arinzos: I will still say it again. Open Tertiary Institutions, we are not Kids biko. How can FG keep Tertiary Students at Home along side kindergarten. FG should Start from Tertiary down to Primary.
When you Open churches, Markets etal, Most of these students will still go Out to worship or to Hustle. Nonsense!
No vaccines or medicinal cure no school. I support on that. Life matters first
BobbyHammar: Anybody who still believe in the scam of no sex till marriage needs to get their head checked. If only you know how many marriages have been destroyed or are still suffering because of this, you will never think of falling for such a scam.
What baffles me is those who keep going to church but yet don't know anything about bible and will keep deceiving themselves that sex before marriage is a sin (WHICH YEYE SIN).
Many will say it's formication but they don't even know the true meaning of fornication as referred to in the bible. Take for example when Joseph was dating Mary, yes we agree she was still a virgin because it was their own decision not to have sex yet but how many people realized that there were other young women that existed then as well. Many had boyfriends too and some had sex with their boyfriends while some didn't because Mary wasn't the only virgin.
The bible never condemned those that had sex with their boyfriends before marriage but it was just the divine choice of the Father to select a virgin rather than a lady that had sex already.
Let's stop all these brohaha low African mentality of calling sex before marriage a sin. God only sees a clean and a pure heart, not who had sex when or how. You all should better respect yourself and save the doctrine of marriage by testing the waters to ensure you are ready to sail on that water for the rest of your life. Not after marriage you start looking for divorce because penis is too big or too small or maybe Virgina is too tight or too wide or its always one minute sex.
Haba.
No sex before marriage. Not a bad idea. But only if she is evidential virgin. No OK wahala
newgroom: OPEN LETTER FROM COL. DANGIWA UMAR (RTD) TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI
Muhammadu Buhari, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Dear Mr. President,
MR. PRESIDENT; PLEASE BELONG TO ALL OF US.
“One of the swiftest ways of destroying a Kingdom is to give preference of one particular tribe over another or show favor to one group of people rather than another. And to draw near those who should be kept away and keep away those who should be drawn near” Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio.
I have been prompted to write you this open letter, Mr. President, by the loud sounds of drums, singing and dancing that erupted within many groups in the last few days on the grounds that you attained the 5th year in office as President of Nigeria. It comes as no surprise that enthusiasm for the celebration is not shared equally by segments of the public. While your admirers and supporters believe you have performed well, many others believe the five years you have been in office as our President has not met the yearnings, expectations and change promised Nigerians.
Mr. President, you know me well enough and my position on issues to realize that I can be neither a rabid supporter nor a fanatical opponent of yours. I believe being a responsible citizen is enough reason to wish you well and to work for your success. As we have seen all too clearly these past few years, your success is ours as is your failure. We swim or sink with you!
You might wish to recall that after the results of the 23rd of February 2019 presidential elections were announced, giving you victory, I addressed a press conference during which I urged the runner-up, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, to concede defeat. The reason was clear: tensions were running high and little missteps by the leaders might ignite violence, as often happened after major elections. Some supporters of Abubakar Atiku disagreed with me and told me off. As it happened, Alhaji Atiku went ahead to mount a legal challenge to the outcome of the elections up to the Supreme Court. Mercifully, his actions did not result in an outbreak of violence as we feared.
At the same occasion, I counselled the declared winner, your good self, to use the opportunity of your second term to redeem your pledge of being a leader and president of all Nigerians.
On the occasion of the first-year anniversary into your second four-year term, I feel there is an urgent need to revisit this subject matter.
Mr. President, you have often expressed the hope that history will be kind to you. It is within your competence to write that history. But you have less than three years in which to do it. You may wish to note that any authentic history must be devoid of myth. It will be a true, factual rendition of the record of your performance.
And truth be told, Mr. President, there are quite a lot of things that speak to your remarkable accomplishments, not least of which is that for the first time in our democratic history, a sitting President was defeated. That feat was achieved by Muhammadu Buhari. The reason was the public belief of you as a man of integrity.
The corollary to this is that at the expiration of your 8-year tenure in 2023, your achievements will not be measured solely by the physical infrastructure your administration built. An enduring legacy would be based on those intangible things like how much you uplifted the spirit and moral tone of the nation. How well have you secured the nation from ourselves and from external enemies?
