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June 12: Commendation galore
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dr joe okei-odumakin president of women arise for change initiative wa said we accept these honors no matter how belated because we and other nigerians have campaigned around these issues over the years2 she said june 12 could not be forgotten so fast by nigerians because it was the day nigerians freely elected a president in the freest and fairest election2 the rights activist prayed that the spirit of june 12 would take firm root in nigeria future elections2 it is our wish that the essential spirit of june 12 takes firm root in our land with free and fair election and become a norm in our land2 from the ekiti elections scheduled for july 14 and the general elections in 2019. that is the moment the spirits of abiola and all martyrs of june 12 will forgive nigeria. she said2 alhaji balarabe musa national chairman of peoples redemption party and former governor of old kaduna state said buharis action had given nigerians renewed hope2 the actions give hope that president buhari can do the right thing and correct wrongs before its too late for him and for the nation musa said2 but god and allah said that this day shall come and it came without rancour but happiness and warm smiles everywhere1 all the states in the west have always observed june 12 as democracy day1 president muhammadu buharis surprise replacement of may 29 with june 12 as democracy day celebration has spiralled commendations from across all activists and groups1 the president also conferred a posthumous highest national honour on the presumed winner of june 12 1993 presidential election mko abiola1 musa who has never seen anything about buhari said president buharis action with regards to declaration of june 12 as democracy day and award of the highest honour to late chief mko abiola are relevant just courageous and patriotic1 abiolas vice presidential candidate babagana kingibe and late human rights and fiery lawyer gani fawehinmi are also to be bestowed with national honours on june 121 yoruba ronu leadership forum socio-cultural group in south west considered the declaration as a reward for all progressives in the country1 mr akin malaolu secretary-general of the forum applauded the decision of buhari and said the decision and recognition provoked emotions and tears of joy throughout the country especially in the western region1 he noted that abiola was a political figure that was respected by all tribes in the country and across the world in his life time1 we had this opportunity in 1999 when ex-president olusegun obasanjo was president but despite all appeals to him he turned the teeming masses down1 activists and non-activists on thursday commended president buhari for the declaring june 12 which he said would henceforth be celebrated as democracy day beginning from next year1 candidly when the news broke artisans market women and workers were in jubilation commercial drivers and passengers hugged one another with smiles1 every word that came out from the jubilant crowd can be interpreted as do good and good will follow you malaolu said1 he congratulated nigerians and the victims of brutal killings during the struggle for the actualisation of june 12 in 19931 he also thanked president buhari the vice president and others including asiwaju bola ahmed tinubu for the decision1 governor akinwunmi ambode of lagos state hailed the announcement and lauded the president saying that the development was a historic and symbolic moment in the nations political trajectory1 this is a welcome development. it is a historic moment in our nation and i join other nigerians to commend president buhari on this announcement1 by this move he has done what previous administrations failed to do1 this not only shows that the president is a man of history and character but also eloquently confirms that the heroes of democracy did not die in vain after all ambode said in a statement by his chief press secretary mr habib aruna1 a chieftain of the peoples democratic party pdp chief ebenezer babatope also commended president buhari. he said abiola was the presumed winner of the june 12 1993 presidential election until his death on july 7 19981 babatope a former minister of transport and member pdp board of trustees told the news agency of nigeria nan on phone that the presidents motivation was right1 even though one may question the timing the motivation is right1 we should commend buhari for the declaration of june 12 as democracy day and the conferment of gcfr on the late mko abiola he said1 also mr wasiu eshinokun-sanni the deputy speaker of the lagos state house of assembly said that the truth had prevailed1 eshinokun-sanni who noted that he received the news with a mixed feeling commended the lagos state government to have recognised abiola and chief gani fawehinmi a late human rights lawyer1 the good part is that effort of nigerians in forgetting religious and tribal sentiments as exhibited by the june 12 elections is not in vain. june 12 is democracy day is also symbolic1 what obasanjo former president failed to recognise all this while in spite being the greatest beneficiary of june 12 a nigerian of northern extraction has brought it to the front burner he said1 -
June 12: Aregbesola applauds Buhari for courage
