Start your day with these key updates from across Nigeria. In Ekiti, Governor-elect Biodun Oyebanji met with opposition candidate Wole Oluyede in a private discussion attended by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele. Meanwhile, APC candidate and former NMA president Prof. Dayo Faduyile was officially declared the winner of the Ondo South senatorial by-election.
Security operations are gaining momentum in Oyo State, where authorities are working to rescue 39 students and seven teachers kidnapped from Oriire. In Ogun, police have launched an investigation into the mysterious deaths of a former broadcaster, Kitan Oyesiku, and her security guard at her home.
Violence erupted in Kebbi State as suspected terrorists attacked the Tsamiya community, burning buildings and abducting Yusuf Bazamfare. Elsewhere, the Edo State Security Corps apprehended 14 individuals following a fatal cult-related incident in Auchi. Additionally, the NDLEA captured two elderly men, aged 84 and 75, for distributing illegal narcotics to secondary school students in Umuahia.
Political tensions remain high as Labour Party candidate Labaran Maku called for the cancellation of the Nasarawa North by-election due to alleged irregularities. Similarly, ADC governorship candidate Dare Bejide challenged the Ekiti State election results, citing a lack of credibility. Finally, in Borno State, military personnel from the 222 Battalion detained three women in a Konduga IDP camp suspected of assisting terrorist activities.
