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Israeli Envoy Alleges Iran Behind Global
Israeli Envoy Alleges Iran Behind Global
By: Michael Mike
Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman has alleged that Iran is at the centre of global terrorism and political unrest, insisting that without a change in the present Iranian political leadership there may be no peace in Middle East and part of Africa.
Speaking in Abuja during the screening of the documentary “We Will Dance Again” directed by Yariv Mozer, shown to commemorate the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, noted that: “The source of this war and the source of the instability is Iran. Iran is responsible and Iran is the backer of Hamas.. Iran is the backer of Hezbollah, Hutus and all the instability in the Middle East.”
He further alleged that: “They are pumping millions of dollars, billions of dollars, expertise, weapons in order to disabilise the entire region. They know what they are doing,. Iran has also made attempt to disabilize Africa and West Africa and they are beginning their action also in Nigeria.
“Iran under a radical leader is a regime that is sponsoring terror, destruction and mysteries for millions not least for the Iranian people, and the quicker that the world takes action against Iran to remove the leadership and change the leadership the quicker the world will be a better place.
He said: “The world needs to stand together against terrorism . Terrorism in Israel will not stop in Israel. We have seen radical terrorism here in Nigeria like in Israel.
“We have learnt that when it starts in Israel it never finishes there. Countries that face terrorism needs to work together, United to stop it, because I promise you the terrorists are all working together, terrorists do not recognize borders, they do not recognize the states or any other thing.
“So we all need to come together, share our expertise and work together to stop terrorism.
“Israel is ready to share and work togehwr with anybody who wants to tackle and stop trrrorism.”
Freeman said: “Israel’s demand is very clear that the world understands terrorism, Nigeria has been the victim of terrorism, the particularly extremist terrorism and we will need to stand together, side by side all those countries who are fighting against terrorism to ensure that the world is a better place.
“We need to ensure that Hamas can never carry attack like we just saw again. I will say that what we just saw was one place that was attacked, we hadn’t looked at the villages and communities, we didn’t look at the other 900 people who were murdered and their children in their bedroom, killed and burnt alive, and raped.”
He noted that the ideology of Hamas has shown that there won’t be peace in the Middle East unless they are wiped off.
“Hamas is dedicated to the destruction of Israel and want the death of every Jew, that is the words of Hamas.
Anybody wants to see peace in the Middle East, Hamas must be destroyed.
There cannot be peace while Hamas is still existing.”
The envoy added that: “In 2005, Israel left the Gaza Strip, we withdrew all of our soldiers, all of our Jewish citizens, all of the communities, settlement. Since 2005 there haven’t been single Israeli inside the Gaza Strip, when we left there, we left communities, buildings, agriculture settlements, opportunities for people and for Palestinians in Gaza, to build a better future.
“But in 2007, when they elected Hamas and Hamas came into power, since then they have ran a brutal dictatorship and taken all international aids and used it to build terrorism, tunnels and build weapons, if the aids is going to the people, they have impoverished their own people, they created a dynamics where they cannot live, they cannot have decent lifestyle. So if anybody is responsible for what happens it is Hamas.
“Israel has stated clearly we want to have peace with our neighbours. The Palestinians say if you withdraw you will have peace. We withdrew and we received rockets and terrorism. So it is not a reality, the death of any innocent is an absolute tragedy.
“The death of an Israeli or Palestinian child is the same tragedy, the mother mourns, the father mourns, it doesn’t matter. The question is who would we put the blame on for those deaths.
“The Israeli death is clear Hamas murdered in cold bold. In Gaza Israel is doing all it can to avoid civilian casualties.
“Civilian casualties resulted in the fact that Hamas has imbedded itself inside civilian infrastructure, in Gaza. Hamas are inside the hospitals, they are inside the schools, the mosque. They use everything that they can as a structure.
“Hamas unfortunately comes from a wicked ideology that none of us can understand. Every death in Gaza is the fault of Hamas.
