FCT Police have arrested twelve suspects in connection with the armed robbery that resulted in the deaths of ARISE News anchor Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu and the security guard Barnabas Danlabi in Abuja on September 29.
The arrests were made by the Scorpion Squad, who recovered weapons and the victims’ stolen phones, with the suspects confessing to the murder.
In another development, the World Bank in its Nigeria Development Update report warned that 139 million Nigerians now live in poverty, despite the Federal Government’s economic reforms boosting revenue.
While commending reforms like the exchange rate and fuel subsidy removal, Country Director Mathew Verghis noted that high food inflation continues to erode purchasing power, slowing economic recovery. Online, some social media users noted that reforms don’t mean much when people can’t put food on the table.
It comes as the Presidency disputed the World Bank report, dismissing the figure as “unrealistic” and detached from the country’s economic realities.
The terrorism trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the IPOB leader, was adjourned to October 16 as the Nigerian Medical Association failed to submit its court-ordered health assessment report.
The adjournment follows a heated confrontation in the House of Representatives between Abia State Representative Obi Aguocha and Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, over the urgency of Kanu’s deteriorating health.
The House of Representatives scheduled to debate the motion concerning Kanu’s health this week, assuring that it would be properly presented in the House.
Meanwhile, activist Omoyele Sowore subsequently challenged South-East leaders including Peter Obi to join him in a peaceful march to Aso Rock for Kanu’s release.
In an unprecedented move, a Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, issued a fresh order for the Inspector General of Police to arrest former INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu for contempt of court in a case filed by the Action Alliance.
The wife of the late Army officer, Lieutenant Samson Haruna, who died after she allegedly set him ablaze during a domestic dispute, released an audio recording where she revealed it was not a deliberate act.
She claimed the fire was an accidental tragedy caused when her husband kicked over a gallon of fuel during a confrontation, and accused him of previous domestic violence which led to a miscarriage.
In news from Delta State, students of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) protested an alleged tuition fee hike, leading the Senate to immediately close the institution and order all students to vacate the premises.
In our Good News Report, Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum presented a fully furnished two-bedroom house to Marbel Ijeoma Duaka, a dedicated health worker from Anambra State, in recognition of her two decades of service at a Primary Healthcare Centre in Mafa, even through the peak of the Boko Haram insurgency.
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