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By Olawale Olaleye

Following public outcry and the seeming misconception about the Ruga Settlement Projects, an idea designed to stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari is said to have suspended the idea pending further notice, THISDAY has learnt.

The president, after consultations with stakeholders, THISDAY gathered, has resolved to put away the idea for a thorough review and well acceptable approach to the menace constituted to national security by the constant clashes between herdsmen and farmers.

A presidency source that hinted at this development, said the announcement would be made any moment from now with detailed explanations, going forward.

Details later…

July 3, 2019

Press Statement


The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a CCTV footage relating to allegations of malfeasance by a senator elected on the platform of the PDP, Senator Elisha Abbo.

The PDP, as a law-abiding and upstanding party, detests and completely condemn such act of lawlessness and callousness as exhibited in the video and will therefore never condone it.

Our party is also shocked that the harmless victim of the unprovoked assault is said to be a nursing mother, who ought to be protected.

Though this is a personal conduct of an individual which has no bearing with the culture of our party, the PDP however holds that no responsible person will condone such an attitude.

In the light of this, the NWC has commenced investigation into the matter and summons Senator Elisha Abbo in line with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP and code of conduct of our members.

In the same vein, the party has taken note of the immediate action taken by the Senate.

The PDP, at all levels of engagement, is reputed for her utmost respect and commitment towards the rights, safety and wellbeing of our citizens, particularly our women and cannot tolerate any callous assault on any Nigerian.

The PDP therefore assures Nigerians that it will always stand on the side of justice and will never spare a thought in taking action on any of its members found wanting, particularly those elected or appointed into public offices.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary

Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning an international trophy with Argentina this year was cut short by the Samba Boys of Brazil after La Albiceleste fell to a 2-0 loss in Belo Horizonte.


After the game, Messi who is known to very reserved to making daring comments surprised many football fans by accusing the referees of favouring the host nation as Argentina crashed out of the competition in the semi-final stage. The Albiceleste once again fell short and their superstar player appears to have laid some of the blame on officials.


The Argentina captain again failed to have a decisive impact in the match for his nation compared to how he performs for his club side Barcelona as Brazil took the most of their opportunities with goals to Manchester City stars Gabriel Jesus and Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino in either half sealing a place in the final against either Chile or Peru.


But the Barcelona captain was scathing of the performance from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and the centre referee Roddy Zambrano, using a post-match interview to criticise the decision to not award a penalty to Sergio Aguero just prior to Firmino’s 71st minute strike.

“They were not better than us. They found the net early and the second goal came from a penalty [to Aguero] they didn’t award,” Messi told reporters. “They [the officials] had booked a lot of bullsh*t, but they didn’t even check the VAR, that’s incredible.

“That happened all over the game. At the first glance of contact, they ruled in their [Brazil’s] favour and this kind of bullsh*t distracted us from the game. “There is no excuses for us, but we need to review this, analyse it and let’s hope CONMEBOL does something about it.

“I think we played a great game. We made a great effort and they were not superior to us.”


Argentina had 10 more shots at Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson than their opponents managed in attack (14-4) and struck the woodwork twice as they came agonisingly close to getting back into the contest. Aguero looped a header onto the crossbar with Alisson well-beaten in the first-half shortly after Jesus earned the lead and Messi slammed a shot into the post in the second period after Lautaro Martinez’s drive was blocked.


The Selecao took both of their chances clinically, only having four shots for the match, as Jesus and Firmino both side-footed into the net from close range after being teed up by the other.


Brazil will now host the winner of Wednesday’s semi-final between Chile and Peru in a final to be hosted on Sunday at the great Maracana Stadium. They will be aiming to win their first Copa America since triumphing in Venezuela during the 2007 edition.


Do you agree with Messi that the official were to be blamed for their loss or Argentina were not good enough to beat Brazil? Share your view on this in the comment section below… Thanks

ASenator Elisha Abbo‘s wife, Emily Eric, has declared that her husband is innocent of all allegations levelled against him.

Naija News had reported that Senator Abbo (PDP-Adamawa North), Nigeria’s youngest senator, was caught hitting the woman after she begged him not to assault the shopowner whom the lawmaker accused of insulting him.



It was gathered that the assault occurred on May 11 a month before he was sworn in on June 11.

The assault was reported on May 14 at the Maitama Area Command Headquarters on Nile Street, but the police told the victim to go look for the Senator’s telephone number or they would not be able to do anything about it.



Reacting in a post that has since been deleted from Facebook, Emily backed her husband.

