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34—VANGUARD, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 There’s need for Igbo, Yoruba to work together —Ohanaeze By Chioma Gabriel APEX Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday agreed with the reverred Ooni of Ife that Igbos and Yorubas are brothers but disgreed that Igbos are from Ile-Ife. Spokesman of Ohanaeze, Chuks Ibegbu in a statement yesterday said, “both ethnic groups have linguistic and cultural relationship deeper than most people know. I salute the great Ooni of Ife for that revelation. However, Igbos are not from Ile Ife but lived there for years as part owners with the Yorubas until pressures and other factors led to their migration to the other parts of Nigeria . “Igbos came to Ile Ife from the Bantu region and Middle East several centuries ago like the Yorubas too. So, they have common inheritance, hence the inter-relation in language and culture between the two most cerebral African races. Igbo and Yoruba historians, linguists and cultural activists now have a window to research and dig into history to bring the details for posterity. “The Ajie festival in Yoruba land and the Igbo Day festival in Igbo land should be opportunity for Ndigbo and Ndi Yoruba to heighten their indubitable brother hood. Our reverred Obi of Onitsha in concert with other key Igbo traditional rulers should in concert with Ohanaeze Ndigbo partner with Ooni of Ife, key Yoruba traditional rulers and Afenifere to deepen this brotherhood for posterity. We indeed salute the Great Ooni of Ife. the lion of Yoruba land , the reincarnation of the great gods of Yoruba land and a great brother of Ndigbo.” 2 Policemen, woman detained for attempted murder in Enugu barrack By Dennis Agbo ENUGU—TWO Police officers and a woman have been detained at the Enugu State <strong>police</strong> headquarters for alleged attempted murder of an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Cosmas Ezike and his wife, Blessing, who is also an Inspector in the Police Force. In a petition to the state commissioner of Police, Ezike alleged that on the night of April 19 2019 (Good Friday), his neighbour at Awkunanaw <strong>police</strong> barracks in Enugu, Inspector James Omini, another Police officer and a co- habiting lady to Omini, forced themselves into his apartment with <strong>arms</strong>, tied him down and attempted to <strong>kill</strong> him, his wife and children. Ezike narrated that in the scuffle that ensued, his wife, Blessing who is now receiving treatment at the Trauma section of National Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu was badly injured and parts of her body were broken by the assailants. Ezike stated that the suspects knocked on his door pretending to be innocent visitors. “I opened the door and like militias, three bandits armed with machetes and daggers stormed into my parlour and immediately one of them switched off the light in my parlour. “My wife ran out naked and the man pursued her and pulled her down and started marching on her :Vanguard News chest and tummy, shouting he must <strong>kill</strong> her,” Ezike narrated. The <strong>police</strong> prosecutor said he was pleading with the Inspector General of Police and the state commissioner of <strong>police</strong> not allow the matter be swept under the carpet, noting that his wife was three months pregnant when the incident happened. Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu who confirmed the incident said the matter will be dealt with <strong>police</strong> extant rules governing barracks residence after all investigations are concluded. “I can assure you that whoever is found culpable will be subjected to the rule of law and in accordance with rules governing <strong>police</strong> barracks,” Amaraizu stated. 2 Chinese nationals kidnapped in Ebonyi By Peter Okutu A BAKALIKI— EBONYI State Police Command yesterday confirmed the kidnap of two Chinese nationals in the state, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu. The two Chinese, both male, are staff of Tongyi Construction Company. Police spokesman in the state, Odah Loveth confirmed the kidnap of the two Chinese to newsmen. She said the <strong>police</strong> had dispatched its officers and men of the command to ensure the immediate rescue of the kidnapped victims. She said: “The Commissioner of Police, Awosola Awotunde on receiving information of the kidnap, personally led a tactical team to the construction site owned by Tongyi Group of Companies located at Ivo River, at the boundary between Ebonyi and Enugu States, where Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu were forcefully taken away. “The area was combed to track down the bandits but there was no result. A track down rescue team has been dispatched to move in to rescue the Chinese nationals unhurt." The spokesman appealed for adequate information from the general public that will help the <strong>police</strong> in their investigation. She expressed shock that the company moved to such a lonely site without applying for security from the <strong>police</strong>. Vanguard gathered that the victims were working on a road project in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State