North-East govs decry rising banditry, illegal mining
The governors under the auspices of the North-East Governors’ Forum stated this in a communique issued at the end of their 8th Meeting which was held in Maiduguri, Borno State on Saturday, September 9th, 2023. They specifically mentioned Bauchi, Gombe, and Taraba States as becoming a safe haven for the terrorists. “While acknowledging the relative success recorded against insurgency, a new dimension of growing banditry is added to worsen the security situation in the subregion. “The case is becoming worse in Bauchi, Gombe, and Taraba, places hitherto without banditry. It added that the proliferation of legal and illegal mining in the region is becoming a problem, noting that there is a link between mining activities and insecurity, especially the abuse of the mining leases.
Source:Punch
September 11, 2023 02:24 UTC
FG to digitalise healthcare system, boost research funding
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Tunji Alausa, said the Federal Government will digitalise the healthcare system for better health outcomes. He also said the government will increase funding for research and digitalising the health system will help to facilitate accurate data to improve the sector in line with the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Bola Tinubu. We will unleash our clinical research, translational research, and basic research because we will put more money into research. “We’ve done trials on Nigerians, and we know how the drug will work better, and which one will not work better. So we will be really moving our research system into a more robust, focused, and directional platform.”
Source:Punch
September 10, 2023 23:51 UTC
Disabled man dies as father, pastors attempt to sell hunchback ‘mercury’
He said, “Paul said his brother (Ejike) had a son who had a hunchback which he was planning to do away with. He said when the boy was much younger, the father attempted to sell him, but it didn’t work out well. “My first contact was an NGO in Owerri, Imo State, which said they would extract the ‘mercury’ and pay us N5m. He noted that the victim’s father, Ejike, kept visiting his office and disturbing him. Speaking through his media aide, Obed Douglas, he confirmed the arrest, adding that the two pastors and the victim’s father had been arrested.
Source:Punch
September 10, 2023 21:02 UTC
5 reasons to plant flowers in your home
Flowers attract pollinators like butterflies, bees and moths, which are crucial to our survival. Insects are also beneficial to our human existence. According to the Federation of Wild Life, insects pollinate our crops and wild plants, providing one-third of our food and allowing wild plants to reproduce and produce the berries, fruits, seeds, and other plant foods that form the base of the natural food web. You just might be saving humanity from hunger by planting flowers.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 10, 2023 20:06 UTC
Unity Bank sinks to N39 billion loss after heavy hit from forex revaluation
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) is Unity Bank’s foremost shareholder, holding 34.2 per cent of the bank’s ordinary shares. Unity Bank’s foreign exchange revaluation loss for the period stood at N35.4 billion, according to the bank’s financials, compared to N16.2 million a year earlier. The financials showed N8.9 billion in long-term loans from the African Export-Import Bank after conversion from the US dollar. Revenue for the period saw a flattish growth as gross earnings climbed to N27.8 billion from N27.6 billion. According to the balance sheet, its total liabilities of N688.8 billion exceeded its total assets by 35.1 per cent.
Source:The Guardian
September 10, 2023 19:09 UTC
Your Weekly Catchup With Guardian Life
What's New Your Weekly Catchup With Guardian Life By Chidinma Okobi In a world brimming with captivating stories, Guardian Life has diligently curated the week's most enthralling and enlightening events. BBN All-Stars Eviction During the latest episode of the BBN All-Stars, Ike and Seyi were the contestants to face eviction. Lucy, Prince Nelson, and Seyi shared their final moments with…In a world brimming with captivating stories, Guardian Life has diligently curated the week’s most enthralling and enlightening events. Lucy, Prince Nelson, and Seyi shared their final moments with their fellow housemates, offering their parting words. Lucy and Prince Nelson made history as the first pair to exit the All-Stars house, with Prince Nelson expressing gratitude for the entire experience.
Source:The Guardian
September 10, 2023 17:14 UTC
Elections: Nigeria must go back to Justice Uwais
I do not know what else one diagnoses after he spent most of 10 hours listening to the Presidential Election Petitions Court. And then they went on, for half the day, rambling not really about substance or justice, but about libraries of technicalities. Into the hands of Mr Jonathan fell the Justice Uwais report. It is why, when he comments on the presidential tribunal, he makes people laugh. For 15 years, as Nigerian elections progressively deteriorated, we have lacked the motivation to put to work the meticulous and robust Justice Uwais report.
Source:Punch
September 10, 2023 15:39 UTC
Of Shettima, cows and goats
Recall that, arising from his attempt to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, President Donald Trump faced trial on a litany of felony charges. Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima, against the run of play, had stormed the Appeal Court in Abuja, venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, (PEPT) to witness the delivery of judgment. After their Lord Justices had declared the APC candidate winner of the election, Shettima then spoke to the press, haughtiness, conceit and his obsession for bombast crowding his face. Or was Shettima simply referencing Fombina, the southlands, an earliest name for the emirate south of Bornu and Sokoto? I’d buy him goats, broilers and layers, so that he can spend his days rearing cows and broilers”?
