Oiler/Assistant Engineer - Chesapeake City, MD

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Job Title: Assistant Engineer / Oiler

Description: Oiler / Assistant Engineer position available aboard a vessel located in the Chesapeake City, MD area. To fulfill MSRC’s emergency spill response mission, MSRC requires employees to be ready and available to report work within two (2) hours of notification. Work schedule is M-F 0700-1530 with the ability to be home nights and weekends. This is a dynamic opportunity for a motivated individual to become part of an oil spill response company with a competitive compensation package including great health benefits with an above average 401(k) savings plan.


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Stand engine room watches as required at sea and during maneuvering

Operate systems and equipment in accordance with procedures or as otherwise directed by the Chief Engineer

Be familiar with normal and emergency operating procedures for the steering gear, generators, bilge pump, and fire pump.

Become familiar with system and equipment emergency operating procedures

Assist with Preventive Maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, approved modifications, record keeping.

Conduct routine tests and inspections (i.e., lube oil testing, cooling water testing).

Compensation: TBD

To Apply:

Please visit www.msrc.org/careers/. Scroll down to the position, then click apply now.


Requirements

Qualifications: Must possess MMC with a rating of Oiler (minimum), Assistant Engineer preferred, STCW 95 and TWIC.

Locaton: Chesapeake City, MD


Recall: To fulfill MSRC’s emergency spill response mission, MSRC requires employees to be ready and available to report work within two (2) hours of notification.


Job Information
Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland, 21915, United States
Job ID: 15485295
Posted: February 16, 2016
Position Title: Oiler/Assistant Engineer - Chesapeake City, MD
Company Name: Marine Spill Response Corp. (MSRC)
Job Function: Entry-Level
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time

Oiler/Assistant Engineer - Chesapeake City, MD

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Description

Job Title: Assistant Engineer / Oiler

Description: Oiler / Assistant Engineer position available aboard a vessel located in the Chesapeake City, MD area. To fulfill MSRC’s emergency spill response mission, MSRC requires employees to be ready and available to report work within two (2) hours of notification. Work schedule is M-F 0700-1530 with the ability to be home nights and weekends. This is a dynamic opportunity for a motivated individual to become part of an oil spill response company with a competitive compensation package including great health benefits with an above average 401(k) savings plan.


Apply No


Stand engine room watches as required at sea and during maneuvering

Operate systems and equipment in accordance with procedures or as otherwise directed by the Chief Engineer

Be familiar with normal and emergency operating procedures for the steering gear, generators, bilge pump, and fire pump.

Become familiar with system and equipment emergency operating procedures

Assist with Preventive Maintenance, troubleshooting and repair, approved modifications, record keeping.

Conduct routine tests and inspections (i.e., lube oil testing, cooling water testing).

Compensation: TBD

To Apply:

Please visit www.msrc.org/careers/. Scroll down to the position, then click apply now.


Requirements

Qualifications: Must possess MMC with a rating of Oiler (minimum), Assistant Engineer preferred, STCW 95 and TWIC.

Locaton: Chesapeake City, MD


Recall: To fulfill MSRC’s emergency spill response mission, MSRC requires employees to be ready and available to report work within two (2) hours of notification.


Job Information
Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland, 21915, United States
Job ID: 15485295
Posted: February 16, 2016
Position Title: Oiler/Assistant Engineer - Chesapeake City, MD
Company Name: Marine Spill Response Corp. (MSRC)
Job Function: Entry-Level
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time

uman Rights At Sea Delivers New Publication On UN Guiding Principles

The independent maritime human rights charity Human Rights at Sea delivers the first in a series of new publications specifically focused on the implementation of the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the maritime environment.

Titled as:‘AN INTRODUCTION & COMMENTARY TO THE 2011 UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS & THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT’, the charity has worked with key stakeholders and human rights experts over a period of six months to provide a free and professionally produced publication in support of its Charitable Objectives expressly covering the topic.

The publication covers the background to the subject, the emerging need in the maritime environment, examples and case studies, as well as suggested self-help guidance for all maritime business enterprises and their senior management.

Reviewed by the team at the London-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre,as well as the UN Global Compact (UK) and drafted alongside CLTenvirolaw, the new publication demonstrates the increasing need for the implementation of the UNGPs in the maritime environment for all maritime business enterprises as a matter of course, not as a matter of exception.

The Foreword has been written by Phil Bloomer, Executive Director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre,who says: “This Human Rights at Sea publication is a welcome and important contribution to raise awareness about human rights responsibilities of businesses among a sector that has been largely absent from most discussions around the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.”

The Charity’s CEO, David Hammond, commented: “We are very grateful for all expert inputby key stakeholders contributing to yet another one of our expanding core publications. Unfortunately, to date,the subject matter has not received the kind of engagement with that one would expect from businessesoperating ethically and socially responsibly within the maritime supply chain. We therefore aim to drive change and we hope that leadership on this matter will start to be shown more widely by the shipping and fisheries industries. Meantime, our charity will continue to deliver relevant supporting guidance and free publications concerning human rights at sea that are well researched, objective and independently produced.”

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uman Rights At Sea Delivers New Publication On UN Guiding Principles

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The independent maritime human rights charity Human Rights at Sea delivers the first in a series of new publications specifically focused on the implementation of the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the maritime environment.

Titled as:‘AN INTRODUCTION & COMMENTARY TO THE 2011 UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS & THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE MARITIME ENVIRONMENT’, the charity has worked with key stakeholders and human rights experts over a period of six months to provide a free and professionally produced publication in support of its Charitable Objectives expressly covering the topic.

The publication covers the background to the subject, the emerging need in the maritime environment, examples and case studies, as well as suggested self-help guidance for all maritime business enterprises and their senior management.

Reviewed by the team at the London-based Business and Human Rights Resource Centre,as well as the UN Global Compact (UK) and drafted alongside CLTenvirolaw, the new publication demonstrates the increasing need for the implementation of the UNGPs in the maritime environment for all maritime business enterprises as a matter of course, not as a matter of exception.

The Foreword has been written by Phil Bloomer, Executive Director of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre,who says: “This Human Rights at Sea publication is a welcome and important contribution to raise awareness about human rights responsibilities of businesses among a sector that has been largely absent from most discussions around the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.”

The Charity’s CEO, David Hammond, commented: “We are very grateful for all expert inputby key stakeholders contributing to yet another one of our expanding core publications. Unfortunately, to date,the subject matter has not received the kind of engagement with that one would expect from businessesoperating ethically and socially responsibly within the maritime supply chain. We therefore aim to drive change and we hope that leadership on this matter will start to be shown more widely by the shipping and fisheries industries. Meantime, our charity will continue to deliver relevant supporting guidance and free publications concerning human rights at sea that are well researched, objective and independently produced.”

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Pirates Release 2 Crew Members Abducted On Board The Bourbon Liberty 251

BOURBON announces that the two crew members abducted on board the Bourbon Liberty 251 off the coast of Nigeria on February 23, have been released and are in good health.

This news comes as a great relief to all BOURBON employees, who share the joy of the families.

For obvious reasons of confidentiality, BOURBON shall not make any further comment.

