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ZOW Flower the Foundation (ZFTF) has today launched a youth empowerment outreach “Empowerment for All” as part of its responsibility of enhancing the capacity of Nigerian youth in diverse area of human endeavours as well as the inculcation of the can-do-spirit into youth The economic empowerment intervention for youth which started with a photography training for it first phase is a platform for effective mentorship power house of ZFTF that equips the Nigerian youth with appropriate tools to succeed in every area and any life endeavor. The Program coordinator, Mr. Okechukwu Duru speaking in an interview said that the goal of the empowerment outreach is to facilitate poverty reduction and youth unemployment by impacting on meaningful economic youth engagement and sustainable development through skills and knowledge acquisition. “Our goal is to empower youths with skills and strategies which will enable them to graduate from helpless condition of poverty, continued

THE THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday asked the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, to coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders to ensure that the nation’s Internet and cyberspace were used for the enhancement of national security and economic progression. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President spoke at the inauguration of the National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy 2021 in Abuja. The statement was titled, ‘Why we must curb criminalities, use Internet for national security and economic progress, by President Buhari’. “I urge the National Security Adviser to continue to coordinate the efforts of all stakeholders to ensure that our Internet and cyberspace are used for the enhancement of national security and economic progression,” Buhari said. He added that the Internet and social media had witnessed a surge for propagation of hate speech, fake news, seditious and treasonabl

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The President in a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, said that he was acting in accordance with Paragraph 2(3) of Part1, CAP E1 of EFCC Act 2004. This disclosure is contained in a statement from the Presidency on Tuesday which was signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. The statement added that 40-year-old Bawa is a trained EFCC investigator with vast experience in the investigation and prosecution of Advance Fee Fraud cases, official corruption, bank fraud, money laundering, and other economic crimes. He is said to have undergone several specialised trainings in different parts of the world and was one of the pioneer EFCC Cadet Officers in 2005. Bawa holds a B.Sc degree in Economics, and a Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy.

  An Abuja based cleric has cautioned both christian and non-christian comedians to refrain from using christianity or any other religion for entertainment.  Sarah Omakwu, Senior Pastor of Family Worship Centre (FWC) in Abuja, gave the caution on Sunday in Abuja during her Bible teaching series on “How to Love God”.  Omakwu said that part of loving God is to reverence him and to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ and all He represents.   “Making jokes about christianity is provoking and a mockery to God and to those who believe in God, in Jesus and in Christianity.   “Comedians should stop using God’s words for comedy and other forms of entertainment.   “Comedians should stop throwing jokes about the word of God, the Holy Spirit, the Holy Communion, anointing oil, deliverance and powers.  “Christian comedians, especially, ought to be telling the world about God and not making Christianity look like a joke to those whom they ought to be evangelising to,” she said. She cautioned Christian

  The Nigerian Air Force has lost some of its personnel to armed bandits in Kaduna State. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Saturday by the spokesman of the Air Force, Ibikunle Daramola. He said over 100 armed bandits laid an ambush which led to the unfortunate killing, adding that some military personnel sustained various degrees of injuries. “Troops of the 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment today, 13 February 2021, foiled an ambush set up by a group of over 100 armed bandits at Ungwan Laya near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State,” the statement partly read. “The gallant troops were able to fight their way through the ambush killing dozens of bandits in the process. “Unfortunately, some NAF personnel paid the supreme price during the operation, while a few others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The injured personnel are currently receiving treatment at the NAF Hospital in Kaduna.” Meanwhile, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Oladayo Amao, on behalf of all of

Commercial activities were halted as a commercial worker killed his customer who refused to pay her after sexual intercourse in Owerri the Imo State capital. As a result, angry residents set the hotel where the incident took place ablaze. Our Correspondent who arrived at the scene saw policemen and firefighters working hard to put out the fire. It was gathered that the commercial sex worker was enraged when the man (customer) refused to pay the agreed amount after several rounds of sexual intercourse and stabbed him to death. The source said:- “A prostitute killed his male friend because he was unable to pay him after marathon sex. This is what happened.” Angered by the death of the customer, residents mobilized and set the hotel which was said to be a beehive of commercial sexual activities on fire. Hours after the hotel had been razed, soldiers believed to have been deployed from the 34 artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, to the scene were seen trying to maintain order. When contacted

  The Federal Government has announced that the Third Mainland Bridge will now be opened at the end of the month. The earlier scheduled completion date for the rehabilitation works was 15th of February 2021. This disclosure was made by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a telephone conversation. Popoola said that the bridge would not be opened on Monday but at the end of February, as it would undergo one more total closure from February 19 to February 21 before completion of the project for the final re-opening by the end of February. In his statement, Popoola said, “Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened on the 15th of February 2021 as announced earlier on. “In order not to create untold hardship for the motoring public using the Third Mainland Bridge for their daily activities, the contractor is not allowed to close the Third Mainland Bridge during the week to cast concrete. “Lane markings on the completed section must be completed. The Federal

  The Federal Government has prohibited the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protest scheduled for Saturday over intelligence report that it will be hijacked and used to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing to address issues on the proposed protest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some #EndSars protest proponents have given notice of their plan to return to Lagos-Lekki Toll Gate on Feb. 13. NAN also reports that the #OccupyLekkiTollGate flyers have been circulating online, with the proponents threatening that ”Lagos will burn” again. Speaking on the issue, the minister said, while peaceful protests are the constitutional rights of Nigerians, violent protests will not be allowed. “At this time, the chances that any peaceful protest will be hijacked are very high. “Based on the intelligence at the disposal of the Federal Government, some Nigerian activists have linked up with other