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Abia Speaker Intervenes To Save 2 Surviving Members Of Family That Lost Four In Fatal Accident

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Abia Speaker Intervenes To Save 2 Surviving Members Of Family That Lost Four In Fatal Accident

The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji has requested the medical team of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, to work assiduously and ensure that the two surviving children of a family, Mr & Mrs Kelvin Uzuegwu, that lost four members in a fatal road accident are revived and given adequate medical attention. The Speaker who has already sent funds to FMC for the revival and treatment of the survivors also called on public-spirited Abians to join in coming to the aid of the children.

The accident which occurred on Sunday near Osisioma junction claimed the lives of Mr & Mrs Kelvin Uzuegwu, their last child, Master Delightsome Uzuegwu, all of whom died at the spot while their second daughter, Praise, later died at the hospital.

The family from Olokoro in Umuahia South Local Government Area of the State was said to be traveling to Port Harcourt from Umuahia after attending a wedding in the Abia State capital on Saturday.

According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred when a woman, who also died in the accident, was trying to cross the expressway and in a bid to avoid hitting her, Mr Uzuegwu tried swerving the car away from her but she eventually got hit while the car rammed into a stationary trailer thereby resulting into the fatalities.

The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Prof Azubuike Onyebuchi said the medical team is doing everything possible to revive the first daughter who has remained unconscious while treatment for Divine, the first son, is going on with intensity. He thanked the Speaker for reaching out and for sending funds for their treatment.

The Speaker who expressed shock over the sad incident condoled with the bereaved relations and their friends and said although he never knew the victims in person but he had to respond quickly when he was told about the incident by a concerned Abian. While reiterating his call for public-spirited Abians to also come to the aid of the surviving victims beyond their treatment through their rehabilitation, he prayed God for their speedy recovery and the peaceful repose of the departed.

Amid Strike, NANS Set To Conduct Elections Saturday

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NANS Fumes Over Ramadan School Closure, Threatens Protest

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS is set to conduct elections for various leadership positions on Saturday, August 27, 2022, ABN TV reports.

The coordinator, South-West Zone D, Adegboye Emmanuel, disclosed this in a chat with our correspondent on Wednesday in Abuja.
“The elections will hold on Saturday,” Olatunji told our correspondent.

ABN TV reports that the soon-to-be outgoing President, Sunday Ashefon, was elected on December 4, 2020 during its national convention at the old parade ground, Abuja.

Asefon, a civil servant with the Ekiti State Government, got 155 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olushola Oladoja, who scored 100 votes.

READ ALSO: NANS Recalls PRO, Says He’s Innocent Of Rape Allegation

The 45-year-old, reported to be a student of Ekiti State University, replaced Bamidele Akpan.

Despite the fact that the tenure of elective positions in the association was meant to last for one year, The PUNCH reports that elections were not conducted.

NANS is the national body of Nigerian students studying in Nigerian tertiary institutions and diaspora.

Why Falconets Overstayed At Istanbul Airport — NFF

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Why Falconets Overstayed At Istanbul Airport — NFF

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday explained that a number of factors, including the inability to secure transit visas for players and officials of the U20 Girls National Team, Falconets, at the Istanbul Airport, led to the team having to stay 24 hours at the airport in Turkey on their way from the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

The Nigerian U20 ladies were pictured sleeping on the floor and chairs of the Istanbul airport after journeying from Costa Rica following their elimination from the U20 Women’s World Cup, and were stranded in Turkey. استراتيجية الروليت

Nigeria Football Federation’s media director, Demola Olajire issued a press statement to state their side of the story after a social media backlash on Wednesday morning. تعلم كيف تلعب الروليت

 

Ogbonna Convinced Me To Join West Ham – Emerson

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Ogbonna Convinced Me To Join West Ham - Emerson

Italy defender Emerson Palmieri has stated that compatriot Angelo Ogbonna played a key role in his transfer move to West Ham United.

The left-back also declared that he’s well aware of the club’s rich history and tradition.

Emerson told the club’s website: “I’m very happy to be here and to arrive here. It’s a big challenge for me, it’s a big team, so I’m very happy to be here and I’m ready.

“Personally, since the first day I arrived here in England, I always see the big clubs and I always watched the big games and I know the history of West Ham. The history is so, so big for this team and of course [so are] the stadium and fans as well at this Club, so when I knew about the interest, about the team and the Club, for sure I said ‘Yes, let’s go, I want to go there and I’m here now!”

How Anambra Assembly Majority Leader Slumped, Died In South Africa

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The Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Nnamdi Okafor, has slumped and died in South Africa.

Reports have it that Hon Okafor, who represents Awka South State constituency 1, slumped and died in the early hours of Wednesday, in a Hotel in Sandton City, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The lawmakers were said to be on a legislative retreat.

NANS Recalls PRO, Says He’s Innocent Of Rape Allegation

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NANS Fumes Over Ramadan School Closure, Threatens Protest

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, South-West Zone, has cleared one of its executive members, Opeoluwa Awoyinfa, of rape allegations that went viral on social media.

