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  • Plateau United defeat Rangers to top NPFL table

    Plateau United FC of Jos on Wednesday defeated visiting Rangers International of Enugu 1-0 in a rescheduled Matchday 9 match of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

    With the victory, the NPFL reigning champions climbed to the top of the NPFL table with 18 points.

    Chizoba Amafule, new signing from Abia Warriors, gave Plateau United the lead in the 83rd minute, when he headed in after a lob by Ingbede. Rangers keeper, Thomas was beaten to the far right for the lone goal that took the champions to the top of the table.

    The first half was marked by the injury sustained in the 35th minute by Rangers forward Aguda, after a bad challenge from Plateau’s Golbe.

    Aguda was taken out of the field.

    Four minutes after, Plateau goalie Okiemute Odah stretched his full length to keep out Bright Silas’ attempt for Rangers, an effort that would have given the visitors the lead.

    The first half of the match ended goalless as both sides failed to undo each other.

    In the second half, the hosts mounted pressure on the visitors, such that the latter were made to seat deep in their own half of the field as they conceded free kick after free kick.

    In the 65th minute, Plateau made two tactical substitutions, introducing Peter Eneji to replace Osanga, and Abdulwaheed replacing Omoniwari. To pile more pressure on the visitors, Ibe Johnson also replaced Ambrose in the 75th minute.

    Two minutes after, the substitutions drew the result expected as Chizoba Amaefule headed the champions in front.

    Rangers made their own substitutions later on, but they were not so effective.

    After the match, Rangers Chief Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote said that his side was unlucky to go home without at least a point.

    “We did all we could to get at least a point but lost it at the last minute. It is unfortunate but it is one of those things in football.

    “We will take the positives from the game and make amends where necessary,”he said.

    Kennedy Boboye, Plateau United Chief Coach, said that his side played against a very technical team and was happy that they got the three points.

    Boboye said the three points were very important points to his side and would boost their morale as they travel to play on Tuesday in CAF Champions league.

    Amafule the scorer of the goal that gave United the victory, thanked God for giving them the three points in the match.

    He said the team was tired after the long journey from Cameroon, where they beat Eding Sports in CAF Champions League

    He said the team would do their best when they travelled to Tunisia for another CAF Champions League match against Etoile du Sahel.

  • Wikki Tourists FC spends N2.4m on 5 home matches — Spokesman

    Wikki Tourists FC of Bauchi says it has spent N2.4 million to execute its five home matches played in Jos, Plateau, since the beginning of the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

    The club’s Media Officer, Bala Kurba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi.

    Kurba said the team had to play its home matches in Jos due to the ongoing renovation of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, its base.

    He said the Local Management Committee (LMC) had earlier approved the New Jos Stadium, along Zaria Road for all the team’s home matches.

    “Following this development, we have been subjected to spending N480,000 per match to enable the team execute its home matches.

    “We spend N120,000 for the pitch, while the remaining N360,000 is for security, match officials and other unforeseen expenditure that were earlier not captured in the club’s budget.

    “The team is currently occupying the 13th position on the league table with 13 points, whereas, we could have performed better if the team has been playing its home matches in Bauchi,’’ he said.

    The spokesman called on fans and supporters of the club to be patient, while expressing optimism that the team would still do better in their remaining matches of the league.

  • ATMs disappoint customers in Jos metropolis, failed to dispense

    ATMs disappoint customers in Jos metropolis, failed to dispense

    Residents of Jos on Saturday decried the poor services by banks as many automated teller machines (ATM) in the metropolis failed to dispense cash to frustrated customers on long queues.

    Some of the stranded customers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos, expressed disappointment at the failure of many bank ATMs to dispense cash.

    NAN observed that no fewer than 20 customers were seen clustering round various ATM points waiting to withdraw money.

    The bank customers attributed the inability of many of the ATMs machines to dispense cash to network problem and accused bank managements of inadequate arrangements to avert the situation.

    Mr Alfred Ibrahim, a businessman, said he was on the ATM queue at Beach road in Jos North for more than four hours, lamenting that most of the ATMs were not working.

    He said that bank managements were aware of the usual bottlenecks at the ATM points during festive periods and ought to have made good provision for easy access to withdrawals.

    “I was expecting the banks to make adequate preparations for this season but out of five machines in a bank, none is even dispensing cash; that is why there are longer queues where they are operational,” he explained.

    Mr Chijioke Okpara, a civil servant, said he went to the ATM at Stefans Rayfield at about 5 a.m. and still met bdozens of people on the queue.

