48 NI.uh.n TriluJ.ne \1t'1I!.,v . 2 July. 2012
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8.1t1mGafa1r 01 Ole J·edera.l High Court autlng In Maldugu 1 . x.mo Stale. has smocna d ") cannabIS dt:al ~ r tIl life Impneornna t
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commemor IIlng: 1"11~ Int.emaUl: nal Pay Agalnsl Drug Alull' and Illicit Dru!-t T,an c~lng. has gcneratal 0 u··h lnte~t amcJrll SIOi htoldcB. A pP'ss italement stgx'd IJ:'. til ~ :tpokesman for the N Ito lal Drug Law
(NOLEAI. totr Mitchel OfQyeJu •• copy 0/ whkh made avallabk to the Nlge,.'an Tribuna on Sunday. ataled that the -I2)'ftlT-oid conVk:1. Saje A!k1ra. woWd be: the Anti
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sentence for drug traJJkklng bl !.he atatt 1be rdea5e added that ~,"'J*~i''n~INlllr said the befcn he ~-;;;'lUt. which waa also In connt:ctlon with drug lnlmcklng. emphasiSing lIlat It was obvtou8 that he ....-as yn to am any lesson and pr-actlcally lacked
to be of Aood conduct. becol~ while on bd. he wa. caught seiling unnablS nlue Is no evidence 101 prove h is Innocence . lie Is. dlCfdore. bud guilty as chatged and !lmlenced to lire Imprlsonment ,- the ~ statm. Mcanwhllr. the
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NDln. xntiftlbuo.[..J,!l~ hucoounendedUlejudge b' what he dc3crtbcd as a bokt5leptowardsmluctng the probkm mdrug abuK and Wk:il traJlldung to the
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d6e'rvH • desperate dillon. n . atcdon r:L lhc law Ia • pointer to the ~ d Ute law 1t ..111 surly ItftW as • leMon to otheB- sald GtIde. Alao. the NDLEA commander In Borno Stale. Mr Dna 0gUegwu. said the ruling would ~Ionn Ute opcraOonaJ
aJJcgcd to be a notorious C8.IUlBbt8 dealn- who WIllI nnn caughl in 2()()5 wtth 3.7 kUogramme. of cannabts. While he waa on bafL he was saki to ha~ been rearrested In 2007. WIth I 7 kllogramme5 of cannabis. So II's gaoo news to the agency
rultng will change the ~ of our ~Uons In Ult: !ltaIC. Pmpk wiD Do ~ 10 apprttIat.c the £ad. d.at cannabis c:an1e3 a scr10us line with the
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leaders challenged to assist N~eria 810la Meea. OorLa UDlbrella body 01 students unIOn In rk:8. the All Afri · can Studc.nts Unton. has appealed to African lead crs 10 compl~mc.nt efforts or the Nigerian govern menl towards curbing dlC~ acUvtUes o( the dreaded Boko HatUm. 5«t to the
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·,",on kfL Sl:udy Group Manager for N"rlca. CrUI Tagg; Reg-fonal Ifanager. Nigeria Study Group. Yerll ruie Pe"etra. Jntento llonolJrorketing Manager. Srudll Group. Dayo Euans and Deputll Dfrec. tor JSC 1~'"1..llment. SlI..tdll Group. Sescln Ireton, during the Inaugul'Otlon qJ the Studll Group'. Part· n.enttlp ur( h ' - d s MetropoUtan Unlorrsltll. at CltelHa HoteL In Abuja, recently.
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'~?~~. !!n~!~fl ~oan~ ~!.~~!!'!'!'!~~d!!!~~~!~' E bo J, of (edeJ'8.1 and Sill· auditors· geroerld In the COun1r) lliis said Ihe' poor (undln( 0( most of lhl'! Jud·t olTI c:" es In thf' redera~n la t hindered the dfttllve p·rfonnanc:e of tnc:kl n8 (orruptlon among o Ule . lutlcs In a (Olr munlque Is sued at tho ·nd or the 42nd bHumu.• 1audlt0f"5gem' ral cn(erence. whlchht,d l-etWH:nJuM 18 and '.:.2 n lIortn. the group 'V Id hf'" oRkc:s or the audU ·ns·general
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strt:nghtened In order for them to ~ effecuve In the perfonnance o( their roles In the accountabll· Ity process 111e conreren«. with the theme: ·Supreme audll Instltulton as verttable tools to the achleYl'!ment of the tJ'8.nsrormaUon agenda. al80 reaolved that a neeessary constitutional amendment prOYlslons should make It manda· tory for ac:countants-gm· enll to Submllthe Onanclal alatemenl.5 or tlleir respecU .. e governments
nol later thai three months after the end or the Rna.nctal year The communique also urged the Nallona1 Assembly to pass Ule C8$C 'K11h other dt:yeloped counlr1cs The conference alao noted the urgcnt need for aUditors-general offices to embark on advocacy
Group canvasses affordable education for Nigerians OVERNMENT at all leyels have bec.1I adYlsed 10 make education In Ntge·
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Kwam IDP denies knowledge of suit by ex-youth leader B1 Tuad , Oyellol. HE t .. ara State cl'ap er or the PII"OP e·1 Demo· crat} hty (PilP') has said It Is DOC w,~ many stU! fUcdap.lJlst Iflranymcmher of Its C»'OIUW: In any court ~ I:..". as U has not. bep1 !len cd ·.t .h any court summon bl !"toml Urnes RcKtmg '0 a news report on 1I.e J'I..lfport.cd auJl IDcd 91·.' the party by a former .slAte )"'JUth k:adcr. Alhnjl I toJlammed AJH.asean..S the .n:y'Ii pubIIctty st·cn Inry. Alhajl Mu·ud Add 1I1Jpc. saJd lhe IIU1I Vo'a8 ~ .... . mcdla pro-
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make an t.ssue out of nottung. The mDd 0( O.e state oongrae oonductcd by the naUOnaJ hcadquarkrs 01 our party thai pr0duced the Incumbent ata te
aU Kn8e of n:llp0n5IbWIY. nc.Ithcr 01C' party nor allY n1enlbl'!r of It execuUve has been 5Ucd 10 coon by any ctud\a1n 01 our party or the former youth leader. as the party has not be communiCat.cd Cllal by -The "" -.-ny " ' ' -would haW' Ignond the mcdJa .-.,xrt. but for our ullSUSJl'CCl1IlI
IoyaJ and c:omm.Itt.cd pany monbent ItO"OM the stale and the c:ounuy. the ~-
functions. to fo.tu a bet· tuundersta.ndtngoflhelr roles byllli relevant goyernmen1 funcltonarles and other stakeholders It also siressed the need (Of" IllI stakeholders In the public nnanc:e management a)'lltelD5 to synerglM to adllcve Ule objecttves or the trans· formaUon agenda..
