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  • NFVCB congratulates Abubakar Yakubu on emergence as AGN president

    NFVCB congratulates Abubakar Yakubu on emergence as AGN president

    The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has congratulated Abubakar Yakubu on his election as President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) at the Guild’s national convention held in Benin City, Edo State.

    In a statement signed by the Executive Director/CEO of the NFVCB, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, the Board described Yakubu’s emergence as a well-deserved recognition of his longstanding dedication, professionalism, and service to the Nigerian motion picture industry.

    Dr. Husseini noted that Yakubu’s over ten years of service as Secretary General of the Guild has equipped him with the experience and institutional knowledge required to provide effective leadership at this pivotal time.

    “The Actors Guild of Nigeria remains a critical stakeholder in the creative economy. Its stability, professionalism, and ethical grounding are vital to the overall growth and global competitiveness of our film industry,” Dr. Husseini stated.

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    He charged the newly elected President to lead efforts to reposition the Guild, re-engineer its internal structures, and strengthen its capacity to serve members more effectively. He emphasized the need for the AGN under Yakubu’s leadership to prioritise members’ welfare, enhance capacity-building initiatives, and invest in programmes that directly support professional development.

    Dr. Husseini also urged the new administration to resist the temptation of embarking on activities or projects that fall outside the core mandate of the Guild or do not contribute meaningfully to its professional objectives. He stressed that staying focused on mission-driven programmes will ensure credibility, continuity, and measurable impact.

    The NFVCB expressed confidence that Yakubu will provide purposeful leadership and reaffirmed its willingness to continue supporting the Guild in the collective effort to strengthen the Nigerian creative and entertainment sector.

  • Police arraign three for breaking man’s leg

    Police arraign three for breaking man’s leg

    The Police on Thursday arraigned three men- Samuel Moses, Hassan Mohammed, and Fidelix‎ Edohe , in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, over alleged assault, resulting in the fracturing of the victim’s leg.

    The defendants were docked on charges of joint act, assault and causing grievous hurt.

    The prosecutor, Mr Fidelix Ogbobe, told the court that one John Smith of Police Cantonment, Area 11, Abuja , reported the matter at the Garki Police Station on July 9.

    He said the complainant and his brother, Abubakar Yakubu , were on their way home on the said date, and when they got to Garki 2, they attempted boarding a vehicle.

    He alleged that Moses prevented them from boarding the vehicle. ‎

    Ogbobe further said that when Smith insisted on boarding the vehicle, the defendants jointly assaulted him and used an object to hit his left leg and he sustained a fracture .

    The prosecutor said the offences contravened Sections 79, 265 and 246 of the Penal Code.

    All the defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, granted the defendants bail in the sum of N80, 000 each, with one surety each in like sum.

    He adjourned the case until Aug. 30 for hearing.

  • Man bags six months jail term for stealing gas cylinder

    Man bags six months jail term for stealing gas cylinder

    A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced 26-year-old man, Abubakar Yakubu, to nine months imprisonment for stealing cooking gas cylinder worth N18,000.

    The judge, Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced Yakubu accordingly as he admitted committing the offence.

    He, however, gave the convict an option to pay N6,000 fine, and warned him to be of good behavior.

    Yakubu, who resides around Aminu Kano Cresent Wuse 2, Abuja, was sentenced on a count charge.

    Earlier, the prosecutor, Florence Auhioboh, had informed the court that on July 3, one David Jime of Gwarinpa Works and Housing Estate , Abuja , reported the case at Gwarinpa Police Station.

    Auhioboh said that Jime reported the incident for proper investigation which led to the arrest of the convict.

    She said that the convict entered the complainant’s compound on the same date at about 1 p.m. and stole the cylinder valued at N18, 000.

    Auhioboh further said that the convict was arrested at the estate’s gate as he tried to escape with the said cylinder, without the consent of the owner.

    The prosecuting counsel said that the cooking gas cylinder was recovered from the convict during police investigation and interrogation.

    Following the plea of the convict, the prosecutor prayed the court to try him summarily under Section 347 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

  • Yakubu emerges as President of Nigeria Kick-Boxing Federation

    Yakubu emerges as President of Nigeria Kick-Boxing Federation

    Abubakar Yakubu on Tuesday in Abuja emerged as the new President of the Nigeria Kick-Boxing Federation, after he defeated Gospel Obolo 33 votes to 8 to win.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obolo automatically became the federation’s vice-president based on a consensus.

    In his acceptance speech, Yakubu thanked God for giving him the position of the president and also thanked the delegates for conducting themselves peacefully for the elections to hold.

    “It was a keenly-contested election and it shows the passion people have for the game,” he said.

    Yakubu assured that all contestants would join hands to develop the game.

    “My vision is to take kick-boxing to the grassroots. We want to make it the most popular combat sport in the country,” he said.

  • Association identifies lands for date palm cultivation in Jigawa

    The Association of Date Palm Growers in Jigawa says it has identified over 15 parcels of land that are suitable for date palm cultivation in the state.

    The Chairman of the association, Alhaji Abubakar Yakubu, said this on Tuesday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse.
    He said that the identified lands were in Hadejia, Kazaure, Ringim, KafinHausa, Dutse, Gumel, Gwaram and Birninkudu Local Government Areas of the state.
    Yakubu said that the lands were suitable for date palm growing because of their wet nature.
    “These lands we identified are very good and suitable for the production of date palm because they are wet lands.
    “In short, when date palm is growing on them, you don’t need to water it and we considered this as cost saving.
    “And we identified over 15 of such lands in some local government areas of the state; we are hoping to find more,’’ he said.

    Yakubu, therefore, called for the intervention of the federal and state governments in efforts to develop such lands in order to boost date palm production in the state.He also urged the federal and state governments to include date palm growers in their agricultural development programmes, so as to provoke mass production of the fruit.

    Yakubu stressed that the government support for date palm growers would encourage production and exportation of date palm fruits.He said that this would further improve the socio-economic lives of people, particularly the residents of the areas where the date palm was grown.
    He said that the government’s intervention would also enable date palm producers to learn modern techniques and skills to boost their activities.
    “Since the two governments promised to develop agriculture, we therefore call for the expansion of their agricultural support programmes to include date palm production.
    “Such support is essential to enable us to produce in large quantity and export,’’ he said.
    Yakubu also called for the training of the date palm producers in modern preservation techniques to encourage the production of “hygienic fruit’’.
    He, however, commended the Dutse Date Palm Sub-Station of National Institute for Palm Oil Research (NIPOR) for supporting the date palm growers in the neighbourhood with improved seedlings and other inputs so as to boost their productivity.

    NAN reports that date palm is widely grown in Jigawa, while its capital, Dutse, which is known for different species of date palm, has a large population of date palm growers.