Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, currently leads the race for the Nigerian Bar Association presidency, securing 10,554 out of 22,863 votes counted by Saturday evening.
In Benue State, three siblings transporting their deceased mother’s body from Abuja were abducted by gunmen in the Ohimini Local Government Area. The incident occurred near the Ogobia–Otukpo Road.
The African Democratic Congress has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to either revise his economic strategies or resign, citing World Bank data that places 139 million Nigerians in poverty.
The Presidency, through Special Adviser Daniel Bwala, suggested that international influences may be exacerbating Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges.
Mrs. Dim Ebere, accused of fatally flogging a 12-year-old student in Anambra State, surrendered to police at the Neni station on Saturday.
Christian groups are protesting a bill seeking to ban preaching in commercial vehicles, arguing it violates constitutional rights.
Niger State police have detained a fake pastor and an associate for the kidnapping of an infant in Minna.
An Anambra High Court sentenced Elochukwu Belonwu and Chukwuebuka Ofokwu to death by hanging for the 2021 rape and murder of 17-year-old Jennifer Anene.
In Bayelsa, three government employees were arrested for allegedly stealing state ministry equipment worth N500 million, including generators and heavy machinery.
The FRSC in Anambra reported a fatal accident on the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka Road, which resulted in three deaths and four injuries.