She wrote: “I stand with you babana. And we will always stand for truth.

“My husband is innocent of what people are saying against him.”

Kano state governor, Umar Ganduje has ordered the demolition of the house where President Buhari's in-law, Alhaji Musa Umar the Magajin Garin Daura was rescued on Tuesday morning from the hands of his abductors in Kano State.
The District Head was abducted by gunmen on May 1, 2019, in front of his Daura residence while waiting to perform the 8:00 p.m. prayers. It was learnt that his rescue was effected on
Tuesday morning by the Inspector General of Police, Operation Puff Adder Intelligent Response Team in conjunction with Kano state police command.
A statement by Kano state police command spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna revealed that the District head was rescued unhurt. He added that an unspecified number of suspects were also arrested from where he was rescued at Gangan Ruwa Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State.

By Don Omajemite

RELATED TOPICS: The Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has reacted to the video making the rounds on social media where a placard-carrying woman accused its founder, Prophet T. B Joshua of rape.
DAILY POST reported on Sunday that a woman had surfaced, levelling a rape allegation against T.B Joshua.
SCOAN described the lady as me
ntally ill in a statement made available to DAILY on Tuesday.

The statement read, “Since the beginning of the week, one of the topic that hasn’t left the mouth of the public is the rape issue happening everywhere, there has been allegations on men of God and one of the most recent is that of Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue church of all nations.

“A lady, identified as Bisola Johnson has been parading herself as a victim of rape by the man of God, in the light of Biodun Fatoyinbo’s case.

“She revealed that she was kept captive in SCOAN for 14 years and was raped for same 14 years by Prophet TB Joshua.
‘In response to this, the church has released a video of the said woman during her first appearance in the church, she made it known in the video that she willingly came to SCOAN for deliverance from the spirit of death and after some time, she vanished.
“It will also be recalled that she came up some years back to make same allegations but because of the unbelievable story, she didn’t get the attention of people which is why she came up now with her story now that rape is trending.”
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The Cross River State fastest growing entrepreneur and a blogger, Jake Clifford has appealed to the governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade to use the only state's own resources judiciously so as to complete all his signature projects in his second term.

Continuing, the blogger further lament that it's pitiable to note that Cross River state under the President Mohammadu's Buhari administration has not been favourable to the state, given that most of the meaningful signature projects under Ben Ayade's administration had suffered lack of federal government attention.

"It is sad to note that, the Buhari's government has failed to support most of the governor Ayade's policies and programs, mostly projects that would have added value and generated more revenue to the state.

The blogger who lays emphasized on some of the governor's elephant projects in Calabar, said it is not enough to advertise uncompleted projects as already working industries to the general public and occupied people's land without using it for what it was meant for.
The superhighway, designed to cut across at least 16 local government areas, is one of the signature projects of the administration of the governor, Ben Ayade. It is meant to link the South-south state with Nigeria’s North-central region, through Benue State.
Besides the initial clearing of some sections of the huge Cross River rainforest to pave way for it, the road project was delayed for more than three years after ground-breaking was done by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2015, during the governor's first term.
In what appears a sign of its eventual take off, the Cross River government on February 17 this year wrote to the state House of Assembly, seeking approval for an irrevocable standing payment order (ISPO) of N300 million monthly in favour of Sydney Construction Nigeria Ltd for the construction of the six-lane road project.
The contract for the superhighway is N648.8billion, according to the letter to the lawmakers, signed by the former Secretary to the Cross River State government, Tina Agbor, yet nothing has been done as it concerns the Governor Ayade's Dual Carriageway.

“The tragedy of it all is that while Gov. Ben Ayade is busy masturbating his ego, traveling from one country to another searching for 'half bake' and 'kindergarten' investors all in the name of trying to revamp the country's number one tourism state to its Eldorado, the governor also need to have a rethink, that if he had a motive of siphoning the state only limited resources through his caricature projects spread across the state, the law will come after him, maybe after the expiration of his eight years as Cross River State Governor.

“The Blogger wishes to draw the attention of Gov. Ben Ayade to the fact that Cross River State is not rich and there is no reason why the governor should give false impression to his party members and other Nigerians to the contrary and think of looting state fund to his private pocket as Nigeria politicians usually do".

"I pray that God gives you the strength in all your efforts and ideology to transform Cross River State to the country's number one industrial hub".

Jake Clifford Edoma

Miss Aisha Esebonu

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A Cross River State Born and passionate Model and Humanitarian Miss Aisha Esebonu, emerged winner of the keenly contested Most Beautiful Face in Nigeria (MBFN) Pageantry.