Background:

The Bourbon Liberty 251, was the object of an attack off Nigeria on the 23rd of February 2016. Two crew members of Nigerian and Russian nationalities were abducted. No other injury to the ten other crew members on board the vessel was reported.

source: bourbonoffshore.com

Pirates Release 2 Crew Members Abducted On Board The Bourbon Liberty 251

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BOURBON announces that the two crew members abducted on board the Bourbon Liberty 251 off the coast of Nigeria on February 23, have been released and are in good health.

This news comes as a great relief to all BOURBON employees, who share the joy of the families.

For obvious reasons of confidentiality, BOURBON shall not make any further comment.

Background:

The Bourbon Liberty 251, was the object of an attack off Nigeria on the 23rd of February 2016. Two crew members of Nigerian and Russian nationalities were abducted. No other injury to the ten other crew members on board the vessel was reported.

source: bourbonoffshore.com

Does Everyone Have To Go To The University??

With the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria and the undeniable fact that graduates whether full or half baked are churned out yearly in their millions from the different universities, a lot of people have begun to wonder whether university education is still worth its onions like it was in years past. For instance the value of a university degree has depreciated over time. It is arguable that a university degree is now worth about the same as a secondary school degree was in the past. Based on this, many people now think, skills and talents training should be emphasized over a university degree. DailyNews9ja has gathered a couple of points to shed more light on this debate…

Expensive: Before now university undergraduates paid little or nothing to earn a degree and were treated as kings and queens when they graduated. Older Nigerians have often regaled the youths with tales of how they had whole chicken on Sunday, hostel bedclothes washed and irons for them and a meal ticket everyday including various options of employment on graduation but today many Nigerians pay millions to get the same degree and end up unemployed at the end of the day.

Aside the stress of gaining admission, lectures and lecturer troubles are also faced by students.

Talents: Some people spend as much as four, five or six years in the university for a degree they might eventually never use and probably end up as a professional makeup artist, fashion designer or photographer. Imagine if such specialty schools were what they focused their energy on from the onset instead of the the university thing they probably didn’t need in the first place?

Return on investment: Only a few Nigerian graduates actually get the dividends of going to the university while many just spend most of their their productive years either searching for a job or enslaving themselves in the form of underemployment. Some even have to cope with very pitiful working conditions, working hours and horrible take home pay.

Distinction: OK, no one is saying a university education is bad and has no merits at all. Whether we like it or not, whether a graduate has a good job or not, there is still respect from the society, but we hope things get better all round for graduates in this country. Whether they end up as photographers or clothes makers, they still sort of have more ideas and packaging than those who don’t have a degree.

So what do you think about university education – is it be for everyone???

Does Everyone Have To Go To The University??

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With the high rate of unemployment in Nigeria and the undeniable fact that graduates whether full or half baked are churned out yearly in their millions from the different universities, a lot of people have begun to wonder whether university education is still worth its onions like it was in years past. For instance the value of a university degree has depreciated over time. It is arguable that a university degree is now worth about the same as a secondary school degree was in the past. Based on this, many people now think, skills and talents training should be emphasized over a university degree. DailyNews9ja has gathered a couple of points to shed more light on this debate…

Expensive: Before now university undergraduates paid little or nothing to earn a degree and were treated as kings and queens when they graduated. Older Nigerians have often regaled the youths with tales of how they had whole chicken on Sunday, hostel bedclothes washed and irons for them and a meal ticket everyday including various options of employment on graduation but today many Nigerians pay millions to get the same degree and end up unemployed at the end of the day.

Aside the stress of gaining admission, lectures and lecturer troubles are also faced by students.

Talents: Some people spend as much as four, five or six years in the university for a degree they might eventually never use and probably end up as a professional makeup artist, fashion designer or photographer. Imagine if such specialty schools were what they focused their energy on from the onset instead of the the university thing they probably didn’t need in the first place?

Return on investment: Only a few Nigerian graduates actually get the dividends of going to the university while many just spend most of their their productive years either searching for a job or enslaving themselves in the form of underemployment. Some even have to cope with very pitiful working conditions, working hours and horrible take home pay.

Distinction: OK, no one is saying a university education is bad and has no merits at all. Whether we like it or not, whether a graduate has a good job or not, there is still respect from the society, but we hope things get better all round for graduates in this country. Whether they end up as photographers or clothes makers, they still sort of have more ideas and packaging than those who don’t have a degree.

So what do you think about university education – is it be for everyone???

Illegal Forex Trading Claim: Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu Demands PDP Apology Within 72 Hours

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has made good his threat to drag the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to court for accusing him of illegally trading in foreign exchange.
He, however, gave the opposition party 72 hours to withdraw its claim and tender an apology to him.
The PDP, through its Twitter handle @PdpNigeria, had on Saturday accused the presidential spokesman of buying USD800, 000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria at the rate of N185 and selling same off at black market rate of N350.
In an earlier response, Mr. Shehu denied the allegation saying “The day I choose to start trading in FOREX I will resign as a presidential spokesman”.
He also threatened to launch a defamation suit against the “coward and psychopath” behind the @PdpNigeria handle “and I will claim money in millions as damages”.
Having verified that the Twitter handle in question (@PdpNigeria) is the official handle of the PDP, the media aide to the president, through his lawyers, Cherish Solicitors, wrote to the party’s national chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, asking him to write a letter of apology and a retraction of the publication within 72 hours of the receipt of the letter.
“We shall be left with no option than to have recourse to our client’s rights under the law”, Mr. Shehu’s lawyer said.

Illegal Forex Trading Claim: Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu Demands PDP Apology Within 72 Hours

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The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has made good his threat to drag the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to court for accusing him of illegally trading in foreign exchange.
He, however, gave the opposition party 72 hours to withdraw its claim and tender an apology to him.
The PDP, through its Twitter handle @PdpNigeria, had on Saturday accused the presidential spokesman of buying USD800, 000 from the Central Bank of Nigeria at the rate of N185 and selling same off at black market rate of N350.
In an earlier response, Mr. Shehu denied the allegation saying “The day I choose to start trading in FOREX I will resign as a presidential spokesman”.
He also threatened to launch a defamation suit against the “coward and psychopath” behind the @PdpNigeria handle “and I will claim money in millions as damages”.
Having verified that the Twitter handle in question (@PdpNigeria) is the official handle of the PDP, the media aide to the president, through his lawyers, Cherish Solicitors, wrote to the party’s national chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, asking him to write a letter of apology and a retraction of the publication within 72 hours of the receipt of the letter.
“We shall be left with no option than to have recourse to our client’s rights under the law”, Mr. Shehu’s lawyer said.

Kano Hisbah Board Arrests 31 Girls For Alleged Involvement In Immoral Acts

The Kano State Hisbah Board said it had arrested 31 young girls for alleged involvement in immoral acts.

Malam Sani Tanko, the Public Relations Officer of the board, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday that the suspects were apprehended in a Hotel during a special operation at Sabon Gari area in Kano metropolis.

“All the 31 arrested suspects were females and mostly teenagers.

“Our men were able to arrest these girls at Sabon Gari area in Kano at about 3 p.m. on Monday.

“We screened them and immediately released those who are first-time offenders on bail while those who are habitual offenders were referred to the legal department for further legal action,” he said.

According to him, those whose parents refused to claim will be taken to court for proper prosecution.

“We always encourage good deeds and discourage bad ones,” Tanko said.

Kano Hisbah Board Arrests 31 Girls For Alleged Involvement In Immoral Acts

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The Kano State Hisbah Board said it had arrested 31 young girls for alleged involvement in immoral acts.