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 10, 2023 15:28 UTC
Judges welfare: Pressure on govt to match words with actions
With these responsibilities, the welfare of the judiciary would determine to a great extent the state in which the nation’s democracy would survive. With corruption, justice is in the pocket of the wealthy while the poor suffer thereby collapsing the justice system of the country. Meanwhile, there have been several moves in the past to review the take-home of judiciary workers but nothing has been achieved to date. They should enhance judiciary salary in all ramifications, starting from the magistrates. “Let’s review the salary of workers generally so that they will be less prone to corruption.
Source:Punch
September 10, 2023 14:40 UTC
Duchess of Sussex to cheer for Nigeria at Invictus Games, husband reveals
Opening the games at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf on Saturday evening, Harry said that while the Sussexes do not “play favourites”, the discovery means that things are likely to get “a little bit more competitive” between the couple. “We’re also very excited to have new nations join us,” the duke told the packed arena. The duke founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured and sick military personnel and veterans across the globe (Jordan Pettitt/PA)The duke founded the Invictus Games to aid the rehabilitation of injured and sick military personnel and veterans across the globe, by giving them the challenge of competing in sporting events similar to the Paralympics. This year’s competition will run until September 16. Team UK, who are captained by Royal Navy submarine officer Lieutenant Commander James Rogers, has been supported by the Royal British Legion in partnership with the Ministry of Defence.
Source:The Guardian
September 10, 2023 02:57 UTC
NATIONALISATION
Now this policy of not ruling out nationalisation in our national economy is not peculiar to Nigeria. And consequently the country had nothing to fear at all by discussing nationalisation and by saying or declaring that nationalisation cannot be ruled out of our national economy. In the government publication ‘Economic Survey of 1959’, it is clearly stated that nationalisation will not be ruled out in the future. Public ownership, which is also called nationalisation, is not anything strange to this country. The nationalisation of these three businesses will help to allay the discontent of the people and in addition will help considerably to improve the exchequer of the government of the federation.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 10, 2023 00:47 UTC
Six North-Eastern states get N15 billion palliatives
The North-East Development Commission (NEDC) has presented palliatives worth N15 billion to the six states in the region. The states are Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi, and Taraba. The food and non-food items were presented to the governors of the states by Vice President Kashim Shettima at a ceremony on Saturday in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Mr Shettima, who lauded the management of NEDC for prudent management of scarce resources. He urged the commission to consider handling some critical federal roads linking states in the region to facilitate socio-economic activities.
Source:The Guardian
September 09, 2023 21:10 UTC
Democracy is never a sprint but a marathon
Harris Soche defined Democracy as a form of people’s government which suggests democracy is all-inclusive and participatory as everyone has a role and function to play in ensuring our democracy is strengthened and sustained. We must learn to do something in promoting our democracy, that is only when we can be called partners and stakeholders in democracy. The actors are in various cadre and strata because we are all actors as far as democracy is concerned. Democracy is a steep learning curve, you never get tired of learning; you fall, rise, fall and rise again, only then you will know how to rise better and stronger. Democracy is not a spectator sport, it is a participatory event, if we don’t participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy so says Michael Moore.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 09, 2023 18:20 UTC
African Union becomes permanent member of G-20
The African Union is to join the Group of 20 (G20) as a permanent member, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday as he inaugurated a leaders’ summit in New Delhi for the world’s wealthiest nations. In his opening speech, Modi invited the chair of the African Union, Azali Assoumani, to take his seat as a permanent member of the grouping as other leaders applauded and looked on. This step will, however, make the body a permanent member, like the European Union is, potentially turning the G20 into the G21 and giving the African bloc a front-row seat at one of the world’s most powerful global governance bodies. Modi has previously spoken of his intention to include the African Union in the grouping. One of the first things we did during our G20 Presidency was to hold the Voice of the Global South summit, which had enthusiastic participation from Africa.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 09, 2023 14:31 UTC
VIDEO: If you want to stay rich, stay stingy – Akon
Singer Akon has advised people to stay stingy and not ‘blow off’ their money if they want to stay rich. The Kovict label boss, while appearing on the latest episode of the Impaulsive podcast, labeled himself as ‘very stingy.’He said, “If you want to stay rich, stay stingy. “I attempted to own a jet, but it only lasted 6 months; I sold that thing so fast. “Owning a jet means you spend two to three million dollars a year just for upkeep. When you think about it like that, the way you manage everything will be different.”
Source:Nigerian Tribune
September 08, 2023 19:21 UTC