Horror as man blows off self with IED to escape arrest in Kaduna

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

There was a state of pandemonium yesterday at KEKE community of the Kaduna Millennium City in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State as a man took his own life using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a desperate attempt to evade arrest by security agencies

The community leader in the area, Malam Samaila, confirmed the incident, noting that the security operatives had barricaded the street to prevent people from approaching the suspect’s house.

Samaila stated that it is likely that the security personnel had trailed the suspect to his residence to arrest him alive. However, realizing that escape was impossible, he decided to take his own life inside the house.

According to eyewitnesses, gunshots were heard at around1 am when officials from the Department of State Services (DSS), soldiers, and the police arrived at the suspect’s residence. It was discovered that when the man sensed that he was surrounded, he resorted to using explosives to end his life during an exchange of gunfire between him and the security agencies.

A security source revealed to our correspondent that an AK-47 rifle was discovered inside the house, along with two other IEDs that were later safely detonated by the Anti-bomb squad.

The source suggested that the deceased may have been a member of a terrorist group.

“Tragically, the man’s body was mutilated due to the explosive device, while his wife and children were taken away by DSS officials in their vehicles,” the source said.

FG kicks against bill to stop doctors migration

By Egena Sunday Ode

The Federal Government on Mondat kicked against the bill before the National Assembly seeking to control the migration of doctors for greener pastures abroad.

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, expressed the objection while fielding questions from State House correspondents at the end of the extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Responding to a question on the threat of doctors to go on a five day warning strike over what they perceived as the attempt to compulsory keep medical and dental graduates in the country for five years before granting the licence to practice, Ngige said the bill will go against extant Labour laws.

The sponsor of the bill in the House of Representatives, Ganiyu Johnson, representing Lagos State, had explained that the move was to check the mass exodus of medical professionals from the country.

The legislation is titied: “A Bill for an Act to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap. M379, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to mandate any Nigeria-trained medical or dental practitioner to practise in Nigeria for a minimum of five years before being granted a full licence by the council to make quality health services available to Nigeria; and for related matters.”

Following the introduction of the bill, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had vowed that it will resist any attempt to enslave Nigerian medical doctors under any guise.

The association has announced plan to embark on a five-day warning strike with the immediate withdrawal of the bill as one of its demands.

Other demands are an immediate increment in the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to the tune of 200 per cent of the current gross salaries of doctors, the immediate implementation of CONMESS, domestication of the Medical Residency Training Act, and review of hazard allowance by all the state governments as well as private tertiary health institutions where any form of residency training is done; among others.

But Senator Ngige said, “Nobody can say they (doctors) will not get a practising licence till after five years. It will run counter to the laws of the land that have established the progression in the practice of medicine.

“I am a medical doctor. When you graduate from the medical school, you go on one year apprenticeship called housemanship or internship as the case maybe. After your internship, you are now given a full licence because prior to that, what you have is a provisional licence of registration with the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

“So, after that intensive training, you were signed off by consultants and you became a fully qualified medical doctor to attend to human beings and to work without any supervision again. Supervision then is voluntary.

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (middle) flanked by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON (left) next to him is the Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore, Immediate right of the Minister is aperticipant and next to him is representative of AttorneyGeneral of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mrs Felicia Ayoola-Daniels, Director, Administration of Criminal Justice Reform Department, FMOJ, as well as the Controller General,Nigeria Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa,MFR.

Kebbi to partner Egypt in agriculture, livestock production

Kebbi Government says it will partner with Egyptian experts in agriculture and livestock production for the development of the state.

Gov. Atiku Bagudu made this known while receiving experts in agriculture from Egypt who visited him at Government House in Birnin Kebbi, on Friday.

He said that his administration believed in partnership and cooperation as essential ingredients for development of the state.

‘The state is endowed with abundant agricultural potentials and rated as the second most livestock producing state in the country.

“In addition, the state has

Sudan crisis: Nigerian embassy facilitates students transfer to Egyptian universities

The Embassy of Nigeria in Cairo, Egypt is to facilitate the transfer of Nigerian students from Sudanese universities to Egyptian universities.

