By Hope Michael
10 September
People have been questioning the nutrition of rice since many years. While some agree that it’s part of our daily life and is a staple food that can not be ditched, there are others who feel that consuming white rice makes you fat.
In most cases white rice helps in weight loss, sometimes people who want to loss weight tends to avoid eating rice,simply because they thought rice add weight. If you’re trying to loss weight you don’t need to get rid of rice, just eat rice at the appropriate time and hour( not to forget eating heavy food at night tends to make one to add weight).
Rice is part of our identity,our culture and our life. This is why we feel satisfied after eating rice. If you keep rice out of your daily diet, your skin , hair and digestion everything will be hampered. People should have as much rice as they want to.
Experts advise that the right way to make rice is to soak the rice for 15-20 minutes, then wash it, and then cook.
Police grill DSS operative over Abuja market shooting
By waliyat Abdulsalam
10th September 2023
The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory Command, Haruna Garba, has revealed that an operative of the Department of State Services who was involved in a shooting incident that left several persons injured and hospitalised, has been arrested and detained.
Garba disclosed this in a telephone interview on Saturday, noting that investigation was still ongoing into the incident, while denying allegations that the DSS operative was walking free.“The DSS operative is still in our custody; he has not been released, and investigation is still ongoing,” the CP said.
Meanwhile, Sunday PUNCH can confirm that victims of the market shooting are currently receiving treatment at some hospitals in Abuja.
A violent protest which was subsequently quelled by the police had erupted on Thursday night following the shooting of a fashion designer by a DSS operative who also shot indiscriminately and also injured several others.It was learnt that a client brought the operative to the fashion designer’s shop for allegedly failing to deliver some clothes on an agreed date.
A trader in the market, who did not want her name in print for fear of victimisation, said some of the fashion designer’s colleagues, who learnt about the matter intervened but that their interference did not go down well with the DSS operative.
According to her, the security agent was arrested and detained by the police after he allegedly shot the fashion designer.“A female customer of the fashion designer brought the DSS. She said the fashion designer did not sew her clothes. Her colleagues joined and defended her. The issue led to a serious argument. The DSS operative was arrested and detained at Wuse Market Police Station,” the trader added.
The spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, had in a statement on Thursday said the secret police was investigating the matter.He said, “The attention of the Department of State Services has been drawn to an incident that occurred a few hours ago between its staff and a mob at the Garki Market, Abuja. Information at the disposal of the Service was that its FCT Command responded to an SOS from their field operatives who allegedly came under a mob attack in the said market.“Consequently, the Service has commenced an investigation into the matter. The public is assured that details of the inquiries will be communicated as soon as possible. The Service assures that it will not hesitate to mete out a proper disciplinary measure(s) to its staff if found culpable or running foul of Standard Operating Procedures on dealing with a member of the public.”
19-Year-Old Gauff Defeats Sabalenka To Win US Open
By Abba Batholomew Adikwu
10th September
SPORT NEWS
American teenager Coco Gauff came from behind to win the US Open on Saturday, clinching her first Grand Slam title with a battling win over Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
Gauff, 19, produced a gutsy performance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court to win 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2hr 6min to complete a fairytale transformation in her season’s fortunes.
The sixth seed from Florida had gone into the final as the underdog against the hard-hitting second seed Sabalenka, who will become world number one in next week’s rankings.
But with both players making a slew of mistakes throughout an error-strewn final watched by a record crowd of 28,143 it was Gauff who held her nerve when it mattered to seal a deserved victory.
The win completed a remarkable turnaround for Gauff, who was left distraught after a first-round exit at Wimbledon in July.
However, she bounced back to win titles in Washington and Cincinnati and has now landed the biggest win of her career, after a shattering loss at the French Open last year.
Kill terrorists who won’t surrender, Northeast
By Ogbemudia Christian Aimwonmwan
10th September
The North East Governors’ Forum has urged the military to invade the hideouts of the insurgents that fail to surrender in the region and kill them.
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno and the chairman of the Forum made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri at its 8th meeting.
Zulum, who commended the military for the relative peace in the sub-region that facilitated the return of normalcy in many areas, said there was a need to fish out the remnants that refused to lay down their arms.
“Let me use this auspicious occasion to commend our brave military in the fight against the insurgency which remains unquestionable while their determination to succeed is very glaring,” Zulum said.
“No doubt, they have considered and acted upon a wide range of options in the fight against terrorism, thereby recording tremendous progress which has clearly indicated that the end to the insurgency in the sub-region is fast approaching.
“I want to call on the Nigerian military to reach into the enclaves of the insurgents who are not ready to lay down their arms. We must pursue them to their hideouts in the remote nook and cranny and neutralise those who refuse to surrender.”
