba, Geoffrey Onyeama, wey go then transmit di details afta to di president
Yes America be superpower and evritin be dat, but protocol na protocol and make dem follow am strictly for all circumstances.
Understandably, currently Nigeria dey face gargantuan internal insecurity issues wey seem to defy di best efforts of goment and di nation's security establishment to tackle am.
Unrelatin terrorist insurgency for di North East, banditry, kidnapping for di North West, farmers/herders clashes all over di kontri and di target killin of security and law enforcement personnel and oda Nigerians coupled wit di destruction of institutional buildings for di South East, constitute di cocktail of insecurity now wey dey destroy di kontri.
But even for dat one, di call make dem host di Africom for Nigeria soil wen dem consider against di various issues and implication of dis move to Nigeria no dey justified.
Africom na one of di nine command wey di American military establishment give exclusively serve American strategic interest for di world
By dia doctrine and operational modus, dis command, those outside America like Africom, no dey set up primarily to concern demsef wit di security and law enforcement issues of dia area of coverage
Dem go only do am wen dat kind issues affect American interest for di area and for dat kind situation, dem no go fit yield dia modus operandi and share intelligence wit di local security agencies dem and law enforcement agencies dem.
If Africom don set up for Nigeria, e go be Island of im own restrict access to Nigerians wey get all category and e go establish jurisdiction for di Territorial area of di base wey go virtually off limits to Nigerian security and law enforcement agencies dem.
As e dey always apun wit American military bases outside America, Africom go be a forward operatin base for disruptive intelligence operations and source of acts of sabotage and destabilisation against di host kontri.
For di particular case of Africom, part of im original concept na to contain di growin strategic influence of Nigeria for West Africa and Africa afta awa successful peace enforcement efforts for Liberia and Sierra Leone and awa record of peace kipin around di world.
Africom precursor na di Africa Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) wey Clinton administration set up to counter Nigeria strategic interest for Africa.
President Clinton's Secretary of State, di dour-faced California attorney, Warren Christopher, don make many secret and open visits to a number of African kontri make dem sell di idea.
But bikos say Nigeria na di target, hin pointedly leave am out from hin itinerary
Senegal, wey no far from Liberia and Sierra Leone, nah im be di coordinatin base of di ACRI and though say dem tout am as an initiative to facilitate American assistance to African humanitarian issues, im secret protocols dey unmistakably military and strategically target for Nigeria.
due to undisguised hostility to di idea from France, wey dey averse to see di America pipo wey dey try to butt into area wey e consider its exclusive sphere of influence, di ACRI concept na hin dey review
For di review, wey draw di expertise of American military, intelligence, political and academic personalities and institutions midwifed by di American congress for secret session, di Americans consider and realise di need to set up African command to add to di oda command already in place wey cover di various continents of di world.
So, based on di recommendation of dis assemblage of experts wey dem draw from all facets of America political and security establishments, Africom na hin dey set up by di Bush junior administration wit a wide mandate wey no just contain Nigeria but also to keep an eye on di growin Chinese strategic penetration of Africa
Africom go be to Africa wetin US Central Command (USCENTCOM) wey dey base for Florida, na to di Middle East and Asia, European Command (EUCOM), wey dey base for Stuttgart, Germany, na to Europe and Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) wey also dey base for Florida, na to Latin America and di Caribbean.
French military presence don already surround Nigeria for Niger, Cameroon, Chad and Benin
Di Americans also get a drone base for Niger
To dey add Africom join di mix for Nigeria go be total capitulation of awa strategic interest for France and America
Bearing in mind say awa strategic interest and profile for Africa no dey always cohere wit those of France and America, di hosting of Africom for Nigeria go be di equivalent of letting in di wolf into di chicken coop
Notin dey di present insecurity wahala wey dey face di kontri wey awa armed force no fit cope wit
Dis na afta all di military force wey eventually secured Liberia and Sierra Leone against a well-entrenched and organised army of insurgents in dose kontri dem from a long logistical supply line wey reach thousands of miles; di army of Joshua Dogonyaro, Victor Malu and Maxwell Khobe, to mention but few of di many gallant Nigerian soldier dem wey distinguish demsef for dose operations.
E dey regrettable say di military of Nigeria, having fall from di high standard wey we know am, dey struggle now to cope wit di activities of non-state actors internally
But intrinsically and importantly, di Nigerian military retain di capacity and capacity to defeat dis threats to awa national security given di right leadership, doctrine and motivation.
We need all di assistance and cooperation wey di America pipo fit give us if dey willing.
But even as awa circumstances dey, we dey strong to dey host di Africom bikos of im antecedent and implication to awa strategic interest, for awa soil.
Even as wahala dey, Plateau don target 7m metric ton of irish potato.
Plateau State na di number one grower of Naija's irish potato wit di tuber wey dem dey produce for nine of di state's 17 local goment area
Di Potato Value Chain Support Project of di Afrikan Development Bank (AfDB) initiative pegs Plateau as accounting for 90 per cent of di potato production for di kontri wit kontris like Chad, Ghana, Niger, Benin and odas wey dey receive plenti supply of potato from Nigeria
Di large potato production for Plateau State, accordin to PotatoPRO.com, wey be one of di leading information source for di global potato industry, don make Nigeria di fourth biggest producer for sub-Saharan Africa.
Howeva, farmers tok say inadequate dams and road network, and high cost of fertilizer and oda farmin inputs continue to dey pose a major setback for di production of sufficient potatoes for di nation and for export
Oda wahala wey dey contribute to low yield and harvest losses to di potato value chain include diseases like blight and bacterial wiltas as well as poor seedlings.
Accordin to di National Bureau of Statistics, Plateau State dey among di 10 states wey poor pass for Nigeria, and poverty rate don pass 70%.
Di state, howeva, get comparative advantage to boost economic activities to dey improve di competitiveness of di potato commodity value chain.
Di Project Coordinator for di Potato Value Chain Support Project, Thomas Muopshin, tok say though di viability of di tuber crop dey evident for nine local goment areas wey be Plateau, Bokkos and Mangu LGAs na di state's potato hub.
Dem dey produce more potatoes dan any LGA wey dey di kontri
Muopshin, howeva, tok say adaptability research show say di eight LGA wey remain for di state dey viable to produce potato; e dey make all of Plateau's 17 LGA potentials to produce di tuber, especially durin di dry season.
Di association of Potato farmer (APF) for di state, howeva, tok say unless dem solve squarely challenges wey dey affect di value chain, increase production and export for potato go continue to dey elude di nation.
Plateau State Chairman of APF, Lazarus Makut, for one interview wit Daily Trust, tok say inadequate smaller dams, especially for remote areas wia potato farming dey viable as well as poor road and high cost of farm inputs, continue to dey affect potato outputs.
Hin tok say di cost of mechanized farming wey fit increase productivity don dey expensive wit di majority of farmers wey be small scale producers unable to afford mechanization
Anoda farmer, Martha Mamgup, wey dey grow potatoes for Ampang town for Mangu LGA, tok say inadequate water durin di dry season dey affect potato farmers and e dey lead to annual low yield.
bikos of dis, she tok say, di majority of farmers dey search for borehole location to farm make dem access irrigation water for dia farm
Martha kom explain say di high cost of fertiliser dey prevent many farmers from dey improve quantity and quality of yield, she add say insufficient fertiliser dey affect di crops output
Di cost dey also prevent many of us make we no expand di business
so, to get fertiliser no dey easy for us
She tok say di construction of more dams and boreholes for irrigation go lead to mass production of potatoes
If di water no dey sufficient for di crop, e go dry and eventually die and na why some farmers wey get di resources go like dig boreholes for Mangu purposely for irrigation bikos, witout am, dry season farmin dey difficult, she tok.
Potato for one market for Jos
Production go reach 7million metric ton afta dem complete di labor.
As Plateau State's potato production dey jump from 1,656,650 metric tons for 2017 to 2,359,890 metric tons for 2020, di establishment of di Potato Value Chain Support Project and di construction of di tissue culture lab go kos di tripling of production to ova seven million metric tons by di end of 2021
Di monitoring and Evaluating officer for di state's Potato Value Chain Support Project, Baleri Yakubu, tell Daily Trust say dem dey expect make di state start di production of six million metric ton of potato evri year afta dem complete di tissue culture lab for di end of 2021 but im express optimism say di production fit pass seven million metric ton evri year.
