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[00:00:08] of [00:00:23] Good morning and welcome to news track on channels television, I'm [00:00:28] of loring here the stories and reports where. for you at this time [00:00:32] in of ahead [00:00:32] of the 2027 general elections, the independent national [00:00:36] electoral commission in [00:00:38] of Kogi State is stepping [00:00:39] in up efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible electoral [00:00:43] process with particular emphasy on the security of voters, [00:00:47] of electoral officials and election materials across the state. a [00:00:51] strategic meeting in Lokoja, the state capital, the resident [00:00:55] electoral commissioner for the state, Mr. Sheu Wahab, and [00:00:58] Kogi State [00:00:59] of Commissioner of police Naziru Kan-Karufi called for better [00:01:06] of collaboration. [00:01:10] The strategic meeting is holding at the Kogi state headquarters [00:01:14] of the Independence National Electoral Commission with Electoral officers from the [00:01:18] 21 local government areas [00:01:19] of the state in [00:01:20] attendance. Security [00:01:24] arrangements for the 2027 general election is the focal point [00:01:28] of of the discussion as a state commissioner of police outlines measures to [00:01:32] in prevent electoral violence, safeguard voters and ensure a [00:01:36] peaceful conduct [00:01:38] of of the elections. no matter how highly placed he is, would not allow [00:01:41] of and would not tolerate political violence, will not tolerate [00:01:45] thugri, whoever you think you are, the laws are there, everybody [00:01:49] must follow and we will not spare anybody. in his response, the [00:01:52] resident electoral commissioner, mr. sheikh wahab expresses [00:01:56] confidence in the ability [00:01:57] of the police and other security agen to deliver on their [00:02:01] responsibilities, urging electoral officers across the 21 local [00:02:05] government [00:02:06] of areas to strengthen [00:02:08] of collaboration with divisional police officers for effective coordination and [00:02:12] a prompt a response to security [00:02:17] a of threats. the of structure they are putting in place is such that apart from those that are posted to polling units, [00:02:21] critical area like the rack centers are going to be [00:02:25] deployed differently because those ones are going to sleep [00:02:29] with the... our officials a day before, [00:02:31] the police chief also stresses the need for proper coordination [00:02:34] and monitoring of security operators [00:02:36] of to prevent an authorized individuals from taking advantage [00:02:40] of the electoral process. assure you, it [00:02:44] will not happen under my [00:02:45] in watch, because because if people go and dislodge people there and snatch the election, you can't have [00:02:49] election the following day, so we can Iraq is very sensitive [00:02:53] center, and here I want to promise [00:02:56] you, all police will be deployed a day before. [00:03:00] election, by the grace of God, we will be [00:03:03] waiting for you at your appoling units, and each [00:03:07] box will have people that will escort it. The electoral officers are [00:03:11] expressing confidence in the security assurances given by the police [00:03:15] as preparations continue to ensure a peaceful and orderly [00:03:18] electoral process in the [00:03:23] of state. As troops and other security agencies continue the [00:03:26] fight against insecurity, a [00:03:29] of former. commander of operation Lafia Dole, retired Major General [00:03:33] Nicholas Rogers is advocating greater citizen [00:03:36] participation as part of efforts to improve security [00:03:40] across the country. Speaking in Abuja during the [00:03:43] unveiling of new mobile application designed to enhance [00:03:47] emergency and security response times, uh General Nicholas [00:03:52] in says citizens can support security [00:03:54] of agencies by providing timely and credible information that [00:03:58] of can be processed into. actionable intelligence, thereby [00:04:02] strengthening efforts to address [00:04:04] of security of challenges [00:04:07] of and of importance if our [00:04:11] security [00:04:11] of agencies and the state governors and even local government [00:04:15] can key into this particular project, because it go a long way to [00:04:19] help security agencies [00:04:21] of in time management to be able to respond to early [00:04:25] warning and early actions [00:04:27] Jesus to enable them to respond on time because i like to give you 2 seconds [00:04:31] time