Federal Government has presented Eight trucks of assorted relief materials to victims of the recent Boko Haram attack in Garkida town of Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa. The assorted materials comprising rice, vegetable oil, mats, wrappers, and blankets were officially presented to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri for onward delivery to victims in Garkida by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq at a ceremony on Sunday in Yola. Farouq said the relief was the first step by the ministry, who would collaborate with the state emergency agency to further support Adamawa government in other critical areas. In his remarks, Gov. Fintiri thanked FG for the timely intervention and assured that the materials would be judiciously utilized for the victims. Fintiri said his administration had already discussed with the North East Development Commission (NEDC), on how to work together in reconstructing affected structures in the Garkida town. He called on the commission to expedite action in the reconstruction process to enable those in camps return to their homes in good time for the planting season. Also speaking, the Chairman of NEDC, Gen. Paul Tarfa (rtd), who is from Garkida, lauded the FG for the relief materials on behalf of the people. Tarfa also commented Fintiri for the concern shown to people of Garkida by visiting immediately after the attack  to sympathize with them and assess the damage done. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Feb. 21 attack on Garkida led to the death of two soldiers, looting, burning of many houses and places of worship.

Religion conveys the principles of ‘faith’ and sometimes, the faith may change based on the circumstances. We’ve seen quite a lot of people renouncing their religious teachings only to convert to some other religions, a change that has been happening since the olden days. Only you can change what you believe in and others shouldn’t inspire you to do so.

Meanwhile, the terror-free Slovakia has totally refused Islam and won’t allow even a single mosque in the nation.

The country does not identify Islam as a religion and they only have a few thousand Muslim residents. According to Slovakia, Islam must not be taught anywhere- schools and the 5,000 Muslims, especially European ones because they think it is no good.


In the year of 2007, politicians had changed the nation’s laws, rules and regulations so much so that 20,000 signatures from members were required to be recognised by the state. In 2017, they were more than doubled the number of required signatures.



Not being officially identified poses a serious threat and major difficulties for the group. In addition to that, they are also not allowed to have official religious leaders, Muslim marriages or receive financial contributions from the State, fundamental rights which 18 other recognised religions have.

According to some of the nation’s top politicians, Islam, which is so-called the religion of peace is a serious threat.

“Islamisation begins with kebab and in Bratislava it has already begun. So understand what it could be like in 5-10 years,” MP Andrej Danko added in a statement.

“Every normal European, Christian or atheist fears this satanic pedophile creation of the devil,” adds another MP.

According to TRT, the situation was further complicated for the nation’s Muslims in link with the 2015 asylum wave. Slovakia used the absence of mosques as a ploy not to accept or welcome any migrants in their country.


The TV channel claimed that Slovakia breaches EU rights laws by not letting to build mosques.

In a surprising move, Muslims in Nepal supported the current campaign for restoring the country’s former Hindu identity, saying they are more “safe and secure” under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution.

“It is to protect Islam. I have opened my mouth demanding that Nepal be declared a Hindu state in order to protect my own religion,” said Amjad Ali who is chairman of the Rapti Muslim Society.

Interestingly, he also demanded a Hindu state in Nepal by participating in protests. While CPN-UML CA member identified as Anarkali Miya talks about her own experience as she reckons that missionaries are trying to influence people from other faiths to follow Christianity.

“I believe Nepal should not adopt secularism. It will only create more problems in future,” Miya said.

Udbudhin Fru, the chairman of Muslim Mukti Morcha affiliated to the UCPN (Maoist), also confessed growing influence of Christianity in Nepal.

“Turning the country secular is nothing but a design to break the longstanding unity among Muslims and Hindus. So there is no alternative to reinstating the country’s old Hindu State identity in order to allow fellow citizens to live with religious tolerance,” Babu Khan Pathan who is the chairperson of the Rastrabadi Muslim Manch Nepalgunj, was quoted as saying by The Himalayan Times.

“We don’t need a secular identity, but want to see the country called Hindu State as this ensures safety and security for all,” Pathan added and claimed that around 80 per cent of Muslims in Banke are in favour of Hindu State identity.

It has been said that Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal, which is a pro-monarchy party and some other pro-Hindu organisations have also been campaigning for “reinstating Nepal to a Hindu state” as the country intends to follow new rules and regulations.

FOREIGN NEWS.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, while addressing the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva on Tuesday said millions of Muslims who are residing in India would be forced to leave because of India’s new citizenship law, and the ongoing curfew in Indian-occupied Kashmir – creating what he described it “a refugee crisis that would dwarf other crises”, news agency Reuters reported.

Imran Khan further added saying that his nation would not be able to accommodate more refugees and had urged the world to step in now. “We are worried there not only could be a refugee crisis, we are worried it could lead to a conflict between two nuclear-armed countries.”

