Six Nigerians Among The Dead In Mecca Crane Collapse

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has confirmed the death of five Nigerians in last week's collapse of a construction crane on the Holy Ka'aba Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

In a similar development, the spokesman of Kaduna State Task Force on Hajj, Alhaji Seidu Adamu said on Sunday that one of the state's pilgrims was among the 107 who died in the crane tragedy.

He identified the dead pilgrim as Alhaji Adamu Shuaibu Kargi of Kubau local government area.

Amirul-Hajj of Gombe State, Alhaji Abdullahi Mai-Kano had last week said that four female pilgrims from the state were missing after the Ka'aba Mosque tragedy.

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Ministerial List : Utomi, Falana Screened?

Strong signals are emerging that the Department of State Services, DSS may have concluded the screening of some of the ministerial nominees that will constitue President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet.

Among those reported to have already been screened are Femi Falana (SAN), Economist Prof Pat Utomi, former Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola,  former MD of Nigerian Breweries Festus Odimegwu, former Commissioner of Finance in Lagos Mr Wale Edun, Abubakar Malami (SAN),  ex Army Chief Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazu (retd.); and former chief executive of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Mrs. Ifueko Omoigui-Okaru.

Sources disclosed that the screening involved background checks on the nominees' careers and possible records with anti-corruption and security agencies.

Buhari had during a media chat in Accra last Monday said that his ministers would be announced before the end of September.

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FRSC Warns Job Seekers Against Scammers

The Federal Road Safety Commission has declared that it is presently not recruiting personnel into any of its departments. .

Corps Public Education Officer, Imoh Etuk said on Saturday that FRSC was not involved in the extortion of desperate job seekers by unscrupulous people in the guise of facilitating their entry into the service.

He said ; “For avoidance of doubt, the general public should note that the Corps adopts open processes in conducting its recruitment exercise and publishes same through credible platforms such as national newspapers, Television and Radio stations, its web site, official Facebook and twitter.

” When the Corps is recruiting, information on such is made available through various platforms."

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Fight Against Corruption Battle For Nigeria's Soul And Substance

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday told the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria that the war against corruption is a battle for the soul and substance of Nigeria.

This was conveyed in a good will message he sent to the meeting of the CBCN holding at Igwuruta, near Portharcourt, Rivers State. He was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

President Buhari said that corruption has become so entrenched that it now constitutes a parallel system. He cited corruption as the reason for bad policies and brazen theft of public resources.

“Corruption in our country is so endemic that it constitutes a parallel system. It is the primary reason for poor policy choices, waste and of course bare- faced theft of public resources.“Our fight against corruption is not just a moral battle for virtue and righteousness in our land, it is a fight for the soul and substance of our nation.”

Buhari went on to attribute such national problems as unemployment, infant and maternal mortality and deaths from preventable diseases to the corruption and greed of a privileged few.

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Frightened Boko Haram Fighters Surrender To Troops

Panic stricken militants have been surrendering to the front line troops in the Northeast following sustained air and ground offensives by the Nigerian military.

Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman said that more and more militants are indicating willingness to surrender.

He said in a statement that the army has adopted strategies to
“constrict and snuff out the Boko Haram terrorists from their hideouts. Many of the terrorists that willingly surrendered painted images of mass panic and hysteria among their erstwhile colleagues.

“They said their colleagues are feeling the noose tightening on their necks with the relentless efforts of troops and renewed vigour in the operations inspired by the personal leadership of the Chief of Army Staff.

“Terrorists also seem to have an inkling of what happens to surrendered suspects as regards screening and de-radicalization of innocent ones among them."

He said that the Nigerian Armed Forces would continue to evolve effective strategies to bring the insurgency to a quick end.

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Frightened Boko Haram Fighters Surrender To Troops

Panic stricken militants have been surrendering to the front line troops in the Northeast following sustained air and ground offensives by the Nigerian military.

Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman said that more and more militants are indicating willingness to surrender.

He said in a statement that the army has adopted strategies to
“constrict and snuff out the Boko Haram terrorists from their hideouts. Many of the terrorists that willingly surrendered painted images of mass panic and hysteria among their erstwhile colleagues.

“They said their colleagues are feeling the noose tightening on their necks with the relentless efforts of troops and renewed vigour in the operations inspired by the personal leadership of the Chief of Army Staff.

“Terrorists also seem to have an inkling of what happens to surrendered suspects as regards screening and de-radicalization of innocent ones among them."

He said that the Nigerian Armed Forces would continue to evolve effective strategies to bring the insurgency to a quick end.

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