By Suleiman Yakubu

The senator representing Niger East senatorial district, Mohammed Sani Musa, has flagged off 2024 empowerment for members of his constituency.
The empowerment programme, which took place at the Justice Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre in Minna over the weekend, was a cash presentation of ₦50,000 each of the 2,868 constituents from Shiroro, Paikoro, Bosso, Munya, Rafi, and Chanchaga Local Government Areas of the senatorial district.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony, the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, who was represented by his deputy, Comrade Yakubu Garba, commended Sen. Sani Musa for his philanthropic gesture aimed at empowering and bringing solace to his constituents.
Comrade Yakubu Garba said that the senator had done well in terms of representation, as evidently shown by the empowerment programme, which aimed at improving the livelihood of the people of the zone.
He urged the beneficiaries of the empowerment programme to make judicious use of what they were given to improve their livelihood.
In his remarks, Senator Mohammed Sani Musa pointed out that there was unity of purpose between the Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, and the National Assembly Members, disclosing that they have met and agreed to work in the same direction to bring dividends of democracy to the people and for the development of the state.
He further stated that the constituency projects of the National Assembly Members from the State will be in tandem with the direction of the State Government.
While appreciating the governor for giving the three senators of the state the opportunity to chair the distribution of palliatives in their various zones, Senator Sani Musa made it clear that he would suspend his own palliative distribution to the 2,053 polling units of his senatorial district until that of the governor was successfully carried out.
He also informed his constituent members that more empowerment programmes were on the way, as he assured them of good representation.

By Suleiman Yakubu

No fewer than 41 police officers from Niger State Command have been promoted from Deputy Superintendent of Police DSP to the rank of Superintendent of Police SP by the Police Service Commission.
The promotion, which was carried out recently, has benefited a total of 1,607 DSPs, including the Niger State command PPRO SP Wasiu Abiodun, as recommended by the IGP.
Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shaluwu Ebenezer Danmamman, while decorating the beneficiaries of the new rank at the command headquarters in Minna, congratulated them while noting that promotion calls for added responsibility and asserting that more expectations in terms of credible performance were required from the officers, in line with the vision of Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun.
CP Danmamman then urged the newly promoted police officers to have respect for human rights, be people-friendly, and operate intelligently with the deployment of technology in their duties.
He further admonished them to take care of their families as they progressed in their respective duty posts.
Some of those promoted officers included the spokesman of Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, who got his promotion to the new rank of SP; others were SP Wakili Ahmed; SP Mohammed Bala; Area Commander Minna; SP Aisha Idris Quarter Master; SP Hassan Baba; Officer in Charge of Sports; and SP Jagaba Lukas, Secret Registry.
Other officers promoted were SP Dattijo Likita, 12 Mobile Police Force Minna, SP Gambo Doma, 0/c Mutun Daya, SP Dokochi Muhammad, 0/c GI, and SP Shekari Markus, among others.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, SP Jagaba Lucas appreciated the commissioner of police for his positive recommendation to the force headquarters, the police service commission (PSC), and the IGP for making the welfare of police personnel a priority.