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“Our country will not be able to accommodate more refugees,” Khan added in a statement.

During his speech, he had mentioned three actions of the Indian government – the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, the National Register of Citizens exercise in Assam, and the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Meanwhile, India on Tuesday had reprimanded Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for making unwarranted comments on internal affairs of India at multilateral platforms.

In response to a query on the statement made by Imran Khan, the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson by the name of Raveesh Kumar said, “Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again peddled familiar falsehoods at a multilateral platform to advance his narrow political agenda by making gratuitous and unwarranted remarks on matters entirely internal to India. It should now be clear to the entire world that this is an established pattern of his habitual and compulsive abuse of global forums.”

The spokesperson said that it has been the “unfortunate experience of most of Pakistan’s neighbours that its actions have had adverse consequences next door.”

The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson stated that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for the last 72 years, has systematically persecuted all its minorities, forcing most of them to go to India. Khan, he added, “wishes the world forgets what his Army did in 1971 to the people of erstwhile East Pakistan.”

“Pakistan would do well to remember that India is the world’s largest democracy, that all its governments have been freely and fairly elected through universal adult franchise, and that all Indians irrespective of faith enjoy equal rights under the Constitution. We urge Pakistan to similarly aspire to these ideals,” the statement said.

The government also went on to clarify once again that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 does not prevent anyone from his or her citizenship in India but grants citizenship to ‘persecuted religious minorities’ from selected foreign nations.

India have already started exporting bulletproof jackets according to its own standards, which comply with international norms, to over 100 nations, including European nations, as per Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

A top BIS official on the condition of anonymity highlighted that India is the fourth country after the likes of US, UK and Germany to have its own national standard on bulletproof jacket which offers 360-degree protection. This is seen as a strong step towards preventing Pakistani sniper attacks on Indian soldiers

The Bureau of Indian Standards is a national body that sets quality norms for many products and services. It has set more than 20,000 standards so far. It is worth mentioning here that India is the fourth nation in the world to have its own national standards on this product.

Meanwhile, an Indian Army officer by the name of Major Anoop Mishra has developed a new bullet-proof jacket which can offer protection to soldiers from deadly sniper rifle bullets. Major Anoop Mishra has named the bullet-proof jacket as ‘Sarvatra’ which can provide protection to troops from lethal sniper rifle bullets.

Major Anoop Mishra told news agency ANI that his team has developed the level four bullet-proof jacket that offers complete body protection against sniper rifle bullets. “We have developed the level four bullet-proof jacket that has been developed at the College of Military Engineering in Pune and can provide full-body protection against sniper rifle bullets,” he added in a statement.

For this creation, he was awarded Army Design Bureau Excellence Award by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat at the Army Technology Seminar. What stands out in his creation is that the bullet failed to penetrate through the jacket.

“During one operation, I was hit by a stray bullet on my bulletproof jacket. The bullet was not able to penetrate but the trauma was a bit more than what I could have taken. So I decided on that day that I will be making my own bulletproof jacket which will be reducing the trauma which is transferred to the body,” he told ANI.

When asked about the need to develop this bullet-proof jacket, Mishra said that following the sniper attacks on the Line of Control and Kashmir valley, there was a need for ‘full-body protection for the Indian soldiers’.

He went on to add saying that the jacket has already been experimented by the Infantry at the test facilities. These precious jackets will be produced by one of the selected Indian defence industry partners and Indian Army is expected to give a tender for these full-body protection bullet-proof jackets.

