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[00:00:00] farm
[00:00:03] of of of in the last three to four years now uh cannot be accused of delaying the supply of fertilizers. i park
[00:00:06] also alleges that government projects are concentrated in gusou the still
[00:00:10] capital while
[00:00:11] of questioning the award of some
[00:00:12] of contracts to non indigens. in the real sense if you are taking of
[00:00:16] of sophistication nature of a international airport i don't think
[00:00:20] that that is any indigenous contractor that can handle the issue of international airport.
[00:00:24] you see this is what i'm saying either ipark
[00:00:27] are just want to make a cheap
[00:00:29] in black. mail on governor Dr. you have to give it to a standard
[00:00:33] contractor, an international contractor with international refuge for that
[00:00:37] matter for him to do the issue of international
[00:00:40] airport, but when it comes to the local contractors, i that it if there
[00:00:44] is any contractor in zanfare state
[00:00:47] of who is competent that has not been given contract in zanfar
[00:00:51] state, the zan for state government says development projects will be extended
[00:00:54] across the 14 local government areas based on the specific needs and
[00:00:58] priorities
[00:00:59] of of each community.
[00:01:05] In other reports now, stakeholders in Kuki state
[00:01:08] of are calling for greater into faith, harmony, peaceful
[00:01:11] coexistence and unity as foundations for sustainable
[00:01:16] of development. The call was made at the inauguration
[00:01:18] of the Gegu
[00:01:19] in Beki Central Jumat mask in Kogi local government
[00:01:23] area attended by governor Usman Ododo and other eminent
[00:01:27] of guests. Michael reports.
[00:01:33] of of of The formal unveiling has been described as a historic
[00:01:37] milestone for religious and community leaders to
[00:01:40] promote tolerance, unity and peaceful coexistence
[00:01:44] among
[00:01:44] of people of different fates. Governor Usman Odododo, who
[00:01:48] joined the ribbon cutting ceremony, urged Nigerians to
[00:01:52] use religion as a unifying force rather than source of
[00:01:56] division for collective national prosperity. It is
[00:02:00] my conviction that when we rais children with the
[00:02:04] fear of Allah and the right value, we build stronger
[00:02:08] families, stronger community and a
[00:02:11] stronger
[00:02:15] of nation. Representing the sultan of sokoto, the
[00:02:18] Etsunupe Yahaya Abubakar emphasized the need for
[00:02:22] greater support for initiatives promoting religion,
[00:02:26] education and
[00:02:29] of of community development and to appreciate all those who have
[00:02:33] in contributed of one way or the another to ensure the completion of
[00:02:36] this mosk, both the dead and the
[00:02:39] living, may Allah reward in
[00:02:43] abundance, officials
[00:02:46] in say the project was conceived about 30 years ago
[00:02:50] with tributes paid to the founding fathers and other
[00:02:53] contributors who sustained the vision until its
[00:02:57] completion the efforts
[00:03:00] of the children, the sons and daughters
[00:03:04] of this community and entire local government. I got my support
[00:03:08] from the people, and the one thing I know about
[00:03:12] of getting of this support on energy is when you are humble,
[00:03:16] when you are ready to serve your people, when you are ready to
[00:03:19] support your people, your your people in turn will support you. We
[00:03:23] have come to rejoice with the people of gegubeki on
[00:03:27] the beautiful edifice.
[00:03:34] of has been able to put together for them.
[00:03:37] in Beyond of the sermons, keys stakeholders urged imams
[00:03:40] and religious leaders to promote good
[00:03:43] conduct, discourage drug abuse and other social
[00:03:47] vices among youths across the
[00:03:51] of of country. Michael ila, TVC
[00:03:55] news,
[00:03:58] President Bolatanobo. has congratulated the national
[00:04:02] chairman
[00:04:04] of of the all progressives congress and the former minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty
[00:04:08] of reduction professor nenthawiel watta
[00:04:12] of on
[00:04:13] of his birthday. the president describes him as a distinguished academic, technocrat and committed
[00:04:17] party leader whose experience and intellectual death have
[00:04:21] continued to enrich the administration
[00:04:23] of the party and its efforts to provide effective political
[00:04:27] leadership. president so acknowledges the
[00:04:31] celebrants contributions to strengthening the party's
[00:04:34] organizational structures, fostering unity
[00:04:37] of among party members and promoting the shared vision
[00:04:40] of the renewed hope
[00:04:42] a agenda. the president commends professor yel watta for his
[00:04:46] dedication, discipline and steadfast
[00:04:49] of commitment to the ideals
[00:04:50] of the APC,
[00:04:52] of particularly a time when the party continues to consolidate
[00:04:56] its position as a strong platform for national develop.
