Sunday Morning Essentials: 10 Highlights You Shouldn’t Miss

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1. The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismissed ASCII Maikano Sarkin-Tasha for his alleged involvement with bandits operating in the region. It is claimed that he was supplying hard drugs and ammunition to these terrorists. State Commandant Sani Mustapha made this announcement during a press briefing……CONTINUE READING 

2. The Federal Government has announced Tuesday, October 1, as a public holiday in celebration of the nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. This declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, through a statement issued by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, in Abuja on Saturday.

3. Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has ridiculed supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Peoples Party (APP) ahead of the local government election on October 5. While speaking in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike expressed astonishment at the defections and vowed to teach the defectors a lesson.

4. Murtala Muhammad, Deputy Manager of the Command and Control Centre at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, revealed that over 8,000 illegal refineries have been dismantled in the last six months across the country. He made this statement during a stakeholder engagement session in Abuja on Saturday, also noting the detection and destruction of 5,800 illegal oil pipeline connections during the same period.

5. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in last year’s elections, has highlighted that the security issues facing Africa are directly tied to poverty, with more than half of the population living in multi-dimensional poverty.

6. A well-known Boko Haram member, Bochu Abacha, has surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force in Kukawa Local Government Area, Borno State. According to a statement from MNJTF Information Officer Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, Abacha confessed to being a significant figure within Boko Haram, having participated in various operations along the Monguno–Baga corridor.

7. Police in Adamawa State have arrested a 26-year-old man, Shafiu Abdulkadir, for allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting money from the public. Abdulkadir was apprehended on Thursday while residing in Anguwan Yelwa, Yola North Local Government Area.

8. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has stated that it is feasible to increase crude oil production from the current 1.7 million barrels per day to three million. This was announced by Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye during a stakeholders’ engagement session for journalists in Abuja.

9. An investigative report by FIJ has revealed that social media influencer and crossdresser Bobrisky served only three weeks of his prison sentence, spending the remainder of his time in a secret location. The report indicates that Bobrisky was taken to Kirikiri prison in April but left after just three weeks.

10. Katsina State Police Command, in collaboration with military personnel, has successfully thwarted two separate kidnapping attempts in the state. This information was shared by ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina Police Command, on Saturday.

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