Adamawa
The Adamawa Police Command on Friday  warned resi
dents of the state to stop spreading unfounded rumour that often cause panic movement.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr Gabriel Adaji, gave the warning during a press briefing in Yola.
Adaji said that report reaching the command was that the present situation in Mubi town was generally calm.
“The situation in Mubi town is generally calm; members of the public are strongly advised to stop spreading rumour and causing panic movement as this will only worsen the situation,” Adaji said.
He maintained that security agencies were on top of the situation and were doing everything humanly possible to restore normalcy in Mubi and other troubled areas in the state.

Borno
The Borno Government State, on Thursday  said it would
procure a  recycling plant to convert  the increasing waste generated in Maiduguri, to positive uses.
The General Manager, Borno State Environmental Protection Protection Agency (BOSEPA), Alhaji Nasiru Surundi,  said this in an interview with newsmen  in Maiduguri.
According to him, the plant will help to create wealth out of  the huge refuse generated daily in the state capital.
On flooding, the  general manager attributed its annual  occurrence  in some parts of Maiduguri to the “wrong attitude of residents to  waste management”.

FCT

A delegation from Kenya’s House of Assembly has re
quested for partnership with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country.
Mr. Njoroge Baiya, the leader of the delegation , made the call during a courtesy visit to the bureau, a statement by the bureau said.
The statement was signed by Mrs Iyabo Akinwale, the spokesperson for the organization, and made available to newsmen  in Abuja on Thursday.
Baiya, the chairman, Constitution Implementation Committee, Kenya House of Assembly, said the objective of the visit was to  tap from Nigeria’s experience in the fight against corruption.
“We are here to seek ideas on the  strategies adopted by CCB in the  fight against corruption in Nigeria,” the statement quoted him as saying.

Jigawa

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)
in Jigawa State on Thursday said it recorded 939 cases in the state during the first nine months of  2014.
The NSCDC commandant in the state, Mr Muhammad Gidado, told newsmen  that the  cases involved criminal assault, intimidation, defamation of character and sexual abuse.
Others, he said, were cases relating to vandalism, fuel diversion, drug peddling, public nuisance and criminal trespass, among others.
He said that some arrests were made through the combined efforts of the command’s detectives.
The commandant said that some of those arrested had been convicted, some cases were transferred, while some others were still pending.
Gidado reiterated the determination of the corps to make Jigawa a crime-free state.
He called on the people to continue to cooperate with the corps.

Kaduna

The Chairman, Conference of Nigeria Political Parties
(CNPP), Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has urged youths and women to participate actively in the 2015 general elections.
Musa told newsmen in Kaduna that youths and women in particular, should be involved in the affairs of the country and ensure free, fair and transparent election that would lead to legitimate government.
The former Governor of old Kaduna State, said a lot of youths and women could do more and must realise that their capacity would help in many ways.
Musa commented on the National Assembly’s delay in amending the Electoral Law, saying that the law was needed in good time to give proper direction to the 2015 general elections.
Katsina

The Musawa Local Government Council in Katsina State
on Thursday said that it spent N2.5 million to rehabilitate vandalised electrical installations in the area.
The Council Chairman, AlhajiTanimu Kira, told newsmen in Musawa that the money was spent by a committee established by the council to purchase electrical poles and other parts.
Kira said that the rehabilitation had restored electricity to the entire area which had been in darkness for nine months.
He said that most of the small-scale businesses and households in the council area experienced some set back during the period of power outage.

Lagos

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
at the Murtala  Muhammed International Airport ( (MMIA) on Thursday said it had arrested three suspects and seized 14.6kg of cocaine.
According to a statement by the agency, the hard drug which is of high grade from Brazil was  hidden in footwears and laptop bags.
“Three suspected drug traffickers have been apprehended for smuggling the  drugs from Brazil through Abu Dhabi.
“The estimated street value of the seized cocaine is about N131 illion,” the statement said.
“A suspect was found with 11.3kg of cocaine, Agu had in his possession 1.65kg, while  Okoye was found with 1.670kg.”

Lokoja

The Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) in Kogi State
said on Thursday it had elected a 26-member executive committee to run its affairs in the state.
This is contained in a statement by the party’s Secretary, Adaji Samuel, made available to newsmen in Lokoja.
It said the election was conducted during the state congress of  the party in Lokoja.
MrTunji Mathew, from the Central Senatorial District, was elected as the State Chairman; Olushola Stephen emerged as the Deputy Chairman and Adaji Samuel, Secretary.
The positions were filled by candidates from all the three senatorial districts in the state.
The election was conducted in a consensus manner approved by the zoning fomular of the National Secretariat of the party.
Niger

Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment (NDE),
Niger State, Mr Abdullahi Mohammed, says the agency has trained and empowered more than 1, 940 youths in the state.
Mohammed told newsmen in Minna that the youths were trained and empowered in different skills to make them self reliant.
He said that the youths were trained in different aspects that included vocational skills development, special public works, rural development and small scale enterprises.
“We have trained youths in our various departments such as handcraft, trades, practical training on agriculture and also linked them with some commercial banks to access loan as capital to set up a small scale business.

Plateau

The Quint Gentlemen’s Club of Abuja, a non Govern
mental Organisation (NGO), has donated relief materials worth N2 million to some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau.
The items consisting of various foodstuffs are to be distributed to the no fewer than 3,000 IDPs in the three camps in the area.
The Chairman of the Club, Mr Amekan Udom said at the occasion that the club was non-political and that the items donated did not have any political undertone.
He said that the aim was simply to ameliorate the plight of the displaced persons who had been going through hardship.

Yobe

Political aspirants on the platform of the All Progressive
Congress (APC) in Yobe State, and their supporters on Saturday stormed Damaturu to showcase their strength and eligibility for the party’s ticket.
Our correspondent  reports that elected public officers and new aspirants drove into the venue of the rally in large convoy of vehicles to show their popularity and support at the grassroots.
The aspirants and their supporters were in Damaturu to witness the formal endorsement of Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, as APC’s governorship candidate for the 2015 election.
Our correspondent also reports that the politicians and their supporters had put behind the protracted security challenge in the state to face politics.
Many youths were at the venue to display posters and banners in support of old and new aspirants.

From L-R: Minister of Housing, Land and Urban Development, Mrs Akon Eyakenyi, Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musliu Obanikoro, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, Minister of Police Affairs, Mr Jelili Adesiyan, Minister of Sports, Mr Tamuno Danagogo and Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, at the Federal Executive Council Meeting in Abuja, recently.