TVCNEWS — broadcast 20260808 120000 UTC 470 transcript segments Google Speech-to-Text API Automatic Transcription (Chirp) Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] future welcome [00:00:01] to technifire [00:00:09] of [00:00:13] of [00:00:13] of attivities news wherever the big [00:00:17] news stories happening we get up to great it tvs [00:00:21] and news [00:00:35] of [00:00:43] of [00:00:48] Thanks for joining us on TVC news, these are, I am [00:00:50] Victoria iA. After months in the den of terrorists, the [00:00:54] victims [00:00:55] of the February 3rd abduction in Wuro community of Kayama Local Government [00:00:59] Area of Quaras. date finally back in quara state. [00:01:02] 46 survivors are currently receiving medical attention with [00:01:06] of harrowing accounts emerging [00:01:08] of the conditions they endured in captivity. Ibrahim Alege has [00:01:12] details. It was indeed moment of relief [00:01:15] and emotion in ilor as the war abducties rescued [00:01:19] after months in captivity were formally received and ended [00:01:23] over to the Quara state [00:01:25] of government. Their ordeal began on the 3rd of February when terrorists [00:01:29] invaded war. and communities in kayama local government area of Quara [00:01:33] state killing scores and abducting 176 [00:01:36] residents leaving the communities [00:01:39] of traumatized. the victims were taken deep into [00:01:42] forest where they spent months under ash conditions [00:01:46] with uncertainty over their faith. their eventual rescue by [00:01:50] security forces has now brought an end to the prolonged [00:01:55] of captivity. at the reception, one [00:01:57] of the freeed victims amera Salu gave are chilling [00:02:00] account of what happened in the camp, she [00:02:04] of discussed that she took delivery of 10 pregnant women while in [00:02:07] captivity, but less than half [00:02:09] of the babies survived. Amira [00:02:12] of also revealed that 13 children died in the camp, while [00:02:16] some young women were [00:02:18] of married off and some young men eventually joined the [00:02:21] terrorists. Sometimes they will give [00:02:23] of up food, sometimes they will not give us, that's [00:02:26] of how we used to sleep with our children. I [00:02:28] of have [00:02:29] like 10 woman. for delivering without glove, i use my [00:02:32] hand to help them, but at last they [00:02:36] letter [00:02:37] of know they want to keep me that as to stay with them, but i said [00:02:41] no, i want to come back home. [00:02:44] of all the pregnant woman that you saw all [00:02:46] of of them, the i was pregnant before we kidnapped, they [00:02:50] are not doing [00:02:54] of hawaasaliu, one [00:02:55] of the wives [00:02:55] of the world village aid, [00:02:57] of corroborated amira's account, recountant. the difficult [00:03:00] conditions they endured, those people that did here [00:03:04] of is starting of number, but they were children, they [00:03:08] were children, then they born 11 children [00:03:12] there, six have die, [00:03:14] of we bring five at home, pregnant woman remain two [00:03:18] when they never born, [00:03:20] we are they are here now, we don't know we be h, we be home [00:03:24] again, we are very very thank god, receiving [00:03:28] of them. Zac commanded President Bolatinobu [00:03:32] and the security agencies for the [00:03:35] of successful rescue [00:03:36] a operation. The governor said the save return [00:03:38] of the victims is major relieve, assuring them [00:03:41] of the states continued support as they recover from the [00:03:45] trauma. I have since directed that the [00:03:49] appropriate medical attention be extended to anyone, [00:03:52] everyone to ensure the world being. Priority this [00:03:56] time, our government had [00:03:58] of extended various forms of support. the world community to [00:04:02] aid their building effort, on behalf [00:04:04] of the people and government of state, i extend a [00:04:07] of profound appreciation to [00:04:10] of president, the commander and chief [00:04:13] of the Nigerian Armed forces. the military authorities also [00:04:16] assured victims and their families of continued commitment to the protection [00:04:20] of lives and communities at teaching hospital in Loren, we have [00:04:24] 46 kitchen hospital in Loring, where 46 [00:04:27] of survivors are currently receiving medical attention. For the [00:04:31] survivors, freedom [00:04:32] of came when they had almost given up hope of ever returning [00:04:36] home. [00:04:37] of Their return marks the beginning of new chapter after months of [00:04:40] fear, anger, uncertainty and [00:04:43] loss. Ibrahim Aleger, TBC News, [00:04:47] in Lori. Operatives [00:04:50] of the Department of State Services have arrested three more persons [00:04:54] of suspected to be members [00:04:55] of the kidnapping ring that abducted the dean of agriculture. National State University. [00:05:00] university professor Samuel. the university don was rescued [00:05:04] by DSS operatives two days