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[00:00:27] Hello, nice
[00:00:27] of to have you join us on news tracker this hour, I'm... These are the storys
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[00:00:33] of moment. President Paula Tinabu has mandated vice president Kashim
[00:00:37] Shitima to represent him and lead Nija's delegation to the
[00:00:40] 81st session
[00:00:41] of the United Nations
[00:00:43] of General Assembly Onger in New York, United States. VP
[00:00:47] Shetima will lead a high-level delegation
[00:00:49] of comprising governor Siminal
[00:00:51] of Fubara of of River States, governor Dal Lawal of Zamfor states ministers and
[00:00:55] other
[00:00:55] of senior government officials. The
[00:00:58] of 81st Onger general debate will hold. from September 22nd to
[00:01:02] the 28th,
[00:01:02] of 2026, under the theme restoring trust, managing
[00:01:06] transformation, a united nations that delivers for
[00:01:09] all. At
[00:01:10] of the general debate, Senator Shetima will deliver Nigeria's national statements
[00:01:14] outlining the country's position and priorities on major global
[00:01:18] issues with implications for national development, peace and
[00:01:22] security, economic growth and international
[00:01:24] cooperation. The Vice President will also participate in
[00:01:28] high-level meetings during. the onga week, including
[00:01:32] of engagements on the right of rights to development, climate
[00:01:36] action and other issues of strategic importance to
[00:01:39] Nigeria and the
[00:01:40] of African
[00:01:41] of continent. Senator Sheitima is also expected to
[00:01:44] of join other world leaders at the
[00:01:46] of traditional reception for heads of
[00:01:48] of delegation and participate
[00:01:49] in a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries,
[00:01:53] international organizations and development partners on the sidelines
[00:01:57] of of the general assembly. the engagements will provide Nigeria an
[00:02:00] opportunity to advance president inable's economic diplomacy, deepen
[00:02:04] strategic partnerships and strengthen the country's voice on
[00:02:07] reform
[00:02:08] of the global financial architecture,
[00:02:11] in sustainable development, climate finance and multilateral corporations. The vice
[00:02:14] president will return to Nigeria at the conclusion of
[00:02:17] a his engagements in New
[00:02:18] of York.
[00:02:24] Now senior advocate of Nigeriano is calling on the
[00:02:27] attorney generals
[00:02:29] of the of. and Ondo states to prosecute those
[00:02:32] allegedly
[00:02:33] of responsible for the
[00:02:34] of deaths of squares of Nigerians in two separate incidents. In a statement
[00:02:38] made available to journalists on Sunday,
[00:02:40] of Mr. Falano asked the Niger States attorney general Nasir Mazu to
[00:02:44] ensure a speedy investigation into the deaths of 37 suspects
[00:02:48] who were detained by the Nigerian
[00:02:50] a security and civil defense court NSCDC over alleged illegal
[00:02:53] mining. The suspects were reportedly found dead
[00:02:57] of a detention center facility in Niger. two days after
[00:03:01] their arrest. the NSCDC had said more than 50
[00:03:04] people were arrested and were undergoing profiling and documentation.
[00:03:08] Mr. Falano attributed the debts to overcrowding and poor ventilation and
[00:03:12] called for the prosecution of any persons found culpable. He also
[00:03:16] called on authorities to ensure that detention facilities comply with the
[00:03:20] United Nations standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners
[00:03:24] popularly known as the Nelson Mandela rules. The senior lawyer drew
[00:03:28] a parallel with the 1980. the incident in Lagos when 50
[00:03:31] suspects reportedly suffocated inside the police transport
[00:03:35] van at the premises
[00:03:36] of the tininable magistrates court. In separate case, Mr. Falana
[00:03:40] urged the understate attorney general Uluko de Ajulo San
[00:03:44] to prosecute those linked to
[00:03:46] of the deaths arising from a mass illness outbreak allegedly
[00:03:49] associated with locally prepared alcoholic and herbal
[00:03:52] of concussions. The National Agency for Food and drug administration and
[00:03:56] control NAFTAC had confirmed 48
[00:03:59] of deaths out of 182 reported cases,
[00:04:03] the agency also reported that five people had been rendered
[00:04:06] totally blind, while two others suffered partial blindness.
