Governor Muhammed Abubakar of Bauchi State (left), receiving budget report from the Chairman of Budget Review Committee and the State Head of Civil Service, Mr Abdon Gin in Bauchi, yesterday.

Bauchi
Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Nuhu Gidado, says youth
restiveness would be given priority in the life of this administration in the state.
Gidado stated this in an interview with newsmen in Bauchi.
“There is no two ways about it, we will go into the issue of youth restiveness from day one.
Beyond youth restiveness, Gidado said, security of lives and property will also be accorded priority because without security, without peace, we cannot operate,” He said.
He said the new administration would explore the potentials of the traditional institutions in the state, by allowing it play its role to ensure the security of lives and property.

Ekiti
A 34- year- old driver , Adefisayo Ademola, has been
arraigned in an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing a Toyota Picnic valued at N1.3million.
The prosecutor, ASP Isah Atanegbe, told the court that the accused person and one other now at large, stole the vehicle, with registration No. REL 358 AA, property of one Mr Segun Albert.
Atanegbe said that the accused committed the offence on June 20, 2015 at about 7 a.m. at Ayus Hotel, in Akure.
According to the prosecutor, the offence is contrary to Section 383 and punishable under sections 516 and 390(9) of Criminal Code Cap 37 Vol 1, Laws of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing.

FCT
The new Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai,
recently hinted that his administration’s vision would be partly anchored on the dedication and discipline of officers and soldiers.
Buratai said this when he formally took over from his predecessor, retired Lt-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, as the 20th Chief of Army Staff in a brief ceremony held at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
Though the new army chief did not make further comments about his vision and mission for the army, he assured his predecessor that the present level of discipline would be maintained.
Buratai praised his predecessor for leaving behind a reformed army that was again the pride of the nation.
He said the military under his command would strive to sustain the achievements of the previous army administration and even surpass them.

Gombe
Chief of Tangale in Gombe State, Malam Abdu Maisheru,
has stressed the need for communities in the state to organise forum to appraise mid-term performance of their political representatives.
The monarch made the remark in Biliri recently during a lecture organised by Mr Rambi Ayala, a member of Gombe State House of Assembly, representing Billiri East constituency.
Maisheru, who was represented by Mr Naamn Toyyo, the district head of Todi, said that such forum would enable elected political office holders to give account of their stewardship.
He specifically urged the people in his domain to create the forum for the assessment of the performance of their representatives at the state Assembly.
The monarch cautioned against blackmail and campaign of calumny against political office holders and urged his people to always engage in constructive criticism.

Kaduna
Governor  Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has  solicited
the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen healthcare services in the state.
El-Rufa’i, who made the call when he received officials of the World Bank in his office, said healthcare delivery remained a priority of the administration.
He disclosed that the government would forward a bill to the state House of Assembly to streamline activities of its Primary Healthcare Development Agency for effective service delivery.
The governor pledged that the administration would redeem its counterpart obligation to all donor agencies and intervene decisively in areas where resistance was recorded in polio immunisation.
Kebbi
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations
Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Kebbi State, has urged people in the state to desist from indiscriminate felling of trees, bush-burning and conversion of farmlands to filling stations.
The state coordinator of the agency, Malam Haliru Muhammad, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi.
According to him, such acts increase the menace of deforestation and desertification.
He said that government at all levels were exerting more efforts towards afforestation because of its benefit to the environment and human beings.
He urged citizens to emulate government by planting trees as well as encourage the growing of gardens in their courtyards and around their houses.

Lagos
The Director, Muslims Right Concern (MURIC),  Prof.
Ishaq Akintola, has  urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the problem of overcrowded prisons and enhance the living standards of the inmates.
Akintola, who made the plea in his Ramadan message in Lagos, said Nigerian prisons were notorious for being overcrowded, dirty, and unfit for human habitation.
“Contrary to international best practices, the Nigerian prison system has become an institution for the devaluation of Allah-given fundamental human rights,” he said.
The director felicitated with the leader of Nigerian Muslims, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) for the Sallah celebration.

Nassarawa
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has cau
tioned its graduate trainees in Nasarawa State, against engaging  in acts capable  of rubbishing  the scheme.
NDE Director-General, Malam Abubakar Mohammed, gave the warning on Friday  in Lafia at the end of a one week training programme “Graduates Attachment Scheme (GAP).”
No fewer than 50 unemployed youths in the state took  part in the training, which was on a special accounting software “Peachtree.”
Represented by the agency’s Director of Special Public  Works, Mr. Monday Dalyop, he said that the training  was to enable  the unemployed graduates acquire skills for self  reliance  and to contribute their quota to national development.
Niger
Presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections of the
Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Dele Atunbi, has vowed to secure media salary structure? for journalists in the country.
Atunbi made the promise while campaigning at the Niger State council of the NUJ in Minna recently.
“If I become president, the media salary structure will be gotten with ease by virtue of our contributions to the development of the country,” he said.
Ogun
A housewife, Adetutu Kobiti, has urged an Ijebu-Ode Customary
Court in Ogun State to dissolve her four-year-old marriage to her husband, Gbenga, for alleged incessant physical abuse.
Adetutu, 29, also told the court that Gbenga was no longer providing for her and their three-year-old baby girl.
The petitioner said that her estranged husband resorted to violence any time she challenged him over his infidelity.
Adetutu, therefore, urged the court to dissolve the marriage and grant her the custody of the child but with the proviso that the respondent be responsible for the child’s upkeep, including her school fees.
Our correspondent reports that Gbenga was absent in court. The Court President, Mr Timothy Olufunwa, consequently adjourned the case till September 18 for further hearing.

Oyo
The Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan has dissolved a seven-year-
old  marriage between Romoke and Adeshina and her husband Moruf, for threat to life and gross irresponsibility.
The Court President, Mr Ademola Odunade, held that any misunderstanding in a family that involved threat to the life of a partner was not worth it.
Odunade held that Adeshina’s plea to settle the rift between him and his wife was belated as he ought to have put his home in order before now.
“In the interest of peaceful coexistence, the husband and wife relationship between both of you has ceased to be henceforth.

Sokoto
Wamakko Local Government of Sokoto State, has distributed three
ambulances and 50 motorcycles, to boost healthcare delivery in the area.
The Caretaker Chairman  of the local government, Alhaji Ahmed Kalambaina, said in Wamakko that the items were procured under the Millennium Development Project (MDGs).
He said that the ambulances would serve  Fanare, Wamakko and Kalambaina communities, while the 50 motorcycles were for health workers and public enlightenment officers in the 11 wards of the area.
“These vehicles are provide d to ensure improvement in the provision of quality healthcare to the people.
Kaiambaina disclosed that apart from the vehicles, assorted drugs were also provided  to 12 Primary  Health Centres in the area for distribution free to the people.
Zamfara
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Zamfara State Com
mand, yesterday cautioned drivers in the state to avoid dangerous driving before, during and after the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitri.
The Sector Commander Mr Amos Thilza,, told newsmen in Gusau that the command had received operational directive to that effect from the headquarters in Abuja.
He said that the command would do everything possible to ensure accident-free celebration in the state.
According to him, the operation will involve traffic control, especially at praying grounds; public enlightenment campaign on radio and television and at motor parks.
The official said that excessive speeding would be thoroughly checked, while the ban on the use of mobile phone during driving would be enforced during the operation.
He urged the public to cooperate with the FRSC during the period, and also solicited the collaboration of other security personnel, to ensure the protection of lives and property.