Nigerian Cleric Warns On Global Warming

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Kaduna (Nigeria) — The General Overseer, Christ Evangelical and Life Intercessory Fellowship, Yohanna Buru, said that the worsening air pollution and deforestation arising from bush burning are increasing the threat of Climate change and Global warming in Africa.

Biblically, Buru explained, that Climate change started in the Holy Bible where God created the climate, stressing that man was made to take care of the environment instead of destruction.

He added that God set them on cause, to work according to His plans, purpose and design, pointing out that the seasons produce the climatic environment. “And in regards to the issue of climate change, the Holy Bible doesn’t so much talk directly on the issue like climatologists, geologists or ecologists are talking or approaching it,” he explained.

Buru noted that almost everything about climate change was understood more from the fall of man and the eschatological perspective as a sign of end of times.

“The details on this can be seen in the book of Revelation, where Apostle John the Revelator gave a graphic picture of the sign of end of times. That there will be a drastic change from the climatic perspective, and that will affect every aspect of human life.

“In fact, that will cause famine, pestilences, excessive heat, plants, livestock, living things will be affected as they dry up or died. Because of this disaster that will befall the earth as a result of climate change, there will be earthquakes in diverse places, raging of seas or storms and other climatic problems such as geological, ecological and other environmental problems,” he said.

Buru therefore called on people of all faith to make efforts in planting trees to be able to save the environment from all forms of climatic threats.

Nigeria: Hundreds Benefit From National Youth Scheme Free Medical Services in Taraba

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By Ahmad Umaru

Gombe (Nigeria) — Over 300 people have benefited from free medical services by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Rafin Kada village of Taraba State, northeast Nigeria.

The State Coordinator, Altine Japhet Akyam disclosed this said, the Corps members carried out the outreach in nine other locations across the state and hopes to reach out to even more remote and difficult terrain areas to ameliorate the plight of the people.

She regretted that most rural dwellers had no access to medical care and children were lost to common illnesses like diarrhoea and common cough.

“The NYSC is really concerned that most people at the rural areas are dying daily from avoidable causes. Its is in light of this that the NYSC has come up with this programme to reach out to as many communities as possible to provide relief to the people who have no access to medical care. I call on the people who are well to do to partner with the NYSC so that we can reach out to as many communities as possible”, Akyam said.

Represented by Assistant Director Community Development Service, CDS Birdling John, she explained that the initiative was a way of reaching out to host communities where Corps members are serving due to the nationwide outreach of Corps members and solicited for co- operation to enhance the success of the programme and to reach out to more villages.

In his remarks, the village head of Rafin Kada , Daniel J Agyo, said that the people were most delighted that this was happening in their domain. He said that “this is the first of its kind. We are optimistic that it would bring the much needed relief ,our people yearn for.

One of the beneficiaries , Ayuba Ayuana, who appreciated the NYSC for the initiative prayed that God would provide the grace for the programme to be extended to other remote areas in the state.

Ayuana said that her aged grandmother had been sick for weeks without medical care since the maternity clinic in the area had no drugs and she had no money to take her to the city but has now been attended to and given a lot of drugs.

One of the Doctors who attended to the people Dr. Emmanuel Bulus said that the Corps members would hold tests for High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Malaria, Typhoid and counselling on health matters especially maternal health, environmental cleanliness, dieting and others.

Bulus said that they were excited to deploy their training to ameliorate the plight of their hosts and hope that more of such opportunities would come their way before the end of their service year.

The Corps members who attended to the people include medical Doctors, Pharmacists, Nurses, Lab technicians and others.

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Finance and Budgeting ,Jessey Ashumete, who supported the funding of the programme said that the initiative was one of the best things that the NYSC has come up with and called on other government officials and business men to support NYSC to reach out to their people with their vast manpower.

He assured the team of adequate security throughout the period of their service in the state.

Nigeria: Gombe Tasks Media Organisations To Sensitise Public On Immunisation

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Immunisation: a child receiving a drop of polio vaccine

Gombe (Nigeria) — Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency (GSPHCDA), in northeast Nigeria, has called on media organisations to sensitize public on the importance of Immunisations.