after some gun men kidnapped him in the [00:05:07] we hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Mail [00:05:11] Uku. a border community between lafia and nasaraigon local government [00:05:15] areas, two suspects including lady were arrested by the [00:05:19] DSS at the time. security source disclosed that [00:05:23] DSS operatives arrested three other members the kidnapping gang [00:05:27] on Friday night a local brotel on the [00:05:30] Mararaban Akunza Lafia makodi [00:05:32] highway. [00:05:35] now to party politics, it's [00:05:39] less than two weeks before the official kick off. of [00:05:42] campaigns for the 2027 general election in Nigeria, [00:05:46] but Professor Christopher [00:05:48] Himumole acord party has announced his withdrawal from the [00:05:52] presidential presidential race in support of President [00:05:55] Bolatinoubu. Senior correspondent [00:05:58] Solomon reports a presidential [00:06:02] ambition which ended even before the race [00:06:05] started, to officially announce my [00:06:08] stepping down from the raise professor. [00:06:13] the accord party announcing his withdraw from the 2027 [00:06:17] elections in support the re-election of president [00:06:21] for the second time to support his excellency [00:06:25] Mr. President, the President of Federal Republic of [00:06:27] Nigeria, [00:06:30] president, professor states the [00:06:33] reasons for giving up his ambition, the unity [00:06:36] stability and continued progress [00:06:40] of Nigeria must take [00:06:43] precedence over my personal political [00:06:47] ambition, his name and party are not even among the 19 [00:06:50] listed by the independent national electoral commission inec for the [00:06:54] 2027 presidential election. we did not even submit our [00:06:58] nomination to ineg, we did our primaries, [00:07:02] emerged as the president candidate. what we are [00:07:06] supposed to do is now to submit, which we withdrew. this [00:07:10] list is made up of three women and six. men, like [00:07:13] 2023, incumbent bolatinu the All [00:07:17] Progressives Congress, APC is the front runner among three main [00:07:21] contenders as he se election for second consecutive term [00:07:25] in office. President Tinobu's main challenges are former Vice [00:07:28] President, Artiku Abubakar the African Democratic Congress, [00:07:32] ADC, and the former governor of Anamber State, Peter Obi, the [00:07:36] Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, other candidates include [00:07:40] Adekunle Omaaje the Action Alliance. [00:07:45] the African Action Congress (AAC) and Abbas Bin [00:07:49] Aliu the Action Democratic Party, ADP, also in [00:07:53] the contest our current governor of Oyal state shende [00:07:57] the allied People's movement, APM, Yusuf the [00:08:00] Action Peoples Party, APP, and Samuel meme [00:08:04] the Democratic Liberty Alliance, DLA, making up the [00:08:08] numbers are Sunday, the Labor Party, LP, [00:08:11] Elizabeth. the National Democratic Party, [00:08:14] NDP, and Sandy Honor the People's Democratic Party, [00:08:18] PDP, as well as the former governor of Cross River State, [00:08:22] Donald Duke of People's Redemption Party, [00:08:24] PRP, the Social Democratic Party, [00:08:28] SDP and Daniel Lunyaon [00:08:31] of Zenit Labor Party, ZLP. They have from the 19th of August [00:08:35] this year to the 14th of January 2027, to campaign and [00:08:39] convince Nigerians to vote for them. Salomon. [00:08:43] TVC News in other news, the federal [00:08:46] government says its borrowing is being channeled into critical [00:08:50] infrastructure that will stimulate economic activities and connect [00:08:54] previously und desserved communities. This was the message as the [00:08:58] presidential media team and renewed hope ambassadors [00:09:01] inspected federal and state projects in binwe [00:09:04] state. The state government says the projects are also [00:09:08] strengthening support for President Bolatinobu ahead the 2027 [00:09:11] January. Across bany [00:09:15] state, new roads, bridges and interchanges are taking [00:09:19] shape, part the federal and state government efforts to improve [00:09:22] connectivity and open up communities for economic [00:09:26] activities. Presidential media team and the renewed hope [00:09:29] ambassadors are here to access the progress. [00:09:33] We have been building fly overs, we have been building roads, [00:09:37] we have also been building [00:09:40] infrastructure and building and having programs that impact [00:09:44] directly on the lives the people, as much as we are developing [00:09:48] infrastructure, we are conscious the fact that we need to do [00:09:51] infrastructure, we need to do programs and do projects that [00:09:54] impact directly on the people, we have major [00:09:58] rural roads which we are constructing that we enable [00:10:02] our farmers to move food produce from the rural areas into the [00:10:06] market, we have the [00:10:08] uh road which is under construction. [00:10:25] on the urban centers, we