President Biden Describes Gun Violence In America As Epidemic

April 17, 2021

The President Joe Biden of America has described gun violence in his country as an “epidemic.”

The President’s position is coming on the heels of the daily killings that is assuming an alarming rate.

The killing spree has forced President Biden to lower the American flag at the White House, military posts, public buildings and embassies around the world.

Reports have it that America is soaked in blood once again and that only yesterday, April 15 night, a gunman opened fire at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, killing at least 8 people and injuring several others before taking his own life.

Reports said that in the past one month alone, there have been at least 45 mass shootings in the United States, meaning shootings with at least 4 victims.

Since the beginning of this year, at least 11,000 people have been shot dead in the United States, Attorney General Merrick Garland said recently. Every single day here, at least 120 or 150 people are gunned down.

Meanwhile, Republican senators are not ready for a legislation on gun control or universal background checks.

It is estimated that by tomorrow, April 17, more than 120 more Americans would have been killed, massacred in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” That’s how bad it is.

Source: Simon Ateba, Publisher, Today News Africa, Washington DC

How I Picked New Acting Inspector General Of Police – Buhari

Editorial staff

April 15, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has given an insight into the process that led to the appointment of Usman Baba as the new Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP). Answering Reporters’ questions on his arrival from two-week medical trip to London, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja today, April 15, Buhari said that Usman Baba went through some rigours.

“We went through the system: there was a committee by the Minister of Police Affairs. They gave me some names and he happened to be the one chosen.

“He knows his job. He has been in it for a long time. He went through all the trainings. He has the necessary experience. So, we have a high expectation from him.”

President Buhari said that the new service chiefs know what is wrong: they know what is right and I think they are doing their best.

“I hope their best will be good enough for Nigeria.”

On his medical trip to London, the President said that it went very well, saying that he had returned to continue from where he stopped.

Nigerians, he said, should expect “continuity.”

Buhari Returns After 2 Weeks In London

Editorial staff

April 15, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after successful medical check-up in the United Kingdom.

The presidential aircraft conveying the president and some presidential aides landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 4.45 pm today, April 15.

Those at the airport to welcome the president included the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammed Bello and the National Security Adviser to the President, retired Major General Babagana Monguno.

Others were the service chiefs, acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufa’i, the Director General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi and other presidential aides.

The president, after a brief welcoming ceremony at the airport, boarded a presidential helicopter that conveyed him to the Presidential Villa.

President Buhari had on March 30 departed Abuja for London, United Kingdom, for routine medical check-up.

Source: NAN.

Aligs Pharmacy Introduces Online Pharmaceutical Store In Abuja

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

Aligs Pharmacy has introduced an online pharmaceutical store to help residents of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) gain easy access to medications without frequent visit to conventional hospitals.

The Managing Director of Aligs Pharmacy and Stores in Gwarimpa area of Abuja, Mrs. Ngozi James, stressed that the online store will give Abuja residents easy access to drugs through online shopping and online drug information services.

She assured that Aligs Pharmacy will avail customers the opportunity to shop for all sorts of medications and interact with medical consultants via its website at: https://AligsPharmacy.com.

The Managing Director said that while maintaining its physical stores, Aligs Pharmacy, like many drugstores in advanced countries, will seek to take advantage of opportunities in e-Health.

On why Aligs Pharmacy is making the shift, Ngozi, a pharmacist, said: “I didn’t just want the idea of dispensing drugs to those who are ill but more like a community pharmacy where we reach out to each other; go beyond the regular pharmacy to patient relation to actually building a strong bond, follow up on people to find out if they have adverse reactions, find out if the drugs are actually working for them and change it if possible.

“We have a doctor who is on standby to consult for patients. We also have a clinic where people can rest till they are strong enough to talk to us. We have certified nurses and laboratory scientists on ground. So, we incorporate these things into our services and we pride ourselves in having that all-encompassing community health outfit.”

