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[00:00:09] of
[00:00:18] of
[00:00:29] mart is
[00:00:29] a now... operatives
[00:00:31] of the department of state services have arrested three more suspects
[00:00:34] allegedly linked to the kidnapping of dean of agriculture at
[00:00:38] of NASA state university professor Samuel
[00:00:42] according to security source the suspects were reportedly
[00:00:45] arrested on Friday night a local
[00:00:48] of broffel in Mararaban Akunza along the Lafia Makadi Highway.
[00:00:52] Professor Kunsabo was doctored by Gundmen in the early hours of Wednesday
[00:00:56] July 15th 2026
[00:00:58] of at m. border community between lafia and
[00:01:02] Nasara, and local
[00:01:04] of government areas of Nasara State. DSS operators rescue the
[00:01:08] University Donn two days after his abduction and arrested
[00:01:12] two suspects including woman in connection with the incident.
[00:01:16] The latest arrest bring the to five number of suspects taken into
[00:01:20] custody in connection with the kidnapping. The security source
[00:01:23] identified the newly arrested
[00:01:27] of of suspects as 25 year of old Yakub Abubakar, also known as Black or... star
[00:01:30] boy from the Domak tribe in plateau state,
[00:01:33] 37-year-old Usman
[00:01:35] of Abubakar, and 27-year-old Salah Babaul
[00:01:39] of Abubakar, the source added that the three suspects are currently in custody
[00:01:43] of a DSS state command for further investigation following
[00:01:46] valid detention warrant obtained from a magistrate
[00:01:50] court. And in
[00:01:54] Governor Bala Mohammed is warning the newly appointed commissioners against the
[00:01:57] misuse and misappropriation of public fun. urging them to
[00:02:01] manage the state's resources prudently and channel them into projects
[00:02:05] and programs that will improve the lives
[00:02:11] of of the people. speaking during the sorrowning ceremony of the new commissioners, the governor stressed that their actions and conduct in office will
[00:02:15] be closely monitored to ensure
[00:02:17] of accountability, transparency and due process. meanwile, governor
[00:02:21] mhammed has directed the state security council to intensify its
[00:02:24] crackdown on criminal hideoutts across the state. our correspondent
[00:02:28] hajara ali reports. The Bouchi
[00:02:32] State
[00:02:33] of Government Executive Council meeting
[00:02:35] of begins with the swearining in of four newly appointed
[00:02:38] commissioners
[00:02:39] of Nigeria
[00:02:44] and I will preserve protect protect and defend the constitution of Federal
[00:02:47] Republic of Nigeria. The
[00:02:49] of appointments follow the resignation of some political appointees
[00:02:53] who are seeking elective offices ahead
[00:02:56] of of the 2027 general
[00:02:58] of
[00:02:59] of elections.
[00:03:03] after administering the oath of office and oath of allegiance, governor
[00:03:07] Bala Muhammad charges the commissioners to be accountable who
[00:03:10] promise to be loyal to the
[00:03:13] of administration and committed to the governance
[00:03:15] of the state. our administration attaches great importance to
[00:03:19] property, accountability and still adherance to due
[00:03:23] process. i therefore admonish them to
[00:03:26] judiciously handle the finances and
[00:03:30] responsibilities
[00:03:31] of their ministries, they should not be tempted to
[00:03:34] misappropriate or diverte funds
[00:03:37] of that will be put under their care. your excellency, you find
[00:03:41] us worthy and
[00:03:43] of assure you that indigence of b is state
[00:03:46] that are always yearning in the progress
[00:03:50] of the state will continue to be with
[00:03:52] in you up to the end of your
[00:03:56] tenorman
[00:04:01] of the meeting. then continues behind closed doors. At the end
[00:04:05] of the session, commissioners, brief journalists on the outcome,
[00:04:09] announcing
[00:04:09] of several approvals
[00:04:10] of including
[00:04:11] of the of establishment
[00:04:12] of of additional recreational facilities and new salary
[00:04:16] structure for newly appointed traditional rulers. The exit
[00:04:20] council has approved for a uniform
[00:04:23] fixed uh package
[00:04:27] in
[00:04:29] of of for our village heads and also. allowances for our
[00:04:32] hamlets. the
[00:04:35] a governor also presides over a meeting
[00:04:37] of the state security council where he highlights imagined
[00:04:41] security threats and issues directives to the security
[00:04:45] agencies. we must sustain the momentum
[00:04:48] of the alcallery operation and immediately
[00:04:51] replicate the success across
[00:04:55] of Ningi, choru and across all the
