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Joy As Edo Community Raises Fund For Family Of Hunter Killed During Rescue Of Kidnapped Priest

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2 years ago

July 21, 2022

Sons and daughters of Ikabigbo Community in Uzairue clan, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State have raised fund to support the family of the community hunter head, late Nurudeen Umosor who was killed during the attempt to rescue the kidnapped Rev. Father Christopher Ordia, by gunmen.

Late Rev. Father Ordia, in charge of Saint Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo, was kidnapped on June 27 and murdered by his abductors who also killed Late Nurudeen and injured two other persons.

The group also raised money for the family of the late Rev. Fr. Ordia as well as two other youths who are recuperating in the hospital following the injuries sustained during the rescue mission.

The group raised over N4 million that was distributed to both the deceased families and injured victims.

“Family of Nurudeen Umosor got N1 million, family of Rev. Fr. Ordia received N500,000, Bernard Tenabe and Sadiku Yakubu who were injured got N600,000 and N300,000 respectively.”

Presenting the money on behalf of the Ikabigbo Sons and Daughters, to the beneficiaries, the President, Ikabigbo Aloaye Union , Zibiri Atsaboghena, said the gesture was to let the family members know that the community will not forsake them.

He said the community regarded the late Nurudeen as a hero who paid the supreme prize in the defence of the community, adding that the injured would not be forgotten till they recover fully.

The group also pledged to support the hunters and vigilante in their determination to protect the community and its people.

Meanwhile, the community head, Braimah Alegeh commended the unity and cooperation of the group and the entire community in letting the victims’ families and injured ones know that they will never be abandoned.

He, however, prayed that the community should never witnessed such tragic incident again.

The Bishop however prayed for the well-being of the group and pledged that Catholic Diocese of Auchi would placed a child of Late Nurudeen on scholarship

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Bauchi Commissioner Gifts 3 Students Cash For Prompt Resumption, Ability To Read

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4 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, on Thursday, gave a cash gift of N5,000 each to three Senior Secondary II students of Government Science Secondary School, Misau for their determination to succeed in Education.

Two of the students, Adamu Adamu, Mustapha and Haruna impressed the commissioner for their presence in school in the first day of resumption while Abdullahi Musa marvelled her for his reading ability and comprehension.

According to the commissioner, the gesture was to appreciate their determination to learn as well and motivate other students to emulate them.

While paying a courtesy visit to the Emir of Misau, Alh. Ahmed Sulaiman, the commissioner disclosed that the Bauchi State government was working with stakeholders from the Misau Emirate to fine-tune modalities of temporarily accommodating the students of Federal Science Technical College, Misau at its Science Secondary School Misau.

She said the college made the request in a letter to the ministry stating that the facility given to them could no longer accommodate their students population, hence the resolve to convene the stakeholders meeting to fine-tune ways of sharing the facility for the betterment of the state.

She disclosed that government science secondary school Misau, one of the best in the state in terms of befitting facilities has the capacity to accommodate up to five thousand students, but currently houses about three hundred students.

She appreciated the Emir for his continued support to programmes and policies of the government with more emphasis on the education sector.

Speaking on behalf of the Emir and other stakeholders, a retired Director with the Ministry, Muhammad Musa, expressed gratitude to the Commissioner for the honour and promised to assemble critical stakeholders from the emirate so as to arrive at an acceptable decision for the benefit of all and sundry.

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NDIC Obtains Order To Wind Down 96 Microfinance, Mortgage Banks

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5 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that it has obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 microfinance and primary mortgage banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria in May 2023.

The Managing Director, NDIC, Bello Hassa, revealed this at a sensitisation seminar for Judges of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday organised by the NDIC, to enlighten the judiciary on the intricacies of the banking industry.

Hassan said, “As at date, the Corporation had obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 Micro Finance and Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were revoked by the CBN in May 2023, in less than one Year of revocation.”

He added that the NDIC was committed to fulfilling its mandate of protecting depositors through bank supervision, failure resolution and liquidation so as to boost confidence in the financial system.

Speaking on the role that the judiciary plays in the fulfillment of the mandate, Hassan said, “We recognise the judiciary as one of our critical stakeholders. With this, when cases are brought before them, they can receive accelerated hearing and proclamation of Justice.”

Citing some of the achievements from previous editions of the seminar, Hassan said that instances where liquidation-related litigations experienced delays were reduced.

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JUST IN: 36 Speakers Back State Police

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6 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Thursday expressed support for the National Assembly’s ongoing efforts to alter the 1999 constitution to create state policing in the country.

The Speakers made their resolution known at the end of their meeting in Abuja.

The Senate and House of Representatives are currently working to amend various constitutional provisions, including those regarding state police, financial autonomy for local government, fiscal federalism, and mayoral status for the FCT.

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