The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has asked every Muslim in the country to look for the new moon between Sunday and Monday for the Eid el-Fitri.
The Secretary-General of the council, Is-haq Oloyede, in a statement on Sunday, said the council, under the leadership of the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, enjoined all Muslims to look for the moon.
Oloyede said the Sultan has therefore put in place a National Moon Sighting Committee (NMSC), to that effect.
The Shehu of Borno and NSCIA Deputy President-General is among the 34 Muslims across the country as members of the committee.
“NMSC has advised the President-General that the crescent of Shawwal should be searched for on Monday, July 4, 2016 equivalent to 29th Ramadan 1437 AH.
“If the crescent is actually sighted by informed persons on Monday night and His Eminence is so advised by the experts, he would declare Tuesday, July 5, 2016 as the first day of Shawwal (‘Id day).
“If, however, the crescent is not sighted on Monday night, Wednesday, July 6, 2016 automatically becomes the first of Shawwal 1437 AH (‘Id day),” Oloyede said.
He enjoined Muslims all over the country to be on the lookout for the directive of the President-General of NSCIA on the completion of this year’s Ramadan fast.
He said as soon as the NMSC confirmed the sighting of the crescent, the committee would advise the president-general of the NSCIA, who will announce the completion of Ramadan and the observance of `Idul-Fitri’ prayer.
“Muslims are also strongly advised to fast for six days between the second and the end of Shawwal,” Mr. Oloyede said.
The secretary-general also said Muslims should see it as necessity, paying `Zakatul-Fitri’ with the intention of lifting the hearts of the indigent members of the community.
“The council urges all to ensure the delivery of Zakatul-Fitri to the appropriate recipients –the poor –and guard against its diversion by any agent or intermediary,” he said.
Mr. Oloyede said Ramadan might come and go, the lessons in it must continue to reflect in the lives of Muslims.
“The council encourages Muslims to continue praying for peaceful co-existence in Nigeria, as they keep the virtues and gains of the sacred month as a spiritual guide towards accelerated development as individuals and a nation,” he said. (NAN). [myad]
Federal Government, at the weekend, inaugurated a committee to review and restructure the N3 billion grant earlier granted the industry as a way of making entertainment industry more viable.
Through the project, the Federal Government had implemented specialist training programmes in Nigeria and abroad in which 247 practitioners have been trained to improve their technical and professional capacities in the entertainment industry.
So far, a total of 113 film projects, employing 2,436 people, have been co-financed through grants from the fund at the cost of N799 million, while an Innovative Film Distribution Programme has been designed to support viable solutions in film distribution and the prevention of privacy.
Inaugurating the committee, in Abuja, during a meeting convened to brainstorm on how to address the challenges of the sector, Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, said time had come for investors in the sector to start getting returns on their investment.
She said that the desire to reposition and restructure the fund was borne out of the need to stimulate investments in the entertainment industry owing to its job creation potentials.
“This grant programme was conceived to support the industry and it’s a reflection of the importance of the entertainment industry on the Nigerian economy. What we have come here to do is to look at the outstanding parts of the programme as yet unimplemented, to review them to ensure that they are still appropriate where the industry is today and where our objectives lie for the industry. We want to ensure sustainability. Three billion naira is not enough if we are going to give out money. What we need to do is to find a sustainable way to support Nollywood. We will be inaugurating a committee to review the programme, restructure it if necessary and to come up with an implementation plan with measurable and demonstrable deliverables and outcomes so that we ensure that we get maximum value for the industry and for the Nigerian people.”
While challenging the operators in the sector to be firm in tackling the issue of piracy, the Minister of Finance, said that most of the people who have worked hard to come up with creative movie don’t get to benefit from their investments owing to piracy.
“We need to improve distribution to ensure that the investments to make a film actually gets the desired return. What do we do about piracy? How can we make this fund to ensure that we cut down the opportunities for those who simply sit back and wait for others to invest and then cream off the profit?” [myad]
The Standards Organization of Nigeria, (SON) has blacklisted 23 electrical companies operating in Nigeria for alleged failure in the laboratory test of the regulatory body.
