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00:00:11From Lagos, of The Nation's commercial
00:00:14capital. This is the news at
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00:00:22in from Channel's television, reporting
00:00:25of tonight and
00:00:26Waodo.
00:00:32Hello and
00:00:33of welcome tonight President Bolatan welcomes World Bank's
00:00:36economic report says it affirms that his administration's reforms
00:00:40are yielding results.
00:00:44INEC excludes two PDP governorship candidates from final list
00:00:48of sparking reactions from the party and the affected
00:00:54of candidates. Socio economic rights and accountability project s central
00:00:57bank of Nigeria over alleged faite. to account for missing election
00:01:02of of funds and on the foreign seing ukrainian president vodimir
00:01:06zelensky says that ukraine supports the energy seasfire announced by us
00:01:10president donald
00:01:12of trump
00:01:18of
00:01:23of presidentubu has welcome the world bank's
00:01:25of October 2026 Nigeria Development update titled
00:01:29beyond the federal perse how higher revenues
00:01:32of reshaped state priorities, it says that its findings confirm that the
00:01:35administration's economic reforms are delivering results and placing the
00:01:39economy a firmer footing for sustained growth, according to the
00:01:43statement by the presidential spokesman bayonuga, the president
00:01:47says that from the
00:01:48of world bank's
00:01:48of findings poverty rate has stabilized for the first time since
00:01:522019 and the bank expects poverty to decline gradually
00:01:56as PDP at GDP grows faster than the population.
00:02:00The statement reads in part, these findings confirm that the difficult
00:02:04but necessary decisions to remove the petrol subsidy unify the
00:02:08foreign exchange market and strengthing fiscal discipline. They have raised
00:02:12revenues, stabilized the economy and
00:02:14of created fiscal space
00:02:16in for of every tier of governments to invest in its people. The dividends
00:02:20of reforms are becoming visible, but
00:02:22of more
00:02:22of work remains to ensure fully translate into better living
00:02:26standards for every household,
00:02:28of starting with lower food prices. and decent jobs for our young
00:02:31people. the president is also urging state governments to use their
00:02:35higher revenues more prudently and prioritize projects that improve the
00:02:39living standards of Nigerians and the health and education
00:02:43of the
00:02:43people.
00:02:47and to party
00:02:48of politics, the
00:02:48of people's democratic party is facing fresh and certainty over its
00:02:52of
00:02:52of governorship tickets in Ogung and Gombe State following the mission of two
00:02:56prominent candidates Ladia Debutu and the former minister of community.
00:03:00cations and digital economy professor
00:03:02Isai pantami over the final list published by the independent National
00:03:06Electoral Commission INEC. The developmentts comes amit disputes over a
00:03:10party membership records,
00:03:12of nomination procedures and
00:03:13a recent Supreme Court judgement on the electoral
00:03:16act.
00:03:20With the 2027 general elections approaching, the people's
00:03:23democratic party is confronting a fresh electoral challenge in two
00:03:27states, the independent National Electoral Commission INEC has
00:03:31published its final list of governorship candidates, but there is no PDP
00:03:34candidate among
00:03:35the 13 names listed forum
00:03:37of state
00:03:38of the 16 in Gombe
00:03:39State.
00:03:45In Ogun, Ladia Adebutu and his runnymate are missing from the
00:03:48list. Their omission follows allegations that Mr. Adebutu's
00:03:52name was not included in the PDP membership register submitted to
00:03:55INEC. The Ogun State Chapter
00:03:57of the party has rejected the allegations. insisting that Mr.
00:04:01Adebutsu is a duely registered member and
00:04:03that the party complied with the
00:04:05law.
00:04:14In Gumbi State, the
00:04:16of controversy is more complicated. Professor Isa Ali
00:04:19a Pantami had emerged as the PDP governorship candidate following the fresh
00:04:23primary conducted on September the 29th. The exercise was
00:04:26of ordered by federal High Court
00:04:28a after it nolified the earlier. over procedural
00:04:31irregularities, but Mr. Pontami's victory in the rerun
00:04:35was challenged by rival aspirants,
00:04:38of including Kamisu Milantarki, who questioned his eligibility to
00:04:41participate.
00:04:46The controversy has now taken a wider legal dimension.
