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Job 600 project to be completed this year -President Mills
President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday gave the assurance that the Job 600 project would be completed this year and ready for occupation by Members of Parliament (MP) next year.
He said: “I am assured that the Job 600 project will surely be completed this year and ready for your occupation next year. I am confident that I will be the first President to address you at a time when you will be working from the comfort of your new offices.”
President Mills, who gave the assurance when he was delivering the State of the Nation address to Parliament in Accra on Thursday, said: “This year, I hope to work with Parliamentarians to review three initiatives that I announced will be instituted in the course of my Presidency.”
These are the assignment of national service personnel as research assistants to MPs; construction of constituency duty offices for Parliamentarians; and the establishment of an MPs’ Constituency Development Fund separate and apart from the District Assemblies Common Fund.
President Mills said: “Together, we will work to find solutions to the challenges that have impacted negatively on the agenda of the Executive and the Legislature to work in tandem to broaden the frontiers of our democratic dispensation.”
He announced that the report of Constitution Review Commission was ready and a technical Implementation committee had been set up to assist Cabinet to develop a white paper and begin with the implementation of its recommendations without delay. GNA
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Huge whale shark sold for $2,200 in Pakistan
A huge whale shark was caught Tuesday morning just 90 miles offshore from the Pakistani city of Karachi.
It took four hours and two cranes to lift the 15,430-pound shark out of the water. According to reports, the enormous fish was between 35- and 40-feet long.
The unusual spectacle got the attention of the locals who flocked to Karachi’s harbor to catch a glimpse of the whale shark.
“It was dead when my men found it,” said Muhammad Yousuf, the owner of the boat used to haul the whale shark to the port, Pakistan’s Express Tribune reports.
Later in the day, the carcass of the whale was sold for 200,000 Rupees ($2,200) and will be put on public display for three days at the harbor’s auction hall. The Express Tribune reports that the buyer will charge visitors a fee to see the whale shark.
“I have bought the fish, which usually has no significant commercial value, with the help of my friends just to appreciate the efforts of the fishermen who deserve some reward after spending an entire day in the open sea,” said Haji Qasim, the Pakistani Dawn newspaper reports.
Qasim said that he will “sell the meat to the people running poultry meal business.”
About 35 whale sharks have been brought dead or captured in the last seven years nearby the Karachi port, said Mohammad Moazzam Khan, a consultant with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), according to Dawn.
The whale shark, or Rhincodon typus, is found in warm, tropical waters and has an estimated lifespan of 75 years.
The whale shark is the world’s largest fish, and is relatively docile. It has a wide mouth with some 300 to 350 rows of tiny teeth that filter plankton, which consists of small creatures and plants, according to the UN Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.
Philippines Earthquake 2012: Death Toll Keeps Climbing
The death toll from the earthquake that struck the Philippines on Monday climbed to 48, while dozens of people remain missing.
However, that figure is guaranteed to rise as rescuers reach more remote parts of the devastated country.
The magnitude-6.9 quake also damaged buildings on the central Philippine island and triggered massive landslides.
The tremor also destroyed bridges on Negros Island, making it impossible for rescue officials and soldiers to reach isolated regions.
According to the Associated Press, the bulk of deaths recorded thus far occurred in Planas village, a part of Guihulngan in Negros Oriental, where scores of houses have been buried by debris.
Officials are gravely concerned about the final death toll, considering the unknown number of people missing. Some parts of the island have been cut off for days.
Ernesto Reye, the mayor of Guihulngan, told AP by phone: “We have no water and power because electric posts were toppled. Many of our roads were damaged, including bridges, and stores are closed. We’re isolated.”
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, who will survey the damaged area by airplane on Wednesday, has ordered air force helicopters and navy and coast guard vessels to help rescuers look for survivors.
“We have dispatched two … choppers from Western Mindanao Command to help in the relief operations,” military spokesman Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. told Philippines media.
Ver Neil Balaba, operations officer at the regional Office of Civil Defense, told BBC: “The most urgent needs now are water, tents and food.”
The last major earthquake to strike the Philippines killed 78 people on Mindoro Island in 2004. Prior to that, a magnitude-7.7. quake killed 2000 in Northern Luzon region.
The Philippines are prone to both earthquakes and volcanic activity, as it is situated in the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”
Can You Imagine? 10 die in a Gun duel!
10 die in Ebonyi gun duel
ENUGU – TEN persons including a soldier were killed, yesterday, as officers of the 24 Engineer Regiment in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state engaged suspected armed robbers in a gun duel along Akaeze end of the Afikpo – Okigwe Expressway.
