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Food Security: Gov Ortom Meets Agric Minister, Nanono

The Federal Government is to support Benue State in developing the agricultural value chain, to create greater job opportunities for the youths and improve food security.

This was the outcome of a meeting on Friday in Abuja between Governor Samuel Ortom and the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono.

The meeting focused on various aspects of collaboration between the Federal Government and Benue State in developing the agricultural value chain from cultivation through processing and packaging to distribution.

Governor Ortom stated that agriculture, if well harnessed, has the capacity to solve the problem of unemployment in Nigeria.

I Was Forced To Implicate Buhari, Abacha’s Loot Is False

Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former National Security Adviser to late ex-Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has revealed that he was forced to implicate President Muhammadu Buhari in a case of public funds looting.

Al-Mustapha disclosed that he was forced to implicate the Petroleum Trust Fund, PTF, under the leadership of Buhari of looting.

Featuring on Voice of Nigeria, VOA, on Thursday, Al-Mustapha insisted that stories of Abacha looting public funds were lies, stressing that those who took over when the former Head of State died were thieves.

He stated that when late

Trump Just Getting Started – Ivanka Trump Tells Democrats

Ivanka, Daughter to president Donald Trump has told Americans to expect more from her father following his acquittal by the Senate on Wednesday.

This is coming after the acquittal of Trump in the Senate impeachment trial.

President Trump was on Wednesday absolved of any wrongdoing by Lawmakers of the America’s upper legislative chamber

The lawmakers vote were 52-48 in favour of the Republican on the allegation of abuse of power against Trump.

Trump was accused of obstructing Congress’ investigation of the affair. However, the Republicans won the fight to keep their President in power.

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Ex-Taraba Governor, Jolly Nyame To Remain In Prison

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and 12-year imprisonment handed to the former Governor of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame by the Court of Appeal, Abuja.

DAILY POST recalls that the Court of Appeal in a judgement on November 16, 2018 upheld Nyame’s conviction.

But a five-man panel of the Supreme Court in a judgement on Friday upheld the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

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The panel, however, set aside a section of the judgement which imposed millions of naira fines on the ex-Governor.

Giving the reason for the judgement, Justice

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House Of Reps Takes Action Against Trump After Acquittal

The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution seeking to end America’s support for the Saudi-United Arab Emirate war in Yemen.

This was passed by 241-177 vote at the House and will now go to the Senate where lawmakers of both the Democratic and Republican will decide its final fate.

This is the first major action against President Donald Trump’s administration by the House after the Senate acquit him on the impeachment trial on Wednesday.

A similar bill that was passed in December 2019 by the Senate died when Congress adjourned for the year.

Democratic lawmaker, Jim McGovern, while

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The Serialisation Of ‘Adolescent Nigeria’ 2

Between these stages which will be passed through in life by man-Childhood, Adolescent, and Adulthood, the most important of them all is the adolescent stage. Which is the stage between the childhood and adulthood. It connects the first and last stage thereby acting as the connector through which current is passed to the last stage being the adulthood. As a connector if stepped up will pass substantial amount of current that will guarantee a vibrant and productive adulthood. But when its faulty, the current that will be passed will definitely become relatively low and the effect will be lukewarm and

Buhari, Govs, Uzodinma Others Depart Nigeria Friday

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Friday to attend the Thirty-third (33rd) Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Buhari will join leaders from the 55-member countries of the African Union to participate in the Summit with the theme, “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.”

According to his Spokesman, Garba Shehu, the President will attend the 29th Forum of Heads of State and Government of Participating States of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and the 27th Session of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Heads

Local Govt Autonomy: Reps Move To Snatch LG From Govs

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the local government autonomy bill through second reading.

The bill, which seeks to amend the 1999 constitution, was passed through second reading by the House.

The bill was passed by the National assembly in the 8th assembly; however, the States Houses of Assembly rejected the bill.

It has now been sponsored again by Munir Soro and it was referred to the committee on constitution chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase.

Leading the debate on the bill, Soro said that

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Is The AU Capable Of Silencing The Guns In Africa?

Cape Town — This year’s African Union (AU) summit, which draws the continent’s heads of state and government together in Addis Ababa in the coming days, is being held under the theme, Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development. While the principal aim of a campaign to be launched at the summit is removing illegal weapons from circulation, the ambitious scope suggested by the theme’s title begs the question: are the AU and its constituent bodies fit for the purpose of building peace?

AllAfrica highlights a new examination of the issue .

When the African Union succeeded the

Entebbe

Israeli PM Meets With Sudanese Officials In Entebbe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of Sudan’s transitional government Monday as part of an effort to begin to normalize ties wth the African nation. Netanyahu and Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan held their talks in Entebbe, Uganda.

“We agreed to begin cooperation that will lead to normalization of relations between the two countries. History!” Netanyahu tweeted in Hebrew after his meeting, which was not previously made public.

Netanyahu’s meeting with Gen. Burhan, according to Netanyahu’s office, came at the invitation of Uganda. It said Netanyahu “believes that Sudan is moving in a new and positive direction, and the

Breaking: Pelosi Holds Weekly Press Conference

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is speaking at her weekly press conference which commenced Thursday morning, the day after the Senate voted to acquit President Trump on two articles of impeachment.

Pelosi who has an ax to grind with President Donald hosted the speech to clarify her political stand and her views on the Senate’s acquittal of Donald Trump.

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Her feud with Donald Trump became more evident during the State of the Union on Tuesday, when the president spurned a handshake offer from Pelosi, and the speaker conspicuously ripped

Jair Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Okays Bill Opening Land To Mining

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday introduced a controversial bill that opens up indigenous lands, many of them in the Amazon, to mining, agricultural activities and hydraulic energy production.

The far-right president described the measure, which still needs approval in Congress, as a “dream” while indigenous leaders have labeled it a “genocide bill.”

The measure, which has not yet been published, allows both indigenous and third-party developers to participate in the new land development.

“I hope that this dream… comes true,” Bolsonaro said during a ceremony.

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