BEGGING BANNED IN ABUJA.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration, has restated that grazing, begging, street hawking and commercial motorcycle remained banned in the Federal Capital City, Abuja and must be enforced by the security agents.
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello stated this on Monday in Abuja, after an emergency FCT Security Committee meeting.
Bello stressed that the FCT Administration would continue to collaborate with the security agencies to ensure that the ban was effective while following all due processes.
He emphasised that the institutions must be strengthened to carry out their statutory duties in line with the ‘Change Agenda’ of the Federal Government.
He however commended the security community for “the high-level intelligence sharing that has so far assisted the Administration to nip in the bud any security breach in the Territory.”
The security committee condemned the illegal attempt by some criminal gangs that stormed the Vocational and Rehabilitation Centre, Kuchiko in Bwari Area Council to rescue some of the inmates at the centre, following the arrest of 687 beggars.
It also decried the illegal use of uncompleted buildings by miscreants and criminals in the FCT, warning that owners of such properties would be held responsible for any security breach traced to their property.
The minister reiterated that owners of such uncompleted buildings must provide security in and around such structures and also ensure the cleanliness of the surrounding areas.
The meeting was attended by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, FCT Police Commissioner, Commandant Guards Brigade, Garrison Commander, heads of Navy and Air Force in the FCT, Director of FCT DSS, Chairmen of the six Area Councils in FCT, Coordinator, AMMC as well as Mandate Secretaries and the heads of Para-military organs in the FCT.ntalive.com

FIRST LADY CRIES OUT.

Nigeria's former first lady ,Patience Jonathan on Monday ,said the recent freezing of some $15m which she claimed belongs to her amounted to 'political persecution' and threatened to sue the country's antigraft agency over the freeze.
In an open letter to Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Jonathan insisted she was neither told of any corruption probe against her nor was she invited to make any statement before accounts she claimed to be hers were frozen on suspicion of graft.
"It is (Mrs Jonathan's) brief that up until the writing of this Open Letter, she has not received any formal invitation to appear before the Commission for questioning; whereas her accounts domiciled with Skye Bank Plc. have since been frozen by the Commission without recourse to her," according to the letter written by her attorneys.
"It is also our client’s brief that the EFCC failed to obtain a court order as required by Section 34 of the EFCC Act before her accounts were frozen.
"Our Client has unfortunately come under the vice grip and stranglehold of the cabal of political jobbers who would not allow her concentrate on her private life in retirement," the letter added.
Jonathan claimed the actions of the agency violated the country's law and her rights under the African Charter on Human and People's Rights. She asked the agency to unfreeze the accounts within the next 14 days or risk being dragged before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights in The Gambia.
Jonathan's funds frozen by the antigraft agency were found in accounts operated by firms belonging to those who were aides to her assistant, Waripamowei Dudafa.
All four firms last Friday pleaded guilty to charges of laundering the $15m on behalf of Jonathan's aide. However, the former first lady claimed the accounts belonged to her.
The agency, for its part, insists the money was a proceed of corrupt enrichment and that freezing it until purported owners proved otherwise is within its constitutional right.
The case is just one of the many corruption cases linked to the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan.

