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lHE GUl\RDlAN. Sunday August S. 2012
NEWS Briefly fIF Spokesman's
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spokmnan of th~ Joint nsk Fora (JTF) in Bomo StAte, LL Col Sagtr Musa, has lost: his younger brotbtr,Alhaji 8iShirMusa !atsari in an auto cnsh along the Kano-Katsina road. The dtath occurred following;ll heA(km collision InYOlving two vehlclts.. The deceased tw btcn buried In IGttsina according to Islamic rlres whll~ Lh~ Batsarl ~dmce contlnues to rKelve condolentt messages. The late Batsari, acrording to a St2tement rt.1~~ to lh~ prt.SS In Maldugurt, yesterdalt Is survived by thft't wiytS and 16 children.
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Imo Owes N13b In Gratuities,As Okorocha Signs Controversial Bill ;:=~::.::=. Civil Servants Get NIO,OOOWardrobe Allowance \Jhasa.dmlto~thatImoState Slate's hug~ d~bt. saying h~ ~mentowcs ptnsioners a would a pp~paymentor perwhopping Neb in gratultJe.s, sons owed between N300,OOO tvenas huppr:y.:td pilymentof and N500,OOO NIO,OOoilSWildlobCaJlowanc~ H~ Silld, "Gavemm~m has decided that Out of Nub owed toeachdvil sclVanr. Thcgovemor h<ddlrected the workers as gratuities. Wi!' want Introduction d corporate to start handling the cues o f WNrs for male alld female dvil jUniorontswhosegraruideure servants \vlth)1 t cOrTtspon· ~bout NJoo.ooo and Nsoo,ooo: dingallO\vanct. Okorochol sp',k ~ at the week· H~al so said government tw end InOwerrivmn~ interacting put In place a new housing pol\vithdvll servall[! on Issuesthat icy where each civil servant agltatm them. Iit-regrettrd the wouklowna howe,.JIddingtN t
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ploymCOL Somecfvil servants, who spoke, kicked against the proposal by the govemm~nt to decenrnlise actMllesatlhe StateSccretariat., located at Pon Harcoun Road, Owtrrl. They also appealed to gOYMnment to pay leaw. and othenllowance5o-.YM them for years, and giw. fonnal employmenttoworkerswhoh.JIvebecn
mence stipulated time. On promotion eurclse. con. ductedsincelOO8,htsaidgovernment would be1rtn to TIsh out those who are aue for retirement (D pave way for recrulnncntofyounggradu.ates. Gi!lSUaisformany~ars. He promised that g~mment NotmlndlngtheconUtJVersylr would provide necessary Infra- N:S generated Okorocha. has stTUcture and leckie unem- alsosignedtheCommunlryGov-
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ernment Council (CGel bill Imolaw. Th~ 26-member Imo State House of Assembly passed the bill a few Wttks agoafter initial opposition by dvll servants posted tocommunities. Thegovemordlsclosed this to the Couhdl of Traditional Rulers shortly aft~r h~ ptrformed the function at the weekend InOwtrrl. By provisions of the Ia\\t Okorochasaid the tiergowmment at commun:p; ~rassroots level ~~i~~1s.ecOvely In the
pe, ndlng rulling~n hisballapp lcation sated ,or Augus t 13,
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deGl.i edbyth lusdceOeborahOluwayemi bet: n n e ; ,~C, ....... or tookthisdedslonilftercoun- cwo~ks.. sels to both panlts had arBUllheEFCCcounsel,Mr.Rogued passionatdyon th~ bail dml ~epo. urged th~coun appliGlltion. His cou n~I.Mr. rodiscountenancethe bail apQlUka Agu, prayed the coun pliCdtion, argui ng that me' apto r~!ea5e him on account pliant was only looki ng for a ..... .....- u .... ~ " bl .......... 'don...."' u ...~ tu..:o"encels .... l... e.He w.oytoprtventp Ill·........... maintained that his client, a urge my lords Ip to dism iss famill,m,n. would not run d thr$~plic.ation and r,uheror· I -" h away. ut would fac~ rrlal,are;r or acce ~ratn> earing. gulng that there is no jwtlr.. Theapplk:il.nI ischolrgrd for06cadon for him to stay in raining a whopping sum of de tendon before mal, having money under false pretences. I
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will prov~ this ca.se If my lord. ship gives mc five days. I urge , d h' fu thl my or s Ip£Ore st sa ~ pIJcatioo,"neinsisted.. h • h
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and ordered. that the defendAnt be remanded In Ikoyl P" h hh moo. even t oug is counselpraytdthecoun£Oilllowhls clientstayinEKCcustody.That pra-r was o~sed vehe~mently by the C. which InsiS(~ that its facility Is .JIlrtady strtlroed to capacity following the arrest of fuel subsidy suspeetS.
Count One of the cha rge reads: "jonathan Udeagb.Jl.J1 .nd q Communlc.ations Umlt between Srpt:ember, 2009 andSeptember 2010at Lag05withinrneLlgosJudidaIDivision, with intent to defraud, stole by fraudulently con~n· Ing rnyourown lISt, the.11ggrt'gilte sum of NI06, 250 millfoo, " pro~rtyor Victoryl:learonks Company Umiltd and Fakwt 'n'-"m,nts Umlted.Th' .,. ..... fence Is(OntJarytosection 390 of the Criminal Code Cap cn VolumelLawsofLagosStateof Nigeria 2001.