Yakubu, howeva, tok say di state goment suppose tackle oda challenges wey farmers dey face especially those wey fertiliser dey face as well as more dams and road network as farmers suppose dey properly apply potato farming regulations to di target wey dem expect
Awa tori-pesin hear say di tissue culture lab, wey dem wan improve potato yield for di state as dem dey provide clean seed wey dey resistant to pest and oda diseases wey dey related to potato, dem suppose start operation well within few months.
Yakubu tok say di arrival of di lab go improve income for farmers and revenue for di state goment while e go also help food security effort for di kontri
Farmers for Plateau State believe say di tissue lab, if dey fully equipped, go largely reduce di cost of treatment for di crops wen dem get any disease.
Dem dey hope say beta quality seed go dey available for affordable price
FG neva return £4.2m Ibori loot to Delta Accountant General
Di office of di Accountant General of di Federation (OAGF) tok for Wednesday say di Federal goment neva return di £4.2 million loot wey dem recover from former Governor James Ibori to Delta goment
Di moni still dey wait afta wey dem go resolve di issues wey dey around am befor dem take further action
for now, dem neva return moni to Delta state, one statement from di office, wey di Director of Information, Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, don reveal
Di statement tok say di issue of di £4.2million Ibori loot neva dey properly resolved
On di previous comment of di Accountant General to di National Assembly say dem don return di loot to di Delta goment, Henshaw Ogubike tok say: di AGF dey only make general comment on recoveries wey relate to state goment
Hardcore Super League trio defiant against UEFA coercion
Super League trio Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus don insist on Wednesday say dem dey committed to modernising football despite UEFA's threat of disciplinary action
UEFA on Tuesday don open formal disciplinary proceedings against di three clubs wey neva gree give up di aborted Super League project.
For one joint statement, Juventus and di two Spanish sides tok say dem still dey committed to modernising football through open dialogue wit UEFA.
Di statement tok say FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid CF wan express dia absolute rejection of di insistent coercion say UEFA don dey maintain towards three of di institutions wey dey relevant pass for football history.
Dis alarming attitude constitutes a flagrant breach of di decision of di court of justice, wey don already make a clear statement warning UEFA to refrain to take any action wey fit penalise di founding clubs of the Super League while di legal proceedings dey ongoing.
Therefore, di opening of disciplinary proceedings by UEFA dey incomprehensible and na direct attack against di rule of law wey we, di citizens of di European Union, don democratically build up, while we dey constituting lack of respect toward di authority of di court of justice demsef.
China don administre 140 million COVID-19 vaccine
China don administer 139.97 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine as of April 4, 2021, tok di kontri's National Health Commission (NHC).
China dey work to ensure say im vaccination efforts for major areas and key industries based on di general plan of di kontri, inoculating di eligible population as widely as possible and progressing in stage, said Wu Liangyou, deputy director of di NHCs Disease Prevention and Control Bureau.
Di kontri dey gather resources to ensure inoculation for large and medium-sized cities, port cities, and border areas wit high risk of infection, and dem dey give priority to key groups including public sector employees, students and factory of colleges and universities, as well as service staff of large supermarkets, Wu tok, he add say vaccination for oda groups dey progress.
For present, Beijing, Shanghai and some oda places for China don administer COVID-19 vaccine to senior citizens wey dey above di age of 60 and patients wit chronic diseases wey dey willing to vaccine dem and in good physical condition.
Hin Qinghua, wey be official wit di NHC, note say di commission go advance di vaccination campaign in order of priority, followin di principle of informed consent, voluntary participation and free inoculation.
Di kontri dey coordinate regular prevention and control wit im vaccination efforts, dey ensure say di regulatory responsibility of local goment and di oversight responsibility dey fulfilled, and dey advance im vaccination campaign in a more secure, orderly and forceful manner, e tok.
Besides, China dey take steps to include more pipo for hin vaccination campaign to ensure dia health, di official add
so far, China don approve COVID-19 vaccine wey five enterprise produce for conditional marketing or emergency use
Phase III clinical trials of three vaccine wey dey no dey active and one adenovirus vaccine show say dia efficacy meet di requirement of China National Medical Products Administration and di World Health Organization.
Phase II trial of di recombinant protein subunit vaccine wey dem approve for emergency use show say di vaccine dey safe and e fit induce a strong immune response
COVID-19 vaccine wey China adopt don go through clinical study accordin to di relevant standard, wey national drug regulatory organisation approve and wey dem put into use afta dem don pass strict examination, Li Bin, wey be deputy head of di NHC, tok ham.
All vaccine need dey monitor and get dia temperature record for regular intervals to make sure say dem meet di requirement wey relate to temperature environment and transportation.
Di China health regulators also enhance efforts on di training of health workers, wey require dem to strictly obey operating instructions, so as to guarantee di efficacy and safety of di vaccine, Li add.
Wema Bank don hold Essay contest for kids
Wema Bank Plc go host a creative Essay competition for children wey go test di creative writing abilities of small school children wey dey five to 12 years.
Di 2021 Royal Kiddies Essay competition wey dem tagged Write & Win, na hin dey aim to develop write skil, promote creativity, imagination capacity, reward creativity, and drive dem towards excellence for dia learnin process
Ten pikin go emerge from a transparent, credible, and thorough screening process
Di top three Essays each go get Huawei tablets and Royal Kiddies branded T-shirt
Di seven oda finalists go get a N20,000 prepaid gift card for school supplies plus a T-shirt wey dem brand
Di Essay competition dey open to pikin wey hin parents don open and funded a Royal Kiddies Account for dia pikin or wards and e go see entry close by May 24, 2021.
From Hushpuppi to Abidemi Rufai Sandy Tangâ
Twelve month ago, Ramoni Abbas (37 years) wey dem popularly know as hushpuppi na hin dem arrest for June 2020 for Dubai bikos say dem laund money from business electronic compromise fraud and oda scams wey target firms and one English premier league club
E make a total sum of $435 million afta im defraudin 1,926,400 victims.
Afta one year, Abidemi Rufai ( wey dem also know as Sandy Tangâ), wey be Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun na hin dey arrest by di Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for John F Kennedy Airport for New York as a criminal complaint of defrauding Washington State Employment Security Department of $350,000 (N144,375,000).
Di moni wey dem thief na pandemic relief fund wey di Washington State design for pipo wey fit don suffer job losses as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Di fraud incident apun for di lockdown and di investigation bureau begin dey track di alleged fraudster who for don go Nigeria's Federal House of Representative making laws if e neva lose di Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside Federal Konstituency election to Adekoya Adesegun of di pipos Democratic parti (PDP).
Dem thief di identity of more dan 100 Washington residents as dem dey file falsified claim wit di Employment Security Department (ESD) for pandemic-related unemployment benefits.
For each identity wey dem thief, dem create separate e-mail account so dat di claim go dey associated wit different pipo and e go fit escape automatic fraud detection system
Afta, more dan $288,000 na hin dem pay inside hin American bank account between March and August 2020
Cybercrime na global threat to individuals, organisations and kontri dem
Nigeria dey lose more dan $128 billion to cybercrimes evri year.
By di end of 2021, di world go don lose a total of $6 trillion
till date, ova 40 Nigerians don dey or dey investigate for dia complicity for fraudulent scams by di FBI
Rufai tok say unemployment benefits fraud fall under wetin I don call COVID-419 fraud for Nigeria
Na fraudulent scams wey dey leverage on top di loopholes wey di COVID-19 pandemic create to scam pipo, government and organisations.
For di COVID-19 lockdown for Nigeria, cybercriminals pattern dia fraud along di intervention from goment and private sectors and dem scam many and some of dis schemes still exist till date.
Domino pizza fraud, federal goment cash palliative fraud, N20, 000 Dangote relief fund fraud and promote sales fraud among odas
While pipo dem dey engage for cyber-criminality for di Diaspora, some youngster dey do am for inside Nigeria.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dey arrest dem, judge dem and convict dem everytime
Understandin di culture dem wey dey support cyber-criminality fit help serious goment for fighting di crime
Di family na di microcosm of di society wey large
Na di place wia dem suppose nurture normal human being for di society
Apart from di fact say plenti Naija family dey dungeon of poverty and dem no fit take care of dia children, some of dis children don bikom breadwinners, albeit, illegal.
