August 2021 – Precise Post

By Our Reporter United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has alerted Nigeria and other African countries that armed groups and terror organisations are “reaching a new level of cooperation and training”. The agency also raised an alarm that the aim of armed groups has grown beyond making a profit, in a statement titled, “UNHCR is worried about the security situation in Africa and how it will effect Equatorial Guinea”, on Tuesday. According to the United Nations refugee agency, the number of refugees in Africa skyrocketed in recent years due to ongoing terrorist activity-related crises in Nigeria and Sahel. The agency also noted that 2020 witnessed the deadliest militant Islamist violence and upsurge in terrorist activity in the Sahel, West, and North Africa. Nigeria’s North-West and central states have been caught up in a surge in violence from heavily armed bandits who loot villages, steal cattle, and carry out mass kidnappings. The violence has its roots in years-long tensions and tit-for-tat raids between farmers and nomadic herders over grazing land and water resources. But bandit attacks worsened since the criminal gangs …

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University Admission – Schools To Decide Benchmarks As JAMB Cancels General Cut-off Marks

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By Our Reporter Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and gave schools the freedom to set their individual minimum benchmarks for admission. The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting, which was held virtually, and chaired by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. Speaking during the meeting, Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said, “Some universities such as the University of Maiduguri, proposed 150; Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, proposed 140; Pan Atlantic University proposed 210; University of Lagos 200; Lagos State University, 190; Covenant University 190; and Bayero University, Kano, 180. “Institutions have now been given the liberty to decide cut-off marks; there will be no cut-off marks [stipulation] from JAMB.” On the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders resolved to allow the education ministry to decide, as they could not agree on the December 31, 2021 deadline for all public institutions and January 31, 2022 for all private institutions. Stakeholders also adopted the 2021 admission guidelines, which provide that all applications …

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How DSS Practically Stripped Us Naked – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ejiofor Laments

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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Counsels to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor said they were “practically stripped naked” during their visit to the IPOB leader. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, the lead counsel to the Nnamdi Kanu, lamented that the dehumanisation of the lawyers continued during Monday’s visit. He narrated how the lawyers were maltreated in a Facebook post on Tuesday. He said, “Our Client – Onyendu Mazi Nnamdi Kanu was visited yesterday and in his usual practice, he extended his compliments to his millions of supporters. He is indeed eternally grateful for the overwhelming support and show of solidarity. “It is pertinent to note that the harassment, intimidation, and manhandling of our lawyers by the DSS officials during the visit still continued, despite our protest last week. “Lawyers were ‘practically stripped naked’ while searching for incriminating materials during a court-ordered visit. “We, therefore, do not mince words in stating that it is no longer safe as it stands today for us who are visiting our Client. “This hostile treatment is becoming exceedingly intolerable …

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Benin River Port Project: NIMASA, Edo Govt Partner For Capacity Building

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….. Capacity development key to maritime sector growth – Jamoh ……Benin River Port to ease Apapa congestion – Obaseki By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh and the Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki have expressed willingness to partner to make the Benin River Port project a reality. Jamoh also restated the Agency’s commitment to human capacity development as the basic catalyst to grow the maritime sector in Nigeria. The Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward who disclosed this in a statement hinted that the DG stated this on Monday in Benin City when he led a team from the Agency on a courtesy visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State in the government house. The Edo State Governor said the Benin River Port project is critical and strategic to Nigeria’s economy, noting that the State Government is willing to partner with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) to bring the project to reality. He said Edo State is very unique in …

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We’ve Made Nigeria’s Economy Better Than It Was When We Took Over In 2015 – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that since he took over the administration of the country in 2015, the country is better economically than it was before. The President revealed this on Tuesday while identifying factors that made the country’s economy to record a 5 per cent growth in the second quarter, 2021. Recall that according to the second-quarter GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last Wednesday, the country’s economy grew by 5.01 per cent, year-on-year, the strongest growth since the fourth quarter of 2014 when President Goodluck Jonathan was in charge. Speaking on how the feat was achieved, Buhari while speaking at the launch of the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme at the State House in Abuja identified key drivers of economic growth and diversification in the second quarter to include telecommunications, transportation, electricity, agriculture and manufacturing. President Buhari noted that the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, is a fully paid post-NYSC work placement programme that would provide an opportunity for mentors who were already engaged in various industries, gained relevant experience and built capacity over the years …