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june 12 1993 was the day democracy was born in nigeria. it was the day nigerians negated all the social and political constructs that had been thought would make national unity impossible and democratic governance impossible but nigerians in their heterogeneity overwhelmingly voted for a candidate whose very essence was in defiance of religious ethnic and regional categorisation6 osun governor rauf aregbesola has applauded president muhammadu buhari for recognising june 12 as democracy day in place of may 291 in a statement by his media adviser sola fasure governor aregbesola commended the president for mustering the courage to take this historic step 25 years after the freest and fairest presidential election ever held in the history of nigeria1 according to governor aregbesola president buhari has secured for himself an incomparable position in history for summoning the courage to take this historic step of recognising june 12 as democracy day and honouring chief moshood abiola posthumously1 it is most regrettable that the election was annulled and chief abiola clamped in illegal detention where he later died1 successive administrations had suppressed the significance of june 12 and resisted every admonition to recognise the date and honour chief abiola1 we have since the advent of our administration shunned may 29 and celebrated june 12 as democracy day1 we are glad therefore that president buhari has taken this bold step and set the record straight. history will be kind to him for this. i commend him for this uncommon courage and demonstration of leadership the statement said1 -
Farmer jailed for stealing chicken, eggs
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for stealing chickens and eggs from his neighbors poultry a 31-year-old farmer samuel asam is to spend the next two months in prison1 an epe magistrates court in lagos state handed down the sentence to asam on thursday1 the magistrate mrs o.a. fowowe-erusiafe however gave the convict an option to do 40 hours of community service1 asam a resident of igbojia village in ibeju-lekki near lagos was convicted on a two-count charge bordering on breaking and entering and theft1 he was accused of stealing chickens and eggs worth n527 600 from his neighbors poultry1 the convict had admitted committing the offences and begged the court to tamper justice with mercy saying that he did not know what came over him1 police prosecutor sgt. moses oyekanmi had earlier told the court that one tosin fadayemi of igbojia village had on june 2 reported incident of theft at his poultry1 oyekanmi said that asam had stolen 120 broilers valued at n420 000 17 cockerels valued at n51 000 five red cocks valued at n17 500 and 46 crates of eggs valued at n39 1001 he said that during police investigation asam had confessed to the crime but that the police was however unable to recover all the stolen items from the convict1 the prosecutor said that the offences contravened sections 287 and 308 2 of the criminal laws of lagos state 20151 -
NABDA, Nigerias Biotechnology Agency gets new boss
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he is also a fellow of the institute of corporate administration of nigeria fcai1 by perpetua onuegbu1 mrs ifeoma ndefo the head of communication and protocol of the agency made this known in a statement on thursday in abuja1 she said the appointment which was made by dr ogbonnaya onu the minister of science and technology would take immediate effect1 akpa is the most senior director of nabda and had served as director and head of the medical biotechnology department in nabda from june 1 2008 to june 1 20161 akpa took over from mr abayomi oguntunde a director in the ministry of science and technology who was the overseeing director-general following the completion of the tenure of prof. lucy ogbadu1 he is a professor of pharmaceutical microbiology and biotechnology a fellow of the world health organisation fwho the royal society of tropical medicine and hygienefrstmh1 the federal government has appointed prof. alex akpa the acting director-general of the national biotechnology development agency nabda1 he has four patents granted for his original inventions and had won several international grants for the development of medical biotechnology in nigeria1 the statement described the new nabda boss an astute professor who has 57 publications including technical reports and scientific papers in both local and international peer reviewed journals1 akpa was a five time winner of the internationally competed for undpworld bankworld health organization tropical diseases research who-tdr research trainingoperational research grants1 the professor of pharmaceutical microbiology and biotechnology had served as a consultant to several international agencies and bodies including the who-tdr on onchocerciasis1 others are undp on infectious diseases including hiv and aids control at community level unicef on childhood diseases1 the carter centre global 2000 on operational research involving the assessment and evaluation of the guinea worm eradication programme in nigeria and the rehabilitation of broken down boreholes in guinea worm endemic parts of enugu and ebonyi states1 nabda is an agency under the ministry of science and technology established to promote coordinate and set research and development priority in biotechnology for nigeria1 -
U.S. man wrongly detained for 25 yrs gets $10m reward