E get challenge wit ethical behaviour training for plenti house as dem dey arrest parents wit dia pikin wey dey cyber-criminality
for anoda place, mothers of yahoo boys dey form association to celebrate dia sons success and justify dia criminal behaviors
For di religious setting, pastors wey dem depraved, alfas and traditionalists dey create a home and benefit for Yahoo-boyism proceed
Moral teaching don give way to materialistic Pentecostalism
Viral video dey wey dem show some boys say dem dey spray moni wen dose wey appear to be shepherd for one suppose white cloth church enjoy di moment wen di captive members of di church, wey dia female youth lead record di shameful scene
Pikin wey dem born for 1999 wen Nigeria return to democracy don dey 21 years
sadly, dem grow up to appreciate liing as a way of life from di mouth of politicians (and for many cases from home) wey deceive pipo to vote dem and no fulfil or jettison di campaign promises
Lyin itself na di foundation of di sociology of hushpuppism.
Youths dey socialise to corruption and fraud by dose wey dey hold public office evriday
Dem see how dia systems dey provide soft landing for fraudulent persins ( Public or private).
Dey ask how dem don fully investigate and free many fraud and corruption allegations wit punishment wen dem find di accused guilty?
Di majority of di case wey end wit off-di-mic like di Nigeria Delta Development Commission (NDDC) case end as a family affair
Di youths see flamboyant lifestyles wey dem dey celebrate amidst di squalor
Dem see how once poor political aspirants dey transform into millionaires within months of inauguration.
Dem see how traditional institutions don turn cash and dey carry in awarding chieftaincy titles.
Tertiary educational institutions, wit few exceptions, give undeserving honours for exchange for moni
All pipo wey dey mismanage moni get soft landin.
Dem add to di list of culture wey dey nurturin cybercrimes be di lyrical glamorisation of cybercrimes by some popular Nigerian musicians wey present cyber-criminality as work and game say evribodi dey involved in and no be crime
If we elect fraudsters as legislors, dem go make law against di crime wey dem dey involve in
Di process to dey give parti nomination to di highest bidders by parti leaders need to dey review if we wan stop to dey import problematic tokunbo products into awa already morally bankrupt political system.
E dey unfortunate say di critical reasoning of parti leaders dey lower wen moni dey dangled for dia eyes
Dem provide platform for dubious character dem to cover up dia track and awa society dey worse off through dia actions
Greed dey nurture cyber-criminality sef
Di FBI agent wey dey investigate Rufai, Donald Voiret tok say greed na powerful motivator
Unfortunately, di greed wey dem allege to dis defendant dey affect all taxpayers.
Moving forward, we no fit live for sin and dey expect grace to abound
Nigeria go need sanitise her anti-corruption system and emplace accountability policy wey dey track lifestyle wit material accumulation
We need give di youth hope for Nigeria as we dey create employment opportunity, dey reduce poverty and dey review reward systems.
Di EFCC need invest inside technology and expose im detectives to modern cybercrime investigation procedures.
Di commission need conclude investigation before dem arrest suspects as di FBI don do before dem arrest Ramoni Abbass hushpuppi and Abidemi Rufai Sandy Tang.
Unless di culture wey dey support cybercrimes for Nigeria dey tackled through social engineering, cyber-criminality go continue to dey fester
Dr Tade, wey be sociologist write dis piece for dotad2003@yahoo.com
DRC president Tshisekedi don assume chair of Africa Union
President of di Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi assume chair of di Afrikan Union for Saturday.
Hin assumption of office na for di first day of di 34th Ordinary Session of di Assembly of Heads of State and Governments for Addis Ababa
E succeed South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, as di organization rotatin chairperson.
Di AU go dey look at how dem go tackle di devastating impact of Covid-19 on di continent.
Di Union's
Di official theme for 2021 na Arts, Culture, and Heritage: Levers for Building di Africa wey We Want
Tshisekedi tok say despite kontri and continent-wide kontrol measures, di impact of COVID-19 don impose enormous human, financial and socio-economic costs on di African pipo.
Dis crisis, howeva, also give us chance to re-examine awa socio-economic priorities and work towards sustainable and inclusive economic growth wey dey allow African women and girls to contribute to awa societies to di fullest.
We need dey more self-reliant and find collective solution to our problems.
Tshisekedi tok say di DRC for hin term as head of di Union dey look to elevate African voice
E go focus on top sustainable development by and for Africa
We go work to ensure dia integral well-being, peace and security, health care and a strong response against COVID-19, and food security.
Di president tok say; Agricultural transformation, education, gender equality, climate justice, di free movement of pipo and goods, and freedom of speech and religion, as well as di enhancement of awa common heritage: languages, and memorial sites of di history of African pipo, go dey di centre of awa agenda.
Fresh crisis for Lagos PDP ova LG polls
Fresh crises dey brewing inside di Lagos State chapter of di Peoples Democratic parti (PDP) ova di release of guidelines for di conduct of di forthkoming local goment election by di state chairman, Engr Deji Doherty.
Engr Doherty wey don dey run battle wit plenti of hin colleagues for di state working committee (SWC), wey dey lead to hin suspension recently, release di guidelines for Friday
We go rememba say di state independent electoral commission (LASIEC) don release di timetable for di election wey dem plan to hold for Saturday, July 24, 2021.
Inside di lingerin internal strife for di state PDP, di chairman release di guidelines wey, dem learn am, no go down well wit most of di executive members wey tok say dem no carry dem go.
One member of di state executive tok say di chairman dey unilaterally plan and release di timetable witout di input of oda executive members.
We hear say di oda factions of di parti wey dey oppose to Doherty fit counter di chairman wey dey empty dis week ova di release of di guidelines.
Di executive member wey tok on condition of anonymity tok say dem go make public di position of di aggrieved members durin di week, insist say dem sideline di key members of di executive
How e dey feel to give birth durin di pandemic By Dil Afrose Jahan
Wen death news dey evriwia, new life dey bring happiness and hope
For January 1, 2020, one new morning, two red lines change my life
I dey get belle and I dey hapi
Na amazing start to new year
Na di year wey dey remarkable pass for my life
All of sudden, evritin change
dem born my daughter Roshomon Tara for di end of di first lockdown for Dhaka, for Bangladesh; she don dey nine month old
na she be di reason why I bikom mother for di middle of global crisis
No be only her wey dem born am be di new me, mama of Tara, wey don spend an entire pregnancy for lockdown for house and born am for emergency condition witin di emergency.
Tara don see di world wit mask and isolation
her grandmothers sef dey afraid to hold am or to kom near am witout wearing mask
If pandemic no dey, my journey to motherhood go dey different
Dis Mother's Day dey special as my daughter don dey front of me, dey smile and dey star for me
Last Mother's Day, she dey grow for inside me
Di only tin wey no change be say, di pandemic
I dey 16 weeks pregnant wen di pandemic struck, and di planet go lockdown
I dey struggle to survive di pandemic wit my hormonal and physical changes.
Dat 22 weeks no less pass war
my husband Sina Hasan na hin be musician, and dem cancel all hin concerts at dat time
na freelance journalist since January 1, 2020
so, we dey depend on wetin I don save ova di years, and we spend all my savings
awa parents and two journalist association dey forward to help for di time being
I dey afraid of evritin
most of di time, e dey like death
dey knock di door
I dey adapt to one new online life wia we click kom get awa things home-delivered
I gats wait for one week make dem deliver groceries dis way
I even dey afraid to send di only family member wey dey live wit me, make hin go outside go buy food for storage
so, I dey chop less
Besides, I no fit go for my scheduled antenatal check-ups
and I no dey sure if my pikin dey grow healthy or all development dey take place on time
I dey sorry for my unborn pikin, say I dey bring am into a different world pass before
Tele-medication help me pass some hard times during di last trimester
I don forget my gynaecologist face
I no fit remember how she look witout di PPE
I need information about risks, precautions, and how I fit get emergency medical help
plenti information dey floating around
for inside dis wahala of information, mama wey get experience, my mother, and mother-in-law no fit only help me if I support and if I no meet me in persin wen I dey born pikin
Traditionally, mama wey get experience and old women for di family dey help new mothers wit dia experience and observation
I don get different panic attack bikos say I no get information and understanding.
So, I dug for di experience of new mothers wey born during dis time
I find social media as lifeline
I read plenty exciting experience for social media as I follow one group of more dan 100,000 pregnant and lactatin mothers wey support each oda to survive di pandemic.
