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The House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions will today (Monday) hold a public hearing on bills seeking the establishment of federal universities and colleges of agriculture in some states of the country.
The committee will deliberate on “A Bill for an Act to establish Federal University of Agriculture, Ute-Okpu, Delta State; A Bill for an Act to establish Federal University of Agriculture, Fiditi, Oyo State; a Bill for an Act to establish Federal University of Agriculture, Ako, Nike, Enugu State, and a Bill for an Act to Establish Federal College of Agriculture, Ise, Ekiti State.
On the list are “A Bill for an Act to establish Federal College of Agriculture, Misau, Bauchi State; a Bill for an Act to Establish Federal College of Agriculture, Agila, Benue State; a Bill for an Act to Establish Federal College of Agriculture and Vocational Studies, Ako-Nike, Enugu State; a Bill for an Act to Establish Agricultural and Energy Technical Institute, Nasarawa Eggon, Nasarawa State, and a Bill for an Act to Establish the National Institute for Oil Palm Research, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.”
It will be recalled that the House had mandated the committee, chaired by Akeem Adeyemi, to consider nine bills seeking the establishment of new agricultural universities, colleges and institutes across the country.
One of the proposed legislation, titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish Federal University of Agriculture, Ute-Okpu, Delta State, to make comprehensive provisions for its due management and administration; and for related matters,” was sponsored by the deputy spokesman for the House, Philip Agbese.
It was first introduced on the floor on July 13, 2023.
The bill, thereafter, passed a second reading on November 10, 2023, after it was unanimously adopted by members of the House at plenary.
Agbese, who represents Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency, Benue State, while leading the debate on the bill’s general principles, said, “Nations are returning to the farm to boost their economy.
“In our darling country, petroleum can no longer sustain us. If agriculture is the way forward, the focus should be on establishing world-class learning institutions.
“The potential benefit of this proposed institution can never be overemphasised. Over 90 per cent of the people of Ute-Okpu and neighbouring communities are farmers, hence the need to promote and enlighten them and Nigerians on current best practices.
“The Federal University of Agriculture Ute-Okpu, Delta State, when established, will conduct education, research, and environmental monitoring and assessment in collaboration with other world-class institutions.”
The committee is expected to submit a report to the House for consideration ahead of a third reading, passage and transmission to the Senate for concurrence.
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Buba Galadima, has declared that the lawmakrs in the National Assembly who had a hand in the passage of the State Police Bill would be consumed by it when it eventually comes into being.
Alhaji Galadima said this, on Tuesday, on Arise TV, during an interview.
The elder statesman, who said he had fought against its creation since 1987, said the lawmakers erred in the passage of the bill and he said the lawmakers would pay dearly for it.
He likened the State Police scheme to the Native Police structure in the pre colonial era.
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Said he, “The State Police Bill was just passed like that without really looking at the nitty-gritty of that law.
“I am not very much concerned because most of the characters in the National Assembly were not matured enough when the Native Authority Police was used by the Native Authority or the Regional Governments of that time. If they knew, they would not have put their fingers into this. And I assure the country that those who have a hands in this will pay dearly in the hands of State police. Am sure some of the members of the National Assembly, when this law is passed, will never have the chance to visit their states,” Alhaji Galadima declared.
A classified military document has listed 104 Nigerian Army soldiers as deserters following a Boko Haram attack on their base in Borno State.
The soldiers were attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalion along the Mandara–Buratai Road.
According to the document obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were declared to have “absconded” from their duty post with their personal weapons after the attack.
The attack, which occurred on June 5, reportedly left at least eight soldiers dead.
“At the 162 Battalion on Mandara–Buratai Road, eight soldiers were killed in action. They attacked us at 4 a.m. today, Friday, when it was raining,” a military source said.
“They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack,” the source added.
A military signal marked “RESTRICTED” reportedly declared the 104 personnel deserters more than three weeks after the attack.
“The above-named soldier and 103 others absconded from their place of deployment to an unknown destination on June 5, 2026, with their personal weapons after the BHT/ISWAP attack on our location,” the signal read.
“In view of the foregoing, I am directed to respectfully affirm that the said soldiers have not reported back for duty and are hereby declared deserters with effect from that date,” it added.
Military sources said authorities had frozen the bank accounts of the affected personnel and directed formations to apprehend any of them found within their areas of responsibility.
The breakdown of the affected soldiers includes one Staff Sergeant, three Sergeants, seven Corporals, 38 Lance Corporals and 55 Privates.