Business

Publish Names, BVN Of Forex Defaulters – CBN Orders Banks

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By Our Reporter Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all banks to publish names of customers who try to break the rules on Forex acquisition on their website. The CBN on Monday, August 30th issued a circular (BSD/DIR/PUB/LAB/14/059) to all banks lamenting that it has “received and noted with concern reports of sharp practices by some unscrupulous customers to circumvent the new CBN policy on the sale of forex for overseas personal and business travel”. Some of the unwholesome practices, the CBN said: “include the use of fake visas and cancellation of air tickets after purchase of PTA/BTA”. Haruna B. Mustafa Director Banking Supervision Department of the CBN, who signed the circular, noted: “this trend, if not curbed, portends risk to the integrity and stability of the forex market”. To curb this threat, he ordered all banks “to publish on their websites the names and BVN of defaulting customers who present fake travel documents or cancel their tickets and fail to return the purchased PTA/BTA within two (weeks) as stipulated in the customer declaration form signed …

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Taking herbal formulations after 14 days of preparation risky – NAFDAC

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THE Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned Nigerians to avoid the risk of taking herbal formulations after 14 days of preparations. Adeyeye explained that such measure was necessary for safety reasons, adding that such medicine should always be kept refrigerated. The NAFDAC DG, in a statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, further said, “After 14 days, if it is liquid, it may start to develop bacteria that can make people sick.” She also advised Nigerians to be careful in using herbal medicine to prevent avoidable death and complications. According to her, it is advisable to avoid simultaneous use of herbal and conventional medicine. Adeyeye’s warning was contained in a message in Abuja to mark the World Herbal Medicine Day on Monday. NAFDAC seeks tougher penalty for fake goods producersShe said, “Toxicity is not about the volume consumed. It is not about the amount. Something can be in a micro quantity and kill. It just depends on the type of drug or chemical. “It is extremely …

Sports

Tokyo 2020: Association decries Nigeria’s absence in boxing

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Enugu State Boxing Association, has decried the non-participation of Nigeria in boxing at the just-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in spite of the country’s pedigree in the sport. Chairman of the association, Ebere Amaraizu, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, in Enugu on Tuesday, on the way forward for boxing in the country. Amaraizu noted that apart from football and basketball, Nigeria and Nigerians had invested more in boxing over the years, an investment that had produced world beaters. According to him, boxing, as a combat sport, is one that suits the natural physique of most Nigerian athletes. Nigeria and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics“Nigeria and Nigerians have performed creditably well and produced world champions at various times in history,” he said. He, therefore, said more grassroots talent discoveries would be a boost towards restoring Nigeria’s glory in boxing at future continental and international events. (NAN)

World News

Five challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan

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An image grab taken from Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television on August 16, 2021, shows Members of Taliban taking control of the presidential palace in Kabul after Afghanistan’s president flew out of the country. Source: AFP The Taliban have won the war — now they have to govern Afghanistan. The transition presents an enormous test for the Islamists in a desperately poor, diplomatically isolated country where deep-seated political and social problems have been compounded by more than four decades of war. Here are five challenges facing the Taliban: – Lack of trust – There is widespread suspicion about the Taliban among Afghans, and for good reason. The last time the group was in power from 1996 to 2001, it imposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. They banned women from education and public spaces, brutally executed political opponents and massacred religious and ethnic minorities such as the Hazaras. The Taliban have promised a softer system this time around, including rights for women. They have also pledged an inclusive government, holding talks with a variety of movers and shakers in Afghan politics — …

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Kidnapped military officer remains in bandits’ den one week after NDA attack