[00:05:00] democratic governance and progressive
[00:05:04] politics, also the
[00:05:07] governor of state sent his felicitations to
[00:05:11] the national Chairman the All Progressives Congress in
[00:05:15] Tamil Watta on his 58th birthday, describing him as
[00:05:19] a focused and strategic leader whose
[00:05:22] stewardship is strengthening the party ahead the 2027
[00:05:26] general election. Governor Byordun says the national chairman
[00:05:30] had since assuming office demonstrated the capacity,
[00:05:34] maturity and political dexterity required to
[00:05:37] lead the ruling party a critical stage in the
[00:05:41] nation's political develop. a congratulatory message,
[00:05:45] the governor noted that the APC under professor
[00:05:49] leadership had continue to deepen internal
[00:05:52] cohesion, strengthen party structures and position
[00:05:56] itself for greater electoral victories across the
[00:06:00] country.
[00:06:05] On the foreign scene now, US President Donald Trump's former personal
[00:06:08] lawyer Todd Blanche has been narroly confirmed.
[00:06:12] as attorney general, that's the nation's top law
[00:06:15] enforcement office, while the vote brings to
[00:06:19] an end, a lengthy standoff between senates, republicans and the
[00:06:23] Trump administration, over Blanch, who has served as
[00:06:26] acting attorney general since April, Mr. Blanch won
[00:06:30] confirmation a 50 to 49 vote overnight
[00:06:34] with two Republican senators, Susan Collins and
[00:06:37] Lisa Molovsky joining all democrats to
[00:06:41] oppose his.
[00:06:42] nomination,
[00:09:53] Welcome to flashback reckup of some stories that made headlines during the
[00:09:57] week and we begin from Monday where the federal government commence
[00:10:01] the drafting the national policing bill to
[00:10:04] operationalize state police setting seven week
[00:10:08] timeline to produce the legal framework or a dual policing
[00:10:11] system. The government says the legislation will define the
[00:10:15] responsibilities, funding, safeguards and operational
[00:10:19] standards for the proposed state police
[00:10:21] system. constitutional
[00:10:25] amendment the state policing already underway, the federal
[00:10:29] government is moving to the next phase, which is developing the
[00:10:32] law that will govern its implementation, chairman the
[00:10:36] presidential working group on the national policing bill and chief of
[00:10:40] staff to the president says
[00:10:43] presidentubu has approved seven week work
[00:10:47] plan to produce an executive bill for a dual policing
[00:10:51] system. the final package will comprise more than
[00:10:55] bill, it will include schedules, an explanatory
[00:10:58] memorandum, legal audit, and consequential
[00:11:02] amendments, matrix. responding to content
[00:11:05] that national policing standards could weaken state
[00:11:08] autonomy, says the standards and
[00:11:12] minimum safeguards to prevent abuse, guarantee
[00:11:16] accountability and ensure every Nigerian enjoys the
[00:11:20] same basic level of protection, regardless of where they
[00:11:23] live and send the... contributions in through the through that uh
[00:11:27] through that platform through that channel uh so the
[00:11:31] public is included general the federation latif
[00:11:35] says the minimum standards are designed to prevent state
[00:11:38] police from becoming instruments of political
[00:11:42] prosecution. the main trust of this
[00:11:46] bill is to ensure security of lives and
[00:11:49] property uh the minimum
[00:11:50] threshold describes the proposed
[00:11:55] legislation as one the most significant reforms the table
[00:11:58] administration, saying it will clearly define the powers of
[00:12:02] federal and state police. um, some states may
[00:12:06] not have as much capacity as others, of course they will recruit as many
[00:12:10] police men that they want in their state, and I'm sure that part of
[00:12:14] what we are doing also would uh also uh
[00:12:17] recommend some form of grant from the federal to ensure
[00:12:21] a startup. the federal government says states that are: not
[00:12:25] immediately ready to establish their own police services,
[00:12:28] will continue to rely on the Nigerian police force until they
[00:12:32] meet the required operational standards, insisting that
[00:12:36] the reform is aimed at strengthening national security
[00:12:40] rather than replacing the existing policing
[00:12:43] structure. Still on
[00:12:47] Monday, a war of words between two senior advocates of
[00:12:50] Nigeria, Olimide, Fushika and Akilulu Kaindi
[00:12:54] saw, the continuation the trial of Omoyal Shu a
[00:12:58] deformation case filed by the Department of State Service,
[00:13:02] the DSS. tensions arose after Mr.