are also engaging in life [00:10:28] transforming projects and programs that will lift the [00:10:32] lives uh standard the people and enhance their [00:10:35] wellbeing. one major stop is the 1.75 [00:10:39] km bururuku bridge across the river benway. the federal [00:10:43] government says the project will provide safer movement for surrounding [00:10:47] agrarian communities, improve access to markets and [00:10:51] strengthen links with neighboring tarapa and Adam state. [00:10:55] for the presidency, it is also evidence of where borrowed [00:10:59] funds are going, well this one is federal [00:11:02] project and this bridge in particular is the [00:11:06] fifth bridge that the federal government is [00:11:08] building in state [00:11:11] and for me, i think as nigerians you see [00:11:15] that the government has been accused of so many things of [00:11:19] b money of doing that, but we can see where the money is [00:11:23] going to to develop. structure to [00:11:26] link people who have been forgotten before to make sure that at least [00:11:30] commerce flows freely uh farmers can [00:11:34] get their products straight to the market and so on, they can [00:11:37] shorten the travel time between one community and the [00:11:41] other between the rural areas and the capital. [00:11:45] the team also intercepted the rookum overhead bridge and the makud [00:11:49] bogoko road, part the strategic corridor connecting north central [00:11:53] Nigeria to the southeast. State projects, [00:11:56] including major interchanges and investments in agriculture and [00:12:00] industry were also showcased. a [00:12:04] pronouncement that was done by the governor of benway state, his [00:12:07] excellency father earlier, he made a pronouncement that b [00:12:11] we deliver 1 million votes to Mr. President, I think my [00:12:15] responsibility as deputy governor is to make sure [00:12:18] that I mobilize the executive council and the people of B [00:12:22] state in their large numbers to actualize that promise that has been [00:12:26] made by the governor, but infrastructure is not [00:12:30] the only conversation here, the b state government says the [00:12:33] project and other interventions by the table administration [00:12:37] are strengthening public support as it targets 1 million vote [00:12:41] for the president in 2027. officials [00:12:45] overseeing the federal project say funding remains on [00:12:48] track uh we have completed all the [00:12:51] substructures that is the pes the pipe cars [00:12:55] have been completed you can see at the upstream and the [00:12:59] piers are all be erected and the [00:13:03] precast beams are in the yard we are about to launch [00:13:06] them it's just because the like i say at the [00:13:11] because water rooku round about is the rain now the level is very [00:13:15] high we can't we couldn't continue with some the major work in the [00:13:19] middle the river no there's no funding problem uh [00:13:23] the project is under the renew intervention [00:13:27] fund, so there is no funding problem. the nationwide inspection is [00:13:30] designed to access and showcase project on the renewed hope [00:13:34] agenda. here in ben state, the government believes the infrastructure [00:13:38] would deliver more than improved connectivity and economic [00:13:41] opportunities. it is also counting on the project [00:13:45] to deliver political dividends in [00:13:47] 2027. [00:13:52] you're watching tvc news. the rest the news continues after. break, stay with [00:13:55] us. [00:14:04] Osho votes again. Saturday, August 15, [00:14:08] 2026, more than 2.3 million [00:14:11] voters. 30 local government areas. [00:14:14] 3,763 polen [00:14:18] units, 14 parties, one seat. [00:14:21] Incumbant ademola ade, APC's baller. [00:14:29] From Friday August 14 TVC News will open a show [00:14:33] vote studio from 6 pm and on election day [00:14:36] Saturday August 15 studio opens at 7 [00:14:40] a.m. minute by minute updates from our team of reporter live [00:14:44] studio expert analysis live interviews with inec [00:14:47] officials, security chiefs, election observers and [00:14:51] the voters. Stay with TVC news. TVs news. [00:14:55] first with breaking [00:14:56] news. [00:15:04] Thanks for staying with us. Aviation agencies are demanding bigger [00:15:08] slices, the billions of dira from Nigers 5% ticket [00:15:12] sales charge. At a public hearing on two proposed laws, [00:15:16] agencies in the sector row over who collects the largest chunk the [00:15:20] revenue. National Assembly correspondent Joke Adisa [00:15:23] reports. The House of Representatives host agencies [00:15:27] and experts in the sector to a public hearing on two critical [00:15:31] bills designed to better improve aviation business in the [00:15:35] country. The Parliament the amendments aim [00:15:39] to strengthen transparency and align Nigeria's laws [00:15:43] with global best practices, introducing [00:15:45] transparent, automated remittance [00:15:49] of statutory 5% passenger cargo