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Daily Trust: HURIWA advises army on arrested journalists A pro-democracy and Non-Governmental Organization, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has reacted to the raid on the premises of Daily Trust Newspaper in Maiduguri, Borno State and Abuja by men of the Nigerian Army. HURIWA urged the military to show “greater restraint and embark on the search for legal and or amicable resolution of whatever conflict may have arisen between them and the media.” Urging the media to be responsible in reporting security matters, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, called on the Army to release the “media workers arrested.” A statement forwarded to DAILY POST, reads: “At first when our attention was called to it we expressed shock that this could happen in an era whereby the Chief of Army staff Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has entered the annals of our national history as the head of the Army that significantly improved relations between

Nigerian, European scientists solve 2018 Lassa fever puzzle By Sola Ogundipe LASSA fever is caused by a virus carried in the urine or faeces of infected rats. The virus causes fever, weakness, muscle pain and seizures, and is frequently fatal. Lassa virus occurs endemically in West Africa and while it regularly causes small outbreaks, between January and May 2018, Nigeria experienced the largest Lassa fever outbreak on record. The Lassa fever season saw the largest ever recorded upsurge of cases, raising concerns over the emergence of a strain with increased transmission rate. An outbreak of the virus led to 376 confirmed cases within a few months– more than the combined total for the three previous years. Lassa-fever To understand the molecular epidemiology of the 2018 upsurge, even without prior knowledge of the root cause, scientists from Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, ISTH, Delta State, Nigeria; Public Health England, PHE, in the United Kingdom,

Mbappe beats Kane, Neymar, Ronaldo, Messi, others to emerge this year’s most valuable player [See detail] Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe has been named this year’s most valuable player in world football, with a £196.25million price tag. A study by the CIES Football Observatory on Monday shows that the 20-year-old is rated as the most valuable player in world football. According to CIES, Mbappe has had a £196.25m price tag put on his head in a study of the top 50 players from Europe’s five biggest leagues. The France international is ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane, Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. Kane has been valued at £180m (second), while Neymar is priced £177m (third position). Messi has been valued at £153.7m (seventh position), while Ronaldo is priced £114m (nineteen position). Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/01/mbappe-beats-kane-neymar-ronaldo-messi.html

Pressure In Sudan As 800 Protesters Are Arrested In Pro-Bashir Rally [Channels TV] More than 800 protesters have been arrested in anti-government demonstrations held across Sudan since last month, a minister said Monday, as hundreds gathered at a rally backing President Omar al-Bashir. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December 19, when unrest first broke out over a government decision to raise the price of bread. Authorities say at least 19 people including two security personnel have been killed in clashes during the demonstrations, but rights group Amnesty International has put the death toll at 37. Interior Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman on Monday gave details to parliament of arrests made during the protests and violence that marked several rallies. “The total number of protesters arrested until now is 816,” Osman said. The figure was the first given by officials for those detained since the rallies erupted initially in towns and villages and later spread to

NNPC generates N383.969m revenue from WRPC, PHRC in 9 months By Ediri Ejoh The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has generated a revenue of about N383.969 million from the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, WRPC and Port-Harcourt Refining Company Limited, PHRC between January and September, 2018. In its recent financial report, the Corporation attributed the development to the ongoing revamping of the refineries, expected to further enhance the capacity utilisation of the plants. It stated: “WPRC generated N9.21 million, N9.6 mn, N36.9mn, N6.68mn, N39.55mn, N23.25, N13.45mn, N8.67mn and N66.18 million, which totals N213.49 million, between January and September, 2018. NNPC Headquarters, Abuja. “Meanwhile, PHRC, which generated a revenue of over N170.479 million in the review period, had N27.069mn, N27.304mn, N3.638mn, N27.065mn, N19.530mn, N36.173mn, N18.54mn, N6.35mn and 4.81 million, between January and September, 2018.” The r

NPHC completes 8 NIPP power plants worth billions of Naira By Udeme Akpan THE Niger-Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, has completed work on eight power plants, worth billions of naira, in order to increase electricity generation in Nigeria. The plants, constructed under the Federal Government’s National Independent Power Project, NIPP, included the 750MW Olorunsogo 11, 450MW Sapele, 434MW Geregu 11, 450MW Omotosho 11, 450MW Ihovbor, 450MW Alaoji, 563MW Calabar and 225MW Gbarain. electricity In its review of operations in 2018, obtained by Vanguard, the company also stated: “The NDPHC has completed 2,194km of 330KV transmission lines and 809km of 132KV transmission lines; an increase of 46 per cent and 13 per cent respectively over the pre-NIPP status of grid infrastructure. “It has further constructed a total of 2,600km of 11kv and 1,700km of 33kv distribution lines for improving access to electricity. It is true that there is heavy dependence on the NIPP

Jubilation As Atiku Storms Kogi State For Mega Rally (Photos) Atiku Abubakar The people of Kogi State were filled with joy as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi stormed Kogi State for a presidential mega rally. The candidate who is riding on the wings of job creation and security, has since stated that in order to get Nigeria working again, there is need to stop the job losses. This will be achieved by partnering effectively with private sectors and civil societies to move Nigeria forward. In attendance, were three former governors of Kogi state; Idris Wada, Ibrahim Idris and Clarence Olafemi. Also sited were PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus, the Campaign DG of the PDP, Dr Bukola Saraki and many other party stakeholders.  While speaking, Idris Ibrahim, a former governor of Kogi State, stated that “Atiku is here to end the suffering. Nigerians have suffered enough,” he said. Dr.