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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The police in Cross River on Monday arrested four suspected thieves for unlawful possession of 4,555 National Identity cards and 21 others who committed various offences, the Commissioner of Police,  Mr Hafiz Inuwa, said. Inuwa, who made the development known when he addressed  newsmen in Calabar on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested by personnel of the Police Command in Cross River on May 19. He said the suspected identity card thieves were arrested at a location on Eyo-Edem Street in Calabar following a tip-off. The commissioner explained that after a thorough search on the suspects, 4,555 National Identity cards bearing different names were found on them. “Upon interrogation, the four suspects confessed that one Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff gave the cards to them. `All the four suspects confessed to the crime and investigation is on-going in order to arrest the alleged INEC staff,” he said. The commissioner said th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Government has constructed a borehole with overhead tank at the oil-rich Gelegele Community in Edo to put an end to many years of water scarcity in the community. The project was executed through the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) of the Federal Government. The Coordinator of PAP, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), told newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that the project was part of government’s efforts at peace and confidence building in the region. He said that this would facilitate the stability and socio-economic development of the Niger Delta Region. Boroh appealed to the community to maintain and protect the facility against vandals. NAN reports that Gelegele is a major oil and gas bearing/producing community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. It has suffered its share of the general environmental pollution in the region arising from gas flaring and oil exploitation activities. Boroh, who doubles as the Special Adviser to the ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to urgently devise funding plans for effective management of HIV in the country. The advise followed a motion proposed at the congress in Abuja on Tuesday by Rep. Sergius Ogun (Edo-PDP) on the “need to evaluate the effect of withdrawal of HIV funding by International Donors”. Ogun said the World Health Organization (WHO) classed Nigeria as having the second highest HIV epidemic in the World, after South Africa. He expressed concern that since 2005, the number of annual AIDS-related deaths had multiplied. According to him, this is indicative of the fact that only 51 per cent of those living with HIV in Nigeria have access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). He added that the country’s health sector was partly dependent on international donors for the procurement of anti-retroviral drugs as the Federal Government contributed 25 per cent of funding for HIV management. “Aware that in considerati...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The police in Cross River on Monday arrested four suspected thieves for unlawful possession of 4,555 National Identity cards and 21 others who committed various offences, the Commissioner of Police,  Mr Hafiz Inuwa, said. Inuwa, who made the development known when he addressed  newsmen in Calabar on Tuesday, said the suspects were arrested by personnel of the Police Command in Cross River on May 19. He said the suspected identity card thieves were arrested at a location on Eyo-Edem Street in Calabar following a tip-off. The commissioner explained that after a thorough search on the suspects, 4,555 National Identity cards bearing different names were found on them. “Upon interrogation, the four suspects confessed that one Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff gave the cards to them. `All the four suspects confessed to the crime and investigation is on-going in order to arrest the alleged INEC staff,” he said. The commissioner said th...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Federal Government has constructed a borehole with overhead tank at the oil-rich Gelegele Community in Edo to put an end to many years of water scarcity in the community. The project was executed through the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) of the Federal Government. The Coordinator of PAP, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd), told newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that the project was part of government’s efforts at peace and confidence building in the region. He said that this would facilitate the stability and socio-economic development of the Niger Delta Region. Boroh appealed to the community to maintain and protect the facility against vandals. NAN reports that Gelegele is a major oil and gas bearing/producing community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. It has suffered its share of the general environmental pollution in the region arising from gas flaring and oil exploitation activities. Boroh, who doubles as the Special Adviser to the ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to urgently devise funding plans for effective management of HIV in the country. The advise followed a motion proposed at the congress in Abuja on Tuesday by Rep. Sergius Ogun (Edo-PDP) on the “need to evaluate the effect of withdrawal of HIV funding by International Donors”. Ogun said the World Health Organization (WHO) classed Nigeria as having the second highest HIV epidemic in the World, after South Africa. He expressed concern that since 2005, the number of annual AIDS-related deaths had multiplied. According to him, this is indicative of the fact that only 51 per cent of those living with HIV in Nigeria have access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). He added that the country’s health sector was partly dependent on international donors for the procurement of anti-retroviral drugs as the Federal Government contributed 25 per cent of funding for HIV management. “Aware that in considerati...

http://ift.tt/2qTalCq Opposition demonstrators clash with the police during a protest in Caracas, on May 24, 2017. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro formally launched moves to rewrite the constitution on Tuesday, defying opponents who accuse him of clinging to power in a political crisis that has prompted deadly unrest. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO A young man set ablaze by protesters in Caracas. Looting, destruction and 55 people dead. Both the Venezuelan government and the opposition admit that waves of violent protests, which have gripped the country for nearly two months, are out of control — and analysts warn they could be a double-edged sword that will trigger even more unrest. “We condemn violence wherever it comes from,” said Attorney General Luisa Ortega, a traditional ally of socialist President Nicolas Maduro but the highest-profile public official to criticize authorities during the protests against him, on Wednesday. The government blames its opponents — s...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As you get older, it is important for you to be able to tell your friends apart, it is important for you to be able to identify and set apart the fake friends from the real ones. Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency, shares 5 signs to help you identify a fake friend. Your Friend Constantly Undermines You This speaks for itself. If you have a friend that constantly tries to embarrass you and make you look bad in front of anyone or everyone, even after you have told, asked or begged them to stop, this can be a major sign such a friend is fake, even though the friend might claim to ‘just be joking’. It’s okay for a friend to embarrass you one or two times without being aware, but when it becomes a constant occurrence especially at crucial times to you, you should be careful. Your Friend Makes Fun of You All the Time The key word here is ‘all the time’. Yes there are friends that will jokingly make fun of you in a harmless way and there are others that w...