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Bauchi Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir has reiterated the state government’s commitment to emulating the exemplary leadership of Nigeria’s founding fathers for a better country. The Governor spoke at a book launch held in Bauchi on Saturday where he emphasised the importance of responsible leadership and the need for politicians to lead by example. The book, which chronicles the political struggles of foremost Northern political leaders, late Umar Launi Usman and Sa’adu Zungur, highlighted the selfless contributions of the two political icons to Nigeria’s political development and struggle for self-governance. Bala Mohammed who was represented at the occasion by the Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Kasim Ibrahim, stated that his administration has executed numerous developmental projects across the state for the good of the citizens. The Governor told the occasion which was graced by notable politicians, acquaintances, friends, and family members as well as top government officials that his administration has brought a new approach to governance since 2019 when it was inaugurated. Bala Mohammed then solicited the support of the citizens in its bid to continue delivering excellent results stressing that by 2027 when the tenure will come to an end, the State would have been better than how it was in 2019. He also stressed that any effort made to recapture the lost glory and history, as well as inform the people about happenings of the past with its heroes is commendable. According to him, “It is good that somebody has come with the idea of writing about our heroes and highlighting their contributions to the development of the society.” Also speaking, Emir of the Alh Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu commended the organizers of the event saying that it has brought back wonderful memories of the past which must be used to shape the future after amending the present. The Emir who was represented by the Galadiman Bauchi, Suv Ibrahim Sa’idu Jahun, urged the present crop of politicians to emulate the good deeds of the past leaders who sacrificed everything for the unity, peace, and peaceful coexistence of the country. He assured that the traditional institution will continue to play advisory roles in the scheme of things and promote good governance through persistent education of their subjects. Other speakers included Vice Chancellors of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), political followers of the duo, friends and family members. The occasion drew people from across the country, especially from the Nineteen States of the North who all hailed and commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmud Yakubu who compiled the book before it was published. READ MORE FROM: NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Get real-time news updates from Tribune Online! Follow us on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive stories and interviews, and much more. Join our WhatsApp Channel nowA New Jersey town has ended its police chaplain program after a controversy over social media comments made by one of its religious leader volunteers. “After much discussion, we have made the decision to disband the program,” Interim Township Manager Michael Lapolla said during the Dec. 3 township council meeting in Montclair. “The conflicts between freedom of speech and freedom of religion are sometimes too difficult for anyone to handle, let alone us in government. And, none of us want to be the arbiter of those conflicts.” The decision comes after residents and local groups brought attention to comments and social media posts made by a chaplain, Kevin Dawud Amin, an imam at Masjid al Wadud. An investigation by the Montclair Civil Rights Commission " f ound that multiple posts on the Facebook page were considered antisemitic, and the Township of Montclair states its opposition - in the strongest way possible - to antisemitism or any kind of hate speech,“ township spokesman Matthew Amaral told NJ Advance Media. The imam has repeatedly denied his comments were antisemitic, reports by the outlet Montclair Local say. He could not be reached for comment on Friday. The town and police department, Lapolla said in the streamed meeting, are not in a position to monitor social media accounts of their volunteers and determine which posts may or may not be offensive. “It’s unfortunate, but we just do not see a way around this,” Lapolla said at the meeting. The Civil Rights Commission declined to make someone available for an interview, referring NJ Advance Media to township meeting minutes. “The Civil Rights Commission continues to condemn all acts of bias, discrimination, and hate in Montclair Township,” the advisory board said in a statement posted earlier this week. Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti said at the Dec. 3 council meeting that the department will maintain its relationship with religious leaders, even though the program is ending. So, if when police are responding to an incident, a resident requests to see a religious leader, officers can still attempt to make that connection. “We still have our same community partners,” he said. “We still have the ability to reach out to people and help people.” Mayor Renee Baskerville made statements alluding to the controversy at an earlier town meeting, on Nov. 26. “I stand against hate in all of its forms,” she said at the meeting. “...Any behaviors that cause harm, fear or hurt are unacceptable.” According to the township’s website, the chaplain program allowed community religious leaders to work with police and other law enforcement officials “during times of crisis or incidents, to provide a more comprehensive response to those in need.” The website lists seven chaplains of various faiths, though the imam is not among those listed online. The chaplain program started in 2017, town officials said. Amin was approved as a chaplain in 2023, Montclair Local reported. The controversy has gained some wider attention, with U.S. Rep Mikie Sherrill, a candidate for governor, posting on X about it Thursday. “I denounce the antisemitic statements made on social media by the outgoing police chaplain in Montclair,” she posted. “Montclair is a town that prides itself on inclusivity and diversity — antisemitic, homophobic, or racist comments have no place in our community.” RECOMMENDED • nj .com See all homes sold in Montclair, Nov. 25 to Dec. 1 Dec. 4, 2024, 4:52 p.m. Montclair to celebrate Chanukah with festive community event Dec. 6, 2024, 6:56 a.m. Council members said at the Dec. 3 meeting they would, in coming weeks, take whatever legal steps were necessary to officially disband the program, but that it would be defunct before the process is complete. Officials also said they are opening to reinstituting the program at some point in the future. NJ Advance Media staff writer Jeff Goldman contributed to this report.