The governor, who bemoaned the negative effect of insurgency that affected the socioeconomic activities in the sub-region, said until the terrorists were subdued, efforts to improve things would be slowed down.
COMMENCEMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN HUK POLY.
By Khadijat Abdulfatai
10th September
Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic commenced entrepreneurship development program on the 9th September 2023. Although,the program has been in the history of HUK poly for skill acquisition and self reliance of the students,which is mandatory for every final year student to be part and Persil of the program.
The entrepreneurship program is essential for economic growth and development which contributes immensely to per capital income and self growth. It is well said that “An entrepreneur is an employer not a employee” for that it is an added advantage to the student.
Similarly, the entrepreneurship program in HUK POLY consist of different trades, which include barbing, Tailoring, soap making, handset repair, hairdressing, and many more, all for the development of students.
One of our correspondence Hope Micheal interview some of the student to know there selected trade and hear their opinion.
According to a student, Emmanuel Temidayo Adeyemi, whose selected trade is Handset repair, said he sees entrepreneurship as an eye opener, because he is now expose to so many things he did not know before about handset and its repair, he also advice students to engage in entrepreneurship because it will assist when they finally become
a graduate.
Furthermore, Patience Gabriel, whose trade is soap making in her statement says “I am happy I selected this trade, because it is one of the best trade and I will equally learn so many things, like soap, izal, robb, hair cream and lots more.
In addition, Usman Ibrahim Alhaji, whose trade is tailoring and service, said tailoring and service helps youth to build their skills that will help them in future.
Local refining can’t reduce petrol to N200/litre, says MOMAN
By Waliyat Abdulsalam
10th September
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has said it is impossible for price of petrol to go as low as N200 per litre, even if the refineries are revamped.
The association noted this, following a report published recently, where the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said petrol price would crash below N200 per litre if the refineries became functional again.
The Chairman, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Rivers State Chapter, Joseph Obele, had advised the Federal Government to ensure that the nation’s refineries were fixed as planned.
He said, “Until our nation-owned refineries are functional, fuel prices will keep increasing due to international variables. But when our refineries are functional, Nigerians will buy fuel less than N200 per litre.
The scarcity of dollars has made it difficult for importers of petroleum products to continue further importation. For about two weeks now, the petroleum distribution chain has experienced turbulence. This is evident on the NNPC buying portal of marketers.
The Chief Executive Officer and former chairman of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, Tunji Oyebanji, said exchange rate of the dollar was affecting petrol price.
He also said price of crude oil at the international market had been on a rising trend due to high demand and cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Don’t you think the exchange rate of the dollar and naira is not affecting the price of petroleum products? Nigerians need to understand that the problem is actually the exchange rate, not the price of petrol.
”He noted that reports that petrol price would drop to N200 per litre was misleading.
Shettima opens North-East governors’ meeting, tasks zone on unity
By olasukanmi temitope
September 10th
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for stronger unity among the diverse leaders and stakeholders in the 6-state North-East to effectively address the various challenges bedevilling the geopolitical zone.
The VP made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri when he declared open the 8th meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum.
Shettima is on a two-day official trip to Maiduguri for the commissioning of projects executed by Governor Zulum, the flag-off of palliatives distribution by the Northeast Development Commission and the opening of the Northeast Governors Forum meeting, all in Maiduguri. The VP arrived on Friday evening.
The host, Governor of Borno State and Governors of Adamawa- Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, Bauchi- Bala Mohammed, Yobe- Mai Mala Buni were in attendance, while those of Gombe and Taraba were represented by their deputies.
Vice President Shettima commended the North-East Governors for deliberately forging unity amongst themselves despite their differences in political ideologies.
He urged national and state assembly members to uphold the same values.
Chairman of the North-East Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, advocated for a partnership that can give birth to an independent power station and railway network across the northeast.
Let me draw our attention to the recent amendment to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which saw the removal of Power Generation and Railway Transportation from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list. It is therefore important for us in the North East to partner towards the provision of independent power supply and rail transportation in the sub-region,” Zulum said.
The Governor also urged his colleagues from the region to give priority to the issues of youth unemployment and poverty in the region.
“As we are set to deliberate on matters of common interest and shared responsibilities, we should, in addition to the issues of insecurity, floods, illicit mining and North East Development Commission projects in the sub-region, also focus specifically on youth unemployment, the deep-rooted poverty among the majority of our people due to the removal of oil subsidy by the Federal Government,” Zulum said.
Deputy Governor of Borno, Umar Usman Kadadur, senators and members of the House of Representatives, state lawmakers, Secretaries to the State Governments from the northeast States, traditional rulers led by the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Umar Garbai Elkanemi and senior Government officials from the six States of the northeast attended the opening of the governors’ meeting.