Daily Trust Saturday

Striking health union urges members to ignore threats

Motor dealers seek SGF interventi­on on tax amnesty

- Mustapha Suleiman Abbas Jimoh Ahmed Tahir Ajobe, Minna Ruby Leo

The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), has called on its members nationwide to disregard all forms of threats to shelve

The Associatio­n of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) have urged the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha to intervene in their quest for Presidenti­al

Unidentifi­ed gunmen kill cop in Niger

Uthe ongoing strike until their demands are met.

This comes after the Nigeria Medical Associatio­n, (NMA) on Tuesday in a statement branded JOHESU as an “illegal body” which should amnesty on customs duties on imported vehicles for their members.

The National President of the associatio­n, Prince Ajibola Adedoyin, made the call yesterday in Abuja when he led a delegation to the SGF on a “Save Our Soul” visit.

He said the amnesty

Soldiers kill Boko Haram member

nidentifie­d gunmen yesterday attacked a police divisional headquarte­rs in Kutigi, Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State at about 3:50am and killed a Police Sergeant, Jibril Abubakar, in the process.

The State Police Command’s Public Relation Officer, ASP Muhammad Dan-Inna Abubakar, confirmed the incident when he briefed journalist­s in Minna yesterday.

Tnot be listened to by the federal government.

But yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja JOHESU chairman, Biobelemoy­e Josiah said the union is a recognised body and has the right to go on strike. sought was like concession­s already granted to some manufactur­ers in the country.

The SGF said the associatio­n’s annual turnover of over N400billio­n was a welcome investment in the administra­tion’s drive for economic diversific­ation. roops of the Nigerian Army on Operation Lafiya Dole yesterday killed a Boko Haram insurgent at the Ngala Bridge in Gamboru Ngala area of Borno State. In a statement by the Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Theatre Command, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, said troops wounded several others during the encounter.

The troops were on a blocking operation to deny Boko Haram insurgents freedom to cause mayhem while also continuing the onslaught in the Sambisa Forest region.

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