At this time and in the light of all that have happened since you took office, any conversation with you Mr. President cannot gloss over the chaos that has overtaken appointments into government offices in your administration. All those who wish you and the country well must mince no words in warning you that Nigeria has become dangerously polarized and risk sliding into crisis on account of your administration’s lopsided appointments which continues to give undue preference to some sections of the country over others.
Nowhere is this more glaring than in the leadership cadre of our security services.
Mr. President, I regret that there are no kind or gentle words to tell you that your skewed appointments into the offices of the federal government, favoring some and frustrating others, shall bring ruin and destruction to this nation.
I need not remind you, Mr. President, that our political history is replete with great acts of exemplary leadership which, at critical moments, managed to pull this nation back from the precipice and assured its continued existence.
A few examples will demonstrate this:
In February, 1965, the NPC-led Federal Government was faced with a decision to appoint a successor to the outgoing Nigerian Army General Officer Commanding (GOC), General Welby Everard, a Briton. Four most senior officers were nominated; namely, Brigadiers Aguiyi Ironsi, Ogundipe, Ademulegun and Maimalari. The first three were senior to Maimalari but he was deemed to be more qualified due to his superior commission. He was the first Sandhurst Regular trained officer in the Nigerian Army. His being a Muslim Northerner like the Minister of Defense, Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu and the Prime Minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa granted him added advantage by today’s standards. But to the surprise of even the Igbos, and opposition from some senior NPC members, Minister Ribadu recommended Ironsi, pointing to his seniority. The Prime Minister concurred and Aguiyi Ironsi was confirmed as the first indigenous GOC of the Nigerian Army.
When on 13 February 1976, the Commander-in-Chief, General Murtala Muhammed, was assassinated in a failed Coup de tat, General Olusegun Obasanjo, his deputy and the most senior officer at the time, was sworn in as his successor. The Chief of Army Staff, General T.Y Danjuma, a Northern Christian, was next in line to succeed Obasanjo as the Chief of Staff, SHQ and Deputy Commander in Chief. General Danjuma however waived his right and recommended a much junior officer, Lt. Col. Shehu Musa Yar’adua, for the post. Shehu was promoted two steps up to the rank of Brigadier and appointed Chief of Staff SHQ and Deputy Commander-in-Chief. Lt. Col. Muhammadu Buhari was appointed Minister of Petroleum. This was done to placate Muslim North which was deemed to have lost one of its own, Murtala Muhammed.
Both the chief of staff, Mr. Sunday Awoniyi, and the personal physician Dr Ishaya Audu to the Premier of Northern Nigeria, Alhaji Sir Ahmadu Bello, a direct descendant of Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio, were Christians.
Barely nine years after the civil war in 1979, the NPN Presidential candidate, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, picked an Igbo, Dr Alex Ekwueme, as his running mate. They enjoyed a truly brotherly relationship as President and Vice President. President Shagari’s political advisor, Dr Chuba Okadigbo and National Assembly Liaison, assistant, Dr K.O Mbadiwe, were both Igbos. His economic advisor, Prof. Emmanuel Edozien and his Chief of Personnel Staff Dr Michael Prest, were of Niger Delta extraction. Remarkably, all his military service chiefs were Christians with the exception of his last Chief Army Staff, General Inuwa Wushishi under whose tenure he was removed in a military coup de tat.
Mr. President, as a witness and beneficiary, it is our expectation that you would emulate these great acts of statesmanship. Which is why we have continued to engage with you.
You may wish to recall that I had cause to appeal to you, to confirm Justice Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria a few days before the expiration of his three months tenure of acting appointment to be replaced by a Muslim Northerner. We were saved that embarrassment when his nomination was sent to the senate by the then acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo. When he was finally confirmed a few days to the end of his tenure, he was removed after a few months and replaced by Justice Muhammed, a Muslim from the North.