[00:13:05] Shower's Council Olumide Fushika SAN sought
[00:13:09] an adjonment saying key document had only just been
[00:13:13] released to him by the court
[00:13:15] registrar. Mr. Fusika told the court he
[00:13:19] applied for the document on July 26th. The request was
[00:13:23] approved by trial Jod Mohammed. on July 27th,
[00:13:27] but the documents were only released to him on August 3rd.
[00:13:31] He asked for
[00:13:31] an adjointment to study the documents and prepare for cross examination the
[00:13:35] next witness, an official the DSS. The prosecuting
[00:13:39] council in their senior advocate of Nigeria opposed the
[00:13:43] application. He described it as dillactory tactics
[00:13:46] aim to further delete the trial and urged to court to foreclose
[00:13:50] the defense. Following the heated exchange justice Mohammed
[00:13:54] Karubal, intervent, he caution board counsel saying
[00:13:58] any further misconduct will be referred to the appropriate disciplinary
[00:14:01] body. the jud then adjoined the matter to september
[00:14:04] 26th, stating he was not in the position to continue with the
[00:14:08] case. the prosecuty council later apologized to the judge, the
[00:14:12] bar and everyone in the court saying the conduct has lowered the standard the
[00:14:16] bar. Mr. Fusika also tended apology to the
[00:14:19] court. And on Tuesday, President
[00:14:23] Bolatino approved increases of
[00:14:26] between 30 and 80% for personnel the Nigerian
[00:14:30] armed forces with about 25000
[00:14:34] personnel expected to benefit under the new arrangement which
[00:14:38] takes effect from September the 1st, officers above the rank
[00:14:41] of Connel will receive a 30% increase, personnel
[00:14:45] from Connel to warrant officer
[00:14:48] 50%, while private to staff surgeon
[00:14:52] categories will enjoy an 80% increase the new
[00:14:56] pay package is expected to raise the annual military salary
[00:15:00] bill from 660 billion naira to
[00:15:04] 924 billion
[00:15:06] naira and still on
[00:15:10] Tuesday the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa directed vice
[00:15:14] chancellors, rectors and provos to dismiss
[00:15:17] any students found guilty of kidnapping
[00:15:21] or related crimes after due investigation. The
[00:15:25] minister also ordered tashary institutions to strengthen internal
[00:15:28] intelligence systems and deepen collaboration with the department of
[00:15:32] state service and other security agencies to improve
[00:15:36] campus security. Dr. Lausa says the directive
[00:15:39] forms part the federal government's broader strategy to protect
[00:15:43] students and strengthen the safe schools initiative across
[00:15:47] the
[00:15:47] country.
[00:15:52] Moving to Wednesday where victims the deadly kidnap attack
[00:15:56] on Wara community in Kaima local government area of
[00:15:59] Kuara State regin their freedom. After spending several months
[00:16:03] in captivity, the Quara state government announced the development.
[00:16:07] thanking President Bolatinopu for his support and commending
[00:16:11] security agencies for the successful rescue
[00:16:14] operation. the release brought relief to
[00:16:17] families and residents and in months of anxiety following
[00:16:21] the mass abduction that height in security consens
[00:16:25] inquaran noth.
[00:16:28] also on Wednesday, the economic and financial crimes commission froze the
[00:16:32] Oshin State government's statutory allocation account,
[00:16:36] domiciled with the commercial bank as part of an ongoing
[00:16:40] investigation into the state's finances,
[00:16:44] governor dimoladiliki disclosed this in Oshogo,
[00:16:48] describing the action as attempt to disrupt the
[00:16:52] operations of his administration. he says the ESCC had earlier
[00:16:55] invited government officials for questioning and requested
[00:16:59] explanations on government transactions,
[00:17:03] but maintained that freezing the states account was
[00:17:06] beyond the government's the commission's legal
[00:17:10] powers, we receive
[00:17:13] letter from our banker
[00:17:17] forwarding letter from the EFCC
[00:17:21] instructing the bank to freeze orsu state
[00:17:24] government account. this action
[00:17:28] was taken without any court order and uh this is
[00:17:32] the main account that we use to pay people's salary,
[00:17:36] workers, salaries, pensioners. uh teachers as
[00:17:40] well as the health careare uh service uh
[00:17:43] providers, his excellency the governor of state as instructed
[00:17:47] me as the attorney general and commissioner for justice to approach the courts for
[00:17:51] proper interpretation and determination the issues involved, we shall therefore be
[00:17:55] seeking the court's guidance on whether the cited
[00:17:58] provisions or any other law empower the EFCC to freeze or
[00:18:02] restrict the statutory account of portion states.