00:04:50On September the 24th, the Supreme Court restored
00:04:54of of provisions of of the electoral Act 2026, requiring political parties to comply with statutory membership
00:04:58register requirements. for conducting primaries, the
00:05:02of provisions restrict participation in party primaries eligible members whose
00:05:06names appear on register submitted to INEC within the prescribed
00:05:09period. However, the
00:05:11of Electoral Commission has not publicly explained the specific reasons for meeting Mr.
00:05:15Adebutu and Mr.
00:05:16Pantami.
00:05:20Reacting to the development, Mr. Pantamis campaign organization has
00:05:24urged supporters to remain calm, describing the omission as a temporary
00:05:28challenge. It says its legal and lesson teams are engaging the PDP
00:05:32and INEc to resolve the matter within the period allowed by
00:05:35law. Under section 32 the electoral act, political
00:05:39parties have 14 days to formally notify INEc. with supporting
00:05:43documentation where a nominated candidate's name is missing from the
00:05:47publish list. for the PDP, the immediate question is whether
00:05:50the omissions can be resolved through the statutory process or will lead
00:05:54to further legal battles. and with the governorship elections less than
00:05:58four months away, the uncertainty over the parties tickets in og and
00:06:02gombe states adds another complication to preparations for the
00:06:062027
00:06:07polls.
00:06:12Meanwile, the governorship candidate the People's Democratic Party in taraba state,
00:06:16senator Emmanuel Buacha says that the forth coming 2027 general
00:06:20elections in the state will not be a contest between candidates, but that of
00:06:24ideas, policies and choices between the present challenges and the
00:06:28progress citizens seek tomorrow, at the flag off the party's governorship
00:06:32campaigns in Zing Local Council, where he was joined by candidates the party
00:06:35from Gombean adama. Mr Buchin says that the election will clearly
00:06:39define the path between performance of present administration
00:06:43and the demand for competence and effective
00:06:46governance. the political
00:06:49atmosphere interaba state is gathering momentum as the
00:06:53PDP governorship candidate in the 2023 pulls
00:06:56senator Immanuel Bacher flacks off his campaign under the
00:07:00platform the people's democratic party loyal to the Abdul
00:07:04Rahman led PDP for the 20-27
00:07:07polls. the dignities,
00:07:11including PDP governorship candidate of Gombe State Isa
00:07:15Pantani whose name is not on the inech list of
00:07:19governorship candidates and that of Adam states joining to witness the
00:07:23occasion alongside others, the PDP in taraba state
00:07:26says it has now joined forces with the rainbow
00:07:30coalition. PDP interaba
00:07:33state is part the
00:07:36great rainbow coalition of
00:07:39PDP and other political parties. that
00:07:43are working hard to instill
00:07:47democratic principles and democratic governance in
00:07:50Nigeria, our governatorial
00:07:53candidate, distinguished senator
00:07:56Emmanuel Square, CON is the
00:08:00leader the rainbow coalition interrava
00:08:03state, the governorship candidates of Adam
00:08:07and spoke in houser language, urged Arab residents to vote
00:08:11PDP in the fourth coming.
00:08:22My plea is that you people should not put us to shame and if you people actually
00:08:25deserve a change of leadership in this
00:08:27country of
00:08:30politics.
00:08:36When PDP was in charge at the HM of Affairs,
00:08:40Nigeria was progressing and Insecurity was not as
00:08:44it is today. For the PDP governorship candidate, his
00:08:48intention of contesting the governorship the states is to ensure
00:08:51infrastructure revolution, accountability, effective
00:08:55governance, as he insists that the 2027
00:08:59general elections in Taraba will not be a contest between
00:09:02candidates, but that of ideas, policies, performance,
00:09:06competence and choices between the present challenges and the
00:09:10progress citizens seek tomorrow. "This election is not
00:09:14simply a contest between two or three candidates, it is a
00:09:17contest of ideas, policies and records. It
00:09:21is
00:09:21a choice between the challenges we face today and the progress we seek
00:09:25tomorrow, between questions about the performance the present
00:09:29administration and the demand for competence,
00:09:33accountability and effective governance.
00:09:37Flags were presented to candidates the party in the states with
00:09:41clear mandate to ensure. of victory for the party and good
00:09:44governance if elected to
00:09:45lead and still on
00:09:49politics ahead the general elections in 2027 the minister of
00:09:53state for works bailono has called for nationwide grass
00:09:57route mobilization in support of president's re-election
00:10:01bid. the minister made the call in kaduna at the inauguration the national and state
00:10:05executives the Northwest political support group charging them to mobilize
00:10:08support for the president, the APC governors and other party.