information to be able to respond, i think it's important [00:04:35] that security agencies, the state governments and local government and [00:04:39] other agencies i will take state for instance or your state where [00:04:43] they have a state own security [00:04:46] of outfit, of you have the amoteku in the southwest and you have maybe [00:04:49] operation rainbow states, [00:04:52] of now if operation is skid into this, it means that [00:04:56] of once there's an [00:04:57] of attack somewhere between state. once the person double [00:05:01] taps, operational rainbow will get the information as [00:05:05] to where the person is or where the action is taking place, so within [00:05:09] of please second the security agencies or other agencies. we get [00:05:13] information to where the action is taking place, so it enable them to [00:05:17] respect on [00:05:17] time. [00:05:24] the recent establishment of an army battalion in [00:05:27] omaron by president Bola Tenumbu has been described as a [00:05:31] good decision that has reduced insecurity in kwara [00:05:35] south senatorial district. this is the view of some stakeholders [00:05:38] a political gathering the all-progressive congress in [00:05:44] local is government in the area the state, both the state commissioner for local [00:05:47] government and chifted sea affairs and the chairman the local government [00:05:51] area say the attacks and kidnapping by bandits have [00:05:55] drastically reduced in the area and commended the [00:05:58] collaborative efforts the president and the state governor in [00:06:02] that regard. [00:06:06] we we thank his [00:06:08] excellency the president of Nigeria. [00:06:17] and by stations our leader inkara the executive [00:06:21] governor of Kuara state for all their [00:06:24] collaborative efforts to comb the security crisis in [00:06:28] quara state, this is first of his [00:06:31] kind that such battalions will be [00:06:35] extended to a single state, i [00:06:37] believe today [00:06:41] kara a time we know [00:06:44] what we are facing and with the coming of this [00:06:48] battalion is uma today i believe he can be able to comb these [00:06:52] areas today with the help of [00:06:55] his [00:06:57] excellency the president of [00:07:01] Nigeriaban of [00:07:04] Nigeriator [00:07:10] we can see that the tension are dousing [00:07:13] now with the help of our governor malam [00:07:17] abrazak [00:07:19] the chairman of governor's [00:07:22] forum he has done a lot to doubt de tension [00:07:26] these issue these [00:07:27] securities [00:07:31] mining remains a major source of livelihood for hundreds of [00:07:35] youths and women in plateau state but the dangers [00:07:38] associated with unregulated operations continue to [00:07:42] concerns following series of fatal mining accidents and [00:07:46] attacks in plateau and other parts the country, the state [00:07:50] government says it is taking strategic steps to reorganize the [00:07:54] sector for improved safety, efficiency and economic [00:07:58] benefits. our correspondent percy de bang reports [00:08:01] every [00:08:05] day, hundreds of youths and women troop to mini insight across plateau [00:08:09] state to extract in and columbite, another minor. [00:08:13] providing a source of livelihood for [00:08:15] many, while some minors depend on [00:08:19] manual labor, others use heavy equipment, including [00:08:23] excavators to extract the [00:08:24] minerals, [00:08:29] but these activities come with serious risk including [00:08:32] collapsing peat, flooding and threats to critical [00:08:35] infrastructure, [00:08:39] mining close to high tension electricity transmission. thighten [00:08:43] the supporting structures and danger miners surrounding [00:08:47] communities and national assets. the dangers are reflected in [00:08:51] recent reports which identified at least 29 deaths in five [00:08:54] mining accidents and 13 deaths in four attacks on mining [00:08:58] sigh across the country in the past three months. in [00:09:02] Niger state, 37 suspected illegal miners also [00:09:06] died in the custody the Nanduran Security and civil defense [00:09:09] core, although the cost the dead is yet will be [00:09:12] conclusively [00:09:13] established, to [00:09:17] address these concerns, the plateau state commissioner for environment, [00:09:21] climate change and solid minerals alongside mining experts [00:09:24] visited some mining sit in just south local government area to [00:09:28] inspect operations and interact with artisanal [00:09:31] miners, we see how we should coordinate all these local [00:09:35] miners so that we will uh prevent what happen [00:09:39] in Niger state [00:09:40] and then [00:09:41] kby state and also the accident happened within Basa uh bark and [00:09:45] ladi and boss the accident and then the the bandit [00:09:49] th as well too so if we don't senrgize with those local artisan miners there is [00:09:53] no how we understand what is going on the government want to take charge [00:09:56] their artisanship these mining people these mining [00:10:00] operations are done in localities whereby it affects the [00:10:04] people the states so when we have this synergy and cooperation [00:10:07] definitely is going to be a win [00:10:09] situation. "the [00:10:13] miners also highlights the support they need from the government to improve [00:10:17] their operations, we are not finding it easy, it is [00:10:21] so difficult and later on you not see what" [00:10:25] you gain or [00:10:26] you just have a small change, which is not [00:10:30] helpful. with the government being involved, maybe [00:10:34] we reduce the risk of uh the accidents [00:10:38] in the mining sites. as a government moves to bring [00:10:41] miners into a more organized framework, the expectation is that with [00:10:45] stronger regulations, proper monitoring and continuous engagement, [00:10:49] mining will become safer and further prevent loss of [00:10:52] lives. from the gudabu mining site. in just north local government [00:10:56] area of plateau state (persy dabang) channels [00:11:00] television news. governor [00:11:03] Uberni of Kajuna state is calling on northern political [00:11:07] leaders to develop a common development blueprint [00:11:11] to address the region's challenges, particularly the high number [00:11:15] of out of school children, maternal and child mortality and [00:11:19] inadequate access to quality health care. the governor made the call [00:11:23] when he received the leadership the Sir Amado Belo Memorial [00:11:26] Foundation who paid him a vacancy visit at the Sir [00:11:30] Kashim Ibrahim Government House in [00:11:32] Kajuna. The challenges of [00:11:36] education, health care and human capital development in northern [00:11:39] Nigeria have continue to raise concerns among stakeholders [00:11:43] with Governor Obanani of Kaduna State calling for a coordinated [00:11:47] approach to address the [00:11:49] situation. [00:11:52] Receiving the leadership the Sir. bello memorial [00:11:56] foundation, the governor urges northern political leaders to look [00:11:59] beyond the struggle for political power and focus on developing [00:12:03] a common agenda that will improve the lives the [00:12:06] people. he identifies the [00:12:10] high number of out of school children, the shortage of [00:12:14] skill-based education and inadequate healthcare delivery is [00:12:17] major challenges requiring urgent and collective [00:12:21] action. the last time we check from the UNICEF [00:12:25] statistics, we are talking about 18 million people are scriptured in the whole [00:12:29] of Nigeria, and out the 18 million, [00:12:33] 70% are domicide here in Northern Nigeria, in [00:12:36] Nigeria, [00:12:37] what holisted have done a [00:12:38] holistic, have come [00:12:42] with holistic process in ad school children, because our [00:12:45] household mapping exercise, the federal government [00:12:49] have seen it, and they have realized that we have reached [00:12:53] at least to... 600 [00:12:55] 363 households to be able to [00:12:59] identify 55000 other school children in [00:13:03] caduna state. earlier, the foundation's delegation led by former Nija [00:13:07] state governor Mr. Babangida Aliu, thanks the Kaduna [00:13:11] State Government for its commitment to improving education and [00:13:15] primary healthcare, urging other states to follow [00:13:18] suit. how can we stop begging, [00:13:22] particularly children that are supposed to be in school? [00:13:25] begging on our streets, we hope [00:13:29] that you will use your usual good [00:13:32] nature to really encourage and bring [00:13:35] about stopping the begging so that [00:13:39] every child that should go to school is [00:13:43] attending schools. as the meeting comes to an end, governor [00:13:47] S says the challenges confronting northern Nigeria cannot be [00:13:51] tackled in isolation, underscoring the need for a qu [00:13:55] inated regional approach driven by common development [00:13:58] agenda. [00:14:02] Russian strikes continue to hit Ukraine despite US president [00:14:06] Donald Trump's announcement of an energy seace fire will give you more [00:14:09] details on this story