JAMB GIVES DEADLINE

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted that all admissions to universities, polytechnics and colleges of education should be concluded by 30th November.
JAMB Registrar Is-haq Oloyede reaffirmed the deadline on Friday in Abuja at the opening of an Extra-Ordinary Technical Committee Meeting on 2016 Admissions to First Choice Institutions.
The meeting held at the Baze University, Abuja. He said that the meeting was an indication that the board was ready to attend to legitimate requests of its stakeholders and clients in the collective quest for efficiency.
Oloyede said that JAMB would be flexible except in cases where flexibility would be unethical or inimical to national interest.
According to him, the meeting is in line with the board’s pledge to be consultative and all-inclusive in the discharge of its functions.
“The First Technical Committee Meeting was held in Bayero University, Kano, from Aug. 22 to Aug. 26, where institutions were expected to make submissions for their first choice admissions to admissions’ panels at the technical sessions.
“However, some institutions informed the meeting that they were not ready to make submissions as internal processes leading to the exercise had not been completed.
“The affected institutions requested for an earlier special date than the date for the Second Technical Committee Meeting scheduled for Nov. 14 in Owerri, Imo State,’’ he said.
Oloyede said that he expected the institutions represented at the meeting to be prepared to make presentations of their recommended candidates to the board. He said that the meeting was primarily for placement of suitably qualified candidates into tertiary institutions.
“As such, I need to re-state my earlier submission that the senate and the academic boards of the institutions have the primary responsibility of recommending candidates to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for admissions.
“JAMB will not initiate or insert any candidates but will, as expected, ensure that no candidate is unjustly treated by any institution.
“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is thus a referee for justice, equity and standards,” he said.
The registrar said that the only difference in the 2016 admissions process was the policy that there should be no written post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test.
He said that other admission processes remained. The registrar urged institutions yet to update their requirements for the 2017 brochure to urgently do so.

EXPLOSION IN NEWYORK TODAY,SEVERAL INJURED.

At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in the early hours of Sunday in the Chelsea district of New York City, the BBC reports.
None of the injuries is life-threatening but one is serious, New York’s fire commissioner said.
The cause of the explosion is yet to be determined but.
Mayor Bill de Blasio described it as “intentional” but said that there were no known terror links.
Officials later told media that a device was found at a second location a few blocks away,
The explosion York occurred around 21:00 (01:00 GMT on Sunday). Witnesses said people ran in all directions following the “incredibly loud” blast.
Unconfirmed reports said the blast went off in a dustbin, shattering windows in a nearby building. Several blocks have been closed down by police.
Mr de Blasio said: “We do not see a link to terrorism.” He said it was too early to determine the cause but added: “We believe it was intentional.”
He also said there was no evidence of a link to a pipe bomb explosion in neighbouring New Jersey hours earlier.
An unnamed law enforcement official told the Associated Press news agency that the device at the second Chelsea location appeared to be a pressure cooker attached to wiring and a mobile phone.

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POLICE SHOT AND KILLED TWO NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS

TWO OF GHANA'S MEN GUNNED DOWN BY JOINT SECURITY TASK FORCE

By Charles Iornumbe and Richard Uleve of Radio Benue

The Benue State joint security task force has shot and killed two suspected criminals said to be members of the gang of a wanted notorious gangster, Mr Terwase Akwaza, also known as Ghana in a joint operation earlier in the day.

Briefing newsmen at the state police headquarters in Makurdi, Police Commissioner, Mr Bashir Makama, stated that those shot dead while trying to escape arrest were Atondo Ibya and David Nyior.

Three others, John Tsehe with two brothers,  Sonter and Aondoaseer Swende, were arrested.

"It is an ongoing joint security operation, as you can see the Director of state security is here, the commanding officer of 72 special forces battalion and other security agencies are all here", he stated.

"This is a continuation of the search and onslaught on criminals in their hideouts".

The Police commissioner explained that the late Ibya was said to be the ring leader of those who attacked and killed 10 people in Singa village in Katsina-Ala local government area few days ago.

He said various sets of Nigeria Army uniforms, a vest of charms, a car and several plate numbers, including foreign diplomatic ones, were recovered from the suspects.

According to Mr Makama, other suspects escaped during the operation which took place near Gbishe and appealed to members of the public with useful information about them to alert the security agencies.

The Police commissioner also disclosed that one Patrick Uchenna from Anambra was arrested with two sets of generators which were being conveyed to Nasarawa when they were intercepted and arrested while the J5 conveying them was also impounded and brought to the Police headquarters.

Mr Makama also urged members of the public not to harbour criminals but rather expose them saying the fight against crime was everybody's responsibility.