Deputy Director in charge of Immunisation, Musa Ibrahim Kuna,, made the call in Gombe at the State level sensitisation and review meeting with media organisations in the state.

He noted that in spite of campaign all over the state, there were still cases of resistance in some areas, hence the need for media involvement in the campaign.

“We do not want a situation whereby we will use force on people, what we want is to accept it willingly and we are counting on you the media, sensitize the public before the next round of immunisation scheduled for Saturday,” he said.

He said since 2013 the state did not run out of stock, it had everything available, yet people are not coming to receive it.

“We have 501 Primary Care Health facilities out of which 483 were conducting routine immunisation, but people were not coming,” he said.

He appealed to parents to change their attitude to utilise what they have while it is still available.

“These donor agencies that were providing the vaccines for us free of charge may be no more in the country with time.

“Therefore it is good to make use of every single opportunity at our door steps,” he said

Responding, the media organisations promised to do everything humanly possible to ensure that people who were resisting start to embrace the facilities.

Trump ‘insensitive’ to soldier’s widow, lawmaker says

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US President Donald Trump listens to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House — Image caption Mr Trump has been criticised for the alleged remarks

US President Donald Trump told the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger that “he knew what he signed up for”, a lawmaker has said.

Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said she heard some of the “insensitive” remarks made by phone while she was in a car with Sgt La David Johnson’s family.

Mr Trump, she said, then added: “I guess it still hurt.”

A White House official said Mr Trump’s conversations with the families of fallen servicemen were private.

Sgt Johnson, 25, was among the four US soldiers killed in 4 October in an area where Islamist militants, including al-Qaeda fighters, operate. His widow, Myeshia, is expecting the couple’s third child.

In an interview with CNN, Ms Wilson said Mr Trump’s call happened shortly before Sgt Johnson’s casket arrived in Miami: “Basically he said, ‘Well, I guess he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt’.”

The Democrat congresswoman said she listened to part of the conversation on speaker phone.

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Talking to ABC News affiliate WPLG, Ms Wilson added: “Yeah, he said that. To me that’s something that you can say in a conversation, but you shouldn’t say that to a grieving widow.

“And everyone knows when you go to war, you could possibly not come back alive. But you don’t remind a grieving widow of that. That’s so insensitive.”

The full context of the remarks are not known. Ms Wilson said that when she asked Ms Johnson about the exchange, she said she could not remember.

“She was just crying. She couldn’t say anything. The only thing she said when it was time to hang up was thank you, bye-bye,” she said on CNN.

The alleged remarks sparked angry comments on social media, with Ms Wilson saying on Twitter that Mr Trump did “not possess the character, empathy or grace to be president of the United States”.

Mr Trump had been criticised for not contacting the families of the four soldiers killed right away. On Monday, he said he had written letters to the relatives and planned to call them soon.

The White House later said the president had spoken to the families, but did not say when.

Media captionTrump denigrates Obama over false fallen soldier claim

On Tuesday, Mr Trump suggested that President Barack Obama did not call the family of his chief of staff Gen John Kelly when their son was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.

He made the comment in an interview to defend his claim that his predecessor neglected to call the loved ones of fallen soldiers. The remarks sparked outrage among Mr Obama’s former aides.

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Trump’s latest travel ban blocked by federal judge

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Hanadi Al-Hai (R) welcomes her mother travelling from Jordan on a Yemeni passport in Los Angeles, California (June 29, 2017) — Image caption A woman (middle) travelling from Jordan on a Yemeni passport arrives in Los Angeles, California

US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered a court defeat.

A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the open-ended ban before it could take effect this week.

The policy targets Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, as well as some Venezuelan officials.

Previous iterations of the ban targeted six Muslim-majority countries, and were widely referred to as a “Muslim ban”.

The state of Hawaii sued in Honolulu to block Mr Trump’s third version, which was set to go into effect early on Wednesday.

Hawaii argued in court documents that the revised policy was fulfilling Mr Trump’s campaign promise for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States”, despite the addition of North Korea and Venezuela.

It also argued the president did not have the powers under federal immigration law to impose such restrictions.

US District Judge Derrick Watson, who blocked Mr Trump’s last travel ban in March, issued the new restraining order.