service [00:15:52] charges, improving how revenues are shared among key [00:15:56] aviation institutions and enhancing the [00:16:00] capacity these agencies to effectively manage [00:16:04] and seguard our airspace are here to consider to: key [00:16:07] bills which are aimed at strengthening the [00:16:11] financial and institutional framework the aviation [00:16:14] industry with direct implication for safety, [00:16:17] transparency and services delivery. At the technical [00:16:21] session, agencies clutched over funding from the 5% ticket [00:16:25] charge, the Nigerian airspace management agency [00:16:28] Nama wants his share raised from 22% to [00:16:32] 56%. It says agent navigation equipment and [00:16:35] rising costs demand. more money [00:16:38] repeating seven different [00:16:42] correspondents up to the very last one [00:16:46] which was 20th of July [00:16:49] inviting the minister to [00:16:52] appear before the committee, but as the [00:16:56] case may be and as we can all see, the minister [00:17:00] is not here and no representative [00:17:04] or correspondent was sent to the committee. on [00:17:08] this matter: for its part, the African Aviation and Aerospace [00:17:12] University, AAU, Abuja, seeks a minimum of [00:17:16] 10% the fund to train skilled workers for [00:17:19] NCAA, fan, Nimet and NSIB. [00:17:23] African Aviation and aerospace University respectfully pressed that the [00:17:27] national assembly recognized aAO as a [00:17:31] statutory beneficiary the 5% tikil charge [00:17:35] while amending the civil aviation act. to [00:17:38] expressively to to expressly include AU in the revenue [00:17:42] sharing formula. The future of Nigerian aviation [00:17:45] industry will take a new shape from the debates ongoing [00:17:49] today. One the bills seks to amend the civil aviation [00:17:53] act to provide for the automated remittance of funds according [00:17:57] to aviation agencies. It also aims to revise the revenue [00:18:00] sharing formula and to reflect the renaming the accident [00:18:04] investigation bureau as the Nigerian sa [00:18:08] Investigation Bureau, the other siks to amend the Nama [00:18:11] Establishment Act to revise the percentage of statutory [00:18:14] charges according to the agency. The committee promised to [00:18:18] review all submissions before recommending changes to the revenue [00:18:21] sharing formula and automated remittance of aviation [00:18:25] funds. Jsa. TBC news [00:18:29] Abuja. Another news, for many [00:18:32] women in conflict affected communities across Porno state, [00:18:36] the daily search. for firewood has often come with serious [00:18:40] risks. now humanitarian project is changing that [00:18:43] narrative by the introduction of solar part cooking [00:18:46] systems that improve safety, protect the environment and [00:18:50] enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable families. senor reporter Jesse [00:18:54] tefida has more details. for [00:18:57] years, cooking meant long journeys into the bush in such a [00:19:01] firewood, journeys that expose women and girls to [00:19:04] insecurity while smoke filled kitchen. post [00:19:08] serious health risks to families. Today, [00:19:12] many these families are embracing cleaner and safer [00:19:15] alternative. The just transition to solar electric cooking [00:19:19] project known as a cooker is providing vulnerable [00:19:22] household with solar powered electric cooking systems, [00:19:26] reducing dependence on firewood and chacole while promoting clean [00:19:29] energy implemented by the grassroot [00:19:33] initiative for strengthening community resilience chisco in [00:19:36] partnership. with Mission East, the project is helping women spend [00:19:40] less time searching for fuel, improving household health [00:19:44] and contributing to environmental protection. this initiative is [00:19:48] one the uh concern that we have identified [00:19:52] during our engagement with the community. right [00:19:56] from the inception of gisco around 2016 we are into [00:19:59] protection monitoring, so protection is about to [00:20:02] identify the concern the idefis. these machines [00:20:06] work around um 800 to [00:20:09] 90000 if you are going to buy uh as [00:20:13] individual, so this is kind of support coming from the [00:20:17] mission east uh funding and then uh [00:20:20] supported by line climate. the project has [00:20:24] so far deployed 268 solar electric cooking [00:20:28] systems across Mungunu, maydugory and Jerry with [00:20:32] humanitarian partners planning to reach even more vulnerable [00:20:35] household. this is ' good one and uh is [00:20:39] going to go a long way in salvaging our environment from [00:20:43] total degradation, why? because this is just [00:20:47] tape in mitigating global warming. desertification [00:20:51] under climate change. Beyond providing clean cooking [00:20:54] solutions, the initiative is helping reduce protection risk for women and [00:20:58] girls, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and