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u.s. man wrongly detained for 25 yrs gets 10m reward1 a u.s. man who was found innocent after serving 25 years in prison has received 10 million u.s. dollars on wednesday as compensation. the settlement set a record for the city of philadelphia1 in the u.s. state of pennsylvania1 where anthony wright1 who was 20-years-old when the alleged crime occurred1 was sentenced to life without parole for a 1991 rape and murder case1 -
Alice Marie Johnson granted clemency by Trump
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source63 president has announced he commuted the life sentence of alice marie johnson a 63-year-old serving for a first-time nonviolent drug offense on wednesday1 kardashian has spent months using her platform . she met with the president to discuss the possibility of revisiting johnsons sentence1 i would like to thank president trump for his time this afternoon kardashian visit in may1 it is our hope that the president will grant clemency to ms. alice marie johnson who is serving a life sentence for a first-time non-violent drug offense1 johnson wasfor helping a multimillion-dollar cocaine ring something johnson said she and was unable to support her family1 in an op-ed titledfor cnn johnson wrote that her life began to spiral out of control after the loss of her son and her divorce1 trumps decision comesdays after reality star spoke with the about prison reform and sentencing1 this was a road i never dreamed of venturing down. i became what is called a telephone mule passing messages between the distributors and sellers1 i participated in a drug conspiracy and i was wrong1 the white house released a statement on wednesday commending johnson for her ability to rehabilitate herself in prison1 johnsons clemency was supported by her warden arcala washington-adduci who told the white house she is a model inmate who is willing to go above and beyond in all work tasks1 while this administration will always be very tough on crime it believes that those who have paid their debt to society and worked hard to better themselves while in prison deserve a second chance the white house statement read1 i made the biggest mistake of my life to make ends meet and got involved with people selling drugs johnson wrote in her cnn piece1 -
Buhari: June 12 now Nigerias Democracy Day, Abiola gets GCFR
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june 12th 1993 was the day when nigerians in millions expressed their democratic will in what was undisputedly the freest fairest and most peaceful elections since our independence2 the first time this happened was on october 1st 1979. but in the view of nigerians as shared by this administration june 12th 1993 was far more symbolic of democracy in the nigerian context than may 29th or even the october 11 president buhari said abiolas running mate ambassador babagana kingibe will also be honoured with grand commander of the order of the niger the second highest honour. and so will chief gani fawehinmi the indefatigable lawyer and senior advocate who campaigned for the actualisation of june 12 up till abiolas death in 1998. the event will hold on june 121 from 2019 june 12 will now replace 29 may the day the military handed over to civilians in 1999 as nigerias democracy day. and it means that the rest of nigeria will join states in the south west to celebrate the day1 south west nigeria since 1999 has been observing june 12 as democracy day but failed to convince their son former president olusegun obasanjo to accord the date national recognition when he ruled from 1999-20071 president buhari said he decided to honour abiola and the immortal date after consultations with nigerians1 in the view of nigerians as shared by this administration june 12 1993 was and is far more symbolic of democracy in the nigerian context than may 29 or even october 1 president buhari said1 in a statement signed by buharihe said for the past 18 years nigerians have been celebrating may 29 as democracy day. that was the date when for the second time in our history an elected civilian administration took over from a military government1 the election adjudged to be the freest and fairest up till that year in nigerias history was annulled by the military junta headed by ibrahim babangida plunging nigeria into a five-year political crisis. abiola died in 1998 and general sani abacha who was one of the beneficiaries of the annulment died some weeks before him1 president muhammadu buhari in a surprise move wednesday declared june 12 nigerias democracy day and also awarded nigerias highest honour grand commander of the federal republic gcfr to the late businessman moshood kashimawo abiola winner of the election held on same date in 19931 the fact that the outcome of that election was not upheld by the then military government does not detract from the democratic credentials of that process1 accordingly after due consultations the federal government has decided that henceforth june 12th will be celebrated as democracy day. therefore government has decided to award posthumously the highest honour of the land1 gcfr to late chief mko abiola the presumed winner of the june 12th 1993 cancelled elections1 his running mate as vice president amb. baba gana kingibe is also to be invested with a gcon1 furthermore the tireless fighter for human rights and the actualization of the june 12 elections and indeed for democracy in general the late chief gani fawehinmi san is to be awarded the gcon1 the investiture will take place on tuesday june 12 2018 a date which in future years will replace may 29 as a national public holiday in celebration of nigeria democracy day1 here is president buharis statement1 -
