Flood Kills 50, Displaces Many In Jigawa, NEMA Boss Confirms

August 14, 2022

The executive secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Sani Yusuf, has confirmed that flood has claimed the lives of 50 persons while many people are displaced.

Speaking to news men today, August 14, Alhaji Yusuf, said that the flood destroyed thousands of homes in the state, adding that the situation forced Jigawa residents to take refuge in other places, which include government buildings.

He said that the state government accommodated many displaced persons in 11 temporary camps.

Alhaji Yusuf said that some of the victims are from Balangu village where no fewer than 237 houses were destroyed with four people dead.

“We have so many displaced persons about 11 temporary camps. In Balangu alone 237 houses have been damaged and they are now living in a temporary camp.

“Four people also died in that same village, after the six in Kafin Hausa. So, when you go around the state we lost about 50 people to the flood now. Even yesterday, seven people from the same family died.”

He said that as part of the Federal Government’s intervention efforts, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar, visited the North-Western state to distribute relief materials.

The minister was in the state alongside the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Habib, to provide succour to the victims.

Sadiya Umar said that she was in the stateon the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari, to provide the necessary support to the flood-ravaged victims.

“This incident is particularly sad because it has become perennial. This is causing serious damage to schools, houses, and the livelihood of the people.

“Upon receiving this unfortunate news, President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management to activate the National Emergency Management Agency to respond and provide the necessary support to the affected persons.”

The Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, commended the Federal Government for what he describes as a quick response to the incident.

He lamented that the flood has caused so much trauma to the victims, expressing the hope that the government’s intervention will cushion the effect on the people.

“The latest incident happened four to five days ago and already relief materials are on the ground. We have seen the kind of support we received during the COVID-19 pandemic and all afflictions.”

Peter Obi To Nigerians: Stop Religion, Ethnic Politics Now

Editorial staff

August 14, 2022

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians to avoid religious and ethnic politics ahead of 2023 elections in Nigeria.

Speaking through his verified Twitter handle today, August 14, Obi, who is the former governor of Anambra state, said that the current state of the nation calls for everyone to come together and shun tribe and religion.

He asked Nigerians to vote candidates whose portfolios show that they can get the job done.

He wrote: “The high cost of living, high level of insecurity and every other challenge is affecting all Nigerians equally, irrespective of tribe and religion.

“We must then unite as one and rally behind capable leaders with verifiable track records of success for the sake of our collective interest.”

Ex Chief Of Army Staff, Buratai, Sues Sowore Of Sahara Reporters For N10 Billion

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has taken the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over allegation of false publication.
Buratai is seeking N10 billion damages, because according to him, Sowore, the publisher of a United States-based online medium, linked him to a report that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences Commission (ICPC), found billions of currency notes in local and foreign denominations at his apartment in Abuja.
Buratai in suit number FCT/HC/CV/252/2022 filed through his lawyer, Dr. Reuben Atabo (SAN), wanted the Court to restrain Sowore and his medium from further publishing or caused to publish any defamatory publication against him.
The senior advocate prayed the court for the following reliefs: A declaration that the defendant’s publication dated 23rd day of June 2022 with the caption “EXCLUSIVE: Anti-graft Agency, ICPC Uncovers Billions in Cash Meant for Arms, Ammunition To Fight Boko Haram In Abuja Home Of Ex Chief Of Army Staff, Buratai amounts to defamation of the Claimant’s character, an order mandating the defendant to retract the said publication with a public apology which must be published in two national dailies and on the defendant’s online platform where the defamatory publication was made, an injunction restraining the defendant whether by themselves, servants, agents or otherwise, from further publishing or causing to be published the said or similar words defamatory of the claimant, damages in the sum of N10 billion being general and aggravated damages for libelous words falsely, maliciously and recklessly published by the defendant of and concerning the claimant in the online publication.

