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Presidency: Only Borno pays 30% monthly bonus for rural health workers

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Presidency: Only Borno pays 30% monthly bonus for rural health workers

By: Michael Mike

The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Annas has revealed that only Borno State has implemented the 30% bonus allowance for health personnel working in rural areas.

The bonus, which is 30% of the total monthly pay, is paid to all rural health workers in Borno, and it aims to improve their welfare and motivate them to provide quality health care services to the people.

Speaking during a visit to Maiduguri on Thursday, she said: “We are here, sir, to first appreciate all the work you have been doing in the health sector. In fact, you have recorded remarkable things to successes within the health sector in a very short time.

“I am very happy that you are very committed to health; in the areas of human resources, you have even gone ahead to put in place sustainable measures, an increment of 30% to health workers in rural areas. This is a great incentive. I think this is only done in South Africa; that is why they saw progress in the health of their communities.

“Financing health, of course, your Excellency, we have given you more than 100% appreciation because we are supposed to reach 15% by the World Health Organization. Apart from Borno, not more than one or two states have even taken it to 10%.”

“In the area of primary health care and human resources, you have already achieved a lot. You are establishing a medical school and new colleges of nursing and midwifery studies. All these will contribute to the development of the health sector.

Responding, Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum reiterated his administration’s commitment to continuous financing and upgrading of the healthcare sector.

The meeting was attended by the Secretary to Borno State Government, Hon Bukar Tijani, the Commissioner for Health, Professor Baba Mallam Gana and the Executive Director of Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Professor Mohammed Arab Alhaji.

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Indian factory manager slumps, dies in Edo community

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Indian factory manager slumps, dies in Edo community

By: Zagazola Makama

A 47-year-old Indian national, identified as Kalidass Arunachalam, has died after suddenly slumping while on duty at a factory in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State.

Zagazola Makama gathered that the deceased was a production manager with Green Hills Agricultural Products Ltd. He was said to have collapsed at about 11:30 a.m. on Friday while working at the company premises.

Company representatives, including another Indian national, Tushar Tukaram Phadtare, along with the Managing Director, Suleman Dauda, and the Chief Security Officer, Lt. Col. Thompson Udom (rtd), rushed him to God’s Spring Best Care Hospital in the Obaretin Community for urgent medical attention.

A medical doctor at the facility, identified as Dr. Kingsley Dele, later confirmed Arunachalam dead while efforts were still being made to revive him.

Officials later visited the hospital where the body was found lying face up on a hospital bed with a drip attached. No visible marks of violence were observed on the corpse.

The remains of the deceased were deposited at the mortuary, and efforts are ongoing to contact the Indian Embassy to inform his next-of-kin and facilitate diplomatic procedures.

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Three missing after boat carrying passengers, vehicles capsizes in Taraba

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Three missing after boat carrying passengers, vehicles capsizes in Taraba

By: Zagazola Makama

At least three persons, including a two-year-old child, are missing after a boat capsized on Friday night while ferrying passengers and vehicles across the Namnai River in Taraba State.

Zagazola Makama reports that the boat, which was transporting several passengers and three vehicles, capsized around 8:40 p.m. due to overloading and reckless navigation by the operator.

According to sources, the operator defied standing safety protocols by loading three vehicles onto the boat instead of the approved maximum of two. The mishap occurred while the boat was attempting to dock at the riverbank, when a strong wave destabilised it, causing it to overturn.

While many passengers were rescued by local divers and first responders, three victims identified as Aishatu Rilwanu, Baharatu Danasabe, and Yusuf Badaru, a two-year-old child all residents of Jantaro Ward in Mutum Biyu remain unaccounted for.

Rescue team were mobilised to scene as both community members and security personnel intensify the search and rescue efforts.

As of the time of filing this report, the rescue operation is still ongoing.

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Security operatives arrest 22 suspected Aiye cultists in Ogun, including two soldiers

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Security operatives arrest 22 suspected Aiye cultists in Ogun, including two soldiers

By: Zagazola Makama

Security operatives in Ogun have arrested 22 suspected members of the Aiye confraternity during a coordinated raid at Hilltop Hotel in Osiele, Odeda Local Government Area.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the operation, which took place on Friday night, followed credible intelligence received by officers at the Odeda Division regarding the unlawful gathering of cultists at the hotel.

The sources confirmed that a joint tactical team comprising officers from Aregbe Division, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), and the Anti-Cultism Unit stormed the hotel and apprehended the suspects.

Among those arrested were 19 males, three females, and two serving military personnel, suspected to be linked to the cult group.

Items recovered from the suspects include one UTC axe, a cut-to-size barrel gun, and several blue beret caps, all identified with the Aiye cult group.

The sources said that the State Criminal Investigation Department’s Anti-Cultism Unit at Eleweran has been directed to conduct a discreet investigation into the incident, while further profiling of the suspects is underway.

The sources said individuals or groups found engaging in such criminal acts would face the full weight of the law.

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