[00:04:10] Nafdak said the affected communities include Newtown, Odole,
[00:04:14] Okele, Orita, Odigo,
[00:04:17] Araromi, Obu, and Onikbaraga, with the
[00:04:21] highest number of cases recorded in Odibo and
[00:04:24] Araromi-Obu. The agency also disclosed that 15 people had been
[00:04:28] arrested over the production. sale and distribution
[00:04:31] of the suspected poisonous beverages. Mr. Falano is
[00:04:34] of now asking the Undo State Ministry of Justice to take over the case and prosecute anyone
[00:04:38] found responsible. He says
[00:04:40] of criminal accountability must accompany investigations into both
[00:04:43] incidents, while authorities must also take steps to prevent similar
[00:04:47] debts in detention facilities and
[00:04:54] of of communities. Now to politics, the African Democratic Congress candidate for the ageg federal
[00:04:57] constituency
[00:04:58] of the House of Representatives. Honorable Shei Sarumi has
[00:05:01] officially flagged off his campaign, speaking with a large crowd of
[00:05:05] local supporters and party members in oke koto area of
[00:05:09] agege Lego state. Honorable Sarame is asking. ask all in
[00:05:13] attendance to massively cast their ballot in support of his
[00:05:16] mandate.
[00:05:23] this call is call to
[00:05:25] service. i have made my
[00:05:29] promise several times to you
[00:05:32] all that the
[00:05:36] trust you give it to me today and
[00:05:40] always. will continue
[00:05:43] to be call for
[00:05:46] service, it's not a matter
[00:05:50] of fighting or
[00:05:54] we joined anybody, the people at
[00:05:58] the other side we know them,
[00:06:02] they are our brothers, but
[00:06:06] if this is not right,
[00:06:08] i have called me to come and represent them and
[00:06:13] things back
[00:06:14] in place,
[00:06:21] for federal of
[00:06:23] r is vote for qualitative
[00:06:25] representation, so i'm going to assure you
[00:06:29] today
[00:06:30] that
[00:06:37] is the trust that you best
[00:06:41] on me. and i promise you
[00:06:44] that i will
[00:06:46] never and i will not be
[00:06:50] invade. now
[00:06:54] ahead the 2027 general elections, the candidate the
[00:06:57] Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC for Idatol Federal
[00:07:01] Constituency. Henry Ezibuiro is a legend
[00:07:05] moves within the party in the state to replace him
[00:07:09] despite his name appearing on the final list of candidates published
[00:07:13] by INEC, addressing the press conference in Oway, the immor
[00:07:16] states capital, Mr. Ziro accused the party leadership of plotting
[00:07:20] to hand his tickets to another aspirants who he claims, did not
[00:07:23] participate in the party's priming election, a legend that some party leaders
[00:07:27] subsequently demanded millions of nayer from him to retain his
[00:07:30] candidacy. He says the allegations of extortion and
[00:07:33] nepotism which has rocked the party in recent times raises
[00:07:37] questions about internal democracy within the party, particularly the process
[00:07:41] of selecting. candidates for the 2027 general
[00:07:44] elections, thank you gentlemen the press
[00:07:47] and uh my sincere, I a
[00:07:51] victim of democratic
[00:07:54] criminality,
[00:07:58] and my name was uploaded, I next sent me
[00:08:02] report how I won the election and how they monitored it
[00:08:06] and listed the names of people that monitored the results that
[00:08:09] day, the names of party...
[00:08:12] election uh team that
[00:08:14] monitored it and you can see the
[00:08:18] signature, there's a signature here, I'm holding it,
[00:08:22] it's on my right hand side, but if you're reading it, it's on your left hand
[00:08:25] side, any results from
[00:08:28] INEc, this person must sign,
[00:08:32] this person must sign before any other person
[00:08:35] signs, if this person if you have
[00:08:38] any CTC whereby this PPM did not.
[00:08:42] sign is fake,
[00:08:44] forged, if there is something
[00:08:48] Nigerians must be proud of, if there is something, I'm
[00:08:51] saying this, if there is something we must be proud of
[00:08:55] for this present dispensation the National
[00:08:59] Assembly, is the electoral art, electoral
[00:09:03] art is something that guarantees that a
[00:09:06] commoner, a man with no last name, a
[00:09:09] man with no location or home address, but with good
[00:09:13] character, competent and
[00:09:17] right judgement can v and contest for an election and win and
[00:09:21] still return his winning, because this evil men did
[00:09:24] everything, everything to manipulate the system to
[00:09:28] remove my name, but they could not remove the name already
[00:09:32] imputed in the inec portal or whatever they call
[00:09:36] it, now
[00:09:40] understates cold on lucky that has appeal. to the youths of our
[00:09:43] states to collaborate with governments and other stakeholders in galvanize and
[00:09:47] support for the reelection of President Bolt in the winner 2027
[00:09:50] election. According to him, the second term of President Tinu is
[00:09:54] very vital as he would be able to build on the
[00:09:58] solid foundation for the development of Nigeria in the
[00:10:01] first term. The governor who is represented by the chairman the Undo
[00:10:05] States Chapter the All Progressives Congress APC Cola
[00:10:08] Ali Baba Tunde stresses that the president has performed.