Worried by activities of illegal drug hawkers in Plateau, the National Agency For Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), at the weekend raided motor parks and other illegal drug selling points in Jos, and arrested 50 hawkers. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who witnessed the raid, reports that the hawkers and their drugs packaged in long wooden carriers, were ferried into waiting security vehicles. NAN also reports that areas raided included Kufang, Miango-Low-Cost Housing Road, Yingi-Rayfield Road and Amusement Park/Solomon Lar Way, all within Jos metropolis. Mrs Josephine Dayilim, NAFDAC Deputy Director in charge of North-Central, who spoke on the exercise, said that the drug control agency was forced to constitute a team of regulatory officers from the Plateau office after it received several complaints from concerned citizens. “We had a barrage of complaints and quickly embarked on a surveillance; from our checks, we found that the illegal drugs hawkers were mostly youths carrying their wares in wooden carriers. Most of them are from neighbouring states hit by insurgencies. “The youths move with their wares which they sell to members of the public, mostly on the streets, motor parks, recreation centres and markets, after convincing them of the efficacy of the said drugs. “The situation is dangerous in all dimensions – first the drugs are illegal, poorly prepared and get even more medically acidic when exposed to the harsh and extreme weather conditions of high temperature and high moisture conditions when it rains,” she said. Dayilim said that most of the wares were sex-enhancing drugs with very offensive pictures on the packs. “The drugs have not been registered by NAFDAC. Aside the sex-enhancing drugs, the hawkers also have some antibiotics, anti-malarials, analgesics, condoms and even tramadol, which is a controlled drug. “Some of the sex-enhancing drugs (sildenafil citrate tablets) seized by NAFDAC had names like Tiveka, My Love, Hyergra, Lady Killer, Night Rider, African Vhiagra, Hyiagra, Hiegra, King of Jelly, Black Force, Black Diamond, among others. “Some of the drugs are often abused which could lead to convulsion, coma and even death, especially since the hawkers do no know much about directions for use,” she lamented. Dayilim said that NAFDAC was forced to raid the selling points after it tried without success, through various sensitisation/awareness creation meetings, to convince them to abandon the illegal trade. “At those meetings, we tried to enlighten them on the dangers of hawking drugs and the attendant side effects of their operations. “We reminded them that the drugs were loosing their potency and becoming poisonous due to direct sunlight and high moisture effects. “We also told them that most of what they were selling was fake, with a massive rate of treatment failures reported to NAFDAC, by the users. “We also told them that most of the drugs were unregistered and expired and had always destroyed the body organs of the users, and warned them of the penalty stipulated for such offences in the nation’s statute books. “After the enlightenment, we advised them to shun drug hawking and enter into other means of livelihood that will not endanger human lives. “It was after that exercise that we decided to descend on the hawkers so that they will face the full weight of their actions,” she said, adding that none of them would be spared the wrath of the law. Dayilim advised members of the public to stop patronising illegal drug hawkers and purchase their drugs only from registered pharmacy outlets and patent medicine stores so as to keep the hawkers out of business. “Once there are no buyers, there will be sellers; NAFDAC is out to safeguard life,” she declared. She said that the sensitisations were carried out in Bukuru, Miango, Marraraba-Jamaa, Katako, Rayfield, adding that the exercise would be sustained until the state was rid of such illegal drugs. Dayilim said that NAFDAC had also embarked on massive campaigns to educate members of the public on food safety issues such as misuse of calcium carbide for ripening of banana and other fruits, and the adulteration of palm oil with azodyes to enhance the colour. Other evil practises, she said, included misuse of pesticides to preserve beans, maize, dried fish and stock fish. “Such preservation methods can cause serious health consequences such as cancer; we also want to enlighten people on the ban on the use of Potassium Bromate in baking bread since the chemical could cause a breakdown of the vitamins in bread, and lead to kidney failure and cancer.” She further emphasised the ban on the use of sniper and other brands of diclorvos (DDVP) as a household insecticide, and against its direct application on food and its abuse by youths to commit suicide. According to her, “NAFDAC is already mopping up 100ml sniper and other brands of diclorvos (DDVP) formulations from the open markets and supermarkets because it is criminal and highly dangerous to health as it causes respiratory disorders and cancer.” Dayilim also warned members of the public against the sale or consumption of products not duly registered by NAFDAC and foods not fortified with Vitamin A like flour, sugar and vegetable oil. “Members of the public should ensure they buy only NAFDAC-approved food, drugs, cosmetics, detergents and packaged drinks. Such products will usually have batch numbers, manufacturing and expiry dates, directions for use and storage conditions,” she said.

In one of the many admonishments of Pope Francis 1, (Leader of over 1.3 billion people on Earth) he asserted that ‘Good leaders must smell their sheep’. By implication, a leader must learn to assimilate through thick and thin, blend and work towards bettering the welfare of the people. To lead the people, Walk behind them. Nothing more!

Great leaders of the world have gone far beyond politics of religion, ethnicity, hegemony, sectionalism, cynicism and all forms of injustices to embrace critical elements of good governance that upholds human dignity.

Here in our case too, for us to make any reasonable progress, we must be seen to be tolerating each other devoid of injustices especially that Nigeria is open to diverse religions.

No religion permits injustice in politics. Unjust practice in politics include all kinds of political discrimination, unequal representation and unjust elections administration.

For us in Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal House of Representation, we must be very careful not to fall prey of bad external beliefs of hypocricy. We must continue to exhibit high Sense of dexterity, tolerance and unity of purpose or we perish as indolents. I am aware of few individuals who were asked to sweep proverbial ‘Holy places during general elections but refused only later to be found sweeping market grounds’. Our hope is that before the end of the present four- year tenure, they will have every cause to return to teamwork of purposeful leadership under the mantra IN GOD WE TRUST!

The perpetual emergence of Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara of Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro FHR should continue to be our visible example. Rt Hon. Dogara, a Christian in a Muslim infested environment {65%} has continued to excel because’ He do “Smell his sheep” by his styling qualities of leadership.