Syrian government services come to a 'complete halt' as state workers stay homeFor the last two decades, scientists at Posit Science working on BrainHQ have been unlocking how human brains can be improved both functionally and as healthier organs. This work began with a focus on cognitive aging — the slowing in brain function and brain health begins in your late 20s. The tools discovered for aging brains also have applications across various health conditions (brain injuries, mental illnesses, neurodegenerative diseases), and researchers found they could also improve already high-performing brains. Recent research has centred on how brain plasticity serves as the next frontier of human advancement. Dr. Henry Mahncke, CEO of Posit Science/BrainHQ spoke at the What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit at the National Press Club in Washington DC on December 10. In a statement sent to Digital Journal, Mahncke states: “Since the 1960s, we’ve seen how America’s investment in NASA has resulted in all sorts of innovations that impact our daily lives. It’s a seemingly unrelated and endless list, including GPS, local weather forecasts, digital photography, wireless headsets, self-driving cars, cell phones, memory foam, computer chips, air purifiers, cordless tools, shelf-stable foods, CAT scans, LEDs, athletic shoes, modern home insulation, and freeze-dried food.” “My own journey with the neurotechnology we first developed to help aging older adults is filled with the same sense of wonder about all the unexpected innovations it has led us to,” Mahncke adds. The BrainHQ neuroplasticity-based technology was first developed in the early 2000’s to address the cognitive decline associated with normal aging. At the same time, Posit Science established a global network of independent university-based researchers to run studies evaluating the efficacy of the brain exercises. There are now published studies on the efficacy of BrainHQ cognitive assessments and brain training. Studies in aging have shown significant improvement in standard measures of cognitive function (attention, speed, memory, reasoning, decision-making) in standard gerontological measures of quality of life (maintaining independent living, general health, health-related quality of life, mood, confidence), and in real world activities (gait, balance, fall risk, driving safety). Furthermore, over 100 studies have been published across many health conditions, including, brain injuries (mild to severe traumatic brain injuries, and brain fog associated with cancer, COVID, and HIV, and heart failure); mental illnesses (depression, anxiety/stress/fatigue, Schizophrenia, and Bipolar disorder) and neurodegenerative diseases (MCI/pre-Dementia, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis). Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.