 The pageantry was held in Lagos, on the 22nd Of June, 2019. Dignitaries including ex and present Miss Nigeria, Lagos state Government officials and host of others graced the event.

Miss Aisha was crowned Miss MBFN upon defeating 20 other beautiful ladies (contestants), in what was adjourned to be one of the keenly contested pageant show in Nigeria.

Miss Aisha (now Miss MBFN)  who hails from Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, south-south Nigeria, is known for her passion for modelling along side ex Beauty Queen Miss Agbani Darego (Miss World 2001). She has been on a top radar of humanitarian and philanthropic services. In her words' "I have always had passion for modelling since I was a child with the likes of Miss Agbani Darego and have always wanted to be a supermodel and a beauty Queen".

Miss Aisha Esebonu is a compassionate lady, who overtime has been working assiduously via advocacy and sensitization against domestic violence, Sexual harassment, and Child Abuse.

According to Miss Esebonu, her pet project is going to include both adult and children. "I will stop at nothing to join forces with social crusaders to fight against domestic violence which has become a recurring decimal in our society. My pet project, tag 'operation rescue the vulnerable'. Domestic violence is an evil act and a major concern in our society", She said.

On further talks, Miss Esebonu said, domestic violence has gone beyond physical abuse to sexual exploitation, rape and deceit. In her words, "The consequences of this unjust acts tend to have a long term negative effect on the victims, as Some might commit suicide going forward - thinking there is never a way out of it".  "I want them to know that, suicide is never an option, as there's a way out of every situation", she added.

Lamenting on the condition of Education in rural areas, where students don't have reading and writing materials, Uniform and school fees. Miss Aisha Esebonu promises to collaborate with relevant NGOs, individuals, government organisations, and philanthropists, in making sure students in rural areas are given quality education, road side children with nobody to help are sent back to school, and those without food are given food.

Miss Aisha noted that her aforementioned pet project can only be done with assistance from government, NGOs, individuals, interest groups, and those poised at ending physical and sexual violence, child abuse, and illiteracy.

She appreciated all that supported her before, during and after the pageant show, and those willing to support her project in kind and cash.

In apparent frustration with the Federal Government’s neglect of the state, Cross River governor, Senator Ben Ayade has asked for the return of its 76 oil wells ceded to Akwa Ibom State in 2012 following the ruling of the Supreme Court.
Cataloguing what he described as unconscionable injustices meted out to the state by the Federal Government, Ayade listed the ceding of Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, the ceding of the state’s 76 oil and the non-reimbursement of what the state has spent on federal roads as some instances of unfair treatment of the state.
The governor made his feelings known during a courtesy call on him by the commander of the joint military taskforce, Operation Delta Safe (ODS), Rear Admiral Akinjide Akinrinade.
He said the ceding of the oil-rich peninsula was illegal and therefore, the loss of oil wells was an act of gross injustice.
“Even the implementation of the Supreme Court judgement that emphasized clearly that Cross River must continue to enjoy stabilization support in perpetuity for the loss of oil well has since been stopped. We are tired and so we want our oil wells back,” he declared.
The governor also deplored the refusal by the Federal Government to admit members of a militant group, the Bakassi Strike Force into its amnesty programme after the state government facilitated their surrender of arms to the military.
His words: “It was even at the instance of your own (military) request that we came to the ultimate conclusion that we needed to grant amnesty. Sadly, shortly after the disarmament and demobilization exercise, the burden therefrom rests wholly on the shoulders of Cross River State. Now as you are moving into the rehabilitation and reintegration phase, here we are being called upon yet again to provide the financial support for it to be achieved.
“Let me send you a message to the National Security Adviser and indeed to Mr. President, to tell him that the people of Cross River State are watching with keen interest how other people who were granted amnesty in other states are responsibilities of Federal Government and how our own people have been allowed to gradually regress to where to left to embrace peace.
“Not even one person from the entire list has been taken by the Federal Government for any form of amnesty programme nor has a dime been paid to any of them. What has Cross River done wrong in this country? Please send this message to Mr. President that we want to know what Cross River has done wrong, particularly now that you have noticed that some camps are coming back to live again after the disarmament and demobilization”.
Continuing, he said: “Ordinary amnesty, Cross Riverians cannot benefit from it. Have oils well become everything? If it is oil wells, we have also issued a report showing oil deposits in Cross River both inland and offshore. How can a state that has a very extensive maritime boundary be told that it is not a littoral state? How can you grant amnesty to other states and give them international opportunities and exposures, bring them back, engage them and pay them monthly yet you exclude Cross Riverians? What have we really done wrong?
“You take our oil wells, take our land, we are not even in NDDC and ordinary amnesty you cannot provide for Cross River? We have been on our knees begging that we have found oil, can you give us discretional license to partner with a third party to do exploration and pay loyalties to government. Until now we have not gotten any response.”
The governor also expressed unhappiness that the state is yet to be reimbursed for interventions on federal roads even when other states have been reimbursed.
While pleading with President Buhari to assist the state survive and realisze its deep vision projects including the Bakassi Deep Seaport and the 274km superhighway, he pleaded that if the state has in any way offended the Federal Government, then the state should be forgiven.
According to the governor, “Cross River has come under so much abuse recently. Must they kill us because we are peaceful? If there is anything Cross River has done to the Federal Government, let the Federal Government forgive Cross River because these things have been there even before I assumed duty as governor.
He disclosed that the state was building an estate for the displaced people of Bakassi. The estate, he said will be ready in about a month.
Despite his frustration with the Federal Government, he promised to assist the Operation Delta Safe with N50 million.
Earlier, the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, Akirinade, lauded the governor for his commitment to peace, security and development of Cross River.
The Commander who appealed to the governor for support to ensure the rehabilitation of and reintegration of the militants in order to prevent them from regrouping, said: “Thanks to the strategic initiative of granting amnesty to the Bakassi Strike Force. Though the disarmament and demobilization was done successful, but the rehabilitation and reintegration which is the most critical phase is yet to be achieved, which is why I appeal to His Excellency to see to the fulfilment of this exercise.”

