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The Theatre Commander (TC) Joint Task Force North East operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Major General Christopher Musa Ball Games Tagged “Barrack Youths Tournament 2021” which commenced on Tuesday, 23 November, 2021 at the Lieutenant Colonel BU Umar Sports Complex Maimalari Cantonment has been concluded in grand style with El-Kanemi Junior Warriors emerging winners of the maiden edition in the football events.
While flagging-off the games, the TC stated that the games are to create an avenue for unification and building the future generations of the Military Barracks. He also noted that the games will be used as an avenue to select good sports men and women that will represent the barracks community in future sporting activities in the state.  
The tournament which saw 18 teams, with 6 teams each that competed in the various events which includes football, volleyball and Basket Ball saw winners and runners-up emerging and carting away teams and individual awards and trophies for outstanding performance during the games.
The games which were organized as a means of unification and bringing the youths together indeed brought lovers of sports, members of the cantonment and other spectators from Maiduguri Metropolitan Council together in one arena cherishing the skillful performances of the barrack youths.
In his closing remarks, the Theatre Commander expressed satisfaction in the performances, show of strength and sportsmanship in all the participants as well as the Coaches and officials. He said “I see future champions in you, your performances is highly commendable and this has truly shown that we can generate a team for the nation” he added. 
The grand finale of the football event was slogged out between the Desert Warriors and El-Kanemi Junior Warriors which ended draw and later decided through penalty shootout that ended in favour of the El-Kanemi Junior Warriors while Theatre Commanders Attackers emerged the second runners up respectively.
In the Basketball event, 7 Div team emerged the winners while Bama Warriors and Armour team emerged the first and second runners up. In the Volley Ball event, 333 Artillery Team emerged overall winner while 7 Division and Theatre Commander’s Team emerged first and second runners up respectively.
Presenting the teams for their trophies, medals and individual awards, the Acting Assistant Director Army Physical Training (ADAPT) Major Adebayo Oloruntoba stated that the game was free and fair, with participants, coaches and officials exhibited spirit of sportsmanship, fair play and neutrality throughout the games. 
The highlights of the grand finale were presentation of trophies and awards to individuals for outstanding performance. The award winners in volley ball event are Best Spiker goes to Sunday Isiaka, Best Setter, Haruna Bulus while the best female player goes to Clara Akuma. Best player in Basket Ball event is Shamsudeen Nuhu and the best rebounder goes to Umar Abarum.  In football event, the best goal keeper award was carted away by Victor, best player to Sulaiman Abdurahaman while the highest goal scorer of the tournament was Reuben Gana. 
Present at the grand finale were the Deputy Theatre Commander 1 OPHK, Major General Ibrahim Jallo, the Acting General Officer  Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army and Commander Sector 1 OPHK, Brigadier General Abdul Wahab Eyitayo, the Maritime Component Commander, Commodore Richard Shammah and the Theatre Logistics Component Commander, Brigadier General Emmanuel Akpan. Others include Principal Staff Officers from Headquarters Theatre Command and 7 Division.

His Excellency, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum mni FNSE, Executive Governor Borno State, the Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs, members of Borno State delegation, members of the Armed Forces both serving and retired. Our Royal Fathers, the Clergy and all invited guests.
   The Family of late Baba Musa Gwabin appreciates your presence at the Burial of their late Father, Grand Father and UncleWe remain grateful.                      Signed      The  Gwabins

There are strong indications that the operations of troops of the Nigerian military in the North East are gaining results in the annihilation of terrorists and their counterparts in their various hideouts.

Investigation by our reporter revealed that life has become so unbearable in the terrorists various camps as evident in their desperate efforts seeking for attention and to show their presence in some parts of the North East leading to the sadly act of indulging into attacking innocent civilians in Borno State especially in Damboa and environs on Friday, 19 November, 2021. 

Following the activities of the terrorists, four innocent children and youths were injured namely; Bukar shugaban, Ahamed kallama, Alhaji fannami and Bukar kallama.

Some of the natives who sought for anonymity explained that the attack was due to the anxiety and apprehension that has engulfed the terrorists camps following the recent massive destruction they suffered in the hands of ground troops and Air Components of the Nigerian military thereby causing them to device other means of seeking attention.

The natives commended the activities of the troops of the Nigerian military and other security agencies for dislodging the terrorists from their hideouts in order to ensure sanity in the region.

The sources called on Nigerians to cooperate with the security agencies towards ensuring absolute peace in the country by reporting suspected elements in the society to the security agencies for prompt action in order to ensure total peace and harmonious coexistence in the north east and the country at large.

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To be the most honoured, the most celebrated and the most recognized Public Office holder in today’s Nigeria is no mean fit. Deservedly so, the man fondly called GYB (Governor Yahaya Bello) redefines leadership in this clime.