[00:04:58] state. We must deny them freedom of
[00:05:02] movement through increase joint, mothorized
[00:05:05] patrols and intelligence deployments along
[00:05:09] with
[00:05:11] madam access. He also warned traditional rulers against
[00:05:15] granting unauthorized access to mining sites within their
[00:05:19] communities, cautioning them against harboring
[00:05:27] What
[00:05:27] is the governor
[00:05:28] of finter
[00:05:29] of Adam status plus the full support the state government for the establishment of
[00:05:33] newly approved Nigerian Army 10 division. The governor may this known
[00:05:36] when I received a delegation from the office of a chief of army staff from the
[00:05:40] Army headquarters. in his office Yola, the state
[00:05:44] capital, according to him, the new division will significantly improve
[00:05:48] the Nigerian army's operational effectiveness, rapid response to
[00:05:51] security threats. Governor Fintery also announced that the state will
[00:05:55] provide a between 100 and 300 hectares of land to
[00:05:59] facilitate the immediate takeoff the military
[00:06:01] formation.
[00:06:07] A high-powered delegation from the army headquarters led
[00:06:11] by major general. are in Adam
[00:06:14] state to assess the suitability of locations for the
[00:06:18] deployment of troops and the establishment of military
[00:06:22] formations under the new 10
[00:06:24] division.
[00:06:31] major general - explains that the army headquarters
[00:06:35] constituted the assessment team following the approval the
[00:06:38] establishment the 10 division to strengthen military.
[00:06:42] operations within Adam and tarabas states,
[00:06:46] we tend to cover
[00:06:48] viola,
[00:06:51] gombi, noman and most
[00:06:55] likely go to mahadagi
[00:06:58] and so that force can be projected
[00:07:02] towards
[00:07:07] gave
[00:07:07] and chuari, this is to make sure
[00:07:10] that whatever we do.
[00:07:19] In his response, governor Umar Finturi describes the
[00:07:23] creation the 10 division as a strategic intervention by
[00:07:27] President Bola Chinubu aimed to strengthening national
[00:07:30] security and addressing emerging security challenges in
[00:07:33] Adam, taraba and neighboring states.
[00:07:37] These um considerations are
[00:07:41] welcome, provide land immediately,
[00:07:45] we will provide all the support that are
[00:07:48] needed for the immediate take off
[00:07:52] these new brigades and division, like we have done before, we've
[00:07:55] collaborated uh with the
[00:07:58] army from the bgate headquarters here to the
[00:08:02] new sector command in movie and
[00:08:05] other
[00:08:09] uh general requirements and support the army. for them to
[00:08:13] effectively carry out their operation
[00:08:17] and give us the benefit of peace and
[00:08:21] security in this state where our people can sleep with their two eyes
[00:08:24] close. while the central headquarters for the 10 division is
[00:08:28] situated in jalingo tarabas state, adama state will
[00:08:32] host various military battalions and sector command
[00:08:36] in movie. the area of responsibility covers
[00:08:39] security operations, border safety, and counter
[00:08:43] insurgency responses
[00:08:45] and
[00:08:49] to politics now ahead the 2027 general elections, the all
[00:08:52] progressives congress in delta state is intensifying efforts to strengthen
[00:08:56] its ranks with the parties delta north stakeholders calling for
[00:09:00] reconciliation and greater grassroots mobilization and a
[00:09:04] stakeholders meeting a saba the party endorsed president bolatinibu and
[00:09:08] the state governor Mr. Sheriff of Boreware for second term while
[00:09:12] urging members to close ranks ahead the
[00:09:14] polls. with the political
[00:09:17] terrain already taking shape ahead of
[00:09:20] 2027. this meeting provides a platform for
[00:09:24] APC leaders in delta north to consolidate the party
[00:09:27] structure and address internal differences that could affect its
[00:09:31] electoral fortunes. the gathering is attended by
[00:09:35] delta state deputy governorme, former governor
[00:09:39] the state, senator Ifanyo Kowa, APC Delta state
[00:09:43] chairman, chief Solomon arayanka, Delta North chairman,
[00:09:46] Mr. Dan Osay, and other party leaders, stakeholders
[00:09:50] and aspirance. Former governor of Delta state and APC
[00:09:54] leader, Senator Ifanyo Koa, charged party leaders to take the
[00:09:58] message of President Tinuble's economic policies to the grassroots,
[00:10:01] saying the reforms are moving in the right direction and require
[00:10:05] greater understanding and support among the people.
