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Breaking: KDSG reinstates 24-hour curfew

The Kaduna State Government has reinstated a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia. The curfew is effective from 11am today, Friday, 26th October 2018 and will remain in force until further notice

This is a necessary step to help maintain peace as we mourn the death of HRH Agom Adara, who we lost in the early hours of today to the criminals who abducted him last week.

The Kaduna State Government calls for calm in all our communities. The criminal elements who perpetrated this crime should not be allowed to divide us.

This is a struggle between good, decent, law-abiding people trying to uphold the peace and criminals who want to divide and destroy. It is not a struggle between religious or ethnic groups. Let no criminal find succour in faith or tribe.

Let us unite against every criminal activity. Let us stand together as human beings who have a right to live in peace.

Signed

Samuel Aruwan
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor (Media & Publicity)
26th October 2018

God bless your kind gesture.

Am telling you even goat rejected ATIKU/PDP who else will not?

No doubt, APC is far better than PDP.

ATIKU Is for the elites and the top PDP officials. Buhari is for the Poor masses.

ATIKU
who spent 45billion naira during PDP primaries, said his income for three is 60.2million naira.

ATIKU
Who told us that his workforce is above 50,000, now said his income from 2015-2018 is 60.2 Million naira.

ATIKU
Paid 10.8M naira into our national treasury from 2015-2017 but paid 45billion naira to PDP delegates in just a day.

ATIKU
Is for the elites and the top PDP officials.
Buhari is for the Poor masses.


So, as this goat rejected ATIKU, so do I.

PDP? God forbid.

CuTTiieAngeL:
I'm sad to spill this but I don't trust INEC

Who cares if you trust INEC or not.

Even those against El-Rufai in Kaduna, not those abroad and twittering gibberish are commending El-Rufai measures to end violence.

This guy make meaningless noise.

The president of Nigeria

They called it "The Vulture and the little girl".

This photo of a vulture waiting for a starving Sudanese girl to die was taken by Kevin Carter who later won the Pulitzer for this picture, but he lived just few months to enjoy his supposed achievement because he later got depressed and took his own life.

He was actually savouring his feat and being celebrated on major news channels and networks world wide.

His depression started when during one of such interviews (phone in program) someone phoned on and asked him what happened to the child. He replied, "I didn't wait to find out after this shot as I had a plane to catch."...
And the person replied,
"I put it to you that there were two vultures on that day. One had a camera".

His constant thought of that statement, led to depression and his ultimate suicide.

In whatsoever we do, let humanity come first before what we can gain out of the situation.

Kevin Carter could have been alive today if he just picked that little girl up and taken her to the United Nation's feeding Center where she was attempting to reach.

#LetLoveLead
#HumanityFirst

He is ACPfing. They won't understand.

MeanChris:
The APC government has got squatss in this their corruption fight. Probably this one has agreed to work for Buhari's re-election.

So much for the fight against corruption..

Do this one understand what is they said up there?

jumpandpas:
You're right, the money he paid them the first time they killed Christians under his govnt has gone a long way in encouraging them to kill more.

Get sense.

The children of hatred, frustration who couldn't invest a kobo will tell us Tony did not know what he is saying.

The promise made will be fulfilled.

By Emmanuel Elebeke & Maxwell Tochukwu
abuja —

Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said the embargo placed on Nigeria Air, the national carrier, will be lifted as soon as possible.

According to James Daudu, the ministry’s deputy director of media and public affairs, Sirika said this while receiving Fahad Al Taffaq, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Nigeria, in Abuja
He quoted the minister as saying the new date for take-off of the airline would be announced soon.

“The suspended national carrier would be activated as soon as possible, although the December 24th earlier given for its take-off is no longer feasible,” the statement quoted him to have said.

In September, the minister announced the suspension of the national carrier which was to be launched in December, saying it was a “tough decision” taken by the federal executive council.

Subsequently, Lai Mohammed, minister of information said the national carrier project was suspended due to investor apathy.
But Sirika said that was untrue as the “national carrier project has an avalanche of well-grounded and ready investors.”

Critics of the current administration had described the project as an avenue to siphon funds.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/take-off-date-of-nigeria-air-to-be-announced-soon/

This is not about politics, it is about protection of lives and properties.

No doubt Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai has done a lot to avert escalation of violence in Kaduna.

