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An Abuja Magis!r.tIClil· coun on Frida.,. St'Otenced a nllT"ing mOlheT. SalamalU IbTll him. of no rlXed addfe'l'l !O ,Il: monlh~· im prlsonment for 'ltealing a handhalt The pm'II'CIIIOr. Philip "lX'lIu ... IOld 11K court thai on Oc!obt'r ~ I. 20 12, Ih(' ~miry R\lilrd attached 10 G.....arlnpa GcnMllI 1I0s, pila!. Ahuja. ft'pnned Ihr CIS(' In urI' Cam p Polin' Sialion Apollus said Ihal thl' ronllici wenl tn tht' ho<pjllli on tht' qmt' datI' and 'I101t' II p.ant"nf's hand hag beside hel ~Ick bed AccOld lOR 10 !he pl'OSt'CUIOf. Iht' pa l it'n!'~ husoon d '\:3\ .. hj~ wife', handbaR wilh Iht' con\.in and 'Vi" mu~lIn~ to coiled Ihr handhag Irom hrl wht'n Ih(' "f'Ctlrity ~uml inl!"fV!"",'d. '!hI' ofirnct' contTllvent'!! Ih(' provi~ion~ of 5M: lion 2870flhe " ('nai UKlI' Thl.' accused pleaded gllihy. 1<1vin~ -It i~ Ihr d('loil thaI pushed me In ~ 1 1!lI1 Ihl' hand hal:
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Okada ban: 28 in police net over non-compliance
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with (omml'ncl'lIIrnl I'll rnforrt'mt'1I1 of 00 cnmm('rrial mnlnrrycit' "peTllnon< IIlllrha.. thc~lIue polict"cnmmand '<IIld 0\'« 211 prr"on~ hll"!" hfion am'">,rd In' \inl:uinJ: hAn nrrlrr. " would II(' rl"Cailed Ihal Ihr 11('1111 Slate g<wl'mment had fixrd 'l;o\Tmbt'r I. 2012 as Ihr deadline for the ban on tJlt' ojX'TlItlnn 01 mnlorcvdr II.~ II means of ITlIn.'q)O rt lltKm j n Ihe ~Iale Th(' affected Iocalilif"l are i\.Qb.. Warr!. Udu and Fffunm respeai\oTly, Ril l Iht' Ilale R'J"l'ITImen t had lasl monlh purchased aoolll 12....0 Irlr:yd('<1 10 l'"Piaet' Ihl" mo torcyriM Ikechukwu Aduba. Delta Slal(' cummis '<1 .. nl'l" or pr'ilce. Inld nC\\""men Ihal .. rrlng mOlnrcycli~t' who dl~o~d Iht' r.-..:iWlinn rmlt"r WtIu1<l he chll r~ 10 court Aduba. who appe-all'd In 'okada· liders In Ihp ~1;Ut', howf'Vl'r enjoi!lctllhl' union memilel! 10 compl\· With the teotlriClion OIdl'\'
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Lagos eyes 1m metric tons of fish production ...set for ma iden seafood festival JOSHUA BA5SEY DgOS. Nigeria'" comml"rriai 'Ilale with IJ rlOpulation e~1I1 malC of 18 mWion pt"Ople 1'1 baving its eyes on lht' production of 1 million melnc ton'l of Ii.. h per annum withinlhe next twovears. Allbough a tall talgc!.I! h ht'lIc""ed Ihls e m be ~nlised ihhe stale's potenlials (01 n~b production aK" propt"rly hl!mcc;'1("d and ne<:e5N1ry suppa" arendI'd to fhh fa rme rs In the 'ilaIC. 1..1g0S. 'IuITOundNJ by large water bodi~ currenth- produce" nbnUl 12:..000 m('lric to",1 out Of ilhoU! 