The Head of Ekiti state office of the agency, Mrs. Serah Idowu who said this in a statement in Ado Ekiti at the weekend, said that the affected companies were involved mainly in the production of electrical items such as bulbs, plugs, wire and cables.
She said that findings showed that many of the items manufactured by the affected companies had flooded most of the nation’s markets and outlets.
She explained that SON decided to expose status and activities of the erring manufacturers so as to curtail possible fire outbreak in homes and offices which the fake and sub-standard products are being used by unsuspecting members of the public.
She said that the alarm had also become necessary in view of the threats such cable posed to lives and property of Nigerians through avoidable fire outbreaks.
She said that out of 24 companies whose electrical products were tested and examined by the Laboratory and Compliance Unit of the agency in Ekiti state, only one of them scaled through.
She threatened to make public, list of the erring 23 companies if they failed to withdraw all their electrical items from the market and stop further production of such substandard products.
The SON boss disclosed that a meeting had already been summoned with those behind the companies and their distributors where they hope to receive the last warning, as well as obtain undertakings from them not to further put the lives of people at risk.
She warned that after the meeting, products of recalcitrant ones would be confiscated by the agency wherever they are found while their owners would be made to pay a minimum of N1million as cost of destruction. [myad]
There was a “terrorist” attack on yours sincerely a few hours ago and only God, the Almighty gave him the courage to survive it. I mean verbal attack which could ordinarily have led to heart attack, in these days of cardiac arrest.
The attack came from a friend and former colleague, who is now the spokesman of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), simply because the man he referred to as ‘who goes by the name Yusuf Ozi-Usman’ allowed to be published on his online newspaper platform, content of a petition written and duly signed and forwarded to the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) by residents of Chibiri in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). To be sure, the petition was signed by the chairman and secretary of Chibiri Community, Alhaji Ibrahim Sani Chibri and Samuel Etsu Eto respectively. They alleged in the petition that the AEDC staff by name Ahmed collected N5,000 from a pastor in the area but did not restore his electricity supply; that he also asked another person to give him N5,000 and that when the man could afford only N3,000, he angrily disconnected his supply.
However, when the AEDC spokesman wrote a rejoinder which was supposed to be directed to the petitioners or to address the point they raised, he beamed his anger on the messenger and the institution he represents, i.e. Yusuf Ozi-Usman and Greenbarge Reporters. He went personal.
The AEDC spokesman made us to know that he carried out investigation and found out that the staff of his company were not extorting money from customers and that there was no illegal mass disconnection. According to him, there was no such thing as disconnecting those who have been paying their bills as well as even those who are using pre-paid metres. On this, one would say, in fairness to the petitioners that AEDC spokesman either did not carry out any investigation or was just trying to defend the company, if it is its policy, which is contrary to the legal framework under which it is operating.
The AEDC spokesman then went on to quote copiously from the sms (text) messages which Yusuf Ozi-Usman sent to him in respect of the disconnection of his electricity supply. Of course, none of the text messages looked beggarly. Indeed, the author of the messages launched complains to the AEDC spokesman that despite that he had been paying the bills (servicing his old debts which came through charge that did not reflect what he consumed), the company’s staff, led by one Ahmed still disconnected him and wanted him, the AEDC spokesman to intervene. For instance, in May, Yusuf Ozi-Usman paid N15,000 out of the outstanding debt of N42,000. And on June 1st, he paid another N10,000 whereas on June 27, he also paid N5,000. And before then, for the past three years since he entered the house, there was no month he would not pay something to AEDC.
Why Yusuf Ozi-Usman even wanted the AEDC spokesman to intervene (not through begging but to help restore his right) was because Ahmed ordered the disconnection of his supply less than 30 minutes after he brought the new bill. And, there was obvious hatred written all over him as if Ozi-Usman had offended him anywhere before.
In fairness to the AEDC spokesman, he took the matter up and after Ozi-Usman paid the reconnection fee, he was given his cable, but that was the beginning of another headache. The same Ahmed went ahead to disconnect the energy from a distance, covering not less than ten houses, including of those who are on pre-paid metres and those who have been servicing their debts like Ozi-Usman.
