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Rivers Crisis: Northern Reps Back Emergency Declaration, Say It Must Stay

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By Gloria Ikibah

Northern Caucus of the House of Representatives has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State.

Naijablitznews.com reports that the caucus is made up of lawmakers from the 19 Northern states and the FCT.

Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, the caucus chairman, Rep. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said the move was necessary and in the best interest of the country, urging everyone to support the president’s decision, emphasizing that it must stand.

He said: “In view of the ongoing discourse on the State of Emergency in Rivers State, We are compelled to state clearly that the steps taken by Mr President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are apt, timely, and constitutionally appropriate.
“As a legislative institution, we will not allow Mr. President’s constitutional emergency declaration to fail. The opposition are simply trying to be political about this matter.
“While we are not insensitive to the constitutional imperatives and implications involved, we will not ignore or take for granted the derailment of law and order in Rivers State. We can not also as a legislative house or as a government sit down and allow miscreants, hoodlums, and politically motivated thugs continue to destroy critical national assets at the expense of our national economy”.
He emphasised the need for restoring law and order in Rivers State, and stated: “Nigeria is indeed greater than any selfish coalition and its conspiracies. The constitutional proclamation in Rivers State must stand”.
Doguwa who is also the Chairman  House Committee on Petroleum Upstream, noted that the destruction of critical infrastructure in the oil and gas sector is alleged to be the conspiracy of the agent of darkness and provocateurs.
“In the circumstances, therefore, I would like to, on behalf of the Northern Regional Caucus of the 10th House of Representatives, state that we are in total support of the state of emergency declared by Mr President in the discharge of his constitutional powers as clearly stated in section 305 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 “The so-called coalition of opposition party leaders must live above partisan lines and be wary that the laws of the land are unambiguously sacrosanct and can not be contemplated by anyone.
“At the parliament, we are collectively, in this case, guided by our moral conscience, commitments to protecting democratic ideals, respect for our supreme legal document and, of course, by historical precedence,” he added.
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Parents of 9 kidnapped kids beg Bauchi gov for assistance

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Parents of the nine kidnapped children in Miya village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State have appealed to Governor Bala Mohammed to intervene and assist them in rescuing their wards.

The parents made the plea while speaking with journalists at the NUJ Press Centre in Bauchi on Wednesday.

The spokesman of the parents, Musa Kwana, who is the traditional ruler of the community stated that unless the governor and his wife Aisha Bala Mohammed intervene, they may not see their children again.

Kwana gave the names of the children abducted as Sangi Turaki, Cikawa Turaki, Danjuma Turaki, Yangawa Dogo Talangu, Bebi Bawa, Jumolo Dangaladima, Kangaya Kori, Jummai Adamu and Alti Shehu, all of Miya village in Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State.

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The spokesman said, “Now that we have tried everything humanly possible for several years since the incident happened in 2014 and could not get a positive result, we want the governor and his wife to step in and wipe our tears. We want to see our children.”

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Police arrest woman for allegedly trying to sell stolen 3-year-old boy in Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a woman for allegedly attempting to sell a 3-year-old boy she claimed to be her son for N1.5 million.

Police sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Hana Yusuf of Kpaduma II Village, approached a resident, Isaac Tom, on March 18, 2025, requesting his help in finding a buyer for the child.

Tom, disturbed by the request, reported the matter to the Asokoro Police Division.

Acting swiftly, police operatives set up a sting operation, with ASP Promise Gandi posing as a potential buyer.

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The suspect was lured to a meeting point, where she was arrested, and the child was safely rescued.

Preliminary investigations confirmed that the child, Yusuf Ibrahim, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mariam Ibrahim of Kpaduma II, Guzape.

The police have since reunited the boy with his parents while further investigations continue.

The suspect remains in custody and is undergoing interrogation.

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Authorities say she will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.

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Who is advising you? – Nigerian lady criticizes women who discard their father’s name after marriage

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A Nigerian lady, Ngozi, has criticized women who remove their father’s names after marriage.

“If in this era you marry, yank your papa name off and changed to ur husband’s name, nne iwu mgbada chi umu!!Who dey advise una sef?,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday.

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