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00:00:29a now... operatives
00:00:31of the department of state services have arrested three more suspects
00:00:34allegedly linked to the kidnapping of dean of agriculture at
00:00:38of NASA state university professor Samuel
00:00:42according to security source the suspects were reportedly
00:00:45arrested on Friday night a local
00:00:48of broffel in Mararaban Akunza along the Lafia Makadi Highway.
00:00:52Professor Kunsabo was doctored by Gundmen in the early hours of Wednesday
00:00:56July 15th 2026
00:00:58of at m. border community between lafia and
00:01:02Nasara, and local
00:01:04of government areas of Nasara State. DSS operators rescue the
00:01:08University Donn two days after his abduction and arrested
00:01:12two suspects including woman in connection with the incident.
00:01:16The latest arrest bring the to five number of suspects taken into
00:01:20custody in connection with the kidnapping. The security source
00:01:23identified the newly arrested
00:01:27of of suspects as 25 year of old Yakub Abubakar, also known as Black or... star
00:01:30boy from the Domak tribe in plateau state,
00:01:3337-year-old Usman
00:01:35of Abubakar, and 27-year-old Salah Babaul
00:01:39of Abubakar, the source added that the three suspects are currently in custody
00:01:43of a DSS state command for further investigation following
00:01:46valid detention warrant obtained from a magistrate
00:01:50court. And in
00:01:54Governor Bala Mohammed is warning the newly appointed commissioners against the
00:01:57misuse and misappropriation of public fun. urging them to
00:02:01manage the state's resources prudently and channel them into projects
00:02:05and programs that will improve the lives
00:02:11of of the people. speaking during the sorrowning ceremony of the new commissioners, the governor stressed that their actions and conduct in office will
00:02:15be closely monitored to ensure
00:02:17of accountability, transparency and due process. meanwile, governor
00:02:21mhammed has directed the state security council to intensify its
00:02:24crackdown on criminal hideoutts across the state. our correspondent
00:02:28hajara ali reports. The Bouchi
00:02:32State
00:02:33of Government Executive Council meeting
00:02:35of begins with the swearining in of four newly appointed
00:02:38commissioners
00:02:39of Nigeria
00:02:44and I will preserve protect protect and defend the constitution of Federal
00:02:47Republic of Nigeria. The
00:02:49of appointments follow the resignation of some political appointees
00:02:53who are seeking elective offices ahead
00:02:56of of the 2027 general
00:02:58of
00:02:59of elections.
00:03:03after administering the oath of office and oath of allegiance, governor
00:03:07Bala Muhammad charges the commissioners to be accountable who
00:03:10promise to be loyal to the
00:03:13of administration and committed to the governance
00:03:15of the state. our administration attaches great importance to
00:03:19property, accountability and still adherance to due
00:03:23process. i therefore admonish them to
00:03:26judiciously handle the finances and
00:03:30responsibilities
00:03:31of their ministries, they should not be tempted to
00:03:34misappropriate or diverte funds
00:03:37of that will be put under their care. your excellency, you find
00:03:41us worthy and
00:03:43of assure you that indigence of b is state
00:03:46that are always yearning in the progress
00:03:50of the state will continue to be with
00:03:52in you up to the end of your
00:03:56tenorman
00:04:01of the meeting. then continues behind closed doors. At the end
00:04:05of the session, commissioners, brief journalists on the outcome,
00:04:09announcing
00:04:09of several approvals
00:04:10of including
00:04:11of the of establishment
00:04:12of of additional recreational facilities and new salary
00:04:16structure for newly appointed traditional rulers. The exit
00:04:20council has approved for a uniform
00:04:23fixed uh package
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00:04:29of of for our village heads and also. allowances for our
00:04:32hamlets. the
00:04:35a governor also presides over a meeting
00:04:37of the state security council where he highlights imagined
00:04:41security threats and issues directives to the security
00:04:45agencies. we must sustain the momentum
00:04:48of the alcallery operation and immediately
00:04:51replicate the success across
00:04:55of Ningi, choru and across all the
00:04:58state. We must deny them freedom of
00:05:02movement through increase joint, mothorized
00:05:05patrols and intelligence deployments along
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00:05:11madam access. He also warned traditional rulers against
00:05:15granting unauthorized access to mining sites within their
00:05:19communities, cautioning them against harboring
00:05:27What
00:05:27is the governor
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00:05:29of Adam status plus the full support the state government for the establishment of
00:05:33newly approved Nigerian Army 10 division. The governor may this known
00:05:36when I received a delegation from the office of a chief of army staff from the
00:05:40Army headquarters. in his office Yola, the state
00:05:44capital, according to him, the new division will significantly improve
00:05:48the Nigerian army's operational effectiveness, rapid response to
00:05:51security threats. Governor Fintery also announced that the state will
00:05:55provide a between 100 and 300 hectares of land to
00:05:59facilitate the immediate takeoff the military
00:06:01formation.