No fewer than nine of the suspected robbers died in the shoot-out while several others including two military officers sustained varying degrees of gunshot injuries.
The Assistant Director of the Army Public Relations of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Lt Col Sagir Musa who confirmed the incident yesterday, said the robbers were fleeing after a failed bank robbery at Ikom in Cross River state in which nine persons including a police officer were killed.
They were however intercepted by soldiers on routine patrol in Ebonyi state.
He said: “At about 1830 hours on Tuesday 24 January 2012, there was a failed/foiled bank robbery attack at Ikom in Cross River state which led to the death of 8 civilians and a policeman.
“The Robbers fled towards Ebonyi state in two vehicles through Ugep-Abomigbe Rd. Soldiers on routine patrol in Ebonyi state were fully informed and subsequently they intercepted the robbers along Afikpo-Amasire axis heading towards Enugu-Port-Harcourt express way through Okigwe, just 10 km to Akaeze.
“At that point, there was heavy exchange of fire which resulted in the death of one soldier and two soldiers were wounded. Seven robbers were killed, two seriously wounded and bled to death before reaching the hospital.”
Musa who disclosed that six of the suspected robbers escaped with bullet wounds into the nearby bush added that among the items recovered were two RPG7 bombs, 28 empty magazine, two Gas Cylinders, 37 empty cases of 7.62 mm special ammunition, 22 rounds of live 7.62mm special ammunition and two vehicles.
/According to the Army Spokesman, immediately they received intelligence report about the robbers escaping from the failed bank robbery, troops of 24 Engineer Regiment, 82 Division Garrison and 103 Battalion were alerted to block all possible escape routes especially the Afikpo-Okigwe road, Enugu-Abakaliki road, Abakaliki-Ogojo road and Abakaliki-Itigidi-Ugep road which made it difficult for them to escape.
Security: Retired Generals meet on way out
ABUJA— Following the increase in the spate of Boko Haram bombings and attacks in the country and seeming inability of security agencies to stop them, retired military generals have scheduled a two-day meeting in Abuja to deliberate on present security challenges and come out with possible solutions to the problems.
The retired generals under the auspices of Alumni Association of National Defence College (ANNDEC) in conjunction with the National Defence College , will converge at the auditorium of the NDC on 24th and 25th, January 2012, to brainstorm on National Military Strategy and serve as a bridge between the current participants at the College and ANNDEC.
Addressing the media on the objectives of the meeting at the weekend, Chairman of the organizing committee and former Guards Brigade Commander, Major General Alexander Mshelbwala (rtd), noted that “It is to bring the experiences of members of the Alumni Association including former Service chiefs, GOC’s, etc, to bear on the academic learning of the participants in order to galvanize them for the daunting work awaiting them in the field with respect to national security”.
Commenting on the importance of the seminar, General Mshelbwala said, “The answer is not far-fetched. The Vanguard for national security is the armed forces since the main purpose for their creation or establishment is for the defence of the territorial integrity of the nation”.
‘In other words, to the armed forces, the survival of the Nigerian nation is not only fundamental but indeed not negotiable. Nonetheless, it is the people that make or unmake the efficacy of the military in this direction. Realizing this therefore, the seminar has been carefully structured to harp on the critical sectors of national endeavours with a view to distilling the security support components inherent in them”, he said.
Meanwhile, after last Friday’s bomb explosion, armed soldiers have been drafted to the troubled city to beef up security in the state. The 24- hour curfew imposed on Friday was still in force, with the exception of those returning to their homes and those searching for lost loved ones.
A source said that corpses continued to arrive at several mortuaries in Kano, including Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Murtala Hospital, and Nassarawa Hospital.
Hundreds of seriously injured victims were also receiving treatment and first aid across the ancient city.
Some corpses were mutilated and others burnt beyond recognition. In some cases, aid workers pieced together torn and scattered body parts before moving them to mortuaries.
A staff of a hospital said that many people besieged his hospital looking for missing relatives or the corpses of those confirmed dead.
“Those who cannot trace their loved ones just fall on the ground and wail,” the source said.
Boko Haram, sect had claimed responsibility for the attacks in a widely circulated paper written in Hausa and released on Friday.
