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00:00:27Hello, nice
00:00:27of to have you join us on news tracker this hour, I'm... These are the storys
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00:00:33of moment. President Paula Tinabu has mandated vice president Kashim
00:00:37Shitima to represent him and lead Nija's delegation to the
00:00:4081st session
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00:00:43of General Assembly Onger in New York, United States. VP
00:00:47Shetima will lead a high-level delegation
00:00:49of comprising governor Siminal
00:00:51of Fubara of of River States, governor Dal Lawal of Zamfor states ministers and
00:00:55other
00:00:55of senior government officials. The
00:00:58of 81st Onger general debate will hold. from September 22nd to
00:01:02the 28th,
00:01:02of 2026, under the theme restoring trust, managing
00:01:06transformation, a united nations that delivers for
00:01:09all. At
00:01:10of the general debate, Senator Shetima will deliver Nigeria's national statements
00:01:14outlining the country's position and priorities on major global
00:01:18issues with implications for national development, peace and
00:01:22security, economic growth and international
00:01:24cooperation. The Vice President will also participate in
00:01:28high-level meetings during. the onga week, including
00:01:32of engagements on the right of rights to development, climate
00:01:36action and other issues of strategic importance to
00:01:39Nigeria and the
00:01:40of African
00:01:41of continent. Senator Sheitima is also expected to
00:01:44of join other world leaders at the
00:01:46of traditional reception for heads of
00:01:48of delegation and participate
00:01:49in a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries,
00:01:53international organizations and development partners on the sidelines
00:01:57of of the general assembly. the engagements will provide Nigeria an
00:02:00opportunity to advance president inable's economic diplomacy, deepen
00:02:04strategic partnerships and strengthen the country's voice on
00:02:07reform
00:02:08of the global financial architecture,
00:02:11in sustainable development, climate finance and multilateral corporations. The vice
00:02:14president will return to Nigeria at the conclusion of
00:02:17a his engagements in New
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00:02:24Now senior advocate of Nigeriano is calling on the
00:02:27attorney generals
00:02:29of the of. and Ondo states to prosecute those
00:02:32allegedly
00:02:33of responsible for the
00:02:34of deaths of squares of Nigerians in two separate incidents. In a statement
00:02:38made available to journalists on Sunday,
00:02:40of Mr. Falano asked the Niger States attorney general Nasir Mazu to
00:02:44ensure a speedy investigation into the deaths of 37 suspects
00:02:48who were detained by the Nigerian
00:02:50a security and civil defense court NSCDC over alleged illegal
00:02:53mining. The suspects were reportedly found dead
00:02:57of a detention center facility in Niger. two days after
00:03:01their arrest. the NSCDC had said more than 50
00:03:04people were arrested and were undergoing profiling and documentation.
00:03:08Mr. Falano attributed the debts to overcrowding and poor ventilation and
00:03:12called for the prosecution of any persons found culpable. He also
00:03:16called on authorities to ensure that detention facilities comply with the
00:03:20United Nations standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners
00:03:24popularly known as the Nelson Mandela rules. The senior lawyer drew
00:03:28a parallel with the 1980. the incident in Lagos when 50
00:03:31suspects reportedly suffocated inside the police transport
00:03:35van at the premises
00:03:36of the tininable magistrates court. In separate case, Mr. Falana
00:03:40urged the understate attorney general Uluko de Ajulo San
00:03:44to prosecute those linked to
00:03:46of the deaths arising from a mass illness outbreak allegedly
00:03:49associated with locally prepared alcoholic and herbal
00:03:52of concussions. The National Agency for Food and drug administration and
00:03:56control NAFTAC had confirmed 48
00:03:59of deaths out of 182 reported cases,
00:04:03the agency also reported that five people had been rendered
00:04:06totally blind, while two others suffered partial blindness.