Different media groups for dis platform don help more dan 100,000 pregnant and lactating mothers to dey share dia experience and information durin di lockdown.
One of dis group help me find health care facility wey I go do emergency ultrasound afta heavy bleedin durin di lockdown.
Anoda group help me curb my anxiety during pregnancy and post-partum depression.
I dey vex say I no fit meet my parents, relatives, or friends to share di joy of welkoming a new member for di family
Dem born my daughter for August 25, 2020, for di same hospital, Azimpur Maternity, wia dem born me decades ago
and she meet anoda pikin in persin wen she dey four months old for December 31, 2020, wen Tara and her papa waka go rooftop wit me go see di fireworks
Anoda family wey get two pikin, probably my next-door neighbour wey I meet di first time, sef go there to say goodbye to 2020
Everi day na gift, considering di recent statistics of increased Covid-19 cases
Wen news of death dey evriwia, di new life bring happiness kom allow hope thrive
for mothers, e no less pass to win a war by giving birth to a pikin during a pandemic and to dey take care of di infant alone, to confirm di highest safety for dia pikin
So socially, emotionally, and physically, dis time fit dey challenging
thank you for di light wey dey shine for di eyes of di Babies
I thank my pikin, my daughter, wey be mother and successful fighter wey survive dis pandemic
Dil Afrose Jahan na recipient of di National Geographic Society Emergency Fund for Journalists.
National Geographic Society support dis work
Di national question, insecurity and di Asaba declaration
E kom from Segun Tomori
Recently, Southern Nigeria Governors meet for Asaba and dem don make some far-reaching resolutions on di state of di nation, wey dem dey call as di Asaba Declaration now
Di meetin wey kom on top di heels of worsenin insecurity inside di kontri, agitation by some ethnic jingoists and di unending threat of murderous herdsmen generate nationwide attention
Indeed, di bi-partisan nature of di meetin and di unanimity wey di 17 governors display show say dem mean serious business
Restructuring for di context of true federalism and di ban on open grazing form di core of di declaration
major highlights include di clamour for state police, devoluton of power, review of revenue formula in favour of federatin units and di need for a national dialogue to discuss di national question
While di foot-dragin of di governors on financial autonomy for state legislature and judiciary dey condemnable and runs contrary to di spirit of true federalism wey dem clamour, di bulk of dia resolutions na actually a cardinal tenet of di rulin All Progressives Congress (APC) wey Gov. El-Rufai-led committee on True Federalism don make far-reachin recommendation.
One for don expect make di leading lights of APC take advantage of di bipartisan nature of di Asaba declaration, di overwhelmin support of di major opposition parti to start di process of addressing di issues.
Instead, we see attempts to play for di gallery and for some quarters, subtle censure of di governors
Di El-Rufai Committee don recommend devoluton of powers, resource kontrol, state police, local goment autonomy and review of revenue formula in favour of federatin units among odas
President Buhari don give support for local goment, state legislature and judiciary autonomy through backing amendment of di statutes and issuing Executive Order 010.
If to say di state of di nation wey security and di economy don face serious wahala, dis two sectors suppose get di best attention, concrently.
On top di rating of Nigeria as di kontri wey get di highest GDP for Africa, we neva make sufficient effort to translate dat to improve standards of living for di majority of awa citizens.
Awa annual budget of about $35 billion, for instance, dey grossly inadequate to cater to di needs of an estimated 220 million Nigerians.
South Africa wit like 58 million pipo get National budget of almost $75bn for 2019 wit her Social Protection Programmes wey reach 17m of di population
Di efforts wey Buhari administation, though new and commendable, still represent drop for inside ocean and dem no dey adequate to make di necessari impact
Na dis be di place wia devoluton of power and resource kontrol dey kom in
Solid minerals and natural resources no get business wey go stay a day longer for di Exclusive list
Almost all di states for di kontri get commercial viable natural resources wey dem fit use use create wealth and generate di necessari foreign exchange for di kontri
Di present system wia states kom in hand to Abuja to collect federal allocations for di kontri breeds indolence, run contrary to di principle of true federalism
As di El-Rufai committee don propose, make dem review di revenue formula for favour of states since dem go add more responsibilities to dem
On state police, di fear of abuse and envisaged excess by governors dey understandable, but like say Richie Norton tok say To escape fear, you go need go through am, no be around am
for too long we don go around fear of abuse of state police, we don try turn blind eye to di obviously overstretched and over-centralised Nigeria Police force wey don bikom no just overly inefficient, but largely conundrum
Like Vice-President Osinbajo wey we tok some years ago, State Police na idea wey time don kom
We need address awa fears and overkom am.
One of di ways wey we fit do na to enact legal instrument for di establishment of di state police regulatory commission (SPRC), wit constitutional amendments wey go allow state police
E go dey similar to di Federal Police Service Commission (PSC) but e get wider powers to exercise appointive and regulatory functions.
Di ban on open grazing although wey di governors dem restate no be new and e form di fulcrum of di National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) wey di National Executive Council (NEC) approve
Di International Crisis Group (ICG) tout di NLTP as Nigeria comprehensive effort to date to overhaul di inefficient and grossly underperforming livestock system.
Di core na strategy to curtail migration or open grazing and dat one go reduce di risk of conflict wey dey between herder and farmers. Dem beggars belief say some myopic, self-acclaimed ethnic champions go choose to lampoon di ban on pre-historic, nomadic open grazing.
Di federal and state goment suppose move swiftly to fully implement dis new plan so we go fit put di perennial farmers-herders clashes for awa back
Di convocation of a National Dialogue, a major demand of di Asaba declaration fit no dey necessary since di report of di 2014 National Conference and recommendations of di Gov. El-Rufai -led APC committee on True Federalism dey.
Two report don make far-reaching recommendations say awa elected governors and dia legislors for di National Assembly fit reach consensus on, instead of to dey waste scarce resources on anoda jamboree
On di issue of separatist agitation, modalities go dey for convening referendum wey dey spelt out for di constitution
E dey almost sure say majority of Naija pipo wan live togeda, awa differences, notwitstandin
To do dis go take di sail out of di wind of divisive elements, fanning embers of hate and discord.
Di Southern Governors dem don affirm dia commitment to a United Nigeria on di basis of justice, fairness and equity, so must evri patriotic Nigerian
Even say we get challenges like evri oda kontri, we need listen to awaselves, as US President Joe Biden dey always tok.
Tomori dey live for Abuja
Two officers die as IPOB militants set Anambra police station for fire
Barely 24 hours afta di newly appointed Commissioner of Police for Anambra, Christopher Adetokumbo Owolabi, resume im duty, gunmen attack Obosi Police Station for Idemili North local goment area for di state and kill two officers.
Di gunmen attack di police station late Wednesday, freeing all di detainees before dem set di station on fire.
One source for inside di affected police station tok say di gunmen plenti storm and attack di station around 11pm.
E identify di deceased officers as Inspectors James and Awalu
Di source tok say dem kill di victims inside one filling station wey no dey functional near police station.
Di source also tok say wen oda police officers for duty notice unusual movement of di unknown gunmen, dem take go dia heels while di attackers get field time wey dem dey burn down di police station.
Meanwhile, di police for Anambra don confirm say dem kill two of dia personnel
DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, wey be di command's Public Relation Officer (PPRO), wey confirm di attack, tok say di state Commissioner of Police don ship tactical team for di spot assessment of di incident.
Di tactical team wey dem lead by di Assistant Commissioner of Police na hin dey direct to have on top di spot assessment of di place
He tok say dem tell di team make dem fit identify and catch di hoodlums wey do bad for di attack.
Ikenga, wey add am join say dem don deposit di bodi of di two policemen wey dem kill for nearby morgue, tok say investigation for di mata don start.
NEPC, Commonwealth join bodi on top di production of professional service export data
Di Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and di Commonwealth Secretariat London dey join bodi to dey produce reliable data on how dem dey export professional service for Nigeria.
As he dey tok for di inaugural meeting of di National Consultative Committee on di International Trade-in-Services (NCCITS) wey dey under di supervision of di Commonwealth Secretariat London, di Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of di NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, tok say Nigeria no get readily accessible and reliable data or statistics on top trade-in-services.