On her part, the resident pharmacist of the drug store, Pham Karen Okereke, said with Aligs Pharmacy now digital, clients will not only chat with readily available experts in real-time, but the pharmacy’s website will also avail them the opportunity to get prescriptions online and get doorstep delivery anywhere in Abuja.

Aligs Pharmacy and Stores is located at FLGM Plaza, No. 27, 4th Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja. It is registered with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria. The pharmacy is a subsidiary of Aligs Services Nigeria Limited registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).

Aligs Pharmacy hotline: +234 (811) 877 8293

Email: info@aligspharmacy.com

Efforts To Secure Release Of Chibok School Girls Still On Course – Presidency

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

The Presidency has made it clear that the issue of seeking for the release of Chibok school girls, who were kidnapped from their school in Borno State in April 2014 by Boko Haram insurgents still looms large in its calculations.

“Efforts to secure their release through various channels and activities of the security and intelligence agencies remain on course,”senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said in a statement today, April 14.

Garba Shehu stressed that no one is giving up hope, saying that the recent decisive push by the military against the terrorists gives hope that a breakthrough is possible and could happen anytime soon.

He asked for support, understanding and prayers for the military as they discharge their historic mandate to quickly finish off the insurgency war and free all citizens held hostage, even as he assured parents and all concerned citizens that the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, remain constantly on the minds of government the same way they are always on the minds of their parents.

Federal Government Votes N532 Million For Works On Unibadan Library

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the sum of N532 for the construction and furnishing of the extension of the library of the University of Ibadan.

The Federal Executive Council ( FEC), which approved the amount, following a memo presented by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, at its meeting today, April, 14, insisted that the job must be completed within 48 weeks.

The contract was awarded UYK Nigeria Limited, with members of the FEC, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, expressing the urgent need to actually extend the library facility in the University.

The FEC considered the fact that for many years, the library of the University of Ibadan had needed real extension, given surge of the student population.

The extension project will comprise two suspended floors, two online reading areas, three cubicles, one physically challenged reading area, four seminar rooms, one reprographic unit, six staff offices, one control room, general rooms, stores, four E-libraries, a coffee room, a media unit room, one galaxies exhibition room and a journal publication unit, in addition to two reading areas.

Edo Gov, Obaseki, Is A Liar, Finance Minister Curses

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

The Federal Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has described the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki as a liar over his claim that the Federal Government printed N60 billion in March to support federal allocation to states.

Zainab Ahmed, who answered reporters’ questions, said that Obaseki’s worry on the rising debt profile of the country, against the backdrop of what he called ‘huge financial trouble’, is not necessary as the country’s debt is still within sustainable limits.

The Edo Governor was quoted as saying at the Edo transition committee stakeholders engagement last week Saturday that, “When we got FAAC for March, the federal government printed additional N50-N60 billion to top-up for us to share.

“This April, we will go to Abuja and share. By the end of this year, our total borrowings are going to be within N15-N16 trillion.”

But the Minister explained that what is distributed at the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meetings were generated revenue from government institutions available to the public at the ministry’s website.

“The issue that was raised by the Edo State Governor for me is very, very sad. Because it is not a fact. What we distribute at FAAC is a revenue that is generated and in fact distribution revenue is a public information. We publish revenue generated by FIRS, the customs and the NNPC and we distribute at FAAC. So, it is not true to say we printed money to distribute at FAAC, it is not true.

“On the issue of the borrowing, the Nigerian debt is still within sustainable limit. What we need to do as I have said several times is to improve our revenue to enhance our capacity to service not only our debt but to service the needs of running government on day to day basis. “So our debt currently at about 23% to GDP is at a very sustainable level. If you look at all the reports that you see from multilateral institutions.”

How I Was Given Fake Admission Into University Of Abuja, Final Year Student Narrates

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

A final-year student of Economics at the University of Abuja, Justina Adegoke has narrated how she recently discovered she was given fake admission into the institution.

According to her, she was hijacked by a fraudster at one of the cyber cafes, when she came down to JAMB Computer Based Test (CBT) centre to address her admission challenge.

