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Corps Member Sensitises Bauchi Students On Menstrual Hygiene

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4 years ago

February 9, 2022

Cynthia Obasaiki, a corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving with Divine International Secondary School, Bauchi State has sensitised 100 female students on menstrual and personal hygiene.

Obasaiki, who also sensitised the pupils from Government Day Secondary School, Gwallameji, Bauchi, on menstrual pain precautions, donated 100 sanitary pads to them as part of her Community Development Service (CDS) project on Wednesday.

Speaking after the exercise, the Bauchi State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, appreciated the corps member for imparting knowledge on the youths.

Represented by Mrs Gbemisola Salami, Assistant Director, Community Development Service (CDS), Abubakar said corps members were expected to make their host communities better than they met them.

He urged the students to build themselves more on what they had learnt to benefit themselves and impart the knowledge on their friends and family.

He said that, CDS project was one of the cardinal programmes of the scheme calling on other corps members to emulate the gesture.

The Coordinator said the scheme encouraged corps members to initiate projects of their choice that would make a positive impact on the lives of people in their host communities.

Earlier, The Batch A corps member with registration number BA/21A/2040, said she carries out the project based on her passion to make a positive impact in the lives of young girls.

“When I came to Bauchi, I looked around to see where I could come in as a corper to see how I could make an impact.

“I don’t believe in the society just only giving me but I believe in trying to make an impact in the society too.

“I looked around and saw the way young girls are living without knowing the true meaning of personal hygiene and even when they are seeing their menstruation, they feel disgusted about it.

“I had to come up with this project in order to encourage them to feel good about their personalities as females and to also teach them how they can take care of themselves during or after menstruation as well as how to use sanitary pads,” she said.

Obasaiki, however, revealed that the cost implications of her personal project was N60,000.

In his remarks, the school principal, Mr Shehu Balteh, appreciated the corps member for executing such an educative project and urged the students to put in practice what they have learned.

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Insecurity: US Congressman Riley Moore Reveals Trump’s Mission In Nigeria

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December 29, 2025

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US Congressman Riley Moore has dismissed insinuations that President Donald Trump is attempting to bring war to Nigeria.

Moore made the remark in a post on his verified X handle on Monday.

His comments followed a US military airstrike on a terrorist enclave in north-west Nigeria on Christmas Day, reportedly carried out on the directive of President Trump.

“President Trump is not trying to bring war to Nigeria, he’s bringing peace and security to Nigeria and to the thousands of Christians who face horrific violence and death.

“The strikes against ISIS on Christmas, in coordination with the Nigerian government, have given hope to the Christians in Nigeria,” he said.

Recall that the lawmaker had previously stated that President Trump is focused on ending the killing of Christians in Nigeria.

It will be recalled that Moore led a US delegation on a fact-finding mission into alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria some weeks ago.

During his brief stay in the country, Moore travelled to Benue State, where he interfaced with religious and traditional leaders, as well as internally displaced persons.

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Russia Calls up 135,000 Military Personnel

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December 29, 2025

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Russia has enlisted 135,000 conscripts for military service in 2026, following the conclusion of the autumn army draft by the Defense Ministry.

A statement on Monday said most personnel have been assigned to training units and military formations where they will “get a military specialty and learn to operate modern military hardware.”

The conscripts can choose to serve in any of the various military branches and armed services after an assessment of their health condition and the results of psychological examinations.

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The ministry disclosed that 680 recruits have joined scientific and research-production units, while 240 from the country’s national teams in Olympic disciplines joined sports companies.

However, military personnel who have served the established term of military service have been discharged and sent to their places of residence.

The latest enlistment confirms Russia is shoring up its troops deployed to the ongoing special military operation in Ukraine ahead of the new year.

A fortnight ago, European leaders reaffirmed their pledge to form a multinational force–under the aegis of the Coalition of the Willing–to assist Ukraine in securing land, skies, and seas.

The pledge is one of the six commitments the EU and heads of state developed for Ukraine’s security and economic recovery support measures.

In an interview with TASS on Sunday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned Europe’s insistence on sending military forces to Ukraine.

“We have said many times that our Armed Forces would view them as a legitimate target,” he said, warning that anyone who attacks Russia would face “a devastating blow.”

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How Our Airstrikes Stopped Christmas Attacks In Nigeria — US Lawmaker

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December 27, 2025

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Riley Moore, a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia’s 2nd District, has linked the absence of Christmas attacks in Nigeria this year to US military airstrikes carried out against Islamist militants on Christmas Day.

In a post on his official X account on Saturday, Moore contrasted the situation with the past two Christmas seasons, during which he claimed Christians were killed in attacks across parts of Nigeria.

The lawmaker noted that this year’s response targeted extremist groups instead of marking another period of violence.

He added that US forces acted decisively against militants in coordination with the Nigerian government.

“For the past two Christmases, Christians have been murdered in Nigeria. This year, thanks to @POTUS, Radical Islamic Terrorists were on the receiving end of 12 Tomahawk missiles as a present.

“The successful strikes on ISIS, in coordination with the Nigerian government, are just the first step to secure the country and end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Moore wrote.

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that American forces had conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in north-western Nigeria.

Trump, who spoke via his Truth Social platform, warned that more attacks would follow if the militants continued killing Christians, adding that the Department of War executed numerous “perfect strikes.”