Tense Times in Nigeria
- As the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states approach, Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun has sanctioned the deployment of 220 operational vehicles for election security management. Additionally, the force has dispatched anti-riot gear such as water cannons, Armoured Personnel Carriers, helmets, bulletproof vests, and tear gas canisters.
- The scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, commonly known as cooking gas, has hit Lagos and several other states including Katsina, Sokoto, Delta, Kaduna, and Kano.
- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has made significant seizures, recovering a staggering 14,481,519 pills of tramadol and bottles of codeine syrup, valued at over N13 billion. These operations were conducted in major busts at Amuwo Odofin, Idumota, and the SAHCO shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.
- Tragedy struck in Taraba State as the Commissioner for Special Duties and Social Development, Saviour Noku, confirmed the recovery of 20 bodies from a boat accident along the Mayo-Renewo-Karim Lamido Waterway in River Benue on October 28.
- The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the death of a woman, Lilian Nwarache, who ingested an insecticide in the Iwaya area of Lagos State. Nwarache, reportedly battling a prolonged illness, had sought a cure in a local church in Iwaya.
- The Labour Party governorship candidate for the upcoming poll in Imo State, Attan Achonu, accused the state police of obstructing him and his convoy from attending a church service in Owerri North.
- A man from Osun State, Kolawole Olanrewaju, revealed the shocking results of a DNA test, which indicated that the four children he believed were his were, in fact, not biologically related to him.
- The Village Head of Dan Gulam in Jigawa State, Umar Ibrahim, faces serious allegations of rape and infecting a woman with HIV, as detailed in a letter to the Secretary of Dutse Emirate Council.
- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinmma of orchestrating an attack on the home of its president, Joe Ajaero, a claim refuted by the state government.
- In light of allegations of partisanship, the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, has been redeployed by Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun. Source thedailycourierng news