00:04:10Nafdak said the affected communities include Newtown, Odole,
00:04:14Okele, Orita, Odigo,
00:04:17Araromi, Obu, and Onikbaraga, with the
00:04:21highest number of cases recorded in Odibo and
00:04:24Araromi-Obu. The agency also disclosed that 15 people had been
00:04:28arrested over the production. sale and distribution
00:04:31of the suspected poisonous beverages. Mr. Falano is
00:04:34of now asking the Undo State Ministry of Justice to take over the case and prosecute anyone
00:04:38found responsible. He says
00:04:40of criminal accountability must accompany investigations into both
00:04:43incidents, while authorities must also take steps to prevent similar
00:04:47debts in detention facilities and
00:04:54of of communities. Now to politics, the African Democratic Congress candidate for the ageg federal
00:04:57constituency
00:04:58of the House of Representatives. Honorable Shei Sarumi has
00:05:01officially flagged off his campaign, speaking with a large crowd of
00:05:05local supporters and party members in oke koto area of
00:05:09agege Lego state. Honorable Sarame is asking. ask all in
00:05:13attendance to massively cast their ballot in support of his
00:05:16mandate.
00:05:23this call is call to
00:05:25service. i have made my
00:05:29promise several times to you
00:05:32all that the
00:05:36trust you give it to me today and
00:05:40always. will continue
00:05:43to be call for
00:05:46service, it's not a matter
00:05:50of fighting or
00:05:54we joined anybody, the people at
00:05:58the other side we know them,
00:06:02they are our brothers, but
00:06:06if this is not right,
00:06:08i have called me to come and represent them and
00:06:13things back
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00:06:21for federal of
00:06:23r is vote for qualitative
00:06:25representation, so i'm going to assure you
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00:06:30that
00:06:37is the trust that you best
00:06:41on me. and i promise you
00:06:44that i will
00:06:46never and i will not be
00:06:50invade. now
00:06:54ahead the 2027 general elections, the candidate the
00:06:57Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC for Idatol Federal
00:07:01Constituency. Henry Ezibuiro is a legend
00:07:05moves within the party in the state to replace him
00:07:09despite his name appearing on the final list of candidates published
00:07:13by INEC, addressing the press conference in Oway, the immor
00:07:16states capital, Mr. Ziro accused the party leadership of plotting
00:07:20to hand his tickets to another aspirants who he claims, did not
00:07:23participate in the party's priming election, a legend that some party leaders
00:07:27subsequently demanded millions of nayer from him to retain his
00:07:30candidacy. He says the allegations of extortion and
00:07:33nepotism which has rocked the party in recent times raises
00:07:37questions about internal democracy within the party, particularly the process
00:07:41of selecting. candidates for the 2027 general
00:07:44elections, thank you gentlemen the press
00:07:47and uh my sincere, I a
00:07:51victim of democratic
00:07:54criminality,
00:07:58and my name was uploaded, I next sent me
00:08:02report how I won the election and how they monitored it
00:08:06and listed the names of people that monitored the results that
00:08:09day, the names of party...
00:08:12election uh team that
00:08:14monitored it and you can see the
00:08:18signature, there's a signature here, I'm holding it,
00:08:22it's on my right hand side, but if you're reading it, it's on your left hand
00:08:25side, any results from
00:08:28INEc, this person must sign,
00:08:32this person must sign before any other person
00:08:35signs, if this person if you have
00:08:38any CTC whereby this PPM did not.
00:08:42sign is fake,
00:08:44forged, if there is something
00:08:48Nigerians must be proud of, if there is something, I'm
00:08:51saying this, if there is something we must be proud of
00:08:55for this present dispensation the National
00:08:59Assembly, is the electoral art, electoral
00:09:03art is something that guarantees that a
00:09:06commoner, a man with no last name, a
00:09:09man with no location or home address, but with good
00:09:13character, competent and
00:09:17right judgement can v and contest for an election and win and
00:09:21still return his winning, because this evil men did
00:09:24everything, everything to manipulate the system to
00:09:28remove my name, but they could not remove the name already
00:09:32imputed in the inec portal or whatever they call
00:09:36it, now
00:09:40understates cold on lucky that has appeal. to the youths of our
00:09:43states to collaborate with governments and other stakeholders in galvanize and
00:09:47support for the reelection of President Bolt in the winner 2027
00:09:50election. According to him, the second term of President Tinu is
00:09:54very vital as he would be able to build on the
00:09:58solid foundation for the development of Nigeria in the
00:10:01first term. The governor who is represented by the chairman the Undo
00:10:05States Chapter the All Progressives Congress APC Cola
00:10:08Ali Baba Tunde stresses that the president has performed.