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U.S. Firm Bags N456m Irrigation Contract In Barno from Njadv:Ira MtISl~ Mait!uguri
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A. UNT1ID States finn, M&W J"lAgro Int~rnatio nAI Lim· Ited, has bagged iI N4S6 million contract for Installation and m.JIlntC'nan(l: of six Irrt· ption pru}Kts in Borno State.. The projects, to be completed wimin fo JT months, would creAte 20,('00 jobs for fanning famUies tythe endof December lOll.
Sptaklng at th~ cont:r.lct signing ceremony, ~~rdAy, al Water Howe Complex, Maldugurl. Commissioner for Local GovtrnmeIU .JInd Chieftaincy Affairs, A1haJI Babakaka Bashlr Garhal, said the projects are pan of mtasUrH by the Kashlm Shetttma admlnist:r.ltion t~ wards addrt.SSing poverty, unand the employment
non.hamHSlng of agricul. tural resources In th~ Lake Ch.d BaslnArta,md Southtm Borno ~natoria l Disrrlct. He said the prolects comprise Installation of In'igation fadlities oil( Shanl, Gwou In the Bomo South knatoriAI 0i51liCl, Konduga andAlau In the <:t nrnl Senatorial DistrIct; and fere and D.tmasak In the North Senatorial Dlsrrlct of BomoStatt, He ~Id, "M&W Agro International Umlted won the coo-
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energy away from vices. Speaking during the awards certmon~ Chairman, Board of Trustees of the foundAtion, ChlefCodwin Onah, harped on th~ Imporance of tducation In thc a lleviation of poveny and overall development of any communl~ Onoth drew the an~ntion oflhe ~efldar les tochallenges or modem sodety where technology has b«om~ the ma~c carpet that rransfonns life 10 an lOstant, saying without the Ixnefltsof gOOd ffiucation, no one In tooay's world would be able of mike any Impact on .society
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EFCC Docks Businessman Over N149m Scam "T1iE Econom ~ .md Financial "('-~ ~ C"· nm" C~msson "has aITAIl'l a Lagos-bas budsin~m l . n. l'llr. Jonathan eagw a. an lis company, Lynlt Commujlt.:.ttions UmIttd. btforl'd l..1'2CsHiWiCourt, IgboSC:rt, for aJfe::ed 1lnanclill I""'J m,IIIon. a1 m~(~""1i -.-. ngm' Th~ EKCsl.am: ,:d Udeilgba.la with iI-" {our<Ol fi nt dcha~e that , bo rd e' n> on atl an stu ing. Afler Udeigh.da. pleaded not gulhy to ~"t\e charges, h~ was remil.tldrd In Ikoyi l'rtson,
organisation. has given out over NI,OOO,OOO In schoJuship to Indi~nes of Nguru. Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, who got admission into various insdrutionsofhlgherlearningacross th~ counny. The scholilfshlp p rogr<lmm~, initiAted in)'t.al lOlobyprofessionabofNguru origin, alms at encouf71glng young f!IeOPle [0 acquire sound eduGlloon as means to reduc-
tract becaus~ of its Int~rna· Ilonal reputation for Install... [Jon of Irrtgatlon facilities in Africa and South-East coun· Ilies, harnesSing a 101 of agricultural rtSQurces ilnd tens of creating thousands of In addrt.SSIng unemp oyment and """nyC The litsta1iations, hc added, would be completed befofe the end of this year, $0 that fanning (ilmllies could comdry seilSOn mence
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Irrtgation activities by Janu,uy next year. Throwing more light on th~ fadlltles., the chalnnan of Bomo State AgrIculrural Tr.ansformation ARenda (BATA).A1haJi Ibrahim All, told The Guardian that the scheme would adoprthe "drip Irrtgation method~ In the Nonh and Centr.ll Senatorial DistrIcts, while the South Senatorial District would main· taln the optn channel irrigation scheme.
Counsels Inmates 1 A1IFE of the Governor' of Y Y Ogun State, Mrs. Olufuruo Amosun, on Friday, at lbara PrIson Commilnd, Abeokura, urg~ Inmates to put truSt in GOd. She: stre:ss«I that prisons ue meant to ensure rehabilitation, reform ... tlonand rtlntC'grauoo,Yying "no mattC;r lhe drcumstaocc;' \ft should not lose hope but look unto God. OUrvisit is not a iamboft't ilIld It Is nocgoing to be a one-off thing. rathtr It is an opportunity for w to assess situation on ground across less'privileged places In the; stete, s h~ yld.. Shc a · pressed conct'rn over an aiarmlng number or inmates awaldng trial. promlslng to bring the issu~ to th~ iltt~n tion of the governor. Itcnu 5uch as cartons of spaghetti; baJZS of rice; canons oT Juic~ .JIni1 soh drinks; noodle;s; cartons of detergent; and gallons or groundnur oU, Among 0thers, were distributed by Mn. AmOSWl and members or SpousesofQv;w1StattGovemment functfonarles Assodation(SOSGFA).