[00:10:09] It is your duty as a party man to go.
[00:10:12] are there to speak for, Mr. President, in
[00:10:16] your worlds and in your
[00:10:18] units, we may not need to
[00:10:21] go to the past, but we know...
[00:10:26] that many well meaning Nigerians, including
[00:10:30] those who are respected across the world, have consistently
[00:10:34] said the economy is moving in the right
[00:10:37] direction. Also speaking, the Delta state APC chairman chief
[00:10:41] Solomonka asked party leaders to become more
[00:10:45] active at the unit and word levels stressing that a strong
[00:10:48] political structure must begin from the grassroots. There are some
[00:10:53] are leaders sited
[00:10:54] who here. in this editorial meeting, but the call
[00:10:57] meetings at local level did not attend i want
[00:11:01] to appeal to those leaders, leadership is
[00:11:04] derived from your units, it is derived for
[00:11:08] your work, before you come to the state, please make
[00:11:12] it point of duty to attend one
[00:11:15] meetings. for the deputy governor,
[00:11:19] reconciliation remains critical to building a formidable APC
[00:11:23] ahead the elections. we
[00:11:27] must be proud of all our candidates, starting from
[00:11:30] president, we must be proud of
[00:11:33] president, we must be proud of our
[00:11:37] cities, i am very proud of it, we
[00:11:40] must be proud of our
[00:11:44] candidates, of course we must be
[00:11:48] proud of our governor,
[00:11:50] including
[00:11:59] The meeting climaxed with vote of confidence and endorsement of President Bola
[00:12:03] Ahmed Chinubu and Governor Sheriff Oboroware as
[00:12:07] the party's soul candidates for the presidency and governorship
[00:12:10] respectively in the 2027 general
[00:12:16] leaders have elections. so
[00:12:17] and resolved stakeholders that
[00:12:20] motion we put together
[00:12:24] to and other person
[00:12:28] for president
[00:12:32] as our soul candidate in the forth
[00:12:36] coming presidential general
[00:12:39] election come January 16 now
[00:12:42] we have no another person that we are going to vote for
[00:12:46] for the APC in
[00:12:47] der north the message from the gathering is clear reconcile the
[00:12:51] ranks strengthen the party from the grassroots and take the
[00:12:55] campaign for President Tinubu and governor Oburu into the
[00:12:58] communities ahead the 2027
[00:13:01] polls. I see
[00:13:05] APC leaders and stakeholders in Abbia south senatorial district led by the
[00:13:09] parties senatorial candidate Mr. Paul Econo have mobilized
[00:13:12] support for President Bolatinib's reelection describing his administration
[00:13:16] as a possible shortcut to an Ebo Presidency. Speaking at the
[00:13:20] inauguration the ABA south and Obengua chapters the Asiwaju
[00:13:24] tsunami. a grassroots group backing Tinabu's 2027
[00:13:28] bid. Mr. Connor said the southeast must demonstrate political strength
[00:13:32] and support the administration to improve the region's chances of
[00:13:35] producing a future
[00:13:37] president. I will use this
[00:13:40] opportunity to draw our attention that our
[00:13:44] best b to becoming Nigerian
[00:13:48] President from
[00:13:50] everyone will be to support the re-election
[00:13:54] of
[00:13:59] we must show strength and capacity from the
[00:14:03] southeast to show that we believe
[00:14:07] in the Nigerian project, the entire
[00:14:09] southeast must buy into the
[00:14:12] reelection of Mr. President, he has been doing
[00:14:16] so much for Nigeria and the
[00:14:19] entire southeast,
[00:14:22] therefore on his... date we
[00:14:26] stand and we believe
[00:14:29] that abbia south
[00:14:33] and entire abia state at large
[00:14:36] that we are going to give
[00:14:39] him
[00:14:41] votes uh to
[00:14:44] win his
[00:15:07] are you ready for the thrill, the grit and the
[00:15:11] glory,
[00:15:15] feel the energy, this is where legends
[00:15:19] are b, every game, every match, every moment, witness the
[00:15:22] passion
[00:15:24] from the... to the track, into the stadium, everywhere in between, we've got
[00:15:28] you covered, celebrate the journey, it's not just
[00:15:31] sports, it's life in motion, this is where every
[00:15:35] sport comes a live your all
[00:15:39] access passed to the world of sports at these times
[00:15:43] only on channels
[00:15:44] television.
