Month: September 2020

JIFORM urges AU to abolish Kafala system in Middle East

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The Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) has written the African Union (AU) on the need to strengthen bilateral agreement with the Middle East authorities with the intention of abolishing women slavery smuggled under the Kafala system through which many citizens of the continent had been trapped through several human trafficking gimmicks for years. Kafala is a system used to monitor migrant laborers, working primarily in the construction and domestic sectors in Gulf Cooperation Council member which was erroneously bought into by some African countries several years ago. In a…

Baynakum trains 8 members of Sisters Halaqa Foundation as Marriage Counsellors,Life Coaches

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Hajia Dr. Hajara Yusuf, the Ameerah of Sisters Halaqa foundation, has said no fewer than eight members of the foundation have now been trained and certified to practice Islamic marriage counseling. The Sister’s Halaqah foundation is a group of like-minded sisters that started out 13 years ago by regularly convening to brainstorm and proffer solutions to common societal problems. “Marital issues, mentoring and coaching had always been our passion”. Hajia Dr. Hajara disclosed this to Epistemic consult media in Abuja at sunrise international school, Asokoro, the venue of the ceremony…

Baynakum Director, Adeyemi tasks marriage counsellors on ethics, professionalism

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The Director-General /CEO of Baynakum family counseling Centre,Ustaz Abdulfattah Adeyemi has admonished marriage counsellors and life coaches to take cognizance of the ethics of marital counselling and to adhere to professionalism while handling both premarital and marital issues. Adeyemi stated this at the graduation ceremony organized by the center after successfully training some members of Sisters Halaqa foundation in marriage counselling and life coaching. He urged the graduating students to make Baynakum family counseling Centre and the Ummah at large proud. While responding to questions from journalists, the Training Coordinator,…

Rep Gaya laments, as flood ravages constituency

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Member, representing Gaya Albasu/Ajingi Federal Constituency In the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya had on Sunday visited Malamawa village to assess the damages caused by the recent floods in Gaya local government area. Gaya expressed sadness over the situation,he described the incident as an act of God which nobody can question, added that the flood situation in the village was not only peculiar to Gaya but also many states and country. Hon Abdullahi Mahmud Gaya trekked around nooks and crannies of the village to assess the houses affected…

How to get more women into Govt positions — Kwara Gov, Senators

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend called for incentives to any subnational government that mainstreams women in its decision making process, said such would boost gender inclusion in record time. Speaking as the only male panellist at a virtual conference organised by the Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) on Saturday, AbdulRazaq said such steps would motivate many governments to bring more women on board while political parties would consider gender inclusion a key campaign issue in their decisions at the primaries. He said the federal government and…

IGP condemns attack on security convoy in Borno ….. says morale amongst operatives remains high

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The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has condemned the attack on a security convoy in Borno State by armed men suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists. Recalled that the convoy came under attack on Friday 25th September, 2020 along Monguno – Cross Kawua road as it was heading to the ancient town of Baga, as part of collective efforts at restoring civil authority in the community.   The IGP had also directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of the Police Medical Services, Olubunmi Ogunsanwo to work…

Coalition seeks extension of US, UK visa ban to Corrupt Judges

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A civil society organisation, Save Democracy Coalition (SDC) has called on the authorities in the United States, United Kingdom and countries in the European Union (EU) to extend their travel visa ban to Nigerian judges found to have compromised the integrity of the ballot through miscarriage of justice in election petitions they presided over. The Coalition, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said that the recent visa ban imposed by the US and UK on some Nigerian politicians for their roles in electoral violence can only achieve the desired…

DIGITALIZATION: Aregbesola commissions E-library CCTV,Others to ease work processes

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The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Friday commissioned the e-Library, e-Law Library, CCTV Surveillance network services and other projects in his office in Abuja to digitized work processes and procedures in the Ministry. Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Georgina Ekeoma Ehuriah, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said that the projects were part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts at repositioning the Ministry for better performance in line with its mandate of providing internal security and citizenship integrity for Nigerians and foreigners alike. According to him, the e-Library will avail officers the…

KICK BOXING: Dabiri-Erewa applauds Adesanya, Dawodu for making Nigeria proud

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Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM),Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has congratulated the duo of Israel Adesanya and Hakeem Dawodu for defeating their respective opponents in the boxing bouts on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. In a statement by the commission’s Head of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun stated that Dabiri-Erewa was excited by the success of the two great Nigerian boxers. The NIDCOM boss said the duo of Akinsanya and Dawodu have used their God given talent to put the name of Nigeria in the global arena especially in the…

Those against my Governorship ambition are behind molestation allegation – Ex-Minister …welcomes police investigation

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The Ex-Minister, Kenneth Gbagi, on Saturday said that the recent molestation allegations against him were the handiwork of political foes opposed to his governorship ambition in 2023. This was even as he welcomed a comprehensive investigation into the matter by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and demanded a probe of key political actors belonging to the Peoples’ Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in the State. The former Minister, while briefing journalists on Saturday in his home town, Oginibu, in Ughelli South local government, said the purveyors of…