00:10:15The event attracted party faithful, youth groups, women's associations
00:10:19and community leaders from across the
00:10:21country.
00:10:25The support group is expected to build
00:10:27a nationwide network, promote voter registration and awareness
00:10:31and mobilize support for the all progressives
00:10:33congress. This is more
00:10:37than a support group, it is false. Our mission is clear,
00:10:41to serve as a formidable support group that mobilizes minds, resources
00:10:45and grassroots energy to deliver victory at the pose and to
00:10:49ensure that the renewed hope agenda continues to transform lives across
00:10:53Nigeria. with the federal government's
00:10:56infrastructure projects and economic policies aim addressing national challenges and
00:11:00improving living conditions, the minister express confidence in
00:11:03president's leadership
00:11:05style. our country stands at
00:11:09the pivotal moment, the challenges are real, economic
00:11:12pressures, infrastructural gaps and social demands, but
00:11:16so to are the
00:11:18opportunities. at the
00:11:22helm, with our governors and APC representant. across the
00:11:25nation, we can transform these challenges into stepping stones for
00:11:29greatness.
00:11:34as the 2027 general elections draw close, the minister urged APC
00:11:38members, youth and community leaders to begin door to door campaign as
00:11:42he stress the need for the support group to extend its reach to communities
00:11:45nationwide in order to promote the parties agenda and mobilized
00:11:49voters ahead the elections
00:11:50and away from politics,
00:11:55The governor of Kaduna State Ubasani is calling on northern political leaders to
00:11:58develop a coming development blueprint to help address the region's
00:12:02challenges, especially the high number of out of school children,
00:12:06maternal and child mortality and inadequate access to quality health
00:12:09care. The governor made the call when he received the leadership the
00:12:13madubello memorial foundation who paid him a coursive visit at the
00:12:17sarkashim ibrahim government house in
00:12:19Kaduna. The challenges of education,
00:12:23health care and human. Capital development in northern Nigeria have
00:12:27continued to raise concerns among stakeholders with Governor
00:12:31Obanani of Kaduna State, calling for a coordinated
00:12:34approach to address the
00:12:36situation. Receiving the
00:12:40leadership the Sir Amadu
00:12:42Bello Memorial Foundation, the governor urges northern political leaders to
00:12:46look beyond the struggle for political power and focus on
00:12:49developing a common agenda that will improve the lives the
00:12:53people. On this note. He identifies the
00:12:57high number of out of school children, the shortage of skill based
00:13:01education and inadequate healthcare delivery as major
00:13:04challenges requiring urgent and collective action.
00:13:08The last time we check from the Unice of Statistics, we
00:13:12are talking about 18 million people in the whole of
00:13:15Nigeria, and out the 18 million,
00:13:1970% are domicide here in Northern Nigeria. In
00:13:23Nigeria, we had only sted. a
00:13:25holistic, we have come
00:13:29with holistic process in addressing that of school children, because our
00:13:32household mapping exercise, the federal government
00:13:36have seen it, and they have realized that we have reached
00:13:40at least to 600,
00:13:42363 households to be able to
00:13:46identify 550, other school children in state.
00:13:50earlier, the foundation's delegation led by former Nija
00:13:54state governor, Mr. Babandida Aliyu thanks the Kaduna
00:13:57State Government for its commitment to improving education and
00:14:01primary healthcare, urging other states to follow
00:14:05suit. How can we stop begging,
00:14:08particularly children that are supposed to be in school,
00:14:12begging on our streets, we hope
00:14:15that you will use your usual good
00:14:19nature to really encourage and bring
00:14:22about stopping. the begging so that
00:14:26every child that should go to school is
00:14:30attending schools as the meeting comes to an end, governor Sani
00:14:34says the challenges confronting Northern Nigeria cannot be
00:14:37tackled in isolation, underscoring the need for a
00:14:41coordinated regional approach driven by common development
00:14:45agenda. In part
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00:19:51Welcome back, if you've just joined us, you're watching the news at 10 on channel's television,
00:19:55broadcasting live from Lagos, reminder of our main stories,
00:19:58presidents b welcomes World Bank's economic Report
00:20:02says it affirms that his administration's reforms are yielding
00:20:05results. inec excludes two PDP
00:20:09governership candidates from final list, sparking reactions from the party
00:20:12and the affected candidates. the social economic rights and
00:20:16accountability project saps central bank of nigeria over alleged
00:20:20failure to account for missing election funds and
00:20:24ukrainian president volodimir zelensky says that ukraine supports the energy
00:20:27sease fire announced by United States president Donald
00:20:31Trump.