ABN TV reported, on August 10, that the student body suspended Awoyinfa, following the controversy of alleged sexual assault involving him and a female student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, and set up a committee to probe into the allegations.

In a statement made available to ABN TV, Wednesday, signed by the Coordinator of the zone, Adegboye Emmanuel, the student body revealed that the Association had reinstated Awoyinfa as its Public Relations Officer, having been cleared of the allegation in the report tendered by the five-man committee.

The PUNCH reported that the lady in question also debunked the issue of rape, saying she only had some issues with Awoyinfa, who was her boyfriend, and that the issue was being resolved.

“After a careful analysis of the report that was submitted to the leadership of the zone by the committee that was set up to look into the allegation of rape and attempt to blackmail raised against Awoyinfa Opeoluwa (the PRO of the zone as he then was), we have come to realise that the allegations were nothing but a result of the widest imagination of the writer which in turn had a negative effect on both Awoyinfa, the said lady in question, the Nigerian Police Force and NANS as a body.

“In the report, it was gathered that all that transpired between the duo was a disagreement that had to be put to rest before eventually going their separate ways. It was also learnt that the writer and his accomplice after their arrest by the police in Akure had since apologised to the duo via the same platform the misleading news was conveyed to the public (Twitter) and a space was held to clarify issues and to also recount all he wrote against the duo,” NANS said.

“It is based on the foregoing that the leadership of the zone, hereby, lift the suspension that was placed on Awoyinfa as the PRO of the zone.

“For the record, the suspension was borne out of the need to lead by example and to showcase the non-tolerance of the association to rape and every social vice. As an Association, we believe that suspending him would make the committee discharge their duties efficiently without any interference, fear or favour.

“Conclusively, we reiterate our zero-tolerance to rape and Gender-Based Violence in society. We also warn purveyors of fake news to do away from it and to verify every source of information thoroughly,” the statement added.

Insecurity: I Can Drive From Abuja To Kaduna Without Security Details — Keyamo

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Keyamo: Gov. Otti Will Return To APC Like The Prodigal Son
Festus-Keyamo

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour, says he can drive from Abuja to Kaduna without security escorts.

Keyamo, who is also the spokesperson of the presidential campaign of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), said this in an interview on Channels TV.

Quizzed if he could drive despite the security challenges, the minister of state for labour and employment said: “Some people do, I can do it. I can do it. I saw headlines last week saying that I said insecurity has been brought to an all-time low by Buhari. I didn’t say so. It’s still the season of wrong headlines. I said what we met on the ground, Boko Haram in the north-east. I was specific and so they quoted me generally to say Boko Haram and insecurity throughout the whole country. I only said Boko Haram in the north-east, it has not been totally wiped out, but we have reduced this significantly.

“All the roads that lead to Chibok and Damboa in Borno, they are now passable. The issue of the farmer-herder crisis came to a height between 2017 and 2020. The World Terrorism Index said so. Not me. The body also said the attacks reduced so much in 2021. And further reduced again now in 2022. So, it’s a downward spiral in terms of the farmer-herder crisis.

“In terms of banditry and kidnapping, they are on the rise in the north-west and some parts of the middlebelt. I have admitted that.”

Over the years, the 155km Abuja-Kaduna highway has had a long history of insecurity with incessant robbery and kidnapping by bandits on the highway.

We Have Enough Doctors In Nigeria, Says Health Minister

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We Have Enough Doctors In Nigeria, Says Health Minister
Health Minister, Ehanire

Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health has disclosed that there are enough medical doctors in the country, and the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country.

The assertion was made on Tuesday by Ehanire in Abuja during a media conference.

He also said there was no embargo on the employment of doctors and other health personnel in the country.

“There is no embargo on employing doctors; where there is a need, we do. But, because there is a Civil Service regulation, there are processes before doctors are employed.

“We have heard complaints of doctors who are now leaving the system but there are actually enough doctors in the system because we are producing up to 2,000 or 3,000 doctors every year in the country, and the number leaving is less than 1,000.

“It is just that the employment process needs to be smoothened,” he said.

The minister explained that the ministry was working with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service to use the ‘One-for-One’ employment strategy so that if one doctor or nurse resigns to go abroad, another one is employed.

“So, if we have one replacement then you are not likely to have a shortage.

“But that has been worked out because the Head of Service had the experience that in the past when one person goes, they use the opportunity to take three and those others may not even be people who are required.

“We want to use this policy so that we can reduce shortages and have our personnel back in our hospitals,” he said.

Dr. Deborah Bitrus-Oghoghorie of the Department of Hospital Services said the issue of the two weeks ultimatum given by the National Association of Resident Doctors for the Federal Government to meet the demands of the association or risk an industrial action was being looked into.

According to her, they are mainly financial issues, which the ministry could not solve on its own.

“The issue we have with the resident doctors are mainly financial issues and because of that, we at the ministry of health cannot handle it alone.