[00:16:00] welcome back, well members of a civil society legislative advocacy
[00:16:04] center, cislacted presidentibu's directive. the economic
[00:16:08] and financial crimes commission to unfreeze the ocean state government account,
[00:16:11] describing the directive as a as capable of undermining the
[00:16:15] independence the anti-graft agency. executive director of
[00:16:19] Sislac Mr. Awal Rapsanjani stated this a news conference
[00:16:23] in Abuja, we also called on the EFCC not to drop the
[00:16:26] investigation if it had credible evidence of possible fraud.
[00:16:30] According to him, the directive from the president gives the perception that the
[00:16:34] antigraft agency can be controlled by anyone at Presidential
[00:16:38] villa, an impression, he says
[00:16:40] puts a dent on the image the
[00:16:42] EFCC.
[00:16:46] We have it on good authority that EFCC obtain an
[00:16:49] order of federal high court to prese ocean state
[00:16:53] accounts. The law empowers EFCC
[00:16:57] under the laws as in below
[00:17:00] prohibition. Section 7, Section 6
[00:17:04] the money laundry prohibition ( prevention and
[00:17:08] prohibition act 2022 and section
[00:17:11] 34 the EFCC establishment
[00:17:15] act 204.
[00:17:18] what is particularly troubling is the president
[00:17:22] created when president can publically direct
[00:17:26] an anti-corruption agency regarding specific ongoing
[00:17:30] emforcement action, even where the president's
[00:17:34] intention may have been to prevent political abuse. or
[00:17:38] protects essential government operation, such
[00:17:40] intervention can create
[00:17:43] perception that anti-corruption
[00:17:47] investigation are subject to the presidential
[00:17:50] control. the president should not be seen to
[00:17:53] be acting individual or
[00:17:56] directing individual investigation or
[00:18:00] enforcement decision, otherwise it will create
[00:18:03] perception that the government is controlling, dictating,
[00:18:07] manipulating, undermining the independent the
[00:18:10] anti-corruption, that is why it is very dangerous
[00:18:14] scene. into oil and
[00:18:17] gas now, the petroleum technology development fund says president's one
[00:18:21] trillion dollar economy cannot be achieved without energy
[00:18:25] security. speaking at the general sho Musa, university of
[00:18:29] geological science and engineering technology kaduna. the executive
[00:18:32] secretary of PTDF, Mr. Shuib Aliu, said Nigeria must build
[00:18:36] capacity. in critical skills to increase the knowledge economy in the
[00:18:40] oil and gas sector, according to Mr. Lee, the key to energy
[00:18:44] security is to ensure domestic energy sector, learning and
[00:18:48] rest capital flight, especially in view the current crisis in the
[00:18:51] middle
[00:18:52] east,
[00:18:57] whether we can open a window of admitting undergr
[00:19:00] students, but we are very
[00:19:02] cautious because we want to maintain standards, we
[00:19:06] want this is a postculaus institution that can not
[00:19:10] only attract student within Nigeria but within entire West Africa. I have
[00:19:14] mentioned, if you look at in West African sub region, so many countries are coming
[00:19:18] in oil and gas, but they are they don't have the critical skills. They look into
[00:19:22] Nigeria to provide them those skills. You understand? Therefore,
[00:19:26] we want to focus on only providing post graduate
[00:19:29] and other technical skills, isn't it? To Nigerians at all
[00:19:33] levels. So if we now open the window for undergraduate
[00:19:36] basic. we cannot contain it in the future, if you admit
[00:19:40] 100 at the long round, you end up with admitting over 1 or 20 or
[00:19:44] 300, then the main objective the
[00:19:47] the the vision the school will be busterized, therefore in order to
[00:19:51] avoid that particular aspect, we want to return the
[00:19:55] school as a post graduate institution, only
[00:19:59] mentoring masters and phd student and at the same time
[00:20:02] scholars at the same time also engaging a short
[00:20:05] term, medium term. a long term technical