May I also invite the attention of Mr. President to the pending matter of appointment of a Chief Judge of the Nigerian Court Appeal which appears to be generating public interest. As it is, the most senior Judge, Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, a northern Christian, is serving out her second three-month term as acting Chief Judge without firm prospects that she will be confirmed substantive head. I do not know Justice Mensem but those who do attest to her competence, honesty and humility. She appears eminently qualified for appointment as the substantive Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal as she is also said to be highly recommended by the National Judicial Council. If she is not and is bypassed in favor of the next in line who happens to be another northern Muslim, that would be truly odd. In which case, even the largest contingent of PR gurus would struggle to rebut the charges that you, Mr. President, is either unwilling or incapable of acting on your pledge to belong to everyone — and to no one. I hope you would see your way into pausing and reflecting on the very grave consequences of such failure not just to your legacy but to the future of our great country.
Thank you for your time, Mr. President.
COL. ABUBAKAR DANGIWA UMAR (RTD)
One thing I can say is that the two Faces looks similar
Frezhkid10: ..its not about the mentality..look at china where the disease originated from has opened up their schools for learning...Has the cure been found there??..or u think they don't love their children??
try and be updated ,you can compare Nigeria with China this virus is just starting here have not climax yet. China is already beyond that. What they have is cases of resurgence
jom28gy: Thanks police act need amendment for very long time now, what police is currently using is an old law made by colonial Masters, which has no good for the police
Not Only police ACTS. All Acts needs amendment. Simple
steveneche: Help My Friend Decide: 5million Or A 100k Job?
A friend of mine just got an offer from his late brother's company few months after his demise.
His late brother having been a prominent personality (head of finance) in the company he worked before he died, made the company to offer his younger brother my friend two options..
1. 5million naira cash or
2. a 100k job per month in the Same company.
we need your professional advice pls
very simple dear., one adage says. "a bird at hand Worths more than a million birds in the bush"
There was a lockdown they whined and said the Govt was insensitive! They said okay we would ease the lockdown,all you gotta do would be to wear facemasks and gloves, we said okay!
Lockdown was eased and people flouted these rules , refused to wear face Masks, gloves and observe social distancing! Most Nigerians are foolish, stupid and ignorant!
Sanwo olu please lock us Down for 5 months except there's an improvement before then, then throw the keys into the Atlantic ocean!
WE GO LEARN BY FORCE
Youe forgetting that no force ob earth superceeds the forces of the Electorate (masses). They give you power and can take it back. If you push them beyond the limit. Flexibility is the only answer from any government in this corona crisis
I don't have enough time to go through all the write up. Ease Restriction down all the working days 9 am to 3 pm. Simple. All the panic stops. Restrict 2 month,announce easing. The rush Myst be there, infection......
wisdomiskey: #billgates is currently trending on twitter as new videos have emerged showing Americans taking to the streets to protest against Bill Gates and his push for mandatory vaccines in the near future.
sarrki: Nigerian financial power house, Access Bank, annunciated the closure of more than 300 of its branches nationwide in a bid cut down running costs as a result of the outbreak of the deadly virus, COVID-19.
This move comes in the wake of a statement made by the group managing director/CEO of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe who explained the reasons behind a planned mass retrenchment of its workforce, stating that some of its branches will be closed up until December of this year.
Herald NG earlier reported that Wigwe made this disclosure via video conferencing in a town hall meeting with the bank’s staff that later leaked on social media platforms.
Wigwe noted that those to be affected by the mass retrenchment are mostly outsourced staff and workers offering nonessential services. This group makes for about 75% of the Organisation’s staff strength in its branches nationwide.
“We probably don’t need as much security as required; even to the fact that we are not gonna have all our branches open between now and December. We don’t need all the tellers.” Wigwe said in the video.
“The second has to do with our professional cost. Now that is one that is very tricky and it is tricky because I do understand and appreciate that its gonna, you know, bring its own pain to staff.
“We basically have to make the adjustments the same way you sounded when we spoke 10 days ago with respect to basically cutting down cost.
“I will be the first to take the hit and I’m gonna take the largest pay cut, which would be as much as 40 percent. The rest we would have to cascade right through the institution. Everybody may have to make some adjustments of some sort.”
Industry observers have the notion that Wigwe’s retrenchment strategy and closure of its branches affects the most vulnerable of his employees. They also believe the move will be counter-productive for many families; especially the poor if the financial records of the bank truly show it has the capacity to cushion the effect of the pandemic.
