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Chris Oyakhilome Foundation Donates Relief Items To 2000 Households In Edo

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As part of efforts to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the novel Coronavirus, Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), yesterday donated relief materials to 2000 households in Ewu and nine other communities in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

COFI is a non-profit and non-political organization that is established to help individuals, communities, nations to live a purposeful and productive life through the sponsorship of different initiatives that are inline with the founder’s mission.

It has, since inception, impacted more than 500 communities of 1 million persons in 23 Africa countries, including Indian, and has also endowed tertiary institutions with infrastructure and amenities essential for learning.

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Speaking, the Chief Team lead of the foundation, Pastor (Mrs.) Omoh Alabi, said founder of the Foundation believes government alone cannot cushion the effect of the lockdown, hence it becomes imperative in complementing government’s effort.

Some of the relief items distributed at Ewu today.

She noted that it is part of the Foundation’s emergency food donation, stressing that it is going on across the six geo-political zones of the country.

According to her, impact of the Coronavirus and the consequent lockdown on the livelihood of the people is huge hence it becomes imperative in joining government in assisting the people.

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” This is part of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International emergency food response programme, which is ongoing in the six geo-political zones of Nigeria and other nations.

” I sure you know so many countries including Nigeria adopted lockdown as a measure in containing the pandemic. And the impact on the livelihood of the people is so huge. People are suffering. They have been unable to earn any income as a result of the Lockdown.

” This is one of commitments to working with the government in strengthening families that have been affected as a result of this COVID-19 19. And Today, we are serving nine communities in Ewu kingdom. In this course, we are supporting 2000 households with palliatives”, she said.

Accepting the donation on behalf of Ewu kingdom, the Onojie of Ewu, His Royal Highness, Abudu Rasak Ojiefor Isesele the III, thanked founder of the Foundation, Pastor Oyakhilome for the kind gesture, adding that it will go a long way in ameliorating the suffering of his people particularly in this COVID-19 period.

Scene of the food items distributed today.

” Rev. Chris Oyakhilome, you have brought a huge succour to the communities and the kingdom at large. 2000 households is no joke; it will go way in ameliorating the suffering of my people particularly in this COVID-19 period. The people of Ewu are proud him, he is our illustrious son”, he said.

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Some of the beneficiaries who could not hide their joy thanked Pastor Chris for the kind gesture as they pray God to use him the more for the people particularly the less privilege.

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Foundation Trains 50 Women Farmers In Bauchi

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A Bauchi based Non Governmental Organisation known as Al-Muhibah Foundation, has conducted a three-day training for 50 women farmers on fonio farming in the state.

The founder of the foundation, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed who is also the wife of Gov. Bala Mohammed, stated this at the end of the training for the women on Sunday.

According to her, the project was funded by the Islamic Development Bank (ISDB) and aimed at empowering women in the area of farming fonio locally called acher.

She explained that 25 women were selected from Alkaleri and 25 from Tafawa Balewa local government areas of the state respectively.

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She said the decision to settle for fonio acher farming training was as a result of its nutritional value, adding that Bauchi state was among the states facing malnutrition problems due to the lack of adequate nutrition diet for children.

“It is on this basis that looking at the nutritional value of Acha fonio, are the opportunities in helping to reduce the cases of or curb severe malnutrition.

“We also key into the Islamic Development Bank policy to learn how to empower women through interventions that improve health, food security, economic opportunities, education, access to technology which would enhance women’s financial literacy and business skills.

“Today, the 50 women farmers have received farming tools, insecticide, fertilisers, farmland, seedlings, capacity building training as well as 20 water pumping machines to each of the two LGAs,” she said.

The governor’s wife further explained that the project was to also ensure that the productivity, sustainability and profitability of the Fonio-Acha value chains were sustained, developed and expanded in the two benefiting LGAs by empowering women groups in the local production of the crop.

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Earlier, the Finance and Administration Officer of the Foundation, Mr Stephen Goyit, explained that ISDB sponsored 70 per cent and Al-Muhibah Foundation sponsored 30 per cent of the project.

He said based on the project design, the 40 water pumping machines and accessories were distributed to the women farmers in a cluster for easy monitoring.

Goyit added that a total sum of N30,000 was given to each of the beneficiaries for feeding and transportation allowances.

One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Grace Yohana who expressed happiness to have received the training, appreciated Al-Muhibah Foundation for the ‘kind gesture’.

I’m very happy about this intervention. They gave us N30,000, we learned many things about fonio farming and the state Ministry of Agriculture has also promised to give each of us one bag of fertilizer,” she said.

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Pastor Adeboye Reveals How God Will Call Him To Glory

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The General overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. A Adeboye has said if rapture fails to take place soon, he would die on a Sunday after eating pounded yam.

The Man of God, who made the assertion at the ongoing Holy Ghost Congress of the church in Ogun State, said he would die the way one of his uncles died after church service.

Recounting how the uncle died, Adeboye said he was in the house after dancing during a church service and gave up the ghost without being sick.

He said the uncle died inside a toilet while the wife was preparing his meal.

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“After she finished pounding the yam, she knocked at the door of the toilet, when they opened the door, my uncle was gone; no sickness, no ache, no pain.

“I know somebody will say if we are never sick, how are we going to die and go to heaven? You don’t need to be sick to go to heaven”.

“If the Lord tarries His coming, I will go on a Sunday after a good meal of pounded yam,” he said.

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Company To Pay Nigeria £20m In Compensation Over Judgement Debt Suit

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A Court in the United Kingdom has ordered Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited to pay Nigeria £20 million in damages and compensation following its victory in a $11 billion judgment debt heard in October, 2023.

The court ordered that the money be given to Nigeria within the next 28 days.

The award of £20 million in damages was revealed during a subsequent ruling on the subject in London to determine what happened after the October ruling.

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Reports said the hearing was also held to determine whether P&ID would be granted permission to appeal the decision, however, the court denied P&ID’s request to remand the case to arbitration.

It contended that the company’s conduct during the process was heinous, thus the judgment.

Nigeria had sued P&ID for at least £20 million in damages and legal fees but obtained significant relief in October when the UK court released it from entanglement in the $11 billion judgment debt previously issued in favour of P&ID Limited.

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In the lawsuit between the Federal Government of Nigeria and P&ID, Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales affirmed Nigeria’s claim that the gas processing contract was obtained by fraud.

In the judgment delivered after five years of legal battle, Judge Knowles said: “In the circumstances and the reasons I have sought to describe and explain, Nigeria succeeds on its challenge under section 68. I have not accepted all of Nigeria’s allegations. But the awards were obtained by fraud and the way they were procured was contrary to public policy.”

Recall that P&ID was contracted by Nigeria in 2010 to build a gas processing plant in Calabar, Cross River State, in the country’s south but the deal fell through because the Nigerian government did not keep its half of the bargain.

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