and more after the break, please join us [00:14:13] again. [00:14:23] There are places you would like. go, there are faces you would [00:14:27] like to see, my palm is bruised, it's a tiny scar, but it's very [00:14:31] painful, too many exciting things happening all at once, from time [00:14:35] i've always love playing the villain, but you can't be everywhere, guess [00:14:39] what, yes we [00:14:40] can, [00:14:44] your favorite lifestyle content lives here, let us be your eyes [00:14:48] and ears here on entertainment news on channels [00:14:52] television [00:15:09] Welcome back, the Zamfara state government has defended a [00:15:13] statement by governor Dalda Lawhile that his administration [00:15:16] has executed projects worth 20 billion naira [00:15:20] each the 14 local government areas the state. The state [00:15:24] accountant general Mr. [00:15:26] Ali. Bungudu disclosed this during the budget [00:15:30] performance and accountability meeting to review revenue [00:15:33] generation, expenditure and the implementation of. [00:15:37] projects under the state's 2025 fiscal year. he [00:15:41] noted that all the projects were affected in the budget, adding [00:15:45] that 72% the budget was airmarked for capital [00:15:49] expenditure, while the remaining 28% was allocated [00:15:53] to recurrent expenditure. among the projects [00:15:56] identified include road infrastructure, school [00:15:59] projects and other medical research center, smart city, [00:16:03] food production initiatives, hospitals, because all inter [00:16:07] national conference center and the gosol international sports [00:16:11] center, [00:16:17] a state like this or in every state you try to see, you make [00:16:21] sure you spread projects across [00:16:25] uh the 14 local governments we have, now we started [00:16:28] with what we call the urban uh [00:16:32] renewal which is centered around the state capital, when [00:16:36] you come your state capital. should be [00:16:39] intact then this so when we started like last year there [00:16:43] was a lot of push from local government that are [00:16:47] the governor the governor and government are only working in gusou we said [00:16:51] yes we are not only working in gusou but we agree of [00:16:55] concentrated much effort in gooso and that is [00:16:59] just to make the capital city over [00:17:02] renewal a reality we have done that in [00:17:05] 2025 in 2020 26 lot of projects were pushed [00:17:09] outside the state capital [00:17:12] from [00:17:15] namoda to gumi to mafara [00:17:19] to bakura every local government like i mentioned during [00:17:23] my speech my boss the executive governor mentioned that there is no [00:17:27] local government that he has not done project almost 20 billion and [00:17:30] i want to tell people i have records only state [00:17:34] funds apart from works that are being done at local government [00:17:37] level, [00:17:42] the registr and chief executive officer the teachers [00:17:46] registration council of Nigeria, Dr. Runke Shompo, [00:17:50] has emphasized that empowering teachers through continuous professional [00:17:54] development is critical priority that requires urgent [00:17:57] attention to improve the quality of Nigeria's education [00:18:01] sector. In addition to teacher development, Dr. [00:18:04] Shoyanvo underscored the urgent need to to strengthen [00:18:08] quality assurance systems and invest in leadership training [00:18:11] across the sector, drawing on successful educational [00:18:15] models such as England's office for standards in [00:18:19] education, she stressed that highly competent and well trained [00:18:22] quality assurance officers are essential to driving meaningful [00:18:26] school improvement, fostering accountability and supporting [00:18:30] educational [00:18:31] excellence. [00:18:36] I think uh... "empowering teachers is a core [00:18:40] area that everybody has got to look at, because I must [00:18:44] say um in the past people have done a lot on infrastructure, [00:18:48] renovations of schools, um, getting resources, if I [00:18:52] use ok, I don't know if you remember that there was a particular exercise where we [00:18:56] use oppo, but teachers were not carried along, and that was [00:19:00] what failed that system, so there's a need for us to be [00:19:04] very, very intentional with mandatory cont'. [00:19:07] professional development for all our teachers, another thing [00:19:11] is quality assurance should be given enough attention, we [00:19:15] need to have good practitioners, exemplary officers, [00:19:19] because who is going to lead