As reflected in the text messages the AEDC spokesman quoted, when Ozi-Usman contacted him, he tried to get the area manager on phone to plead on behalf of his friend to restore his supply, not on the basis of favour, but by virtue of the fact that he has been servicing his debt and that it remained just N12, 000 to clear. But the AEDC spokesman personally called Ozi-Usman to say that the area manager was not picking his call. This gave a picture of conspiracy, by the area manager and Ahmed, to unnecessarily deny not only Ozi-Usman but several customers the joy of enjoying electricity supply.
The AEDC spokesman even went as far as quoting the text message in which Ozi-Usman was seeking for advert from his company for the Greenbarge Reporters, as if he doesn’t know that newspapers, and of course, online publishing depend largely on adverts to survive and it is through soliciting for adverts from friends and friendly organizations and companies that such adverts can be obtained. Being a friend and a colleague, was there anything wrong in Ozi-Usman soliciting for advert from the AEDC spokesman, and of course, the AEDC which news items the spokesman had been forwarding and being published in Greenbarge Reporters with no cost to the company? In fact, the same message seeking for adverts was sent to a number of the friends of the Greenbarge Media and Communications Limited either as individuals or companies or organizations. They include friends in NNPC, CBN, NAFDAC, some banks and so on.
Why would the AEDC spokesman not kindly look inwards and contribute to correcting the rots therein, which are obvious to those who look at issues with objective mind, to avoid running into deep trouble, mainly, legal, in no distant future?
That is to say, Yusuf Ozi-Usman is not the issue. [myad]
The new Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris was in Niger Delta Creeks on Saturday, to assess the level of security situation, against the background of the renewed militants’ activities, including blowing up of pipe lines. During the visit, Ibrahim (middle) took time to meet with community leaders.[myad]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) announced the deployment of over 20,000 personnel including special marshals across the country as Muslims prepare to observe Eid-el-Fitri on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Corps also deployed 500 patrol vehicles, 50 Ambulances, 85 motor bikes, 15 tow trucks along designated routes as part of measures to ensure sanity on the nation’s highways, during the Sallah celebration beginning from July 3 and ending on July 10.
A statement from the Corps said that this year’s nationwide exercise which is partial fulfilment of the Corps’ 2016 strategic goals of reducing road crashes by 15% and fatality by 25%, has become necessary to ensure safer road use during the festive period, usually associated with high volume of vehicular traffic.
“The special patrol also entails intensive patrols, prompt rescue services, strict enforcement of traffic rules and robust public enlightenment campaigns across the nation. In addition, the FRSC operatives will be deployed along designated Eid praying grounds as part of measures to ensure free flow of traffic.
“Part of this nationwide engagement plans, according to the FRSC Head, Media Relations and Strategy Corps Commander Bisi Kazeem, is massive deployment of personnel and logistics along 23 designated critical corridors and black spots such as Lokoja-Benin-Auchi, Abaji-Lokoja, Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-HawanKibo-Jos,Minna-Birnin-Kebbi-Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria, Potiskum-Damaturu, Kabba highways and 65 routes, identified for this exercise”.
“Similarly, the Corps’ 24 emergency ambulance response centres located at designated routes across the country in the FCT, Kaduna, Gombe, Jigawa, Taraba, Niger, Kogi, Ondo, Edo, Osun, Nasarawa, Plateau and Kwara states, will be operational throughout the period. The FRSC will be complemented by relevant stakeholders such as the Nigerian Police, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, National Emergency Management Agency and others.
“Furthermore, the Corps Marshal has directed the removal of obstructions from the highways while efforts should be geared towards improved traffic control/decongestion and public enlightenment campaigns through the distribution of safety handbills. Infractions such as use of cell phone while driving, worn-out/expired tyres, number and drivers’ license violation, speed limit violation, dangerous driving/overtaking, overloading/wrongful over taking and lane violations will attract severe sanctions from the Corps.
“Motorists are also warned to ensure strict compliance with all traffic rules and regulations and proper maintenance of their vehicles. Passengers are equally enjoined to monitor their drivers on reckless driving, driving under the influence of alcohol and other road vices.