00:10:12well in his first term and deserves to be given the opportunity for
00:10:16second term in office. the cityboy
00:10:20movement is the biggest platform, is the
00:10:24biggest platform. platform in Africa right
00:10:28now and what are we trying to do as
00:10:30movement? we are trying to build a formidable structure
00:10:34where the young people can speak in one voice, they can speak
00:10:38in one purpose to get whatever they are looking for. now that
00:10:42assignment is in your hands, you have lot of
00:10:45work to do. we said we want to build
00:10:49a 10 million membership the city boy movement.
00:10:53why do we want? to build the 10 million membership the
00:10:57city, because for very long time we have lot
00:11:01of young people that have tried to achieve lot but have
00:11:05not been disciplined in achieving what they want to achieve. today
00:11:09at the city boy movement we have produced leaders, we have
00:11:13produced members the federal executive council, which one them is your
00:11:17son, are your dadly wisdom, hope you are going to clap to
00:11:20that. now we have lot of achievements
00:11:24in the government of... We cannot be talking to
00:11:28ourselves, we need to take these stories to our local
00:11:31governments, we need to take them to our
00:11:33words. Now, for many women
00:11:37living with vesco vagina fistula, the agony
00:11:41goes beyond the physical pain as constant urine leakage often comes
00:11:45with stigmatization, rejection and loss of
00:11:48livelihood. This report examines the plight of VVF
00:11:52survivors in Kaduna and how the states government. is seeking to
00:11:55restore their dignity and hope through medical treatment, skills
00:11:59training and economic
00:12:00empowerment. for
00:12:04years, life for most these women is defined by
00:12:07pain, embarrassment and rejection, living with
00:12:11constant urine leakage, many them have been forced to withdraw from
00:12:15their communities, losing their livelihoods and in some cases
00:12:19their families. their condition is caused by a medical condition
00:12:23called the secover. final Fistola
00:12:26VVF. While the situation can render its victim
00:12:30hopeless, the Kaduna State Government is giving Safras a new
00:12:34reason to be hopeful through its medical and empowerment
00:12:37interventions. I understand the profound physical,
00:12:41emotional and social challenges that women living with
00:12:45oscetric fisular may experience. No woman should
00:12:49suffer in silence or feel abandoned because of a medical
00:12:53condition that can be prevented. and treated. I therefore make
00:12:57a plee to each and every one of us sitter here to
00:13:01continue to intensify awareness, promote access
00:13:04to quality maternal healthcare, encourage skilled
00:13:08attendance during pregnancy and birth, and ensure that
00:13:11women who require treatment are able to access it without
00:13:14fear, stigma or
00:13:16discrimination. Apart from the
00:13:20medical intervention, the state government is providing
00:13:24vocational for survivors in areas such as
00:13:27tailoring, airdressing, catering and soap
00:13:30making. we want to say thank for
00:13:34collaboration through the state ministry of health and state ministry of
00:13:38women
00:13:38affairs, government
00:13:42leadership, commitment
00:13:45to, health intervention towards
00:13:49solving health challenges in Nigeria. for the state government,
00:13:53the training is beyond skills. acquisition, it's also about
00:13:57restoring confidence, hope and personal
00:14:00dignity. is an
00:14:03opportunity and an important medical
00:14:07intervention, but we recognize that the true
00:14:10recovery goes beyond the surgery. for
00:14:14this reason we have completed the medical
00:14:18treatment with skills, acquisition and
00:14:21economic empowerment. for some these benefit. official
00:14:25is the journey from suffering to recovery has not been an easy
00:14:29one, for these VVF
00:14:32survivors, many of whom have spent years living with
00:14:36pain, stigma and shame, the intervention by the
00:14:39Kaduna state government is indeed a dream come
00:15:45Welcome back, about five serving police officers
00:15:49attached to the squad squad
00:15:53the abbia state police command, alongside others currently at
00:15:57large are being investigated over alleged extortion, abusive
00:16:01police powers and other misconducts, the officers were accused
00:16:05of operating across nine local government areas in the state, but the police
00:16:09saying more than 200 people may have been affected. addressing
00:16:13journalist in umah here, the assistant inspector general of police zone 9,
00:16:17policap, emeka said the officers allegedly operated across
00:16:20about nine local government areas of avious states including aba Ubingwa,
00:16:24Ukwa East and Ukwa West. Three the officers were arrested
00:16:28following investigations prompted by complaints from the president
00:16:32general of one the affected communities. The AIG says the alleged
00:16:36activities have been. ongoing for more than year, adding that the
00:16:40conduct the officers undermined public confidence in the police
00:16:44and must be
00:16:44stopped.