Let’s make a prophetic declaration, that as Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi have done exceedingly well by ‘ smelling the sheep’ of PKK, May he be honoured with the grace and strength to continue to impact positively in the lives of his contituents YEARS without end!

On recent disbursement of agricultural empowerment inputs, Rt Hon Yusuf Adamu Gagdi did not only deliver what the federal government bought to the constituency as intervention packages, but went further tthrough benevolence to add on each of the items. Fifty percent {50%} of each of the item funding, came from his personal pockets. For instance, only 21 fertilizer was provided to PKK but he added 30 to make it 50 for sufficient delivery. The same applicable to water pump generators and accessories, grammazole, insecticides, fumigants, and another is a touching Cash incentives.

We look forward to seeing yet another target of 2,000 youth empowerment program packages come June, 2020 and is all within the span of one year!

For the evil critics who claimed GAGDI receives financial aids from Dubai, Saudi Arabia, chaina, kaduna etc. If I may ask;

~Where is Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, Hon Beni Lar, Hon Maje etc receiving their Aids and have been performing wonders?

Leadership is in the blood and should be treated as such and also be left in the hands ✋ of those who are naturally born ‘Philosopher Kings’

There is no better way to think about good representation other than through deliverables, which are precisely the one demanded by citizens, like security, health, education,water, the enforcement of contracts, protection to property, protection to environment and their ability to get employment opportunities and get paid fair wages.

Electorates only demands public services in an efficient manner, higher participation, given to certain groups in the population like the poor and the minorities.

IN GOD WE TRUST!

The Federal Government has adjusted the salaries of military officers, other security agencies and officers of these agencies are to benefit from the consequential adjustment of workers’ salaries in relation to labour unions agreement.
While addressing journalists in Abuja, the Honorable Minister for Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, disclosed that the new structure of salary would take immediate effect after the signing of the deal.

According to the Minister, he said,” That the agreement reached with organised labour on consequential adjustment of salaries for workers. Ngige said that because the security personnel are not members of the civil service, their adjustments would be communicated to them through the appropriate channels.

The Acting Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan and Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige signed on behalf of the federal government while President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba and the Chairman Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, Simon Anchaver (JNPSNC) signed for organised labour.

Ngige said that full implementation of the new national minimum wage law takes immediate effect. “It is my pleasure to report to you that the various conciliatory meetings that we instituted since the ninth, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th and today (yesterday) had yielded the desired fruit.

“This morning we concluded all our negotiations and produced a Memorandum of Terms of Settlement from the conciliation.

“The terms of settlement is in relation to the consequential adjustment of other wages following the new national minimum wage of N30, 000 as enshrined in the national minimum wage Act 2019.

For these meetings, I acted as chief conciliator ably assisted by my Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo.

“Today, we have put an end to all the negotiations, we deliberated and we have arrived at an agreement. “The consequential adjustments/ increases agreed upon for now are as follows.

We have the group one personnel or what we call Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS). The meeting agreed, having reviewed the increase in the lowest paid person in this wage structure at N30, 000 from Grade Level one Step one that the grade level 07 officers should move up by 23.2 percent in their wages.

In line with the recent directive to the Military by President Muhammadu Buhari to take the fight to the insurgents, the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets has commenced heavy bombardment of Sambisa resulting in the death of many of the Boko Haram fighters. The air strikes targeted at the “S” region in the heart of the Sambisa forest, also destroyed the terrorists’ facilities including vehicles and motorcycles hidden under dense vegetation. According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola “the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) and destroyed some of their facilities in air strikes conducted on 27 February 2020 at a location referred to as the “S” Region in the heart of the Sambisa Forest, Borno State. “The air strikes were executed in continuation of Operation RATTLE SNAKE 3 after series of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions showed that the BHTs; with their vehicles, motorcycles and logistics facilities camouflaged under the dense forest vegetation; had intensified activities in the “S” Region with a view to launching further attacks on civilian settlements and troops’ locations in the area. “The ATF therefore detailed its fighter jets and helicopter gunships to attack the location, scoring crucial hits leading to the neutralization of some BHT fighters as well as the destruction of some of their structures. “The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), operating in concert with surface forces, will sustain its air campaign to shape the battlespace in the Northeast for the effective conduct of further ground and air operations”. Source: NAN

Three Chinese citizens have been quarantined in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The State commissioner of Health, Dr. Nimkong Ndam, confirmed to Daily Trust on aTelephone interview on Saturday. The commissioner said the Chinese were suspected having arrived the state on Friday from Ethiopia for mining activities. He said the suspects have been isolated at a centre for proper investigation by the health workers who have been sent to the area since Friday.