Media captionMuslim students on Trump ban: ‘I don’t belong here’

The president’s controversial travel bans have each been frustrated by the courts to some degree.

In January, the president signed an order banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries and suspending all refugee entry. The so-called “Muslim ban” prompted protests and legal challenges across dozens of states.
A revised version exempted green card holders and dual citizens. By June, the Supreme Court allowed most of it to go into effect – but granted a wide exemption for those with a “bona fide connection” to the US.
That was replaced by Mr Trump’s latest order, announced in late September, which changed the criteria and added non-Muslim-majority nations North Korea and Venezuela.

In Hawaii, Judge Watson decided that the new policy “suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor”.

He said “it lacks sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six [of the] specified countries would be ‘detrimental to the interests of the United States'”.

His decision temporarily blocks the ban on all targeted countries except North Korea and Venezuela.

The ban is also facing court challenges from Maryland, Washington state, Massachusetts, California, Oregon and New York.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement the latest order was “dangerously flawed” and “undercuts” efforts to keep Americans safe.

“These restrictions are vital to ensuring that foreign nations comply with the minimum security standards required for the integrity of our immigration system and the security of our nation,” she said.

She said the White House was confident the president’s “lawful and necessary action” would eventually be upheld by the courts.

As it stands, the Supreme Court has delayed its consideration of the case from October, asking all parties to resubmit briefs to the court accounting for the changes made between the second and third versions of the order.

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Nigeria: Kaduna Legislature Assures Critical Examination And Strict Implementation Of Year 2018 Budget

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By Juliana Katung

Kaduna( Nigeria)-The Kaduna State House of Assembly, Northwest Nigeria, Tuesday, resolved to scrutinize and ensure strictly implementation of the 2018 budget.

The House of Assembly gave the assurance when it began its legislative process this Tuesday on the Estimates of N216.5 billion presented to it a week ago.

The budget document which was presented to the House by the State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has N85.4 billion as the recurrent expenditure, while N131.1 billion goes for capital expenditure.

It has passed through the second stage and now referred to the House Committee on Appropriation and implementation of the Assembly for further study, and then report back to the House on 14, November, 2017.

Giving the highlights on the budget estimate, the Majority Leader of the House, Muhammad Inuwa (Doka/Gabasawa) requested that the lawmakers should proceeded with the necessary legislative work on the estimate.

In his Contribution during the debate at the floor of the House, a member representing Kagarko Constituency who is also the chairman House committee on Information, Deacon Nuhu Goroh Shadalafiya stressed need for the House to ensure that the needful was done in order to achieve the estimated revenue as well strict implementation and not to only consider the passage a lone.

According to him, the budget was very straight forward and alot of work needed to be done at the committee level, adding that the State Government was ready to put more efforts in internal generating revenue and therefore needed more support from the House so that the estimated figures could be realized and projects executed.

In a related development, the House moved to amend the Kaduna State Aids Control Agency (KADSACA) Law No. 6 of 2010 which was abolished by the Kaduna State Aids Control Agency to control the pandemic HIV and AIDS in the state.

The Majority leader , Inuwa while shedding more light on the proposed bill said that Under the former law, the supervision of the Agency was under the office of the governor.
. He added that the Governor and deputy Governor were named the Chairman and deputy Chairman of both the governing board of the Agency and the State Council on Aids.

” I am happy to bring to the knowledge of the Hon. House that from the inception of the Agency in 2010, huge success had been recorded in the fight against HIV and AIDS in the State with reduction in the prevalence rate from 11.6% in 2010 to 2.2% currently.”

As the Governor and his Deputy are always engaged in functions and activities both within and outside the state, it has become necessary to amend the Law to devolve the powers of the governor under the Law to the Commissioner of health and human services for a more effective supervision and control of the Agency”, the majority leader stated.

The Law was amended . Under it,
the Governor and the deputy Governor have been replaced by the Commissioner of Health and Human services as Chairman of the governing board of the Agency. The State Council on Aids has been abolished and the membership of the governing board has been streamlined to make it more effective and result oriented.

