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Phase Two of its 600 youth empowerment program has been kicking off with the help of the Katsina State Government and the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria Youth Wing (YOWICAN).

300 beneficiaries received SMEs grants at the Katsina State Secretariat Conference Hall on Saturday, while others, including students, farmers, widows, orphans, and underprivileged people, received one-term scholarships, grants, and cash assistance.

Abubakar Tsanni, the Special Adviser to Governor Dikko Radda on Youth Development, urged the youths to use the opportunities that are available to them to become self-employed instead of relying on government jobs.

He claimed that the government could support people who want to learn something so they can work as independent contractors.

Praise Isaiah, the YOWICAN chairman, stated that the program aims to empower youths to stop social vices and protect the state.

He pointed out that the program intends to empower 1, 000 youths in 26 of the 34 LGAs, which are Christian-dominated regions.

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In a related development, 34 youth-led organizations in Katsina State received a one-day capacity-building training on agenda setting.

The Youth Action for Local Development (YALD) Project funded the training to promote good governance and promote youth inclusion in local government.

Yahaya Lugga, the project’s technical coordinator, stated that the project aims to empower young people to promote good governance at the local government level.

LGA representatives were given the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully implement the YALD Project by the training, which gave them the opportunity to network and exchange best practices.

Bello, a youth development expert, presented a paper titled Building Youth Power: Advocacy & Community Organizing For Development in Katsina State during the training.

In a fatal collision along the Abakaliki–Enugu Expressway in Ebonyi State, six people died and 14 others were hurt.

A tipper truck and a bus carrying passengers were involved in the accident that took place in the Ishielu Local Government Area near the Nkalagu overhead bridge.

According to Anthony Ogbodo, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ebonyi State, 22 people were involved in the collision, and two of them escaped unharmed.

He attributed dangerous overtaking on the busy road to the cause of the collision.

According to Ogbodo, the victims were immediately taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

According to him, “some of the injured victims were taken by our officers and the Red Cross to the Annunciation and Orthopaedic Hospitals in Enugu, while others were transferred to the General Hospital in Ezzamgbo in Ebonyi State.”

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The Enugu–Nkalagu Expressway, which a resident of Nkalagu described as one of the area’s riskiest routes, blaming its poor construction and poor design for frequent accidents.

The road’s one-way nature and the hard concrete central demarcation, which prevents vehicles from maneuvering around or avoiding careless drivers, make it dangerous, according to the resident.

A one-kilometer stretch from the Enugu–Nkalagu boundary to the junction has continued to be unfinished and blocked since 2019, when former governor David Umahi first proposed dualizing the Enugu–Abakaliki Expressway with a flyover at the Nkalagu junction.

“The central demarcation only makes things worse, leaving vehicles without options in emergencies.” On this road, it rarely goes past without an accident, the resident continued.

The remaining 51 foreigners who have been found guilty and sentenced for cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and other financial crimes in Lagos have been found guilty. &nbsp,

The 192 foreigners who were involved in the crimes are now successful at being repatriated.

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) collaborated with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to conduct the investigation.

Following a sting operation on December 10, 2024, at Oyin Jolayemi Street in Lagos, 759 suspects were detained after the EFCC learned that one of the biggest syndicates operating in Nigeria was being led by foreigners and engaged in Ponzi schemes.

The Federal High Court in Lagos convicted the 192 foreign nationals under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006, after months of investigation and prosecution. After their prison sentences have been served, the court also ordered their deportation.

The deported individuals, who are Chinese, Filipino, Tunisian, Malaysian, Timor-Leste, Pakistani, and Kyrgyz nationals, were flown by various airlines in coordinated batches between mid-August and mid-October 2025.

One of Nigeria’s biggest transnational cybercrime crackdowns in recent years came to an end with the successful deportation of the last batch of convicts, which started on August 15, 2025.

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Ola Olukoyede, the head of the EFCC, described the deportation as “a strong endorsement of Nigeria’s commitment to rid its cyberspace of transnational criminal networks” in an official statement.

This milestone demonstrates our commitment to safeguarding Nigeria’s digital and financial ecosystems. Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s anti-corruption drive, the EFCC will continue to act quickly on intelligence, prosecute offenders, and recover proceeds from crimes, Olukoyede said.

The Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigerian Correctional Service worked side-by-side during the exercise, and the EFCC Chairman applauded their seamless cooperation, stating that the inter-agency collaboration allowed for the safe keeping, prosecution, and eventual repatriation of all prisoners.

The first batch of 42 convicts, which included Chinese and Filipino nationals, left Nigeria on August 15, 2025, according to the EFCC’s deportation records, followed by several more flights in the months of August and September.

On October 16, 2025, the final batch of 51 convicts, including 50 Tunisians and 50 Chinese nationals, were repatriated, bringing the total number deported to 192.

The deported convicts were involved in a wide range of cybercrime operations, including identity theft, online romance scams, Ponzi investment schemes, and digital training under the guise of Genting International Co. Limited, the Commission confirmed.

The Zonkwa Divisional Police Headquarters in the state’s Zango Kataf Local Government Area was attacked, and the Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed that two officers were killed.

On Friday, the gunmen reportedly invaded the police department by opening fire on officers while they were on duty in an effort to free some gang members who have reportedly been arrested and detained at the station by breaking unfenced perimeters and opening fire on them.

Two police officers on duty, DSP Monday Madaki and Inspector Bin Magaji, were shot to death, according to the Kaduna State Police Command spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, who was later confirmed by doctors.

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He continued, “The gunmen fled right away after the attack,” before the DPO of the Zonkwa Division’s mobilization of additional policemen and military personnel arrived on the scene.

The police spokesman added that the attackers had made more efforts to apprehend the fugding gunmen because no weapons or prisoners had been taken during the assault.

The Zonkwa Divisional Police attack was criticized and described as vile and deplorable by the Kaduna South Senator, Sunday Marshall Katung.

The senator remarked in a statement that such a criminal assault on the country’s security forces is wicked, barbaric, and reproachable, and that it deserves a condemnation absolue.