The statement read:
“In the name of Allah, Peace and Mercy! We are the group called ‘forbidden’ that is Boko Haram but we love to call ourselves Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Liddaawati wal Jihad. This message is to all inhabitants of Kano State especially the security agencies, those arresting our brothers and telling the media they are arresting thieves or armed robbers. These are our brothers they are arresting. We don’t have the right to attack those who don’t attack us but our war is with the government fighting Muslims, its security agencies and Christians (under C. A. N), those killing Muslims and even eating their flesh and all those helping security agents even if they are Muslims. Anybody who becomes an accomplice to arresting our brothers should wait for our visit.” The message ended with the words, “Message from Leader Jama’atu Ahlissunnah Liddaawati wal Jihad. Imam Abu Muhammad Abubakar Bin Muhammad (Shekau).”
Three days after the deadliest Boko Haram attacks yet, police in Kano State announced that they had impounded 10 cars laden with explosives. Some of the vehicles were found to have been abandoned by their owners, while another was arrested along with the owner at Gwauron Dutse in the ancient city. On the same day, •Senate President David Mark, speaking on behalf of the leadership of the National Assembly, said laws would be amended to strengthen the fight against terror; •Four Boko Haram suspects were killed in Maiduguri, Borno State; and •A man was shot in the leg at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, on the suspicion of being a terrorist. THISDAY gathered from security sources in Kano that two of the vehicles were abandoned by their owners since last Friday at various locations within Kano metropolis. The Kano attacks, launched simultaneously at eight spots, left nearly 200 persons dead. It was learnt that a Honda Civic car was found abandoned close to the NNPC Mega Station in Hotoro, beside Kano depot, laden with improvised explosive devices (IEDs), while the second car, a Kia, was discovered at Tula in the suburb of Kano by the eastern by pass. The vehicles were evacuated safely from the area by security agents with the help of residents of the area, THISDAY learnt. The third car, which is a Honda Brahma series, was found abandoned on Sunday at Sheka quarters after residents reported the unusual presence of the car since last Friday to security agencies. THISDAY was also informed that the fourth car, a Toyota Camry, was intercepted yesterday during security operative’s wait and search operation at Gwauron Dutse quarters in Kano city. Both the car and its driver were arrested. Items found in the car were: a bullet proof vest, a gun and some chemicals believed to be used in making IEDs. Two brand new Hilux open pick-up vans were also found packed with explosives in the Bompai area of Kano. Special prayers were conducted in mosques throughout Kano yesterday to seek divine intervention in order to prevent recurrence of last Friday’s bomb blasts. Prayers were also said at Kano Central Mosque, led by the Chief Imam of Kano, Professor Sani Zaharadeen. In attendance were the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and all ulamas in the state. “I will pray to God that we should never re-live the catastrophe that resulted in the deaths and maiming in our city,” Kwankwaso said. Bayero told the clerics: “I enjoin you to continue praying for peace and stability in our city. I call upon you to use any religious fora to pray for peace in our land.” David Mark assured Nigerians Monday that the National Assembly would as a matter of urgency revisit the Anti-Terrorism Act, which was passed last year, to give maximum legislative and legal support in the fight against the Boko Haram menace. The law, as it stands, makes prosecution difficult because of the evidence required. Most of the suspects charged to court so far were arraigned under other laws which allow them to be granted bail. Mark promised a review of the law when he led the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and other principal officers of the National Assembly on an on-the-spot-assessment of the damage done by last Friday’s bomb attacks. He consoled the Emir of Kano, the Kano Emirates Council, government and people of the state, assuring them that the perpetrators of the dastardly act would soon be brought to book. He said: “We will do all within our powers to ensure that we don’t have a repeat of this anywhere in our country. If there is anything we in the National Assembly can do in terms of taking a second look at the Anti-Terrorism Act, we will go ahead and do it. We will give maximum legislative and legal support so that those who are involved are dealt with. “It’s time for all good men in our country to speak out and condemn this act with all our might and with all our powers. It is also time for our security agencies to double their efforts and prevent such mishaps before they happen.” Meanwhile, police Monday said a suspected Boko Haram militant on Sunday evening killed the registrar of Maiduguri High Court, Baba Loskurima, at his residence within the metropolis. According to the police, the deceased, 47, was attacked at his Tandari residence in Budum ward at about 7pm. Borno State police spokesman, Samuel Tizhe, said: “An unknown gunman approached the house of the High Court registrar at his house and fired severally into Baba’s head and chest with a Kalashnikov rifle, before he fell on the ground and died in front of his wife and children.” In another development, the Field Operations Officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Col. Victor Ebhaleme, in a signed press statement, said: “Four members of the Boko Haram sect involved in the killings in Maiduguri and environs and have been under the surveillance of security agencies were shot dead in Pompomari area of Maiduguri yesterday (Sunday).” He disclosed that various IEDs prepared were also recovered from the suspects’ Golf Volkswagen vehicle. He warned members of the public to desist from harbouring members of the sect, adding that any resident that had knowledge of any suspect should immediately report such to the JTF for prompt action in order to save lives and property. At the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, which had been cordoned off since last year over the fear of terror attack, soldiers on duty demobilised a man who is said to have tried to force his way in. It was learnt that passers-by ran for cover, fearing that the man might have been on a suicide bombing mission. The agitated soldiers opened fire on the man who was alleged to have attempted to grab a rifle from one of the soldiers at the entrance gate of the Ministry. It was gathered that it was while the scuffle was going on that another soldier shot the leg of the alleged assailant. A source further disclosed that the injured man is in now in the custody of the Directorate of Military Intelligence where he is said to be undergoing treatment and interrogation.
