Defence/Security
Zamfara to operate 3 empowerment centers for IDPs training
 
Troubled Zamfara has established three empowerment centres for the training of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various skills.
“The empowerment centres have been handed over to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development,’’ the commissioner, Hajiya Fa’ika Ahmad, told newsmen in Gusau on Monday.
She said one centre was located in each of the three senatorial districts of the state in Gusau, Bukkuyum and Shinkafi local government areas.
“Very soon the centres will be upgraded and start operating.
“We are re-strategising the empowerment programme; we want it to be more sustainable instead of feeding the IDPs every day.
“After the training we shall employ the beneficiaries for a minimum period of one year after which we shall graduate them and support them with empowerment tools.
“We learned that IDPs have been selling tools given to them as support in the past instead of using them,’’ the commissioner said
“We believe after the one year employment, it will be difficult for them to sell the empowerment tools to be given to them this time,’’ she added.
The commissioner also told newsmen that a 2019 multidimensional poverty report scored Zamfara 91.8 per cent in national poverty rate making the state the poorest in the country.
“In 2019 when the Directorate of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management was established, we introduced various measures to address the challenges of poverty.
“We thank God that by 2020, according to the Living Standard Survey, Zamfara was scored 71.8 per cent in national poverty rate,’’ she said.
The directorate was upgraded to a full-fledged ministry in 2021.
“As a ministry with a mandate to coordinate all social programmes in the state, we have succeeded in coordinating various programmes that contributed to poverty reduction among vulnerable groups in the state,’’ Ahmad stressed.
Defence/Security
DSS Arrests Man Who Used Own Social Media Handle To Canvass Military Coup
														The Department of State Services (DSS) has trailed to Oyigbo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and arrested one Innocent Chukwuma who used his social media handle to rally the military to overthrow the current government.
Posting on his “X” handle “@TheAgroman,” Chukwuma stated that a coup was needed in Nigeria and called on the military to “suspend the Nigerian government.”
He posted, “A coup in Nigeria is needed.
Dispose of APC, suspend the Nigerian Government, and join the AES. That is all we need now.
“It will happen eventually. Nigerians, the military needs your support now! Only them can save this country.
“The bastard in Aso Rock has basically sold this country to the West, and they run our intelligence apparatus. Only the military can reset this country. Support them,” Chukwuma posted.
A source disclosed that the suspect is cooperating with DSS investigators.
Defence/Security
Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of Newly Appointed Service Chiefs
														By: Fabian Apechihin
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting the confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs.
The letter, addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja, listed the nominees for the country’s top military positions.
Those named include:
- General Olufemi Oluyede – Chief of Defence Staff
 - Major-General Waheedi Shaibu – Chief of Army Staff
 - Rear Admiral Idi Abbas – Chief of Naval Staff
 - Air Vice Marshal Kennedy Aneke – Chief of Air Staff
 - Major-General Emmanuel Undiendeye – Chief of Defence Intelligence
 
In the correspondence, President Tinubu urged the Senate to expedite the confirmation process to enable the new military heads to assume their duties without delay.
The Senate has since referred the request to the Committee of the Whole for screening and confirmation of the nominees, scheduled to take place next week.
Defence/Security
Terrorists Threaten to Bomb National Assembly — Lawmaker Raises Alarm
														By: Fabian Apechihin
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Hon. Garba Ibrahim Muhammad, has revealed that terrorists have issued threats to bomb the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Hon. Garba made the disclosure on Tuesday during a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish a Legislative Security Directorate, a new body proposed to strengthen security and protect lawmakers, staff, and visitors within the National Assembly.
“We have received threats from terrorists to bomb the National Assembly Complex, and also from protesters planning to lock up the premises,” Garba stated.
He warned that Nigeria’s seat of democracy faces growing security risks, including vehicle and motorcycle theft, vandalism, infiltration by unregistered persons, and the use of fake identity cards.
According to him, failure to address these lapses could have grave consequences.
“It is clear that if proper security measures are not implemented, legislative activities could be truncated. Without sittings, there will be no representation, oversight, annual budget, or plenary — and that will destabilize both the legislature and the nation’s democracy,” he cautioned.
Garba emphasized the need for a coordinated security framework to ensure a safe and functional parliamentary environment.
“That is why this Bill is crucial. It aims to tackle these challenges and align Nigeria’s parliamentary security system with global best practices,” he added.
The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment and Functions of the Legislative Security Directorate in the National Assembly (HB 1632)”, was considered at the House Conference Hall 028 in Abuja.
While acknowledging the importance of keeping Parliament accessible to citizens, Garba insisted that public access must not compromise security.
“The need for effective security in the National Assembly cannot be overstated. This Bill is committed to ensuring the best possible security architecture to protect legislators, staff, visitors, and property,” he said.
He further encouraged state Houses of Assembly across the country to adopt similar frameworks to strengthen legislative security nationwide.
“With these few points of mine, I wish us a peaceful and productive hearing that will mark a turning point in the National Assembly’s security system,” Garba concluded.
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