[00:20:09] skills, isn't it? it be three months course training course,
[00:20:13] six month or nine year training, therefore uh for
[00:20:16] now uh we are only limiting the school to only
[00:20:20] postgraduate, we want don't want to open a window for undergraduate so that we
[00:20:23] don't something we cannot
[00:20:25] content
[00:20:36] and to business now, "the revenue mobilization, allocation and fiscal commission is
[00:20:40] stepping up pressure on operators and regulators to ensure oil producing
[00:20:44] host communities receive the benefits guaranteed under the petroleum industry
[00:20:48] act
[00:20:48] at investigative here" bring into sterling oil exploration and energy
[00:20:52] production company, Ramtock raised concerns over compliance
[00:20:56] with the host community development trust, provisions and the absence the
[00:20:59] company from the proceedings. The commission has given the Nigerian option petroleum
[00:21:03] regulatory commission 48 hours to address concerns surrounding
[00:21:07] the affected host community development trust while demanding that the
[00:21:11] outstanding obligations to the communities be settled. Ramfach says it will
[00:21:15] pursue accountability across a petroleum value chain and ensure host
[00:21:19] communities are not. left to bear the environmental and social cost of
[00:21:22] all production without corresponding
[00:21:25] development. and Niger
[00:21:29] recorded a strong rebound in foreign direct investment in 2025 with
[00:21:32] inflows rising to about $4 billion dollars from 1.6 billion
[00:21:36] a year earlier, increase of about 148% according
[00:21:40] to the UN trade and development world investment report,
[00:21:43] 2026. The report shows that global FDI rose
[00:21:46] 6% to 1.6 trillion dollars in 2025.
[00:21:50] However, Africa attracted just $70 billion dollars or about
[00:21:53] 4.3% of global investment as capital
[00:21:57] inflows to the continent decline 26%. While Niger's rebound was
[00:22:01] driven mainly by oil and gas and energy investments, the report says the
[00:22:05] country should now prioritize higher quality investment that supports
[00:22:09] industrialization, creates jobs, strengthens local businesses
[00:22:12] and boosts export
[00:22:14] competitiveness.
[00:22:20] and outside our shoes now, Spain has imposed border controls and air and sea
[00:22:23] travel from Italy, forard escalating a dispute between the two European
[00:22:27] Union member states over migration and border security. The
[00:22:31] measures would took effect early Saturday will remain in place for one
[00:22:35] month and come a week after Italy introduced similar
[00:22:39] restrictions following the arrival of about 78,000
[00:22:42] migrants from Morocco into Spain's enclava.
[00:22:46] Madrid had given Rome until Friday to reverse its border checks, but
[00:22:50] says the measures will remain in place until at least August 15th citing
[00:22:54] security and terrorism concerns. The dispute has brought Spanish
[00:22:58] Prime Minister Pedroz Sanchez into direct clash with Italian
[00:23:02] Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni as both governments de fair over
[00:23:06] the application the Shengen border free agreement and how to
[00:23:09] respond to migration
[00:23:11] pressures. And at least three
[00:23:15] people, including a child have been killed in overnight Russian missile strikes near
[00:23:19] Ukraine's capital. the several others were injured and
[00:23:22] buildings also damaged the attacks hit areas east of key and the
[00:23:26] early hours of Saturday triggering fires and damaging apartment
[00:23:30] blocks, vehicles, garages and business premises. According to
[00:23:34] local authorities, emergency teams are continuing efforts to contain the
[00:23:38] fires and assess the extent the damage. Meanwhile, Ukrainian
[00:23:42] president Vuland Zelensky has arrived in Bulgary for his first visit
[00:23:45] to Serbia, where is expected to meet President Alexander Vutic to...
[00:23:50] discoss economic cooperation, security and Serbia's relations
[00:23:54] with the European
[00:23:54] Union.