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Let us strengthen the Coalition for Peace

Address by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, at the Emergency Meeting of the Kaduna State Council of Chiefs held at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday, 23rd October 2018

PROTOCOLS
Let me begin by commiserating with you all on the sad abduction of Agom of Kachia. This is the second time a royal father is being so treated. We are outraged by this disrespect for tradition. May the souls of his three deceased aides rest in peace. Amen.

1. On behalf of the Kaduna State Government, I wish to acknowledge the efforts of your Royal Highnesses in the cause of peace in our state. In particular, we are grateful to their Royal Highnesses, the Emir of Zazzau for his sterling leadership and counsel, recommending that we invite you here today. We are grateful that you are able to come even at short notice, and even after rescheduling it from the previous date of Friday.

2. As you are aware, there have been breaches of the peace since Thursday, 18th October 2018, when unrest broke out in Kasuwan Magani. The state government promptly imposed a curfew in the area. The loss of lives was staggering- at least 55 corpses were recovered, and the damage to lives and livelihoods considerable. A brazen crime was committed. We owe the victims justice, and our state respite from the impunity of those who have arrogated to themselves the authority to wantonly violate lives, livelihoods and the rights of others.

3. The necessity to apply the law vigorously is illustrated by the panic and anxiety that spread into our capital city and environs as people spread vile rumours on Sunday, 21st October 2018. Hoodlums exploited the situation to engage in further criminal activity and to violate the rights of other citizens. The aftermath of the disinformation and resulting panic led to the death of another 22 citizens, injuries to 44 persons and destruction of property within Kaduna metropolis. Some of the injured have been discharged, but 34 others are still receiving medical attention.

4. The Kaduna State Government was therefore compelled to declare a 24-hour curfew in the metropolis to stem the proliferation of false rumours, prevent the spread of chaos and to enable the security agencies to restore calm. We have gone round affected areas, visited hospitals, interacted with communities and counseled against reliance on unsubstantiated information.

5. I wish to inform your Royal Highnesses that the government is constantly reviewing the situation with the leaders of the security agencies. Yesterday, senior government and security officials went around Kaduna metropolis, Kujama and Kasuwan Magani to further reassure and calm our people. We also visited Kachia, where we met and commiserated with the family of HRH Agom Kachia whose release from abduction we are all working and praying for.

6. Your Royal Highnesses, we all have a supreme obligation to overcome the legacy of strife in Kaduna State. We are not the only diverse place on this planet. And we must not hold on to a legacy of hate and division. The first ethno-religious clash in the state which happened in Kasuwan Magani in 1980, led to the loss of our innocence. Since then, it appears that a constituency has developed which believes that violence pays, and is convinced that violence has no consequence for the perpetrators.

7. It is time to firmly persuade them otherwise. It is time for a powerful coalition for peace to speak frankly and support firm actions against those who menace the right of our citizens to live in peace wherever they choose, to freely practice their faith anywhere and to pursue legitimate livelihoods without let or hindrance. No group or individual will be allowed to veto or constrain the rights that the Constitution has guaranteed.

8. The pace of prosecution in our courts is hampered by the heavy case loads of our judges. We are working to secure the approval of the National Judicial Council to expand the bench in Kaduna State with 20 additional high court judges. We also clearly need to have more police and other law enforcement officers on the ground to provide assurance to the law abiding, and to deter criminals.

9. In this wise, the Kaduna State Government is working with the Kaduna State Police Command to establish new divisions in Narayi and Sabon Tasha. We are grateful to the police authorities for also agreeing to establish a police division in Kasuwan Magani. The state government and the relevant local government councils will provide the buildings to house these new police formations. More military Strike Force bases will also be established.

10. We can all agree on the need for more security assets and faster dispensation of justice in our state. But our communities have to enlist in the coalition for peace. Beyond boots on the ground, and a phalanx of security agents, the ultimate guarantee of peaceful coexistence is the willingness of individuals and our communities to live in peace. As said in the state broadcast last night, harmony in our land requires a commitment to obey the law, and to use only peaceful and lawful means to resolve differences.

11. Your Royal Highnesses, our communities have an obligation to keep the peace and to report and expose criminal elements. The Kaduna State Government intends to encourage this by vigorously enforcing the various provisions of the Riots Damage Law of 1958, the Collective Punishment Law of 1915 and the Peace Preservation Law of 1917. These laws impose costs on communities that permit violence in their midst, obliging community members to be charged and levied monies for the cost of repairing damage done during episodes of violence.