Love or hate the young man who superintend the State of Kogi from The Lugard House in Lokoja, the fact remains that he is an example in responsible and responsive leadership. And clearly he represents the collective aspiration of the Nigerian people for a New Deal. Do you yet wonder why and how? Please Read On.

GYB did not just become the SUN NEWSPAPERS Governor of The Year 2021, in 2020 he won The Sun Newspapers Apostle of Political Inclusiveness Award. And take note, with the owner of The Sun Tabloid one of those seeking the Presidency in 2023, those who allege that GYB buys the Honours and Awards he gets are only jealous and or outrightly fallacious and mischievous. GYB is a gold fish deserving of the Honours he gets, QED.

Two weeks ago it was the Nigeria Media Merit Awards NMMA that honoured GYB as a doyen for the advancement of media excellence in Nigeria. Does GYB pay for all of the Honours and Awards he gets? How rich is Kogi State to fund the buying of Honours and still record the glowing feats for which he stands out? Please ask his critics, haters and naysayers.

If you do not like GYB, it is your choice, but do not lie against him, do not defame him and do not denigrate the grail bearer of the Youth O’clock Movement, as he clearly stands head and shoulders above his contemporaries in service delivery. If you do some research you may soon become a dye in wool supporter of the phenomenon called GYB. I bet you.

In a few weeks or so it shall be the Best Of Nollywood BON Awards, and GYB shall be at the centre of it all. The Awards that have been coming in in droves cut through all spheres and sectors of our national life, so I ask, are they for doing nothing?

Those who hate the strides and the courage of the Young dynamic Governor of Kogi State will continue to voice tommy-rot, but the fact remains incontrovertible, he has outperformed his peers, and as a Governor he has recorded Olympic feats in Security, Job Creation, Gender Inclusiveness, Religious Tolerance, Agriculture, Healthcare, Infrastructure etc etc.

The last time I checked, the Nigerian Union of Journalists NUJ Lagos State Chapter had given him an award for enterprising leadership. Indeed it was a Role Model Award for Exemplary Leadership. In the same vein the National Chapter of the NUJ gave him The Role Model in Education award. The NUJ FCT Abuja Chapter conferred him with the Award of the Torchbearer of Security, and what other platform can most credibly and creditably say it as it is? Will the entire assemblage of Journalists from different Press, Electronic and Print decide to deceive?

May it be known to all those who loathe and hate the Governor Yahaya Bello GYB phenomenon, that the awards will keep rolling in, because their hate will not blind the eyes of patriots and statesmen to the glowing light and strides of GYB. With GYB we are poised at berthing a New Nigeria that shall make real the promises of democracy. We Can.

Are you also aware that GYB was honoured by the Kwararafa Reporters as the Governor of the Year very recently? Are you aware that across the nation the GYB Movement stands tall with hundreds of Awards coming in from established media outfits, YOUTH groups, Civil Society outfits, Corporate Organizations et al? Do you think that they are for nothing? Are they simply about the politics of 2023? Think again. But truly ‘only a tree that bears ripe fruits get stoned’, so we are not troubled about the stones of naysayers, we have vowed however to never allow their lies and falsehood against GYB to stick. As they lie, we shall continue to tell the truth, for the truth only can set us, and indeed our nation free.

Youth O’Clock is the trust of the moment and the urgency of now. The Youths have elected to identify with their own, they are ready, willing, able and resolute about the quest for a new deal for our Country. The GYB phenomenon across the nation is the validation of this trust. Young people are saying no to the lies and falsehood consistently woven against their Star Man in leadership. They are saying that the lies out there cannot defeat the truth.

And the TRUTH is that GYB is the best Governor in Nigeria in the area of Gender Equality and Youth Inclusiveness, as recognized by a huge platform as the United Nations (UN Women), a research on this will amaze you. As the awards and honours roll in, We Move. So do your facts check and join the GYB Movement today.

The TRUTH is that GYB has made Kogi State the safest State in the North and the second safest State in Nigeria. And need I tell you that this feat was achieved despite the fact that Kogi State has 9 borders including the Federal Capital Territory. GYB is that active, effective, efficient and effectual Chief Security Officer that believes in the primacy of lives and property. GYB is the Real Deal.

The TRUTH is that GYB has made Lokoja the capital city of Kogi State one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. Do a fact check, and come along.

The TRUTH is that Kogi State under GYB leads the pack in the roll of the States that service and reduce/repay their local debts in Nigeria. Thanks to the prudence and dexterity of the helmsman and Accountant cum Auditor with a midas touch, GYB.