The Nigerian Army had yet to issue an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
The full names of the affected personnel and their ranks are below:
STAFF SERGEANT
1. Staff Sergeant Idris Mohammed, Army No. 98NA/46/1906.
SERGEANTS
1. Sergeant Omotoyinbo Samuel, Army No. 04NA/55/0901.
2. Sergeant Oyinbo John, Army No. 09NA/64/5990.
3. Sergeant Folorunsho Michael, Army No. 03NA/53/1791.
CORPORALS
1. Corporal Onumaru Felix, Army No. 12NA/68/6732.
2. Corporal Adenekan Amos, Army No. 13NA/70/8004.
3. Corporal Basiru Garba, Army No. 13NA/70/7338.
4. Corporal Fatoki Olusegun, Army No. 13NA/70/6585.
5. Corporal Abu Mohammed, Army No. 13NA/70/3372.
6. Corporal Emmanuel Moses, Army No. 14NA/71/12704.
7. Corporal Aminu Bello, Army No. 15NA/73/0416.
LANCE CORPORALS
1. Lance Corporal Abdullahi Kamalu, Army No. 12NA/68/6096.
2. Lance Corporal Adeniyi Kehinde, Army No. 12NA/68/6985.
3. Lance Corporal Oko Michael, Army No. 15NA/74/4413.
4. Lance Corporal Modey Ernest, Army No. 15NA/74/3728.
5. Lance Corporal Usman Abdulazeez, Army No. 15NA/74/4063.
6. Lance Corporal Adamu Hassan, Army No. 16NA/75/4906.
7. Lance Corporal Mohammed Abdulrahman, Army No. 16NA/75/3182.
8. Lance Corporal Onengiye Gabriel, Army No. 17NA/76/3028.
9. Lance Corporal Hassan, Army No. 17NA/76/3895.
10. Lance Corporal Ator Desmond, Army No. 17NA/76/3971.
11. Lance Corporal Ibrahim Mubarak, Army No. 17NA/76/3860.
12. Lance Corporal Rufai Ubale, Army No. 17NA/76/4391.
13. Lance Corporal Musa Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5351.
14. Lance Corporal Abayomi Sunday, Army No. 17NA/76/5419.
15. Lance Corporal Mathias Clement, Army No. 17NA/76/5578.
16. Lance Corporal Buhari Idris, Army No. 17NA/76/5343.
17. Lance Corporal Bulama Mukhtar, Army No. 17NA/76/1750.
18. Lance Corporal Isah Mukaila, Army No. 17NA/76/4807.
19. Lance Corporal Jamilu Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5093.
20. Lance Corporal Ali Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5112.
21. Lance Corporal Yusuf Saidu, Army No. 17NA/76/5251.
22. Lance Corporal Abdullahi Garba, Army No. 17NA/76/3665.
23. Lance Corporal Mubarak Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5658.
24. Lance Corporal Awa Micheal, Army No. 17NA/76/0128.
25. Lance Corporal Aliyu Musa, Army No. 17NA/76/1975.
26. Lance Corporal Onikoyi Lawal, Army No. 19NA/78/0839.
27. Lance Corporal Sambo Abdulrahman, Army No. 19NA/78/1758.
28. Lance Corporal Olorundare Azeez, Army No. 19NA/78/2229.
29. Lance Corporal Shuaibu Ibrahim, Army No. 19NA/78/2815.
30. Lance Corporal Muhammed Adamu, Army No. 19NA/78/2628.
31. Lance Corporal Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Army No. 19NA/78/3579.
32. Lance Corporal Samuel Alexander, Army No. 20NA/79/1063.
33. Lance Corporal Nazeem Mahmud, Army No. 20NA/79/4577.
34. Lance Corporal Ahmed Shuaibu, Army No. 20NA/79/4450.
35. Lance Corporal Tamini James, Army No. 20NA/79/2496.
36. Lance Corporal Abdulrazaq Salisu, Army No. 20NA/79/2715.
37. Lance Corporal Tijani Adamu, Army No. 20NA/79/3164.
38. Lance Corporal Gambo Rabiu, Army No. 20NA/79/4485.
PRIVATES
1. Private Saliu Sueliman, Army No. 21NA/80/0560.
2. Private Musa Lucky, Army No. 21NA/80/1598.
3. Private Mustapha Muhammed, Army No. 21NA/80/2482.
4. Private Ayuba Rimanshong, Army No. 21NA/80/3077.
5. Private Tijjani Mohammed, Army No. 21NA/80/3239.
6. Private Jibrin Danladi, Army No. 21NA/80/5705.
7. Private Edwin Friday, Army No. 21NA/80/2256.
8. Private Abdullahi Tanko, Army No. 21NA/80/4391.
9. Private Muhammed Lawan, Army No. 21NA/80/4899.
10. Private Samotu Musa, Army No. 21NA/80/0980.
11. Private John Samaila, Army No. 21NA/80/4828.
12. Private Adebayo Monday, Army No. 21NA/80/1581.
13. Private Silas Gibson, Army No. 21NA/80/2718.
14. Private Aliyu Mamman, Army No. 21NA/80/4831.
15. Private Bright Precious, Army No. 21NA/80/5749.
16. Private Alkasim Maharaz, Army No. 21NA/81/8880.
17. Private James Naphtali, Army No. 21NA/81/6958.
18. Private Umar Taufeeq, Army No. 21NA/81/10018.
19. Private Buhari Sani, Army No. 21NA/81/10508.
20. Private Oleka Isaac, Army No. 21NA/81/7686.