LIST OF BRANCHES TO BE SHUT DOWN
ACCESS BANK RET SHOP – OSISIOMA (001)
UMUAHIA BRANCH 15 AZIKWE ROAD FAULKS ROAD BRANCH ABA UMUDIKE BRANCH ACCESS BANK, UMUAHIA, IKOT – EKPENE ROAD) ABA, ASA ROAD RET SHOP – UMUAHIA (039) GIBBS STREET BRANCH ACCESS BANK, IKOT EKPENE BRANCH ABAK, IKOT – EKPENE ROAD 32 AKA ROAD BRANCH UYO, BANK LAYOUT ONITSHA BRANCH NNEWI BRANCH UP IWEKA and OGIDI BRANCHES ONITSHA, SOKOTO ROAD. ONITSHA, OGBARU ENAMEL WARE MARKET NNEWI, OLD NKWO MARKET ROAD ACCESS BANK, OBOSI, CITY BISCUIT ROAD OKIJA, OLD OKIJA IHIALA OGUTA RD BRIDGE HEAD BRANCH AWKA, AZIKIWE STREET AND ACESS BANK, UNIZIK BRANCHES RET SHOP-NIGER DELTA UNI. MINI(082) GBOKO BRANCH ZAKI IBIAM BRANCH MAKURDI, NEW BRIDGE ROAD RET SHOP – N/BANK MAKURDI (034) GBOKO BRANCH MAIDUGURI, BURGA ROAD RET SHOP – UNIV. OF MAIDUGURI (020) RET SHOP – SHEHU LAMINU WAY (020) IKOM, OKIMI OSABOR STREET CALABAR, NDIDEM USANG ISO ROAD CALABAR, MAYNE AVENUE ASABA, 163 NNEBISI ROAD DECO ROAD BRANCH UGHELLI, MARKET ROAD RET SHOP – WARRI (005) AGBOR BRANCH ASABA, NNEBISI ROAD OKPANAM ROAD BRANCH WARRI OKUMAGBA AVENUE ABAKALIKI, OGOJA ROAD RET SHOP – EBONYI STATE UNIV (035) EKENWA-BENIN BRANCH USELU BRANCH 23 AIRPORT ROAD BRANCH BENIN, SAPELE ROAD BENIN, UGBOWO ROAD BENIN, 123 BENIN-AGBOR ROAD TEXTILE MILL ROAD BRANCH OKADA BRANCH IHAMA BRANCH BENIN, MISSION ROAD BENIN BRANCH UNIBEN BRANCH IJERO EKITI CASH CENTRE AJILOSUN, ADO EKITI BRANCH EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY BRANCH ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY BRANCH AGBANI ROAD BRANCH ENUGU,GARDEN AVENUE ENUGU, OKPARA AVENUE ENUGU, 9TH MILE ENUGU, NIKE LAKE ROAD UNN NSUKKA BRANCH UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ENUGU BRANCH OKPARA AVENUE BRANCH WUSE 2 BRANCH FEDERAL SECRETARIAT ABUJA BRANCH UTAKO BRANCH ABUJA NNPC TOWERS BRANCH DURUMI BRANCH DEI DEI ABUJA, BUILDING MATERIALS MARKET NYANYA ABUJA, OPP. NYANYA SHOPPING COMPLEX GWAGWALADA ABUJA, PARK LANE WUSE 2 ABUJA, AMINU KANO CRESCENT GWARINPA ABUJA,LADOKE AKINTOLA BOLVD LIFE CAMP ABUJA, JABI-KARMO ROAD ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA, ABUJA BRANCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BRANCH GARKI BRANCH BANK OF INDUSTRY (BOI),ABUJA GARKI AREA 11 BRANCH NASDA BRANCH DEI DEI BRANCH FED MIN OF JUSTICE BRANCH FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK BRANCH GARKI ABUJA, CENTRAL BUSINESS AREA HERBERT MACAULAY, ABUJA BRANCH RET SHOP -FED. SECRETARIAT ABJ(061) ZONE 5 ABUJA, MICHAEL OKPARA STREET RET SHOP- SAVANNAH SUITES, ABJ(013) RET SHOP -AREA 1 COMPLEX ABUJA(077) GOMBE, BIU RD. BANK ROAD OWERRI BRANCH NEKEDE BRANCH OWERRI, ORLU ROAD MBAISE, AHIARA JUNCTION MBAISE RET SHOP – FUTO (017) OWERRI, DOUGLAS ROAD OKIGWE, WESLEY QUARTERS OKIGWE RD RET SHOP – NAZE MARKET (090) RET SHOP – IMO STATE