Malam Sani Tanko, the Public Relations Officer of the board, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday that the suspects were apprehended in a Hotel during a special operation at Sabon Gari area in Kano metropolis.

“All the 31 arrested suspects were females and mostly teenagers.

“Our men were able to arrest these girls at Sabon Gari area in Kano at about 3 p.m. on Monday.

“We screened them and immediately released those who are first-time offenders on bail while those who are habitual offenders were referred to the legal department for further legal action,” he said.

According to him, those whose parents refused to claim will be taken to court for proper prosecution.

“We always encourage good deeds and discourage bad ones,” Tanko said.

Police To Open Recruitment Portal On April 1 Posted by Lisa Okeke No comments The Police Service Commission (PSC) has launched a portal for the recruitment of 10,000 officers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja, Fayose who recounted the list of elections held so far under the Buhari’s administration which have been marred with violence, warned that power should not be abused by anybody irrespective of how highly placed.

Fayose said, “I am telling you the truth. Power doesn’t come from anywhere. God rules in the affairs of men.

“Oppressing, bringing and cutting people down, taking their blood, God is angry. The way this government is taking people down, God is angry. God isn’t happy. Go to Rivers, they kill people.

“Go to Akwa Ibom, they kill people. Go to Bayelsa, they kill people, incarcerate innocent people. God is angry with Buhari. You can’t continue to take the blood of the innocent.

“Look at my predictions for the year 2016 for Nigeria, everything has come to pass. This is a different ball game. He that will take me, he that will go against me must first of all defeat God. If these were the kind of violence that greeted Buhari’s election would he ever be president.”

Reacting to the just concluded expanded retreat of the National Economic Council, NEC in Abuja, Fayose wondered if the resolutions made will not be swept under the carpet as it is the usual norm.

Police To Open Recruitment Portal On April 1 Posted by Lisa Okeke No comments The Police Service Commission (PSC) has launched a portal for the recruitment of 10,000 officers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja, Fayose who recounted the list of elections held so far under the Buhari’s administration which have been marred with violence, warned that power should not be abused by anybody irrespective of how highly placed.

Fayose said, “I am telling you the truth. Power doesn’t come from anywhere. God rules in the affairs of men.

“Oppressing, bringing and cutting people down, taking their blood, God is angry. The way this government is taking people down, God is angry. God isn’t happy. Go to Rivers, they kill people.

“Go to Akwa Ibom, they kill people. Go to Bayelsa, they kill people, incarcerate innocent people. God is angry with Buhari. You can’t continue to take the blood of the innocent.

“Look at my predictions for the year 2016 for Nigeria, everything has come to pass. This is a different ball game. He that will take me, he that will go against me must first of all defeat God. If these were the kind of violence that greeted Buhari’s election would he ever be president.”

Reacting to the just concluded expanded retreat of the National Economic Council, NEC in Abuja, Fayose wondered if the resolutions made will not be swept under the carpet as it is the usual norm.

65-Year-Old Canadian Man Sets World Record For Knuckle Push-ups

A 65-year-old Canadian man placed his bid to claim the Guinness world record for most knuckle push-ups in a minute when he performed 91 on Tuesday. Al Waselenchuk completed the feat at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s gymnasium, where the school captured video of his attempt.

He will have to wait eight weeks for Guinness to verify his attempt, which appears to have surpassed the old record of 79 knuckle push-ups currently held by an American man. “If I don’t make it, I don’t make it. I don’t know whether I will attempt it again,” Waselenchuk told the CBC. He first decided to attempt the record himself after seeing KJ Joseph of India set a total of 82 in February.

“I thought geez, that’s achievable,” he said. “I figured I could do better.” Waselenchuk began training for the record in November and said he lost about 22 pounds in the process — adding that he’d been feeling overweight prior to his training.

Despite admittedly experiencing some nervousness, Waselenchuk was able to pull off the attempt with relative ease as onlookers cheered him on. “I was stressed. I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of all those people,” he said. “But it felt pretty good when it was all over.”

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65-Year-Old Canadian Man Sets World Record For Knuckle Push-ups

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A 65-year-old Canadian man placed his bid to claim the Guinness world record for most knuckle push-ups in a minute when he performed 91 on Tuesday. Al Waselenchuk completed the feat at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s gymnasium, where the school captured video of his attempt.

He will have to wait eight weeks for Guinness to verify his attempt, which appears to have surpassed the old record of 79 knuckle push-ups currently held by an American man. “If I don’t make it, I don’t make it. I don’t know whether I will attempt it again,” Waselenchuk told the CBC. He first decided to attempt the record himself after seeing KJ Joseph of India set a total of 82 in February.

“I thought geez, that’s achievable,” he said. “I figured I could do better.” Waselenchuk began training for the record in November and said he lost about 22 pounds in the process — adding that he’d been feeling overweight prior to his training.

Despite admittedly experiencing some nervousness, Waselenchuk was able to pull off the attempt with relative ease as onlookers cheered him on. “I was stressed. I didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of all those people,” he said. “But it felt pretty good when it was all over.”

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Police To Open Recruitment Portal On April 1

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has launched a portal for the recruitment of 10,000 officers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. 

 

At the National Security Summit last year, Buhari ordered the Police to recruit more men to boost security.

The Commission Chairman, Mike Okiro, who unveiled the portal, said the portal would be opened to the public on April 1.

In a statement, yesterday, PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani said the recruitment process online is free for intending officers.

According to Okiro, there had been no recruitment into the Police for over five years due to financial constraint. He said thousands of policemen, who died in service, were dismissed or retired, had not been replaced since the last five years, leaving the Force under-manned and overstretched.

He advised interested Nigerians to access the portal through the commission’s website www.psc.gov.ng or that of the Nigeria Police Force, www.npf.gov.ng.

He also warned Nigerians not to fall victim of fraudsters. “We are not charging money; it is free, absolutely free and the portal has been structured in a way that there will be no short cut. So, everybody must go through due process.”

“The commission will be recruiting candidates into the three entry points of the Nigeria Police Force which are Constable, Cadet Inspector and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). There will also be recruitment into the Specialist cadre,” Okiro said in the statement.

Police To Open Recruitment Portal On April 1

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The Police Service Commission (PSC) has launched a portal for the recruitment of 10,000 officers as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. 

 

At the National Security Summit last year, Buhari ordered the Police to recruit more men to boost security.

The Commission Chairman, Mike Okiro, who unveiled the portal, said the portal would be opened to the public on April 1.

In a statement, yesterday, PSC’s Head of Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani said the recruitment process online is free for intending officers.

According to Okiro, there had been no recruitment into the Police for over five years due to financial constraint. He said thousands of policemen, who died in service, were dismissed or retired, had not been replaced since the last five years, leaving the Force under-manned and overstretched.

He advised interested Nigerians to access the portal through the commission’s website www.psc.gov.ng or that of the Nigeria Police Force, www.npf.gov.ng.

He also warned Nigerians not to fall victim of fraudsters. “We are not charging money; it is free, absolutely free and the portal has been structured in a way that there will be no short cut. So, everybody must go through due process.”

“The commission will be recruiting candidates into the three entry points of the Nigeria Police Force which are Constable, Cadet Inspector and Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). There will also be recruitment into the Specialist cadre,” Okiro said in the statement.