*CROSS RIVER STATE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CRSPHCDA) : 4 YEARS IN RETROSPECT AS HEADED BY DR BETTE EDU.*

*CROSS SECTION OF DR BETTA EDU'S KEY ACHIEVEMENTS FROM 2015 TO 2019 DURING HER TIME AS DG CRSPHCDA*

*DR BETTA EDU'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2019*.

*Renovation/Commissioning of PHC Idiba, Calabar South


*Completion of PHC Kakum, Obudu LGA

*First ever Award Night where VIPs including the state Governor were given Awards with the Sen Ben Ayade being awarede best pro-health governor in Nigeria

*CRS emerging number One in open defecation free state

*Second phase of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE)

*CRSPHCDA collaborating with Nigerian Army 13th Brigade to stop Lassa Fever

*Fight for CRS to attain Universal Health Coverage achievable before 2030

*Ongoing employment of 1000 health workers to be published soon

Executive Governor Of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade with Director General CRSPHCDA Dr Betta Edu

*Cash/material donations to PHC especially those in rural areas

*Cash/material donations to malnourished children and widows.

*Commissioning of newly renovated PHC Big Quo

*Representing CRS government in Germany for Global Citizen

*Free eye surgeries as CRSPHCDA partners FCMB, TULSI foundation were 38,458 surgeries were completed

Dr. Edu

*Yearly payment of school fees for Adadama Students

*Building/Commissioning of PHC Bebuabie in Obudu LGA

*Building/Commissioning of PHC Bebuagbong in Obudu LGA

*Provision/Commissioning of Portable drinking water for PHC Etim Asam in Akpabuyo in partnership with Akwa-Cross USA

*Building/Commissioning of PHC Bebuasuan in Obudu LGA

*Sorting out of Hospital bills of poor mothers, less privilege persons and aged men and women

*Building/Commissioning of PHC Ipong in Obudu LGA.

*Various cleaning of strategic places in the state metropolis to ensure clean environment that she has always agitated for

*Self employment of about 10 youths with their salaries coming from her own personal savings and salaries.

*Anonymous donations and support to the sick and hospitalized persons especially in PHC in both rural and urban areas.

*DR BETTA EDU'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018*

*Employment of 1000 health workers, Nurses,  Doctors, Optometrist etc.

*Set up of Local Government Healthcare Authorities.

*Routine Quarterly Maternal Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) Campaign.

*Successful hosting of National Primary Healthcare Summit and Quarterly Executive Secretary Meeting.

*Delivery of Tricycle Ambulance for PHCs across the State.

*Delivery of over 25 Motorcycles for Disease Surveillance Control in Border communities.

*Rehabilitation of State Cold Store Moore Road.

*DR BETTA EDU'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017*

*Six PHC centers receive medical equipment worth $100,000

*PHC Ikot Offiong ambai maternity Akpabuyo get medical consumables worth $5000

Dr. Edu helped a malnourished baby

*Introduction of delivery kit for every pregnant woman that give birth in 30 selected PHC facilities.