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Why Rochas is buying 1 million shoes – Duruji
The Imo State Commissioner for Information, Barrister Obinna Duruji at a parley with newsmen spoke on the strides, successes and challenges of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. He also spoke on issues emanating from the Governor’s recent victory at the Court of Appeal. Excerpts:
EIght months in office, what can you say are the attainments of the administration?
The governor on assumption of office declared free and compulsory education in both primary and secondary levels in Imo State which PDP and Ohakim told Imo people was impossible, placement of order to procure one million school scandals and ordered procurement of 600,000 school bags and desks to boost free education in Imo State.
The governor also ordered the payment of backlog of pension arrears owed for over 12 years by the past administrations, establishment of Imo Pension/Senior Citizens’ Club and donation of vehicles to the club, release of N450 million bailout fund to missionary schools in Imo State, increase of government monthly subvention to IMSU from N57m to N100m, revival of the Imo State University Teaching Hospital (IMSUTH) abandoned by Ohakim’s administration.
Community speakers
He introduced fourth tier Government and appointment of community speakers, which have brought governance closer to the grassroots, reformation of the vigilante outfits by restricting their operations in the communities rather than using them to fight political opponents, establishment of General Security Council and Local Government Security Council and Local Government Security Council in the 27 LGAs, reconstruction of Commissioners’ Quarters abandoned by Ohakim’s administration.
Reconstruction of ALGON and Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers Secretariats, construction of 405 rural roads at 15km per L.G.A, introduction of Health-at-your-door-steps programme in Imo State, the first of its kind in Africa, upgrading of Umuguma General Hospital to a Specialist Hospital, reformation of the State Civil Service Local Government System, blockage of revenue leakages thus saving billions of naira for capital projects in Imo State, construction of International Conference Centre at Oguta Blue Lake of Treasure (formerly known as Oguta Wonder Lake).
Mr Duruji
It is worthy of note that the Oguta Wonder Lake project only existed in the internet during Ohakim’s regime. These are some of the tremendous achievements of His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in less than one year of his administration, which is an eloquent testimony that Imo Rescue Mission has come to stay.
The last administration of Governor Ikedi Ohakim took N18.5b bond from the Stock Market. What does the current administration of Governor Rochas Okorocha intend to do with the bond?
Government is a continuum. We are going to redirect the bond and ensure that it is used for meaningful development projects.
The bond was to be used for the rehabilitation of the Imo state water scheme, rehabilitation and construction of major roads, financing the Imo State government’s equity investment in Imo Wonder Lake and conference centre in Oguta. Okorocha’s administration has started work in all these areas and that’s why I said government is continuum.
There were speculations that APGA wasresponsible for the transfer of the governorship election tribunal to Abuja. Is this true?
No, we are a responsible government and our priority and focus is the delivery of dividends of democracy. You can see that even on the day of the tribunal verdict on the 12th of November, 2011; the governor was not bothered; he was driving his government bus to various sites inspecting projects.
I was shocked when I came from the tribunal and I saw him at the gate of the Government House in shorts, addressing the crowd and I was curious and I said your excellency are you addressing Imo citizens on shorts, he said it doesn’t matter and that he was coming from the project sites.
So that’s how unruffled he is. His mandate was ordained by God and delivered on the planet earth. It is not our own making. Imo citizens for the first time expressed their wishes and aspirations in the mandate delivered to the Governor.
It was not their making, it was ordained in heaven. So what we saw on earth was the manifestation of the heavenly intervention. So, the governor is loved by his people and those who came to the court were there to show their solidarity to the mandate they gave to him. Neither our party APGA nor government influenced the move to Abuja.
