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World Ranger Day: Kaduna State Govt. pledges support for rangers, tree planting

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10 months ago

August 2, 2023

The Kaduna State Government has pledged support for rangers and tree planting in the state.

The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Malam Abubakar Buba, made the pledge at the commemoration of the 2023 World Ranger Day.

The day is celebrated worldwide on July 31st to commemorate rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate their work in protecting the planet’s natural treasures and cultural heritage.

During a tree planting campaign on Tuesday in Kaduna, the commissioner said rangers contributed in ensuring a safe environment.

He, therefore, said marking the world ranger day was to appreciate the sacrifices the rangers made in the course of their mandate of protecting wild life and ensuring safe environment.

Buba also said that the ministry would visit and support families of rangers in the state who died or got injured in the course of their duties.

The commissioner lamented the climate issues, describing them as global issues which could be addressed through tree planting.

Buba therefore said the tree planting was symbolic, noting that the rangers and others would equally replicate it in the local government areas.

“We want to achieve our target of a cleaner and green Kaduna by 2030,” he said.

Also, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Alhaji Abba Umar, said saving the environment was equal to saving mankind.

He therefore urged the people of the state to desist from indiscriminate felling of trees and hunting wild life.

Earlier, the Chief Ranger of the ministry, Yakubu Sulaiman, solicited for more working equipment and better conditions.

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Ex-Sports Minister laments after hospital neglected him for hours over N80000 deposit

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3 days ago

May 11, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has recounted how a hospital in Plateau State did not attend to him because of the non-payment of the admission deposit.

Dalung said he fell ill on Wednesday, May 8, and went to the unnamed hospital for treatment but that the hospital refused to give him treatment because he had yet to make an admission deposit despite holding his medical records. The former minister said he regained partial consciousness later and transferred the deposit before he was attended to.

“I took ill on Wednesday, arrived at the hospital & shortly became unconscious after doctor’s interviews. Was ferried into emergency ward but abandoned for over 4 hrs due to non payments of admission deposits. Regained partial consciousness later did the transfer of deposit.

After that, I fell into unconsciousness again for about 7 hours. To God be the glory, I have been discharged after 3 days & recovering. Were it not for partial consciousness to pay the deposits, I would have been Mr. late. Many Nigerians have gone this way. Where is our humanity?

I was then admitted into the ward and given medical attention. This is the hospital that has my medical records. The last medical checkup I did about 2 months ago was there, but suddenly, I became a stranger because of non payments of deposits even with the so-called name. Hmmmm”

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Osun Poly Student, Olanrewaju Olatona killed by hit-and-run one-way driver

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4 weeks ago

April 18, 2024

Ifunaya Emeka

A Student Of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, has died after being hit by a trailer driver on Monday, April 15.

The Accident was said to have occurred when the driver, who was reportedly driving against traffic, collided with the motorcycle conveying a student named Olanrewaju Olatona and another passenger along the Ikirun-Osogbo road area of the state.

Due to the severe impact, Olanrewaju Olatona, a National Diploma 2 student, suffered fatal injuries. He died at the scene.

Olatona, who was the Financial Secretary of the Department of Mass Communication, was preparing for the one-year Industrial Training programme.

The driver fled the scene after the accident and has not been apprehended.

Subsequently, Osun State Polytechnic students organised a procession in front of the school gate and blocked the expressway for several hours.