By Mohammad Ibrahim

KADUNA (Nigeria) – Rector of Kaduna Polytechnic, Northwest Nigeria, Muhammad -B- Ibrahim has frown at encroachment into College of Administrative Studies and Social Science (CASSS) property its host Community.

He therefore urged Nigerian government to intervene by stopping the community from such action.

Addressing journalists, Mohammad said the land belonged to the institute since 1976 when it was bought by the then Northern region government.

He said the original land owners were duly compensated for the 1000 hectres of land by the government.

” We paid for the land and we got our certificate of occupancy. It was about 1000 hectre of land, but the Gbagi community now began to encroach into the land inch by inch which is unfortunate. The matter was taken to court but late Patrick Yakowa the then state governor intervened and asked us to settle the issue out of court with the community.

” When I came into the office we demacated our land from the already encroached land but now as I speak to you some miscreants have continued encroaching into the land. It was really unfortunate for some few individuals to be doing this dispute the fact that the land belonged to a federal establishment,” he said.

The Rector further threatened to hold the traditional ruler of the community, Sa Gbagyi responsible for any breach of law and order in the community, saying he should call his people to order.

Earlier, the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) through their National Public Relations Officer, Abdulmajeed Oladimeji Oyeniyi gave the Gbagyi Community 14 days ultimatum to stop encroaching into the land.

He said failure to do so the entire students will act in order to secure the land for the institution.

” We are calling on President Jonathan, together with the Inspector-General of Police, Minister of education, the state government, Sa Gbagyi and others to stop the encroachment on the land,” he said.

According to him, the attitude of few people holding the polytechnic community to ransom was wrong.

The students said out of the four Campuses of Kadpoly scattered across the metropolis, it’s only the campus at Sabon Tasha, Bye-Pass that have been witnessing such encroachment by the host community.

By Longtong Ibrahim

About 134,000 Corps Members would be engaged as ad-hoc staff in the conduct of Nigeria’s forth-coming general elections – they have already been accredited and trained by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the coming elections.

Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja.

Olawumi said about 34,000 of Corps members who recently passed out were also trained by the electoral body to participate, but that they would neither wear NYSC uniforms nor be under the care of the scheme.

“You are all aware that we have an existing MOU with INEC on the participation of corps members on election duties.

“However, for 2015 election, INEC brought a new dimension by asking interested corps members to register on line, and as at the close of registration in January this year, we had about 168,000 registered corps members to serve as ad-hoc staff.

“We always have three batches of corps members and because the election was slated then for February 14, the Batch A of last year that registered and were supposed to participate in the election passed out February 19. Initially, our plan was to use them for the elections, but since keeping them due to the postponement of the elections would violate the NYSC Act, we had to pass them out.” He said.

Director General said the scheme in collaboration with the security agencies had put in place measures to ensure adequate security of corps members participating in the polls.

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By Mohammad Ibrahim

KADUNA (Nigeria) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated food items to four orphanage homes in Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria.

Organisations that benefitted from the gesture include Jamiyar Matan Arewa; Al-lhsan Charity; Shelter in Christ; and Adonai Orphanage homes.

NEMA’s North West Zonal Coordinator, Musa Ilallah said the gesture was to encourage the orphanages to cater for more less privileged in the society and to offer the inmates a sense of belonging.

“May I on behalf of the agency present these items to you for the benefit of the children and inmates of these orphanage homes.

” We believe that we have a responsibility as an agency to provide support in whichever way we can,” he said.

Ilallah urged Managers of the Homes to make judicious use of the items donated.

In a remark, Matron of Jam’iyar Matan Arewa, Maryam Tahir, commended NEMA for the gesture and urged the agency to sustain the tempo.

She described the gesture as a clear indication of NEMA’s interest to the plight of orphans and other inmates in the homes.

The items donated include rice, sugar, cooking oil, noodles, canned tomatoes, cloths, detergent, soap, cups, plates, spoons, blankets, buckets, mattresses and diapers, among others.