Awolowo tok say e don be previous attempts to create awareness on di Trade-in-Service sector of di economy, plus di creation of di National Strategy for Export of Professional Services in 2010.
Di Commonwealth for 2016 assist Nigeria develop road-map for di service sector, e tok.
Di NEPC oga tok say di current focus of collaboration wit di Commonwealth Secretariat na on top data/statistics collection and management.
E tok say e dey critical to awa export effort as e go fill di gap to dey collect or capture data from relevant institution so e go fit generate analysis and use statistical information on Trade-in-Services in line wit di global trend.
NITDA, don firm to launch tech startup fund for july
Di National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and a United State-based firm Mass Challenge don sign agreement to finance support between 10 and 15 start-ups from July, to use reach dia full potential within 12 months.
Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi tok am on Tuesday wen e dey for virtual media stakeholder engagement wit officials of MassChallenge
Di initiative na hin dem design to identify and accelerate top start-ups wey dey base for Nigeria and grow dia business to serve di Nigerian and global market, Abdullahi tok
Di NITDA DG wey tok say dem go launch di initiative for july add say e go improve tech innovation and entrepreneurship across di kontri
A vibrant start up ecosystem dey critical to di future of awa kontri and e dey important to find solution to awa various challenges
Innovation na prominent way wey we fit use create prosperity for all and e dey lift kontris out of poverty
Di CEO of MassChallenge, Siobhan Dullea, tok say di firm don support ova 2,900 start-ups for 54 kontris wey dey di world and say diz firms don generate $3.6 billion revenue and don create 86,000 jobs.
kidnapper dem kidnap 2 women for Abuja council
Kidnappers don kidnap two women, Christiana Isa Attah and Favor David, for di back of Anguwar Kpokpolobi community for Naharati, Abaji Area Council, FCT.
Mrs. Ruth Attah wey be retired school teacher, tell awa reporter for her residence yesterday say di incident apun around midnight for Saturday
she tok say she dey sleep and her pikin dem dey dia room wen di kidnapper enter di house afta dem scal through di low fence
she tok say dem break one of di windows kom go di room wia her two pikin dey sleep and dey bundle dem away for gunpoint
she say wen di girls notice say di kidnapper dem dey break down di window, dem run go my room go hide, but di gunmen follow dem go my room kom carry us commot
as she yarn, di kidnappers spared her some few meters away from di house afta she notice say she no fit trek for long bikos her old age
She add say na afta we cross river and I no fit trek again say di oda gang members wey dey for my back tell me say make I go home as dem go away wit my two daughter dem
One pesin wey dey live for di area, wey prefer to dey anonymous, tok say di kidnappers do di operation for over one hour as dem dey shoot inside air to dey fear pipo say dem no dey engage dem.
Hin say security man no kom here wen di kidnapper dem dey shoot inside air for like one hour
Daily Trust hear say until dat day wey dey fateful, di woman and her pikin don always spend di night for neighbours house and dey return home for mornin for fear of kidnappers as her house just few meters from a river
Dem also gather say one of di woman's daughter, wey be class teacher for di area, dey prepare for her wedding next month
Di tok pesin of di FCT police command, ASP Maryam Yusuf, no pick calls or reply to di text message wey dem send to confirm di latest kidnap incident for di area.
Di reason why I dey in race for Anambra govship Anglican Priest
Anglican Priest, Rev Godwin Okonkwo, don tok say im dey di race for di November governorship election for Anambra State bikos e wan bring di fear of God and knowledge of prudent use of resources to bear on governance for di state.
Okonkwo wey follow Daily Trust yarn on Wednesday shortly afta im follow im supporters tok for Awka, di Anambra State capital, say di state dey lag for good governance.
Di pipo wey dey der now neva bring to bear in managing di resources of Anambra State for di good of Anambra pipo.
I believe say we fit do beta if we dey manage di state resources
E dey high time wey we commot from lukewarm attitude of leadership to good leadership
I dey APC now to change di poor outing of di parti for di state ova di years, hin tok
Barty beat Kvitova make e set up last-four clash wit Badosa
Ashleigh Barty go take on Paula Badosa for semifinals of di Madrid Open afta wey hin beat Petra Kvitova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday.
World no 1 Barty dey chase her fourth singles title of di year afta her triumph for Stuttgart 10 days ago
For di last four she dey face di woman wey knock am out for di quarterfinals for Charleston for early April
For Wednesday, di Australian kom out on top against two-time Wimbledon champion and 2015 and 2018 Madrid winner Kvitova.
Wildcard Badosa bikom di first Spanish woman for di tournament's 12 years history to make di semis wit her 6-4, 7-5 win ova eighth seed Belinda Bencic.
22 Pharaoh mummy dey parade for Egypt
Twenty-two pharaoh mummies waka for di street of Cairo for Saturday evenin in a stunnin royal procession from di Egyptian Museum for Tahrir Square to di new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) for Fustat.
Di event mark di official launch of NMEC
against di backdrop of fireworks, di mummies “ 18 king and four queens ” travel in order of age on purpose-built gold-colored pharaonic chariots, equipped wit air ride suspension system to absorb vibrations, and to dey bear di name of dia occupants for Arabic, English, and hieroglyphics.
Seqenenre Tao II, wey rule ova Upper Egypt around 1,600 BCE, lead di parade, while Ramses IX, wey rule for di 12th century BCE, bring di back
In line wit strict international standard for di transport of di artifacts, dem put di royal remains for state-of-the-art sterile display cases to guarantee dia immaculate preservation.
Accordin to di mummies na 60 motorcycles, 150 horses, and a pharaonic music ensemble wey di renowned Egypt maestro Nader Abbassi conduct
Di procession start wit a 21-gun salute, circled di obelisk for di nearby Tahrir Square, and den proceed along di Nile to NMEC, wia Egypt president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi personally welkom di mummies to dia new permanent home for Fustat, di National Museum of Egypt Civilization.
Di 40-minute parade draw participation of 12 Egypt celebrities, wey dem dey broadcast by 200+ global TV channels
Di priceless artifacts go spend di next two weeks inside NMEC laboratory, wia dem go prepare dem for installation inside di Royal Mummies Hall, wey dem model for di Valley of di Kings.
Di Royal Mummy Hall go dey open to visitor dem for April 18, coinciding wit World Heritage Day
To promote di launch, NMEC don offer 50% discount on entry ticket price to di Central Exhibition Hall for all visitor from April 4 to 17.
Also, representatives of local and international media get di opportunity to photograph and film di artifacts inside di Central Exhibition Hall for free on April 4 and 5.
Overlooking Ain Al Sira for di heart of di historical city of Fustat near di Babylon Fortress, NMEC na one of di largest and most important archeology museums for di world, and di first to span di entirety of di Egypt civilization.
Dem put Uproar for Kano prison bikos of drugs wey no dey legal.
Na pandemonium dey for Kano central prison for Kurmawa on Thursday evenin bikos of illegal drugs.
Dem tok say di uproar don start wen di warders wey dey di prison see and seize hard drugs and dem bring am to di inmates for Thursday evenin.
Wen we contact di Public Relation Officer of di Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) for Kano state, Musbahu Lawal Kofar Nasarawa, confirm di issue, he add say dem don already set up a committee to find out how di hard drugs take enter di centre.
He tok say some of dem bring cannabis to di prisoner dem and awa operatives don confiscate am, so dem start an uproar, dem dey ask for us make we give dem
We don already set up committee to find out how dat kind illegal drug enter di house; weda na for di food wey dem put for di prisoner dem or persin wey dey wit awa operatives.
Di action no get anytin wit jailbreak, e just be uproar we don already reinforce order back to di custodial centre, e add join.
rumour dey but say di prisoner wan break di jail in dia attempt to escape as dem dey resist di food dem dey tok say dem dey serve to break dia fast, even say dem collect huge donations from philanthropists
Di NCoS tok-tok pesin debunk di rumours, describing dem as baseless
Daily Trust report say di over 100 years prison wey dey Kurmawa area, just for di back of Emir's Palace for di metropolis na di biggest custodial centre for di state.
FG don dey find global action against terrorism and drug trafficking.
Di federal goment don urge world leaders make dem strengthen international cooperation as part of effort to successfully fight terrorism and drug trafficking and oda form of crime
Dis dey even as Nigeria don express im concern ova di incidence of illicit financial flow from developing to develop economy of di world.