*Primary Healthcare Workers transfer from LGA to the Agency. Improved welfare with rural allowances.

*CRSPHCDA successfully began payment of Health workers in the State from March 2017.

*Construction of New Health Centre in YACHE, Yala  LGA.

*New Primary Healthcare Centre at Mayne Avenue Calabar as replacement to dilapidated Ekpo Abasi health centre.

*Renovated Health Centre,  Wanihem,  Wanikande in Yala LGA.

*Passage of Ayade Care aka. state health insurance scheme into law. Carried out sensitization for Ayade care in 78 communities

*Operation hard to reach. Taking health care to where people leave. 68 communities covered in 2 years. Governor Ayade was represented by Dr Betta Edu in all

*Vitamin A supplementation for 700,000 children

*50 Solar system for 50 PHC supported by wecare solar. Delivered installed and functional.

*DR BETTA EDU'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2016*

*Establishment of CRSPHCDA.

*Appointment of 1st Director General of Cross River State Primary Health care Development Agency –  DR. BETTA EDU and Board Members.

*Gazetted the CRSPHCDA law No 3 of 2016.

Dr Edu Celebrating the birthday of a Malnourished child she helped

*Staff verification exercise where over 400 ghost workers found and 130 fake certificates discovered.

*Developed the first Multi year Operational Plan (MYOP) for the Primary Health care in the state.

*Creation of TBA working committee to regulate the roles of TBAs in CRS communities.

*Employment of 18 Doctors at the LGA to provide quality health care services to Cross Riverians in all LGAs of the state.

*Revive ward Development committee in all wards to improve community participation

* Provision of potent vaccine immunization for over 800,000 children on a monthly basis.

*Building of 3 comprehensive primary health centers at IDP camp Bakassi and, etung border in Collaboration with national border Agency

*Renovation and equipping of comprehensive Health Centre, Etayip Ikom. Commissioned by wife of President Mrs Aisha Buhari

*Renovation and equipping of Primary Health Centre Bedia, Obudu LGA.

*Renovation and equipping of Primary health Centre, Adijinkpor, Ikom LGA.

*Renovation and equipping of Primary Health Centre Aningeje, Akamkpa LGA.

*Building and transfer of new state Cold store with walk in cold room installation

*Repairs of cold chain equipment and installation of new equipment to improve the state cold chain monitoring and effective immunization services.

*Provision of 600 delivery kits to four PHC in the state supported by Mediatrix Development Foundation (MDF) and United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA).

*Provision of 10 Direct Solar Refrigerators supported by European Union Support to Immunization Governance in Nigeria (E.U SIGN).

*Provision of 10 solar panels for 10 PHC facilities in CRS supported by E.U SIGN.

*One new walk-in cold room for immunisation for cold chain maintenance supported by NDDC.

*Over 50,000 delivery kits supported by saving mothers giving life and MDF.

*Renovation of newly allocated PHC Agency building.

*Creation of Primary health post in IDP camp one at Ikot Eyo, Akpabuyo.

*Creation of Primary Health post in IDP camp two at Ikot Effiom, Bakassi.

*Creation of PHC post at all borders communities to improve disease surveillance and prevent trans border spread of diseases. (Ist of its kind in Nigeria).

*Creation of Health Post, Burrow pit, Calabar Municipality.

*Implementation of 1st &2nd round of 2015 Maternal  New-Born and Child Health Week (MNCH) Sponsored by CRS Government and supported by UNICEF.

*Implementation of first and 2nd round of 2016 MNCHW Sponsored by CRS Government and supported by UNICEF.

*Implementation of the 1st PHC Integrated Supportive Supervision in the state and Conducted regular supportive supervisory visit to primary health facilities.

*Introduced the use of Pneumonic cal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).

*Successful implementation of measles campaign exercise 2016 with support from the state counterpart  and partners.

*Cross River State came top in the nation and received donation from Christian Association of Nigeria for the exercise.

*Successful implementation of 1st and 2nd 2016 Round of Immunisation plus days with government counterpart funding and support from Partners.

*Successful implementation of Ist and 2nd round of immunization plus days 2017 with government counterpart funding and support from partners.

*Implementation of 1st and 2nd round of 2016 MNCHW with launch of Project Future Assured and Mediatrix Development Foundation in CRS by the Wife of the President and Wife of Governor Dr. Linda Ayade.

