Friday, September 15, 2017

Biafra: Sultan of Sokoto breaks silence on Operation Python Dance

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The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged Nigerians to live in peace with one another for the unity of the country.
He made the appeal against the backdrop of the rising number of civilian deaths linked with the on-going military invasion of the South-east and the resultant reprisal attacks in various parts of the country.
The monarch, in a statement issued in Sokoto yesterday, said that religious and community leaders should be given a chance to wade into the pockets of tension which threaten the continuous survival of the nation.
He said: “I am calling on all Nigerians to imbibe and embrace the culture and spirit of living in peace, irrespective of tribal, ethnic or regional differences.
“Nigeria would continue to remain one nation with a common goal of purposeful development. The action of some should not be allowed to tear the country apart.
“Bad ones among our people should be called to order by their elders and community leaders.
“I challenge elder statesmen to call the youth to order and educate them on the need for peaceful coexistence in their respective geo-political zones.
“As traditional leaders, we would continue to preach love among the diverse communities in our domains throughout the country.”
The Sultan said Nigeria was brought together by an act of God, despite the different ethnic group, religions and diverse rich and beautiful cultures to form one country. He said God would protect the sovereignty.
He further tasked the federal and state governments as well as security agencies in their collective efforts to bring sustained peace and development to the country.
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Woman stabs boyfriend five times after 'finding him naked on top of her 12-year-old daughter

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    A woman has stabbed her boyfriend multiple times after allegedly coming across him naked on top of her 12-year-old daughter.
      The woman reportedly went into a "fit of rage" after seeing her boyfriend with her daughter, and stabbed him five times in his chest and once in the back of his head, according to local news reports in Cleveland, Ohio quoting police reports.
      Neither the woman nor her boyfriend have been charged in connexion to the incident.
      The woman and the man gave conflicting accounts of the attack.
      Police responded to a call for help at about 2.30am local time, after the woman left her house and screamed for help. The woman said that “her boyfriend tried touching her daughter and she stabbed him,” according to police records.
      The man was said to have told police that he was stabbed because his girlfriend was concerned that her 12-year-old may have been developing feelings for him.
      He did not offer any more details about the incident. The woman and her daughter also gave conflicting accounts of what exactly happened in the lead up to the stabbing.
      Police reports say that the woman was put in a “fit of rage” after coming across her boyfriend on top of her daughter while heading to bed. She then grabbed her pocket knife, and stabbed her boyfriend according tot he police report.
      The woman and her daughter suffered cuts to their hands during the incident.
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We did not ask Buhari’s Minister to Resign – APC

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The National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, said on Friday the party has not asked the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Sen. Aisha Alhassan, to resign from the post over her recent comments in the media.
Abdullahi also said the minister’s appearance at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday, was not on a summon.
Atiku-AlhassanAlhassan, who had been widely criticized over the comment on her choice of presidential aspirant for the 2019 general election, had a closed-door meeting with the party’s leadership in Abuja.
The minister had reportedly said she would support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar if he shows interest in the 2019 presidential race, saying the man had been her “godfather.”
The comment drew the ire of some APC stalwarts, who dubbed it anti-Buhari and anti-party, saying she was disloyal to the government and should resign or be sacked.
At the end of the meeting, which lasted about two hours, Alhassan avoided journalists’ enquiry on her mission at the secretariat.
Abdullahi said the minister had just a meeting with leadership of the party, but “was not asked to resign her position as may be speculated.”
‘’No, that did not come up. What we said was that we understood the context in which she said what she said.
‘’But, it was an act of indiscretion for someone occupying the position she is occupying in the party to make that kind of statement,’’ he said.
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Biafra: Abia extends curfew, postpones schools resumption

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Abia State Government has extended the curfew it imposed on Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state following the face-off between the Indigenous People of Biafra, led by Nnamdi Kanu, and the Nigerian Army.
The initial order was for the curfew to last till Thursday (yesterday) before it was extended till Friday (today).
But the latest announcement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Enyinnaya Appolos, said the curfew has been extended till Sunday – 6pm to 6am.
Meanwhile, resumption of schools has been moved from September 18 to September 25.
The statement by Appolos, with the title: “Further extension of curfew in Aba,” reads in full:
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, wishes to express his appreciation to Abians and residents, particularly those living and doing business at Aba, for their support and cooperation during this trying period.
For a commercial city that is also the economic hub of the state and the South East region, the effect of the socio-economic disruption at Aba is too massive to measure at this time and the Government fully appreciates all the sacrifices made to ensure early restoration of normalcy.
We also wish to commend the efforts of the men and women of the security services currently working round the clock to restore law and order and safeguard lives and properties of law abiding citizens and residents.
After a profound review of the security situation across the state, we are compelled to extend the current curfew imposed on Aba to enable us consolidate the peace and normalcy that is gradually returning to the city.
The government is therefore seeking your continuing support and understanding for the further extension of the dusk to dawn (6pm to 6am) curfew at Aba to Sunday 17th of September 2017.
Furthermore, in order to ensure the safety of our children and wards who were billed to resume school on the 18th of September 2017, we hereby direct that the resumption be postponed till the 25th of September 2017 across the state.
It is our hope that all the measures taken so far will help to rapidly restore full normalcy to all areas of the state.”
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NEWSBiafra: Governor Lalong reveals how many people were killed in Hausas, Igbos clash in Jos

