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Speaker 1: President Bola Ahmed Tanubu of Nigeria has accepted the resignation

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of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Jeffruchen Naji,

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who had been accused of forging the degree certificate of

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the University of Nigeria in Succa and the certificate of

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completion of service for the one year mandatory National Youth

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Service Corps NYSC after he allegedly failed an exit course

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virology repeatedly at the University Nigeria. Presidency in a statement

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made available a few minutes ago by the Presidential spokesperson,

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BeO Onanuga, stated that President Bola Ahmed Tanubu has accepted

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the resignation of jeffri Uchen Naji, the Minister of Innovation,

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Science and Technology, following some allegations against him. President Tanubu

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appointed Naji in August twenty twenty three. He resigned today

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in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to

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serve Nigeria. Naji said he has been a target of

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blas blackmail by political opponents. President Talubu thanked him for

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his service and wished him well in future endeavours. Earlier,

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Nigeria State controlled Media NTA had reported that The Minister

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of Innovation, Science and Technology, huch Jeffrey Naji has dismissed

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reports questioning his academic qualifications, describing him as politically motivated

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attempts to tarnish his image. The minister has firmly defended

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the authenticity of his University of Nigeria in Suka degree.

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Speaking through his spokesperson, Doctor Robert n g Wu, the

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minister said records from UNN confirm he graduated in July

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nineteen eighty five with a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry,

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second Class Honours, Lower division. He described recent reports denying

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his graduation as false, malicious and politically driven, alleging that

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the controversy began after opposition figures took key positions within

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the university. Niji revealed that the Federal High Court in

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Abuja has issued protective orders restraining the university from tampering

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with his records and directing the release of his academic transcript.

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Reaffirming his focus on national service, the minister said no

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amount of political blackmail or media trial will distract him

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from advancing innovation and technology in Nigeria. He urged the

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University of Nigeria to uphold its motto to restore the

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dignity of man and resist being used for partisan purposes.

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In a swift reaction on Tuesday, Enugu State Government denied

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sponsoring allegations of certificate forgery against the Minister of Innovation,

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Science and Technology, Chief Fuche Naji, urging him to carry

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his cross and clear his name before Nigerians. The government,

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in a press statement issued in Enugu on Monday by

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the Director of Information in the Ministry of Information and

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Community Occasion, Mister Chukua Mechanivo, said it had no hand

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whatsoever in the controversies surrounding the Minister’s academic records. The

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Enugu State Government dissociates itself completely from these allegations. The

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honorable Minister must carry his own cross and clear his

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name before Nigerian’s instead of dragging the government into issues

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that are entirely personal to him, mister Nebo declared. The

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Director of Information recalled the Chief Naji had invited journalists

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to a world Princess Ola Torrera. Maje Kadonmynru from Ogan

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State and a Commonwealth Award winner who is currently pursuing

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a Master degree in Law, has called on the Federal

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government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tanubu,

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to immediately release the detained Biafra Republic Agitation leader Marzi

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Namdi Kanu, stating in a statement personally signed and made

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available to Media Newsroom on Monday, that ten years of

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detention without conviction is a grave violation of the fund

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fundamental human rights of Marsi Namdicanu specifically stated verbat in

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that the continued detention of mister Karnu without conviction is

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not merely a legal anominee. It is a profound failure

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of justice and a grave violation of his fundamental human rights.

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His prolonged detention exposes the widening gap between Nigeria’s constitutional

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expectations and the daily realities of citizens. We must have

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a justice system that acts with both fairness and decisive strength,

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not one ensnared in endless procedural limbo and mired in

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public distrust. According to the Princess, across the span of

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a decade, Marzi Namdicaru has endured one of the longest

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and most troubling pre trial detentions in Nigeria’s history. Arrested

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in twenty fifteen, accused pleading not guilty and never convicted,

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he remains confined in a blatant defiance of the most

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fundamental human rights principles. Whereas justice when a man stands

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unconvicted for for ten years while those charged with upholding

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justice remain silent. The continued detention of mister Karnu without

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conviction is not merely a legal anomaly. It is a

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profound failure of justice and a grave violation of his

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fundamental human rights. His prolonged detention exposes the widening gap

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between Nigeria’s constitutional expectations and the daily realities of citizens.

