Nigerian Newspapers Summary
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Daily News 24. Stay up to date with key developments across Nigeria, including Tinubu ordering Defence Minister Bello Matawalle to remain in Kebbi after the schoolgirl abduction, ISWAP’s deadly assault on a Yobe police base, Nnamdi Kanu’s life sentence in Abuja, and rising tension in Kwara as bandits demand N100m ransom per victim.
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1. Tinubu orders Defence Minister to remain in Kebbi over schoolgirls’ abduction
President Bola Tinubu has directed Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle to relocate to Kebbi and oversee rescue operations for the 24 abducted students.
2. ISWAP attacks Yobe police base, kills officer and burns patrol vehicles
Suspected ISWAP fighters raided a police formation in Geidam, killing one officer, torching two patrol vans, and escaping with another during a 45-minute attack.
3. Court sentences IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja convicted Nnamdi Kanu on all seven terrorism charges and handed him a life sentence.
4. Jonathan warns democracy is being suffocated as Tinubu praises his legacy
Former President Goodluck Jonathan cautioned against reckless politics, while President Tinubu credited him for helping keep Nigeria’s democracy standing.
5. Police arrest suspects linked to rustled cattle in Niger community
Niger State Police have tracked and apprehended three suspects accused of receiving and selling stolen cattle from Ibeto in Mariga LGA.
6. Naira gains at parallel market, weakens slightly in official window
The naira strengthened to N1,470/$ in the black market but depreciated marginally to N1,459.95/$ on the official NFEM platform.
7. South-South leaders push for decentralised security strategy
Stakeholders in the South-South region urged a more localised security structure, better intelligence sharing, and stronger community-government cooperation.
8. Kwara church abductors demand N100m ransom per victim
Bandits holding worshippers kidnapped in Ekiti LGA have begun calling families, demanding N100 million for each abducted person.
9. Police officer killed during attempt to foil FCT kidnapping
An FCT police operation to stop an attempted abduction in Guto Village turned deadly as armed attackers overpowered officers and killed one policeman.
10. Ogun police arrest man fleeing with wife’s corpse tied to motorcycle
Police in Ogun State intercepted and arrested a man allegedly attempting to escape with his wife’s body hidden in a sack on a motorcycle.
