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Bauchi Govt Committed To Addressing Problems Of Climate Change – Commissioner

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9 months ago

September 7, 2023

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The Bauchi state Commissioner for Housing and Environment, Mr Danlami Kawule, has reiterated that the state government was committed to address problems of climate change in the state.

The Commissioner stated this in Bauchi on Thursday during a One-Day Workshop and Panel Discussion on Climate Change.

According to him, this is imperative as the gesture would not only keep the citizens of the state safe but it would also make them secured.

He stressed that the government has been committed toward improving the issues of the environment through the various policies and programmes in the past 4 years.

“Gov. Bala Mohammed is a digital governor that is always following the global happenings and taking corrective measures to mitigate environmental issues.

“I hereby urge the participants in this gathering to discuss well and extensively on the current trend in the climate change atmosphere in order to come up with more ways of intervention to mitigate the adverse effect of climate change,” he said.

Earlier, the Director General of Bauchi State Environmental Protection Agency (BASEPA), Ibrahim Kabir, said that the impact of climate change could not be overemphasised.

“The trees are gone, the green areas are turning brown, dried and gone and I can tell you that there is no difference between the Northern and Southern zones of the state.

“Desertification is gradually getting worse and we must stand up and act swiftly to save the environment.”

“We need to put our heads together on how to get out of the situation. That is the reason we are here, so let us talk, discuss and come out with resolutions to tackle the issue,” he said.

The workshop is a collaboration between University of Sheffield, UK, BASEPA, Low Carbon Action in in Ordinary Cities (LO-ACT) and Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL).

The programme has the theme: ‘Low Carbon Action in Ordinary Cities’ with a topic Urban Innovation for Climate Change: Experiences in Bauchi state.

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Adhere To Tenets Of Journalism In Your Reportage, Edo Deputy Gov Tasks Women Journalists

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May 22, 2024

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The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Engr. Marvellous Omobayo, has tasked female journalists in the state under the auspices of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, to adhere strictly to the tenets of the profession in their reportage.

Omobayo gave the advice when he received a delegation of the women journalists at his office in Benin.

The used the opportunity of the visit to reiterate his maximum support for the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki to finish strong on his Make Edo Great Again, MEGA project.

Earlier, the Chairperson of the Edo NAWOJ, Comrade Adesuwa Ehimuan said the visit was to congratulate the deputy governor on his elevation as the number two citizen of the state.

Ehimuan further said the visit was also to strengthen the synergy and exploring areas of collaboration to promote the development of journalism and women empowerment in the state.

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‘I’ve Become An Evangelist’ – Doyin Okupe

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1 hour ago

May 21, 2024

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The former campaign director for the Labour Party during the 2023 presidential election, Doyin Okupe, has announced his new vocation as an evangelist of Jesus Christ following his recovery from cancer.

Detailing the challenges he faced with cancer, which initially appeared 16 years ago as prostate cancer and recently in the soft tissues of his right shoulder, Okupe highlighted the role of his medical treatment and divine intervention in his recovery.

“The first problem was cancer I had and the chemotherapy makes you lose appetite, you have nausea, and even as you sustain for several months, you lose weight,” he told Channels TV.

Okupe recounted how his weight dropped from 127kg to 97kg during chemotherapy and settled at 103kg after the treatment ended.

“In all these, I bear witness to God and Jesus Christ, I’m a testimony to the fact that there is nothing the Lord God Jehovah can’t do,” Okupe affirmed.

“From now on, I have become an evangelist and a witness for Christ.”

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Court Dethrones Ondo Monarch After 29 Years Of Legal Tussle

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May 21, 2024

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Oba Micheal Adetunji Oluwole, the traditional ruler of Ute in the Ose local government area of Ondo state has been dethroned by a state High Court sitting in Owo, Owo local government area of the state after a legal tussle that lasted for 29 years.

Olule Omolaja Ruling House had challenged the retired Army Major’s right to ascend the throne.

Justice Ademola Enikuomehin who nullified the selection process that brought Oba Oluwole to the throne and ordered a fresh selection process into the stool, ordered Oluwole to stop parading himself as the traditional ruler of the town. The fresh selection process will be from the Olule Omoloja ruling house lineage.

According to Justice Enikuomehin, the dethroned monarch had no right to the throne as he’s not a member of the ruling house designated to fill the vacant throne of the town.