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Who’s To be Blame For This Man’s Death? Police or the Hospital

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Who’s To be Blame For This Man’s Death? Police or the Hospital

By: Zagazola Makama

It was a frightening morning. The light of dawn that usually announces the majestic rollout of the beautiful morning sun from its eastern home had fairly cleared the sight of worshippers trickling with ease to the Mosque for the dawn prayer.

As they trickled into the Mairi Kuwait’s Bulama Hala Mosque, little did the Muslim faithful expect to experience perhaps their most frightening sight in recent times.

There was a man laying beside the mosque unconsciously at an obscure corner of the Mosque unnoticed.

He was a man of unknown identity, having no identified family or friends. He had been at the premises of the Mosque for four days, fed by the surrounding community, with no one to claim any relationship with him.

The entire Mosque community was deeply shocked by the sight of the unconscious man.

Who is this man? Where is he coming from? The Imam and some elders of the community decided to report the case to the nearby police station.

Responding to report, the police immediately arrived the scene with their vehicle and carried the unconscious man to the hospital.

Unfortunately, the management of the hospital rejected the man due to the lack of anyone to look after him.

To the utter surprise of the Mairi community, the unconscious man was returned and dumped where he was picked earlier by the police officers.

He subsequently passed away this morning.

As his identity remains unknown, the Imam and some community elders decided to take care of his funeral arrangements as ordained by Islamic rite.

The entire community converged for the funeral rites in a deeply emotive atmosphere as everyone pondered the man’s story.

Was he a traveler, a stranger, or a local struck by some adversity or debilitating hardship of the times?

Suddenly, shortly before the funeral prayer, a man in tears arrived, claiming to be the father of the hitherto unknown dead man, identifying him as his son who left home 10 days earlier, and his continuous search for him led him to the Mosque where he received the shocking news of his death.

Investigation by the community elders confirmed him as the biological father of the dead man, and the corpse was released to him.

May the soul of the deceased rest in Jannah and may Allah reward those that extended kind gestures to the deceased when he needed it the most.

The man has transited to the eternal beyond, but the devastating cruelty and inhumanity of the society, characterized by the actions of the hospital authorities and the police, may continue to live with us till God knows when.

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Nigeria Condoles South Korea Over Air Crash

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Nigeria Condoles South Korea Over Air Crash

By: Michael Mike

The Nigerian government has condoled the government and people of the Republic of Korea over an ill fated air crash that left 169 people onboard dead.

The federal government message was expressed in a statement signed on Sunday by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa,

The statement read: “The Federal Republic of Nigeria wishes to express her sincere condolences to the Government and People of the Republic of Korea for the unfortunate crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 that occurred on Sunday, December 29th, 2024.

“According to reports, the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air was returning from Bangkok, Thailand when it crash-landed at the Muan International Airport in the southern part of the country, skidding off the runway and crashing into a wall in a fiery explosion. A total of 179 of the 181 people on board the aircraft were killed, with just two survivors.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria sympathizes with the Government of South Korea and the families of the victims of the deadly plane crash.”

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Zulum Pledges Reforms for 2025 Hajj Operations

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By: Our Reporter
 
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Holy Land for better performance. 
 
The Governor made the pledge during the presentation of the 2024 Hajj report by the Amirul Hajj team, led by the Chairman of the Committee and Senator representing Borno Central, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, at the Government House on Monday.

Zulum described the 2024 Hajj as one of the most successful in recent years. “I want to assure you that during my tenure, “we have not seen such a degree of success in recent years. I was impressed by the way and manner our pilgrims were airlifted from Maiduguri to Madina and Jidda to Maiduguri,” Zulum stated.
 
He expressed particular satisfaction with the smooth airlift operations, the quality of services provided, the dedication of the Amirul Hajj team, and the conduct of the pilgrims.”
 
“I will continue to sanitise the system for greater productivity,” Zulum stated.
 
The governor also assured the public that he would review the report thoroughly and work towards implementing the recommendations. “Within the next few hours, I will go through the report clause by clause to ensure we implement the valuable suggestions made,” he promised.
 
Commending the committee for introducing innovative solutions, Governor Zulum highlighted the use of online media to inform pilgrims about their flight schedules and the publication of pilgrim names to ensure smooth operations. “The previous practice of calling names throughout the night, which was inefficient, has been eliminated,” he noted.
 