[00:10:12] well in his first term and deserves to be given the opportunity for
[00:10:16] second term in office. the cityboy
[00:10:20] movement is the biggest platform, is the
[00:10:24] biggest platform. platform in Africa right
[00:10:28] now and what are we trying to do as
[00:10:30] movement? we are trying to build a formidable structure
[00:10:34] where the young people can speak in one voice, they can speak
[00:10:38] in one purpose to get whatever they are looking for. now that
[00:10:42] assignment is in your hands, you have lot of
[00:10:45] work to do. we said we want to build
[00:10:49] a 10 million membership the city boy movement.
[00:10:53] why do we want? to build the 10 million membership the
[00:10:57] city, because for very long time we have lot
[00:11:01] of young people that have tried to achieve lot but have
[00:11:05] not been disciplined in achieving what they want to achieve. today
[00:11:09] at the city boy movement we have produced leaders, we have
[00:11:13] produced members the federal executive council, which one them is your
[00:11:17] son, are your dadly wisdom, hope you are going to clap to
[00:11:20] that. now we have lot of achievements
[00:11:24] in the government of... We cannot be talking to
[00:11:28] ourselves, we need to take these stories to our local
[00:11:31] governments, we need to take them to our
[00:11:33] words. Now, for many women
[00:11:37] living with vesco vagina fistula, the agony
[00:11:41] goes beyond the physical pain as constant urine leakage often comes
[00:11:45] with stigmatization, rejection and loss of
[00:11:48] livelihood. This report examines the plight of VVF
[00:11:52] survivors in Kaduna and how the states government. is seeking to
[00:11:55] restore their dignity and hope through medical treatment, skills
[00:11:59] training and economic
[00:12:00] empowerment. for
[00:12:04] years, life for most these women is defined by
[00:12:07] pain, embarrassment and rejection, living with
[00:12:11] constant urine leakage, many them have been forced to withdraw from
[00:12:15] their communities, losing their livelihoods and in some cases
[00:12:19] their families. their condition is caused by a medical condition
[00:12:23] called the secover. final Fistola
[00:12:26] VVF. While the situation can render its victim
[00:12:30] hopeless, the Kaduna State Government is giving Safras a new
[00:12:34] reason to be hopeful through its medical and empowerment
[00:12:37] interventions. I understand the profound physical,
[00:12:41] emotional and social challenges that women living with
[00:12:45] oscetric fisular may experience. No woman should
[00:12:49] suffer in silence or feel abandoned because of a medical
[00:12:53] condition that can be prevented. and treated. I therefore make
[00:12:57] a plee to each and every one of us sitter here to
[00:13:01] continue to intensify awareness, promote access
[00:13:04] to quality maternal healthcare, encourage skilled
[00:13:08] attendance during pregnancy and birth, and ensure that
[00:13:11] women who require treatment are able to access it without
[00:13:14] fear, stigma or
[00:13:16] discrimination. Apart from the
[00:13:20] medical intervention, the state government is providing
[00:13:24] vocational for survivors in areas such as
[00:13:27] tailoring, airdressing, catering and soap
[00:13:30] making. we want to say thank for
[00:13:34] collaboration through the state ministry of health and state ministry of
[00:13:38] women
[00:13:38] affairs, government
[00:13:42] leadership, commitment
[00:13:45] to, health intervention towards
[00:13:49] solving health challenges in Nigeria. for the state government,
[00:13:53] the training is beyond skills. acquisition, it's also about
[00:13:57] restoring confidence, hope and personal
[00:14:00] dignity. is an
[00:14:03] opportunity and an important medical
[00:14:07] intervention, but we recognize that the true
[00:14:10] recovery goes beyond the surgery. for
[00:14:14] this reason we have completed the medical
[00:14:18] treatment with skills, acquisition and
[00:14:21] economic empowerment. for some these benefit. official
[00:14:25] is the journey from suffering to recovery has not been an easy
[00:14:29] one, for these VVF
[00:14:32] survivors, many of whom have spent years living with
[00:14:36] pain, stigma and shame, the intervention by the
[00:14:39] Kaduna state government is indeed a dream come
[00:15:45] Welcome back, about five serving police officers
[00:15:49] attached to the squad squad
[00:15:53] the abbia state police command, alongside others currently at
[00:15:57] large are being investigated over alleged extortion, abusive
[00:16:01] police powers and other misconducts, the officers were accused
[00:16:05] of operating across nine local government areas in the state, but the police
[00:16:09] saying more than 200 people may have been affected. addressing
[00:16:13] journalist in umah here, the assistant inspector general of police zone 9,
[00:16:17] policap, emeka said the officers allegedly operated across
[00:16:20] about nine local government areas of avious states including aba Ubingwa,
[00:16:24] Ukwa East and Ukwa West. Three the officers were arrested
[00:16:28] following investigations prompted by complaints from the president
[00:16:32] general of one the affected communities. The AIG says the alleged
[00:16:36] activities have been. ongoing for more than year, adding that the
[00:16:40] conduct the officers undermined public confidence in the police
[00:16:44] and must be
[00:16:44] stopped.