Scheffler goes on a run of birdies in the Bahamas and leads by 2DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad, but some state workers failed to return to their jobs, and a United Nations official said the country's public sector came "to a complete and abrupt halt." Meanwhile, streams of refugees crossed back into Syria from neighboring countries, hoping for a more peaceful future and looking for relatives who disappeared during Assad's brutal rule. The rebel alliance now in control of much of the country is led by a former senior al-Qaida militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and promises representative government and religious tolerance. The rebel command said Monday they would not tell women how to dress. Syrian citizens stand on a government forces tank that was left on a street Monday as they celebrate in Damascus, Syria. "It is strictly forbidden to interfere with women's dress or impose any request related to their clothing or appearance, including requests for modesty," the command said on social media. Nearly two days after rebels entered the capital, some key government services shut down after state workers ignored calls to go back to their jobs, the U.N. official said, causing issues at airports and borders and slowing the flow of humanitarian aid. Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, who was long known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Golani, also met for the first time with Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi Jalali, who stayed in Syria when Assad fled. Israel said it carried out airstrikes on suspected chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets to keep them from falling into the hands of extremists. Israel also seized a buffer zone inside Syria after Syrian troops withdrew. Syrians wait to cross into Syria from Turkey on Monday at the Oncupinar border gate near the town of Kilis, southern Turkey. In northern Syria, Turkey said allied opposition forces seized the town of Manbij from Kurdish-led forces backed by the United States, a reminder that even after Assad's departure, the country remains split among armed groups that have fought in the past. The Kremlin said Russia granted political asylum to Assad, a decision made by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Assad's specific whereabouts and said Putin did not plan to meet with him. Damascus was quiet Monday, with life slowly returning to normal, though most shops and public institutions were closed. In public squares, some people still celebrated. Civilian traffic resumed, but there was no public transport. Long lines formed in front of bakeries and other food stores. There was little sign of any security presence, though in some areas small groups of armed men were stationed in the streets. Syrian citizens celebrate Monday during the second day of the takeover of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria. Across swathes of Syria, families are now waiting outside prisons, security offices and courts, hoping for news of loved ones who were imprisoned or who disappeared. Just north of Damascus in the feared Saydnaya military prison, women detainees, some with their children, screamed as rebels broke locks off their cell doors. Amnesty International and other groups say dozens of people were secretly executed every week in Saydnaya, and they estimate that up to 13,000 Syrians were killed between 2011 and 2016. "Don't be afraid," one rebel said as he ushered women from packed cells. "Bashar Assad has fallen!" In southern Turkey, Mustafa Sultan was among hundreds of Syrian refugees waiting at border crossings to head home. He was searching for his older brother, who was imprisoned under Assad. "I haven't seen him for 13 years," he said. "I am going to go see whether he's alive." Jalali, the prime minister, sought to project normalcy since Assad fled. "We are working so that the transitional period is quick and smooth," he told Sky News Arabia TV on Monday, saying the security situation already improved from the day before. Israeli soldiers sit on top of a tank Monday along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams. At the court of Justice in Damascus, which was stormed by the rebels to free detainees, Judge Khitam Haddad, an aide to the justice minister in the outgoing government, said Sunday that judges were ready to resume work quickly. "We want to give everyone their rights," Haddad said outside the courthouse. "We want to build a new Syria and to keep the work, but with new methods." But a U.N. official said some government services were paralyzed as worried state employees stayed home. The public sector "has just come to a complete and abrupt halt," said U.N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria Adam Abdelmoula, noting, for example, that an aid flight carrying urgently needed medical supplies was put on hold after aviation employees abandoned their jobs. "This is a country that has had one government for 53 years and then suddenly all of those who have been demonized by the public media are now in charge in the nation's capital," Abdelmoula told The Associated Press. "I think it will take a couple of days and a lot of assurance on the part of the armed groups for these people to return to work again." People wave Syrian opposition flags at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) People wave Syrian opposition flags at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) People gather to react following the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s government, in Trafalgar Square, in London, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) People wave Syrian opposition flags at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) People gather to react following the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s government, in Trafalgar Square, in London, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Members of the Syrian community in Finland wave a Syrian flag and celebrate in Helsinki, Finland, Dec. 8, 2024. (Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva via AP) People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) Syrians wave opposition flags and give out sweets during a spontaneous rally in Wuppertal, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, following the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s government. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa/dpa via AP) Syrians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria at a demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Jonas Ekstroemer/TT News Agency via AP) A Syrian man waves a flag during a spontaneous demonstration celebrating the fall of the Assad regime, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall at Faith mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Syrians wave Syrian opposition flags at a rally in Wuppertal, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, following the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s government. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa/dpa via AP) People wave Syrian opposition flags at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) Syrians living in France gather on Republique square after the Syrian government fell early today in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall at Faith mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall at Faith mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People gather to celebrate the Syrian government's fall, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Syrians living in France hug during a rally on Republique square after the Syrian government fell early today in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) People gather to react following the fall of Syrian president Bashar Assad’s government, in Trafalgar Square, in London, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall at Faith mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) People attend a rally celebrating the fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government, at central Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) A Syrian man waves a flag during a spontaneous demonstration celebrating the fall of the Assad regime in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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