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Major Christopher Datong, who was kidnapped by daring bandits around 1 am on July 24 has spent one full week in his captors’ den, raising concerns about the safety of ordinary, vulnerable Nigerians. Datong was kidnapped when the marauders, last Tuesday, invaded the country’s foremost military institution, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka, Kaduna, killing two officers – identified as Lieutenant Wulah and Flight Lieutenant Okoronkwo. The nation was shocked to wake up to a new level of effrontery by gunmen, who wore army uniforms and attacked the NDA campus in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits, who broke the fence of the institution, had headed in different parts of the premises and caught the officers on duty off guard. Two officers lost their lives in the attack while the fate of the kidnapped officer delicately hangs in the balance. Online reports have it that the bandits have contacted the family of Datong and have demanded some millions of naira as ransom but The PUNCH could not confirm the development as of the time of filing this …

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How I delivered N2.5m ransom to my in-law’s abductors inside forest -RCCG worshipper

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Mr Kehinde Ibiteye, said he risked his life to deliver N2.5 million ransom to kidnappers of his brother-in-law, Mr Kayode Ajayi, and his son, Olawale, in a forest in the Bwari area of the FCT. Ibiteye made this known while giving a special thanksgiving to God for his safe return, on Sunday during a service at the Word of Life Area of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Kubwa, Abuja. The RCCG member, while narrating his experience, said his aunt’s husband, together with his son, were kidnapped at Ungwan-Fulani, a suburb in Bwari where they live at the wee hour of August 23. “I got a phone call from a member of my family that my aunt’s husband and his 19-year-old son have been kidnapped. “They were kidnapped, not on the road, but right in their house. The gunmen, numbering about 25, broke into the house and took them away. “They first broke into a neighbour’s residence but nobody was seen in the house. “When they couldn’t find anyone, they went to my aunt’s house, forcefully made their way …

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Boko Haram: Why Nigeria can’t end up like Afghanistan -US envoy

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The United States has assured Nigeria that a repeat of what happened in Afghanistan won’t happen in the West Africa country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, gave the assurance on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The ambassador explained that Nigeria and Afghanistan’s situations are not the same. Some Nigerians had warned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), against a repeat of what happened in Afghanistan, where the Taliban took over the country. They expressed fear that the situation in Afghanistan may serve as a morale booster for Boko Haram in Nigeria to take over the country. After over 20 years the US military announced the departure of the last US troops from Afghanistan Monday, with the Taliban seizing control of the country. US troops led a NATO coalition to eject the Taliban from power in 2001 after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States by Al-Qaeda, which was based in Afghanistan and protected by the Taliban. Leonard noted that Nigeria has had a strong bilateral relationship with the US, saying that the …

Politics

2023 Election: Seek Divine Intervention On Choice of President – Lamido to Nigerians

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Agency Report Dutse – Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has urged Nigerians to seek divine intervention on the choice of presidential candidates for 2023 general elections. Lamido spoke at a mini rally organised by members of the Peoples Democratic Party at his home town, Bamaina in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of Jigawa on Tuesday. He was responding to the call by the people urging him to join the 2023 presidential race. Lamido, also a former Foreign Affairs Minister, said it be would wrong for Nigerians to single out a particular candidate as Nigeria’s best in 2023. He said that Nigerians must understand that the situation at hand required divine intervention, urging them to return to God for restoration of Nigeria’s lost glory through his chosen candidate irrespective of tribe, religion or political zone. Dr Bashir Jumbo, a former federal lawmaker, who also urged Lamido to join the presidential race, said his achievements in office as state governor as well as his diplomatic skills had placed above any other person in the 2023 race. The state PDP Chairman, …