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We must have a justice system that acts with both

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fairness and decisive strength, not one ensnared in endless procedural

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limbo and mired in public distrust. No charge, however grave,

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should ever eclipse the principle that every individual is presumed

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innocent until proven guilty. That principle is the very cornerstone

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of law and must never be broken, regardless of who

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holds power. As we call for Marzi Namdikru’s immediate and

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unconditional freedom, my heart goes out to millions of Nigerians

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across tribal lines, generations, and the economic classes. From Buenau

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to Kuara to Legos, crying out for help against armed violence,

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force displacement, demolitions, unlawful detentions, untimely deaths, and the persistent

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scarcity of life’s most basic necessities. Beyond politics, every life matters.

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Marsi Namlicaro’s health and spirit are at grave risk after

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ten years behind bars without a proven crime. This declaration

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is an urgent proclamation. We will count every second, every hour,

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every day and continue to galvanize until Marsi Namdicaro is

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restored to his rightful freedom. Nigeria now stands at a

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cross of roads where history will judge the true motives

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of those in power. The eyes of the world are watching,

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and the conscience of the nation is restless. The promise

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of our democracy depends not only on acts of courage

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within the halls of power, but also on the bold,

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united actions of citizens about Marsi Namdikus. Volodimir Zelenski, the

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President of Ukraine, may have given a clearer picture on

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how some companies are apparently aiding and making more money

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from the ongoing war in his country Ukraine, saying since

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the start of the war four years ago, some unnamed

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companies in the United States, US, United Kingdom, uk China, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, Japan, Korea,

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Republic Netherlands are producing components. Russia under President Vladimir Putin

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is using to produce weapons of mass destruction to kill

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his people. This Zelensky, in his own words, said on

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Monday that in the fourth year of the full scale war,

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Russia continues to obtain components for producing weapons. During the

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massive combined strike on Ukraine on the night of October fifth,

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Russia used five hundred and forty nine weapons systems containing

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one hundred and two thousand, seven hundred eighty five foreign

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made components from companies in the United States, China and Taiwan,

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the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, the Republic of Korea,

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and the Netherlands. Nearly one hundred thousand, six hundred and

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eighty eight of foreign made parts were in the launched

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attack drones. About one thousand, five hundred were in a

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scandas one hundred and ninety two in Kinsel missiles and

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four hundred and five in calibers. Zelenski stated this in

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a statement made available through his personal social media profile

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on Monday, after about thirty people were injured as a

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result of the Russian attack on a moving passenger train,

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killing one person in Shoshka District of Ukraine on Saturday.

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According to Zelenski, Ukraine is preparing new sanctions against those

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who help Russia and its war, and we have communicated

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proposals to curb the supply schemes. Partners already possess the

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detailed data on each company and each product. They know

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what to target and how to respond. This week, the

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G seven sanctions coordinators will meet and we expect a

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systemic decision to ensure that the sanctions are truly effective.

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It is crucial to shut down every scheme that circumvents sanctions,

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because Russia uses each one to keep killing. The world

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has the power to stop this. In the fourth year

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of the full scale war, Russia continues to obtain components

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for producing weapons. During the massive combined strike on Ukraine

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on the night of October fifth, Russia used five hundred

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and forty nine weapons systems containing one hundred and two thousand,

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seven hundred and eighty five foreign made components from companies

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in the United States, China, and Taiwan, The United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan,

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the Republic of Korea, and the Netherlands. Nearly one hundred thousand,

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six hundred and eighty eight of foreign made parts were

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in the launched attack drones. About one thousand, five hundred

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were in a scandas, one hundred and ninety two in

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kin missiles and four hundred and five in calibers. In particular,

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companies in the United States manufacture converters for KH one

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hundred and one missiles and shad Uran type drones, senses

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for those UAVs and for Kinsel missiles, analog to digital

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converters for drones and missiles, and microelectronics for missiles. At

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least fifty different microelectronic components in each shard are produced

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in China and Taiwan. Micro controllers for us WI WIGNI

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in amagical