Dis na part of di position wey Nigeria present for di conference wey dey go on by di United Nation Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, wey take place for Vienna, Austria.
Di tok tok tok pesin of di National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, quote di Chairman/Chief Executive of di agency, Brig-Gen.
Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), wey present Nigeria position on top 6C and 7 for di meetin tok say as di kontri dey deepen cooperation and strengthen di processes of combatin di financin of terrorism and prevention of terrorist dem from benefit from ransom payments, e also dey important make dem no overlook di trafficking of illegal drugs.
E dey also imperative to kip eye on and kontrol di proliferation of illicit traffic for narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and oda substances of abuse wey serve as conflict multipliers wey dey lead to escalation of both di scope and intensity of violent activities.
Marwa tok say Nigeria dey also worried about di link wey dey grow between terrorism and oda form of crime like corruption, illicit financial flow, money laundering, illicit trafficking for drugs, cybercrime, trafficking in persins and smuggling of migrants.
Deliverin Nigeria statement on top item 6C for Wednesday, Marwa tok say as nations dey renew dia desire to improve international cooperation to address all forms of crimes, Nigeria dey urge all states, again, make dem make sincere effort, make dem address di root causes, wey include poverty, economic deprivation, inequality, drug abuse, and oda socio-economic factors.
As dem dey present di kontri's statement on top item 7 on Thursday, Marwa tok say, Nigeria note wit great concern di incidence of illicit financial flow, wey go through di financial system annually, from developing to develop economy
To comot di bad pipo of dis anomaly, includin financial institutions wey dey act as enablers, state parties suppose ensure say illicit financial flow, wen dem track am, no go remain for di custody of enabling financial institutions but make dem transfer am to escrow account, preferably for development banks wey dey pending return to kontri dem of origin.
Sake of dis, we dey call make dem implement di recommendations of FACTI panel wey go support asset recovery and di agenda 2030 for sustainable development.
Timipre Sylva and Kurfi celebrate Chelsea Champions League victory
Two prominent Nigerians, di former Governor of Bayelsa state and present Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr. Timipre Marlin Sylva and di Chairman of Katsina State Football Association, Alhaji Aminu Balele Kurfi dey celebratory mood for Sunday minute afta wey Chelsea football club win dia second UEFA Champions League title.
For all English final, former champion Chelsea shock Manchester City 1-0 for di Estadio
do Dragao for Porto to win dia second trophy
Kai Havertz, wey be one of di expensive addition for last summer, score di decisive goal before half-time inflict a third consecutive defeat for Pep Guardiola's City.
Moments afta di match, di former governor tweet me support Chelsea FC for UCL trophy, and e kom at any regrets
Kurfi wey watch proceedings for Abuja wit Sylva tok say hin create time to watch di match wit di former Bayelsa state governor to support and celebrate wit am afta di match
I gats go support am bikos say hin be avid fan of Chelsea
I dey hapi say for di end, hin get reason to celebrate
Plenti pipo no know say His Excellency Timipre Sylva dey passionate about sports, especially football.
for my part, as di Chairman of Katsina State Football Association, I be papa to all supporters of di different clubs for my state
I dey wit Chelsea from wia dem loan me to Katsina United
For United, dem loan me to Kurfi Tigers FC and for di moment, I dey for Evri club, Kurfi tok say e get lighter mood.
Uganda election: President Museveni for early lead, rival alleges fraud
President Yoweri Museveni take early lead for Uganda's presidential election, according to di preliminary result wey di electoral commission release for Friday morning.
dis na as hin main rival tok say hin get proof say dem don marry di poll by fraud
wit 29.4 per cent of votes wey kom from Thursday ballot count, Museveni don win 1,852,263 votes, or 63.9 per cent wen di main opposition candidate Bobi Wine get 821,874 or 28.4 per cent, di commission tok am afta 11.00 a.m. (0800 GMT).
Vine dey allies of fraud
Wine, one singer-turned-lawmaker wey don galvanise young Ugandans wit calls for political change, tell one news conference on Friday hin don film proof of fraud durin voting and say hin want make peaceful outkom to di vote
Hin don tok for tweet early in di day say hin dey confident of victory despite widespread fraud and violence
Museveni, wey don lead di East African kontri wit population of 46 million for 34 years, neva make statement by noon
Internet blackout
On Wednesday, di goverment order one internet blackout till plenti notice, one day afta dem ban all social media and messaging apps.
Wine and hin supporters use facebook relay live coverage of hin campaigns and news conference afta hin tok say plenti media outlets don decline to host am
Di election campaign dey marry by deadly crackdowns by security forces on opposition candidates and dia supporters dem
Uganda's normal bustling capital Kampala dey quiet on Friday, a public holiday afta Thursday's poll, and shops mostly close.
Soldiers dem patrol on foot for di rain inside a suburb wey Reuters visit
Commission head, Simon Byabakama, assure di nation on live TV for Thursday evenin afta polls don close say results dey arrive for di national tally centre despite di nationwide internet blackout
He tok say; we no dey use local internet take transmit awa result, we dey use awa own system, witout giving details of dat system.
No worry, result go kom, Byabakama add
New wave of pandemic hit more of Japan's prefectures
Japan don ready to expand di current state of emergency to three more prefectures, di goment tok am for Friday
Dis na as di coronavirus infection continue to dey hit wider regions of di kontri ahead of dis summer's Tokyo Olympics
Di prefectures of Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima go dey under di measure from Sunday to di end of May, nah Economic Revitalisation Minista, Yasutoshi Nishimura, tell di reporters dem.
One panel of experts wey support di proposal tok say Nishimura, wey dey in charge of di goment's coronavirus response.
Di northern island of Hokkaido report a record 712 new infections for Thursday while di western prefecture of Hiroshima also see a record 219 new cases for Wednesday.
Surgin infections prompt Hiroshima and Okayama make dem cancel next week's torch relay for dia public road.
International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach, na hin dem plan to participate for one torch relay event for Hiroshima for May 17.
Howeva, Bach travel go Japan ahead of di Games don postpone, local organisers tok
Di postpone dey kom as di goment extend di state of emergency for Tokyo and three oda prefectures until di end of May and dem add two more regions Aichi, Fukuoka to di measure
Di goment declare di state of emergency for di four prefectures for late April, dem dey request bar and restaurant make dem refrain from to dey serve alcohol and to dey offer Karaoke service
Experts don warn say di quick spread of more contagious variants, especially as di roll-out of coronavirus vaccine don dey veri slow for Japan since hin launch for mid-February
Na only one per cent of Japan pipo
125 million pipo don get full vaccine.
Jigawa's mechanized farm go benefit local farmers
Di Malam Alu Agro Allied Company, one farm wey dey sit for 100 hectare land for Faru village, along Maiduguri road, Birnin Kudu Local Government Area for Jigawa State, dey change di perception of mechanized farmin for Nigeria, Mansur Dau Aliyu, di company's Group General Manager (GGM) tok.
Di establishment of di farm almost five years ago, dey gather am, na direct response to di call by di President Muhammadu Buhari administration for Nigerians make dem return to agriculture as di maintay of di nation's economy, instead make dem rely solely on oil as di only source of revenue for di kontri.
Na each cattle get number tag wey dey attached to hin ear
Di company founder, Farouk Adamu Aliyu, wey be former member of di House of Representatives na hin key inside, di GGM add
We dey do greenhouse farmin
We get 10,000 square-metre fully automated soilless greenhouse, wia we dey produce tomatoes
We get two 250 square-metre greenhouse wey we dey produce oda greenhouse vegetables and anoda 500 square-metre greenhouse wey dem dey use as nursery
All dis greenhouse dey foreign-oriented, wey dem don install to produce variety of vegetables
We dey produce only tomatoes from di 10,000 square automated soilless greenhouse; and we dey produce average of 10 to 11 tons of tomatoes evri week.
We get anoda 10,000 square-metre greenhouse wey dem produce locally
hin tok say we get livestock section, wia we get like 300 herds of cattle, some camel, goat and sheep
Daily Trust don gather say di farm get fishery unit, wit about 50,000 fishes inside di pond
Also, forty-ton per hour fertilizer blending plant wey dem install earlier for di year, dey gather am, now e dey produce close to 300 loads of NPK fertilizer under di Presidential Fertilizer Initiative.
We don also import equipment for di installation of 120,000 capacity poultry system
We dey hope say dem go produce between 3,000-4,000 crates of egg evriday, Mansur tok.