650,000 menic- 10n'l required, 111e 5hol1 fa ll of 525 m{'me IOns is '1uppliHl lrom o th er Siale.. and inlcmadonal impon!'; Should Ih(" '\:(3'1" Trn.'f;'1 the I million m ettic Inns talltel "imin Ihe nl:Xt two yean 0lS envisaged, II will ill' In tht" !'IlKl, lion nOI only 10 mee! local con<umpllon hUI expon rJSh beyond 11< hord~.lhl... il is cxpecIcd will also '<1gnificaody reduc(' the currt'nl high CO~I of fll.h- making ar forda blt' 10 majority of the rt:~idenu. M pan of mea<uTeS to hit lh(' t31"g('1. ("rrorts, ~ccordinR to l.ot"'al, art: bemg intensified by th e govemnwnl- collaoo, ralin g wilh local fanners who are being encouraged wilh inputs to increa'if' {h"ir ~ p..,clties fo r fish pmductlon lhb Incl ud es the e<;labllvlIn enl of a rlSh farm !!SHIlt" ~ a 34 hertllre land In Odogunyan,
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Und('r IhfO value ("halo, the goal. Luwai fOoabl .. t'l1\1ron m .. nt for inCft'il"cd fi..h pmduo:1hm on a rusllllOahle basi ... Rt-ing a ~Ial(' with pn· tential in aquacuhure. -we hm'(" inv!"~If'd in a~",i ~\I('h a~ halcheriM dCVl'inpmrr" (;;1ge .md pt"n nlituR' usinR our WDlrr bodir", £\... h fC't"d and inpUI d"\lrl"prnrnf_ TelIean::h and I"'flen'l"if)[l amoug othru_ Specific support... h(' ";'lId, W1'Tt' bclOJ.: givl!n 10 ruh rannt'n :mch a)l; 'hI" rl"C,'nl dislfihulion of fi~hing inpul .. lo arli ...,nlll fi~h('nnl"n al Orimedu hrllrh. through Ih(' anlunal f1~hln~ inpUls H'rV1Cf' tlf'Ih>erv prn~mml" lhf' inpUlI/. ....·"..re di~ lritlnted 10 lilt' tl4!'nf'n1tin~ fannen on depmlil of 25 rWf('t'n! of el}<;'. wilh Ih(' balanct' ~pft'Dd o\rr h~-n Yl"al~ a .. a way f.f m('bur.utinl{ them 8111 10 hmhf'r I'nrnUfilge existiuF' rarm~". anrnel nf'W m .....!lUllcnl in fh:h fannlOR and 1rn.!1" lip produclinn, th!' 'Ilale l'!; 0fT-lnln.~inJ:: Ihe fir," ('\.'M' 'if;""" food ff""ival' Wlfh the Ihl"ml' ·bgn.; 5eO'lrnod ft'Slh-al: OOO'innR the polf'nlial!t of th .. fi.;hery jlldumy," L.",w,d .;.'liel the ~arood fe"'llVaj plann('d fnr Novt'mtM-r 10.2012. at Ihe Fk"o _\dantic Citv. \/lcroria bhmd. and whkh f:"ninddl"'1 ,,,,ilh Ihe Inlemallonal !\:lIr:lrnn Confcl't'T1C'c. is pan oflhl" ~UlIII" giM tn rt'alisf' IS ''MXI <..curl:-)" ohjecli\"C'$. ~aid, "''a~ 10 Crt'IUf" MI
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-lhp cinalY"1 for pUlling 'Ieafood h~~k fht' nilinary agenda I.. for Ih(' erllltal w('11 twinp; of La~(1S ac w('11 as for Ihr growin~ plTlfilr of Lagt'l< on Iht' inlPmationallouri<rn map. lhr rr~rival will pIO- FIDA fights widowhood in Imo mOle' all ahl'lUl «'afood Ihnl I~ farmrd in L.ago~ w;II('("'; and its hmad uses The Inlemalional Fedt'rntinn nf Womt'n ·T-.n~¢ng fill Indll~try qakehDldr .... I..aw}"cn (FIOt\}.lmoSlale chapler, '<11\11 11 Is fmm Ihe loeill n.. hrrman.lolhemnrketcr. O!;hnng hard 10 ell1Istic:ally reduce Ih~ (lTlIC~ lhr fl~h prorr~\or .. 