*Implementation of African Vaccination week 2016 and 2017 with focus on immunizing vulnerable children in IDP’s Camps in Bakassi and Akpabuyo as well as providing other healthcare services to less privilege in hard to reach areas.

*Needs Assessment of all PHC facilities in the state.

*Holding of 1st ever town hall meeting on health in various LGA in CRS.

*Created massive public awareness on appropriate management of diarrhoea in children using low-ORS and zinc through bulk SMS and community activation.

*Successfully Implementation of the global Switch from tOPV to bOPV

*Replacement of 2.2 million Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets in CRS (at least 2 persons in every house has access to LLITN).

*Commemoration of World Malaria Day 2016, 2017 with distribution of bed nets to over 20,000 persons, rapid diagnosis testing for malaria before treatment of 50,000 in all PHC across the state and outreaches.

*Training of 1600 health workers on malaria case management and rapid diagnostic testing/data reporting.

*Partnering with the wife of the governor Dr. Linda Ayade to create 100 Hunt Malaria Clubs under the Mediatrix Development foundation Health projects.

*Creation of first ever CRSPHCDA website, www.crsphcda.com and training of staff on how to use and sustain it.

*Training of all State and LGA Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) officers on Data Management and reporting.

*Trained 2586 Health workers on the state of malaria monitoring and evaluation of National Health Management Information system, Rapid diagnostic test for malaria in partnership with Global Funds.

*Capacity building of over 2000 health workers on current management of diarrhoea in children.

*Trained health workers on IMCI and ICCM in collaboration with WHO and NPHCDA.

*Training staff on one PHC per ward policy and their expected roles.


*DR BETTA EDU'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015*

*Partners with wife of the Governor Dr. Mrs Linda Ayade to fight against maternal mortality.

*Partners Coordination and donor mapping in collaboration with Ministry of Health.

*Stakeholders Advocacy and Sensitization dialogue on exclusive breast feeding in CRS in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Society for Family health.

*Partner with MDF to initiate Programs in schools. Some of which include the Hunt Malaria Club Initiative.

*Supply 3000 Zinc and ORS to children in the State in response to the Diarrhoea outbreak in Yakurrr and Biase.

*Supported the passage of Bye Law Against Open defecation in Yakurr LGA.

*Supported and Commissioned Health Clinic in Government Secondary School, Adiabo Ikot Mbo Otu in collaboration with a 2015 Batch A NYSC Member Adeniji Adedoyin Kanyinsola.

*Provision of health Commodities to the Military Barracks Community C.3 Amphibious Brigade.

*Provide 2 million naira worth of Immunization kits supported by Tulsi Chanrai Foundation.

*Collaboration with Media to improve Health Information dissemination in CRS paid advocacy visits to CRBC, NTA, AIT, VON, Social Media etc.

*Collaboration with National Primary Health Care Development Agency and Cross River State House of Assembly and other state line ministries to aid seamless delivery of PHC activities in the state.

*Champion Lassa Fever Campaign in 1500 rural communities in Cross River State in Partnership with State Ministry of Health.

*Free Health Outreach to the war ridden Adadama Community of Abi LGA and supply of relief materials ( 942 persons reached).

*Collaboration with Dr. Linda Ayade Health projects through the mediatrix foundation, to provide free health outreach for 6340 persons with free major and minor surgeries for about 452 persons in Ikom and Ugep.

*Free Health outreach at Primary Health Center Army Junction in collaboration with Aggiewinsor foundation and Jesus House London.

Dr. Edu in China

*Implemented the 2015 World Breast Feeding Week in collaboration with UNICEF.

*GOD BLESS SEN BEN AYADE FOR GIVING DR BETTA EDU A PLATFORM TO SHOW CASE HER TREMENDOUS CAPACITY AND WORKAHOLIC ABILITIES. THANK YOU DR BETTA EDU FOR CHANGING THE FACE OF CRSPHCDA*

*NTEM KRIS*
*FOR MEDIA AND PUBLICITY*

July 02,2019


There was wild jubilation in Calabar, Cross River State  capital, and other communities, on Tuesday, as people trooped out en masse to celebrate as the Cross River State House of Assembly under the leadership of Hon Etem Jonah Williams confirmed Hon.Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba , as the Director General of Due process and Price intelligence Bureau,Cross River State.





Across the state and particularly in the state capital, Calabar residents,Party supporters and friends went on jubilation as Eba took a bow before the lawmakers after a breath-taking screening session during which the lagal guru dazzled the lawmakers with brilliant tackling of questions posed to him.