SECTARIAT(090) HADEJIA BRANCH KADUNA BRANCH A2 AHMADU BELLO WAY BRANCH UNGWAN RIMI BRANCH NNPC REFINERY KADUNA BRANCH GUMI MAIN MARKET JAJI, COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE ALI AKILU ROAD BRANCH ZARIA BRANCH KACHIA ROAD KADUNA KADUNA, ISA KAITA ROAD RET SHOP – ZARIA (127) ANCHAU BRANCH KANO BRANCH BELLO ROAD BRANCH KANO KATIN KWARI BRANCH BAYERO UNIVERSITY BRANCH RET SHOP – DAWANUA, KANO (058) BICHI BRANCH AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL BRANCH KANO, FRANCE ROAD, SABON GARI RET SHOP – BAYERO UNI. KANO (007) KATSINA, NAGODO ROAD KATSINA BRANCH KAFUR BRANCH DANJA BRANCH BIRNIN KEBBI, SANI ABACHA ROAD OBAJANA CASH CENTRE LOKOJA, MURTALA MUHAMMED WAY FOLAWIYO STREET BRANCH ILORIN, IBRAHIM TAIWO ROAD KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC IBEJU LEKKI VICTORIA ISLAND BRANCH IDEJO BRANCH IKOTA BRANCH LEKKI CHEVRON BRANCH AJOSE ADEOGUN BRANCH IKOYI, AWOLOWO ROAD AJAH, LEKKI – EPE EXPRESSWAY AJAH, ADDO ROAD LEKKI PHASE I, ADMIRALTY WAY RET SHOP – IKOTA, VGC LAGOS (095) LAGOS ISLAND, KING GEORGE V BRANCH BROAD STREET 2 BRANCH BBA LAGOS, ATIKU ABUBAKAR PLAZA TRADE FAIR COMPLEX, ASPAMDA, HALL 2 ALABA, DENSINE PLAZA OLOJO DRIVE ALABA INTERNATIONAL, DOBBILL PLAZA AVENUE MAZA MAZA BRANCH ALABA INTERNATIONAL, OLD GARAGE OLD OJO BRANCH LIGALI AYORINDE ADEYEMO ALAKIJA BRANCH ADEOLA ODEKU BRANCH ADEOLA HOPEWELL BRANCH AWOLOWO ROAD 2 BRANCH SAKA TINUBU BRANCH RET SHOP – PALMS MALL, LAGOS (026) BURMA ROAD APAPA BRANCH BROAD STREET BRANCH CREEK ROAD APAPA BRANCH TINCAN ISLAND BRANCH APONGBON BRANCH IBAFON BRANCH POINT ROAD BRANCH MARINA BOI BRANCH 48 MARINA BRANCH LAGOS ISLAND, MARINA LAGOS ISLAND, BALOGUN STREET APAPA, LIVERPOOL ROAD APAPA, BURMA ROAD TRADE FAIR BRANCH ASPAMDA BRANCH FESTAC 2 BRANCH AGUDOSI BRANCH MAZA MAZA, OLD OJO ROAD RET SHOP – SATELLITE TOWN (028) OLD ALABA MOTOR PARK OJUELEGBA BRANCH GBAGADA, GBAGADA EXPRESSWAY IDI-ARABA BRANCH LAWANSON/ITIRE RD BRANCH RET SHOP – ALUMINUM VILLAGE (011) RET SHOP – IYANA IPAJA (110) TOYIN STREET BRANCH IKEJA, 60 OPEBI ROAD MARYLAND,MOBOLAJI BANK ANTHONY WAY RET SHOP – ISHERI, BERGER) IDDO BRANCH KOSOKO STREET BRCH NNAMDI AZIKWE STREET IDUMOTA BRANCH OYINGBO BRANCH LAGOS ISLAND, OKE ARIN YABA, HERBERT MACAULAY ROAD BRANCH SURULERE, ENITAN STREET AGUDA RET SHOP – JANKARA , LAGOS ISD(002) RET SHOP – OGUNLANA DRIVE (051) RET SHOP – BARIGA AKOKA (087) LASU CAMPUS BRANCH AMUWO ODOFIN BRANCH SEME BORDER, BADAGRY EXPRESS WAY FESTAC TOWN, SECOND AVENUE COKER, LAGOS/BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY TRADE FAIR COMPLEX, ASPAMDA OFFICE BLOCK 2 BBA LAGOS, BANK PLAZA PALM AVENUE BRANCH ILUPEJU BRANCH MATORI BRANCH IKORODU 2 BRANCH TEJUOSHO BRANCH ILUPEJU 2 BRANCH GBAGADA BRANCH OJOTA BRANCH ODOGUNYAN BRANCH OSHODI BRANCH MATORI, LADIPO STREET