12. Everyone, particularly our royal fathers, needs to be aware of their stake in preventing disorder and upholding peace. The government will shortly be providing details of the enforcement process of these extant laws. We cannot compromise on the imperative of securing our communities from criminals and rascals. Enough is enough!

13. In situations of unrest, it is common for traditional leaders to disclaim any control over unruly youth. It is an excuse we can no longer accept. Where significant sections of a community disdain the counsel or authority of their traditional ruler, it imperils the rationale for keeping the traditional institution, and the occupant of the office.

14. The Kaduna State Government will continue to advance the cause of peace on many fronts. As a government committed to promoting equality of opportunity, we intend to help promote prosperity by rebuilding and modernising markets in places impacted by conflict. The market in Kafanchan is already being rebuilt. We shall be extending this to the overstretched or destroyed markets in places such as Zonkwa, Zangon-Kataf, Kasuwan Magani and Kujama. The goal is to ensure that the new markets will accommodate not only the existing and previous shop owners, but also others who aspire to and are able to own shops. Perceptions that there are insurmountable barriers to securing trading places in markets will be erased in the new, expanded and modernised markets. The designs for these markets will include space to host police formations.

15. It is sad that many of the places of worship that were destroyed in crises since 2011 are yet to be reconstructed. We need to achieve closure on resettlement of displayed persons, payment of compensation to 2011 victims and the reconstruction of destroyed properties. We have therefore approached the Federal Government to provide the balance of 53% of assessed compensation to enable victims to rebuild their lives, and for all places of worship to be restored.

16. Your Royal Highnesses, you all have a fundamental role to play as pillars of peace and lawful conduct. The Kaduna State Government appreciates your significant contributions and wishes you all success in serving and leading our people. We look forward to hosting these meetings every quarter to sustain our efforts to promote unity, peaceful coexistence and progress in our state.

17. In conclusion, I wish to update you on the resolutions of the Security Council meeting that was held earlier today:

a. Selective variation of the curfew as appropriate in certain parts of Kaduna metropolis, and relaxation in Kasuwan Magani and Kujama.
b. KSTA vehicles with Police/NSCDC to escort outside travellers passing through Kaduna, and from train stations, airports, motor parks and entrances into our city.
c. Police to work with other relevant agencies to revive the Task Force to enforce the proscription of operations of commercial motorcyclists.
d. Re-establishment of checkpoints and military patrols along Kachia Road to enhance the security of that axis.
e. Review of the activities of youth groups and community development associations to ensure that they are conducive to the promotion of peace and harmony.

Thank you for honouring us with your royal presence. Thank you for listening.

God bless Kaduna State!
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!

The party of progress, we're progressive.

In APC we're progressive.
God bless the reformers of Nigeria and Nigerian politics.

May God in heaven protect and safeguard the lion king, President Buhari.

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Just a glimpse of the rot from the street of Twitter.....we will never go back #Neveragain

Forget it Lalung will win Plateau state again. His good work will campaign for him.

Bannylove13:
This government is a huge joke..instead to build a viable economy for youths to explore and develop their ideas..

Economy that will propel the zeal in Nigerian youth with the right hunger and competition to push hard against limits..And become independent..to grow and established..thereby creating jobs with multiple effect across the country..and growing our economy..

This is what they came up with..30 thousand naira..job offer..and even shamelessly glory in it.
Who blames the youth..in the land of the blind the one eye human is the king..to them is much better than doing menial odd jobs.. giving devil a chance to use someone negativily..

Imagine someone that lost his job ?used to living fine .. helping people and solving family problems...
Imagine youths before this administration..with lots of prospect and ideas..believes in no distance time ..his idea will pay off..
Suddenly..this youths alive, but seeing their dreams and live perish before dia eyes without hope ..
And all the government has to offer is a 30 thousand naira ..call npower..

What will this do for a man with 3 children and lots of bills to pay.who lost his job..or
A graduate who had hopes of building a good future based on his projections and promise of a better offer from the Apc government that garnished lies with propaganda to decieve him.for a better Nigeria..

APC government has made Nigerians think poverty and grow poverty..
While others youths from other countries are innovating..projecting ..inventing .. developing..going with the modern world.. jetting into the new age..

