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The Federal Government of Nigeria has confirmed that hours after gunmen attacked a presidential advance convoy near Dutsinma, Katsina on July 5. there was a bomb blast in Kuje Custodial Centre located in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory,

In a statement made by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said that the president is expected to be in Daura, his hometown on Friday, 8, for Sallah.

“The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol, and media officers ahead of President, Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Daura for Sallah”.]

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Convoy was attacked yesterday on the way to Kastina State.

“Two persons in the convoy are receiving treatment for the minor injuries they suffered. All the other personnel, staff, and vehicles made it safely to Daura,” Garba said.

Meanwhile, according to the spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, AD Umar, 600 inmates had escaped, but normalcy had been restored after security agencies intervened.

“However, men of the Armed Squad of the Nigerian Correctional Service and other security agencies attached to the Custodial centre have responded and calm has been restored to the facility and the situation is under control,” Umar said.

According to him, forthcoming details will soon be communicated to the public.

2023 Elections: Government Set to Strengthen Police on Human Relations- Dr. Muhammad Dingyadi

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2023elections, Insecurities

The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Mohammad Dingyadi has disclosed that the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) will undergo a series of training on human relations in Abuja, this training is sponsored by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The theme of the training is ‘Psychological Development, Human Rights, the Rights of the Police, and Conflict Management.

According to the Director of General Services, Mrs. Edenmaya Brayia who represented Dr. Mohammad. the training will focus on human rights, the rights of the police, and conflict management, and the training has commenced across the geo-political zones in the country.

“The training is to help in broadening officers’ perspectives on innovative policing approaches ahead of the 2023 elections”.

Furthermore, he said that the training will aid the Nigerian Police to effectively and efficiently deliver security in the Nation and also equip them for the 2023 elections.

”I, therefore, have no doubt that at the end of this training, you will come out refreshed, reinvigorated, and adequately repositioned for more effective and efficient delivery of your very challenging task of securing the nation and most especially, well equipped to provide adequate security during the 2023 general elections”.

Atiku Abubakar, PDP Board of Trustees, to Visit Nyesom Wike In Reconciliatory Move

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Atiku, PDP, Wike

The PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have set up a reconciliatory committee to meet with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the fallout of the party’s presidential primary and crisis trailing the nomination of a running mate.

The committee is to be headed by the party’s presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and has 13 PDP governors as members.

Chairman of the party’s BOT, Senator Walid Jibril, made the announcement in a statement yesterday, saying the visit to Governor Wike would take place immediately after Atiku and the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, return to the country from their vacation abroad.

According to the BOT chairman, the reconciliatory committee will also comprise the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, as well as Ayu and members of the PDP National Working Committee. Others include former PDP governors and ministers, as well as party elders from various zones and states in the country.

Senator Jibrin described Governor Wike as a very responsible and obedient PDP member who assisted tremendously in building the party to its present status. Ahead of the reconciliatory meeting with the governor, he appealed to party members in Rivers not to leave the party and shun comments aimed at reducing and running down the party.

Church Attack: Pastor Adeboye Counters Gun Rumour

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Owo Church Attack, PastorAdeboye

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor, Enoch Adeboye, counters the rumour of asking Christians to buy guns for self-protection in the church.

“Don’t buy guns. You don’t want to kill anybody. We just must make sure that unwanted visitors don’t come to our churches, so don’t go and buy guns,’’ Adeboye said.

Adeboye made this statement while preaching from Mount Carmel, Ifewara, Osun State at the church’s monthly thanksgiving service on Sunday, 2 July.

Furthermore, he cited that Sampson in the bible did not use guns to fight his enemies, rather he used the jawbone of an ass.

“I never asked Christians to go and buy guns. Sampson in the bible did not use an AK-47 to fight his enemies, Samson used the jaw bone of an ass how do you demonstrate that to the children? You show them the jawbone of an ass”.