Speaking durtllg the conferment of dle Kwame Nkurmah Leadership Award on the founder and chtd misslolll'!r. Z.1IVIyatul· Amanl At· TIJannlyat of Nigeria. Sheikh Sulalman OnlkJjlpa.1n Uortn. KWBlll State. at the we('kend. the ~tary -general of the union. Mr Olufeml Aklndele. saki the Insur gence or the 80ko Baram If unchecked. would affeet the soclottOnomlc growth of tile conUnUIl. 85 a sptll from Nlgerta Aklndcle. who JUStlned the conferment of the award on the reclplenl. said the reaaon wa. bc-cause of • need 10 shift attention unlo the religiOUS leaders who would usc their preachlngs to charge youths In A(rlcan on Ihe need to embrace peace.
ClICIC'ICUI.M c:omnuuee II In the publk dOl1lain. ~ party "WlI&hH to
aPJX&l to aD our rncmbtts and t.cenung supportcn to Ignore Ule saki publtcauon and colltlnue with tlldr pany acUyllJes.. then! I.a DO cause for alann,· AJbajl Adeblmpe atated.
ria affordable. to sustain the country's developmen! and growth. The Africa Recruit· ment Manager for Study Group. Crist Tagg. gaye the adYlce In Abuja reo cently. durtng Ihe launch of the group's partnership with ~ Metro· polltan University, yon. s hi re. United KIngdom IUKI. Study Group provides pr1vate hlghucducatlon. language and auft:r education In the United Statee of America (USA). canada. the United Kingdom IUK) and Europe. China. Australia and Ncw~aland.glVlngedu ·
caUonal opportunlUes to 50.000 atudents rrom more than 130 countr1es In oyer 48 campuau across the world. Tagg noted that many
Briefly Benin crown prince lauds Oshiomhole ruE erown prince of the Benin Kingdom and Nigeria'. former Ambassador to Italy. Mr Ehencde Eredlauwa. has commended the £do SUIte ~mor. ComJ'8.de Adall15 Oshlomhole. for the massive In(raslructural develop· ment In the Stcln Kingdom.
In 8cn1~~lVfJ.s~ Uon organtsc.d 10 mark his retum from an am baMadortal duty 10 sc.veral countrtes . •ald he was Imprcs.scd with the maSSive turnout for him. whiCh would make him do more for the Edo people Acc:ordlng to him . ·,hls re-«ptlon will n'Cn ginger me to do even more (or tile Edo people. You will 110ft: that I said the Edo people. not Just Ihe Bini peoplt:. b«ause the Btlll people arc the origin of all other people . And our gon:r · nor has always emphasised that and I know that he has gone throu~h some trayalls olo'er that. that ~.. hy Is he deyeloplng Denln. why not other pla«s? -rhe ~ft:mor lold me a Simple philo",ophy . Ihal your htghn6S. If a vlailor comes to your house . where will he enter nnll. \slt your bed· room? It the sitting room. So he has started rocusslng on the job at hand.-
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spouses, community TIlE Womm Group IWGI 0( the lnt.emaUonal InsUtute of Tropical AgriCuI· ture nITAI. lbedan. Oyo Stale. has uJd It ~1l1 not rdent In tmpecung posl· U\'cly In Its t.c.t commu· nlty. just as It rcaIIlrmed Us stand to aupport I.helr
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Nigerians who were In . lIOn. le!"Hted 10 studying have The chalrpeuon of been hampered by exor- the group. Mrs Idana bltant fees Ahmadu. made tilt: sub-According to him. -I mlsalon at the weekend have round out Ihat dUring the fund mlslng many eligible students In and gala nighl organised Nigeria are nol being en- by the group al tht: In* couraged to study and stltute. adding thai the many c:annolarrord edu. women group would con· cation Goyernment lInue to Involve In chartshould make edueatlon Ulble acUY1Ucs. such as more arrordable. This scholarship awards for would help have a large the chlldn!n of the UTA number or Nigerian chU- Juulor staff. cart: for the dren go LO school poor and those at re' ·Our effort5ln Nigeria maud homes are 10 get more NIgcr1an8 WhUe uytng that the to understand the ...ay groupwu totcrnalknalm Leeds Metropolitan Urn. nature With dl¥'Crslty In verslty worD and have soc:1.:H:ultuJaUntc:grauon. tht:m study there. We she said the group was are not establlshlng any fully p!"q)llred to channel campua In Nlgerta. but 11.5 social and phllanrather to encourage NI- lhroplc actiVities to 1m gerlans to study over prove on the IJves 01 the there In the United KIng- people dom By Tola OlamtrlkJ -----l---