The embassy, in a statement on Sunday, said this was in the light of requests by both parents and students caught in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.

The embassy said that it was collaborating with the Central Administration for International Students (Wafeden), under the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to achieve this.

“In this regard, Nigerian students from Sudanese Universities who are interested in transferring to Egyptian Universities are expected to send their full names, faculties required, academic level/year completed, transcripts of the academic years completed.

“(They should also send) passport data pages and contact details (phone number and email) to enable the embassy and the Wafeden start working on them, before the portal for international transfers opens.” become the gateway to West Africa in animal husbandry due to its strategic location of sharing boundary with both the Republic of Niger and Benin Republic.

“Already, we have signed a tripartite agreement with Kwanni in Niger Republic and Maleville in the Republic of Benin on the development of animal husbandry.” Bagudu further described people of the state as hardworking and ready to imbibe modern methods on agriculture and livestock production.

He also commended the National President of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, for facilitating the visit and preparing ground for mutual cooperation in the agriculture sector.

“The President-elect Bola Tinubu has pledged to build on the achievements on agricultural revival for food security initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari at the national level.

“Also, here in the state, the Governor-elect Dr Nasir Idris, has affirmed similar commitment to strengthen the agricultural revolution started by incumbent administration at state level.”

Earlier, the RIFAN President, Alhaji Aminu Goronyo, informed the governor that the Egyptian experts, led by Gen. Walid Soliman-Morsy, were in the state for partnership on agricultural development.

He revealed that the experts were ready to develop several hectares of Fadama land in the state through the process of training of farmers, application of modern farming methods, technology and expertise.

Goronyo said that the team would also visit Lagos and Ogun states as well as Calabar in Cross River for similar ventures.

The Egyptian agriculturalists, led by Mr Soliman-Morsy, said that they were in the state for a joint partnership with government to explore areas of interest in agriculture and livestock production. (NAN).

The embassy cautioned students that any of them that transfer to Egyptian government universities would not be eligible for an Egyptian Government Scholarship.

It also provided a link for the transfer for interested students to fill and attach the required documents between May and June in order to join the 2023/2024 academic session commencing in September. UsduSWSIQsMkEn2b2fJ9cn1 Bmq12AdCZSU1x1HEg/ viewform?usp=sf_link.

“After filling the above form, interested students should also send their below details and documents to this email:

By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, restrained the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC)and it’s Director, Corps Certification, Ibrahim Muhammad, from publishing disclaimer against the Enugu State Governor-elect, Peter Mba, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.

The ex-pate order held that the commission is restricted from continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of national service dated 6th January, 2003, issued to the Governor-elect of

Enugu state, Barrister Mbah Peter was not issued by the National Youth Service Corps.

The ex parte motion moved by Emeka Ozoani SAN, on behalf of the applicant, was pursuant to Section 13(1) & (2) of the Federal High Court Act Cap F12, Vol. 6, Law of Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and Order 26 Rule 6(1) of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2019.

After hearing Mbah’s counsel, Justice Inyang Ekwo granted prayer one on the motion paper for “An order of interim injunction restraining the Defendants and Respondents whether by themselves, their directors, officers, servants, legal representatives, counsel or any other person or persons howsoever described and connected, from issuing, publishing or continued to issue, publish disclaimer to the effect that the NYSC certificate of National Service dated 6th January, 2003, certificate No. A.808297 issued to the Plaintiff Barrister Mbah Peter Ndubuisi, in accordance with Section 11 of the National Youth Service Corps Decree No. 51 of 1993 was not issued by the National Youth Service Corps pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction filed in this suit”.

Consequently, the trial judge ordered the applicant to serve the defendants with court processes within two days of the order.

The motion ex parte was predicated on 10 grounds, which are as follows: “The plaintiff states that after graduating in law from the University of East London in 2000, retuned to Nigeria and as a pre-requisite to practice as Barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, applied and was admitted into the Bar part 1 programme of the Nigerian Law School.

Mbah said upon completing the Bar Part 1 Exam, he had to wait for the Bar Part 2 programme, and was advised that instead of spending time idling around, he should proceed