Start Your Week Right: 10 Important Things To Know This Monday

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1. Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara criticized the camp of his predecessor and current Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday. He dismissed a political attack directed at his administration, declaring he would not sacrifice his well-being to remain in office…….CONTINUE READING

2. The Senate Committee on the Constitution Review wrapped up a two-day retreat in Kano on Sunday, where they reached a unanimous decision to include full autonomy for local governments in the amendments to the 1999 Constitution. However, opinions varied among lawmakers regarding the establishment of state police.

3. The Federal Government has delivered 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives from the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). The handover ceremony was held on Sunday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, coinciding with Nigeria’s 64th independence anniversary celebrations.

4. A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, reportedly attacked one of its handlers, Babaji Daule. The incident was confirmed by Police Spokesman Omolola Odutola, who reported that it was brought to attention by the library’s Chief Security Officer.

5. Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South at the National Assembly, voiced concerns over corruption in Nigeria, stating that it is the only country where criminals roam free. Ndume shared his views while speaking to journalists in Kano on Sunday.

6. The internal conflict within the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensified over the weekend, resulting in the election of two factional chairmen, Abayomi Tella and Sikirullah Ogundele, during separate congresses held in Abeokuta. Tella, a former chairman of Ado Odo-Ota Local Government Area, was elected as chairman of the faction aligned with ex-governorship candidate Ladi Adebutu.

7. The Technical Sub-Committee on Domestic Sales of Crude Oil in Local Currency announced on Sunday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will begin supplying crude oil in naira to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery starting Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

8. An accident on the Ifako Bridge in the Ogudu area of Lagos State on Sunday left at least five people injured. On the same day, two cows were killed after colliding with a car in the Iyana-Oworo area of the state.

9. A tragic incident occurred in Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State, where four teenage girls drowned in a pond on Saturday morning. The state police command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the tragedy in a statement on Sunday.

10. The Adamawa State Police Command rescued a young man on Saturday night who had climbed a 33kV high-tension pole in the Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area. He insisted that President Bola Tinubu must resign before he would come down.