[00:16:48] preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect may have been
[00:16:51] operating a syndicate across nine local
[00:16:54] government areas of abya state, namely aba south,
[00:16:58] aba north, okwa west, okwa
[00:17:01] iast, ugwu nagbo,
[00:17:05] osiso obingwa.
[00:17:12] these alleged activities appears to have been
[00:17:15] directly
[00:17:19] um mostly amongst patent
[00:17:23] and the preparators of medicine deals and operators
[00:17:27] of maternity homes
[00:17:30] (ETC) anyway who they alleged are targeted
[00:17:34] under the guys of police operations. or stink
[00:17:38] corporations, resulting in unlawful seizure of pharmatical
[00:17:42] products and alergy extorsion of money and other
[00:17:46] valuables, most times lodging a hotel for weeks
[00:17:50] in carrying out those
[00:17:52] activities.
[00:17:56] now Nigeris complex challenges and housing, infrastructure,
[00:17:59] urbanization, economic transformation, climate resilience and institutional
[00:18:03] capacity require collaborative efforts by professionals to... by
[00:18:07] technical support and solutions to the government. now this is the view of
[00:18:11] various speakers inqua states during the seventh distinguished lecture
[00:18:15] series organized by the quara states chapter the Nigerian
[00:18:18] institute of architects where they were adminished
[00:18:22] to deemphasize politics for focus on
[00:18:26] finding solutions to the mirad of challenges confronting the
[00:18:29] country. it's the
[00:18:33] seventh edition the lecture series by the Nigerian
[00:18:37] Institute of Architects taking place in iloring with the
[00:18:41] theme professional bodies, national growth and
[00:18:44] development. At our 66th founders Day, the National
[00:18:48] President of Nigeria Institute of Architects reminds members on
[00:18:52] the need to contribute to finding professional solutions to the
[00:18:55] mired of challenges confronting the country. We challenged
[00:18:59] ourselves to reposition the architects at
[00:19:02] the intersection of economy,
[00:19:06] policy and governance. that imperative
[00:19:09] extends to our professional
[00:19:12] institutions, professional bodies must therefore ask themselves
[00:19:16] difficult questions: are we merely
[00:19:19] regulating membership and protecting professional
[00:19:22] boundaries or are we actively
[00:19:26] contributing to national progress? this position is echoed by the
[00:19:30] chairman the occasion who says Nigeria faces significant
[00:19:34] challenges in housing, infrastructure,
[00:19:37] urbanization, sustainability, climate resilience,
[00:19:41] planning and construction quality. these
[00:19:44] challenges demand the collective
[00:19:48] intelligence of professionals,
[00:19:52] government, academia and
[00:19:55] industry, we must continue to demonstrate that
[00:19:58] architecture is not a luxury, but an
[00:20:02] essential instrument of human development,
[00:20:05] social well being, economic productivity and national
[00:20:09] identity in his lecture, a former president the Nigerian institute
[00:20:13] of Architects Muhammad Raja believes Nigeria has
[00:20:17] recorded economic growth but appears to be failing in the area of human
[00:20:21] development. How much of research do we do? What do
[00:20:25] we have to offer to the public by way
[00:20:28] of research? We don't do any.
[00:20:32] Architects should have very strong
[00:20:36] research. section, the engineers should have
[00:20:40] it, the quantity surveyors should have research section, and
[00:20:44] collectively the good finding from all these
[00:20:47] professional put together will be respect by government and they
[00:20:51] now agree that you have something to offer.