“The Corps wishes to reiterate its appeal to the Nigerian motoring public to report any road crash or traffic-related emergencies through calling the toll free telephone line 122 and 070022553772 for prompt response even as the FRSC Corps Marshal also wishes all road users crash-free Sallah celebrations.” [myad]
Spokesman of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Malam Ahmed Shekarau has taken a petition written to the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Consumer Protection Council (CPC) by residents of Chibiri in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) personal against a journalist.
In a statement refuting the allegation contained in the petition which was duly signed by Chibiri Community leaders, Shekarau rather blamed the whole thing on an innocent journalist whom he said “goes by the name Yusuf Ozi Usman.”
The spokesman, who insisted that AEDC staff whom the petitioners alleged have extorted money from them and still went ahead to disconnect them, said that the “report was an spirited attempt by a persistent debtor-customer who goes by the name Yusuf Ozi-Usman, to tarnish the reputation of our Company.”
The full statement is reproduced here:
Our attention has been drawn to a news report online in which some unnamed staff of the Kuje Area Office of our Company were accused of wrongful disconnection of electricity customers in Chibiri Community of the area. In the news report titled “Abuja Residents Raise Alarm Over Alleged Fraud, Illegal Mass Disconnection By Disco”, the unnamed staff of the Kuje Area Office of AEDC were also accused of “extorting money from the customers without remitting it to the company even as they still go ahead to disconnect the same consumers.” The report alluded to a petition addressed to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) in which the Chibiri Community accused AEDC officials of “illegally” disconnecting paying and non-paying customers, including those who have prepaid meters in their homes and business premises. However, our investigation has shown that the news report was a spirited attempt by a persistent debtor-customer who goes by the name Yusuf Ozi-Usman, to tarnish the reputation of our Company by casting aspersions on our staff who disconnected him for failing to pay over N47,000 which he has been owing for several months. The said Yusuf Ozi-Usman, an online Blogger who runs a Blog called “Greensbarge Reporters,” had solicited the intervention of the Head of Public Relations & Media of our Company, Ahmed Shekarau, to get his house reconnected by our Kuje Area Office, in spite of his outstanding debt. For instance, in an SMS message pleading for reconnection of his house sent to the Head of PR & Media of our Company on June 23, 2016, Mr. Ozi-Usman had written thus: “Ya Ustaz, Assalam. I live at plot 343 Chibiri, opposite Primary Sch. Chibiri, Kuje. I still appeal for advet (SIC). Tanx.” In another SMS message to our spokesperson on June 24, 2016, the debtor-customer wrote, thus: “Assalam. Tnx 4 the prompt action u took but after paying the reconnection fee I’m yet to be connected (SIC). That is even (SIC) d total amount I’m owing now (SIC) N17,250 which I will clear at once end of the month. Again tnx and pls complete today what u started yesterday. Ozi.” However, by Friday, July 1, 2016, Mr. Ozi-Usman who had failed to fulfil his earlier pledge to settle his outstanding debts by end of June, 2016, sent another SMS to our spokesperson which reads thus: “I humbly bring to ur notice that since Monday that I paid my bill one Ahmed had denied me joy of enjoying light by disconnecting almost five houses including mine. This man may throw d entire (SIC) ur company into disarray. Pls take urgent action. Ozi in Chibiri.” Not quite an hour after he sent that SMS, the Blogger sent another message to Mr. Shekarau in which he said: “It is now clear that conspiracy is going on in Kuje AEDC to frustrate people paying bills and make those not paying to laugh at them. I have given enough.” Although the AEDC’s head of PR & Media was making efforts to get Mr. Ozi-Usman’s home reconnected on compassionate grounds, for reasons best known to him, Mr. Ozi-Usman, went on to write and syndicate the news report with the above title. It is pertinent to state that all through his conversations with our spokesman, including the Kuje Area Manager who had been introduced to him by Mr. Shekarau, at no point did Mr. Ozi-Usman mention the purported petition, which was alluded to in the news report. We, therefore, wish to state without equivocation that the allegations contained in that news report are not only false but also unfounded and figments of the imagination of the writer. It is very unfortunate that a newsman who is a watchdog on the society will tow this path after failing to fulfil his own obligation of settling his electricity bill as a customer of a Company. It is pertinent to state here that as a Company, AEDC has tremendous respect for the media, whose partnership it cherishes towards building a viable power sector for Nigeria. However, we wish to state that we will not succumb to obvious intimidation and coercion by any member of such a valued stakeholder. [myad]
Students of the Kogi state university in Anyigba have given the state governor, Yahaya Bello, seven days ultimatum to meet their demands or they would stage protest march on the streets of the state capital, Lokoja.
