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Faruk Jobe, the acting governor of Katsina State, has demanded more military support to bolster the state’s ongoing banditry operations.

At the IOM (International Organization for Migration) function held on Tuesday in Abuja, Jobe and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, sat down for a discussion.

He argued during their discussion that security forces and the Katsina State Government should work together more closely, noting that banditry still poses a threat to rural communities’ tranquility and safety.

The acting governor claimed that the situation calls for stronger synergy between the military high command and state authorities.

He explained that many rural residents have experienced displacement, loss of livelihoods, and disruptions to farming activities as a result of the threat of banditry.

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In his opinion, ensuring their safety involves both revitalizing the state’s socio-economic foundation and restoring peace.

The acting governor emphasized the need for his administration to work tirelessly with all security stakeholders to end the crisis.

Our people are entitled to a safe and honorable life. He declared that until this threat is eliminated, we will continue to cooperate with the armed forces and other security forces.

General Musa assured him that the Nigerian Armed Forces were fully committed to combating banditry in response.

He emphasized that the military has a shared goal of restoring security in Katsina State and throughout the nation.

The Nigerian Armed Forces are determined to expand their presence in Katsina State and other troubled regions, according to General Musa.

We are working hard to solve this problem. General Musa promised that “we will do our very best to bring about the restoration of peace.”

In accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Programme, environmental activists from Ogoni in Rivers State have urged the Federal Government to immediately shut down all aging oil wells in Ogoniland.

The demand comes after a new oil leak from Well 14 in Yola, Kpean, Khana Local Government Area on August 3 and a subsequent fire outbreak that impacted farms and rivers on August 15.

The Activists, including Celestine AkpoBari, Kentebe Ebiaridor, and Friday Barilule, stated at a press conference in Port Harcourt that page 205 of the UNEP report specifically recommended decommissioning of worn-out oil facilities to prevent disasters.

He lamented that the Federal Government and NNPC Limited have failed to implement this crucial recommendation years after it was released.

He claimed a Joint Investigation Visit (JIV) carried out on August 13 confirmed that the incident was the result of operational carelessness and equipment failure, with particular severe rust and corrosion to a wellhead that had been abandoned since 1993.

According to AkpoBari, “This is not an isolated case,” recalling that another spill from the Trans Niger Delta Pipeline, which impacted B-Dere community on May 7, 2025, impacted farmland and homes but continues to be addressed.

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He warned that if no immediate action is taken, Kpean alone has over 17 aging wells that are in danger of collapsing.

AkpoBari argued that communities were being threatened by ongoing oil spills and federal neglect.

Residents are prepared to launch massive demonstrations and international advocacy if no action is taken right away, he warned.

He urged the federal government, regulatory bodies, and the international community to hold NNPC accountable and ensure Ogoniland’s citizens’ safety and survival.

The group of activists also demands that farmers and fishermen whose livelihoods are impacted receive adequate compensation, full environmental protection, extinguishment, and securing of oil wells in Kpean to stop further hazards.

Local security operatives’ assault on a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor, was condemned by the Anambra State Police Command, who vowed to bring justice.

Tochukwu Ikenga, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra Command, made the claim during a Tuesday interview with Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.

Ikenga assured that the command is still committed to ensuring residents’ safety by stating that the video is very inaccurate and that what they did to that lady was very, very wrong.

In the Oba community, Idemili South Local Government Area, security personnel were seen on a video that went viral under the name of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, beating and then stripping the corps member in a video.

Any politician who wants to serve for a term needs a psychological examination – Soludo should read this video.

Elobor and her coworkers were charged with fraud and had stormed the corps’ lodge in Oba. The security personnel beaten her up, tore her clothes, and stripped her naked despite showing her ID card.

Ikenga claimed that the victim had spoken to him directly about the incident and that she had complained about how the Agunechemba security office handled her complaint.

According to him, “the point I want to make is that the process she went through in Agunechemba was not satisfied, and that is why she stepped up the complaint to me.”