00:20:39Members the All Progressive Congress, the APC and IMO state have staged the
00:20:43solidarity rally in support of President Bolatsinubu, governor
00:20:46Hope Usodimma and the party ahead the general.
00:20:50elections, the rally tagged 1 million man march for
00:20:53presidentubu, attracted prominent APC leaders and
00:20:56supporters from the 27 local government areas the state. our
00:21:00correspondent
00:21:02reports.
00:21:06thousands of all progressive congress members and supporters
00:21:10converge on the dan and stadium as early as
00:21:139:00 in the morning for solidarity rally in support of
00:21:17president bolatinu. Governor Opuss of Denmark and
00:21:21the party ahead the 2027 January
00:21:24elections, cloud in APC branded
00:21:27outfits, carrying flags and banners, the procession moves from the
00:21:31stadium through Douglas and wedra roads, culminating at the
00:21:35govern house round about, well party leaders and supporters make
00:21:39their case for another electoral victory for President Bolatino
00:21:42Ubu. Today's movement is just to
00:21:46show that imo ABC is ready.
00:21:54are fully ready
00:21:56for
00:22:06party supporters 2027 election yes for all
00:22:10ABC
00:22:10candidates
00:22:15this
00:22:16organiz
00:22:20this solidarity, it's
00:22:23because our president have done well, it's
00:22:27because the policies and the governance of our
00:22:30president, president is people
00:22:33oriented, will go and represent us
00:22:37and we will also vote
00:22:43in off, president the
00:22:44back speakers believe the tin
00:22:47administration's policies and reforms. along side them government's
00:22:51performance in emo states justifies their call for his
00:22:55re-election in 2027. there is no
00:22:58vacancy in orosorot,
00:23:02we are voting four over four,
00:23:06presidents, senators, house of assembly,
00:23:10house of res. look at now, if you don't go to
00:23:14school, you cannot say because you don't have
00:23:17money, mr. president has provided
00:23:20education fund for our students to go to
00:23:24school,
00:23:33the rally provides a platform for APC faithful in the state
00:23:37to reaffim the support the party's leadership and mobilize grassroots
00:23:41backing ahead the forthcoming general elections
00:23:44and
00:23:49the African Democrat. Congress and plateau state is accusing the state
00:23:52government of selectively enforcing executive order 003
00:23:56following fine imposed on campaign pr posters on public
00:24:00infrastructure. The state chairman the party Mr. Dong Pam
00:24:04made this accusation during the media briefing inj state
00:24:07capital. The African
00:24:10Democratic Congress Plato State Chapter Strongly condems
00:24:14any attempt to use government institutions
00:24:18to intimidate opposition. parties or undermine
00:24:22democratic competition in our state, we are
00:24:26particularly concerned about the
00:24:28reported, the reported fine issued
00:24:32against our party and our candidates by the just
00:24:36metropolitan development board,
00:24:38jmdb, our
00:24:42over and allate violation of
00:24:46executive order 03 introduced by the to state
00:24:50government, let our position be clear, the ADC will
00:24:54not be intimidated, silenced or
00:24:57battered by political pressure,
00:25:01administrative sanctions or the misuse of public
00:25:04institutions.