00:06:07A high-powered delegation from the army headquarters led
00:06:11by major general. are in Adam
00:06:14state to assess the suitability of locations for the
00:06:18deployment of troops and the establishment of military
00:06:22formations under the new 10
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00:06:31major general - explains that the army headquarters
00:06:35constituted the assessment team following the approval the
00:06:38establishment the 10 division to strengthen military.
00:06:42operations within Adam and tarabas states,
00:06:46we tend to cover
00:06:48viola,
00:06:51gombi, noman and most
00:06:55likely go to mahadagi
00:06:58and so that force can be projected
00:07:02towards
00:07:07gave
00:07:07and chuari, this is to make sure
00:07:10that whatever we do.
00:07:19In his response, governor Umar Finturi describes the
00:07:23creation the 10 division as a strategic intervention by
00:07:27President Bola Chinubu aimed to strengthening national
00:07:30security and addressing emerging security challenges in
00:07:33Adam, taraba and neighboring states.
00:07:37These um considerations are
00:07:41welcome, provide land immediately,
00:07:45we will provide all the support that are
00:07:48needed for the immediate take off
00:07:52these new brigades and division, like we have done before, we've
00:07:55collaborated uh with the
00:07:58army from the bgate headquarters here to the
00:08:02new sector command in movie and
00:08:05other
00:08:09uh general requirements and support the army. for them to
00:08:13effectively carry out their operation
00:08:17and give us the benefit of peace and
00:08:21security in this state where our people can sleep with their two eyes
00:08:24close. while the central headquarters for the 10 division is
00:08:28situated in jalingo tarabas state, adama state will
00:08:32host various military battalions and sector command
00:08:36in movie. the area of responsibility covers
00:08:39security operations, border safety, and counter
00:08:43insurgency responses
00:08:45and
00:08:49to politics now ahead the 2027 general elections, the all
00:08:52progressives congress in delta state is intensifying efforts to strengthen
00:08:56its ranks with the parties delta north stakeholders calling for
00:09:00reconciliation and greater grassroots mobilization and a
00:09:04stakeholders meeting a saba the party endorsed president bolatinibu and
00:09:08the state governor Mr. Sheriff of Boreware for second term while
00:09:12urging members to close ranks ahead the
00:09:14polls. with the political
00:09:17terrain already taking shape ahead of
00:09:202027. this meeting provides a platform for
00:09:24APC leaders in delta north to consolidate the party
00:09:27structure and address internal differences that could affect its
00:09:31electoral fortunes. the gathering is attended by
00:09:35delta state deputy governorme, former governor
00:09:39the state, senator Ifanyo Kowa, APC Delta state
00:09:43chairman, chief Solomon arayanka, Delta North chairman,
00:09:46Mr. Dan Osay, and other party leaders, stakeholders
00:09:50and aspirance. Former governor of Delta state and APC
00:09:54leader, Senator Ifanyo Koa, charged party leaders to take the
00:09:58message of President Tinuble's economic policies to the grassroots,
00:10:01saying the reforms are moving in the right direction and require
00:10:05greater understanding and support among the people.
00:10:09It is your duty as a party man to go.
00:10:12are there to speak for, Mr. President, in
00:10:16your worlds and in your
00:10:18units, we may not need to
00:10:21go to the past, but we know...
