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Reps Committee Summons Governor, Ex-Governors, Security Chiefs for Plateau Security Conference

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12 months ago

July 11, 2025

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In a renewed effort to tackle the persistent violence and unrest in Plateau State, the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Security Challenges has invited Governor Caleb Mutfwang, former governors, and other critical stakeholders to a high-level security conference.

The conference, aimed at finding lasting solutions to the recurring attacks across the state, will convene key political, traditional, religious, and civil society leaders to engage in inclusive dialogue and propose actionable recommendations.

Chairman of the committee, Dr. Wale Hammed, announced the initiative as part of the National Assembly’s response to a series of deadly incidents, particularly in communities like Bokkos, Bassa, and Mangu local government areas. The lawmaker said the decision follows recent House resolutions, including debates in May and June over the killings of residents in Rimi, Basawa Sabon, and the targeting of travellers.

“The conference is designed to facilitate robust fact-finding and generate evidence-based solutions. We have also issued a call for memoranda to allow all stakeholders to contribute meaningfully,” Dr. Hammed stated, adding that the committee is empowered under Sections 88 and 89 of the 1999 Constitution to conduct such hearings and investigations.

Those expected at the conference include Governor Caleb Mutfwang; former governors Simon Lalong, Jonah Jang, and Joshua Dariye; members of the National and State Assemblies from Plateau; local government chairmen; traditional rulers; religious leaders; and heads of security agencies, including the Nigerian Army, Police, DSS, NSCDC, and officials of Operation Safe Haven—both past and present.

Also invited are civil society organisations, youth leaders, faith-based groups such as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), ethnic and community advocacy groups like the Plateau Initiative for the Development and Advancement of the Natives (PIDAN), as well as international partners including the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and the African Union’s Peace and Security Division.

Dr. Hammed emphasized the importance of the conference as a unifying, solution-driven initiative. “Only a responsive parliament can rise to the challenge of protecting lives and property. We must not allow our differences to overshadow the shared need for peace,” he said.

He called on all invited participants to attend fully and submit their memoranda to support the committee’s work. He affirmed that the outcomes of the conference would help shape informed government actions and interventions for sustainable peace in Plateau State.

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Kebbi Senator, Maidoki dumps APC for ADC

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32 minutes ago

June 23, 2026

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Following the unresolved internal wrangling within the All Progressive Congress,APC, resulting from the recently concluded primaries in Kebbi State, the Senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Musa Maidoki, has defected from the ruling party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Maidoki who chairs the Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation cited unresolved internal wrangling within the APC following the just concluded primaries as the reason for his action.
Madoki was among the lawmakers screened out of the primaries.

Senator Maidoki stated that his decision followed, “wide consultations with constituents” in a letter addressed to the Senate President and read during Tuesday’s plenary.

He explained that his action was triggered by protracted problems arising from the APC primaries

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary, urged the lawmaker to step down his defection to allow room for reconciliation as the APC in Kebbi does not have a fundamental crisis and that Maidoki’s grievances could be resolved internally.

Barau said, “I wish to intervene and plead with the distinguished senator to rescind his decision. There is no internal problem in the APC in Kebbi State. This is more of a family dispute and we can reconcile. I move that this defection be stepped down for reconciliation.”

Maidoki rejected the intervention, saying that he had already made up his mind as his exit adds to a string of defections from the APC to the ADC in recent months, with discontent over party primaries and internal disputes pushing some lawmakers toward the opposition.

The ADC has increasingly positioned itself as an alternative for politicians aggrieved by the ruling party’s internal processes ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Maidoki’s defection is likely to deepen those divisions and significantly alter the political calculation in Kebbi South.

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NFF’s Working Towards Resuming CAF A-license Coaching Course In Nigeria – Sanusi

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2 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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The general-secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr Mohammed Sanusi has disclosed that egg heads and technical buffs of the governing body are working hard towards brining an A-license coaching course back to the country.

Sports247 reports that Sanusi made the disclosure while speaking at the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) B-license coaches refresher course in Abuja, which he said became imperative to upgrade the country’s tacticians.

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While revealing that the coaching course is running alongside a similar training programme for referees in the country, Sanusi, who is one of the instructors, affirmed that the dual-programme will bring huge benefits for participants.

Sanusi, who spoke on behalf of NFF president, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, at the opening ceremony of the six-day course in Abuja on Monday, further disclosed that specialized paths have been introduced in building of capacity in the sector.

He specifically mentioned programmes in the areas of young talent, beach soccer and FIFA elite referees that were organized earlier this month, then disclosed that Nigeria has been admitted back into the CAF A-License Coaching Convention.

The NFF scribe described this development as a significant step for Nigerian coaches and urged them to diligently build their capacity towards the highest level possible in the game, then urged participants to show total commitment to excel.

“The technical department is now working assiduously towards resuming the CAF A-License course in Nigeria in August, for the first time in nine years. We have a total of 50 participants for the refresher course, but only 25 will be admitted.

“We will set very high standards and only the best will cross the hurdle. That does not mean we are going to close the door for others. Immediately we are done with this CAF A-course starting in August, we will apply for another one at that level.”

Sanusi also revealed that Gusau, who is also the president of West African Football Union (WAFU) zone-B, has approved a vehicle to move Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training equipment into Nigeria to upgrade match arbiters in the country.