Di farm, him tok say, get diary production plant, wey be for di production of about 2,000 litres of milk per day, e kom add say na about 150-200 hectares of land for anoda place dey for open field farming for real cultivation of rice and oda crop
Mansur tok say di major clientele for tomato na premium customers, notably big hotels for Abuja, Lagos, and oda locations
E confirm say di main market for di products dey di eastern part of di kontri, like Enugu, Onitsha, Owerri
Im admit say apart from di few customers wey dem get for Kano, dem no see dia tomato products for di local market for reason.
Di first na di fact say di tomato wey dem produce from di farm na special species and di second reason be di fact say Jigawa na major tomato-producing area.
You know say tomato na common product for here, so awa price dey veri high pass wetin we dey obtain for open market
So, wetin dey important be say pipo no dey look us, dey feel say dem dey apprehensive for wetin we get bikos dem believe say dem dey expensive
And wen u get product wey dey available, pipo go go for di cheaper brand
One farm hand dey feed di fish
Dem ask am for di average lifespan of dia tomato products, hin tok say, If u give di tomato wetin e need, I mean nutritional supplements u dey feed am wit while e dey grow, if u give am all di things, dis tomato fit last up to three weeks post-harvest.
But even if e no dey, e go last for minimum of one week, no under any refrigeration, but surely, e no go dey under intensive pressure and heat.
Una fit keep am for di table wia una get beta ventilation
E fit last for average of 10 days, but wit evritin wey dey required (all nutrients) e fit last for one month
Na dis we don experiment, but den una no get am as una dey always want am
Di farm na also source of employment for like 200 pipo for di village wia dem dey.
Hin kom tok say di company get some pipo wey go train di youth for di area on top information technology skil
He tok say most of di equipment wey dem dey use for di farm na hin dey import from Turkey except di fertilizer-blending machine wey dem import from China
hin tok say, dem model di farmin method afta dem model di Turkish style of operation bikos we get Turkish partner wey dey help inin di standards, hin tok, but hin quick add say di company dey conscious of di need to make Nigerians run di technical aspect of hin operations
Reflecting on di effect of COVID-19 on di operations of di company, Mansur tok say Malam Alu, just like oda corporate entities for di kontri, don suffered from di devastating effect of di virus.
For Mansur, youths for Nigeria no get excuse to dey unemployed wit di opportunity wey agriculture provide, noting say those wey dey hop to secure white-collar job suppose dey adjust to di reality and go back to agriculture
Hin believe say Nigeria don dey do wetin e suppose do long time ago, noting say if di kontri don take dis step, dem for don prevent di current economic crisis
2023: Lawmaker dey find beta deal for Southern Kaduna
Di pesin wey dey represent Jaba Konstituency for Kaduna State House of Assembly, Samson Monday Dikko, don call goodwill pipo make dem kom togeda kom map out strategies wey go save di Southern Kaduna Senatorial Districts and im pipo for 2023.
Speaking afta meetin wit stakeholders for Kagoro, Kaura Local goment Area of Kaduna State for di weekend, Dikko, wey dey aspirate to be senator for di platform of di pipos Democratic parti (PDP), tok say Southern Kaduna pipo don dey abandoned by those wey suppose take care of dem.
Na dis be di time for di entire Southern Kaduna pipo to get am right
He tok say; we need transform awa region and improve security, education, health, agriculture, economy, employment and empowerment for di teeming youths in conjunction wit reputable non-gomental organisations.
Di Director-General of di Dikko Campaign Organisation, Timothy Chindo Kwassam, tok say di destiny of di pipo of Kaduna South Senatorial Districts go dey dia own hand if Dikko represent dem for di Senate for 2023.
for evritin under di sun, season dey
Di arrival of Dikko for dis critical period of time no be mere coincidence, but na divine plan by God to liberate di region from evritin wey don hind am to dey grow and dey compete wit oda regions, Kwassam tok.
3 Africans, no Nigerian as City, Chelsea go win UEFA Champions League final
No be lie say, enthusiastic football fans for Nigeria dey eagerly dey wait tonight final of di 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League final wey dem go contest between two English clubs, Manchester City and Chelsea for di Estadio do Dragao, Porto for Portugal.
Sake of di fact say di UEFA Champions League na one of di world biggest football competition wey dey only next to di FIFA World Cup and di Olympics football event, e dey increase di level of expectation wey giants of di English Premier League get to tussle for di prestigious diadem.
While Manchester City neva win Champions League title, Chelsea win dia first and only title for 2012
Therefore, even as football pundits don tip City wey just win dia seventh Premiership title, Chelsea go kom into di contest wit beta credentials
dem be former champions
Howeva, while Thomas Tuchel wey dey lead di Chelsea technical crew neva taste Champions League victory, him opponent for Manchester City dugout, Pep Guardiola na two time winner
E win am for 2009 and 2010 wit Barcelona.
Therefore, plenti tins dey to expect from di actors wey go dey there for di field of Estadio
do Dragao for Porto and di men wey dey in charge of di technical areas
Wetin dey interesting be say, even as two contestants parade na only three African players for Riyad Mahrez (Algeria, Manchester City), Hakim Ziyech (Morococo, Chelsea) and Edourad Menday (
Senegal and Chelsea) African interest for di final don drop
For Nigeria wia Chelsea and Manchester City dey enjoy plenty followers from passionate football fans, wetin dey expect don reach feverish point, wey dey lead to interesting re-alignments
Fans of those European clubs wey dem eliminate from the Champions League for different stage don re-aligned demsef wit either Chelsea or Manchester City based on divergent interest
Di final be one of di topic wey dem dey discuss pass for sporting circles for Nigeria, as fans of di Premiership clubs continue to dey predict wetin go be di final result.
Howeva, while almost evribodi dey wait to swour di football artistry wey fi go be on display, some pundits dey worried for di increasing decline for di number of African players for di final of one of di biggest football competition wey dey earth.
By di history of di UEFA Champions League, na only 24 African footballers don contest and win di trophy wit dia European clubs.
Sadly African football legend like George Weah wey dem vote World Footballer of di year for 1995
Nigeria Rashidi Yekini, Egypt's Mohamed Aboutrika, Roger Mila of Cameroon, Jay-Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Taribo West and Victor Ikpeba of Nigeria, Rigobert Song of Cameroon and Hassam Hassan of Egypt fail to win di Champions League even as dia football prowess.
Even say Mo Salah (Egypt), Sadio Mane (Senegal), Joel Matip (Cameroon) and Naby Keita (Guinea) dey di big stage wen Liverpool win dia 6th UEFA Champions League title for 2019, di first African wey win di trophy na Bruce Grobbelaar of Zimbabwe.
Hin di feat for 1984 wit Liverpool
Dem follow am by di Algeria legend wey be Rabah Madjer wey win am wit FC Porto for 1987 and Abedi Pele for 1993 wit Olympique Marseille before Nigeria's
George Findi and Nwankwo Kanu don lift am wit Ajax Amsterdam for 1995
Dem don record am say Geremi Njitap of Cameroon na hin be di first African wey win di title twice for 2000 and 2002 wit Spanish giant Real Madrid before Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon win am thrice wit Barcelona 2006, 2009 and 2010 wit Inter Milan
Oda African winner of di highly coveted trophy na Ibrahim Tanko (Ghana)
Borussia Dortmund 1997, Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) Bayern Munich 2001, Benni McCarthy (South Africa) FC Porto 2004, Djimi Traore (Mali)
Liverpool 2005 - Yaya Toure (Cote d'Ivoire)
Barcelona 2009 & 2011, Seydou Keita (Mali) Barcelona 2009 & 2011, Sully Muntari (Ghana)
2010 between Milan 2010 and McDonald Mariga (Kenya)
John Mikel Obi (Nigeria), Michael Essien (Ghana), Salomon Kalou (Cote d'Ivoire), Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire) wey win am wit Chelsea for 2012 and Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), wit Real Madrid 2018 complete di list of Africans wey don win di UEFA Champions League.