Reps probes Kazaure, Jibrin over Buhari
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he was consequently directed to appear before the house committee on rights and privileges for questioning2 the house of representatives has directed the investigation of muhammed kazaure for daring to reveal the collection of signatures for the impeachment of president muhammadu buhari2 the lawmaker was said to have accused some lawmakers of collecting signatures from their colleagues2 he reportedly made the allegation on tuesday during an interview with reporters in abuja shortly after the emergency joint executive session of the national assembly2 kazaures colleagues nicholas ossai and kingsley chinda told the house during wednesdays plenary that the lawmaker accused them of gathering signatures to impeach the president2 the house of representatives resolved to investigate kazaure on wednesday over his comments on an alleged plot to impeach buhari2 meanwhile the house has also resolved to investigate another member abdulmumin jibrin for allegedly accusing some lawmakers of the peoples democratic party pdp of planning to impeach the president2 shortly after the joint session of the national assembly on tuesday in abuja mr jibrin issued a statement on behalf of lawmakers under the aegis of the parliamentary support group of the senate and house of representatives2 in the statement he faulted the resolutions of the lawmakers and asked the national assembly leadership to remove the log in its own eyes before removing the speck in the eye of the president2 the lawmaker who represents bebejikiru federal constituency of kano is being probed barely three months after he returned from a suspension which lasted for 17 months2 a federal high court has nullified the suspension as illegal and unconstitutional2 -
Another bridge built by Gov. Okorocha collapses in Owerri
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the bridge at the children’s amusement park located at the ikemba ojukwu centre in owerri1 imo1 built by gov. rochas okorocha’s administration has collapsed. witnesses at the scene told the news agency of nigeria nan in owerri on wednesday that nobody was killed or injured in the incident. the incident which caused pandemonium in the area1 gave room for criticism by some parents whose children visited the place on may 27 during the 2018 children’s day celebration. a nan correspondent1 who v1 -
Missing plane: Vehicle carrying Kenya search team crashes
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a kenya red cross vehicle carrying a team headed to join the search and rescue efforts for the missing flysax plane has been involved in an accident1 the red cross vehicle carrying the search team collided head-on with a lorry as it headed for the rescue mission1 three patients were rushed to the nakuru general hospital in critical conditions while eight others were taken to the jm memorial hospital in ol kalou nyandarua county1 the cesna c208 craft registration number 5y-cac was flying from a kitale airstrip in trans-nzoia county when it lost contact with control tower at 5p.m. tuesday in the aberdares1 the plane left kitale shortly after 4p.m. with eight passengers and two crew members on board and was expected in nairobi about an hour later1 the missing 12-passenger plane is operated by east africa safari air express a subsidiary of fly540.a statement from the airline acknowledged its aircraft was indeed missing but combined efforts of kcaa kenya wildlife services kws and the air accident investigation division of kenya aaid had been going on to locate it1 -
Uganda goes tough on corrupt officials
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xinhuanan ugandan president yoweri museveni on wednesday announced the establishment of a new anti-corruption unit and encouraged the public to report corrupt officials to the unit1 museveni while delivering his state of the nation address said the move was aimed at fighting rampant corruption and poor service delivery1 he said the unit would be based in his office1 the only enemy we need to fight is corruption and poor implementation of government programmes1 report any corruption you come across to this unit museveni said in a nationwide televised address1 people expect money for every little task1 we could not have liberated this country if we did not have a high degree of altruism1 this attitude of altruism must come back1 the president has put fighting corruption infrastructure development job creation and electricity as key priorities of his ruling party the national resistance movement1 anti-corruption activists argue that uganda has good legal and policy frameworks to fight corruption but the challenge lies in the implementation1 -
Buhari hosts traditional, religious leaders