Our youths glory in manual fish farming ..snail farming ..pencil manufacturing.. toothpick manufacturing..manual agricultural farming ..sewing..etc.. reverting us back to 80's.

Buhari government is a curse to today's youth.
They've succeeded in blindfolding us..our ideas are limited..

honestly if Buhari was president in 99 till 07.. there would have been nothing like nairaland..lindaikeji..pixcel..E.tc.and wonderful ideas all over Lagos and Abuja and Nigeria for no come up..Yomi casual would have been a street tailor.
.wizkid for still remain with emo..na plantation boys we for still dey hear..olamide for still dey street dey hustle.. Nollywood for no dey..most celebrities for at best be tailors and alayes..
We for the retrogress with speed of light..

Imagine a government that abacha loot was released and dey best they could come up with is to share the money..
Are we almajiris?
What would 5000 do for a family of two..to start with?
This country have not seen it worst before..except 84.. when we que in stores to buy..que is not today ATM que..mean you que for hours to get a tin of milk or bread..in stores?because is very expensive at road side shops..

Another four years of Apc will get us there..
Another four years of Apc will see us que for 500.. for hours not 5000/1000..
right now they're teaching us the almajiris skill of begging.. soon it will be normal and they will tag it achievement..just like fish farming and sewing is tag npower achievement..and people are celebrating..

People will actually celebrate then..and funny you will see some humans that will abuse you...For calling evil evil.

Nigerians please wake up ..and see this government for what it is.. we're all going back with speed.

I remember when people come to this forum to seek genuine assistant of funds ..some good Samaritans will tidy them up without question..
People actually give out money occasionally on this forum to assist people..

Today.. complain..seek help ..no body will talk to you.. instead you go chop better abuse..and names called.

Atiku is never the choice.. but right now..he's our only option..far better than what we have today..
Butterflyleo..fit be young chap hustling to make things end..we know blame am..is far more honourable than going illegit.

Let's forget propaganda and Chase this Dullard back to daura..before he wreck our future and future of the unborn..

Back to daura is a national obligation.

Yeye grammar, no common sense in every single thing he wrote.
Asee

The Federal Government has decided to continue paying the stipends of the N-Power 2016 Batch 1 beneficiaries beyond the expiry month of December 2018, the presidency said.
The statement issued by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, on Monday in Abuja, said funding for the continued payments is contained in the 2018 budget.
However, Akande said that beyond the payments of stipends, the Federal Government is also exploring further options to seamlessly move the beneficiaries from the government job programme to positions where they were able to earn a sustainable income.
He said that the transition would be through a plan, designed to enable them become valuable, all-rounded employees, employers or entrepreneurs.
“The plan is basically an extension of the exit date of December 2018 for the first batch of 200,000 to enable them continue to offer their valuable services in their various communities while still earning their stipends.
“They are also to partake in the Enhancement Programme that would seamlessly transition them into numerous economic opportunities in both the public and private sectors of the economy.
“The N-Power is a job employment and empowerment scheme for hitherto unemployed Nigerian graduates under the Buhari Administration’s National Social Investment Programmes (N-SIP).
“The scheme is the largest post-tertiary employment programme in Africa, comprising N-Power beneficiaries that are paid a monthly stipend of N30, 000 and are deployed as volunteers into various sectors of need in the public space, such as health, agriculture, education and public finance.
“For the first time in Nigeria, the N-Power beneficiaries applied and were selected for the programme in an objective, efficient and transparent manner, without the need for ‘connections’ to anyone of influence,’’ he said.
He said that based on conservative projections, the N-Power scheme would provide jobs for at least 10 million Nigerians by 2023.
Akande said that since it commenced in 2016, the N-Power scheme, which had beneficiaries in all the LGAs of the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT, had so far, provided jobs for half a million young Nigerian graduates nationwide.
He said that all the N-Power beneficiaries were given the opportunity to select and own electronic devices for continuous learning as they grew; depending on the selected vocations of entrepreneurship, and to boost the Knowledge Economy.

The government of the people, for the people, by the people.
At least 300,000 votes for Buhari by N-Power volunteers. kill yourself with anger and hatred.

The government of the people, for the people, by the people.
At least 300,000 votes for Buhari by N-Power volunteers. kill yourself with anger and hatred.

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