I, Not Gov Wike, Challenged Atiku’s Candidacy In court – Ex Abia Deputy Speaker

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

Former deputy speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Cosmas Ndukwe has owned up to a suit challenging the presidential candidacy of Atiku Abubakar In the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ndukwe, who was also a presidential aspirant in the party in the build up to the primary, confirmed that it was not Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State that dragged Atiku to court as was widely publicized.
“That suit they are saying Wike went to court is my suit. Wike did not go to any court. It’s I that went to court because PDP violated its constitution. The matter is now at the Supreme Court. The court processes were served on the necessary parties on Thursday. That’s why they thought it was Wike.”
He said that he thought PDP had learnt its lessons on the consequences of impunity but regretted that the party still violated its constitution because of vested interest of some people.
Ndukwe, who is also a former general manager, Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, (ASEPA), said that the party should not be allowed to get away with the gross violation of its constitution.
According to him, in an interview with Vanguard newspaper, nobody compelled PDP to factor in zoning in its constitution, insisting that the party must be made to obey its constitution not minding who it favoured.
“We decided to move to the Supreme Court. The apex court will hear the matter and decide within 45 days.
“I am very optimistic that the Supreme Court will give its judgment based on equity and justice. It is a constitutional matter and nobody will violate the constitution and be allowed to go free.
“How can PDP not obey the constitution it made for itself? Now they are claiming they are operating the Nigerian constitution that allows for freedom of association. But the question is: was the party forced to make its constitution that recognised zoning?
“You know there is Nigerian Constitution that allows for freedom of association and you decided to make your constitution which of course is binding on you.
“PDP agreed on zoning even when other parties were not interested in it, and the party has always respected it. You said zoning is for fairness and equity, so, why is it at this point that PDP wants to throw away zoning?
“The party used the same zoning in selecting its hierarchy but when it came to presidential candidates it jettisoned zoning.
“Now, every serious position in PDP is occupied by northerners. The North has the presidential candidate, National Chairman, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Where is South in all these? The South, especially South East, is totally out of the game.
“Atiku is even thinking of picking his Campaign Director General from the West. So, where is South-East in PDP which the zone invested so much to form and incubated?”
It would be recalled that the famous suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/782/2022, listed Governor Wike and Newgent Ekamon, a chieftain of the PDP, as plaintiffs while the originating summons, had PDP as the first defendants and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), as the second. Tambuwal and Atiku were listed as the third and fourth defendants, respectively.
Ekamon want the court to determine eight points, including whether the transfer of Tambuwal’s votes to Atiku in the primary was illegal and void.
Source: Sunday Vanguard.

BREAKING: Teaching Hospital Alerts Over Outbreak Of Marburg, Upsurge In COVID19

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

The Abuja University Teaching Hospital has alerted the staff and management over the outbreak of Marburg disease and resurgence of COVID19.

In an internal memo, addressed to the Heads of Departments, staff and hospital community on behalf of the Chief Medical Director, the Deputy Director, information, Sani M. Suleiman asked members of the community to be cautious and observe the usual protocols to avoid the spread of the viruses.

“Consequently, the attention of the Heads of Departments is hereby drawn to ensure adequate surveillance and hygiene by observing protocols of prevention.

“Please circulate for more information as prevention is better than cure.”

Marburg disease was first detected in Guinea in August 2021and later broke out in Ghana

Marburg virus spreads through direct contact (such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, or mouth) with: Blood or body fluids* (urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, amniotic fluid, and semen) of a person who is sick with or died from Marburg virus disease.

The symptoms of the disease are nausea, vomiting, chest pain, sore throat, abdominal pain, and diarrhea

The symptoms become increasingly severe and can include jaundice, inflammation of the pancreas, severe weight loss, delirium, shock, liver failure, massive hemorrhaging, and multi-organ dysfunction.

Experts posit that Marburg is more deadly than COVID 19.