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Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, on Friday revealed that two persons were killed during the violence between Hausas and Igbos in the Plateau, the state capital.
Speaking during a meeting with community and religious leaders at the Government House in Jos, Lalong said while two persons were killed several others were injured and hospitalized.
The governor charged all community and religious leaders to ensure peaceful coexistence in their respective places of authority.
Stressing that his government would ensure the protection of lives and property, Lalong urged residents of the state, irrespective of religion, ethnic and economic status to remain calm.
“Community leaders must ensure peace in their domains, I as a governor, I cannot be everywhere, you must ensure that peace reigns. Let us talk to our youth to avoid taking laws into their hands.”
“Government will handle the situation effectively, nobody is above the law.
“Our security operatives are up and doing. Anyone found wanting will face the full wrath of the law, that is why we imposed curfew.
“We will ensure maximum security measures in all parts of the state to ensure that no citizen is harmed. As I speak with you, similar meetings are ongoing in all our local government councils.”
Following violence between Hausa and Igbos in Jos, on Thursday, the governor had declared a dusk to dawn curfew in the state.

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NEWSBiafra: Two Anambra governorship candidates reveal those behind Abia killings

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Two candidates in the forthcoming Anambra governorship election have blamed political leaders from the South-East, particularly those from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for the on-going military torture and killings in parts of Abia state.
Osita Chidoka, who is the flag-bearer of the United Progressive Party (UPP), and Valentine Onwuka, who is the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), stated this in separated statements.
Chidoka, said in his statement that he stood by his previous media comments in which he alleged that Igbo leaders in the APC and the APGA were culpable in the military invasion of the South East.
He, however, urged the youths that despite the provocation in the South East, they should not resort to violence.
“After we blamed the escalation of hostilities against the region on the silence of Igbo leaders in APC and APGA, we have been inundated by the two parties attempting to rationalize their failure.
“They should direct their explanations, if they have any, to the people and not to us. They should face the people and rationalize to them the harassment, humiliation and killing of our unarmed brothers and sisters,” the statement, added.
It could be recalled that Osita Chidoka Campaign had kicked against the heavy deployment of troops and weapons to the southeast states by the military for its operation, tagged “Exercise Egwu Eke II” (Python Dance II) in the region.
On his part, Onwuka, condemned the military operation in Abia State as ill-advised and preposterous.
Onwuka, in his statement, said that the South East governors’ inactions were to blame for the rise of the secessionist movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
“I would want to state categorically without equivocation that the South East governors should as a matter of urgency resist any attempt to create mayhem in the region.
“If they had acted proactively and galvanised people through positive education and evident show of genuine concern, we won’t be here today.
“The masses have lost hope in their ability to be true representatives of the people, and would rather go for an alternative perceived to be in tune with their needs.
“This is the reason I have always maintained that we must start electing individuals that would represent our core ideologies as a people and align with the positive leanings of the masses.
“We must squeeze out of the money politics and politics of aggrandisement, if we are to have any meaningful change that can ensure that the type of carnage we just saw in the South East in the name of ‘Operation Python Dance’ does not happen again, “ he said.

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NEWSBiafra: Atiku finally speaks on IPOB, army clash in Abia

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Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has finally reacted to the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Abia State.
Atiku, who enjoys the Turakin Adamawa title, said dialogue remained the best option for the looming war in eastern part of the country.
Report had it last night that a combined team of the Nigerian Army, the Police and the DSS had invaded the home of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), abducting his parents and siblings.
Reacting to the clash, Atiku called on governors from the south and the north to reach a truce on the nagging crisis.
He said, “I join my party, the APC to call for restraint from all sides in the aggression happening in Abia State.
“We hear each other better if we speak peacefully. Everyone, please stop escalating the situation. Let us dialogue and listen to each other.
“I appreciate our governors both North and South, for their efforts to maintain calm. Meeting with stakeholders is important and should continue.”
Meanwhile, the Biafra National Guard (BNG) has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for sending Nigerian Army troops to south-east.
The group said the military occupation was to carry out massacre and urged Igbos by all means necessary defend themselves against soldiers deployed to the region.

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UPDATE – ESUT 2017/18 Post-UTME/DE Admission Screening Exercise [Cut-Off Mark: 180]

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Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified UTME & Direct Entry candidates for admission into Enugu State University Of Science And Technology (ESUT) undergraduate programmes for 2017/2018 academic session.





CONDITION FOR ADMISSION

A. Candidates who chose Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) in the 2017 UTME and all those who did not choose ESUT but now

wish to apply, are invited to ESUT screening exercise

B. ESUT cut-off mark is 180, except for Faculties of Medicine, Law and

Pharmaceutical Sciences which is 200.