The TRUTH is GYB’s Kogi State is not owing workers, and Kogi State tops the chart in paying Medical and Health Workers their salaries and emoluments.

The TRUTH is that Kogi State under GYB boasts of one of the most functional Rice Mills in Nigeria today. And that the Kogi State Agricultural Revolution scheme is second to none.

The TRUTH is that Kogi State has one of the best Skill Acquisition and informal education programmatic which is the key to creating jobs and making the seemingly unemployable employable.

The TRUTH is that with the Kogi State share of the COVID-19 Palliative funds, GYB is 75% done in building one of the biggest health facility in West Africa in Kogi State, and no other Governor presently serving has achieved that feat.

The TRUTH is that GYB is a unifier and a bridge builder and he has manifestly proven that on several fronts. Mediating the truce that ended the food blockade between the North and the South in February is a testament. Intervening along with the Governors of the South West in quelling the fulminating Fulani/Yoruba tiff in Oyo, Osun and Ondo States is lucid. And constantly reaching out to the leaders of the disparate ethnicities that people Nigeria is halcyon.

And the TRUTH about the GYB magic is ad infinitum, do you yet wonder why the awards keep rolling in? Wonder no more, our promise is to keep churning out the WHOLE TRUTH, for the lies against GYB won’t stick. GYB stands out.

As the awards for his great deeds and ennobling strides in leadership continue to roll in, Countrymen and women, WE MOVE with 2023 and the high office of President a sure destination. It is YOUTH O’CLOCK Nigeria. Keep faith with GYB. God Bless Nigeria.

Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr.
National Coordinator
GOT YOUR BACK NIGERIA.
GYB NIGERIA.

  The Force Commander , Multinational Joint Task Force ( MNJTF) Maj Gen Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim and his entourage paid a 5 days working visit to the Republic of Cameroun from 31 October to 04 November 2021. The visit commenced at the African Union Continental Logistics  Base (AU CLB) in Douala on Monday 1  November 21. 

According to a statement signed by the Chief Military Public Information Headquarters Multi National Joint Task Force N`djamena Chad Colonel Muhammad Dole. The FC and his entourage were received by Col Billy Winter, the Chief of the Mission Support Unit (MSU) of the AU and members of his team. 
The FC and his entourage were briefed on the AU CLB and their mandate by Col Nanci Raoul the Team Leader of CLB who explained the role of the AU CLB in details  and how they could be of assistance to the MNJTF based on approval from AU HQ. The FC and his entourage later engaged the CLB team in an interactive session to facilitate better understanding of the AU LCB. 
Thereafter, the FC and his entourage were given a guided tour of the CLB where equipment in the Base were displayed. The equipment included  assorted military equipment  including armored  personnel Carriers , troop carrying vehicles, water tankers, and other combat  support equipment. 
These are actually meant for the African Standby Force but could be used to support the MNJTF and other AU authorized missions. In his concluding remarks, the FC thanked the AU CLB team for their professional presentation and unique storage procedures , he praised the idea of the AU CLB which he said was very strategic and timely in view of the security challenges Africa faces. He called for more support by the AU Headquarters for the AU CLB  to make it more functional.
 On Tuesday 2 November 2021, the visit continued in the Camerounian capital city of Yaoundé with a courtesy call by the FC to the    Honourable Minister of Defence of the Republic of Cameroun, Honourable Hon Minister of Defence Joseph Beti Assomo, the Minister congratulated the FC on his appointment as FC MNJTF and wished him a successful tour of duty. He said the idea of the MNJTF shows the unity of purpose of leaders of the Lake Chad Basin region in combating the scourge of Boko Haram and terrorism in the area. He welcomed the surrender of the insurgents but warned that the fight is not yet over and there is therefore the need to remain vigilant and take the fight to the insurgents.  He reiterated the support of the Republic of Cameroun to the MNJTF in its noble cause of eradicating terrorism in the region.
 The FC was also in the Cameroun Defence Forces (CDF)Headquarters on a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Lt Gen Jean Claude Meka who was away on official assignment, the FC was however received by the Deputy CDS ,Maj Gen Chemo Hector who also congratulated the FC on his appointment and restated the commitment of the CDF in partnering with the MNJTF to ensure that it achieves its mandate. He pledged to also continue to support the AU CLB in its operations. The FC pledged greater synergy and reinvigoration of the fight against the insurgents and briefed on recent successes in the Lake Chad region area with return of thousands of IDPs and refugees to their ancestral homes and reestablishment of civil authority to some key towns in the region and pledged to achieve even more. He paid tribute to the gallant men of the CDF who paid the supreme sacrifice in the fight against terrorism and referred to them as heroes of freedom who would never be forgotten. 
 Exploring the imperative and positive impact of collaboration with national forces, the  visit was rounded up with a visit to the 2nd Joint Military Region Headquarters in Doula on Wednesday 3 November 21. Discussions bordered on synergy and cooperation,The Commander , Brig Gen Eba  Bede reiterated his commitment to cooperating with the MNJTF in helping it achieve its mandate. The FC lauded the Republic of Cameroun for being a stabilizing factor in the region and a very committed partner in the fight against terrorism.Later that evening,the Commander hosted the FC and his entourage to a dinner attended by the Governor of the Littoral State, other top government officials and senior military officers. This visit aims at improving synergy, visibility and operational efficiency of the MNJTF in its fight against the Boko Haram insurgents in its operational environment. The visit was adjudged successful and hitch free. The FC and his delegation have since arrived Ndjamena safely.

