Sunday Brief: 10 Key Things To Know

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1. **NIA Director General Resigns**: Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has resigned. Appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari seven years ago, Abubakar tendered his resignation after meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Saturday……CONTINUE READING 

2. **Adamawa Governor Implements N70,000 Minimum Wage**: Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has started paying the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. The new wage payment began in August 2024 for state workers, with local government employees set to start receiving the increased salary in September.

3. **SDP Candidate Decries Attack**: Murtala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the recent Kogi State governorship election, condemned an attack on him by suspected hoodlums on Friday as he was leaving the Supreme Court. Ajaka urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other security agencies to investigate the attack, allegedly orchestrated by Bashiru Gegu and his supporters.

4. **Imo Police Arrest Kidnapping Syndicate**: The Imo State Police Command has arrested five members of a suspected kidnapping gang responsible for terrorizing residents of Obinze, Avu, and surrounding areas. The gang had abducted a 26-year-old woman from her home in Obinze, Owerri West local government area.

5. **Kogi Governor Denies Defection Rumors**: Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has refuted reports that he is planning to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Ododo dismissed the rumors, which were fueled by a viral photo of him with governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

6. **Police Say No Ransom Paid for Release of Benue Medical Students**: The police have confirmed that no ransom was paid to secure the release of 20 medical students kidnapped in Benue. According to Force Police Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the students were rescued through tactical and professional means, contrary to rumors of a ransom payment.

7. **Lagos State Cracks Down on Public Indecency**: The Lagos State government has arrested six individuals for urinating openly on the rail track in front of the Nigeria Army Shopping Complex, Arena, Oshodi. This was disclosed in a statement by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on X.com on Saturday.

8. **Nasarawa Police Arrest Woman for Concealing Ammunition**: The Nasarawa State Police Command arrested a woman, Hauwa Sani, on Friday for hiding 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition in a gallon of palm oil. The arrest, which involved a two-year-old child, was confirmed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, in a statement on X.com.

9. **Sokoto Police Arrest Protesters**: The Sokoto State Police Command has detained several suspects in connection with a protest in Sabon Birni, following the death of the abducted District Head, Isa Muhammad Bawa. The arrests were confirmed by the Command’s deputy public relations officer, ASP Isah Mohammed.

10. **Igbo Elders Demand Release of IPOB Leader**: Igbo elders, under the banner of the United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC), have called for the unconditional release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, along with all political prisoners. They also urged an immediate end to unlawful arrests, detentions, and extrajudicial killings in the country.