“On Oct. 6, there was a cease fire. We weren’t near. Hamas were the ones who started this, and launched this and we will make sure that jHamas will never be able to do that again.”
Israeli Envoy Alleges Iran Behind Global
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ThriveAgric partners Mercy Corps to launch its first multipurpose grain cleaning and milling facility in Gombe
ThriveAgric partners Mercy Corps to launch its first multipurpose grain cleaning and milling facility in Gombe
ThriveAgric, a leading agri-tech company committed to advancing food security in Africa in collaboration with Mercy Corps has unveiled its Multipurpose Grain Facility project in Nasarawo Industrial Layout in Gombe State.
The project, which is under the Feed the Future Nigeria Rural Resilience Activity (RRA) initiative is intended to enhance the local economy, empower smallholder farmers and improve the agricultural value chain.
It Is also expected to contribute to Nigeria’s self-sufficiency and economic diversification goals.
As part of the project, a multipurpose rice cleaning and milling facility was established at the layout.
Inaugurating the facility on Wednesday, Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State who was represented by the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Cooperatives, Dr Barnabas Malle, said that the facility would help to reduce post-harvest losses.
Yahaya said that such losses often caused huge financial losses to smallholder farmers.
He said that the project would complement the State Government’s commitment toward strengthening agriculture and enhancing the lives of smallholder farmers.
He said that rice production plays a crucial role in food security and local livelihoods.
“Our farmers have often faced serious challenges, from post- harvest losses to limited access to modern facilities.
“This new facility, made possible through the collaborative efforts of ThriveAgric and Mercy Corps under the RRA, is a direct response to these challenges.
“It will enhance our ability to process rice efficiently, improve the quality of our yields, and minimise losses that impact both income and food availability.
“This is a catalyst for economic growth as this facility is set to create value addition to the commodity,” he said.
The governor commended ThriveAgric and Mercy Corps for their support, adding that it would reduce poverty and ensure farmers get good returns on their investment.
The Chief Executive Officer of ThriveAgric, Mr Uka Eje, said the initiative was one of the many partnerships aimed at supporting smallholder farmers through value addition.
Eje said that value addition remains a necessary tool to helping farmers to earn more from their labour.
According to him, the project launch symbolises ThriveAgric’s commitment to building an Africa that feeds itself and the world, adding that “by enabling local processing, we’re addressing a core challenge in the agricultural value chain – post-harvest losses while empowering farmers with the tools needed to produce high-quality grains that command better market prices.
“For us, we want to make sure that the farmers are rightly incentivised to go back to farming in order to earn more.
“Agriculture is beyond a cultural activity, it is largely commerce and through this work and initiative, we want to ensure that it is profitable commerce for the smallholder farmers.
“This launch is a groundbreaking achievement as ThriveAgric’s first multipurpose grain cleaning and milling facility.
“We’re not just building infrastructure; we’re creating a sustainable solution that positions Nigerian agriculture for greater economic impact and resilience,” he said.
He said that the rice processing facility would impact 20,000 farmers directly and indirectly.
Also, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager of Mercy Corps, Mr Shadrack Gideon, said that the initiative was business model to help drive investment into the state.
Gideon further said that the move would improve smallholder farmers’ incomes, hence he urged them to embrace the initiative.
A rice farmer from Billiri, Mrs Blessing Stephen, said the initiative would greatly assist smallholder farmers, reduce wastage during rice processing, improve rice quality and farmers’ incomes.
Stephen said: “I am happy that we now have this facility where we can clean and process our rice to look like foreign one, this will help us to sell them quickly with more profits.
“It usually took me months to process 100 bags of paddy rice manually.
“And because of the stress, I ended up selling them at give away prices, but now within days I can process all my paddies.”
Our Correspondent reports that the multipurpose grain cleaning and milling facility which is a state-of-the-art facility with a processing capacity of 15-20 metric tonnes will enhance the quality of grains such as rice, maize, and millet by removing impurities like stones and dirt.