OJUELEGBA, SHIFAWU STREET OSHODI, OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY RET SHOP – TEJUOSHO MKT, LAG (050) RET SHOP – KETU (088) RET SHOP – DALEKO (099) RET SHOP – OJUWOYE MARKET (099) OSOLO WAY BRANCH NAHCO BRANCH EGBEDA BRANCH EJIGBO BRANCH IJU BRANCH DOPEMU BRANCH IYANA IPAJA, LAGOS ABEOKUTA EXPRESS WAY ISOLO, MUSHIN ROAD IDIMU, IDIMU ROAD IKOTUN OKOTA, 56 AGO PALACE WAY AKOWONJO, SHASHA ROAD MAFOLUKU, INTL AIRPORT ROAD RET SHOP – OKOTA, ISOLO LAGOS (004) ADENIYI JONES IKEJA BRANCH OJODU BERGER BRANCH OPEBI BRANCH IKEJA, AWOLOWO WAY OREGUN BRANCH IKEJA, LADIPO OLUWOLE STREET OGBA, IJAIYE ROAD ALAUSA BRANCH OREGUN, ZIATECH ROAD OREGUN IKEJA GRA, JOEL OGUNNAIKE STREET MAGODO, CMD ROAD IKOSI RET SHOP – IFAKO AGEGE (080) RET SHOP – IFAKO GBAGADA (087) IDUMOTA BRANCH OGUNLANA DRIVE BRANCH 67 ST FINBARRS RD-BARIGA IJESHATEDO BRANCH UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS BRANCH SABO YABA BRANCH ADENIJI ADELE BRANCH EBUTE METTA BRANCH EBUTE METTA, MARKET STREET OYINGBO APONGBON, ISSA WILLIAMS/OFFIN RD RET SHOP – IDDO, EBUTE METTA) ARTICLE MARKET BRANCH RET SHOP-NASS. STATE UNI.KEFFI(073) LAFIA, DOMA ROAD KEFFI, ABUBAKAR BURGA STREET MINNA, PAIKO ROAD SULEJA DEPOT CASH CENTRE MINNA 2 BRANCH SULEJA, IBB MARKET OOU BRANCH ABEOKUTA, UACN COMPLEX IBARA SAGAMU, AKARIGBO STREET IJEBU ODE, 35 IBADAN ROAD COVENANT BRANCH RCCG CAMP BRANCH OKE ILEWO BRANCH ILARO BRANCH OTTA, OTTA INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT OWODE YEWA MARKET BRANCH IDI IROKO BORDER BRANCH OTTA, IDIROKO ROAD RET SHOP – BABCOCK UNIVERSITY (137) AKURE BRANCH ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BRANCH AKURE, OYEMEKUN STREET ONDO, YABA ROAD ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IREE BRANCH ILESHA, ITA BALOGUN STREET ILE IFE BRANCH IPETU IJESHA BRANCH OAU ILE IFE BRANCH REDEEMER UNIVERSITY EDE BRANCH SAKI BRANCH APOMU BRANCH LAUTECH BRANCH BODIJA BRANCH 2 IWO ROAD 2 BRANCH UCH IBADAN BRANCH IBADAN, OKE – ADO IBADAN, AGODI UCH SECOND GATE OYO BRANCH OJOO BRANCH OGBOMOSO BRANCH OGBOMOSHO, ILORIN ROAD BODIJA BRANCH 1 NEW COURT ROAD BRANCH EKOTEDO BRANCH IBADAN JOS BRANCH JOS, COMMERCIAL AREA JOS, CLUB ROAD RET SHOP – KATAKO (015) BUKURU BRANCH RET SHOP – UNIVERSITY OF JOS (055) IKOKWU BRANCH RET SHOP – OLD ABA ROAD, PH (086) BONNY CASH CENTRE ELEME BRANCH EASTERN BULKCEMENT BRANCH PH, TRANS AMADI PH, FOT ONNE OBIGBO PH, LOCATION ROAD RET SHOP – ODUA ROAD, PHC (003) BORI BRANCH UNIPORT BRANCH RSUST BRANCH PH, 50 IKWERRE ROAD PLOT105 OLU OBASANJO PH BRANCH GARRISON BRANCH GADA MARKET BRANCH USMAN DANFODIO UNIVERSITY BRANCH SOKOTO, MAIDUGURI ROAD GUSAU, CANTEEN ROAD
Anambralstson: O. Thursday, April 30, His Excellency, Chief Dr. Willie M. Obiano who inspected the ongoing 100-Foot Road Nnewi Erosion Control Project.
