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Analyst Blasts FG Over Persistent Insecurity In Nigeria

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3 years ago

December 5, 2022

A public commentator in Zamfara State, Ahmed Bakare has condemned the utterances by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clement Agba alleging the federal government’s inability to tackle insecurity in the country and blaming state governors.

Bakare said governors are not supposed to have any business with security matters because it entirely rests on the shoulders of the federal government of Nigeria.

He said despite that fact, the state governments have continued to supply operational vehicles to security agencies without questioning the federal government.

“The State government is not in any way responsible for the insecurity situation of the states but only helping the federal government to address the security challenges because of the safety of their indigenes”, he added.

“We are very much aware that there are multifaceted challenges facing Nigerians which president Buhari s supposed to have settled before leaving power”

Clement Agba had blamed the 36 governors for the rising poverty index in the country which had according to reports shocked the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), forcing it to react swiftly, saying that there was no justification in the minister’s claim.

The public commentator berated the minister for making such utterances, pointing out that most of the problems Nigerians are facing today emanated from the federal government due to some lapses as the government has no foresight to address certain issues in the country.

“Clement Agba supposed not to make such utterances knowing fully well that the security of lives and properties of the citizens constitutionally rests in the hands of the federal government, not states”, he lamented.

“I want to make it clear that the State governments invest huge resources on security matters than the federal government that owns the military and security agencies in the country”

“Zamfara State for instance has been wasting huge amounts of its resources on the military and security agencies. The present government of Matawalle alone has provided over 400 operational vehicles to the security agencies in the state”

“I am not talking about hundreds of operational vehicles already donated to the security agencies by the past administrations of State. The federal government has not been doing anything to assist the security agencies but only to pay the salaries of the security operatives”

“The minister is indirectly telling Nigerians that the bandits and terrorists are more powerful than the federal government and that is unacceptable as far as the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is concerned.”

According to Bakare, Agba should have made consultations with the ministers of Defense, Finance and other relevant authorities before coming out to make blunders of himself and the federal government because most State governments wholly depend on monthly federal allocations.

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FBI Releases Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Shooter, Recovers Weapons Near Scene [WATCH]

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4 hours ago

September 12, 2025

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The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office on Friday released video footage of the man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk fleeing a rooftop after the incident on September 10, 2025.

The bureau, in a statement accompanied by the video link shared on X on Friday, noted that the video shows the shooter climbing onto a rooftop shortly before the attack and then jumping off and fleeing the scene after firing the fatal shots.

Investigators also reportedly found the weapon and ammunition used in the shooting in a wooded area near the university.

The agency wrote, “The FBI has released a video and more photos of the shooter in the Utah Valley shooting. The subject is seen jumping from the rooftop of a building after the shooting.

“Around 12 pm Mountain Time on September 10, 2025, the subject climbed up to a rooftop; after he shot and killed Charlie Kirk, he jumped off and ran away. He left a gun and ammunition in a wooded area near the university.

“Trace evidence collected from the rooftop scene included shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print. Anyone with information in this case should call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or visit fbi.gov/utahvalleyshooting.”

The bureau added that it is working closely with law enforcement partners to seek justice in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The PUNCH reported on Thursday that the FBI released initial images of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of Kirk.

The agency also offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of those responsible for his death.

Meanwhile, two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk also told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued.

31-year-old Kirk, a major ally of President Donald Trump and the head of the largest conservative youth movement in the United States, was shot dead while attending an event at Utah Valley University.

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Russia Threatens Poland Over Belarus Border Closure

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September 12, 2025

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Russia, on Thursday, urged Poland to reopen its border with Belarus, Moscow’s close ally, calling the closure “destructive” and warning of consequences.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced Tuesday the closure of the border with Belarus from 0000 on September 12 (2200 GMT on September 11), in response to the upcoming joint Russian-Belarusian war games.

“We urge Warsaw to consider the consequences of such destructive steps and to review its decision as soon as possible,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.

The border closure was to “justify a policy of further escalating tensions in the centre of Europe”, she added.

NATO’s eastern flank members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are on high alert due to the massive drills, which according to Tusk are designed to simulate occupation of the Suwalki corridor, a strategically important area in Poland.

Usually held every four years, the 2025 iteration of Zapad is the first during the conflict in Ukraine, and is due to run until September 16.

Belarus had said in January that 13,000 troops would be involved in the drills, but in May it said the number was to be reduced by around half.

Zakharova said Warsaw had “demonstratively” ignored the “goodwill” gestures by Moscow and Minsk to move the exercise away from the Polish border and to reduce the number of military personnel participating.

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Men Can Take Wives’ Surnames —South Africa’s Top Court Rules

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September 11, 2025

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South Africa’s top court ruled Thursday that men should be able to take their wives’ surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.

The Constitutional Court said the legal ban served no legitimate government purpose and was suspended, paving the way for parliament to enact amendments to the legislation.

While men were deprived of the ability to take their wives’ surnames, the discrimination was “far more insidious” for women, the ruling said.

It “reinforces patriarchal gender norms, which prescribe how women may express their identity, and it makes this expression relational to their husband, as a governmental and cultural default,” it said.

The case was brought to court by two couples, one of which wanted to honour the woman’s parents who died when she was young. In the other case, the woman wanted to keep her ties to her family surname as she was an only child.

Previously, men would have to apply to the home affairs department to change their surname, a request that was not automatically granted.

Provisions allowing men to assume their wives’ surname on marriage are already in place in other countries, mainly in Europe and in certain US states.

AFP