Today the 1st day of November is an auspicious day in the annals of our Country, many thanks to President Mohammadu Buhari who again has blazed the trail in declaring a day in honour of the Nigerian Youth, indeed this feat reminds one of the beautiful spectacle that the signing into Law a few years ago of the Not Too Young To Run Bill, that Law that reduced the Constitutional age for those seeking elective office elicited. In so many ways this moment is a challenge to Youth Action, it is a call to Youth Inclusiveness and Participation in leadership, and more than any time in our history, it is Youth O’clock.

As the youngest serving Governor in today’s Nigeria, I must challenge the Youth to rise up, to wise up and to run for public office at all levels knowing clearly that power is never given but taken. I want to urge the young people out there to understand that mediocrity thrives where the smart and the sagacious remain as spectators. The time has come for our young people to take over the soapbox, to challenge for and to campaign for ourselves in the bid to fix our nation for good. No one else can do it for us, and no one else can best fix Nigeria but us.

We must rise to the challenge. We must demand new values in leadership. We must cease to settle for less and we must stand by each other in the battle for the long needed national rebirth. We must refuse to be used as agents of disunity and division. We must aggregate at the altar of national redemption and build values of togetherness centred on justice, equity and fairness. And we must raise new standards that lampoon blackmail, perfidy and falsehood as weapons in our body politic by making issues based politics the new deal. Yes We Can.

Compatriots, as we celebrate today, may leadership across the nation commit to new paradigms of youth Inclusiveness and gender parity. May our young people challenge positively for the soul of our nation. May the old inspire the best amongst our young people to peacefully take over the realms of power. And may our nation prosper under our watch.

As 2023 approaches may our quest for power at the centre be ideas and issues based. May competency and capacity be the basis of the contestation for the lowest and indeed the highest office in the land, and may brotherhood and togetherness centred on equanimity be the linchpin for all seeking to take our nation out of the nadir to promise.

Finally Countrymen and women, we must make the valid quid pro quo for this national recognition a pledge to build a just, fair, equitable, peaceful and prosperous Nigeria for all. This is the minimum, and this is the reason for which I shall be seeking the high office of President come 2023. This is the reason it is Youth O’clock. And this is the challenge before all men and women of Goodwill. May God Bless Nigeria.

Governor Yahaya Adoza Bello.
The Vision Bearer
GOT YOUR BACK NIGERIA
GYB NIGERIA.

The FC MNJTF, Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim visited the Chadian Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Brigadier General Amine Ahmed Idriss on 21 October 2021 at the HQ Chadian Airforce N`Djamena Chad. The visit is part of ongoing familiarization tour to some strategic senior military commanders and other security chiefs in Lake Chad region.

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This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief of military Public Information HQ MNJTF, N`Djamena Colonel Muhammad Dole Chad and available to the press on 21 October 2021.

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The FC, appreciated the CAS, for the warm reception and continuous support in the ongoing Operation Yanchi Tafki.
The FC said, the visit is aimed at exploring and seeking ways for stronger support for the MNJTF activities, adding that air assets remain critical for any military operations. General Ibrahim was emphatic on the need for team work and seamless synergy of efforts between the MNJTF and national forces, so as to take advantage of the in-fight and surrendering among the insurgents. He also expressed condolences for the demise of late President, Marshal Idriss Deby Itno, whom he described as a Pillar for peace and security in the region.
In his responce, General Amine Idriss assured the FC of his continuous support, noting that previous Force Commanders have established good relationship with the Chadian Airforce, hence the imperative of team work with MNJTF. Despite the national commitments, MNJTF will continue to remain a priority to the Chadian Airforce, he said. He equally encouraged FC to regularly reach out to other military and security chiefs to further solidify the good military brotherhood.
Accompanied the FC to the visit were the Deputy Force Commander, Brigadier General Abdou Harouna Assoumane and some Chiefs of cells at HQ MNJTF