00:16:48preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect may have been
00:16:51operating a syndicate across nine local
00:16:54government areas of abya state, namely aba south,
00:16:58aba north, okwa west, okwa
00:17:01iast, ugwu nagbo,
00:17:05osiso obingwa.
00:17:12these alleged activities appears to have been
00:17:15directly
00:17:19um mostly amongst patent
00:17:23and the preparators of medicine deals and operators
00:17:27of maternity homes
00:17:30(ETC) anyway who they alleged are targeted
00:17:34under the guys of police operations. or stink
00:17:38corporations, resulting in unlawful seizure of pharmatical
00:17:42products and alergy extorsion of money and other
00:17:46valuables, most times lodging a hotel for weeks
00:17:50in carrying out those
00:17:52activities.
00:17:56now Nigeris complex challenges and housing, infrastructure,
00:17:59urbanization, economic transformation, climate resilience and institutional
00:18:03capacity require collaborative efforts by professionals to... by
00:18:07technical support and solutions to the government. now this is the view of
00:18:11various speakers inqua states during the seventh distinguished lecture
00:18:15series organized by the quara states chapter the Nigerian
00:18:18institute of architects where they were adminished
00:18:22to deemphasize politics for focus on
00:18:26finding solutions to the mirad of challenges confronting the
00:18:29country. it's the
00:18:33seventh edition the lecture series by the Nigerian
00:18:37Institute of Architects taking place in iloring with the
00:18:41theme professional bodies, national growth and
00:18:44development. At our 66th founders Day, the National
00:18:48President of Nigeria Institute of Architects reminds members on
00:18:52the need to contribute to finding professional solutions to the
00:18:55mired of challenges confronting the country. We challenged
00:18:59ourselves to reposition the architects at
00:19:02the intersection of economy,
00:19:06policy and governance. that imperative
00:19:09extends to our professional
00:19:12institutions, professional bodies must therefore ask themselves
00:19:16difficult questions: are we merely
00:19:19regulating membership and protecting professional
00:19:22boundaries or are we actively
00:19:26contributing to national progress? this position is echoed by the
00:19:30chairman the occasion who says Nigeria faces significant
00:19:34challenges in housing, infrastructure,
00:19:37urbanization, sustainability, climate resilience,
00:19:41planning and construction quality. these
00:19:44challenges demand the collective
00:19:48intelligence of professionals,
00:19:52government, academia and
00:19:55industry, we must continue to demonstrate that
00:19:58architecture is not a luxury, but an
00:20:02essential instrument of human development,
00:20:05social well being, economic productivity and national
00:20:09identity in his lecture, a former president the Nigerian institute
00:20:13of Architects Muhammad Raja believes Nigeria has
00:20:17recorded economic growth but appears to be failing in the area of human
00:20:21development. How much of research do we do? What do
00:20:25we have to offer to the public by way
00:20:28of research? We don't do any.
00:20:32Architects should have very strong
00:20:36research. section, the engineers should have
00:20:40it, the quantity surveyors should have research section, and
00:20:44collectively the good finding from all these
00:20:47professional put together will be respect by government and they
00:20:51now agree that you have something to offer.