your quality assurance, it matters, because [00:19:22] what transformed education in England is all about quality assurance [00:19:26] offsted, offstead is coming to your school, you don't mess up, they know what they're [00:19:30] looking for, they're not looking for money, they're looking for how they can [00:19:34] actually partner with you and move education better, another thing [00:19:38] will be number three will be for me will be leadership and [00:19:41] management, because if we improve teachers across board in [00:19:45] Nigeria, if we don't improve our school leaders, then we have [00:19:48] missed it. um, school leaders must be [00:19:52] trained, um, they must be specially trained [00:19:55] to lead our schools. I'm talking of principals, [00:19:59] I'm talking of school head teachers, I'm talking of even [00:20:02] proprieters, [00:20:06] to catch. The full interview Watch News Nights by 9 pm on [00:20:10] Monday on all channels television [00:20:12] platforms. [00:20:17] In major move to tackle malnutrition and food insecurity [00:20:21] across the country, Nigeria's 36 state governors have declared [00:20:25] nationwide nutrition emergency. The announcement follows a [00:20:29] high-level three-day bilateral leadership exchange in Addis [00:20:33] Ababa, Ethiopia, led by Vice President Kashim [00:20:36] Shatima. State governors have pledged to establish [00:20:40] national nutrition intervention fund to drive the [00:20:43] Nutrition 774 initiative directly into [00:20:47] every local government area in Nigeria. Our [00:20:50] correspondent emperor Simon [00:20:52] reports. [00:20:57] This meeting has in attendance Vice President Kashim [00:21:00] Shatima, governors, ministers and some presidential [00:21:04] aids from Nigeria and their counterparts from Ethiopia [00:21:08] who have converged on Adizaba to compare notes on the subject of [00:21:11] nutrition. This is what we sign. Reading the [00:21:15] Niger Governor's forum's commitment, governor lawal of Zara state [00:21:19] reveals that. subnational leaders in Nigeria are adopting key [00:21:23] lessons from Ethiopia's successful serkota declaration to [00:21:27] overhaul Nigers approach to child growth and public [00:21:30] health. We collectively commit to number [00:21:33] one, declaration of nutrition as [00:21:37] national emergency. Reinforcing the highest [00:21:41] level of political commitment and coordinated action across [00:21:45] federal, states and local government [00:21:49] levels. number two, establishing a national [00:21:52] nutrition intervention fund to catalyze implementation [00:21:56] the nutrition compact. under the new deal, state and [00:21:59] federal governments will adopt a unified framework titled one [00:22:03] goal, one plan and one budget. the federal government says it [00:22:07] is already preparing to roll out immediate targeted action [00:22:11] beginning with two pilot states carrying the highest burden of [00:22:15] stunting before expanding nationwide. we will [00:22:18] define with the states what are the clear objectives [00:22:22] for reduction of stunting and begin with the [00:22:25] multisectoral high-level team, all the ministers here, [00:22:29] the ministry of budget and planning and the steam, water [00:22:33] resources, health and social welfare as well as agriculture and [00:22:37] other relevant ministries will go on the ground to the [00:22:40] state, sit with the executive governor, sit with the steam [00:22:44] to identify what are the sectoral priorities that [00:22:48] would help to achieve. the agreed objectives [00:22:51] in stunting, few [00:22:55] points, focus, multi-sectoral [00:22:59] action, clear road [00:23:01] map that is [00:23:03] implementable, performance matrices and [00:23:07] accountability, if we do that, we will bend the needle, we will shift the [00:23:11] needle, we will move the needle on nutrition. Ethiopian government [00:23:15] pledges technical support to Nigeria, describing the partnership [00:23:18] between the two countries. in the area of nutrition as a benchmark for [00:23:22] intra-african collaboration. we look forward to work with you [00:23:26] and to support you, be technically or anything that is [00:23:30] needed to move our continent together in your commitment. [00:23:34] with this commitment made a disabar. all eyes will now [00:23:38] be on the implementation stage across the 774 [00:23:42] local government areas of Nigeria as the country works [00:23:45] towards curbing stanting and improving child health [00:23:49] nationwide. Emperor Simon, channel's television [00:23:52] news. The Nigeria