Sports

SWAN Selected Seals Broadcast Partnership With Sports247 For SESC Game

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247sports Network Limited will broadcast the prestigious friendly game between the National team of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN Selected) and Super Eagles Supporters Club of Nigeria at the Legacy Pitch, Surulere, on Thursday. The game has generated massive interests from corporate sponsors and football stakeholders across the country. Thursday’s match is aimed at intensifying the relationship between the Supporters Club group and the Media to further boost the image of Nigerian football and also set a positive momentum ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The match will commence at 4pm and will be broadcast live on Sports247 Facebook page with over 12,000 audience expected to be watching across the continent. Having secured the broadcast partnership with Sports247, SWAN Selected organizing committee secretary, Damilola Alagbe says the team is delighted; “We are happy to bring this game live to a wide football audience that will be watching from home and we appreciate Sports247 for their commitment towards achieving the live broadcast of the game.” Chief Operating Officer of 247sports Network Limited, Tosin Adeniji says the company is …

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Sit-At-Home: Despite Governor Uzodinma’s Claims, Offices, Banks, Shops, Markets Shut In Imo

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Daily Post reports that contrary to the position of the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma that activities go on as usual on Mondays, residents of the State, yesterday, proved the number one citizen wrong. Uzodinma had claimed that the IPOB/ESN order doesn’t hold in Imo. He spoke to newsmen in Abuja, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. However, DAILY POST correspondent who monitored events in the State on Monday revealed that commercial activities were completely at lowest ebb with banks and many markets closed. A visit to the some markets showed that the shops were not only closed, but no one was found at the stores, including markets. Some supermarkets were also affected. Though, government offices were opened but few workers with private transport managed to appear for work. Our correspondent who was at the Portharcourt road secretariat learnt that workers fled the complex when unconfirmed reports came in that unknown gunmen were planning to attack those who went to work. Within seconds, the workers had dispersed from the complex. DAILY POST was also informed that tension enveloped Orlu …

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Governor Akeredolu Dares Buhari, Set to Sign Anti-open Grazing Bill Into Law

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Ahead of the September 1 deadline given by Southern states for the implementation of anti-open grazing law, the Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is now set to sign it into law. According to DailyPost, the move by the governor shows that he’s undisturbed by the approval of President Muhammadu Buhari that 368 grazing sites across the 25 states of the country should be reviewed. The Governor will sign the bill into law on Tuesday (Today). The move of the governor was in line with the resolution of the Southern Governors Forum at its last meeting in Lagos on July 5, 2021. The bill which was passed by the State House of Assembly on July 2, 2021 was designed to regulate security, rearing and grazing of livestock. The bill will also ensure the establishment of ranches in the stateas well as prevent the destruction of farm crops in the state and will address clashes between herders and farmers in the state. During the passage of the bill by lawmakers in the state, the Assembly maintained that it will enhance the growth …

Month: August 2021

Bandits, Terrorists Reaching New Level Of Cooperation, Training – UN Agency Alerts Nigeria, Others

University Admission – Schools To Decide Benchmarks As JAMB Cancels General Cut-off Marks

How DSS Practically Stripped Us Naked – Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer, Ejiofor Laments

Benin River Port Project: NIMASA, Edo Govt Partner For Capacity Building

We’ve Made Nigeria’s Economy Better Than It Was When We Took Over In 2015 – Buhari

Publish Names, BVN Of Forex Defaulters – CBN Orders Banks

Taking herbal formulations after 14 days of preparation risky – NAFDAC

Tokyo 2020: Association decries Nigeria’s absence in boxing

Five challenges for the Taliban in Afghanistan

Kidnapped military officer remains in bandits’ den one week after NDA attack

How I delivered N2.5m ransom to my in-law’s abductors inside forest -RCCG worshipper

Boko Haram: Why Nigeria can’t end up like Afghanistan -US envoy

2023 Election: Seek Divine Intervention On Choice of President – Lamido to Nigerians

SWAN Selected Seals Broadcast Partnership With Sports247 For SESC Game

Sit-At-Home: Despite Governor Uzodinma’s Claims, Offices, Banks, Shops, Markets Shut In Imo

Governor Akeredolu Dares Buhari, Set to Sign Anti-open Grazing Bill Into Law