As e dey closer home, di last time wey Nigerian win di trophy na for 2012 wen Mikel Obi dey among di quartet of Africans wey lift am wit Chelsea for di expense of Bayern Munich
Afta wey di former captain of di Super Eagles don, Nigeria don see di rise of oda talented players like Ahmed Musa, Wilfred Ndidi, Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi, William Troost-Ekong, Leon Balogun, Ola Aina, Isaac Success, Chigozie Awaziem, Tyrone Ebuehi, Moses Simon and lately Victor Osimhen
but neva feature for di final of Europe's biggest club competition
Di reason for dis no dey farfetched.
Di competition dey dominate by di top five clubs for Europe, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool.
Unfortunately, Nigerian players don fail to kom inside dis highly rated European clubs for di years
Na di hope of Nigeria football stakeholders say for no distant future di new generation of players go break all di barriers and begin dey play for clubs wey get potential to win di UEFA Champions League.
If dis fail, den football fans for Nigeria go continue to dey live wit di agony to dey watch final of di UEFA Champions League kom and go witout di presence of any Nigerian player
As Nigerians dey wait for di next Super Eagles player wey go rise to di pinnacle of European club competition di way Find George, Nwankwo Kanu do wit Ajax for 1995 and Chelsea Mikel Obi for 2012, di 2021 all English club final na few hours away
for di end, victory go die for di Manchester club wey dey die hunt for dem first title ot di Londeners wey dey die prime for di second itle and di football league wey dey die dem go dey watch pass for di world, Premiership go be ultimate winner
Enyimba force FC Ifeanyi Ubah to 2-2 draw for Oriental derby
Enyimba FC kom from back to secure a well deserved 2-2 draw for dia rescheduled week 14 fixure against Oriental brodas FC Ifeanyi Ubah for di Aba International Stadium, Aba,
Di Oriental Derby see Enyimba make three changes to di team wey dem lose for Rivers United on Sunday
Sadiq Abubakar return afta weeks of layoff wen dem restore Anthony Omaka and Victor Mbaoma to di starting lineup
Di first 28 minute of di game saw as both sides dey seek to hit first but di visiting side draw di first blood for di 29th minute through Saidu Adamu wey Poked home from close range afta Uche Onuoha don head Evans Ogbonda's cross to hin path.
As di away side dey full kontrol of di game, dia confidence don grow more as di host dey scrambling to get back into di game as di first half don end 1-0 for di visitor favour
For di restart of di second half, Ifeanyi Ubah continue to dey press for di second goal and dey duly rewarded wen Saidu Adamu got hin brace afta hin get Awazie's square pass ova di line in di 61st minute.
Sting to life by di second goal, Enyimba begin to throw in everything wey dey dia Arsenal to get back into di game
For di 78th minute, dia pressure don off wen Reuben Bala reduce di deficit for Enyimba for a fortuus fashion
hin initial header na hin dey keep out by Sharp Uzoigwe but di ball ricochet back to hin and ova di line
Di goal give Enyimba some hope as dey continue to dey press in number to at least secure a point
And dis dem got for di 90th minute through Imoh Obot.
Afta dis result, Enyimba don move up to 5th position wit 31 point for 17 games wit two outstanding matches
Meanwhile, FC Ifeanyi Ubah still dey rooted for di relegation zone wit 17 points for 19 games.
Farmers dey apprehensive as planting season start wit erratic rain
As wet season dey start for most part of di kontri, farmers don start, plant, albeit wit fear afta erratic rain wey fit threaten production
Di rain don dey unstable for Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Kaduna and parts of di Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and plenti farmers don plant dia crops
For di 2019/2020 wet season, erratic rain for di North and mid-season draught for di South-West make farmers lose dia moni bikos of crop failure
Musa Yohana and Halima Thomas, farmers for Doma and Lafia, Nasarawa State, tok say dem don plant maize, groundnut and oda tuber crop like cassava and yam, but dem fear say dem fit get anoda horrible experience like last season wen dem force dem to plant maize and groundnut two times.
I lose most of my yams last year bikos of too much heat bikos of inconsistent rainfall.
Dis year, we dey di second week of may but we neva get stable rain
And I don plant 15 measures (about 20kg) of groundnut already
Mr Yohana tok say if e continue like dis for anoda week, I fit lose di seeds.
Like dem, plenti farmers wey dey around FCT don plant, but di fear of crop failure don heightened by dia experience for last year
For Benue State, awa correspondent report say farmers don begin dey cultivate dia land and plant crop amid complaints of scanty rainfall
Some farmers wey don prepare dia farm early for di year tok say dem no fit start plantin crop until one week ago, while odas just start to till dia land for di wake of rainfall (thrice) within di past two weeks.
One farmer for Otukpo, Ada Hyacinth tok say di ground too strong to cultivate bikos di rain neva dey frequent
anoda farmer wey be Felix Tor for Makurdi tok say hin just plant melon and maize for hin farm wey hin just plougged despite di inconsistentcy of di rain
Tor, howeva, don express fear say di kind rain fall fit affect di well-being of di crop
E pray make di yield turn out gud for di end
But Vitalis Tarnongu, wey dey plough hin 1,000 hectares of farmland for di Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM), posite say di manner of rainfall dis year go require am to begin dey plant maize towards di end of may
Tarnongu tok say a plant breeder for di university don advise am make hin wait until May 20 to begin dey plant hin maize bikos di nature of di rainfall since di season set in suggest say e fit be two weeks drought.
Aondongu Saaku wey be di state chairman of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) describe farmin as business wey worth taking risk on
Saaku tok say farmers wey see am as business don take di risk to plant dia crop bikos if dem no see dat kind risk, dem no go reap at di end of di day.
Meanwhile, Dr Teryima Iorlamen, wey be seed system specialist for di FUAM, tok say farmers fit go ahead to plant dia root and tuber crop in line wit di NIMET rainfall prediction for dis year
Iorlamen tok say di period wey di farmers suppose wait awhile before planting don go, tok say di NIMET prediction for rainfall pattern for Benue State, wey dem (exper dem) work wit, show say di rain go stabilise for di state between April 1830 and 2021.
We fit assure farmers now say di rain don stabilize, according to di NIMET predictions.
Anythin odawise now go be dry spell
I don advise farmers say make dem check water logging capacity for dia farm make dem plant dia crop accordingly
Rice love plenti water, so e neva be time to plant am
But farmers fit go into roots and tubers now, like yam, cassava, maize and melon
we believe say di rain don stabilise
Senate don die late Army chief, Ahmed Gulak
Di Senate, on Tuesday, hold minute silence in honour of di demise of a former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, wey dem murder gruesomely on Sunday for Owerri, Imo state capital.
Dis one follow di motion by Deputy Senate President and Chairman of di Senate Constitution Review Committee, Ovie Omo-Agege, on top di floor of di Red Chamber.
Omo-Agege draw di attention of hin colleagues to di assasination of Gulak, wey, di lawmaker tok, na hin dem hire to assist hin committee to work on di amendments wey Nigerians dey find to di konstitution
Gulak be consultant for di committee and e dey Owerri for di public hearing on di review of di 1999 constitution.
Even say di programme end for Thursday, Gulak stay for back and left for Sunday
Dem murder am for hin way go airport for Owerri en route Abuja
Omo-Agege describe Gulak as a detribalised Nigerian, wey give hin best to di service of di kontri.
On Tuesday, di Senate tell di federal goment say make dem immortalise di late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru.
Di red chamber also observe one minute silence in honour of Lt. Gen. Attahiru, wey kpeme for plane crash near Kaduna International Airport
Dis one follow one point of order wey di Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume raise
NIN/profile code: NANS raise alarm ova disenfranchisement of students by JAMB
Di Kaduna State Chapter of di National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) for Tuesday tok say thousands of candidates no go take part for dis year's Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
examination due to hitches for dia NIN/Profile code
Di state NANS chairman, Axiz Huziafa Bello, for one statement wey dem issue yesterday for Kaduna, disagreed wit di JAMB
Bello don call for extension of di electronic registration instead of to dey risk student dem lives to travel go JAMB headquarters for dia respective states for manual registration.
E note say di news bulletin wey dem release on Monday, May 31, 2021, wey dem call Issues wey dey surround di 2021 UTME registration: Option dey available for correct candidates wey make attempts but no fit register, show say di management no show empathy for di hardship and agony of di candidates.
E beg prominent Nigerians make dem prevail on di management of JAMB make dem stop to dey unleash hardship on Nigerian student dem for dia noble quest for higher education and self-development.
Hin urge di examination bodi make dem extend di registration period and make dem postpone di exam for di interest of justice and fairness