FRSC to Assist Sierra Leone in Traffic Control

The federal government Tuesday said it would send two officials of Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) to Sierra Leone to assist the country in controlling its traffic snarl. It equally disclosed that the two FRSC officials would be in the country for two years, working alongside Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA). The newly appointed Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Mrs. Gladys Quist-Adebiyi, disclosed this while presenting her letter of credence to the Sierra Leonean President, Ernest Koroma, at the State House in Freetown. According to Quist-Adebiyi, who visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday, noted that the briefs of the FRSC officials were traffic management and capacity building while in the West African country. She said education and health would continue to be given priority attention by the Technical Aids Corp. Quist-Adebiyi also promised to early holding this year, Nigeria-Sierra Leone Joint Commission."As a further demonstration of Nigeria's commitment to Sierra Leone, the FRSC of Nigeria will be sending two officials for two years to assist the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority in traffic management and capacity building. "Also, Technical Aids Corp (TAC) volunteers will remain unwavering in their services in the areas of education and health. "I shall work very hard with relevant government g departments to ensure the early holding of the third session of the Nigeria-Sierra Leone Joint Commission this year," she stressed Until her new appointment as envoy, she was the Director of Protocol at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She noted that Koroma was appreciative of President Goodluck Jonathan for his support in health, education, judiciary and good governance in Sierra Leone. She hinted that the Sierra Leonean president was of the hope that Nigeria would assist his country in realisng its "Agenda for Prosperity." According to the envoy, the agenda which is a five-year roadmap, was designed to ensure that Sierra Leone become a middle-income country.

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Nyako: Enough is Enough with Boko Haram, Raises Posers

APC prescribes low-key centenary celebrations Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Daji Sani Pained by the degree and frequency of the Boko Haram sect deadly attacks, Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State has declared that it is high time something drastic was done to contain the sect scourge ravaging the North east region. The governor who seemed exasperated by the attack in Michika on Wednesday, declared that: ''Enough is Enough,'' stressing that the Boko Haram crisis is getting out of hand and needs new strategies to tackle it. Nyako,who was commenting on the Boko Haram attacks on Madagali and Michika in Adamawa State had maintained that the state of emergency slammed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States have proven to be ineffective. He lambasted the federal government for failing to foil Yobe School's attack that seemed predictable since school children had previously been murdered that way in the same state. The governor said: "there is no ...

Centenary: Nigerians Urge Leaders to Brace up for Prosperous Nation

President Goodluck Jonathan Igbo group threatens to sue British govt. As the country marks 100 years of its existence, Nigerians have urged the federal government to brace up for future challenges and to work harder to ensure a prosperous nation. They urged government at all levels and stakeholders to work together in addressing the myriad of problems facing the country. Some Nigerians, who spoke in separate interviews to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, called on the government to address the issues critical in the drive to move the nation forward rather than dwell in the past. "We must sincerely as a people forge stronger bonds as we strive to build a united and prosperous country," Dr Shola Adeyanju, a lecturer at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) said. Adeyanju, who is of the Department of Mass Communication, said there was need for change in behavior among the citizenry. According to him, rather than waste energy and resources on the centenary, the govern...

Court Dissolves Pastor’s 5-year-old Marriage Over Infidelity

An Abeokuta Customary Court on Thursday dissolved a five- year-old marriage between Pastor Samuel Oniyide, 42, and his wife, Kabirat, saying it was obvious they no longer loved each other. The pastor had asked the court to dissolve the marriage, accusing his wife of disrespectfulness and infidelity; claims which the respondent denied. Despite the denial, however, the respondent consented to the dissolution of the marriage, saying she was tired of the union. Dissolving the marriage, the President of the Court, Olalekan Akande said it was obvious that love no longer existed between the couple. He, however, said that the welfare of the two female children of the couple was of importance to the court. Akande granted custody of the children to Kabirat and ordered the pastor to pay N5,000 monthly for the children's upkeep. Earlier, the pastor had told the court that the marriage produced two female children aged five and two. He said that his wife was a trouble maker and was always jealo...

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