“What we are saying is that we don’t need unwanted visitors in our church. If the police come and they find the bone of ass they will understand. All we are doing is to demonstrate to our children,” he said.

Additionally, at the July Holy Ghost Service, Pastor Adeboye urged members of the church not to be afraid to attend church programs.

Russian Missile Strikes Reportedly Killed 18 People in Odesa Region

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About 18 people, including one child, have reportedly died in Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s southern Odesa region.

According to the State Emergency Service – DSNS, 16 people were killed and 30 injured when one missile hit a nine-story building in the Serhiyivka village. Two more people, including the child, were killed in a separate strike at the village’s recreation center.

Reports say Russia has fired dozens of missiles on Ukrainian cities in the past few days. The DSNS said the missiles hit Serhiyivka in the early hours of today. It released footage showing firefighters searching for survivors in the wreckage of the nine-story building.

On his part, Odesa’s Regional Administration spokesman, Serhiy Bratchuk said the missiles were launched from Russian warplanes over the Black Sea. He said Soviet-era X-22 missiles were believed to have been used in the overnight strikes. Meanwhile, Moscow has so far made no public comment.

Meanwhile, The Kremlin has dismissed reports from Ukrainian officials that Russian missiles struck residential areas in Odesa early on Friday morning and reiterated its claim that Moscow does not target civilians.

“I would like to remind you of the president’s words that the Russian Armed Forces do not work with civilian targets,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on a conference call with reporters”.

Ukrainian authorities had earlier said Russian missiles hit an apartment building and two-holiday camps in the region, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens of others.

Why President Buhari Reappointed Patience Oniha as DG of Debt Management Office

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Patience Oniha as the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO) for the second term of 5 years with effect from Friday, July 1, 2022.

In a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday, he stated that the reappointment was in accordance with Section IV (9-i) of the Debt Management Office (Establishment ETC) Act, 2003.

The reason for Patience Oniha’s appointment was because of her successful issuance of Nigeria’s debut USD500 million Eurobond in January 2011. The debut Eurobond opened a new source of funding for the Federal Government and Corporates. In 2013, she also managed the issuance of the dual-tranche USD1 billion Eurobond which was subscribed to the tune of about 400%.

Patience Oniha/ Photo Credit: The Guardian Newspaper

Furthermore, she was responsible for the inclusion of FGN Bonds in the J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index – Emerging Markets (GBI – EM) in October 2012 which made Nigeria the second country in Africa, after South Africa to have its local currency sovereign bond included in the Index. The inclusion of FGN bonds in this Index attracted foreign investors to the domestic bond market as a whole. This was followed by the inclusion of FGN Bonds in the Barclays Capital Emerging Markets – Local Currency Government Bond Index (EM – LCBI) in March 2013.

While still at the DMO, Oniha was appointed as the Head of the Efficiency Unit at the Federal Ministry of Finance. To execute the mandate of the Unit which was to moderate the Government’s Overhead Expenditure and generate savings from the procurement process.

Oniha introduced a number of initiatives. Amongst them was the issuance of 7 Circulars to control expenditure on specific Overhead items and the negotiation of discounts with airlines. These delivered savings estimated at N17 billion to the Government. She was working on the introduction of new processes for payment and procurements when she was appointed Director-General of DMO with effect from July 1, 2017.

Organized Labour Movement Set for a One-Day Nationwide Protest, NLC Consents

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ASUU strike, NLC

The organized labour under the favour of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared its aim to organize a one-day nationwide protest.

While addressing a meeting of the National Executive Council at Abuja, yesterday, NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, expressed disappointment over the continued closure of the country’s tertiary institutions due to unresolved labour dispute between the federal government and workers’ union.

“For four months and running, the children of the poor have remained at home,” Mr. Wabba said.

“Today as we speak, Diesel is selling for more than N800 per litre. There is no way this situation can be allowed to continue.

“So I think there’s an urgency in addressing this issue.

