Month: September 2018

Flood Management: Why Maihaja Deserves A National Honour

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By David Onmeje Natural and human-made catastrophic events appear to be steadily increasing in intensity and frequency. Proper preparation, response, and recovery are vital if humanity and its vital systems are to cope with this and survive large-scale disasters. Like I have mentioned in numerous forums, one of the keys to effective disaster management is developing the tools, processes and best practices to manage natural disasters while also fully understanding that each disaster comes with its challenges and the solution for combating it differs from case to case. It is…

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Group Accuses Reuters Of Uninformed Reportage On Boko Haram Activities

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The Coalition of Conflict Resolution and Human Rights (CCGRN) in Nigeria has frowned at the subsequent reports of French newswire, Reuters in projecting the activities of Boko Haram terrorists in the North east. The group who in high terms condemned the reportage, said the foreign media is leveraging on the activities of the terrorists in the region to distabilise Nigeria with false, malicious, unsubstantiated and fabricated piece of news concerning the efforts of the Nigerian military’s fight against the Boko Haram group. The National Coordinator, Barr Maxwell Gowon, who made…

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Boko Haram: Senator Hails  Buratai, Urges Concentration On Three Black Spots

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Senator Ali Ndume has commended the Nigerian Army and its leadership under the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Buratai for concerted effort at eliminating Boko Haram. Ndume gave the commendation when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria flagship programme in Abuja. He said the move by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, in ensuring collaboration with the Nigerian Airforce and other agencies had helped a great deal. He added that the relocation of the operational headquarters of the military was a major factor in the…

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I’ll Industrialise Akwa Ibom, Restore Hope, Says Dan-Abia

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A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State chapter, Chief Bassey Dan-Abia, who hails from Ekot Eket Local Government Area of the State, is a legal practitioner served under various administrations of the state after he worked meritoriously in the organised private sector, and a former managing director/CEO of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), in this interview promised to transform the State into heavily industrialised place based on his wide wealth of experience in politics and governance over the years.   Excerpts: Q: Now…

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PARTY STAKEHOLDERS, GOVT APPOINTEES, OTHERS HOST NEWLY APPOINTED SA TO GOV AYADE ON TOURISM

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Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Okuku Ward of Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, appointees of the state government, associates, supporters and friends on Saturday played host to the newly appointed special adviser to the digital governor, Sen Prof Ben Ayade on Tourism, Mr Oko Sunday Ebeku (aka Otolo). The event, which was highly attended by the who is who in PDP Okuku Ward, women leaders as well as friends took place at the popular Offiono Offiono Filling Station along Okpoma Road, Okuku Yala. Those at…

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IF ONLY REUTERS CAN GET IT RIGHT By Philip Agbese 

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Nigeria is certainly not Myanmar, which this month jailed Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, two Reuters journalists for crimes that the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi said had nothing to do with freedom of expression as the news agency would have the world believe. It is instructive that Aung San Suu Kyi was a poster child for western interests and was beholden to Reuters in her days as an opposition figure. A switch in role from opposition to the ruling government taught Suu Kyi that the wellbeing of…

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Saifura Khorsa: Group Calls For Total Clampdown On Fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists, Sponsors 

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…advises Nigerian Govt to change tactics Renowned human right group, Global Amnesty Watch (GAW), has urged the Federal Government to device a total clamp down on fleeing elements of  the dreaded Boko Haram sect and their sponsors without any delay . This comes after the recent murder of Red Cross aid worker and midwife, Saifura Khorsa which has drawn serious condemnation from both local and international community. Khorsa was kidnapped in March along with two other health workers after an attack on a military facility in the town of Rann…

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NEMA’s Impactful Outings On Disaster Management By Aaron Adamu 

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These are indeed trying times. The floods are here again, and as usual, thousands are affected. Homes have been destroyed, farms have been washed away, and the list goes on. While it is succinct to state that just like in other climes where natural disasters such as hurricane, earthquakes, and floods have continued to wreak havoc, the responses of disaster management agencies come to bear in no small measure in cushioning effects and giving those affected a sense of belonging and a life afterward. And this brings us to the…

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Businessman Raises The Alarm Over Threat To Life In Onitsha

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An Abuja-based businessman has raised the alarm over threat to his life and family following his refusal to serve a village deity. The middle-aged man, Mr Sabastine Enemuo, while recounting his heart-wrenching story to newsmen in Onitsha, called on the world to rescue him and his family from the wrath of youth and people of Umualiagu village of Awha Ndiagu, Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. According to Mr Enemuo, his trouble started when sometime in December, 2017, the chief priest of their age-long village deity, Chiagariaga, died and…

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Abuja: My Return Back To My Love By Israel Abiodun 

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Abuja the federal capital territory is indeed a beauty to behold. As I sauntered through its well-paved streets, I recall memories of the beautiful time my family and I had before we were forced to relocate in the light of the constant attack by Boko Haram terrorist. I recall that the attacks on the headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force and the United Nations building in Abuja were all the conviction I needed to scamper to safety especially with the fact that most of my friends had relocated due to…

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