when they were forcefully whisked away by armed gunmen. They were taken off the construction site around 3:30pm on Wednesday by a group of masked armed men. It was gathered that the Chinese nationals were in a ditch at a place called Ivo River when the gunmen invaded the place with <strong>arms</strong>, forced the workers out of the pit and took the two Chinese to an unknown destination. The company is constructing the road which links the Ohaozara community called Ogwu with Ivo local government and Okpanku community in Enugu. We’ve recorded 15 cases of <strong>police</strong> extrajudicial <strong>kill</strong>ings —NOPRIN By Chinonso Alozie O WERRI—THE national coordinator of Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, Okechukwu Nwanguma, has revealed that between November 2018 and April 2019, organisation recorded 15 cases of alleged <strong>police</strong> <strong>kill</strong>ings across the country. Nwanguma disclosed this during a public hearing on Police brutality, corruption and abuse, by NOPRIN in Imo State. He noted that the ugly incidents were as a result of reckless abuse of fire <strong>arms</strong> by <strong>police</strong> officers. Nwanguma said: “This public hearing is coming at a time when across Nigeria, Don calls for protection of communities from mining companies By Simon Adewale Auniversity don and award winning engineer, Dr. Hilary Owamah has called for the protection of Nigerian communities from activities of mining companies and other extractive industries. Owamah, who is the Acting Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Delta State University, Abraka, Oleh Campus, made the disclosure during his presentation at the inauguration ceremony of :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 LECTURE: From Left—Mr Samuel Kolawole, President/Chairman of Council, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ICSAN; Mr Muhammed Dele Belgore, Chairman of the occasion; Mrs Ini Abimbola, Keynote Speaker; and Mr Muideen Adebayo Ibrahim, discussant, during the 2019 Public Lecture of ICSAN,themed, "Understanding Environmental, Social and Governance, as a Strategy for Corporate Sustainability'," held at Nigerian Institute of International Affair, NIIA, Victoria Island, Lagos, yesterday. Photo: Kehinde Gbadamosi Oil and Solid Mineral Producing Landlords’ Association of Nigeria, OMPALAN, Delta State chapter. In the event which took place at Wellington Hotel, Effurun, Warri, Delta State, Owamah told OMPALAN members and other participants that mining and other extractive industries were among the most destructive activities on the planet, especially for indigenous and farming communities. He noted that because the minerals, metals, fuel, and timber the mining industries seek are very profitable, resisting them requires hard work. Owamah charged OMPALAN to know that at stake is the cultural survival and well-being of their communities, environment, and ability to make a living now and for years to come. Owamah told the participants that the three stages of mining operations; prospecting, exploration and exploitation all cause serious negative environmental, social and health impacts to host communities. public outrage has reached a crescendo over the escalating spate of <strong>police</strong> extrajudicial <strong>kill</strong>ings and abuse of power. “Indeed, <strong>police</strong> extrajudicial <strong>kill</strong>ings in Nigeria have assumed epidemic proportion. Between November 2018 and April 2019, we have documented no less than 15 cases of <strong>police</strong> <strong>kill</strong>ings across the country from reckless abuse of fire<strong>arms</strong>.” He recalled some of the tragic events which the <strong>police</strong> were involved, saying: “Nigerias woke up on Sunday April 14,2019 to the tragic news of two more casualties of <strong>police</strong> brutality in Lagos in one day. That brought it to not less than six in less than one month alone, the number of cases of citizens <strong>kill</strong>ed in Lagos by trigger-happy <strong>police</strong> officers through reckless and inexplicable <strong>misuse</strong> of fire<strong>arms</strong>. In 2018, two young women were <strong>kill</strong>ed in Abuja, one, just a day to her passing out from NYSC. “Within two weeks after the tragic <strong>kill</strong>ings of young Kolade Johnson on March 31 by a member of a <strong>police</strong> team from the notorious anti cultism unit of Lagos State <strong>police</strong> command, and while the outrage that greeted that <strong>kill</strong>ing was yet to subside, another <strong>police</strong>man under the same Lagos State <strong>police</strong> command shot a young man and his young female partner, Adaobi Ojide, instantly <strong>kill</strong>ing the young woman.” It was at this point that he commended the Nigeria Bar Association, Owerri branch on how they tackled the demolition of Ekeukwu Owerri market, an incident which led to the death of a teenager, named Somtochukwu, reportedly <strong>kill</strong>ed by a stray bullet. The NOPRIN national cordinator said: “The NBA Owerri branch has been our longstanding ally in the struggle for the defence and promotion of human rights in Imo State. “In September 2017, the Owerri branch gathered to deliberate on and adopt a common front to respond to the illegal demolition of Ekeukwu market, Owerri which resulted to the tragic waste of precious human lives and destruction and loss of wares and means of livelihood of fellow citizens.”