00:10:26that many well meaning Nigerians, including
00:10:30those who are respected across the world, have consistently
00:10:34said the economy is moving in the right
00:10:37direction. Also speaking, the Delta state APC chairman chief
00:10:41Solomonka asked party leaders to become more
00:10:45active at the unit and word levels stressing that a strong
00:10:48political structure must begin from the grassroots. There are some
00:10:53are leaders sited
00:10:54who here. in this editorial meeting, but the call
00:10:57meetings at local level did not attend i want
00:11:01to appeal to those leaders, leadership is
00:11:04derived from your units, it is derived for
00:11:08your work, before you come to the state, please make
00:11:12it point of duty to attend one
00:11:15meetings. for the deputy governor,
00:11:19reconciliation remains critical to building a formidable APC
00:11:23ahead the elections. we
00:11:27must be proud of all our candidates, starting from
00:11:30president, we must be proud of
00:11:33president, we must be proud of our
00:11:37cities, i am very proud of it, we
00:11:40must be proud of our
00:11:44candidates, of course we must be
00:11:48proud of our governor,
00:11:50including
00:11:59The meeting climaxed with vote of confidence and endorsement of President Bola
00:12:03Ahmed Chinubu and Governor Sheriff Oboroware as
00:12:07the party's soul candidates for the presidency and governorship
00:12:10respectively in the 2027 general
00:12:16leaders have elections. so
00:12:17and resolved stakeholders that
00:12:20motion we put together
00:12:24to and other person
00:12:28for president
00:12:32as our soul candidate in the forth
00:12:36coming presidential general
00:12:39election come January 16 now
00:12:42we have no another person that we are going to vote for
00:12:46for the APC in
00:12:47der north the message from the gathering is clear reconcile the
00:12:51ranks strengthen the party from the grassroots and take the
00:12:55campaign for President Tinubu and governor Oburu into the
00:12:58communities ahead the 2027
00:13:01polls. I see
00:13:05APC leaders and stakeholders in Abbia south senatorial district led by the
00:13:09parties senatorial candidate Mr. Paul Econo have mobilized
00:13:12support for President Bolatinib's reelection describing his administration
00:13:16as a possible shortcut to an Ebo Presidency. Speaking at the
00:13:20inauguration the ABA south and Obengua chapters the Asiwaju
00:13:24tsunami. a grassroots group backing Tinabu's 2027
00:13:28bid. Mr. Connor said the southeast must demonstrate political strength
00:13:32and support the administration to improve the region's chances of
00:13:35producing a future
00:13:37president. I will use this
00:13:40opportunity to draw our attention that our
00:13:44best b to becoming Nigerian
00:13:48President from
00:13:50everyone will be to support the re-election
00:13:54of
00:13:59we must show strength and capacity from the
00:14:03southeast to show that we believe
00:14:07in the Nigerian project, the entire
00:14:09southeast must buy into the
00:14:12reelection of Mr. President, he has been doing
00:14:16so much for Nigeria and the
00:14:19entire southeast,
00:14:22therefore on his... date we
00:14:26stand and we believe
00:14:29that abbia south
00:14:33and entire abia state at large
00:14:36that we are going to give
00:14:39him
00:14:41votes uh to
00:14:44win his
00:15:07are you ready for the thrill, the grit and the
00:15:11glory,
00:15:15feel the energy, this is where legends
00:15:19are b, every game, every match, every moment, witness the
00:15:22passion
00:15:24from the... to the track, into the stadium, everywhere in between, we've got
00:15:28you covered, celebrate the journey, it's not just
00:15:31sports, it's life in motion, this is where every
00:15:35sport comes a live your all
00:15:39access passed to the world of sports at these times
00:15:43only on channels
00:15:44television.
00:16:00welcome back, well members of a civil society legislative advocacy
00:16:04center, cislacted presidentibu's directive. the economic
00:16:08and financial crimes commission to unfreeze the ocean state government account,
00:16:11describing the directive as a as capable of undermining the
00:16:15independence the anti-graft agency. executive director of
00:16:19Sislac Mr. Awal Rapsanjani stated this a news conference
00:16:23in Abuja, we also called on the EFCC not to drop the
00:16:26investigation if it had credible evidence of possible fraud.
00:16:30According to him, the directive from the president gives the perception that the
00:16:34antigraft agency can be controlled by anyone at Presidential
00:16:38villa, an impression, he says
00:16:40puts a dent on the image the
00:16:42EFCC.
00:16:46We have it on good authority that EFCC obtain an
00:16:49order of federal high court to prese ocean state
00:16:53accounts. The law empowers EFCC
00:16:57under the laws as in below
00:17:00prohibition. Section 7, Section 6
00:17:04the money laundry prohibition ( prevention and
00:17:08prohibition act 2022 and section
00:17:1134 the EFCC establishment
00:17:15act 204.
