President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sworn in Olatunji Disu as Nigeria’s 23rd Inspector-General of Police in Abuja. Disu, who replaced Kayode Egbetokun, immediately set up an eight-member State Police committee.
In Anambra, police released footage of 100 new constables undergoing armed drills to boost operational readiness. And the Federal Government has also declared it illegal to mount roadblocks to collect cash taxes.
Meanwhile, Operation Hadin Kai says airstrikes neutralised over 50 Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters near Ngoshe, Borno State, after a failed insurgent attack. The military also dismissed viral claims that 20 Nigerian soldiers were recently killed, calling them recycled propaganda.
On the Middle East crisis, security has been tightened across Abuja with military personnel now guarding key government and diplomatic areas in case of a likely attack from Pro-Iran protesters.
A viral video shows students from Al-Mustafa Islamic School in Niger State, linked to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, marching in protest after the reported assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Another disturbing clip shows a man claiming he was attacked inside his home after announcing he had renounced Islam, raising fresh questions about religious freedom and personal rights in Nigeria.
In Ibadan, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka joined members of the Pyrates Confraternity to honour the late scholar and former ASUU President, Professor Biodun Jeyifo, who was laid to rest at the St James the Great Cathedral cemetery at the age of 80.
In Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo invited Arise News anchors Rufai Oseni and Dr Reuben Abati to visit the state after their criticism of his administration, saying he would personally show them ongoing development projects.
In Akwa Ibom, Senate President Godswill Akpabio surprised attendees at the APC State Congress by singing a song in praise of Governor Umo Eno, describing the congress as one of the most peaceful in Nigeria’s history.
Under milestones, former President Olusegun Obasanjo turns 89, with tributes from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan, and other national leaders celebrating his legacy.
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