Today In Nigerian History:

On this day in 2010, most of Nigeria was shrouded in a thick dust storm, disrupting air travel and threatening to trigger respiratory problems…

Experts said that climate change may be responsible for the severity and abnormal timing of the storm. Normally milder dust storms arrive between November and February when seasonal winds blow sand down from the Sahara desert. The dust storm first hit the northern part of before sweeping southwards at the weekend.

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said it has cancelled flights due to poor visibility.

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On this day in 2010, most of Nigeria was shrouded in a thick dust storm, disrupting air travel and threatening to trigger respiratory problems…

Experts said that climate change may be responsible for the severity and abnormal timing of the storm. Normally milder dust storms arrive between November and February when seasonal winds blow sand down from the Sahara desert. The dust storm first hit the northern part of before sweeping southwards at the weekend.

The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency said it has cancelled flights due to poor visibility.

BREAKING: Ijaw, Urhobo Clash Leaves Scores Wounded, Others Missing In Delta

An early Thursday morning clash between the Urhobo people of Aladja and Ijaw of Ogbe-Ijoh communites in Udu and Warri Southwest Local Government Areas of Delta State has left no fewer than three persons fatally wounded and scores still unaccounted for.

Although what caused Thursday’s clash was not immediately known at the time of this report, The Nation reports that the two communities had not been living peacefully for decades as a result of a boundary dispute that predates the Ijaw /Itsekiri war that lasted from 1997 to 2004.

An indigene of Ogbe-Ijoh, Mr Richard Koremene, who spoke on telephone, alleged that three of his kinsmen had been butchered.

“Some Ogbe-Ijoh persons have been injured and tension is very high now and there is concern that the hostility might escalate”, he revealed.

BREAKING: Ijaw, Urhobo Clash Leaves Scores Wounded, Others Missing In Delta

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An early Thursday morning clash between the Urhobo people of Aladja and Ijaw of Ogbe-Ijoh communites in Udu and Warri Southwest Local Government Areas of Delta State has left no fewer than three persons fatally wounded and scores still unaccounted for.

Although what caused Thursday’s clash was not immediately known at the time of this report, The Nation reports that the two communities had not been living peacefully for decades as a result of a boundary dispute that predates the Ijaw /Itsekiri war that lasted from 1997 to 2004.

An indigene of Ogbe-Ijoh, Mr Richard Koremene, who spoke on telephone, alleged that three of his kinsmen had been butchered.

“Some Ogbe-Ijoh persons have been injured and tension is very high now and there is concern that the hostility might escalate”, he revealed.

Kachikwu Didn’t Say Queues Won’t Disappear For 2 Months, NNPC Laments Misrepresentation

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that Dr Ibe Kachikwu’s ‘sincere’ assessment of the fuel supply scenario was misinterpreted during a brief chat with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa Wednesday.

The Corporation in a statement decried the “misinterpretation” of an otherwise benign and sincere assessment of the fuel supply scenario by Dr. Kachikwu at the Presidential Villa after leading members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to a meeting with Mr. President.

According to journalists at the state house, Kachikwu said despite the efforts being put in place by the Federal Government, fuel queues might not be completely eliminated until about two months. He said since he was not a magician, the queues could not be eliminated with a magic wand.

A statement signed by Garbadeen Muhammed, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division said: “The Minister’s candour is in keeping with the regime’s policy to be open and sincere with Nigerians at all times.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to state that efforts are in full gear to eliminate all extraneous factors which have so far impeded the free flow of petrol across the country, especially the issue of foreign exchange for oil marketers which the Honourable Minister is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria to resolve,” the NNPC stated.

The NNPC assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity would end soon as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has activated the enablers to ensure sanitization of the fuel supply and distribution matrix.

Kachikwu Didn’t Say Queues Won’t Disappear For 2 Months, NNPC Laments Misrepresentation

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that Dr Ibe Kachikwu’s ‘sincere’ assessment of the fuel supply scenario was misinterpreted during a brief chat with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa Wednesday.

The Corporation in a statement decried the “misinterpretation” of an otherwise benign and sincere assessment of the fuel supply scenario by Dr. Kachikwu at the Presidential Villa after leading members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to a meeting with Mr. President.

According to journalists at the state house, Kachikwu said despite the efforts being put in place by the Federal Government, fuel queues might not be completely eliminated until about two months. He said since he was not a magician, the queues could not be eliminated with a magic wand.

A statement signed by Garbadeen Muhammed, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division said: “The Minister’s candour is in keeping with the regime’s policy to be open and sincere with Nigerians at all times.

“For the avoidance of doubt, it is pertinent to state that efforts are in full gear to eliminate all extraneous factors which have so far impeded the free flow of petrol across the country, especially the issue of foreign exchange for oil marketers which the Honourable Minister is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria to resolve,” the NNPC stated.

The NNPC assured Nigerians that the fuel scarcity would end soon as the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu has activated the enablers to ensure sanitization of the fuel supply and distribution matrix.

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today, 24th March

Punch

Labour kicks as Kachikwu says fuel scarcity’ll linger till May

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, on Wednesday, said despite the efforts being put in place by the Federal Government, fuel queues might not be completely eliminated until about two months.

Vanguard

Presidency: No vacancy in 2019 — APC

ABUJA — There will be no vacancy in the Presidency in 2019, members of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, declared on Tuesday night in a seeming lure to President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term.

The Sun

Judge Withdraws From Saraki’s Suit to Stop Trial

Justice Abdul Kafarati of the federal high court, Abuja, has withdrawn from a fundamental rights suit filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki to quash the charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Thisday

Oshiomhole, CSOs Condemn Calls for Emefiele’s Sack

Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and a coalition of civil society groups in the country yesterday condemned those calling for the sack of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, describing them as faceless manipulators of the Nigerian economy who are bent on wasting their time.

Daily Times

Lekki Gardens: Defective buildings to be demolished – Ambode

Occupants of buildings in Lekki Gardens have been urged to vacate the premises. The Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site of the collapsed building which was under construction by the Lekki Gardens on Tuesday, said the incident which claimed 34 lives and left several others injured was “one building collapse too many”.

Guardian

‘Buhari to account for recovered loots soon’

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon tell Nigerians the amount of money so far recovered from the looted funds by political office holders in the past administration.

Daily Trust

Kogi: Wada to present 8,000 election documents to tribunal

Former governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, said he will tender 8,000 election documents before the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja.

National Mirror

Court stops Ekiti from land takeover for airport project

An Ado Ekiti High Court has declared as unconstitutional, unlawful and of no effect, the takeover of a portion of land by the Ekiti State government for an airport project. The court also frowned at the destruction of economic trees, crops and buildings erected there. Justice Dele Omotoso also ordered the payment of N5m as general damages to the claimants for the loss they suffered for the destruction of their crops and economic trees.

Leadership

Tragedy: Man,29, Stoned To Death In Ilorin

A 29- year- old DSTV installer, Ahmed Saheed has died due to injuries he sustained from stones allegedly hauled at him by some guests at Peace Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara State .

The Nation

Dasuki: I’m not coming to court

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki yesterday refused to appear in court for his trial.

Tribune

Highlights of the 2016 budget

Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today, 24th March

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Punch

Labour kicks as Kachikwu says fuel scarcity’ll linger till May

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, on Wednesday, said despite the efforts being put in place by the Federal Government, fuel queues might not be completely eliminated until about two months.

