As a decorated military officer and statesman, Useni played pivotal roles in shaping Nigeria’s governance and infrastructure.

Useni was also a representative of Plateau South Senatorial District in the Senate.

Details of his burial arrangements are expected to be announced soon.

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Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the first civilian governor of Abia State died after a brief illness in a hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Onu was among the aspirants that sought the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections.

He served as minister under the immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

He was born on 1 December 1951.

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It was gathered that the train was a few minutes from its destination – Kubwa – when the incident happened at about 03:20 pm.

“The Board and Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation regrets to inform the general public, particularly our passengers of AK3 and KA4 of today 27th January 2023 that the disruption experienced on our Abuja Kaduna Train Service was a result of the derailment of KA4 at Kubwa station. There was no casualty recorded,” NRC’s Director of Operations Niyi Ali said.

“We sincerely apologise to passengers whose planned trips were affected by this incident.”

“The NRC rescue team has mobilsed to the site to re-rail the rolling stock and repair the track. Consequently, the Abuja Kaduna Train Service is temporarily suspended,” he added.

“While assuring early recommencement of the service, all inconveniences to our esteemed passengers are highly regretted. Additional operational measures are being introduced nationwide to ensure safe train operations.”

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Buhari visited the United Kingdom two weeks ago, during which he attended an International Summit on Education and saw his private doctors for routine medical check-ups, Daily Dates Nigeria reports.

According to a police wireless message dispatched Thursday, all Sector Commanders and Divisional Police Officers at the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Command were directed to mobilize adequately inward Abuja.

On Thursday, Buhari paid a visit to former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is said to be recuperating in the United Kingdom.

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The Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan spoke for the team and the Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari representing President Muhammadu Buhari presented a joint message, on behalf of the President, the government, and the people of Nigeria to the Governor, the Shehu of Borno, and the bereaved Zabarmari community, describing the massacre of the farmworkers as the worst form of “senseless, barbaric and gruesome murder.”

In the message, President Buhari expressed the condolences of the government and people of Nigeria and gave strong assurances of his continuous commitment to fighting insurgency and all forms of insecurity in Borno State and all over Nigeria.

The President committed himself to make more resources available to the military to prosecute the war, adding that he will “work closely with neighboring countries on bilateral and multilateral levels to ensure that there is no hiding place for the terrorists.

“Nothing is more important than ensuring the security of lives and property of the people. Everything is secondary when security is at a stake.

“As we mourn the loss of our sons in Zabarmari, the Armed Forces have been given the marching order to take the fight to the insurgents, not on a one-off, but on a continuous basis until we root out the terrorists,” said the President.

President Buhari commended Governor Babagana Zulum for his leadership in running the affairs of the state.

In his response, Governor Zulum thanked the President for “ensuring relative peace since his assumption of office,” stating clearly that the situation is much better than he met it.

The Governor presented a number of requests on behalf of his people, including that the youths of the state should be enlisted in military and paramilitary organizations to play their roles in the defense of the nation.

He called on the FG to assist in the repatriation of Borno indigenes in camps in neighboring countries & requested the Nat’l Assembly to tweak the draft budget now before them to allow better allocation of resources for the N-East sub-region, which he alleged is being side-lined.

At the palace of the Shehu of Borno, His Eminence Abubakar Umar Ibn Garbai, the traditional ruler described as “madness,” the gruesome killings and urged his subjects to pray and offer useful information to the security agencies.

He thanked President Buhari for his efforts in returning normalcy to the state.

“Before this administration came, all 27 local councils and the Emirs had migrated to Maiduguri. We had no power from the National Grid, Telephone services were discontinued and the airport was closed,” he said, commending the President for changing all that for the better.

The delegation was also in Zabarmari, Jere Local Government where the incident took place.

The local Imam, Alhaji Idris who responded on behalf of the community said they were touched by the President’s gesture, saying, “we are happy that the President is with us in our moment of grief. Tell him that we are very happy with him.”

Aside from the Senate President and Chief of Staff to the President, the delegation included the House Majority Whip, Tahir Monguno, the Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Musa Bello, Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Agriculture (State), Mustapha Shehuri and Works and Housing (State), Engineer Abubakar Aliyu.

Others are National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

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According to a statement by the FCT Health Secretary, Dr. Kawu, the daily hazard fees for COVID-19 frontline health workers in the FCT, has been increased to N50,000 for Medical Doctors, N30,000 for Nurses, Lab Scientists, Pharmacists: N30,000 and N20,000 daily for cleaners, wards head and drivers.

Nigerian medical doctors earn a monthly hazard allowance of N5,000.

But the Minister was quoted as saying, “Doctors who care for Coronavirus patients will get a hazard fee of 50,000 per day. Nurses, lab scientists and pharmacists will get a hazard fee of 30,000 per day, and ward heads, cleaners and drivers who handle Coronavirus patients will get a hazard fee of 20,000 per day.”

Meanwhile, after recording 4 Coronavirus cases on Wednesday in Abuja, the FCT now has 54 confirmed cases of the virus. 7 cases have been discharged.

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Comrade Oshiomhole stated this while speaking with State House correspondents after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He also claimed that the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court that granted an interlocutory injunction for his suspension lacked the jurisdiction to hear the matter.

Oshiomhole further alleged that some members of the ruling APC fighting him are members of more than one political party.

He said that some forces in the party see him as a threat to them and their ambitious.

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