[00:18:06] Still on Wednesday, the economic and financial crimes commission
[00:18:09] confirmed frison the otion state government's bank account, sighting
[00:18:13] suspicious movement of public funds and made
[00:18:16] investigation into alleged financial
[00:18:20] misconduct involving about 11 billion naira. a
[00:18:24] statement, the commission says it had been
[00:18:26] investigating the state government since
[00:18:30] March 2026 over the alleged handling of
[00:18:34] ecology funds, intervention funds.
[00:18:37] and federation account
[00:18:40] allocations, the EFCC said it detected large
[00:18:44] transfers to various corporate entities and fros their
[00:18:48] accounts to halt the movement of funds, adding that the
[00:18:51] action was part of its preventive mandate
[00:18:54] safeguard public
[00:18:56] resources. now to
[00:19:00] Thursday where President Bolatanobo directed the
[00:19:03] AFCC to immediately withdraw the court order freezing the
[00:19:06] accounts. the Aushen State Government. The President said the timing
[00:19:10] the action coming ahead the state's governorship election cool
[00:19:14] undermine public confidence in the electoral process in the
[00:19:18] statements personally signed by him. President Tinubo
[00:19:22] says he respects the independence of
[00:19:25] anti-corruption agencies but wasn't aware the
[00:19:29] AFCC's decision before it was taken. He acknowledged the
[00:19:33] commission's powers to investigate financial crimes but
[00:19:36] stressed that Government institutions must act in ways that
[00:19:40] protect public trust and Nigeria's
[00:19:42] democracy. Still on
[00:19:46] Thursday, governor of Ogun State Dakwabyodu confirmed the rescue the
[00:19:50] abducted students the gateway ICT polytechnic
[00:19:53] Shakpading. The governor said the rescue followed a
[00:19:57] coordinated operation involving the police, armed
[00:20:01] forces as well as the DSS, NSCDC,
[00:20:04] Amoteko, vigilantes and local hunters. as well
[00:20:08] as air support deployed after the abduction which occurred on
[00:20:12] July the 29th. he confirmed that one the seven
[00:20:15] victims sustained a gunshot injury but has been
[00:20:19] stabilized. the commissioner of police, but
[00:20:23] jaaginy said no ransom was paid and that the rescued
[00:20:26] victims were providing useful information to the
[00:20:30] police. we rescued five at the
[00:20:33] early hours of today and uh we had them
[00:20:37] over to the respective families, we reunited them, but before
[00:20:41] then, before then we took them for our medical
[00:20:44] treatment to police medical services
[00:20:47] and early. are to the
[00:20:51] helicopter with the grand forces
[00:20:54] stormed the kidnappers
[00:20:57] in and also rescue the remaining
[00:21:00] two uh victims. security remains a shared
[00:21:04] responsibility and i orge all residents to continue
[00:21:07] providing credible information to the appropriate
[00:21:11] authorities. let me reassure every
[00:21:14] resident, every
[00:21:17] investor, every visitor, that
[00:21:21] og state remains safe and secure and
[00:21:24] open to legitimate business and
[00:21:27] investment, and on
[00:21:30] Friday, the governor of Kuara state, Abdul Rahman Abdul
[00:21:34] Razzaq received the rescued victims the war
[00:21:37] community abduction in Kaima local government area
[00:21:41] following their rescue by security forces. Governor
[00:21:45] Abdul Razzaq described the operation as
[00:21:47] demonstration the federal. men's commitment to protecting lives
[00:21:51] and restoring peace, assuring the victims of continued
[00:21:55] support, rehabilitation and reintegration.