Vanguard

Presidency: No vacancy in 2019 — APC

ABUJA — There will be no vacancy in the Presidency in 2019, members of the National Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, declared on Tuesday night in a seeming lure to President Muhammadu Buhari to seek a second term.

The Sun

Judge Withdraws From Saraki’s Suit to Stop Trial

Justice Abdul Kafarati of the federal high court, Abuja, has withdrawn from a fundamental rights suit filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki to quash the charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
Thisday

Oshiomhole, CSOs Condemn Calls for Emefiele’s Sack

Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and a coalition of civil society groups in the country yesterday condemned those calling for the sack of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, describing them as faceless manipulators of the Nigerian economy who are bent on wasting their time.

Daily Times

Lekki Gardens: Defective buildings to be demolished – Ambode

Occupants of buildings in Lekki Gardens have been urged to vacate the premises. The Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who addressed Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, Ikeja, shortly after inspecting the site of the collapsed building which was under construction by the Lekki Gardens on Tuesday, said the incident which claimed 34 lives and left several others injured was “one building collapse too many”.

Guardian

‘Buhari to account for recovered loots soon’

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon tell Nigerians the amount of money so far recovered from the looted funds by political office holders in the past administration.

Daily Trust

Kogi: Wada to present 8,000 election documents to tribunal

Former governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, said he will tender 8,000 election documents before the Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja.

National Mirror

Court stops Ekiti from land takeover for airport project

An Ado Ekiti High Court has declared as unconstitutional, unlawful and of no effect, the takeover of a portion of land by the Ekiti State government for an airport project. The court also frowned at the destruction of economic trees, crops and buildings erected there. Justice Dele Omotoso also ordered the payment of N5m as general damages to the claimants for the loss they suffered for the destruction of their crops and economic trees.

Leadership

Tragedy: Man,29, Stoned To Death In Ilorin

A 29- year- old DSTV installer, Ahmed Saheed has died due to injuries he sustained from stones allegedly hauled at him by some guests at Peace Hotel, Ilorin, Kwara State .

The Nation

Dasuki: I’m not coming to court

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki yesterday refused to appear in court for his trial.

Tribune

Highlights of the 2016 budget

SECRET: Fayose Reveals Plans By Buhari To Declare State Of Emergency In Rivers, Ekiti

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, dared President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State over the bloody election re-run that took place over the weekend.

“You want to declare state of emergency, declare it and we will tell you that the state of emergency will not work too. This country belongs to all of us,” the Ekiti governor said shortly after the economic retreat organised by the National Economic Council inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Fayose said he was aware of the president’s ‘state of emergency’ plan for Rivers and a similar plan for Ekiti State.

“They have been insinuating that (state of emergency) too in Ekiti. We have been waiting for them. Power has gone beyond the leaders; power has gone back to the people,” he said.

“If you watch the trend, PDP has always won all the elections after the annulment. Which means what happened in Rivers is just a service of ego of some individuals who believe they have Nigeria in their pockets and they can call the President at will to deploy the military.

“It is unfortunate that somebody would allow the military to kill his own people.

“I strongly condemn the elections in Rivers and charge that we sustain the legacy of transparent elections.

“For me in Ekiti, we learned from that and we are prepared. We prepare for election every day and we are fully prepared,” he added.

Fayose urged Buhari to sustain the legacy of free and fair elections which his administration inherited.

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Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, dared President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State over the bloody election re-run that took place over the weekend.

“You want to declare state of emergency, declare it and we will tell you that the state of emergency will not work too. This country belongs to all of us,” the Ekiti governor said shortly after the economic retreat organised by the National Economic Council inside the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Fayose said he was aware of the president’s ‘state of emergency’ plan for Rivers and a similar plan for Ekiti State.

“They have been insinuating that (state of emergency) too in Ekiti. We have been waiting for them. Power has gone beyond the leaders; power has gone back to the people,” he said.

“If you watch the trend, PDP has always won all the elections after the annulment. Which means what happened in Rivers is just a service of ego of some individuals who believe they have Nigeria in their pockets and they can call the President at will to deploy the military.

“It is unfortunate that somebody would allow the military to kill his own people.

“I strongly condemn the elections in Rivers and charge that we sustain the legacy of transparent elections.

“For me in Ekiti, we learned from that and we are prepared. We prepare for election every day and we are fully prepared,” he added.

Fayose urged Buhari to sustain the legacy of free and fair elections which his administration inherited.

BREAKING!!! Thieves Humiliate Buhari; Steal Handset of Visiting World Muslim League Scribe in Abuja

 

Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari declared the international conference on peace and stability open in Abuja, thieves reportedly stole the handset of the Executive Secretary of the World Muslim League Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullahi Bin Abdul. The Presidency and Security agencies which are said to be hugely embarrassed by the development, are currently probing the alleged security breach which led to the theft.

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Barely 24 hours after President Muhammadu Buhari declared the international conference on peace and stability open in Abuja, thieves reportedly stole the handset of the Executive Secretary of the World Muslim League Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullahi Bin Abdul. The Presidency and Security agencies which are said to be hugely embarrassed by the development, are currently probing the alleged security breach which led to the theft.

ASARI DOKUBO TO BUHARI: MR PRESIDENT, BIAFRA IS THE ONLY CHANGE WE NEED

THE LEADER of Niger Delta Volunteer Peoples Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Do¬kubo, has called on the Fed¬eral Government to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who has been detained since October 2015. “Kanu did not commit any crime by calling for self-determination and he should be freed.

He said Kanu should be released and allowed to continue working towards the restoration of Biafra, be¬cause, according to him, he has done nothing wrong.

“Kanu did not commit any crime by calling for self-determination and he should be freed.

“It is never a crime to call for self-determination, thus, he should be freed. Biafrans have to put away their differences and make sure he comes out.



When I was in detention, Igbo came together to bring me out. Nnamdi has done tremen¬dously well and has shown resoluteness in the Biafra struggle. Our goal is our in¬dependence and the good of our people.

“IPOB should extend their campaign to every re¬gion in Biafraland and not just Igboland. The Biafra gospel should be preached everywhere and people should be told why they should fearlessly join in this movement.”

He lauded IPOB and Kanu for coming this far in their struggle.
“It is our collective re¬sponsibilities that will make Biafra restoration a success.

“The Biafra struggle is for everyone and no one can do it all alone, thus, ev¬eryone should do away with differences and come to¬gether to make sure Kanu is freed and Biafra is restored.

Leadership should not be our interest now; everyone should focus on our goal, which is the restoration of the sovereign state of Bi¬afra.

“Any Biafran who wants to deny the fact that Kanu catalysed this quest for Bi¬afra independence is lying to himself; it is an obvious truth.

“This is not time to nurse grudges against one another so that our enemies will not take advantage of it and then use it against us.

“ I urge every Biafran to be strong and also call for the release of our brother, Kanu,” he affirmed.

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THE LEADER of Niger Delta Volunteer Peoples Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Do¬kubo, has called on the Fed¬eral Government to release the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who has been detained since October 2015. “Kanu did not commit any crime by calling for self-determination and he should be freed.

He said Kanu should be released and allowed to continue working towards the restoration of Biafra, be¬cause, according to him, he has done nothing wrong.