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president muhammadu buhari on tuesday hosted traditional and religious leaders to breaking of fast1 he reassured them that he will never betray the trust reposed in him by nigerians no matter the challenges on ground1 he also vowed that he would never allow political office holders or public servants entrusted with the nations resources to abuse such trust by way of stealing or mismanagement of the resources1 he maintained that the nations resources were meant to uplift the quality of life of the citizens and not to be diverted to private pockets by selfish individuals or groups1 this country is endowed by god with material and human resources. we are going to work very hard to explore it1 we are holding public trust and knowingly we will not abuse it and we will not allow anybody to abuse it he said1 he charged the traditional and religious leaders to continue to educate and enlighten their followers on the importance of keeping public trust saying that his administration would continue to promote the virtues of honesty trust and accountability for the general good of the society1 while thanking the traditional and religious leaders for their support and understanding the president urged them not to relent in promoting the virtues of peaceful co-existence and brotherliness among the citizens across the country1 the ooni of ife oba adeyeye enitan ogunwusi ojaja ii and amb. shehu galadanchi who spoke on behalf of traditional rulers and the religious leaders respectively thanked president buhari for inviting them for the iftar1 they also lauded his administrations socio-economic policies and programmes aimed at transforming the nations economy and subsequently enhancing the standard of living of the peo1 -
I intend going to France for prostitution - Libya returnee
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i wanted to go to france and i knew it was prostitution that i would do but i didnt mind as long as i can make my parents comfortable1 a 22-year-old libya returnee nameswitheld on wednesday told newsmen in lagos that she made the perilous journey to the north african country en route france to join a prostitution ring1 she spoke at the hajj camp of the murtala muhammed international airport in lagos1 the returnees including nine pregnant women were brought back aboard a buraq airline with registration number 5a-dmg1 the returnees comprised of 70 female adults 90 male adults three children and eight infants1 they returned through the assistance of the international organisation for migration iom1 narrating her ordeal she said that her parents were peasant farmers who were struggling to survive the hardship in nigeria1 she said when i heard about the possibility of making changes in the lives of my family i told my parents and they didnt object1 the returnee who hails from edo was among the 171 nigerians that voluntarily returned from libya on tuesday night1 according to her on getting to libya after many sufferings on the road from kano i was captured by some libyans and my trafficker had to pay money to secure my release1 the returnee narrated that she was again held by another group and had to call her parents to raise money in order to secure her freedom1 they sold everything they had to send the money to me but i was able to return to nigeria through the assistance of iom when we could no longer proceed to my destination1 i was made to swear that upon reaching france and start working i will pay my trafficker 12000 and the herbalist 1000 to settle all the expenses paid on me by my trafficker and the herbalist1 this was because i couldnt raise any money for the journey1 now i am back in nigeria without anything to show for it. my parents will be worst hit1 how can i help my parents to recover she said1 186 nigerians came back voluntarily on june 1 from the volatile north african country where they had been stranded en route to europe1 -
Indian Policewoman hailed for breastfeeding abandoned baby
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i could not suppress my motherly instinct and took him immediately to an adjacent room to feed him archana told newsmen1 bangalore police on wednesday congratulated an indian policewoman who breastfed an abandoned baby prompting a slew of praise on social media1 we salute the mother in our lady police constable archana who rescued an abandoned newborn and breastfed the infant the bangalore police posted on facebook amid praise from many users on the site1 the baby boy was discovered wrapped inside a plastic bag near a construction site in the southern metropolis of bangalore on june 11 shivanandiyya and her colleague police insp r. nagesh found the baby covered in blood with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck1 the infant was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors cleaned him and removed the umbilical cord and then brought to the police station1 the baby was really weak and not moving much making us all worried1 police constable archana shivanandiyya told newsmen she was only acting out of motherly instinct1 the 31-year old had recently returned to work after three months of maternity leave1 the milk was like an elixir that saved the baby1 he started kicking about and crying loudly which sent a wave of cheer and joy to all the staff at the police station1 the newborn had been named kumaraswamy after the states chief minister hd kumaraswamy nagesh said1 he has now been brought to a childrens home1 kumaraswamy tweeted that he was deeply moved and would meet the policewoman who nursed the little one to live to express gratitude. dpanan1 -
Local Content: N/Delta activists threaten shut down of Agip oil