Other members of the state security council including the commanding officer of The 72 special forces battalion, Col Muhammad Nura Inuwa, a representative of the Director of the state security services as well as Security Adviser to the Governor, Col Edwin Jando, rtd were present during the briefing.

ORTOM TO OUTSHINE APER AKU

ORTOM TO OUTSHINE APER AKU

By: James Ornguga

President, Benue Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture(BECCIMA), Arc. Austine Asema Achado has urged  Gov.  Samuel Ortom to be focused, consistent and bring to bear on the Benue developmental landscape achievements that will surpass and outshine efforts of the late Appolos Aper Aku, first civilian governor of Benue state and by so doing, write his name in the good books of history.

Arc. Achado gave this charge when the MINDA Youth Coalition, a group peopled by proactive youths of conscience and  passionate about the realisation of the Ortom vision of a "collective vision for a new Benue" paid him a familiarisation visit in his Makurdi residence to interface with him on how best to carve an arrowhead of progress for the MINDA intermediate area.

The BECCIMA President who expressed confidence in the ability of the Ortom government to bring about an industrial revolution emphasised that the governor was from all indications poised to boost development in many facets of the state but was at the moment hampered by the current dwindling economic fortunes, which has slowed down the pace of development, not just in the state but the whole nation, maintaining that when his efforts finally come to fruition, critics of the government would be proved wrong.

He urged the governor not to be intimidated and distracted by the challenges of the day as better is the end of a thing than a hasty take off glory. Arc. Achado observed with optimism that those of them in the private sector equally  have a critical role to play as he has constantly been in touch with the governor and his professional colleagues in the state to cross-fertilize ideas on how to move out of the present quagmire, pointing out that this is the more reason he has on his part embarked on the massive entrepreneurial and community based services. He encouraged all sons and daughters of the state to move beyond the blame game and in their minimal and maximum capacities contribute their quota to save the state rather than shift the burden of development to the shoulders of the government.

Earlier in his speech, President of the Coalition, Philip Mbakuuv Ankyhquwa who  explained the activities of the group as being development- centred lamented the backwardness of the MINDA zone when placed head to head with their contemporaries and sued for support not just for the Ortom administration but for the emancipation of the zone. Ankyhquwa who lavishly poured accolades on Arc. Achado for hosting the group sooner than expected pointed out that the BECCIMA president has through his various establishments given job opportunities to many youths of MINDA and Benue in general, urging him to fast- track the take off of Benysta College of Education, Makurdi and  the Aliade Cement Factory, which are his brainchildren, so as to bring more job opportunities to stranded youths of the state.

In their vocal responses, Collins Ahokegh, James Gbudu  and Bem Dzwa representing the three super- clans of Masev, Ihyarev and Nongov unanimously bestowed on Arc. Achado the worthy title of "Jewel of the MINDA People" , which they said was merited based on his unequalled community based establishments and services, such as; Angus College, Makurdi, Benysta Hotel, Aliade, Construction of nylon tarred streets in Aliade, and building of the biggest Catholic church auditorium within Benue in Aliade. The trio equally reminded him of his earlier efforts which manifested in the setting up of Benysta Communications, one of the earliest computer centres that had introduced internet services in Makurdi, adding that by the time the College of Education and Cement Factory go operational, a large population of youths must have been employed and urged Achado to always involve and develop the youth of Benue.

In his final address, Honourable Special Adviser to the Governor on Lands and Survey, Prof. Jonathan Uever who was recently conferred the prestigious title of Garkowa Maitasa Arewa by the Arewa Youth Youth Council (AYC) praised the unequalled innovations of Arc. Achado and thanked the MINDA Youth Coalition for their wise decision to support their own government, under the leadership of Governor Samuel Ortom to succeed. Prof. Uever tasked the youth to be creative and unite for their good as the state will certainly overcome the current economic challenges and make life easier for all. He lamented the activities of naysayers who are bent on seeing nothing good in the government of the day but expressed hope that a turnaround was on the way.