“Kanu did not commit any crime by calling for self-determination and he should be freed.

“It is never a crime to call for self-determination, thus, he should be freed. Biafrans have to put away their differences and make sure he comes out.



When I was in detention, Igbo came together to bring me out. Nnamdi has done tremen¬dously well and has shown resoluteness in the Biafra struggle. Our goal is our in¬dependence and the good of our people.

“IPOB should extend their campaign to every re¬gion in Biafraland and not just Igboland. The Biafra gospel should be preached everywhere and people should be told why they should fearlessly join in this movement.”

He lauded IPOB and Kanu for coming this far in their struggle.
“It is our collective re¬sponsibilities that will make Biafra restoration a success.

“The Biafra struggle is for everyone and no one can do it all alone, thus, ev¬eryone should do away with differences and come to¬gether to make sure Kanu is freed and Biafra is restored.

Leadership should not be our interest now; everyone should focus on our goal, which is the restoration of the sovereign state of Bi¬afra.

“Any Biafran who wants to deny the fact that Kanu catalysed this quest for Bi¬afra independence is lying to himself; it is an obvious truth.

“This is not time to nurse grudges against one another so that our enemies will not take advantage of it and then use it against us.

“ I urge every Biafran to be strong and also call for the release of our brother, Kanu,” he affirmed.

Buhari Has Delivered Change Satisfactorily – Lai Mohammed

The Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has availed itself creditably in the implementation of its Change Agenda, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Speaking on the topic, ”The Change Agenda: The Journey so far,” at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos, on Saturday, the Minister said ”as far as our Change Agenda is concerned, the journey so far has been good, and it will definitely get better as we progress. ‎ ”We have faced and tackled, with sincerity and courage, both anticipated and unanticipated challenges. Our major security nightmare, Boko Haram, is fast giving way to a sweet dream, while we have not shied away from taking on other security challenges.

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The Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has availed itself creditably in the implementation of its Change Agenda, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said. Speaking on the topic, ”The Change Agenda: The Journey so far,” at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos, on Saturday, the Minister said ”as far as our Change Agenda is concerned, the journey so far has been good, and it will definitely get better as we progress. ‎ ”We have faced and tackled, with sincerity and courage, both anticipated and unanticipated challenges. Our major security nightmare, Boko Haram, is fast giving way to a sweet dream, while we have not shied away from taking on other security challenges.

Net Work Provider, MTN must pay N1.4tn fine in full – Reps

The House of Representatives said on Wednesday that the N1.4trillion fine imposed on MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission “must” be fully paid as against the N780billion the Federal Government negotiated with the telecommunications service provider.

The House also expressed unhappiness over the role played by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, in the negotiations leading to a reduction in the $5.2billion fine.

Its Committee on Telecommunications said at a meeting with the Minister of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, and top officials of NCC in Abuja that Malami usurped the powers of the NCC.


The development came as the House ordered an investigation into the alleged non-remittance of levies and surcharges by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, totalling $10bn.

The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Sajeed Fijabi, noted that the NCC, being the government approved regulator, should have led the negotiations and not the AGF.

The NCC had slammed the fine on MTN for failing to suspend unregistered subscribers from its network.

Fijabi said, “There is nowhere in the law that said there is room for reduction.

“If you are reducing this now, what happens to Globacom and others? I see MTN going to court every time as a way to circumvent the law. In the US, British Petroleum paid its full fine for oil spills.”

He said there was clear evidence that the NCC had been put under pressure to develop cold feet on insisting that the fine should be paid in full.

“Somebody is not allowing you to handle this matter the way you should. After you have imposed the fine, somebody negotiated and reduced it.

“You imposed the fine, you should take the lead on the negotiations, but now you are being sidelined. You gave them N1.4tn fine, and we at the National Assembly have already projected that amount as part of FG revenue.”

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The House of Representatives said on Wednesday that the N1.4trillion fine imposed on MTN by the Nigerian Communications Commission “must” be fully paid as against the N780billion the Federal Government negotiated with the telecommunications service provider.

The House also expressed unhappiness over the role played by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami, in the negotiations leading to a reduction in the $5.2billion fine.

Its Committee on Telecommunications said at a meeting with the Minister of Communication, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, and top officials of NCC in Abuja that Malami usurped the powers of the NCC.


The development came as the House ordered an investigation into the alleged non-remittance of levies and surcharges by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, totalling $10bn.

The Chairman of the committee, Mr. Sajeed Fijabi, noted that the NCC, being the government approved regulator, should have led the negotiations and not the AGF.

The NCC had slammed the fine on MTN for failing to suspend unregistered subscribers from its network.

Fijabi said, “There is nowhere in the law that said there is room for reduction.

“If you are reducing this now, what happens to Globacom and others? I see MTN going to court every time as a way to circumvent the law. In the US, British Petroleum paid its full fine for oil spills.”

He said there was clear evidence that the NCC had been put under pressure to develop cold feet on insisting that the fine should be paid in full.

“Somebody is not allowing you to handle this matter the way you should. After you have imposed the fine, somebody negotiated and reduced it.

“You imposed the fine, you should take the lead on the negotiations, but now you are being sidelined. You gave them N1.4tn fine, and we at the National Assembly have already projected that amount as part of FG revenue.”

Kanu accuses judge of bias, seeks case transfer again

Mr. Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, and his co-accused – David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu – have levelled allegation of bias against Justice James Tsoho before whom they are being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kanu and his two co-defendants are being prosecuted on six counts of treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and other offences bordering on their agitation for secession ‎of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria.

They have approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to compel the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to withdraw the case from Justice Tsoho and re-assign it to another judge.


The defendants accused Justice Tsoho of bias following the judge’s ruling delivered on Monday, which would permit prosecution witnesses to testify behind a “shield” in order to hide the witnesses’ identities from the members of the public present in court.

The defendants on Tuesday filed a one-ground notice of appeal before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, asking for an order setting aside Justice Tsoho’s ruling and transfer of the case to another judge of the Federal High Court.

Justice Tsoho is the second judge of the Federal High Court Kanu would be accusing of bias with respect to his ongoing trial.

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Mr. Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, and his co-accused – David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu – have levelled allegation of bias against Justice James Tsoho before whom they are being prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Kanu and his two co-defendants are being prosecuted on six counts of treasonable felony, unlawful possession of firearms and other offences bordering on their agitation for secession ‎of the Republic of Biafra from Nigeria.

They have approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to compel the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, to withdraw the case from Justice Tsoho and re-assign it to another judge.


The defendants accused Justice Tsoho of bias following the judge’s ruling delivered on Monday, which would permit prosecution witnesses to testify behind a “shield” in order to hide the witnesses’ identities from the members of the public present in court.

The defendants on Tuesday filed a one-ground notice of appeal before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, asking for an order setting aside Justice Tsoho’s ruling and transfer of the case to another judge of the Federal High Court.

Justice Tsoho is the second judge of the Federal High Court Kanu would be accusing of bias with respect to his ongoing trial.

TROOPS REPELLED ATTACK IN PULKA AND BITTA

Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest.


Today, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion came under three-pronged attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.

At the end of the debacle, 2 Boko Haram insurgents paid for their atrocities with their lives while several others sustained gun shot injuries. The fate that befell those that attacked Pulka was more dreadful.