De Club 10 Members Celebrate Mrs. Caro ‘s Birthday

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

Members of the elite De Noble Club 10 Nigeria rallied round Mrs. Caro, wife of Engineer Ibrahim Jibrin, a top member of the Club to celebrate her birthday in the heart of Abuja yesterday, August 13. The husband of the celebrant, Engineer Jibrin, in black dress, stands next to his wife (the celebrant). The Club’s President, Abdulrazak Leramo is first from left.

Extreme right is former President of the Club, Saidu Yusuf:immediately to his right (with only head showing is Prince Emmanuel Omadivi) and Ahmed Yusuf, third from right as well as other top members.

We in Greenbarge Reporters online newspaper, wish Mrs. Jibril many happy return of the day in good health.

Pat Utomi Has No Power To Appoint Party’s Spokesman – Publicity Secretary

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Arabambi Abayomi, has dismissed the reports indicating that a chieftain of the party, Professor Pat Utomi has appointed Charles Okadigbo as the party’s a spokesperson.

In a statement yesterday, August 13, Arabambi Abayomi said that it is only the National Chairman, Julius Abure, that has the power, under the constitution of the party, to make such appointment.

The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to the news intercepted through multiple news media that one Mr Charles Okadigbo has been appointed as the Spokesman of Labour Party by Prof. Pat Utomi.

”It is not undisputed that LP has not made such an appointment since Utomi who is the leader of NCF cannot usurp the function of the National Chairman.

“For the records, Utomi who is the leader of the NCF, a strong affiliate of the LP, while in a zoom meeting introduced Charles Okadigbo as the Media Head of the “Big Tent,” an acronym for the NCF and No mention of LP was made on that platform.

“All appointments by the LP are made through the office of the national chairman and announcement made by the national publicity secretary under the directive of the national chairman,” he was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria.

“According to Abayomi, for emphasis and clarity, Article 14 subsection 1(a) of the Labour Party Constitution states as follows:

”The national chairman shall give leadership to the party and shall preside over all meetings of the National Executive Council and the National Working Committee of the party.

“LP now uses this opportunity to say the LP is guided by the constitution in all its activities.

”As such, all members of the party, as well as interested members of the public presently in LP, should from here on, take serious caution that the function of the national chairman as head of LP is not in question.”

Jonathan Was “Angel” We Pushed Out Of Office, Oshiomhole Confesses

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

Former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has described the former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan as an Angel that was defeated at the polls even though he performed creditably well.

According to him, the logic of multi-party democracy is that “even an angel can be defeated. You have set a standard that none of your successors can afford to go below.”

Oshiomhole, who spoke yesterday, August 13 at the one-year memorial lecture in honour of late Captain Hosa Okunbo, in Abuja, confessed that even though the former President left good legacies, he (Oshiomhole) fought him out of office due to their differences in political interests.

“You (Jonathan) left legacies even though I had cause to fight you because it is politics. The legacy you have left, there is no successor who can afford to do less.

“Part of your (Jonathan) legacies was when you launched the almajiri school and your thought was that no Nigerian child should be left on the street and also appropriated special funds.

“These ideas are not new but what we lack is the will to transform it to practice. We never know who are our friends until when we are no more.

“No one is appreciated until he or she leaves office.”

Oshiomhole was also the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, Olu of Warri and Ogiame Atuwase III, spoke at the event, condemning the glorification of stomach infrastructure in Nigeria’s political culture, among others.

They described the late Captain Hosa Okunbo as a man with a large heart, the spirit of philanthropy and ardent love for the needy.

According to them, one of his legacies that will continue to endure is that he nurtured and mentored many to become responsible members of the society.

NCC Alerts Nigerians Of Existence Of New Malware Designed To Scam Organizations

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians of the existence of Ransomware, which is a malware designed to deny a user or organization access to files on their computer until they pay the attackers.