The advanced equipment, including temperature and humidity control systems will also ensure that farmers can access premium markets with a projected income increase of up 30 per cent.
With over 50 local job opportunities directly created through the new facility, and an additional boost for agri-SMEs engaged with the One-Stop Shops, the project is set to drive economic empowerment, especially for women and youth.
ThriveAgric partners Mercy Corps to launch its first multipurpose grain cleaning and milling facility in Gombe
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YOSG debunks the allegation of ₦3.8 billion expenditure on sitting allowance, presidential charlets
YOSG debunks the allegation of ₦3.8 billion expenditure on sitting allowance, presidential charlets
By: Yahaya Wakili
Yobe state government has debunked the alledged story published by Sahara Reporter that zero expenditure on basic education while $3.8bn was expended on sitting allowance and construction of presidential charlets in Yobe state.
In a press statement issued and signed by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director General Press and Media Affairs, to Governor Mai Mala Buni CON, made available to newsmen in Damaturu.
Mamman said, Journalism is no doubt a noble profession that seeks to inform and educate the public objectively and, obviously, a veritable tool that promotes accountability in governance for the common good of the people. However, it becomes a poison when wrongly used to parade deliberate lies and falsehood with flagrant abuse to its laid-down ethics.
The statement further said, In an attempt to garnish the flask, a document was deliberately published in tiny and almost unreadable characters that are very unfriendly and discouraging for readers to read the content.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Yobe state government had in the last three quarters of the year expended over $3 billion on procurement of instructional materials and rehabilitation of classrooms and hostels in over 10 schools. Noted that the sum of over $1.5 billion was paid for tuition and registration fees, while another $3.5 billion was paid to UBEC as counterpart funds, to mention but a few.
Adding that, for those who took the pain to thoroughly scan the document, it showed the sitting allowance and construction expenditure reflected, while the alleged zero expenditure on basic education expenditure is conspicuously missing and not reflected for the reader to make an independent comparison, assessment, and judgement.
According to him, using one’s common sense of judgment, zero expenditure on basic education suggests that all schools in the state are closed. In contrast to the unholy suggestion by the publication, schools across Yobe State have indeed recorded an increase in enrolment generally and are running with great improvement.
YOSG debunks the allegation of ₦3.8 billion expenditure on sitting allowance, presidential charlets
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Zulum Pledges Enhanced Trade and Business Cooperation with Chad
Zulum Pledges Enhanced Trade and Business Cooperation with Chad
By: Bodunrin Kayode
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has expressed commitment to the strengthening of economic ties with the Republic of Chad in a bid to revive trade and socio-economic activities disrupted by the lingering Boko Haram insurgency.
The Governor made the announcement while hosting a Chadian delegation led by General Abdulkarim Idris Derby Itno, who visited to express sympathy over the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri.
During the visit, Zulum assured that he would pay a reciprocal visit to Chad to meet with President Mahamat Idris Derby Itno to discuss regional economic and trade issues.
“I will soon pay a visit to Chad to discuss matters of mutual interest, particularly the restoration of waterway transport between Baga town and Chad to facilitate commerce,” Zulum stated.
In addition to trade, Zulum said he would coordinate with the chambers of commerce of Chad and northeastern Nigeria to bolster economic partnership between the two countries.
In a statement signed by his spokesman Dauda Ilya, the Governor hinted that he intends to fast track the planned repatriation of Nigerian citizens currently taking refuge in Baga Sola, Chad.
Zulum commended President Derby’s leadership in the fight against Boko Haram and extended his condolences over the recent loss of Chadian troops ambushed and killed by daredevil insurgents at the fringes of the lake Chad.
Responding, General Abdelkarim Idris Derby Itno conveyed President Derby’s sympathy to the people of Borno following the recent flooding.
He described people of Borno and Chad as one who share similar cultures and traditions.
According to him, the President is personally leading the war against Boko Haram following the brutal killing of over 40 soldiers by insurgents.
Zulum Pledges Enhanced Trade and Business Cooperation with Chad
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