The ever ready and vigilant troops rose to the occasion by repelling the attacks and killing all the 16 attackers and captured one of them alive during the exploitation. The gallant troops also recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 1 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) and 2 Toyota Hilux vehicles. Others are a 60mm Mortar tube, 7 boxes of 12.7mm ammunition and 1 belt of 12.7mm ammunition.

It is gratifying to state that there were no casualty on our own troops except for 3 soldiers that sustained minor injuries.
The troops remained on maximum alert and are equally busy consolidating and continuing with their clearance operations with high morale.

Kindly disseminate this information and attached photographs to the public through your medium.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

TROOPS REPELLED ATTACK IN PULKA AND BITTA

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Troops of 26 and 28 Task Force Brigades repelled an early morning daring attack by fleeing Boko Haram terrorists on military locations at Pulka and Bitta in the fringes of Sambisa forest.


Today, troops of 114 Task Force Battalion came under three-pronged attack by Boko Haram terrorists fanning out of Sambisa forest from Damboa, Tokumbere and Pulka axis.

At the end of the debacle, 2 Boko Haram insurgents paid for their atrocities with their lives while several others sustained gun shot injuries. The fate that befell those that attacked Pulka was more dreadful.

The ever ready and vigilant troops rose to the occasion by repelling the attacks and killing all the 16 attackers and captured one of them alive during the exploitation. The gallant troops also recovered 11 AK-47 rifles, 3 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), 1 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) and 2 Toyota Hilux vehicles. Others are a 60mm Mortar tube, 7 boxes of 12.7mm ammunition and 1 belt of 12.7mm ammunition.

It is gratifying to state that there were no casualty on our own troops except for 3 soldiers that sustained minor injuries.
The troops remained on maximum alert and are equally busy consolidating and continuing with their clearance operations with high morale.

Kindly disseminate this information and attached photographs to the public through your medium.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.

Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman
Acting Director Army Public Relations

PDP deletes Obasanjo’s name, 30 others from BoT

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

The Peoples Democratic Party has deleted the name of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the list of its Board of Trustees members.

Obasanjo topped the list of 31 names removed from the board during the PDP’s meeting at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

Among other big names removed from the list are those of three past national chairmen of the party –Barnabas Gemade, Kawu Baraje and Bamanga Tukur.

The rest are former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former Senate President Ken Nnamani; former Gombe State Governor Danjuma Goje; former Akwa Ibom State Governor Victor Attah; and Jim Nwobodo. The names of five former Speakers of the House of Representatives – Salihu Buhari, Ghali Na’Abba, Aminu Masari, Patricia Ette and Aminu Tambuwal –were also deleted from the list.

Obasanjo resigned his membership of the party before the 2015 general elections.

He tore his membership card after sending a letter to the national leadership of the party complaining about the role being played by Senator Buruji Kashamu in the party in the South-West.

The PDP’s NEC agreed that two female members would be elected from the North-Central, one from the North-East and one from the North-West to the new BoT.

Also, a male member will be elected from the North-West (Katsina) and another male member from the South-East.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

The Peoples Democratic Party has deleted the name of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the list of its Board of Trustees members.

Obasanjo topped the list of 31 names removed from the board during the PDP’s meeting at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

Among other big names removed from the list are those of three past national chairmen of the party –Barnabas Gemade, Kawu Baraje and Bamanga Tukur.

The rest are former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola; former Senate President Ken Nnamani; former Gombe State Governor Danjuma Goje; former Akwa Ibom State Governor Victor Attah; and Jim Nwobodo. The names of five former Speakers of the House of Representatives – Salihu Buhari, Ghali Na’Abba, Aminu Masari, Patricia Ette and Aminu Tambuwal –were also deleted from the list.

Obasanjo resigned his membership of the party before the 2015 general elections.

He tore his membership card after sending a letter to the national leadership of the party complaining about the role being played by Senator Buruji Kashamu in the party in the South-West.

The PDP’s NEC agreed that two female members would be elected from the North-Central, one from the North-East and one from the North-West to the new BoT.

Also, a male member will be elected from the North-West (Katsina) and another male member from the South-East.

Slim for Life: 10 Strategies to Lose Fat and Keep It Off

Use fat to burn fat.



Trying yet again to lose those last 10 pounds? We hear you. In fact, 50 percent of women say that within six months they gain back any weight they've managed to ditch. And more than a quarter have dieted so many times they've lost track of the number. Well, get ready to stop the endless yo-yoing: Science has finally come up with simple, groundbreaking solutions for lasting weight loss. We checked in with the top experts in the field and scoured the latest research to bring you the skinny on everything you need to reach your slim-down goals and stay there.


Make your fat burn fat.

Seriously: Your flab can help you shed pounds. How? Just as there's more than one kind of fat in food, there's more than one type in your body. White fat is the bad stuff you want to zap. But a second kind, brown fat, actually torches calories. "Up to 80 percent of adults have brown fat deposits in their bodies," says Aaron M. Cypess, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School. This good fat is powerful because it's packed with mitochondria, the parts of cells that generate heat. When activated, as little as two ounces of brown fat can gobble up as much as 20 percent of your body's calories.

Exercise is one of the best ways to get your brown fat in gear. In a study, scientists at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discovered that working out releases a hormone called irisin, which converts white fat to brown. Exercise for a half hour at least five days a week to turn up the burn.

Slim for Life: 10 Strategies to Lose Fat and Keep It Off

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Use fat to burn fat.



Trying yet again to lose those last 10 pounds? We hear you. In fact, 50 percent of women say that within six months they gain back any weight they've managed to ditch. And more than a quarter have dieted so many times they've lost track of the number. Well, get ready to stop the endless yo-yoing: Science has finally come up with simple, groundbreaking solutions for lasting weight loss. We checked in with the top experts in the field and scoured the latest research to bring you the skinny on everything you need to reach your slim-down goals and stay there.


Make your fat burn fat.

Seriously: Your flab can help you shed pounds. How? Just as there's more than one kind of fat in food, there's more than one type in your body. White fat is the bad stuff you want to zap. But a second kind, brown fat, actually torches calories. "Up to 80 percent of adults have brown fat deposits in their bodies," says Aaron M. Cypess, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine at the Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School. This good fat is powerful because it's packed with mitochondria, the parts of cells that generate heat. When activated, as little as two ounces of brown fat can gobble up as much as 20 percent of your body's calories.

Exercise is one of the best ways to get your brown fat in gear. In a study, scientists at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discovered that working out releases a hormone called irisin, which converts white fat to brown. Exercise for a half hour at least five days a week to turn up the burn.

Drug trafficking: 158 Nigerians on death row in China, Malaysia

A total 158 Nigerians are waiting to be executed over drugs related offences in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the Senate said on Tuesday.

Moving a motion tagged: “Nigerians involvement in illicit global drugs trade and increase in domestic drug abuse by Nigerian youth”, Senator Gbenga B. Ashafa (APC, Lagos East) said 120 of persons are in China. He said 30 are in Malaysia, seven in Indonesia and one in Singapore and that six Nigerians were executed for drugs related offences last year. He noted that the Malaysian authorities have again issued a strong statement that 40 percent of the foreigners being arrested for drug offences are from Nigeria. Student disguise He observed that in their desperation, Nigerians are disguising as “university students”, colluding with drug syndicates to undermine the visa system and gain entrance into Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other drug traffic routes

“On getting there, they abandon the education agenda and get busy with their illicit and illegal drug business activities; trading in opiates, cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines,” he said. He said that the Federal Government has not swung into strategic action to curb the menace of drug couriers and their sponsors both in and out of Nigeria. He noted that the incidence of young Nigerians abusing substances including Codeine, Rochephenol, Tramadol, heroin, Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp) and even different grades of crack cocaine have become prevalent in across the country. Traffickers and couriers He said Nigeria topped the list of the countries involved in drug trafficking and drug use in West Africa’s and also the list of drug couriers arrested in Europe in 2011 and 2012.