As Eba took the bow,residents poured onto the streets in jubilation. Relaxation joints bubbled, as friends served free drinks.


Friends and family members and his supporters in the  State, religious and community leaders and eminent personalities described the confirmation as a reward for hard work and vision he exuded in his first tenure as the Director General of Due process and Price intelligence Bureau.


 They urged Eba to continue to show capacity and pursue his vision of human development in his new appointment.



"This is a new beginning of greater heights in your life, which we believe you will exploit to advance the course of representative governance anchored on human development, which you championed over the years in your journey to political governance".

Ruga has come to stay is the word now from both the presidency and her supporters. In supporting this stand, the presidency have told those who cares to listen that the Jonathan's presidency which is now the bench mark for Buhari' s presidency, had also budgeted 100billion Naira for the same project but the money was misused. As a means to adding more legitimacy to why there should be RUGA, the presidency questioned if people would have reacted this way if the project was implemented by the Jonathan's presidency. This explanations by the presidency and her supporters and the rush to use Jonathan as a means to why people should support RUGA  shows there is more to the RUGA project than we are told.

There are questions the presidency must answer to put more light on why RUGA has come to stay.

1. Is this project not a National Policy, why the name RUGA?
2. Is RUGA not a Fulani language?
3. If RUGA is a Fulani language why use it to tag a National Policy?
4. If Jonathan had implemented it earlier, will it have been right to use Ijaw language?
5. Will Daura people have been happy to see a settlement in Daura bearing Ijaw name?
6. Why has the core northern States not key into the RUGA project, is it because Fulani have conquered those states and so, needs more other place to conquer?
7. Did the presidency not tell us that the people attacking Nigerians are remnants of Muamah Ghadafi' s fighters from Lybya and Fulanis from Chad, Niger and Mali?
8. Has the presidency position changed on question 7 above?

9. If the presidency position has not changed on question 7 above, is Buhari now establishing RUGA for  Chadians, Malians and Libyan snippers?

10. To give it a National spread and to accomdate everybody, will it not have been normal for the presidency to ask States to come up with their names?

For those who may not know, the religious angle to the implementation of the RUGA policy is secondary, the main aim is Fulani supremacy. In conquering northern Nigeria, the Fulanis used religion and have used it to sustained all their policies and quest to forever make the inhabitants of that region their subject. This has remained so with the use of religion to legitimize every act of the Fulanis in Northern Nigeria and these is gradually being extended to the South West region of Nigeria.

The decision to choose the RUGA name by the Buhari's  presidency is deliberate to secure the support of the Talakawas and other Muslims who will support the program without asking questions. Did the presidency  look at the future implication of establishing Fulani communities that will not respect the culture and tradition of the host communities  in all these states? Evidence abound in states like Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, Benue,  Kogi, Nasaarawa where immediately Fulani will settle in, in parts of place given to them, they will begin to demand for a first class chief who will not be answerable to anybody. The rejection of Ruga by Nigerians should not be seen as a Moslem/Christian struggle, but a fight against future Fulani attacks.

The presidency just said that the program is not compulsory, but voluntary to States who will want to partake, what then was Ruga signpost doing in Benue State against the stand of Benue State government and the desire of her people? The presidency should know that even some states that have indicated interest to be part of it, have done so out of fear and behind the scene coercion by the Buhari presidency. Given an option, some of those State governors will not want to be part of it because they know that RUGA  is an invitation of death and Crisis upon the people.

Why not keep the RUGA in Kano that has willingly accepted this offer before it was made?

Ekpenyong Isaiah,
Commander, Infantry Pen Battallion
isacool4good@yahoo.com

Within the early hours of Monday, July 1, 2019 news broke out of a tanker explosion in Benue State which led to the loss of several lives and sustaining of injury on tens of commuters on the Benue-Abuja highway.

A group of Men and women from Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, who were returning from a burial of the Father of one of its club members in a chattered bus were part of the victims of the unfortunate incident yesterday.

Independent investigation into the matter has exposed the callous and reckless nature of the driver of the vehicle one Mr Friday (taking refuge some in Ogoja). His 18 seater vehicle was chattered by the club from Abuja to Yala and to convey them back to Abuja, before leaving Yala, the drive insisted on carrying goods not belonging to the group members in other to make extra cash but they (group members)  sternly refused to let him have his way since it was a chattered vehicle an action which left him visibly angry.

The driver after been refused to have his way at the park before commencement of the journey drove recklessly throughout the journey a survivor recounted.