The governor is accused of formulating policies in the state without due process; they cited as example the creation of community speakers without the input of the house of assembly. What is your reaction to this?
He didn’t have to. What people don’t understand is that the only constant thing in life is change. This is a man who is a change agent; he is a catalyst, a facilitator for change and development. He is not going to be held hostage by protocol and mundane understanding of the rule of law.
Law trails development, development does not trail laws unnecessarily, and law trails development all over the world. I am a senior advocate in the Unites States and I do know that law follows development, development does not follow law; otherwise society will not move forward.
As events are happening, law catches up, you don’t wait to make the law for the average human thinking before you can implement, it is only as you evolve that the law trails behind, and all over the world, the due process is a twin sister or brother of democracy.
So the two are not mutually exclusive, they are mutually inclusive. Once you see democracy, the government of the people, for the people and by the people, you are talking about rule of law.
So once he envisions, he conceptualizes and then the legal process takes place. If he does not envision, conceptualize, articulate the polices before the implementation, how can the Legislative house formulate. The House formulates based on the fine prints of articulation of the policies and programmes that emanate from the executive arm whenever necessary.
It is only then that the policy is transmitted to the house for articulation of an enabling law. It cannot be the other way round; otherwise the House will be dictating to the executive. So there is no violation of the rule of law, I challenge any opponent of this administration to come up with a clear indication of where we have violated the law.
Imo indigenes sacked in Abia. Why is the problem still lingering?
Well it is not an Imo problem; it is the South East problem as a matter of fact. But the issue is still pending before the South East Governor’s Forum. So Governor Okorocha has advised us to be cautious in our approach, that dialogue will be a better approach to resolve the quagmire and as obedient servants we so obliged.
Cushioning of effects of the sack
He has also cushioned the effects of the sack, which is our major concern and apprehension about the fate of the Imo indigenes, by assuring us in no mistaken terms that at the appropriate time, if the obnoxious decision is not rescinded, that Imo citizens would be absorbed in the Imo workforce. So that is the last resort and that’s by way of assurance.
What is your reaction to Court of Appeal decision?
Owelle’s victory at the Court of Appeal recently in Abuja is a further manifestation of its divine origin and a revalidation of Imo people’s mandate. The judgment has also rekindled our faith and confidence in the Nigerian judiciary. Imo people applaud the judges for remaining resolute in their determination to uphold Imo people’s mandate despite pressure to the contrary.
Given the wisdom of the tribunal and court of appeal, we are confident that the dismissal will stand Supreme Court scrutiny. To God be the glory.
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2 cattle rearers kill police officer
COMMOTION broke out in Asaba yesterday evening as two Hausa/Fulani cattle rearers allegedly stabbed a policeman to death at the heat of argument with daggers.
The incident took place at about 6. 15 pm, yesterday along the Direct Labour Agency DLC road Asaba.
At the heat of the commotion, the policeman was stabbed in the stomach.
Eyewitness who simply gave his name as Charles told Vanguard that “when the officer was bleeding slumped, many people felt he has died and lynched the two of them instantly.
When this reporter visited the Police ‘A’ Division, a large crowed gathered while two corpses were seen on the ground.
It was not immediately ascertained if the stabbed policeman has died or hospitalized.
Contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Charles Muka said “ about the incident two Hausa/ Fulanis attacked a policeman with dagger and mob lynched the two of them.
But that policeman’s identity was yet to be known , we don’t know if he is from this command and whether is dead or the hospital he is”
Nigerian Women Are Most Unfaithful In The World, According To Survey
According to a recent report and survey, Nigerian women should not be trusted.
Nigerian Women Ranked Most Unfaithful In The whole World.
I am not surprised.
Malaysia–Malaysians are ranked third in the world for being the most unfaithful partner, reported China Press.
According to a survey, 33 percent of Malaysian men admitted that they were unfaithful to their spouses. Thailand is first at 54 percent while South Korea came in second with 34 percent.
After Malaysia, the countries next on the list were Russia at 32 percent and Hong Kong at 29 percent.
Some 39 percent of Malaysian women also confessed to having betrayed their partners. The top two countries are Nigeria at 62 percent and Thailand at 59 percent.
Russian women are the fourth most unfaithful at 33 percent while Singaporeans are fifth at 19 percent.
The survey, conducted by condom manufacturer Durex, was based on interviews with 29,000 people in 36 countries.
It also revealed that Malaysian men have an average of three sex partners in their lives while those in Singapore and Hong Kong have 16, which is the highest in Asia.
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