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Methodist Church Nigeria honours Barr. Olusegun Adekunle with knighthood - Says honorific award is in recognition of service to God and Humanity

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Sir Olusegun A. Adekunle , KJW   The Methodist Church Nigeria, Archdioceses of Kaduna on Sunday, June 23 honoured 53 individuals from various walks of life who have distinguished themselves in faith and works to the church in service to God and humanity. The well attended event which took place at the Cathedral of Unity, Wuse Zone 3, Abuja was presided over by Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Emeka Kanu Uche JP.  Present to grace the colourful event were senior government functionaries, prominent Nigerians and families of the award recipients.  The honrific awards were of four major categories namely, Knights of John Wesley (KJW) which was bestowed on 36 individuals, Knights of Charles Wesley (KCW) 3, Officers of the Order of Wesley (OOW) 8 and Members of the Order of Wesley (MOW) 6.  Amongst the recipients of the highest award of KJW were Barr. Olusegun Adeyemi Adekunle, Permanent Secretary, General Services, Office of the SGF.  Sir
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Ogbomosho First Group records another milestone...Establishes Behavioral Anonymous Centre... Signs MOU with NDLEA

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Nigeria is currently witnessing an alarming increase in the rate of substance use and abuse among the youths and even adults. The disturbing phenomenon continues to constitute a great threat not just to those directly involved in the use of these substances but also to society as a whole. Aside from drugs such as cocaine, heroin and amphetamines, abused by the elite and high net worth individuals, the most abused substance is cannabis (Indian hemp), taken by a whopping 10.6 million Nigerians. This makes cannabis, perhaps next to alcohol, the most commonly abused substance in the country. Also popular among the youths are certain prescription drugs such as Tramadol, codeine, antibiotics, cough syrup and laxatives. The unfortunate aspect of this development is that m any thousands of Nigerians who are addicted to these substances are not receiving any form of treatment. The first ever survey on drug use in Nigeria by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime a
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The Assassins in Police Uniform: By Olusegun Adeniyi

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That those saddled with the responsibility of protecting Nigerians are beginning to behave like assassins is a troubling challenge the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Muhammad Adamu has decided to confront. Henceforth, electro-muscular disruption technology known as teaser will replace the use of firearms for routine patrols, arrest duties and other low-risk operations. This, according to Adamu, is a “strategic approach towards reducing incidents of fatalities associated with misappropriation of lethal weapons by the Police as first line of response to any threat.” Although I am almost certain the order will soon be frustrated and rescinded, that it was made at all is a commendable gesture, given recent spike in the number of extra judicial killings by policemen. “Lagos State has recorded four incidents of misuse of firearms which have resulted in extrajudicial killings of young citizens of this country and injury to others” said Adamu who added that it is “worrisome
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The Nigerian government has approved the creation of juvenile prisons in the six geo-political zones in the country.

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The controller general of prisons Ja’fari Ahmed stated this at the decoration ceremony of fourteen assistant controllers general of prisons in Abuja. A report by the African Union on the rights and welfare of the Nigerian child indicates that an estimated six thousand children live in prisons and detention centres. The controller general, Ja’fari explained that the creation of juvenile prisons is to help carter for inmates younger than 18 years and that many prisoners are currently undergoing different educational Programmes in different institutions of the country. While addressing the decorated officers, the controller general charged them to be totally committed to the mandate of the service. Participants at the occasion advised the officers to exhibit the best quality in carrying out their duties. Over seventy-five officers attempted to get the position of assistant controllers general but only sixteen positions were vacant.
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APC adopts Gbajabiamila as candidate for House of Rep Speakership

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted Femi Gbajabiamila as its candidate for the position of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 9th National Assembly. The Spokesman of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu, this development was reached after an intensive deliberation with the APC’s House of Representatives members-elect at a dinner with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of Aso Villa. The APC spokesman, who posted this information on APC platform on Tuesday night, also revealed that Deputy Speaker position has been zoned to the North Central. News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Buhari had on Tuesday night hosted all APC House of Representatives members-elect and later went into closed doors session with them. President Buhari had on March 26 also hosted Senators-elect of the APC to a similar dinner at the Presidential Villa.
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BAYELSA RECOVERS N1.8BN FROM ONGOING PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS

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Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday said the ongoing reforms in the state public sector was yielding positive results as his administration has recovered about N2.2 billion annually through the exercise. Governor Dickson stated this during a meeting of Labour leaders, members of the Post Primary Schools B oard and Association of All Nigerian Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), in Yenagoa. A statement by his Special Adviser, Media Relations, Mr Fidelis Soriwei, stated that the amount was saved from the ongoing verification exercise in the mainstream civil service and that of the post primary schools in the state. The Governor said that the government had so far recovered N53million per month from the mainstream civil service and N134 million from discrepancies of salaries (grade levels and steps) of secondary school teachers and principals. The Governor who commended the labour unions for supporting the reforms designed to stop t
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JUBILATION IN BAYELSA AS GOV. DICKSON LIFTS EMBARGO ON PROMOTION ... LABOUR LEADERS, WORKERS COMMEND THE GOVERNOR FOR THE DECISION ... WE HAVE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD --- JOINT LABOUR UNION

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Governor Dickson Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday gave workers in the state a special gift ahead of this year's May Day celebration, as he lifted the embargo on implementation of promotion in the state. The governor as a show of committment directed the immediate implementation and payment of promotion benefits to all workers in the state as well as the arrears of promotion that has been accumulated. At a meeting with labour leaders in the state inside the Government House, Yenagoa, Governor Dickson also approved the spread of the payment to the end of the tenure of his adminsitration. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who disclosed this said the governor equally informed the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) of the decision of his government to conduct a special interview for the employment of teachers in the state. Iworiso-Markson explained that as a laudable initiat
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