Global Achievers Season of Awards

In consistent and commitment to the practice of promoting positive ideals and ideas and in appreciation to those who have contributed immesurably to the well being of the society through their respective professions and personal resources, GLOBAL ACHIEVERS MEDIA is set to honour  individuals as well as organisations in the second edition of GLOBAL ACHIEVERS ONLINE MAGAZINE (globalachieversmedia.blogspot.com) AWARDS.

In the first phase of the second edition of the award, Mr. John Nyiam, a vibrant, versatile and viable young man will be honoured in the YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR category. This is in recognition and appreciation of his job creation role through his company, John Cherish; which has employed many youths and is credited to be one of the largest employers of labour in the private sector in Cross River State.

Also to be honoured is Barr. Enome Amatey, a serious lawyer, vocal crusader,  advocate and defender of human rights, renowned for his consistent crusades for the independence of the judiciary, he is a star whose light shines through the legal firmament. Having been in the legal profession for a decade now, he has recorded tremendous achievements at the bar.  Enome Amatey will be honoured in the YOUNG PROFESSIONAL category.

Also to be recognised and accorded honour in the YOUNG PROFESSIONAL category, is a female lawyer with remarkable achievements, Barr. Peace Ohiaeri. She is a role model to several young ladies who aspire to become great in the corporate and academic worlds.

The season of awards which will kick start formally on 19th May, 2021, will end on 1st June, 2021. 

In line with the times, and in order to keep to COVID-19 rules, there will be no formal ceremony as it were in the first edition. 

The awards will be sent to the recipients in their respective homes or offices as shall be provided.

Gunmen invade Benue Varsity Campus, Kidnap Students

Unknown gunmen have invaded the Federal University of Agriculture located in Makurdi, the Benue State Capital and kidnapped scores of students.

Details of the incident remained sketchy as at press time.

But DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday night when the gunmen stormed the campus, shooting sporadically to scare the university security away before taking some students to an unknown destination.

The university’s Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit (IPPR), Mrs Rosemary Waku, confirmed this on Monday morning.

Also, the state’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Anene Sewuese Catherine confirmed the incident to DAILY POST correspondent.

She promised to issue a statement shortly.

SOURCE: DAILY POST

Jihadists Kill 31 Soldiers in North East Nigeria

At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, military sources said on Monday.

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in the town of Mainok outside the regional capital Maiduguri before storming the nearby base, the two sources said.

The attack was the deadliest this year against Nigeria’s army which has been battling a decade-long jihadist insurgency in the region that has killed 36,000 people and displaced around two million from their homes.

“We lost 31 soldiers, including their commander who was a lieutenant colonel, in the ambush by the terrorists,” a military officer said about the attack which happened around 1100 GMT.

The convoy was transporting weapons to Maiduguri when it came under attack, said a second military source who gave a similar toll.

“The terrorists came in several trucks, including four MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles) and engaged the convoy in a fierce battle,” the second source said.

The militants overwhelmed soldiers, leading to the “colossal loss” of troops, he said.

“We lost a lot of men in very gruesome way.”

The jihadists seized weapons and two MRAPs in the attack before overrunning and partially burning the base outside the town, the two sources said.

Mainok, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Maiduguri, has been repeatedly targeted by the jihadists.

ISWAP has frequently set up bogus checkpoints along the 120-km highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu in neighbouring Yobe state on which Mainok lies, killing and abducting travellers.

ISWAP split from mainstream Boko Haram faction in 2016 and rose to become a dominant force in the northeast as Nigeria’s conflict has spilt over borders into neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

SOURCE: GUARDIAN

Soyinka Asks FG To Seek Help Over Insecurity, Stop Blame Trade

 

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, to seek help where necessary to regain peace in the country and chart a way forward without using Nigerians as victims.

He made the call in a statement while reacting to the killings across the country by bandits, terrorists, and other gunmen in the country.

Professor Soyinka decried that these gunmen have sacrificed and traumatised the country’s youths beyond their capacity to cope.

According to him, the country is at war and it is time to stop pretending while the government should put in more efforts to stop the killing of youths who are the future.

The Nobel laureate also condemned the practice of blame trade, saying it should be left for later.

SOURCE: CHANNELS

Three Students Killed in Nigeria after Kidnapping at Greenfield University

Abuja, Nigeria (CNN)Three students kidnapped by armed bandits from Greenfield University in northern Nigeria on Tuesday have been killed, a local official said in a statement on Friday.

"The armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students," said Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Kaduna State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a statement posted on Facebook.

Aruwan said the remains of the three kidnapped students were found on Friday in Kwanan Bature village, which is near the university.

At least 20 students and three staff members of Greenfield University, a private academic institution in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, were abducted on Tuesday night by armed men, one official told CNN on Thursday.

Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai condemned the killing of three students as "sheer wickedness, inhumanity and an outright desecration of human lives by vile entities." He went on to say the armed bandits represent the worst of humankind and must be fought at all costs.

SOURCE: CNN

Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years

This has been confirmed from Bill Gates’ social media account, and signed by the couple.

According to the statement, the decision came after a “great deal of thought and work.” But the couple no longer believes they can grow together as a couple in this “next phase” of their lives.