Samoa Agreement: Tinubu Won’t Compromise Anti-Same-Sex Law, Says Minister
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said, on Thursday, that the $150bn Samoa Agreement entered into by the Federal Government was in the best interest of the country.
He said the agreement did not contravene the Nigerian Constitution and other laws of the land, including the law against same-sex marriage.
The minister was reacting to a report by Daily Trust, which suggested that the Samoa agreement included clauses that require underdeveloped and developing nations to support LGBTQ rights as a condition for receiving financial and other forms of support from advanced countries.
As a result of the report, the agreement has been condemned by many Nigerians.
But in a statement on Thursday, Idris denied that the agreement was meant to promote same-sex relationships in the country.
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Ekiti Urges Farmer-Herder Harmony To Ensure Food Security
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The Ekiti State Government has committed to proactive engagement with farmers and herders to prevent clashes, aiming to enhance food security in the state.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Ebenezer Boluwade, speaking on Thursday at a two-day training for the state Peace Committee for Farmers and Herders, state Project Implementation Unit and other stakeholders, said the state would do the right things to ensure crop farmers and herders co-existed peacefully.
Ex-Minister Counsels Greensprings On Diligence, Morality
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A former Minister of Aviation, Mr Osita Chidoka, has advised Greensprings School IB Diploma students to be wise, diligent, and fear God.
Speaking at the graduation of Greensprings IB Diploma students, Chidoka encouraged the 36 graduates to uphold these values, stressing that good character was fundamental for them, towards achieving sustainable success in their academic and professional journeys.
He said, “Use the “Chidoka Principles,” as follows, Uche (wisdom), Uchu (diligence), and Egwuchukwu (morality and fear of God) to guide your future endeavours.”
Don’t Lose Faith In Military Over Gwoza Bombings – DHQ
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The Defence Headquarters said, on Thursday, that Nigeria is in a state of war, given the deployment of troops across the different regions of the country.
While describing Saturday’s multiple suicide bombings in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State as an indication of an “ending cycle of terrorism,” the DHQ asked Nigerians not to lose trust in the security agencies.
Speaking to journalists on Thursday during the Strategic Communication Inter-Agency Policy Committee in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said there was no other way to describe the situation in which the country had found itself than to admit that it was in a state of war.