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Pathetic: Canoe Mishaps Claim More Lives In Nigeria’s Northern Kaduna Community

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By Ibrahima Yakubu

Kaduna (Nigeria) inhabitants of Hayin kogi- Mishigi village ln Igabi Local government area of Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria have cried out, following frequent loss of lives through the use of canoe in crossing River Kaduna.

The inhabitants are local farmers and fishermen carrying out commercial activities along the river bank for a living.

Residents of the area have been complaining of lack of medical facilities thereby contributing to maternal deaths of women and children in the area.

Most of them depend on the use of canoes as a mean of transportation connecting them with other parts of the state.

Shamshindeen Abdulmudallib, a resident of the area told newsmen that he lost his wife while trying to cross the river on their way to the hospital .

“She was bleeding coupled with the delay encountered before getting medical attention, the woman died on the way,” he said.

According to him, many men have also lost their wives through labour, as a result of lack of access to medical treatment.

“Some women start their labour mid night and by the time you get to the river, the canoe owners may not be there resulting to loss of life,” he lamented.

Shamshindeen explained that during raining season, residents of the area face one of the most difficult times to move freely due to lack of good road network, adding that it becomes a problem for the treatment of pregnant women and children.

He added that women have to trek long distance before using the boat to cross the river to go for their ant-natal and other medical checkups.

”Many women living in the area always suffer whenever it comes to the issue of giving birth due to lack of facilities, they have to cross the river in spite of its danger before they could be treated, ” he explained

Nigeria: Shortage Of Doctors Hits Kaduna Hospital, As Patients Abandoned Beds

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By Mohammad Ibrahim

Kaduna (Nigeria) — Shortage of manpower, especially Doctors to look after patients at General Hospital Rigasa, a rural community in Kaduna, north west Nigeria, has forced patients on admission to abandon their beds.

Sources in the Hospital say only a female Doctor, who is also the hospital Medical Director and two other National Youth Service Corp member Doctors attend to over 150 people who visit the hospital daily.
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According to the sources, majority of the patients that visit the hospital for treatment are poor people who can’t afford going to private hospitals.

A visit to the hospital showed how patients spend hours on queue waiting to see the doctor on duty.

Those on queue waiting for the Doctor were mostly women and children, while those in serious pains lied on benches.

A man who brought his mother, but didn’t mention his name lamented on the situation, “We came here as early as 6:am now it’s already 10: am and we are yet to see the doctor.

“The only problem with this hospital is shortage of Doctors, because people come here for treatment, but because there are no doctors to attend to them, they move elsewhere, “he said.

An elderly man too, who brought his daughter said, “The truth is Rigasa General Hospital need more doctors because we are really suffering before we see a doctor.

“I brought my daughter who was sick but no doctor is here to see her and you can see the crowd yourself. I think government need to urgently do something about it, “he said.

Aliyu Suleiman a resident of Rigasa who once had his wife admitted in the hospital has this to say, “The hospital has a good structure, but lacks man power. If not for the Medical Director that is very hardworking many people would have abandoned the hospital completely.

“When my wife was admitted the MD was the only person attending to patients, going round wards to check on other patients on admission. If not for her, I don’t know what would have happened to people like us, ” he said.

It was also gathered that the hospital management charge only five hundred naira as bed fee, but still patients abscond because they can’t afford to pay.

A junior staff of the hospital who didn’t mentioned his name because he was not authorized to speak with journalists said the medical director attend to over 50 patients a day.

“The other doctor that assisted her was on annual leave and the remaining two young doctors are NYSC Corp members which means there are days they don’t come to work.

“For the nurses we only have about 15 of them including those volunteers . We need more man power because the patients are increasing everyday despite the fact that others abscond on admission.

“Yes, we heard the state government is working on recruiting more doctors but we don’t know how soon the doctors will start working. As it’s now the people have to be patient pending when the government post more doctors to us, ” he says.

Kaduna State Government has however commenced the recruitment of 1,247 health professionals to provide services in its secondary healthcare facilities across the state.

The state Commissioner for Health and Human Resources Dr Paul Dogo confirmed that the government had already recruited 100 doctors, and about 700 nurses to be posted to public hospitals across the state including rural communities.

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