She said that the fraudster asked her what she wanted to do and she told him that she wanted to create an email address to complete her admission process and that he collected her phone to assist.

“I didn’t know that he diverted the mail and password from my phone to himself. All information was then intercepted by him.

“He then called me first to ask me to send N1, 000 airtime before he would send the information while claiming to be a staff member of JAMB.

“He later asked for N2, 000 and then N3, 000 to release the mail and password and threatened to deal with me if I refused to co-operate.”

Adegoke said that she couldn’t bear it any longer and decided to go to JAMB headquarters to report and make her complaint known.

The owner of the cyber café, Moses Peter, claimed that he wasw not aware of the act he claimed was committed by one David Ahmed of Auchi Polytechnic.

He said that he employed boys at random to go out and look for customers but was not aware of their fraudulent activities.

All suspects apprehended by the board had been handed over to security agents for further investigations.

Nigerian Army Names 12 ISWAP Leaders Killed In One Week

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

The Army has released the names of 12 leaders of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) killed in military operations in the last week.

They are Abu Rabi, Mohammed Likita and their body guards, killed on April 6 during airstrikes and ground artillery bombardments. They were eliminated at Kusuma, Sigir in Ngala and Arijallamari in Abadam Local Government Areas of Borno State.

Ameer Umar, Abu Ubaida and Abu Salim were killed by forces on April 10, after being ambushed around Wulgo, Logomania axis, near Nigeria’s border with Cameroon while attempting to attack locals and rustle cows.

Those who were killed in Tudun Wulgo, Zari, Tumbun Alhaji, Kusuma, Sigir in Ngala and Arijallamari, in Abadam, Marte and Ngala Local Government Areas, include Mohammad Fulloja, Ameer Mallam Bello, Ba’a kaka Tunkushe, Abu Muktar Al-Ansari, Ameer Abba Kaka, Abu Huzaifa, Ameer Modu Kwayem.

The military statement today, April 14, said that Goni Mustapha, the Chief Imam of ISWAP, escaped with bullet wounds, adding that the sustained offensive has forced the insurgents to attack communities and locations occupied by humanitarian agencies in search of food.

How Cyber Fraudsters Defrauded Us Of N10 Million – JAMB Registrar

Editorial staff

April 14, 2021

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede has said the board lost over N10 million to fraudsters in 2020.

Professor Oloyede, who spoke to news men today, April 14 in Abuja, said however that the cyber criminals have been investigated, tracked and nabbed in Kaduna, Nasarawa and Abuja.

“We did not ask anyone to apply to be an ad hoc staff on the site, we had already chosen them through recommendations from various agencies.

“We only created the site just to pay them via a code that was assigned to them.

“However, these suspects gained access to the site, deleted the original account details and phone numbers and inserted theirs.

“We paid N20,000 each for accommodation per night and N100,000 for flight tickets, depending on the location of each staff to go and work for that period.

“The payments ranged from N200,000 to over N300,000 per person. Yet, these suspected fraudsters after gaining access to the sites also inserted details for their family members.

“They didn’t go to partake in the exercise but ignored the messages sent from our domains.

“One of them, Saidu Zubairu collected over N3.7 million for himself because he inserted the account details of his mother, sisters and other family members.

“We have not calculated all the monies they all have so far received but altogether, the amount will definitely sum up to more than N10 million.

“We have already paid the original owners, though it took us over a year to track the suspects but we finally apprehended them and I assure you the law will take its cause.”

Professor Oloyede said that the board’s preparations to combat corrupt practices in its system, adding that some of the illegalities had prompted changes in the board’s mode of operations.

Saidu Zubairu, one of the 10 arrested suspects said that he got the code for the site through his friend (presently at large) and indulged others.

He said: “I succeeded in changing the original details in the site and asked eight other friends of mine to do same and they confirmed receipt of payment afterwards.”

Zubairu said that he added the details of 12 family members to the site who were also paid above N300,000.

He pleaded that they be forgiven while promising to reimburse the money if given enough time.

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