21. Private Ibrahim Mathew, Army No. 21NA/81/10418.
22. Private Abubakar Idris, Army No. 22NA/82/3494.
23. Private Yahaya Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/82/3834.
24. Private Ibrahim Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/82/2183.
25. Private Sabiu Muktar, Army No. 22NA/82/2101.
26. Private Babangida John, Army No. 22NA/83/10713.
27. Private Danjuma Ali, Army No. 22NA/83/10284.
28. Private Mas’ud Ismail, Army No. 22NA/83/11257.
29. Private Ahmed Abubakar, Army No. 22NA/83/11381.
30. Private Sulaiman Musa, Army No. 22NA/83/11662.
31. Private Saad Auwal, Army No. 22NA/83/11685.
32. Private Abubakar Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/83/6787.
33. Private Adamu Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/83/7382.
34. Private Umar Sulaiman, Army No. 22NA/83/7654.
35. Private Mahmud Saifullahi, Army No. 22NA/83/8278.
36. Private Ebe Gideon, Army No. 22NA/83/8346.
37. Private Abdulrahman Aliyu, Army No. 22NA/83/8829.
38. Private Yarima Atiku, Army No. 22NA/83/9767.
39. Private Idris Mustapha, Army No. 22NA/83/6095.
40. Private Garzali Suleiman, Army No. 23NA/84/5681.
41. Private Aliyu Abdullahamed, Army No. 23NA/85/11771.
42. Private David Wisdom, Army No. 23NA/85/11990.
43. Private Nikodemon Victor, Army No. 23NA/85/12310.
44. Private Kazeem Lukman, Army No. 23NA/85/8298.
45. Private Pinon Yunana, Army No. 23NA/85/9525.
46. Private Haladu Isah, Army No. 23NA/85/1021.
47. Private Abubakar Abdullahi, Army No. 23NA/85/11366.
48. Private Friday Justine, Army No. 23NA/85/11721.
49. Private Selim Lawan, Army No. 23NA/85/12512.
50. Private Azaka Samuel, Army No. 23NA/85/7240.
100. Private Zaka
ri Aminu, Army No. 24NA/86/4203.
101. Private Sufianu Bello, Army No. 24NA/86/4934.
102. Private Abba Miko, Army No. 24NA/86/5198.
103. Private Lawal Mubarak, Army No. 24NA/87/6647.
104. Private Isiya Musa, Army No. 24NA/87/8279.
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Nigerian Husband of South African Deputy Mayor Nabbed After Police Uncover 28 Alleged Illegal Migrants in His, Bloemfontein, Guest House
A Nigerian national, Phil Odili, has been nabbed in Bloemfontein, South Africa, after police allegedly discovered about 28 undocumented foreign nationals hiding in his guesthouse during a raid.
Odili is the husband of the Deputy Executive Mayor of the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Lulama Titi Odili.
Confirming the arrest, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the operation had triggered a major police and immigration investigation.
According to her, officers found between 28 and 29 people who had allegedly been staying at the guesthouse for about seven days without leaving the premises.
“It’s a guesthouse where we had about 28 to 29 people that were arrested because they were hiding in this place.”
She added, “We’re told that it’s about seven days that they’ve been hiding in this place. There is someone who’s coming in bringing some foodstuffs for them.”
The raid comes amid heightened immigration enforcement in South Africa following protests against illegal immigration.
Letsoha-Mathae said Odili had been taken into custody but was yet to be formally charged.
“The husband is not yet being charged. He’ll be transported to the nearest police station. We’ll know later today what charges he’ll be facing.”
Authorities said preliminary findings suggest many of those arrested are undocumented migrants from countries including Nigeria and Ethiopia.
The investigation took another twist after police allegedly recovered a Nigerian passport alongside the d+ath certificate and South African identity document of a deceased South African woman.
“This person is having a Nigerian passport but is in possession of a d+ath certificate of a South African woman and an ID of a South African woman,” Letsoha-Mathae said.
She said investigators are also probing how a visa allegedly linked to the deceased woman was obtained after her d+ath. Police say investigations are ongoing, and no formal charges have yet been announced against Odili.
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