Contributing to the motion, Senator Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano North) said the rates at which housewives are abusing drugs are alarming. “We need to do something about, it has gone beyond youth and now it is very prevalent among married women. Women who are in charge of upbringing of children are now drugs addicts,” he said. The Senate however urged the Federal Government to restructure and reposition the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to be able to meet the challenges of evasive drug traffickers using Nigerians to traffic drugs.

Drug trafficking: 158 Nigerians on death row in China, Malaysia

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A total 158 Nigerians are waiting to be executed over drugs related offences in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the Senate said on Tuesday.

Moving a motion tagged: “Nigerians involvement in illicit global drugs trade and increase in domestic drug abuse by Nigerian youth”, Senator Gbenga B. Ashafa (APC, Lagos East) said 120 of persons are in China. He said 30 are in Malaysia, seven in Indonesia and one in Singapore and that six Nigerians were executed for drugs related offences last year. He noted that the Malaysian authorities have again issued a strong statement that 40 percent of the foreigners being arrested for drug offences are from Nigeria. Student disguise He observed that in their desperation, Nigerians are disguising as “university students”, colluding with drug syndicates to undermine the visa system and gain entrance into Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other drug traffic routes

“On getting there, they abandon the education agenda and get busy with their illicit and illegal drug business activities; trading in opiates, cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamines,” he said. He said that the Federal Government has not swung into strategic action to curb the menace of drug couriers and their sponsors both in and out of Nigeria. He noted that the incidence of young Nigerians abusing substances including Codeine, Rochephenol, Tramadol, heroin, Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp) and even different grades of crack cocaine have become prevalent in across the country. Traffickers and couriers He said Nigeria topped the list of the countries involved in drug trafficking and drug use in West Africa’s and also the list of drug couriers arrested in Europe in 2011 and 2012.

Contributing to the motion, Senator Jibrin Barau (APC, Kano North) said the rates at which housewives are abusing drugs are alarming. “We need to do something about, it has gone beyond youth and now it is very prevalent among married women. Women who are in charge of upbringing of children are now drugs addicts,” he said. The Senate however urged the Federal Government to restructure and reposition the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to be able to meet the challenges of evasive drug traffickers using Nigerians to traffic drugs.

Obasanjo and Jonathan’s Govts To Account For Recovered Loot – Court

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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has held that successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999“breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details about the spending of recovered stolen public funds, including on a dedicated website.”

The court then ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “ensure that his government, and the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan account fully for all recovered loot.”

The judgment was delivered on Friday by Hon Justice M.B. Idris following a Freedom of Information suit no: FHC/IKJ/CS/248/2011brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The details ordered by the court to be disclosed include: information on the total amount of recovered stolen public assets by each government; the amount of recovered stolen public assets spent by each government as well as the objects of such spending and the projects on which such funds were spent.
Justice Idris dismissed all the objections raised by the Federal Government and upheld SERAP’s arguments. Details later

Obasanjo and Jonathan’s Govts To Account For Recovered Loot – Court

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Obi and Jona

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in a landmark judgment has held that successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999“breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details about the spending of recovered stolen public funds, including on a dedicated website.”

The court then ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “ensure that his government, and the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan account fully for all recovered loot.”

The judgment was delivered on Friday by Hon Justice M.B. Idris following a Freedom of Information suit no: FHC/IKJ/CS/248/2011brought by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The details ordered by the court to be disclosed include: information on the total amount of recovered stolen public assets by each government; the amount of recovered stolen public assets spent by each government as well as the objects of such spending and the projects on which such funds were spent.
Justice Idris dismissed all the objections raised by the Federal Government and upheld SERAP’s arguments. Details later

Buhari Never Promised N5,000 Jobseeker’s Allowance -VP Osinbanjo

The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000 monthly. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, said this in an interview with State House correspondents. Akande, whose boss, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo supervises the economy, spoke while reacting to statement credited to Buhari in which the President ruled out the possibility of his government paying N5,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country as promised by his party, the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the 2015 presidential election. He said the provision the government made in the 2016 Budget currently before the National Assembly is to pay N5,000 monthly to one million extremely poor Nigerians, and not the unemployed graduates.

He said the promise to the poor still stands. He explained that a provision for half a trillion naira had been made in the budget for social investment, which he said included the payment for the extremely poor. Akande said, “The budget for 2016 which has been submitted to the National Assembly has made an allocation of half a trillion naira, the first time in the history of this country’s budget where you have that huge chunk of money allocated for social investment.

In that N500bn which is half a trillion naira, close to about 20 per cent of the entire budget, there are six social safety net programmes. “One of them is the Conditional Cash Transfer where government is going to pay N5,000 monthly to the vulnerable and extremely poor Nigerians. That promise stands.

“The President never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000; the President never made that promise and the government never made that claim that it will pay N5,000 to unemployed graduates. “The programme for unemployed graduates is the direct creation of half a million teaching jobs so that they will be trained; 500, 000 unemployed graduates will be trained to teach and they will be deployed to teach, while they are looking for their career paths or jobs. That still stands! “In addition to that, there is also a scheme to train 370, 000 non-graduate youths for skill acquisition and vocational training. During the time of that training, they will also be paid.

Buhari Never Promised N5,000 Jobseeker’s Allowance -VP Osinbanjo

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The Presidency on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000 monthly. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, said this in an interview with State House correspondents. Akande, whose boss, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo supervises the economy, spoke while reacting to statement credited to Buhari in which the President ruled out the possibility of his government paying N5,000 monthly allowance to unemployed youths in the country as promised by his party, the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the 2015 presidential election. He said the provision the government made in the 2016 Budget currently before the National Assembly is to pay N5,000 monthly to one million extremely poor Nigerians, and not the unemployed graduates.

He said the promise to the poor still stands. He explained that a provision for half a trillion naira had been made in the budget for social investment, which he said included the payment for the extremely poor. Akande said, “The budget for 2016 which has been submitted to the National Assembly has made an allocation of half a trillion naira, the first time in the history of this country’s budget where you have that huge chunk of money allocated for social investment.

In that N500bn which is half a trillion naira, close to about 20 per cent of the entire budget, there are six social safety net programmes. “One of them is the Conditional Cash Transfer where government is going to pay N5,000 monthly to the vulnerable and extremely poor Nigerians. That promise stands.

“The President never promised to pay unemployed graduates N5,000; the President never made that promise and the government never made that claim that it will pay N5,000 to unemployed graduates. “The programme for unemployed graduates is the direct creation of half a million teaching jobs so that they will be trained; 500, 000 unemployed graduates will be trained to teach and they will be deployed to teach, while they are looking for their career paths or jobs. That still stands! “In addition to that, there is also a scheme to train 370, 000 non-graduate youths for skill acquisition and vocational training. During the time of that training, they will also be paid.