Vanguard, FRIDAY, APRIL 26 , 2019—35 :Vanguard News :@vanguardnews :@vanguardnews NEWS HOTLINES: 08052867023, 08052867058 AWARD: From left, Head, Retail and Lubricants Marketing, Forte Oil Plc, Mr. Samuel Eze; winners of Forte Oil Foton 5 ton trucks: Managing Director, Ade De Young Auto Agency Limited, Alhaji Adeleke Lateef: Executive Director, Woopet Ogbus Ventures Limited, Mrs Chioma Anyanwu, Chairman, Elton Ventures Nigeria, Mr Anthony Nsitem; and Head, Corporate Services, Mr. Doyin Ogun, during the Forte Oil Lubricant Distributors Award, in Lagos, yesterday. Buhari won’t dissolve cabinet May 22 — Lai Mohammed •President to embark on 10-day private visit to UK •FEC okays N52bn for e-monitoring on porous borders •Okays N656m for N-Power training, starter packs By Johnbosco Agbakwuru A BUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will not dissolve his cabinet on May 22, according to Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo, Mohammed said the president was scheduled to hold a valedictory session with FEC members on May 22 but was silent on when the cabinet would be dissolved. Buhari will be sworn in for a second term on May 29. Mohammed said as directed by Buhari, cabinet members were already preparing their handover notes to be submitted to permanent secretaries in their respective ministries. “We will be having a valedictory session on May 22. The cabinet remains intact,” the minister said. On April 17, Buhari directed ministers to immediately submit a comprehensive status report of their policies and projects on or before April 24. Buhari is currently making plans to leave the country for a 10-day private visit to the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, FEC also, yesterday, approved N52 billion for e-border solution to monitor the country’s porous borders. It also approved N202.6 million augmentation for the completion of two dams in Katsina (Ingawa Dam) and Plateau (Mangu Dam). Besides, FEC approved N652,318,104 for the training and starter packs for 1,500 beneficiaries in N-Creative Trainees in northern states of Nigeria and another N325,489 million for training and starter packs for 2,000 beneficiaries for the southern states. FEC okays N52bn for e-monitoring on porous borders Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), said the N52 billion contract will cover 86 border posts and all the 1,400 illegal routes being used for smuggling and other crimes. He stated that the pilot system had been installed at two border posts, adding that the information will be available real-time 24 hours a day and seven days a week. N656m for N-Power training, starter packs The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, said, Council approved two memos on National Social Investment Programme. He said: “The first was for the award of the consultancy service contract for the provision of training services and integrated supply of starter packs for N-Creative Trainees in the northern states of Nigeria in favour of Messers Patigon services Ltd in the sum of N652,318,104 inclusive of five percent VAT. “The second memo was also under the National Social Investment Programme for the award of consultants service contracts for the provision of training services and integration supply of starter packs for the N-Tech Software trainees in Southern Nigeria, in favour of UCH Ltd at the sum of N325,489 million." ASUU, Okebukola kick as TETFund says majority of lecturers can’t write proposals By Dayo Asesulu & Joseph Erunke ABUJA—THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFund,has regretted that majority of lecturers in Nigerian’s tertiary institutions cannot write grant-wining proposals. The fund, speaking through its Executive Secretary, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro, also degraded Nigerian researchers, saying it was worried at their low capacity “to even write fundable research proposals.” To this end, TETfund said it had approved allocation of N10 million to each public tertiary institution to organise trainings for lecturers on how to write research proposals. Bogoro, who disclosed this in Abuja, during an interactive session with Directors of Research of Nigerian Universities, explained that granting of the amount became inevitable so tertiary institutions could start organising training for their lecturers on research. Bogoro particularly said between 70 and 80 per cent of research proposals submitted to TETFund were dropped at first sight as they did not merit the necessary tools of research. Hear him: "At TETFund, for the first time this year, in our 2019 budget, I made N10 million for all beneficiary institutions for capacity building training for research proposal writing. “It has never happened before and I am insisting that N10 million will be made available. The vice chancellors, rectors and provosts will give a weeklong capacity building training or workshop annually