“So, what we are doing now is to facilitate resolving the issue with the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC).

“We want to assure you that the ministry of health, especially the department of hospital services, is working very hard to ensure that industrial action is averted,” she added.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Aug. 20, the resident doctors had given the Federal Government another two weeks’ notice within which to implement the payment of the new hazard allowance and arrears stipulated as of Dec. 22, 2021.

The two weeks, which took effect on Monday, will elapse on September 4.

The said hazard allowance is contained in the circular issued by the NSIWC dated Dec. 22, 2021, with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406.

Some of the other demands of the association include the urgent implementation and commencement of payment of the 2022 Medical Residency Training Funds in full to its members using the old template.

Also, the shortfalls using the newly reviewed template be computed and incorporated/factored into the 2023 budget and paid in arrears.

NNPC Makes N2.38trn In Six Months, Remits Zero Naira To Govt Account

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Subsidy: Petrol Price Will Come Down, says NNPC Boss, Mele Kyari

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has reported that no money has been deposited into the account of the Nigerian government in the past six months, despite the fact that many oil-producing nations around the world are making large profits.

Even though oil prices have recently traded at their highest level in years, this is still the case.

According to NNPC, all N2.38 trillion in revenue from oil sales was invested in projects as it came in. بلاك جاك 21

NNPC provided this information in its presentation to the FAAC, which was released on Tuesday.

The projects included national domestic gas development, cost recovery/cash call, oil search (Frontier Exploration Services), refinery repairs, pipeline security & maintenance costs, and cost recovery.

Others are Nigeria Morocco Pipeline, Renewable Energy Development (RED), Pre-Export Financing, Gas Infrastructure Development, and Crude Oil Pre-Export Inspection Agency Expenses (NESS FEES).

NNPC, in its explanation to the committee, noted that of the total gross revenue, N1. 888 عربي 59 trillion was spent on fuel subsidy.

It stated that the subsidy payments rose from N210 billion in January 2022 to N319 billion in June 2022.

While the next big spending was on cost recovery/cash call tagged T1/T2 for the six-month period, which stood at N658.97 billion.

Other expenses included Pipeline securities, N12.42 billion, and Oil search, N14.32 billion.

The lack of remittance by NNPC to government accounts has left many states who rely heavily on federal allocation scrambling to survive.

Oil revenue is significant in the three tiers of government share on monthly basis.

As NNPC struggles, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates national oil companies have reported bumper profits.

In the United Arab Emirates, the state-owned oil company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) reported that its net profit for the first half jumped by 34 percent to 9 million, while revenue increased 13 percent to . casino888 27 billion compared to the same period last year.

“Excellent half-year results and successful strategic execution are testaments to the vital role that the company is playing in enabling significant production capacity growth for ADNOC as well as the UAE’s objective to achieve gas self-sufficiency,” Sultan Al Jaber, ADNOC’s managing director, said.

While Saudi oil giant Aramco says its second-quarter net income surged to $48.4 billion, up from $25.5 billion a year earlier.

Chief Daniel Okeke Greets Campaign Chairman Nnadozie Udensi On Birthday

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Chief Daniel Okeke Greets Campaign Chairman Nnadozie Udensi On Birthday

The APC Candidate for House of Representatives, Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections, Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke has felicitated with the chairman of his Campaign Council, Chief Nnadozie Udensi (Ugwu Aro) on his birthday.

Chief Okeke described Nnadozie Udensi who is also the President General Nzuko Aro Worldwide as a fine gentleman, a business tycoon and a grassroots politician who has an eye on youth re-engineering and empowerment.

In a felicitation message signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Oti Maduabuchi Orieji, Chief Okeke said Nnadozie Udensi is a renowned entrepreneurial enthusiast and lover of young people, who commands the attention of the youths at every stop point.

He said Udensi represents “progressivism” in the best sense of the word in rightful thinking, strategy, energy, and pursuit of purpose and political convictions.

Chief Daniel Okeke acknowledges Chief Udensi as “a renowned businessman, a selfless leader, Political Master Strategist, a Man whose words remains his bond”.

The message reads in part “On a Special day as this, l need not reserve my gratitude and commendations on your personality type, because you deserve more than a passing Congratulations.

“Over the years, you have proven to be a matchless progressive personality, The progressive leader, leading not from the rear, but from the front. You are a go – getter, a Political Master Strategist, a Perfect Galvanizer and Organizer per excellence.

“There have been no regrets having you at the fore front of my political mission, solely because you have been extraordinarily focused, committed and have stayed true to all assigned tasks.

“On this occasion of your Birthday, permit me to say in all sincerity, thank you for all you’ve done for Mezie Abia Madate and by extension the good people of Arochukwu/Ohafia, by always supporting a just course”.

While appreciating Chief Nnadozie Udensi for his commendable acts of patriotism, leadership, sincerity of purpose, and forthrightness, Chief Daniel Okeke prays to God to continue to order his path, and that he enjoys robust health and wisdom to be able to paddle the ship of progress in Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency.

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