According to an eyewitness, one Mr Tangban, said on his approaching Ahumbe village in Gwer LGA, where the fire incident took place, other drivers who heard of the fallen tanker ahead stopped their vehicle to avoid been consumed by the inferno, Friday was said to have been stopped severally but he insisted he was going to 'dodge the inforno', this led to an uproar by his passengers, many of whom were women and are now dead but again he refused to stop the vehicle.

Few meters close to the explosion, the passengers had no option but to find their way off the vehicle, a few of them who were in the front seat and the second roll of the car managed to escape with severe injuries while four women who were seated behind the vehicle were consumed beyond recognition by the fire.

Further inquiry into the incident revealed that the   victims were rushed to a hospital in Alade village but the hospital rejected the victims due to lack of facilities to threat them, they were later transferred to St Theresa Hospital, Makurdi where the survivors are still battling for their lives.

A mother of four and wife of a drycleaner, Mr Ojugbo Amama (aka Ekule), who herself is into food vendor business in Karmo, a popular suburb town in Abuja, FCT, was among other passengers who got burnt to death.

Also one Ms Gladys Riwo who was in the vehicle is said to be the most affected and according to the hospital management,  she and two others will need urgent surgical procedures abroad if they will make it through.

The driver of the vehicle,  Mr Friday is said to have absconded and currently taking refuge somewhere in Ogoja. Relatives of victims of the sad incident have called for his immediate arrest.

A singular act of carelessness from Friday has led to the avoidable death of over 10 persons from yala,  a total of about 50 persons has so far been reported dead and 70 others injured.

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Mohammed Adamu

Following the attack on Agudama Ekpetiama Police Station, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, by unknown gunmen yesterday, the Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a massive manhunt for the perpetrators of the dastardly act.
A statement in issued by Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), said the IG condemned the attack which resulted in the death of the Divisional Police Officer, SP Ola Rosanla with three other police officers and left two others injured.
He said that no stone would be left unturned in apprehending the perpetrators and bringing them to book.


Meanwhile, the IG has ordered the immediate deployment of crack detectives from the IG-Intelligence Response Unit (IRT), the Forensic and Homicide sections of the FCID and Special Operatives of the Marine Police Department to Yenagoa to complement the efforts of the Bayelsa Police Command in carrying out discrete investigation into the unfortunate incident.
“The IG, while paying tribute to the fallen heroes, condoles the families of the four Cops who paid the supreme price in the service of their fatherland, describing the incident as a classic example of the risk and sacrifices the Police are exposed to in their daily task of protecting our homeland.
“The IG enjoins the Agudama Ekpetiama Community and the entire people of Bayelsa State to remain calm and to avail the Police with credible information that will help the law enforcement agencies towards apprehending the criminals”, he said.

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George Okoh in Makurdi

A petroleum tanker accident in Ahumbe village along Alliade- Makurdi federal highway in Gwer East Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, yesterday claimed 60 lives with several others injured.

An eyewitness, who identified himself as Austin, said the tanker was carrying fuel from the eastern part of the country, heading to Makurdi when it fell after a failed bid to dodge a pot hole.
He explained that the villagers went to scoop fuel when the tanker exploded, and caught fire, killing over 64 persons and injuring several others.
According to him, “his petrol tanker was loaded with fuel and travelling along the road but had a mishap close to Ahumbe village in Gwer East Local Government Area. So, the people went to the scene of the incident to scoop fuel.

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“In the process of evacuating the fuel, they were hitting the mental tanker with another iron so as to have enough space to drain the fuel more freely. Then suddenly the tanker caught fire and exploded, killing the people”.

“Another vehicle – a bus with about 14 passengers ran into the spot and the entire passengers on board were all consumed by the explosion. All the passengers in the bus also got burnt,” Austin stated.

The Benue State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps , Baba Aliyu confirmed the incident, saying that they have so far recovered over 10 dead bodies, while over 50 injured persons have been evacuated and taken to various hospitals in Aliade, the headquarters of Gwer East.
“We are yet to ascertain the number of people that have died. Until we are able to put out the fire and conduct proper search before we will be able to know the actual figures of people that died. As am talking to you now, the fire and smoke are still coming out from the nuzzle of the tanker.
“The explosion burnt down all the shops that the fuel split on”.

Also, the Information Officer, Gwer East Local Government Council, Mr. Christopher Avi, said over 50 persons were burnt to death while over 70 sustained severe injuries in a tanker explosion at Ahumbe.
He explained that the victims were burnt to death while over 70 persons were rushed to four different hospitals for treatment.