One of their demands is what they called ‘unconditional ‘reopening of the institution wthin seven days, starting from Monday, July 4.
A statement signed by the National President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Tijani Shehu, called on the governor to immediately address their requests bothering on the state’s economy, welfare of Nigerian students of Kogi State origin and state workers.
The statement said that the position of the association was based on the preliminary report from its Joint Campus Committee, Kogi State chapter, even as the association expressed displeasure on “perpetual refusal’’ to resolve the crisis that led to the continued closure of the university.
It said that the strike had kept the students at home for about three months, thereby, making most of them vulnerable to social vices and crimes.
“We also decried the refusal of Kogi State Government to continue the age long policy of bursary and scholarship payment to Kogi students even when we know the state has not been this buoyant in the last one year.
“It is our advocacy that the educational sector be accorded it rightful place in accordance to the UNESCO resolutions on educational development globally.
“Also of serious concern is the continue withholding of three state allocations plus bailout funds meant to ameliorate the long suffering workers whose children are already out of school.’’
The statement said that the association also condemned what it described as the crippling of the banking sector in the state as a result of the poor policy of the state government.
It said that the state government had directed all staff to use only designated banks (Access and Zenith Bank) in eventual payment of their arrears.
“This is leading to banks closing shops and leading to high retrenchment of staff, thereby worsening the state of already battered labour force and overriding their fundamental human right to basic freedom of choice.”
It added that the association demanded the reversal of the state policy on restricted banking, which they said, was “killing the one time viable sector with the negative consequences on our tiny economy.’’
The association called for immediate commencement of disbursement of students’ scholarship and bursary as well as prompt payment of staff salaries as at when due.
“The National Secretariat hereby issues a seven days ultimatum with immediate effect from Monday July 4, on the governor to respond to our prayers.
“The governor should do the needful before we pass a vote of no confidence on his administration.
“We have resolve to start mobilizing Nigerian students down for a total short down of Kogi economy to occupy the street of Lokoja in solidarity with the poor masses and civil servant.’’ [myad]
Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the much-talked about immunity in the Nigerian constitution does not cover cases that border on criminal activities of the President, Vice President, governors and their deputies.
Falana, who is Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), spoke on Saturday on the topic:”Limit of Executive Immunity,” at an event in Benin, Edo State, to mark the 60th birthday of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Professor Julius Ihonvebere.
He maintained that some Supreme Court decisions have clearly shown that immunity cannot be extended to certain criminal acts even as he frowned at those who criticized the freezing of the personal account of Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose and the current prosecution of the leadership of the Senate over allegation of forgery.
According to him, the Supreme Court has also ruled that the Attorney-General of the Federation can direct the Attorney-General of a state to investigate allegation of public money being stolen in states, even if the money belonged to the state, because, according to him, the Supreme Court said at that time, the issue is about public fund that has been stolen.
“Apart from the President of our country, the Vice President, the Governors and their Deputies who are protected under immunity in Section 308 of the Constitution, others are now insisting that immunity be conferred on them.
“In particular, the legislators in our country are asking for immunity, but unfortunately, this is not the best time to make that request because right now, some of the leaders of the parliament in our country are standing trial for false declaration of assets, for forgery and conspiracy and some are even under threat of possible deportation to the United States to stand trial for rape and other related offences.
“The Governor of a state came and called Nigerians to join him to challenge the temerity of the EFCC for seizing an account that is suspected to belong to the Governor. The EFCC has quietly traced some stolen funds from Abuja and about N1.3b of that fund was traced to an account in Ekiti State with Zenith Bank.
“All that the EFCC did when it got information that this particular governor has surrounded the bank with armed gendarmes to forcefully remove whatever was left of that money from the account, the EFCC Chairman sent an order to the bank seizing the account and the EFCC went to court to obtain an order to legitimise the seizing of the account.
