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Good morning! Here Are Some Major News Headlines In The Newspapers Today: Police rescues 2 farmers, arrests gunrunners, informant in Kaduna

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1. Kaduna State Police Command has arrested two notorious gunrunners and an informant for kidnappers, while also foiling a kidnapping attempt and rescuing two victims in two separate operations in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan, stated this in a statement on Monday.

 

2. Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday said credibility of the present administration has been called to question over the continued payment of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). President Bola Tinubu has approved the request of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use the 2023 dividends due to the federation to pay for petrol subsidy

 

3. The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) has launched investigations into allegations of a multi-million naira procurement fraud, as well as a case of alleged mismanagement of federal government palliatives. Among those expected to be questioned are Musa Garba Kwankwaso, a nephew of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the Governor, Shehu Wada Sagagi.

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4. The Presidency has unveiled the new Airbus A330 purchased under President Bola Tinubu. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who released the pictures on Monday, said it replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) bought under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo

5. Many tankers are currently at various depots in Lagos waiting to load Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, for onward delivery to states across the country as the scarcity of PMS worsens. It was gathered on Monday that though some of the trucks had started loading, the supply of the product by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited was still not enough.

6. The Supreme Court, on Monday, reserved judgment on the appeal challenging the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri. The apex court similarly reserved judgment on the appeal challenging the victory of Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo.

 

7. A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergyman also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The victim, aged 16, had approached a Non-Governmental Organisation, the World Institute for Peace, to report the matter and seek Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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8. Niger State Commissioner of Police, Wasiu Abiodun, has ordered the rescue of the owner of a hotel in Angwan Power-line, Gauraka area of Tafa Local Government Area. The kidnappers, who the police said also abducted the hotel manager, did not kidnap seven persons as was reported on social media.

 

9. President Bola Tinubu has fired Jalal Arabi, the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, disclosed this in a statement in which he announced Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman as the new Chairman of the agency.

 

10. The police yesterday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Chairman, Joe Ajaero should he fail to appear before an investigative panel today, Tuesday. Ajaero got an invitation yesterday from the police over alleged terrorism financing, treasonable felony, cybercrime and other related offences.

 

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17 killed in mass shooting in South Africa

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Seventeen people have been killed in a mass shooting in a remote South African town.

According to the BBC, the police said two homesteads in the town of Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, were targeted.

At least 12 women and one man were said to have been killed in one location, with three women and one man murdered in a second location.

An 18th victim is in critical condition in hospital.

The police said a manhunt for the perpetrators is under way.

Senzo Mchunu, the police minister, is expected to provide an update and visit the area where the attack occurred.

South African media report that the victims were preparing to attend a traditional mourning ceremony for a mother and daughter who were murdered a year ago.

They were packing goods and presents, including furniture, for the event when the attacked occurred on Friday night.

“The gunmen came and shot randomly, killing everyone. Women and children were also killed in the bloody shooting,“ the reports read.

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“This has left the community terrified.”

Officials are yet to determine the motive or make any arrests.

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Tinubu’s planned cabinet reshuffle won’t make any difference, says Buba Galadima

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Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says President Bola Tinubu‘s planned cabinet reshuffle would not make any difference.

On September 25, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu “has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”.

 

Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV on Friday, Galadima said reshuffling the cabinet would not curb food inflation.

 

Galadima claimed that the president intends to reward his cronies with the reshuffle.

 

“That (planned cabinet reshuffle) has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian. What is of importance to all of us is bringing down the harsh conditions of living and the buck stops only on the table of one man. That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Galadima said.

 

“No amount of reshuffling can make a difference. As far as that team is only ‘job for the boys,’ nothing will come out of it.

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“Anybody that calls himself president or governor is responsible for their cabinet’s performance. He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in their pockets than service delivery.

 

“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running.”

 

The NNPP chieftain asked Tinubu to find a solution to the country’s foreign exchange crisis “which has seen the naira performing abysmally”.

 

There have been growing calls from Nigerians and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and remove underperforming ministers.

 

Tinubu’s policies have driven petrol prices to record highs and depreciated the naira to record lows since he assumed the reins on May 29, 2023.

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Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strike

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The Israeli military announced early Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut.

 

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Military spokesman Captain David Avraham also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital.

 

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