C. The screening exercise is by Computer Based Test.

D. The registration fee is N2000 (excluding service charges).


The Post-UTME Screening Exercise will hold at the ESUT Campuses in Agbani and Enugu on the days and time indicated below:





DAY 1 (25/9/2017) TIME: 8:00 AM

FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT

1. Faculty of Engineering

All departments in Engineering


2. Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences (Group A)

1. Physics

2. Mathematics/Statistics

3. Geology & Mining

4. Computer Science

5. Chemistry


3. Faculty of Environmental Sciences

(Group A)

1. Architecture

2. Building

3. Quantity Surveying

4. Survey & Geo-informatics


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

PHYSICS


DAY 2 (26/9/2017) TIME: 8:00 AM

FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT

1. Faculty of Medicine /Basic Medical Sciences

ALL


2. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

ALL


3. Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences

(Group B)

1. Applied Biology

2. Applied Micro-Biology

3. Applied Bio-Chemistry


4. Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources Mgt.

ALL


5. Faculty of Social Sciences (Group A)

Psychology


6. Faculty of Environmental Sciences (Group B)

Geography & Meteorology


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

BIOLOGY


DAY 3 (27/9/2017) TIME: 8:00 AM

FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT

1. Faculty of Management Sciences (Group A)

All Expect Mass Communication


2. Faculty of Environmental Sciences (Group C)

1. Estate Management

2. Urban & Regional Planning


3. Faculty of Social Sciences (Group B)

1. Sociology

2. Economics


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

ECONOMICS


DAY 4 (28/9/2017) TIME: 8:00 AM

FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT

1. Faculty of Law

Law


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH


2. Faculty of Management Sciences (Group B)

Mass Communication








3. Faculty of Social Sciences (Group C)

Political Science


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

GOVERNMENT



DAY 5 (29/9/2017) TIME: 8:00 AM

FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT

1. Faculty of Education (Group A)

1. T.V.E. – Building

2. T.V.E. – Electrical

3. T.V.E. – Mech.


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

PHYSICS


2. Faculty of Education (Group B)

1. Agric. Education

2. Health & Physical Education

3. Science Education


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

BIOLOGY


3. Faculty of Education (Group C)

1. Business Education


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

ECONOMICS


4. Faculty of Education (Group D)

1. Adult Education

2. Education Management

3. Library & Information Science

4. Guidance & Counselling


P-UTME SUBJECTS

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS

GOVERNMENT


COMMENCEMENT OF REGISTRATION:

The on-line registration starts on Thursday, September 14, 2017.


METHOD OF APPLICATION

1. Visit the school’s portal via www.portal.esut.edu.ng

2. Under Regular Students, click 2017/2018 Admission Screening Registration.

3. In the page that shows up, key in your JAMB Reg. No. and Click.

4. Key in the required details in the next page to generate your invoice.

5. On the invoice page, you have payment options using Interswitch;

which include: · By Bank Branch: This involves you proceeding to any commercial bank with a printout of the generated invoice which contains a reference number which you would use for payment of N2000 (excluding service charges) via Enugu State IGR paydirect. · By Debit Card: This involves you paying online with your Debit Card.

6. Return to the application page and enter your “JAMB Registration Number” again.

7. Proceed with the completion of the form.

8. Confirm your entries.

9. Submit your application.

10. Print out your acknowledgment slip.

11. And come with it for the Post-UTME examination.


Candidates awaiting the results of NABTEB, WAEC (May/June) and

NECO (June/July) 2017 are eligible to apply.


However, Any results released after October 31, 2017 shall not be accepted.


Also, inconsistency in name is not acceptable to the university and may lead to disqualification.


Candidates’ names on their O’Level certificates and UTME results and other registration documents must be the same.


Candidates must present photocopies of the under-listed screening documents to be admitted into the screening hall:

(a) POST-UTME screening Forms

(b) JAMB Result slip


ENCLOSURES:

Completed screening forms must be returned on-line with the scanned copies of each of the following documents:

(a) UTME Result Slip

(b) Entry qualification Certificate(s)

( c ) Current Passport-Size Photograph.


ATTESTATION:

Candidate must certify that the information given by him/her in each of the sections of the screening form is to the best of his/her knowledge accurate.


Should any be found to be false, he/she shall consider self disqualified.


DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES:

All direct entry candidates who chose ESUT are also to sit for the screening

test.


They are therefore required to access the screening forms and other information about the screening on-line as stated above and request their institutions to forward to ESUT Registrar, transcripts of their results.


WARNING:

The general public is advised to be mindful of fake website by Dupesand to

note that www.portal.esut.edu.ng is the only official website of ESUT for this

admission exercise.


Please note, that any candidate who fails to appear for the screening,

automatically forfeits his/her chance of being considered for admission.


Mobile phones, Walkman, I-pad and other similar gadgets are not

allowed into the Screening Hall.


APPLICATION DEADLINE

The website closes on Saturday,

September 23, 2017 at 12 midnight.


Signed

Leonard O. Khama

Registrar
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