The NCC’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has therefore, advised organisations to adopt stronger cybersecurity measures, including ensuring that employees use strong, unique passwords for every account and enabling multi-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it is supported to prevent ransomware attacks.

In a statement today, August 13, the NCC spokesman, Reuben Muoka said that organizations should ensure regular systems backup.

He said that the warning to organisations contained in the NCC-CSIRT’s advisory of August 12, 2022, adding that it came after the Yanluowang threat actors gained access to Cisco’s network, using an employee’s stolen credentials after hijacking the employee’s personal Google account containing credentials synced from their browser.

“Cisco reported the security incident on its corporate network but said it did not identify any impact on its business although the threat actors had published a list of files from this security incident on the dark web on August 10.

“NCC-CSIRT estimated potential damage from the incident to be critical while predicting that successful exploitation of the ransomware will result in ransomware deployment to compromise computer systems, sensitive products and customers’ data theft and exposure, as well as huge financial loss to organizations by incurring significant indirect costs and could also mar their reputations.”

The statement said that the first step to preventing ransomware attacks is to ensure that employees are using strong, unique passwords for every account and enabling multi-factor authentication (2FA) wherever it’s supported.

“In response to the attack, Cisco has immediately implemented a company-wide password reset. Users of Cisco products should ensure a successful password reset.

“As a precaution, the company has also created two Clam AntiVirus signatures (Win.Exploit.Kolobko-9950675-0 and Win.Backdoor.Kolobko-9950676-0) to disinfect any potentially compromised assets. Clam AntiVirus Signatures (or ClamAV) is a multi-platform antimalware toolkit that can detect a wide range of malware and viruses.

“User education is critical in thwarting this type of attacks or any similar attacks, including ensuring that employees are aware of the legitimate channels through which support personnel will contact users, so that employees can identify fraudulent attempts to obtain sensitive information. Organisations should ensure regular systems backup.”

The statement said that CSIRT is the telecom sector’s cyber security incidence centre set up by the NCC to focus on incidents in the telecom sector and as they may affect telecom consumers and citizens at large.

The CSIRT, it said, also works collaboratively with the Nigeria Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT), established by the Federal Government to reduce the volume of future computer risks incidents by preparing, protecting and securing the Nigerian cyberspace to forestall attacks, problems or related events.

I Received Letter From Ohinoyi On Ebira Involvement In Owo Church Attack – Ondo Gov

Greenbarge Reporters

August 14, 2022

The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim

Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said that the Ohinoyi of Ebira people worldwide has forwarded a private letter to him, expressing his embarrassment on the involvement of his subjects in the Catholic attack by terrorists in Owo in June this year.

“I also have received a letter from Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, that is the leader of Ebira in the World, commiserating again and expressing his own embarrassment on what happened.”

The Ohinoyi, 94 year old acting chairman of Kogi State Traditional Council, Alhaji, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, is the paramount first class traditional ruler of the entire Ebira nation.

Governor Akeredolu, who held a special meeting with the leaders of the Ebira community in the state at the Cocoa Conference Hall of the Governor’s office, Alagbaka, Akure, today, Agust 13, called on Ebira leaders to warn their wards against venturing into the kidnapping business.

Akeredolu, who stressed that the Ebira people have lived together with the indigenes of the state for long, charged them not to deviate from the farming trade.

“We summoned the special meeting with our brothers. They are not new here but because of the recent developments that have to do with the Owo massacre and kidnappings, we have to call ourselves.

“I can assure you all that we have had a very frank discussion with ourselves and the leader of the Ebiras in Ondo State spoke on behalf of Ebiras and a few other persons

“It is clear that the message from us to them is well understood and we have assurance from the Ebiras who are living in Ondo State that they would corporate with the security agencies and that the incident in Owo was something that they themselves felt very bad about.

“So, we leave here today with the belief that our brothers, Ebira that are here, would at the least work to ensure that there is security in Ondo State and in doing that, we have charged them to discuss with all their people.”

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