Additionally, the NCL President said that the Central Working Committee has concluded a one-day strike to resolve the issue.

“And therefore, the central working committee decided that there will be a one-day national protest to call the attention of the government to resolve this issue immediately”. He said.

He also lamented that the only way of solving the current fuel scarcity is to promote local refining in the country.

Kourtney Kardashian’s Husband, Travis Barker, Hospitalised for Pancreatitis

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Kourtney Kardashian’s husband Travis Barker was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance on Tuesday, June 28, for suffering from pancreatitis.

Barker, 46, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles, where he was accompanied by his wife Kourtney.

The same day he was rushed to the hospital, he tweeted “God save me” on his official tweeter page, but God Save Me is also the name of a song Barker produced for his friend Machine Gun Kelly, released in March, and whose documentary Life in Pink is now streaming on Hulu.

Therefore, it is not certain if the statement is related to the incident.

Sources connected to the family confirmed his attendance was due to an inflamed pancreas, which doctors believe was triggered by a colonoscopy.

Doctors concluded that he is suffering from Pancreatitis, Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas and includes symptoms like nausea, intense stomach pain, and vomiting.

Concurrently, Barker’s daughter Alabama took it to social media, sharing a post on her Instagram stories, that said: “Please send your prayers.”

Last week Kardashian recovered from her second battle with Covid.

It isn’t known when the reality star had Covid for the first time, although her famous sisters Kim and Khloe both revealed when they tested positive during the pandemic.

Missing Certificates: Senator Bola Tinubu’s Choice for Vice-President, Unable to Find School Certificates

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Chicago State University

In an effort to meet the deadline for the submission of nomination forms of presidential candidates for next year’s election, the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Ibrahim Masari has been unable to present his certificates to the National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Form EC9 bearing Masari’s particulars revealed that he did not attach any certificate in support of his educational qualifications. Masari, rather, attached a sworn affidavit claiming the loss of vital documents, including his school certificates.

Masari claimed to have lost his certificates alongside other documents last July in Abuja.

The sworn affidavit presented to the Supreme Court, Abuja, stated thus, “That sometime in January 2021, while on transit within Wuse Area, FCT-Abuja, I discovered that my original Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of Plot, No. KT 17522, GRA, Katsina, Katsina State; Certificate of Kaduna State Development Centre from 1994 – 1995; Grade ll Certificate from Katsina Teachers’ College (KTC) from 1978-1983 and First Leaving School Certificate, issued by Masari Primary, Katsina State, from 1972-1978, got lost.”

According to Masari, “all efforts to trace the documents proved abortive, hence, the affidavit”.

However, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma said the certificate debate around his party’s presidential duo was of little or no importance, stressing that Tinubu’s past electoral records would suffice.

He said, “Well, all the things so mentioned are entirely party challenges that will be resolved. But, for my presidential candidate, the issue of a certificate shouldn’t even arise. In 1999, he contested elections and became the governor of Lagos, and in 2003, he contested the election for second-term governor of Lagos”.

The Governor also said that Bola Tinubu had run and won as a senator in the country.

President Buhari Travels to London to Receive National Award

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Mohammadu Buhari, Portugal

President Mohammadu Buhari has traveled to Lisbon, London to be conferred with the country’s National Honour and be decorated with the ‘Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry’.

President Buhari will also visit the Portuguese Parliament and hold discussions with its president, Dr. Augusto Santo Silva, as well as the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa.

The President is also expected to address a Forum of Nigerian and Portugues Businessmen.

According to a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, he said, “Buhari, during the visit, will address a Forum of Nigerian and Portuguese businessmen and hold separate meetings with select Portuguese Chief Executive Officers and prospective investors in Nigeria”.

Gabu also stated that during this visit, President Buhari will also participate in the United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference, which began in Lisbon on Monday, June 27, and will end on July 1.

“The Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal and supported by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), aims to accelerate the adoption of science-based innovative solutions to challenges facing oceans and the global marine ecosystem’.

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