10 till' r ..... taUrilh·u .... liS tiers of widowhood in the ,laT('. wilh alli('w wt"1i as th(' ""Pnrt mnrkel. It Is all about to gwmg a hfl 10 bereaVl'rl W{Jmrn. "~a ,,,,,,lit or thei r hushaorl<' d!"IJamlfl' ~t'.dooJ, ""'hkh I~ In Iinr wllh our f"('("t'nI lIgochi \Jnanna·Okoro. II illl-,,'rr and I!l erron~ al anaming our potenlial in Agricuhul? stl.'ltrnance and 10Ilrl"m.- hr ...,Id . remlll!' of Ih(' FIDA l!llht" ~Ial r. ~Id Ihl' dlit' '<aid th .. stalC throuRh thf' ff'~ti, fons of Ihe !troup are 10 t'!l!alre thai \'Iomen \"al which i~ erpt'dl'd 10 allrad aooul whl)<;(' hrnlband!i died art' nO I thmwn away and abandon('d by Itwit In 10f\\/<, whim is 1.000 Incolll and inierTllllionlll panid pllnl"_ aim" 10 d(,Vl'lop 11I'Iwurk.·llnkngM n"lmmon aroll nrllhe ronmry. '\;nanna Oknm, who 1""'0;0 thr lmn <;jla l!' amooR stakrhnlder<o. ~hare knowlrdge rnmmis~ioner rnf C..ullUn" anfi Inmislll. and lM:hnololl)· u ..rd in Iht' Indu~lry and while lipeakJnK with rneml)('T" nf Ih(' :'IIigf'tia M'rhan~(" infonnahon I'lI1 prmlil("l< and ,-c~ociation of Womrn lnllmail"T" (K\WOJ). ~"rvin"" ;wallahle In Ibr glohai m:ukrl hno Stale rOllndl, ~id Ihr ~I all' FUM ha~ -WI" al~ \'iDnl to lI~r Ihr f('Mival !O uPrM II~ rampalgns ag""n!!1 widnwhood stlmui;"flr in\'l'.. tmf"lll pou.'n!!al of 1_'1~o~ PrlIcticn by nnw embarking on t"dur-ation <;1 •• If" tn relalinn 10 aquilcul!lIre and ar- ane! St"Ilsiti~a l ion of the mrn, who 11ft' brolh Ib.lnal fI.shrrlr~; po!lilh'('ly impact the ' fOr. in-law to Ihe widO\", f'conomy of l..af!olll In thl.' shon :md long "In l'.xtremc CIl5~ the wo men lawyer"!' Ie'rm lind II ",,111 ultim.,tt'lv realure alii a a~.odalion tak" legal proc:edUft"C In faVOIIT major tourism flttr.lction and dcshna lion of Ihe widow'l: ~he said. rnr local and InlematiClnai lOurim." !!laId -Under ~t"n~itis.'lTion. the FIOt\ ('ngagt'S J\cC'ordlng 10 him. part of aclivitie<; the bt"reavt'd wo m;tn'!! hro l h l'r~-in·iaw. ffi al Ih" tMlival will include' exhibilion by llcaling them on Ihe nH"d 10 'l1(lP confiscalInp; thewoman·.. la le husband·~ prore-ny. fOT fi~hl"r rolk.... n~h and \"3riOll.S 5e"/1foodha<l'd m .. nll. flng .. r food \·cnd" .... and Iht' 'lake of he r c:hlldTt'Tl" funt re. Wl'ma nIhe brothen-in 17 10 undl!ma nd Ihal Ute othl'r Tradllinnai din('1'$, culimll)' wido~ WOIllAn ~ child ren are thell latl' \'Ice'l, Ino<l m'·n'.hanl~ :md plO('M~Or'I, brotht'f·~ children, mor.p:mhcrl>.
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