    “I went to the ATM around 5 a.m. and left around 8.45 a.m. I just wonder why banks would not ensure all their machines are working and have enough cash, “he said.

    Mrs Josephine Dawak, a civil servant, told NAN at an ATM at Secretariat Junction in Jos South that the banks were making deliberate efforts to reduce spending during the Yuletide season.

    “They tell us if you are not withdrawing above N100,000, do not come to the banking hall, yet they are hoarding money for the machines when they should all be operational, ” she said.

    Mr Ibrahim Isa, who was on transit to another local government, said he had visited several ATMs and was unable to withdraw money due to the long queues.

    ““I am stranded now for lack of funds to continue my journey, I am coming from Abuja going to Mangu Local Government Area, I have been on my feet without food for more than four hours.

    “I came to Terminus, thinking it would be easier but to my dismay, the crowd here is intimidating, you cannot be allowed to withdraw for emergency reasons because everyone is tired of standing, “he said.

    NAN reports that many customers blamed bank managements for not adequately stuffing their ATMs with enough cash during the festive period.

    “Bank officials knew well that cash is always in high demand during this time and more so salaries have just been paid, so they should have made enough cash available at ATMs,” said a bank customer.

    All efforts by NAN to speak with officials of the various banks proved abortive as they all refused to comment.

  • Child Trafficking: Rescued 145 minors, did not eat for 6 days – Commissioner

    On Thursday 12th January, 2017 the special task force, Sector 2 located opposite University of Jos intercepted two trucks conveying 145 children from Bauchi and Jigawa states to Plateau, Kaduna and Nassarawa states.

    According to Plateau Police Command spokesman, Mr. Terna Tyopev, he said the children, aged between four to eight years, were being moved from Jigawa and Bauchi to Plateau, Kaduna and Nasarawa States.

    The children – all male and within the age range of four to eight years – were rescued by members of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven.

    The trucks that were meant for carrying farm products and animal, was converted to convey the minors under harsh weather.

    The Plateau Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Rufina Gurumyen, spoke on the minors, at an advocacy visit by the Community Based Development (CBD), a Non Governmental organisation (NGO), to her office on Tuesday in Jos, described the abduction as “very sad”.

    She said that the Police had commenced investigation into the matter.

    “It is pathetic that more than 145 children were on transit to an unknown destination for six days without food or even having their baths.

    “ My ministry was immediately called upon after the recovery, and we are making enquiries to ensure appropriate action,“ she said.

    Since their rescue, the children have been in the custody of the Nigeria Police at their headquarters in Jos, while investigation into the matter continues.

    The suspects, comprising two drivers, eight conductors and three accompanying instructors were still in the custody of the Police and they have been providing information about how they came about the children and their destination.

    The Police say it would soon embark on the process of establishing contact with the state governments of Jigawa and Bauchi for the return of the children to their parents.

  • Improper disposal of medical waste poses health risk– Expert

    Improper disposal of medical waste poses health risk– Expert

    Mr, Solomon Chollom, Chairman, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria, Jos chapter (AMLSN), has warned against improper disposal of medical waste.

    He said that communities and the environment could be compromised through improper disposal of medical waste.

    He said that significant amount of medical waste are generated through materials used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

    He added that such waste poses significant amount of risk to human health and the environment if not disposed appropriately.

    Chollom said: “when working in the Laboratory you are working with infectious micro-organisms,

    “In the process, you generate a lot of waste, some of which are part of the organisms.

    “So it is only right that after the entire process, the sample management must be properly disposed.

    “Some waste are meant for autoclaving (an enclosed chamber for sterilisation of instruments under a specified pressure while some are for incineration

    “But the hallmark is that waste must be treated and made environmental friendly to avoid health risk.

    “If medical waste is not well disposed, you could be generating samples that could easily infect a whole community.”

    Chollom said that some officials in charge of waste management in some health facilities are not well trained on the proper way of disposing medical waste.

    “Due to their ignorance, they handle waste with levity and such waste is littered around”.

    Chollom explained that medical waste should not be incinerated, saying that if they are incinerated, they could lead to virus entering the community through the air.

    “People and the environment are vulnerable to airborne pathogens, this danger must be avoided at all cost,” he said.

    He said that incineration of medical waste at low temperatures releases toxic emissions which might contain heavy metals and dioxins.

    He said that the residual ash might also contaminate food and sources of drinking water.

    He said that disposal of medical waste should be handled by properly trained officials to mitigate the spread of diseases and pollution of the environment.