00:25:07however, the general manager of plateau metropolitan development
00:25:11agency, mr. heart bankat says that both the ADC and
00:25:15the APC have been fined for violating the
00:25:18order. irrespective of whose is
00:25:22god, there's nobody that is going escape this, whatever their
00:25:26complaints are, i will advise them according to the law to try and
00:25:29pay the fine, because in the next seven days we're going to seal campaign
00:25:33offices, we're going to seal party offices and that is not restricted
00:25:37only to the ADC. i can present you with video evidence,
00:25:41the governor and the president's pictures who happened to be my principals are being
00:25:45removed from the secretariat bridge. we counted 139
00:25:49posters on that. reach and the the party has been fined
00:25:5369.5 million 500,000 per poster and we will
00:25:56do same to any political party, so if I can do it to my own political
00:26:00party, I don't think there's anybody that will have escape
00:26:03this and ahead the
00:26:072027 general elections, the independent national electoral commission in
00:26:11Kogi State is stepping up efforts to ensure a peaceful and credible
00:26:14election process with particular emphasis on the security of voters,
00:26:18the electoral officials and election materials across the state. a
00:26:22strategic meeting in Lokoja, the state capital, the resident electoral commissioner
00:26:26for the state, Mr. Shekhu Wahab and Kogi state commissioner of
00:26:30police, Naziru called for better. collaboration
00:26:33and and called for
00:26:37better collaboration and better security across the
00:26:41state. we want to succeed, we
00:26:44want to attend to complaints or emergency. the strategic
00:26:48meeting is holding at the cogi state headquarters the independence national
00:26:52electoral commission with electoral officers from the 21 local government
00:26:56areas the state in
00:26:57attendance. security
00:27:01arrangements for the 2027 general election is the focal point the
00:27:05discussion, as
00:27:07a state commissioner of police outlines measures to prevent electoral
00:27:10violence, safeguard voters and ensure a peaceful conduct the
00:27:14elections. no matter
00:27:16how highly placed he is will not allow and will not tolerate political
00:27:20violence, will not tolerate thugry, whoever you think you
00:27:24are, the laws are there, everybody must follow and we will not spare
00:27:28anybody. in his response, the resident electoral commissioner Mr. Sheikh
00:27:32Wahab, expresses confidence in the ability the police and other
00:27:35security agencies to deliver on their responsibilities,
00:27:39urging electoral officers across the 21 local government areas to
00:27:43strengthen collaboration with divisional police officers for effective
00:27:47coordination and prompt response to security threats. the
00:27:51structure they are putting in place is such that apart from those
00:27:55that are posted to polling units, critical area
00:27:59like the rack centers are going to be deployed.
00:28:03differently because those ones are going to sleep with
00:28:06the our officials a day before, the police chief also stresses the
00:28:10need for proper coordination and monitoring of security operatives to
00:28:14prevent unauthorized individuals from taking advantage the electoral
00:28:18process, assure you it will not happen
00:28:21under my watch, because because if people go and dislodge people there and
00:28:25snatch the election, you can't have election the following day, so we can Iraq is
00:28:29very sensitive center, and here I went... I promise
00:28:33you all police will be deployed a day before the
00:28:37election, by the grace of God we will be waiting
00:28:41for you at your polling units up and each box will have
00:28:45people that will escorted. The electoral officers are expressing
00:28:49confidence in the security assurances given by the police as
00:28:52preparations continue to ensure a peaceful and orderly electoral
00:28:56process in the
00:28:57state.
00:29:01The social. economic rights and accountability project Serap has sued the central
00:29:05bank of Nigeria over alleged failure to account for millions of dollars and
00:29:09more than 1.6 million irin public funds
00:29:13tagged and flagged in the auditor generals 2023 report. The
00:29:17funds include 6.23 million dollars linked to an
00:29:21alleged election funding fraud alongside intervention loans to state
00:29:25governments, the stress banks and the anka borrowers program.
00:29:29Sarap is also asking the federal high court of buja to compell. CPN to
00:29:33disclose how the funds were disbursed, identify beneficiaries,
00:29:36explain recovery efforts and reveal findings of its internal
00:29:40investigation. The organization is seeking answers over
00:29:44unserviceable vehicles and currency awaiting
00:29:47examination. Meanwile, Amnesty International is
00:29:51calling for justice following the coroner findings into the death of 32 year
00:29:55old Jaffet andnjo in police custody at the Tiger base in
00:29:58Owi, the emo state capital. The findings delivered on September. the
00:30:0230th 2026 by the chief magistrate Chinaka
00:30:06reveals that Joko was detained for about six weeks over an
00:30:10alleged theft and abellable offense. The coroner found
00:30:13that demands for money and inhuman detention conditions all contributed
00:30:17to his declining health and eventual death. Amnesty International is
00:30:21urging authorities implement the recommendations, investigate alleged
00:30:25witness intimidation and autopsy obstruction prosecute where
00:30:29evidence supports criminal responsibility and Sate
00:30:33and Jocko's family. The organization is also demanding urgent reforms to
00:30:37prevent further abuse in police
00:30:39custody. At the Nigeria Police
00:30:43Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad have announced the arrest of
00:30:47three suspects allegedly involved in the movement and distribution
00:30:51of explosive materials from Ghana into Nigeria. Parading
00:30:55the suspects in Abuja, the commander the Special Tacticals court, Mr.
00:30:59Victor.