By Suleiman Yakubu

A member representing Munya Constituency and Chairman of the Security and Intelligence Committee in the Niger State House of Assembly, Hon. Joseph Haruna Duza, has called on the executive arm of government to expedite action in curbing youth restiveness and thuggery in Minna, the state capital.
In a matter of urgent public importance presented by Hon. Duza, the House of Assembly said that youth restiveness has become a frequent menace that must be checked.
He said that allowing youth restiveness to linger will continue to cause havoc in society.
"Acting under the guise and influence of these intoxicants, they fight amongst themselves and, at the same time, constitute a nuisance to society by committing various offenses,"  he said.
According to him, the illicit drugs and intoxicants being taken by some of these youths have affected even innocent people, where their lives are threatened and property is destroyed and looted.
"The frequency of these attacks is becoming more worrisome, and the government needs to take more proactive measures to curb the menace," he added.
Meanwhile, the State House of Assembly will invite all the heads of security services and other security agencies to a meeting on Monday next week to get first-hand details of what needs to be done to end youth restiveness.
The speaker of the NGSH, Barr Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, announced the meeting with the security outfit to get proper information to advise the executive arm correctly.
Also, the meeting will have the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Commissioner of Homeland and Internal Security.  

By Suleiman Yakubu

A leading radio station in Minna, the capital of Niger State, Prestige FM, has apologised to the Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government, Hon. Aminu Yakubu Ladan, over the false news story item that aired on the station recently.
This was contained in a statement issued by the media aide to the council chairman, Amb. Abdullahi Mujahid, and made available to newsmen in Minna.
The station recently aired a news item titled Gbeganu community accused the chairman of Chanchaga Local Government Area of aiding thuggery activities in the area, a development that did not go down well with the council chairman.
According to the statement, the Managing Director of the station, Alhaji Zubairu Idris Abdulra'uf, on a live programme of the station on Monday morning, April 15, 2024, tagged "Nigeria Today," tendered a public apology to the council chairman with a promise to take appropriate action.
"We sincerely apologise to the Honourable Chairman of Chanchaga Local Government for that overzealousness, and we are taking our internal mechanisms to deal with whoever wrote that story. And I believe that is what I should do in order to lead by example,” Alhaji Zubairu Abdulra'uf said during the programme.
The statement added that the Council Chairman had earlier drawn the attention of the station to the malicious news item and denied the allegation, thereby demanding a public apology from the management of the station for airing the false news.
He equally accused the person responsible for airing the news item of trying to score a cheap clickbait point.
"It was against this background that the management of Prestige FM station tendered the public apology to the Council Chairman," the statement added.