supporting climate [00:21:02] resilience in communities recovering from conflicts. For these [00:21:06] families, this is more than a quicking device. It is [00:21:10] safer way of life, one to protect women, improves [00:21:14] health, preserves the environment and offers renewed hope [00:21:18] for communities rebuilding. after years of [00:21:21] conflict. Jesse Tafida, TBC News, may [00:21:24] duugari. The shoreline Developers [00:21:28] Association of Ligos State has been inaugurated to promote best [00:21:32] practices, urban planning and sustainable development across the [00:21:35] state. At the inauguration event, the SDL [00:21:39] president Lion Motola described Legos's shorline as an [00:21:42] unlocked one trillion dollar asset with immense potential [00:21:46] to transform the state into eco-friendly tourist destination. [00:21:50] He called for a 50-year master plan, warning that without proper [00:21:54] engineering, communities will continue to face flooding and [00:21:58] environmental degradation. He also du comparisons with South [00:22:02] Africa and Dubai challenging Nigeria to herness its shoreline [00:22:05] potential for world class infrastructure and economic [00:22:09] opportunities. Try as [00:22:13] much as possible to make the [00:22:16] the the part of Legos that is called the Highland. [00:22:21] real highland, luxurious [00:22:24] lifestyle, magnificent buildings and [00:22:27] advocates for shoreline development and shoreline [00:22:31] transformation, whereby [00:22:35] tourism echo-friendly [00:22:38] and lovely [00:22:41] living can showcase and [00:22:44] compete with places like Monaco, Dubai [00:22:48] and other places. in [00:22:50] Europe. Women have [00:22:54] been advised to thrive beyond every situation they come across. [00:22:58] This advice was given at the Arabin conference for women with the [00:23:02] theme, the fulfilled woman, thriving and building lasting [00:23:05] legacies. Speakers at the event happed on the need for women to [00:23:09] go beyond existing to being persons of influence in their chosen [00:23:12] field. I realized that at [00:23:16] some points, whatever we're doing, we're looking for self. [00:23:20] actualization, we're looking for fulfillment, and sometimes when you don't have it, is the [00:23:24] reason why you are bnt out, you are tired, you're [00:23:27] frustrated or mother journey can actually be very, very [00:23:30] don, but if you understand what fulfillment means [00:23:34] to you and you begin to live from that point onwards, it's [00:23:38] easier for you to thrive, it's easier for you to celebrate yourself and be [00:23:42] the best that you can be any given point in time or through any season [00:23:46] that you're going through, this is a wake up call for women, that's what i think it is [00:23:50] 'we have stalled too much, we have slept for [00:23:53] too long, and this is a wake-up call for women in terms of execution, in terms [00:23:57] of just been in the center of God's [00:23:59] will. Federal government has reaffirmed [00:24:03] its support for the African International documentary Festival [00:24:07] Foundation, as the organization maxs five years of documenting and [00:24:11] promoting Nigeria's cultural and natural heritage, the anniversary [00:24:14] celebration also featured the unveiling of heritage in motion [00:24:18] 2026 and Lens on Africa initiative aimed at [00:24:22] expanding heritage documentation, youth empowerment and [00:24:25] cultural diplomacy across the continent. Speaking at the [00:24:29] event in Abuja, the minister of art, culture, tourism and the [00:24:33] creative economy described culture and tourism as key drivers of [00:24:37] economic diversification under the renewed hope [00:24:39] agenda. [00:24:47] And that's it on TBC News these. I am Victoria [00:24:51] Uni. Thanks for [00:24:52] watching. 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As we demand greater accountability, stronger security [00:28:08] measures and more effective action from those entrusted with our safety, [00:28:12] we must also play our part. Support our security [00:28:16] forces, salute their gallantry, stand with those [00:28:19] stand for us. If you see something, say [00:28:23] something. Let us be our brotherers keeper. We must [00:28:27] never surrender to fear, despair or hopelessness. [00:28:31] This is not the time for do. vision, not by tribe, not [00:28:34] by religion, not by region, not by [00:28:38] political party, because terror recognizes no [00:28:42] ethnicity, no faith and no ideology, its [00:28:45] enemy is all of us, and together united as one [00:28:49] people, we can defeat it for our children, for our [00:28:53] communities, for our future, for [00:28:56] Nigeria, join the movement, stand for our [00:29:00] country, stand for one another, [00:29:04] #unite against [00:29:05] terror. [00:29:33] At TVs and news, wherever the big news stories happening, [00:29:37] we're get up to break it. Tivasson news, first [00:29:41] with [00:29:41] breaking.