00:17:18what is particularly troubling is the president
00:17:22created when president can publically direct
00:17:26an anti-corruption agency regarding specific ongoing
00:17:30emforcement action, even where the president's
00:17:34intention may have been to prevent political abuse. or
00:17:38protects essential government operation, such
00:17:40intervention can create
00:17:43perception that anti-corruption
00:17:47investigation are subject to the presidential
00:17:50control. the president should not be seen to
00:17:53be acting individual or
00:17:56directing individual investigation or
00:18:00enforcement decision, otherwise it will create
00:18:03perception that the government is controlling, dictating,
00:18:07manipulating, undermining the independent the
00:18:10anti-corruption, that is why it is very dangerous
00:18:14scene. into oil and
00:18:17gas now, the petroleum technology development fund says president's one
00:18:21trillion dollar economy cannot be achieved without energy
00:18:25security. speaking at the general sho Musa, university of
00:18:29geological science and engineering technology kaduna. the executive
00:18:32secretary of PTDF, Mr. Shuib Aliu, said Nigeria must build
00:18:36capacity. in critical skills to increase the knowledge economy in the
00:18:40oil and gas sector, according to Mr. Lee, the key to energy
00:18:44security is to ensure domestic energy sector, learning and
00:18:48rest capital flight, especially in view the current crisis in the
00:18:51middle
00:18:52east,
00:18:57whether we can open a window of admitting undergr
00:19:00students, but we are very
00:19:02cautious because we want to maintain standards, we
00:19:06want this is a postculaus institution that can not
00:19:10only attract student within Nigeria but within entire West Africa. I have
00:19:14mentioned, if you look at in West African sub region, so many countries are coming
00:19:18in oil and gas, but they are they don't have the critical skills. They look into
00:19:22Nigeria to provide them those skills. You understand? Therefore,
00:19:26we want to focus on only providing post graduate
00:19:29and other technical skills, isn't it? To Nigerians at all
00:19:33levels. So if we now open the window for undergraduate
00:19:36basic. we cannot contain it in the future, if you admit
00:19:40100 at the long round, you end up with admitting over 1 or 20 or
00:19:44300, then the main objective the
00:19:47the the vision the school will be busterized, therefore in order to
00:19:51avoid that particular aspect, we want to return the
00:19:55school as a post graduate institution, only
00:19:59mentoring masters and phd student and at the same time
00:20:02scholars at the same time also engaging a short
00:20:05term, medium term. a long term technical
00:20:09skills, isn't it? it be three months course training course,
00:20:13six month or nine year training, therefore uh for
00:20:16now uh we are only limiting the school to only
00:20:20postgraduate, we want don't want to open a window for undergraduate so that we
00:20:23don't something we cannot
00:20:25content
00:20:36and to business now, "the revenue mobilization, allocation and fiscal commission is
00:20:40stepping up pressure on operators and regulators to ensure oil producing
00:20:44host communities receive the benefits guaranteed under the petroleum industry
00:20:48act
00:20:48at investigative here" bring into sterling oil exploration and energy
00:20:52production company, Ramtock raised concerns over compliance
00:20:56with the host community development trust, provisions and the absence the
00:20:59company from the proceedings. The commission has given the Nigerian option petroleum
00:21:03regulatory commission 48 hours to address concerns surrounding
00:21:07the affected host community development trust while demanding that the
00:21:11outstanding obligations to the communities be settled. Ramfach says it will
00:21:15pursue accountability across a petroleum value chain and ensure host
00:21:19communities are not. left to bear the environmental and social cost of
00:21:22all production without corresponding
00:21:25development. and Niger
00:21:29recorded a strong rebound in foreign direct investment in 2025 with
00:21:32inflows rising to about $4 billion dollars from 1.6 billion
00:21:36a year earlier, increase of about 148% according
00:21:40to the UN trade and development world investment report,
00:21:432026. The report shows that global FDI rose
00:21:466% to 1.6 trillion dollars in 2025.
00:21:50However, Africa attracted just $70 billion dollars or about
00:21:534.3% of global investment as capital
00:21:57inflows to the continent decline 26%. While Niger's rebound was
00:22:01driven mainly by oil and gas and energy investments, the report says the
00:22:05country should now prioritize higher quality investment that supports
00:22:09industrialization, creates jobs, strengthens local businesses
00:22:12and boosts export
00:22:14competitiveness.
00:22:20and outside our shoes now, Spain has imposed border controls and air and sea
00:22:23travel from Italy, forard escalating a dispute between the two European
00:22:27Union member states over migration and border security. The
00:22:31measures would took effect early Saturday will remain in place for one
00:22:35month and come a week after Italy introduced similar
00:22:39restrictions following the arrival of about 78,000
00:22:42migrants from Morocco into Spain's enclava.
00:22:46Madrid had given Rome until Friday to reverse its border checks, but
00:22:50says the measures will remain in place until at least August 15th citing
00:22:54security and terrorism concerns. The dispute has brought Spanish
00:22:58Prime Minister Pedroz Sanchez into direct clash with Italian
00:23:02Prime Minister Giorgia Maloni as both governments de fair over
00:23:06the application the Shengen border free agreement and how to
00:23:09respond to migration
00:23:11pressures. And at least three
00:23:15people, including a child have been killed in overnight Russian missile strikes near
00:23:19Ukraine's capital. the several others were injured and
00:23:22buildings also damaged the attacks hit areas east of key and the
00:23:26early hours of Saturday triggering fires and damaging apartment
00:23:30blocks, vehicles, garages and business premises. According to
00:23:34local authorities, emergency teams are continuing efforts to contain the
00:23:38fires and assess the extent the damage. Meanwhile, Ukrainian
00:23:42president Vuland Zelensky has arrived in Bulgary for his first visit
00:23:45to Serbia, where is expected to meet President Alexander Vutic to...
00:23:50discoss economic cooperation, security and Serbia's relations
00:23:54with the European
00:23:54Union.