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460 golfers storm Jos ahead of the 2022 Governor’s Cup

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Not less than 460 golfers across the country have converged on Jos, the Plateau capital, for the 2022 edition of the Governor’s Cup.

Rev. Fr. Blaise Agwom, Captain of Lamingo Golf Club, the venue of the tournament, disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday in Jos.

He explained that the participants, comprising professionals and amateurs, were drawn from all parts of Nigeria and beyond.

Agwom said the tournament, an annual event, was sponsored by Gov. Simon Lalong of the state.

”As you all know, the Governor’s Cup is an annual event that began since 2016, where golfers from all parts of the country and beyond, come to participate.

”As we speak, 460 golfers are participating; we have some players from Ghana and even the U.S.

”This competition is to enable golfers to exercise, connect with each other and win prizes,” he said.

The captain, who thanked Lalong for sponsoring the tournament, promised to sustain it even after the governor is out of office.

”Golf has been on the Plateau for long and it is true that the coming of Gov. Lalong has boosted the game, but we have mechanisms on ground to ensure this competition holds regularly

”Afferall, with the support of the governor, Plateau has become a leading destination for golf and we will ensure this stands,” he said.

Agwom said that the tournament, which commenced on Monday, would end on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Secretary of the club, Jonathan Mawuyau, said that tournament would further showcase the peaceful nature of the state to the outside world, adding that it would attract visitors.

Mawuyau, who said that there were huge health benefits to playing golf, called on the residents of the state to develop an interest in the game.

He dismissed insinuations that the game was solely for the rich in the society, insisting that Nigerians from all walks of life could play it. (NAN)

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Maraban Jos killing: KDSG to cater for deceased’s family – Uba Sani

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Governor Uba Sani has promised that Kaduna State Government will shoulder the responsibility of the late Ummulkhairi Usman Aliyu’s family, a lady who was murdered by a mob at Maraban Jos, a town along Kaduna-Zaria expressway.

The Governor who made the pledge on Saturday when he paid a condolence visit on deceased’s family, said that his administration will cater for the upkeep of the husband and four children, including sponsoring the latter’s education.

Penultimate Sunday, a mob brutally killed Malama Ummulkhairi, an Islamic teacher and set her body ablaze at Maraban Jos, a town in Igabi local government, acting on accusations that she tried to kidnap children.

Speaking after commiserating with the deceased’s family at Maraban Jos last Saturday, Governor Uba Sani condemned the mob action, promising that the killers will face the full wrath of the law.

According to the Governor, he was out of the state on an official assignment when the murder occurred but he had sent senior Government officials to pay condolence on the family.

‘’I’m also working with the Commissioner of Police, the Director of the State of the SSS, as well as all the relevant security agencies in Kaduna State, to get to the root of the matter.

‘’And I’m happy to say that they have done an extreme investigation into this incident. As we are speaking, about 41 persons have been charged with culpable homicide.

‘’And about 41 went through investigation also; that’s 82. Thirty suspects have also have been charged for unlawful assembly,’’ he disclosed.

The Governor promised that all those who were involved in the murder, will face the law, no matter their status or number, to serve a deterrent against people taking laws into their own hands.

Governor Uba Sani argued that although the security agencies did their best, they should also conduct a thorough investigation on the complicity of some of their personnel, especially the Maraban Jos Divisional Police Officer(DPO).

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Tinubu not afraid of Peter Obi, he’s not a nightmare – Presidency

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Special Adviser Media and Public Communication to President Bola Tinubu, Sunday Dare, has declared that nobody in the current administration is afraid of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Dare insisted that Obi was a threat and a nightmare but currently Tinubu’s administration is not afraid of him.

Featuring on the latest edition of Mic On Podcast, the presidential aide noted that Tinubu’s administration is standing on a solid ground of performance.

He said: “This government is not afraid of Peter Obi, the same right he has to ask Tinubu to resign is the same right the government has to respond to him that the president will not resign, there is no basis or reason for the president to resign.

“The right that the government has to educate to say that you need to go back to school, we run a presidential system, we have elections every four years and not just for the president but for the Senate and House of Representatives.

“That’s where you can go back for the citizens, so nobody is afraid of Peter Obi.

“He is not a nightmare, maybe before, Peter Obi was a threat, but right now, Peter Obi is no threat because we stand on solid ground of performance.

“We are able to interrogate the problems of this country. Peter Obi will not defeat President Tinubu in Lagos again.”

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