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the niger delta activists forum recently dragged agip before the rivers state command of the department of state security dss where the company was advised to induct the 100 junior staff but the company still reneged on its promise he said1 a niger delta group under the aegis ofniger delta activist forum has threatened to shut down the nigeria agip oil company naoc if it fails to induct some junior production staff recruited in 2014 and 20151 briefing newsmen in abuja the convener of the forum comrade success jack saidthe 20142015 naoc host communities junior production technicians recruitment exercise in line with extant industry laws is a right and not a privilege granted to the host communities1 therefore naoc should immediately induct and integrate the successful applicants within a fortnight1 he recalled that in line with nigerias local content policy agip had conducted a recruitment exercise for junior production technicians and about 100 indigenes of the host communities emerged successful1 after the selection process the successful candidates were booked for medical tests and subsequent placements but the company abruptly aborted the exercise1 all entreaties from the traditional rulers rivers house of assembly and security agencies that agip should induct the locals fell on deaf ears1 the group gave the company a 14 day ultimatum to induct the staffers who were predominantly drawn from the host communities or risk a total and complete shut down1 jack said the activists had embarked ontwenty one days of thorough consultations with well over one hundred and twenty community based organizations community leaders and youth groups in the niger delta1 he said that the consultation was to bring to the fore what he termed as disregard and total disrespect of our people in the region extant laws and institutions of the federal republic of nigeria by nigeria agip oil companynaoc1 he said the group had exhausted all avenues and available options to make agip live up to its corporate social responsibility but the company was not ready to continue doing business in nigeria1 failure on the part of naoc to comply with the fourteen days ultimatum given herein we shall commence a total and complete shut down of all naoc flow stations and oil production facilities within our communities1 we hereby call on all niger delta people to boycott all naoc products and cut all dealings with this avowed enemy of our people at the end of this ultimatum while advising that the right things be done and quickly so to avert the extreme position that our people may be forced to assume1 the group however appreciated president muhammadu buhari for graciously signing the nottooyoungtorun bill into law which it said would accord nigerian youth a place in the business of governance1 this is a historic landmark achievement geared towards youth empowerment and inclusion and not even the worst of onslaughts from anti-youth progressive agents like naoc can reverse it the group added1 -
Husband sneaks at night to sleep with maid
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the defendant however denied all the allegations and in turn accused his wife of adultery claiming that her lover even bought a car for her1 a 36-year-old trader mrs florence anyasi on wednesday told a customary court in igando lagos to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage because her husband staley is a chronic womaniser1 my husband is a womaniser he used to leave me in the bed at night and sneak into my maids room. i have caught him severally on my maids bed sexually assaulting her1 a neighbour approached me and told me to warn my husband to desist from asking her daughter to have love affairs with him1 i once caught him sucking the breasts of my niece who is a minor and he is also fond of wooing my friends the mother of three said as she reeled out her grievances before the court1 anyasi also accused the husband of threatening her life1 my husband always tells me that he will get rid of me and had once succeeded in poisoning me1 he bought food for me and after eating i started having serious pain and vomiting i was rushed to the hospital by neighbours when i was diagnosed it was detected that the food i just ate had been poisoned1 the petitioner said that her husband equally turned her into a punching bag beating her at the slightest provocation and has been calling her thief and prostitute in public1 the woman stressed that her husband was irresponsible and unable to provide food or pay for the education of their children1 she therefore urged the court to dissolve her marriage with stanley1 she told the court that apart from numerous cases of his following women around her husband used to sneak into their maids room to sleep with her1 in january 2017 she came home with a car of n1 million when i queried her where she got the car from she claimed she bought it with her money1 i strongly disagreed with her because she is only selling foodstuffs and can never afford that kind of a car1 the 40-year-old businessman said that his wife packed out of their matrimonial home in 2017 without his knowledge1 i came home from work and discovered that my wife had packed all her belonging out with the children to start living with her lover1 i called her severally she refused to pick but she eventually picked my call last january and informed me that our last baby she delivered in may 2017 was not mine that the child belonged to the man she is presently living with1 before she even gave birth and packed out of my house i always received information from people that they saw my wife in hotel with men but i always ignored them1 stanley said that he provided food and was paying the school fees of their children1 on the allegation of turning her to a punching bag stanley said that he only beat her once when she stabbed him with bottle on his head1 the respondent urged the court to grant his wifes wish for the dissolution of marriage saying that he too was no longer interested1 the court president mr akin akinniyi admonished the couple to maintain peace and fixed july 3 for judgment1 -