[00:20:55] the state deputy governor in his remarks at the event declared that
[00:20:59] professional bodies are pillars of national development will provide
[00:21:02] standards, expertise, ethical guardians and informed
[00:21:06] contributions to public policy. frisal bodies are pillars
[00:21:10] of national development, they provide standards,
[00:21:13] expertise, ethical guardians and inform contribution to public
[00:21:17] policy. for architects in particular, this
[00:21:20] rest added weight because the work the profession is
[00:21:24] directly needed reflected in the physical environment in which
[00:21:28] our people live, work and interact. in line with
[00:21:32] the theme the lecture, the deputy governor advocates collaboration between
[00:21:36] government and professional institutions to tackle various challenges
[00:21:40] confronting the country at
[00:21:41] large.
[00:21:47] now in nigerian aut break power manufacturer facility. in Lagos has
[00:21:51] reportedly shot down with the national automative design and development council
[00:21:55] blaming the influx of cheaper substandard imported alternatives for the
[00:21:59] setback. the director general the NADDC raised the
[00:22:02] concern while leading the council's governing board a tour of
[00:22:06] automative assembly and manufacturing plants in Lagos to assess their
[00:22:09] operational capacities and identify their
[00:22:12] challenges. the DG says the closure highlights a major
[00:22:16] challenge facing local manufacturers, the difficulty of competing on
[00:22:20] price with imported products despite the quality of locally made
[00:22:23] components
[00:22:27] in the next factory is where we normally
[00:22:31] manufacture mechano usually manufacture
[00:22:34] bak and they have one the best break part in the country
[00:22:38] while other bak imported
[00:22:40] we we do like 3,400 this can do like 10,000
[00:22:44] but unfortunately that factory have to close down
[00:22:48] now because the the cause
[00:22:52] the imported one are a little bit cheaper, not even a little bit
[00:22:55] cheaper uh, but they have lower standard, lower
[00:22:58] quality than what we are having here, so when people are saying
[00:23:02] Nigerian made parts are more expensive, is more expensive
[00:23:06] for for for reason and one the reasons is
[00:23:10] because they are better quality than what we get, so we need
[00:23:13] to engage them to know what they are passing through, and
[00:23:17] again you know we are working on uh uh
[00:23:20] automotive indust industry uh uh bill
[00:23:24] and that bill we need to take it to cognisance
[00:23:28] these challenges so that we talk with them, we interact with them,
[00:23:32] we see life what they are passing through, and that's why we
[00:23:35] are we have gone on
[00:23:36] this,
[00:23:40] industry operators are calling for better tariff
[00:23:43] incentives, arguing that current policies put locally assembled
[00:23:47] vehicles a disadvantage compared with four. built imported
[00:23:51] cars, the one the government to fast track proposed policy changes that could
[00:23:54] encourage local production, attracts more investment and strengthen langer's
[00:23:58] automative manufacturing
[00:23:59] industry,
[00:24:04] just like every normal assembly, every assembly plants in Nigeria as we worked about, I'm sure you
[00:24:08] have seen our testers, we have all the testers they need as the the speed
[00:24:11] testers, the real tester, the light testers, we balancing all the tests we
[00:24:15] have here on ground and I must say we we we've um enjoyed a lot of
[00:24:19] patronage. from commercial sector and government sector and these vehicles are doing very fine, the major
[00:24:23] challenge is the policy and the tariff, we get better
[00:24:26] incentive where by where we bring the vehicles in, we should have better
[00:24:30] tarif compared to someone that is bringing it fully built in, and this is what we've been
[00:24:34] preaching for and this is what we've been advocating for,
[00:24:37] and uh, we are, we are, we are, we
[00:24:41] are hopeful that uh, before the end of this governments
[00:24:44] will, this this will be pass into
[00:24:46] law,
[00:24:50] and on the foreign scene, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Conney says the country is
[00:24:54] pushing ahead with new alliance with the European Union while
[00:24:57] leaving the door open to renewed trade negotiations with the
[00:25:01] United States if Washington offers aceptible terms.
[00:25:05] The push follows Koney's visits to Strasburg where Canada
[00:25:09] and the EU began work on an alliance for the future,
[00:25:12] covering areas including trade, defense, energy, technology and critical
[00:25:16] minerals, turning to Washington was Corny defend. Canada's
[00:25:20] decision last month to suspend trade negotiations after rejecting
[00:25:24] US terms. The government said the proposals asked to much of
[00:25:28] Canada while offering too little in return. Connie box
[00:25:31] deeperties with Europe arguing they would strengthen
[00:25:35] Canada's sovereignty and resilience while also making it a
[00:25:39] stronger partner for the United
[00:25:41] States.