to improve the capacity of our researchers in proposal writing so that we can win grants.” Okebukola, ASUU react Reacting to the claim by Bogoro, former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Peter Okebukola said: “I think we should look more on the matter of capacity deficit in writing grant-winning proposals by many staff in the Nigerian university system than the estimate of the proportion of staff with such deficit. “It is not in doubt that a good number of staff in the system have challenges with grant-writing s<strong>kill</strong>s. I do not have data on actual proportion relative to the population of academic staff in Nigerian universities. Speaking in the same vein, President of ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi said he disagreed with the statistic, querying the source of the TETFund data. He said: “I do not really agree with his position because we need to establish the fact scientifically. In the past that we had challenges of accessing grants." TETFund Labour to state councils: Make payment of new minimum wage, pension, priority by states •As NLC, TUC, ULC hold joint May Day rally By Victor Young ORGANISED Labour, yesterday, directed its officials in the states to make the immediate payment of the new national minimum wage of N30,000 and review of monthly pension by state governments a top priority Ṫhis came as leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC; and United Labour Congress of Nigeria, ULC, labour resolved to hold a joint May Day rally nationwide, first of its kind since the crisis that followed the 2015 NLC delegate conference. The crisis led to the emergence of ULC two years after Joe Ajaero, who contested the NLC presidency with Ayuba Wabba, alongside some of affiliates who supported him during the conference, broke away to form a faction of NLC. The faction later with other senior staff associations that share the same aspirations formed ULC two years ago. On the directive to state councils on the new minimum wage, Wabba, in a speech to the state councils of NLC, yesterday, said: “Well, the upward review of the national minimum wage is not so much a gift as it is the right of workers. This right was delayed for too long. "I urge the incoming leadership of our state councils to make the immediate payment of the new national minimum wage of N30, 000 and review of monthly pension by state governments your top priority.” NLC, TUC, ULC hold joint May Day rally On joint May Day, Vanguard gathered that Wabba, Ajaero and President of TUC, Bobboi Kaigama, met and agreed on one May Day rally by workers nationwide, including a national one in Abuja. At the meeting, it was resolved that Chairmen and Secretaries of NLC, TUC and ULC May Day committee should meet a fashion out the details of the programme. Shaibu lauds Auchi Poly Governing Council chair@ 80 EDO State acting gov ernor, Mr Philip Shaibu, has described the chairman of Auchi Polytechnic Governing Council, Prince Mike Oloyo, as a special gift and patriot, adding that his dedication to service is unparalleled. Shaibu pour encomiums on Oloyo in a congratulatory message to mark his 80th birthday celebration. He recalled how the octogetarian as a member of the then Bendel State House of Assembly, was in the forefront of the agitation for a better society through legislative activism. He said: “It is no gain saying the fact that your life has been fully dedicated to the patriotic service to the humanity and the country.” The ceremony, which took place in Benin City, was well attended by traditional rulers, top government functionaries and captains of industry. In his remarks, chairman of the occasion, former Edo State Governor, Chief John Oyegun, recalled with nostalgia the good old days of Prince Oloyo as a lecturer at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo, where he helped to mould lives and impact knowledge to young generation, some of whom now occupy top level positions. The average Nigerian business pays 48 taxes, says Elumelu Tony Elumelu, chairman and founder of Heirs Holdings, says Nigeria would be unable to keep its investors and entrepreneurs if the issue of multiple taxation is not abolished. The billionaire noted that the average Nigerian business pays 48 taxes. Delivering the keynote address at the 21st annual tax conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Elumelu said the country needs far-reaching tax reforms and an urgent need to pass the executive tax bill. Describing the plight of the average Nigerian entrepreneur, Elumelu said the average business is a local government authority providing his own electricity, water and waste disposal method. He said the government can make life easier by creating favourable tax policies that support SMEs. “Until there is a reduction in what SMEs pay as tax, elimination of multiple taxation, the abolition of minimum income tax and excess dividend tax, it will be difficult for us to attract investors into this country, and it will be difficult for us to retain the ones already in the country. It will be difficult for us to mobilise our SMEs to help create employment that we need so much in this country,” he said.
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