100-Foot Road Nnewi was one of the major entrance to Nkwo Nnewi, a market that have an estimated annual turnover of $1billion, before it was seriously affected by erosion which swallowed the road, residential and commercial buildings. While it may be a surprise to many, the erosion started way-back in the 1970s and only got worsened last year.
The visit of His Excellency, which was primarily to ascertain the pace of work, afforded me the opportunity to express my appreciation to the Governor for acting promptly by engaging the services of an International Reputable Construction Company, Infrastructure Development Company (IDC), for the reclamation of 100-Foot Road Nnewi Erosion Site. It will be recalled that one of the first motion I moved after I was sworn in as the Lawmaker representing Nnewi North in Anambra State House of Assembly, was the motion in which I raised alarm on the erosion which has cut-off 100-Foot Road and is posing a serious threat to Nkwo Nnewi Market.
With the involvement of other stakeholders, we reached out to His Excellency, in our different capacities calling for his timely intervention to save our town from the devastating effect of the erosion. The Governor being proactive, despite the pressure on the state budget, awarded the contract for the control and reclamation of the erosion.
The ongoing construction works on the Storm Water Diversion Deep Channel on the Fifty (50) Feet Deep 100-Foot Road Gully Erosion, Uruagu Nnewi, will bring lasting solutions to the problems of erosion menace in the area.
The project which will cost N4bn has succeeded in almost reclaiming the gully through the importation of laterite and compaction with careful channelization of the stormwater in a number of drains.
While we commend our Governor for this great effort, it is time for us to open discussion on the need for community participation in the management and protection of the environment from erosion.
Erosion does not just develop overnight, there are processes leading to them and this can be averted at the community level.
Although some gullies are caused by natural cracks in the earth and nature of our soil, most gully erosions in Anambra State are unnatural and can be averted. Most of the causes of erosions are traceable to bad management practices such as roads without proper drainage or catchments pits, blocking drainage channels with refuse, deforestation, unsustainable farming and mining of sand.
It is time for us to create institutions and implement policies that will guarantee a sustainable environment.
I recommend the governor on that. He done such a marvellous work at Minaj road by Army Barrack onitsha. It's unbelievable. Kudos Willie
jrusky: But Katsina and Kano can have over 250 trailers of rice that are good bah?
Oga pls change your reasoning. South people think pls think stop supoorting those who don't give a damn about your existence pls.
They should take their rice back and go and eat it or take it to Gombe or Sokoto and by 2023 let them come and campaign down south we are waiting for them.
I still maintain it can never be a deliberate act. Am not trying to protect any interest.
"for every action there must be equal and opposite reaction" After Corro. Epidemic. Birth pandemic loading. Government must start preparing now. Not running helter skelter later
Nobody to blame. There is no way they could have opened all the bags of rice one by one for physical assessment. Take good ones and trow away expired damaged ones. Simple.
Education › Re: No Reopening Of Schools For Now – Presidential Taskforce On COVID-19 by megama: 10:08am On Jun 02, 2020