The victim claimed she was invited to his office but that she had instead promised to come over for medical treatment.

“We, the Nigeria Police, and Anambra State Command, are prepared to ensure that we enact justice whenever she approaches,” Ikenga said.

The Anambra State Government claims that the involved parties have been detained.

A former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has warned against vote-buying, describing it as one of the greatest threats to Nigeria’s democracy.

In a post on his official X handle on Tuesday, Obi said those who purchase votes only do so with the intention of gaining access to public funds, stressing that bribing voters today becomes “a licence to plunder tomorrow”.

According to him, money meant for schools, hospitals, roads, and jobs often ends up in private pockets once such politicians assume office.

“Such people are not leaders, they are looters. Their actions rob our society of dignity, development, and even life itself”, he wrote.

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The former governor of Anambra State also faulted voters who trade their ballots for cash or material gain, noting that they mortgage their future for tokens that cannot sustain them.

“When you exchange your ballot for money, you are selling away the schools your children should attend, the hospitals that should save lives, and the jobs that should lift families out of poverty”, he cautioned.

Obi stressed that the desperation of politicians to buy votes shows that the ballot remains powerful. He urged Nigerians to resist inducements and embrace the politics of service.

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“The real power does not lie in their money. It lies in your conscience, your courage, and your vote”, he declared.

The LP chieftain reiterated his call for a collective rejection of bribery in politics, urging citizens to elect leaders committed to building a new Nigeria.

The Special Adviser to Governor Soludo on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, has condemned the assault of a corps member, Jennifer Elobor, by security operatives but said those involved have been arrested. &nbsp,

A video that went viral saw the operatives armed with guns storm the corps members ‘ home in the Oba community of Anambra State. The members of the Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, were seen beating the female corps member, tearing her clothes, despite presenting her identification card.

The security operatives accused Elobor and her colleagues of fraud.

Reacting to the incident, Emeakayi said it was unacceptable and wrong.

“It was not part of their duty. That was why I said that the act, and in the process of carrying out their legitimate duties, and what they did next was unacceptable and wrong. It was not part of their duty to beat up anybody or to strip anybody, which was why we arrested them”, he said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief.

“Immediately that incident happened, we got the report, and the best step we took was to arrest the operatives involved in that act, then detained them. They were with us”, he said.

He said investigations are ongoing over the incident, which has sparked outrage among Nigerians.

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“According to our practices, when an incident involves our operatives, we arrest them, carry out our preliminary investigations, then get the complainants, or the victims involved and our operatives, to determine the level of what action to take and whether it is something we can handle by internal disciplinary measures or something we would have to prosecute”, Soludo’s aide told the morning show crew.

“So, in that case, we arrested our people and invited them and the victims to hear them out. At the end, our views were that our men who went on a legitimate and legal assignment, the acts and actions they carried out there were unacceptable”.

Emeakayi said that the operatives involved have been suspended, and their final evaluation is in process.

“They are suspended because when a case has been established against someone, you arrest the person, then hand him over to the police”, he said.

In response to increasing responsibilities and economic difficulties, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has announced plans are being considered for the review of the salaries of Nigerian political office holders. They claim their current salaries are unsustainable and unrealistic.

President Bola Tinubu currently earns 1. 5 million dollars per month, while ministers have received less than N1 million, according to Mohammed Shehu, commission chairman, whose income has remained constant since 2008.

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The Federal Republic of Nigeria’s president receives 1.5 million dollars each month, representing a population of over 200 million. Everyone thinks it’s a joke, Shehu told the audience.

You can’t expect a minister to perform at his best without getting involved in some other things, say you. You can’t pay him less than $1 million per month since 2008. The RMAFC chief said that a CBN governor or DG is paid ten times more than the president is.

Simply put, that is inappropriate. Or you pay him [the head of an agency] a payoff equal to the Federation’s Attorney-General. That is utterly unacceptable.

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The RMAFC’s plans to review the salaries of political office holders were opposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which claimed the proposal lacked the country’s worsening inequality and hidden benefits that already increase government salaries.

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