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Group Proposes Five Years Imprisonment For Violators Of Open Grazing

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A social cultural group, New Nigeria Initiative, (NNI), Monday, proposed a bill before he Edo State House of Assembly a five-year jail term for herders found grazing in an authorised places in the state with the view to checkmating their excesses.

This was contained in a press statement titled ‘Banning of Open Cattle Grazing in Edo State‘, signed by it president, Mr. Uwadiae Odigie and it secretary, Mr. Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, and made available to newsmen in Benin City.

Mr. Odigie said they have watched with bated breath the “unimaginable atrocities and cruelties perpetrated by Fulani herdsmen in every nooks and crannies of Edo State where their brightest and promising sons and daughters have fallen prey to these enemies of sanity and humanity. “

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Odigie alleged that hundreds of women have been raped and killed, even in the presence of their husbands in the state  while residents sleep with eyes opened.

He opined that the consequences of the prevailing horrors being experienced in the state are mindbogglingly leading to the prices of agricultural products being skyrocketed.

He also added that the cost of living has become unbearable because farmers can no longer access their means of livelihood.

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The president of the group noted that the people of the state are all being held hostage against their  will and wish by a d”group of Fulani herdsmen who are nothing but a consuming fire of evil doers threatening our very existence as a people.”

He posited that the group decided to propose the bill due to “President Muhammadu Buhari’s lack of visible clue to save Nigerians from the continuous demonic grip of the agents of death.”

Odigie opined that the proposed bill for law in Edo State was geared towards prohibiting open cattle grazing within the geographical space of Edo State.

He said to curtail the act of killings by suspected killer herdsmen, herders who contravene the law, would be sentenced to five years jail term.

“Any person arrested under the provisions of this law shall be arraigned before the Magistrate Court.

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“Any person who contravenes the provisions of this law is liable on conviction to a fine of not less than N150, 000 per cow or to imprisonment for not less than five years or both.

“Any person who obstructs or assaults any officer in discharge of his duty assigned to him under the provisions of this law shall be liable on conviction to a fine of N200,000 or two years imprisonment or both”, he said.

He noted further that more than 1,000 signatories endorsing the bill for immediate deliberations have been recommended to the Edo State House of Assembly and prays it will be favourably passed into law.

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Man, 38 Escapes Assassination Attempt In Benin

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A 38-year-old activist, Innocent Omoruyi, narrowly escaped assassination in the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, 2023 as his residence at Obe Community,Sapele Road in Benin city was attacked by yet to be identified gun men.

The attack which eye witnesses say was viciously executed on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 bore the markings of a dreaded cult group terrorizing Benin City, the state capital.

The Obe, Sapale Road incident, it was learnt, happened soon after Omoruyi left the house to attend to matters of interest some few metres away from his home.

The assailants were said to have shot sporadically in their frustration as residents scampered for safety.

However, Omoruyi escaped unharmed.

One of the eye witnesses who craved anonymity said: “The felons apparently went for the kill, weilding guns and other dangerous weapons. “We are shocked that they didn’t see Innocent Omoruyi who was just some few metres away from home when they arrived”.

“How that happened, only God knows and it was obvious that it wasn’t his time to die yet and just before that not long ago his business place on Lagos Street, Benin City was burnt down in the middle of the night by unknown arsonists.

“This sequence of events is not ordinary. We know it’s politically motivated due to the role he played in the last general elections. He has been advised to go into hiding at the moment for his personal safety”, he concluded.

When contacted, the police Public Relations Officer Chidi Nwabuzor said he was yet to get any information as regards the latest incident. He promised to feed our correspondent with relevant details as soon as they become handy.

Our information source however revealed that the matter has already been incidented at the Love World Police station on Sapele Road, Benin city.

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Nigeria To Earn Over $4bn Revenue As FEC Okays Concession Of Abuja, Kano Airports

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Nigeria will earn over $4 billion in nominal revenue as the Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday okayed the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, to the Corporacion American Airport Consortium, a Luxembourg-based company.

James Odaudu, the Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the Minister of Aviation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

According to him, the Council also approved that the Federal Ministry of Aviation would be renamed the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace.

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The statement noted that the company would make combined upfront payments of $8.5 million for the concession of NAIA and MAKIA.

He added that the development would spur evidential growth within the Nigerian aviation industry.

“In alignment with the Aviation Roadmap, approved by Mr President on 18th October 2016, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace is delighted to inform all stakeholders, both local and international, and the media, that the concession of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano has been approved by the Federal Executive Council,” the statement said.

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In December 2022 and January 2023, Corporacion American Airport Consortium was announced as the preferred bidder for the airport’s concession after scaling through a series of evaluations of technical and financial bids.

Nominal revenues mean income not adjusted for inflation and decreasing purchasing power.

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Russia Expelled From Council Of Europe Amid War With Ukraine

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The Council of Europe says it has expelled Russia with immediate effect after 26 years of membership because of the Ukraine war.

The Committee of Ministers took the decision in a special session, the rights body announced in the French city of Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Earlier, Russia had already declared its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after it had taken steps to exclude it.

On Tuesday evening, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted unanimously in favour of Russia’s exclusion.

Russia joined the Council of Europe on Feb. 28, 1996.

Together with the formal notification of the withdrawal, the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe also received information from the Russian Federation on Tuesday about its intention to denounce the European Convention on Human Rights.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, the leaders of the Council of Europe once again condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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They expressed their solidarity with the Russian people, who continue to belong to the European family and share its values.

The body said it would continue to stand by Ukraine in the fight against the aggressor.

The Council of Europe monitors the observance of human rights in its 46 member states and is not part of the European Union.

The body reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago by suspending Russia’s membership, this decision was considered historic.

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