Police Force [00:23:56] Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad, STS, [00:24:00] have announced the arrest of three suspects allegedly involved in the [00:24:04] movement and distribution of explosive materials from Gana [00:24:08] into Nigeria. Parading the suspects in Abuja, [00:24:12] the commander the Special Tactical Squad, Mr. Victor [00:24:15] Ogwede says the police recovered 500 kg [00:24:19] the... materials concealed in 50 kilograms bags [00:24:23] of flour during intelligence lead operation in [00:24:26] Badagri Lagos [00:24:28] state. [00:24:35] It is another parade of suspect as the Nigeria Police force [00:24:38] alleged that these three men played different roles a [00:24:42] supply chain through which explosive materials were brought [00:24:46] into Nigeria and subsequently moved to criminal elements. [00:24:50] in parts the northeast, north central and other parts [00:24:54] the country. the commander the special [00:24:57] tactical squad speaks on the operation, which is part the [00:25:01] squad's proactive efforts to disrupt the supply [00:25:05] chains that provide criminal groups with explosives [00:25:08] and other materials used to carry out violent [00:25:11] attacks. we are going to present to you those [00:25:15] people, those syndicates, those evil people [00:25:19] who... in their innam devil's mind [00:25:22] imported highly explosive devices [00:25:26] into this country. determined to move beyond responding to [00:25:30] attacks after they occur, the police insist that [00:25:34] identifying and dismantal in the networks responsible for [00:25:38] supplying weapons and explosives to bandits, [00:25:41] terrorists and other non-state actors remains a top [00:25:45] priority. here we have three suspects: the first suspect is [00:25:49] uluwa shegong. godwinn a 27 years [00:25:52] old who was found who was [00:25:56] found with the explosive at the border one the suspect who [00:26:00] was arrested in badagre legacy? [00:26:21] so we talk about the price like are they going to pay [00:26:25] me the passenger money they have greedy price so on my way [00:26:28] coming from Gana to Nigeria I was arrested by [00:26:32] police Nigeria Police officer, a separate case presented [00:26:36] during the briefing, the police also paraded [00:26:39] Ihumachumaroke, also known as Morocco, who was [00:26:43] allegedly involved an attack in Ezi Ohaju, [00:26:46] atbema local government area of IMO state, where security [00:26:50] personnel came under fire, with the arrest of nine suspects linked to the [00:26:54] attack on security personnel in IMO state, the police [00:26:57] reiterates commitment to expanding intelligence late [00:27:01] operations across. the country in order to ensure that criminal elements are [00:27:05] denied the opportunity to operate [00:27:07] freely. on the [00:27:11] foreign scene, power cuts have been reported in three Ukrainian [00:27:15] regions following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, [00:27:19] despite US president Trump's announcement of what he called [00:27:23] an energy cease fire. Ukrainian president Vladimir [00:27:26] Zelenski says Russia struck power plant shortly after [00:27:30] President Donald Trump announced the proposal. and this raises fresh [00:27:33] questions over whether the pause attacks will take effect. President [00:27:37] Zelensky says Kive is ready to support the arrangement if Moscow [00:27:41] agrees, but the Kremlin is yet to respond. For now, the [00:27:45] proposed this fire remains uncertain as Fresh strikes threaten [00:27:49] power supplies and hopes for pause in the [00:27:52] conflict. [00:27:57] UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Russia interfered [00:28:00] with in Britain's 20. 2016 Brexit [00:28:04] referendum, warning that similar disinformation campaigns and [00:28:08] now targeting France and Germany. Speaking on the [00:28:11] podcast, Prime Minister Burnham said he was given clear [00:28:15] confirmation of Russian interference after entering Downing Street, [00:28:18] although he provided no details about the alleged activity or its [00:28:22] impact on the result. The claims come amaid wider [00:28:26] concerns over Russian linked disinformation, including [00:28:30] fake news websites and AI generated videos. Prime [00:28:34] Minister Burnham says the UK must do more to protect democratic [00:28:37] institutions as foreign interference concerns grow [00:28:41] across the European [00:28:43] Union. [00:28:47] And that's it on news track at this time. Thank you for watching. I'm layo [00:28:51] all are [00:28:52] indeed.