What You Need To Know This Saturday: 10 Important Highlights

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1. **Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Issues Warning to Nigeria Correctional Service Officials**
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, emphasized on Friday that officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) implicated in the apartment-for-prison scandal involving infamous cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, will face consequences. At a media briefing in Abuja marking his one-year anniversary in office, Tunji-Ojo assured that no personnel involved in the ongoing investigation would escape punishment……CONTINUE READING 

2. **Nigeria and UAE Finalize Agreement for Emirates Flights Resumption**
As Emirates prepares to resume flights to Nigeria on October 1, the federal government has completed an agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities to secure reciprocal rights for Nigerian airlines looking to operate flights to various cities in the UAE, particularly Dubai.

3. **EFCC Arrests Former Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku for Alleged N27 Billion Fraud**
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended former Taraba State Governor Darius Ishaku on Friday in connection with an alleged N27 billion fraud. Reports indicate he was taken into custody at his residence in Abuja.

4. **President Bola Tinubu Appoints Seven Executive Directors for NTA**
President Bola Tinubu announced the appointment of seven executive directors for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Friday. A statement from his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the reappointment of Ayo Adewuyi as the Executive Director of News.

5. **Interior Minister Defends Passport Fee Increase Amid Economic Changes**
Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo defended the recent increase in passport fees on Friday, explaining that the rise, which amounts to approximately 45 percent, was influenced by the fluctuating exchange rate between the dollar and the naira.

6. **Court Orders Remand of Bloggers for Cyberstalking GTBank CEO**
Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of four bloggers accused of cyberstalking and disseminating false information aimed at defaming Segun Agbaje, the Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC. The bloggers, identified as Precious Eze, Olawale Rotimi, Rowland Olonishu, and Seun Odunlami, will remain at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre.

7. **Lagos Police Summons Officers Over Alleged Extortion of NYSC Members**
The Lagos State Police Command has called four of its officers to explain their alleged involvement in extorting N1 million from National Youth Service Corps members. A user on X, identified as Olúyẹmí Fásípè (#YemieFash), reported that the corps members were threatened and later taken to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House, Area C Police Command, where they were reportedly robbed.

8. **Lagos Wastewater Management Seals Orchid Shopping Centre for Health Violations**
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office has closed the Orchid Shopping Centre in Eti-Osa due to public health concerns. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, shared this update in a statement on X.com on Friday.

9. **House of Representatives Summons EFCC Chairman and Key Figures Over Corruption Allegations**
The House of Representatives has summoned the EFCC Chairman, the Nigerian Correctional Service Comptroller General, Bobrisky, VeryDarkMan, and all officers associated with Bobrisky’s prosecution. This was announced in a letter from Jon Ginger Onwusibe, Lead Chairman of the joint committee, addressing troubling corruption allegations against the EFCC and NCoS.

10. **Court Orders INEC to Recognize Labour Party Candidates for Ondo Election**
A Federal High Court in Abuja has instructed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to acknowledge Chief Olusola Ebiseni and Dayo Awude as the governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the Labour Party (LP) in the upcoming Ondo governorship election on November 16.