00:20:55the state deputy governor in his remarks at the event declared that
00:20:59professional bodies are pillars of national development will provide
00:21:02standards, expertise, ethical guardians and informed
00:21:06contributions to public policy. frisal bodies are pillars
00:21:10of national development, they provide standards,
00:21:13expertise, ethical guardians and inform contribution to public
00:21:17policy. for architects in particular, this
00:21:20rest added weight because the work the profession is
00:21:24directly needed reflected in the physical environment in which
00:21:28our people live, work and interact. in line with
00:21:32the theme the lecture, the deputy governor advocates collaboration between
00:21:36government and professional institutions to tackle various challenges
00:21:40confronting the country at
00:21:41large.
00:21:47now in nigerian aut break power manufacturer facility. in Lagos has
00:21:51reportedly shot down with the national automative design and development council
00:21:55blaming the influx of cheaper substandard imported alternatives for the
00:21:59setback. the director general the NADDC raised the
00:22:02concern while leading the council's governing board a tour of
00:22:06automative assembly and manufacturing plants in Lagos to assess their
00:22:09operational capacities and identify their
00:22:12challenges. the DG says the closure highlights a major
00:22:16challenge facing local manufacturers, the difficulty of competing on
00:22:20price with imported products despite the quality of locally made
00:22:23components
00:22:27in the next factory is where we normally
00:22:31manufacture mechano usually manufacture
00:22:34bak and they have one the best break part in the country
00:22:38while other bak imported
00:22:40we we do like 3,400 this can do like 10,000
00:22:44but unfortunately that factory have to close down
00:22:48now because the the cause
00:22:52the imported one are a little bit cheaper, not even a little bit
00:22:55cheaper uh, but they have lower standard, lower
00:22:58quality than what we are having here, so when people are saying
00:23:02Nigerian made parts are more expensive, is more expensive
00:23:06for for for reason and one the reasons is
00:23:10because they are better quality than what we get, so we need
00:23:13to engage them to know what they are passing through, and
00:23:17again you know we are working on uh uh
00:23:20automotive indust industry uh uh bill
00:23:24and that bill we need to take it to cognisance
00:23:28these challenges so that we talk with them, we interact with them,
00:23:32we see life what they are passing through, and that's why we
00:23:35are we have gone on
00:23:36this,
00:23:40industry operators are calling for better tariff
00:23:43incentives, arguing that current policies put locally assembled
00:23:47vehicles a disadvantage compared with four. built imported
00:23:51cars, the one the government to fast track proposed policy changes that could
00:23:54encourage local production, attracts more investment and strengthen langer's
00:23:58automative manufacturing
00:23:59industry,
00:24:04just like every normal assembly, every assembly plants in Nigeria as we worked about, I'm sure you
00:24:08have seen our testers, we have all the testers they need as the the speed
00:24:11testers, the real tester, the light testers, we balancing all the tests we
00:24:15have here on ground and I must say we we we've um enjoyed a lot of
00:24:19patronage. from commercial sector and government sector and these vehicles are doing very fine, the major
00:24:23challenge is the policy and the tariff, we get better
00:24:26incentive where by where we bring the vehicles in, we should have better
00:24:30tarif compared to someone that is bringing it fully built in, and this is what we've been
00:24:34preaching for and this is what we've been advocating for,
00:24:37and uh, we are, we are, we are, we
00:24:41are hopeful that uh, before the end of this governments
00:24:44will, this this will be pass into
00:24:46law,
00:24:50and on the foreign scene, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Conney says the country is
00:24:54pushing ahead with new alliance with the European Union while
00:24:57leaving the door open to renewed trade negotiations with the
00:25:01United States if Washington offers aceptible terms.
00:25:05The push follows Koney's visits to Strasburg where Canada
00:25:09and the EU began work on an alliance for the future,
00:25:12covering areas including trade, defense, energy, technology and critical
00:25:16minerals, turning to Washington was Corny defend. Canada's
00:25:20decision last month to suspend trade negotiations after rejecting
00:25:24US terms. The government said the proposals asked to much of
00:25:28Canada while offering too little in return. Connie box
00:25:31deeperties with Europe arguing they would strengthen
00:25:35Canada's sovereignty and resilience while also making it a
00:25:39stronger partner for the United
00:25:41States.