The Governor declared that, moving forward, the Borno State government will no longer cover the cost of excess luggage for defaulting pilgrims. “We have done it this year, but we will not do it next year. If anyone reports to the airport with excess luggage, they will bear the cost themselves,” Zulum stated. 
 
He directed the Executive Secretary of the Pilgrims Board to inform all intending pilgrims for 2025 of this new policy.
 
Additionally, Governor Zulum called for the deployment of technology and the engagement of local government Hajj fare collectors to identify and eliminate individuals posing as pilgrims in the Holy Land.
 
Chairman 2024 Amirul Hajj team, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, announced that 1,803 pilgrims performed the 2024 Hajj, five pilgrims hospitalised in the Holy Land with no death recorded.
 
According to him, Governor Zulum has rendered enormous support to the pilgrims in areas of securing befitting accommodation in Mecca, covering the differential for Basic Travel Allowances (BTA) to the tune of 260 million naira, and payment of sacrificial animals amounting to 290 million naira.
 
Others include payment of 65 million Naira to the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) as medical support and 25 million for excess luggage. 
 
“His Excellency has extended hands of fellowship to the entire 1,815 pilgrims, the Amirul Hajj team, and the National Hajj Commission by extension. Some of the support rendered by Governor Zulum to the pilgrims while in the Holy Land includes the release of 380 million naira to secure a befitting accommodation in Mecca, covering BTA differentials, and payment of Hadya for all the pilgrims, among other things,” Lawan said.
 
Senator Kaka Shehu identified excess luggage as one of the challenges faced during the 2024 Hajj operations and emphasised that the success of this year’s pilgrimage was largely due to the unwavering support provided by Governor Babagana Zulum.

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Gov. Buni Signs 2025 Budget into Law

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Gov. Buni Signs 2025 Budget into Law

…Assures Transparecy and Accountability in Govt. Business

By: Mamman Mohammed

Yobe state governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON said the year 2025 would record timely completion of all ongoing and new projects in fulfilment of his campaign promises to the people of the state.

The Governor stated this today while signing the 2025 budget into law, saying, “this administration is committed to judicious use and investment of our resources into people oriented programmes and projects, especially, education, Healthcare delivery, agriculture, Infrastructural development, wealth Creation, and empowerment to stimulate economic growth.

“We have identified and mapped out some rich agricultural, livestock and other natural potentials for international investment to generate employment opportunities and wealth Creation. We have commenced discussions with reputable local and international organizations to harness these potentials.

“Let me seize this opportunity to draw the attention of all the supervising engineers attached to government projects. Your attachment to these projects is to protect government interests. You must ensure that every project is executed in strict compliance to specifications and other contractual agreements. I will support you, and stand with you to execute your duties effectively and efficiently.

“However, if you fail in your responsibilities, Government would not hesitate to engage external supervising engineers to ensure quality execution of our projects for the government to get value for its money.

“The Project Monitoring Committee under the leadership of Engr. Zaji Bunu is hereby advised to intensify supervision and monitoring of all projects so that the projects would be executed on schedule and in strict compliance with the contractual agreement to add value to the lives of our people” he said.

Governor Buni charged the Bureau on Public Procurement to always undertake “clinical diagnosis of contractual biddings and to patronise only competent contractors with the capacity, technical know- how and other required prerequisites”.

He assured that the State government would strive to sustain accountability and transparency in governance which earned the state the award of best performing state in transparency and accountability in Nigeria from the World Bank assisted State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability (SIFTAS).

“I am optimistic that the new leaderships of the State Fiscal Responsibility Commission, and the Board of Internal Revenue, would both work towards enhancing accountability and prudence in revenue generation and government expenditure to promote good governance and efficient service delivery to the people” he said.

The governor charged the new Chairman Board of Internal Revenue Alhaji Suleiman Bakura to work towards improving revenue generation, block leakages and ensure remittance of all revenues collected into government coffers.

Buni also charged the new Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Alhaji Babayo Umar to key into the government efforts to advance basic education through ensuring qualitative teaching and learning, provision of instructional materials and conducive environment.

“You should ensure effective monitoring and supervision in the schools, and the execution of all projects awarded by the board.

The Governor also launched distribution of N50 Million cash grant and start-up kits to 500 beneficiaries trained by the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in production of soaps, detergents, charcoal, Shoes and disinfectants.

The beneficiaries received a cash grant of N100,000 each and a start-up kit to launch their businesses for a sustainable income generation, urging them to make good use of the opportunity for a brighter future.

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