“As soon as the Governor learnt that the account has been frozen, he challenged that action of the EFCC on the ground that as a sitting Governor, he enjoys immunity, absolute immunity from arrest, investigation and prosecution and argued that the action of the EFCC was illegal and unconstitutional. I referred the Governor to the judgment of the Supreme Court involving Fawehinmi and the Inspector-General of Police.
“In the judgment delivered by Justice Uwaifo (retd), My lord subjected Section 308 of the Constitution to a serious intellectual scrutiny and concluded that the immunity conferred on the President and Governors by the Constitution cannot be extended to investigations if they are alleged to have committed criminal offences and of the three examples given by my lord, money found in an account of a Governor was one of them and he simply said assuming that a sitting Governor is accused of corrupt practices and money has been traced to an account which is suspected to have been stolen if it is not investigated and the account cannot be touched, the money is likely to be moved and by the time he is out of office, the money will have disappeared.
“He went further that if a Governor has his own car and that car killed somebody and you say that he cannot be investigated, the car may have been sold before the expiration of the term of office of the Governor. Therefore, investigation shall be conducted, the report may be sent to the House of Assembly for impeachment or the report may be kept until the governor will be out of office and he can be prosecuted.
“The Governor said this is not stolen money from Abuja. He said a bank, Zenith Bank, gave me the money for my election. If he maintains that position, he will be guilty of committing many offences under the law. N1.6 billion was taken from Abuja in cash. Nobody can take more than N2 million cash around, so that is against Section 1 of the Money Laundering Act. Number two; if he says that a bank gave him money to campaign, that means the bank stole depositors’ funds and laundered it for a campaign. Again, that is a serious offence under the Company and Allied Matters Act, because it specifically provided that no company, no corporate body shall deploy funds of the company for politics.
“So, if the governor maintains that, he will also contravene Section 90 of the Electoral Act which provides that no corporate body shall contribute more than N1 million to anybody for political campaign.”
Falana said that just like the case of Abia state where immunity could not save the governor who was removed, and that of President Muhammadu Buhari over his certificate, there are certain category of offences that a sitting Chief Executive of the country or the state would not enjoy immunity.
Commenting on the allegation of the forgery in the Senate, Falana said the Attorney-General of the federation was right in prosecuting the officials.
“Section 4 of the Legislative Houses Powers and Privileges Act, forgery of the documents of the House of the Senate is a serious offence the Senate President or the Speaker is required under that law to report any forgery to the Attorney-General of the federation.
”But because it was not done in this case, the Attorney-General has decided to try them under the Penal Code applicable in the FCT.
“But what is the reaction of the Senate? It said this is political victimisation but has not said there is no forgery.” [myad]
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, has asked men and officers of the air force to submit to civil authorities and protect the nation’s growing democracy. Air Marshal Sadiq who is the Reviewing Officer of the Basic Military Training 35/2016 recruits at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna, during their passing out parade, Abubakar reminded the personnel that they were subject to both military and civil laws.
The Air Chief reiterated that the present administration of NAF was committed to the enthronement of professionalism. “The NAF is confident that the revised curriculum of training given you all requires in terms of skill and training, to deal with these threats to the Nigerian internal security.” “The rigorous military training you received was designed to prepare you for further specialist training and the challenging career in the Nigeria Air Force.” He said that the NAF is presently acquiring several platforms and building capacity to ensure that the Service was adequately positioned to partner with other sister services to tackle these challenges. “To man these platforms, we have sent 500 personnel to different parts of the world for training. We have also increased recruits training from 1,000 annually to 2, 500.”
On the security challenges in the country, Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq made it clear that the military would not allow any individual or group to undermine the sovereignty of the country, reminding the new officers: “you are coming into the service at a period of our nation’s involvement in Boko Haram insurgency in the North East and violent agitations by militants in the South South. “The problems in the South South include vandalism of gas and oil infrastructure, oil theft, illegal bunkering, sea robbery, piracy and kidnapping.” This was even as governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State pledged the support of his administration to the NAF and the military in finding lasting solution to the nation’s security challenges. A total of 591 officers graduated at the ceremony. [myad]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has asked every Muslim in the country to look for the new moon between Sunday and Monday for the Eid el-Fitri.