[00:21:59] meanwile, 46 survivors are receiving medical treatment at
[00:22:03] the Cuira State University. one the victims,
[00:22:07] Amir Salu recounted the heroin experience
[00:22:10] saying she assisted in delivering 11 pregnant
[00:22:14] women in captivity while about half the babies
[00:22:18] survived. she also says that children died at
[00:22:22] the kidnappers den while some young women were married
[00:22:25] off and some young men joined the terrorists,
[00:22:29] sometimes they will give us food, sometimes they will not give how we us, used
[00:22:33] that's to sleep with our children and we have sick people over there
[00:22:37] again, pregnant summer that they deliver, they as
[00:22:41] of nu if nos is with us, i said no, because was
[00:22:44] i'm also
[00:22:46] in one one
[00:22:50] 176 people that they took us, but
[00:22:54] those people that did here is starting of number, but they were
[00:22:58] children. i have since directed that the appropriate
[00:23:02] medical attention be extended to anyone, everyone
[00:23:06] to ensure the well being. priority this time, our
[00:23:10] government had extended various forms of support to the world
[00:23:13] community.
[00:23:16] finally, on flashback and ahead the ocean state. governership
[00:23:20] election, the inspector general of police,
[00:23:23] olatunjisu warned against thugry and any action
[00:23:26] capable of undermining the electoral process. after meeting with
[00:23:30] civil society organizations at the police force headquarters in
[00:23:34] Abuja, the IGP assured residence of a peaceful and
[00:23:38] non-partisan police
[00:23:39] deployment,
[00:23:45] state dominated discussions as members of civil society
[00:23:49] organizations met with inspector general of police in Abuja
[00:23:52] express appreciation the executive director of civil society
[00:23:56] legislative advocacy center awal rasanjani led a
[00:23:59] conversation highlighting concerns raised by civil society
[00:24:03] groups, we are worried that the
[00:24:07] tension, the political tension in the
[00:24:09] country is not something
[00:24:12] we should. executive director yaga africa's
[00:24:16] samson itodo stress the need for stronger. safeguards
[00:24:20] against electoral violence given the level of pre-election
[00:24:24] violence that we have seen in ocean and the
[00:24:28] political tension and
[00:24:31] election that is mad by
[00:24:34] insecurity and we perceive
[00:24:37] security bias could undermine public
[00:24:41] trust and confidence. without mentioning words, inspector general of police
[00:24:45] olating political actors against violence assuring
[00:24:49] residents of absol neutrality and massive deployment of
[00:24:52] personnel for the election. I got complaint from a commissioner of police, you arrest this
[00:24:56] one, you arrest that one, you at the end the day find that they belong to
[00:25:00] a cult crew, because we knew the dimension it was
[00:25:04] taken, we deployed to ash earlier,
[00:25:07] our teams have moved into earlier, and then
[00:25:11] we have been responsive to the situations as they
[00:25:15] occur. With few days to
[00:25:17] the asum governorship election, palpable tension. but the
[00:25:20] police say they are leaving
[00:25:23] nose turn unturned to ensure incident free
[00:25:26] poll and that's it on
[00:25:30] TVC news this hour which also featured flashback
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[00:27:49] brave men and women stand watch so that Nigeria can sleep, they
[00:27:53] leave their families behind, confront danger head on and make
[00:27:57] sacrifices many of us will never see, yet the enemies
[00:28:01] of our nation continue. their assault, they target our children,
[00:28:05] they murder innocent citizens, they force families from their
[00:28:08] homes, they turn thriving communities into places of
[00:28:12] fear and uncertainty. their goal is simple, to
[00:28:16] break our spirit, divide our people and steal the
[00:28:20] future of our nation, but Nigeria is stronger than
[00:28:23] terror, as we demand greater accountability, stronger security
[00:28:27] measures and more effective action from those entrusted with our safety,
[00:28:31] we must all... also play our part, support our security
[00:28:35] forces, salute their gallantry, stand with those
[00:28:39] who stand for us, if you see something, say
[00:28:42] something, let us be our brotherers keeper, we must
[00:28:46] never surrender to fear, despare or hopelessness. this
[00:28:50] is not the time for division, not by tribe, not
[00:28:54] by religion, not by region, not by
[00:28:57] political party, because terror recognizes no
[00:29:01] ethnicity, no... faith and no ideology, its
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[00:30:26] it news first with breaking
[00:30:29] news
[00:30:47] The race for the osum state governorship election is entering its
[00:30:51] final stretch with 14 candidates in the contest ahead
[00:30:54] the August 15th elections as the major parties
[00:30:58] intensified their campaign.