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*Says lack of sincerity fueling insecurity The Zamfara Good Governance Advocates has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of playing dangerous political games with the state's worsening security crisis while undermining the Federal Government's determined efforts to restore peace. In a statement signed by its convener, Comrade Aminu Yusuf, the group charged that Governor Lawal's refusal to cooperate with federal authorities and his penchant for blame-shifting have become the real fuel feeding Zamfara's insecurity. The advocates pointed to Lawal's grandiose promises, when he boldly declared he could singlehandedly end banditry within two months.  The group, however, lamented that bandits have continued to sack communities, slaughter farmers in their fields, and occupy schools while children remain out of classrooms.  "The governor's magic phone has failed spectacularly, and his two-month promise has become a national embarrassment," Yusuf declared. The group...

No fewer than five female players above six feet tall were discovered  from the Musa Rifkatu Foundation Beach Volleyball Camp which ended in Kaduna on August 23, 2026. The camp which  lasted for eight days from August  to 23 at the  Murtala Square Kaduna, saw a total of 15 potential players from all over Nigeria, attend. They were  introduced to what is beach volleyball and how to play the game. After the training,  participants were presented various  gifts from the foundation which includes, sports bags with sanitary towels, high quality beach volleyballs, nets, and antennas, as well as certificate of participation. The coordinator of Musa Rifkatu Foundation, Mrs Chioma Odili  during her presentation of gifts to the girls, admonished them to remain focused and avoid social vices that will have a negative impact on their sporting career.  President of the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), Engr Musa Nimrod in his farewell...

*Oshoba stresses that every compliant  contributes to national development The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has recorded another historic revenue milestone, generating Twenty-Eight Billion,One Hundredand Two Million, Nine Hundred and Fourteen Naira, Sixty-One Kobo (₦28,102,000,914.61k) only within 24 hours on Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the highest single-day revenue collection ever recorded by the Command.  A statement signed by the Customs Public Relations Officer Apapa Area Command, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Isah Sulaiman, made available yesterday, said that  the feat surpasses the previous daily record of ₦20.1 billion, achieved in September 2025, shortly after the assumption of office of the present Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba. The new record comes barely weeks after the Command achieved an unprecedented ₦323 billion monthly revenue collection in July 2026, further demonstrating the sustained impact...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has posted an unprecedented revenue collection of ₦323 billion in July 2026, the highest monthly figure ever recorded by the Command. The landmark performance further underscores the strong results achieved under the leadership of Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, who earlier guided the Command to another record haul of ₦304 billion in October 2025. Comptroller Oshoba made the disclosure during the monthly meeting with Deputy Comptrollers of Terminals and Unit Heads held on Tuesday August 11, 2026.  He attributed the record collection to the combined impact of policy support, operational reforms and improved compliance across the Command. The Customs Area Controller specially commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi,MFR PhD and the Service management team for their commitment to the ongoing modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service. “We recognise and acknowledge the CGC’s devotion and dedic...

*Says Nigeria not finished beyond redemption  *Says ADP will rebirth a New Nigeria where  surname, tribe, religion, state of origin or political connection does not determine success For decades, young Nigerians have been told to wait: wait for opportunities, wait for leadership, wait for political inclusion, wait for a better Nigeria,  by 2027, the waiting should be over. This was expressed by the Presidential Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas in his message on the International Youth Day 2026. This was contained in a statement signed by his SA Media, Okpani Jacob Onjewu Dickson, made available to newsnen in Kaduna on Wednesday August 12, 2026. "Our answer is: WE HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH. The Nigerian Youth must no longer be treated merely as voters, campaign crowds, social-media warriors or political foot soldiers. We must become nation-builders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, public servants, legislators and...

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Hon. Chinazam Ike, has congratulated Nigerian youths on the occasion of International Youth Day, urging government and stakeholders to make youth empowerment, skills development and employment a national priority. He expressed this in a statement signed by his Media team, made available to journalists in Kaduna on Wednesday August  12, 2026. Hon. Ike stressed that Nigeria’s youth are not merely leaders of tomorrow, but partners and leaders of today, whose energy, creativity and innovation must be harnessed for national development. He called for deliberate policies that create opportunities, promote entrepreneurship and ensure meaningful participation of young Nigerians in governance and nation-building.