NGO, students want prohibition of single-use plastics
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he said that the production of paper bags would boost peoples interest in tree planting while creating jobs for chemical engineers and other nigerians1 global initiative for food security and ecosystem preservation an ngo has called for a total ban on single-use plastics if they could not be reused or recycled1 micheal said that plastic pollution had been a serious environmental menace all over the world1 he added that this explained why his organisation decided to organise the neighbourhood clean-up in collaboration with the students of government secondary school jabi so as to sensitise the students to the need to control plastic waste in the country1 plastics here in the jabi community run off to jabi lake. if you see the quantity of plastics in jabi lake you will never believe it1 that is why we chose this community that is very close to the jabi lake because all the waste of the residents overflow to the lake we want the students to understand that it is important to dispose waste safely1 we are also saying that any plastic material you can reuse reuse it because single-use plastics are contaminating the environment1 we are advocating for a total ban of single use of plastics in nigeria because plastics do not decay they remain in the soil river and ocean for years he added1 michael urged producers of plastic packages to use biodegradable materials such as paper bags and leaf to package consumable products1 its executive director david michael made the call at a clean-up exercise in the jabi neighbourhood of abuja to commemorate the 2018 world environment day which has beat plastic pollution as its theme1 today all over the world is world environment day and un has chosen a good theme for the day which is beat plastic pollution1 plastics have become a menace to our society the environment and our heart1 we need to reduce the rate at which we are using plastics not just only nigeria but all over the world1 today is a significant day for all of humanity. in fact every day should be labelled the world environment day because our lives largely depend on the environment1 the air we breathe the food we eat and even ourselves as humans all came from the soil which is the major component of the environment1 there is therefore a compelling need for us to take care of our environment he said1 clara okpala a student of government secondary school jabi underscored the need to ban the production and utilisation of single-use plastics because whenever plastic waste got into rivers it harmed and killed fishes and other marine life1 martins obi another student of the school said that plastic waste because of its inability to decompose often blocked water channels thereby causing floods which displaced people from their homes1 -
NTYR: Youth group hails Buhari
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what we have found in other countries that are developing is that they take time to build and groom the leadership that will take over1 noble youths mass support association nymsa a non-governmental organisation has commended president muhammadu buhari for signing into law the not-too-young-to-run bill1 according to him the bill is a step in the right direction adding that it will bring about new brand of leadership with sound minds1 i am happy with the passage of the not-too-young-to-run bill into law and it is victory to nigerian youths1 i commend the president for this particular measure and the step that this government has taken regarding the bill1 for people to think that we now have young ones who are intelligent and patriotic and allow them to take leadership positions is quite commendable he said1 onmonya said president buhari signed the bill into law on thursday at the council chambers of the presidential villa in abuja barely two days after he pledged to do so during the countrys democracy day celebration on may 291 he observed that the movement had already put younger nigerians at advantage positions to participate in elective positions ahead of the future general elections1 comrade godwin onmonya the national coordinator of the association gave the commendation while briefing newsmen in kuje abuja1 when they do they will see that the country is moving at a faster speed but over time in this country we have not taken time to groom our leadership1 we keep on recycling our leaders and we dont see much improvement in our governance1 if we get the issue of leadership right but fail to deal with the issue facing it we are going nowhere1 he suggested that nigerians in the run up to the 2019 elections should demand that aspiring politicians did not abuse their offices1 in line with our dream of providing enabling environment for youth participation in elections and governance and to allow younger nigerians to actively participate in elective positions in governance at all levels1 whoever can vote can be voted for which is a global standard he said1 he therefore urged nigerian youths to immediately take advantage of the bill to actively participate in the collective quest to move the nation forward1