Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. At least 5 miners have been gunned down and two others left with injuries after gunmen attacked them at a site in Marit village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday. The attack happened amid high tension in some parts of the state. Spokesman of the Berom Youth Moulders-Association, BYM, Rwang Tengwong, confirmed the incident, saying it happened around 1pm.

2. Two inmates have died in a cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano State. The Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, confirmed this in a statement, on Saturday.

According to the Service’s spokesman, Chief Superintendent of Corrections, JN Osuji, laboratory tests conducted on September 23 confirmed the outbreak.

3. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described President Bola Tinubu’s administration as one of the most ruinous governments Nigeria has endured. In a statement issued on his behalf by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communications of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku accused Tinubu of making everyday life “punishingly expensive” and still borrows with “an extraordinary appetite”.

4. The death toll from the diphtheria outbreak in Plateau State has risen to 31, with 469 suspected cases recorded across 10 local government areas of the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Ba’amlong, disclosed this during a press briefing on the outbreak in Jos.

5. The campaign organisation of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has accused Governor Seyi Makinde of paralysing the state’s 33 local government areas, warning that his emergence as President in 2027 would endanger local government administration across the country. But the state government has dismissed the claim as misleading and challenged Alli’s camp to provide evidence to support its allegation.

6. Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the diversion of imported goods worth more than N20bn over the past 19 years. The suspects, identified as Lateef Jamiu, Abubakar Amadu, Aliu Olanshile, Opeyemi Oyewale, Hassana Malami and Hassana Haruna, were arrested by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit following complaints by importers over missing consignments.

7. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Drug Enforcement Authority of the United Arab Emirates to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking between the two countries. A statement on Saturday by the Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

8. Troops of Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued six kidnap victims around Gbise community in the Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The Acting Media Information Officer for OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu disclosed this a statement issued on Saturday and made available to journalists in Makurdi.

9. The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a 27-year-old man, Sada Tambai over the alleged killing of his 80-year-old father. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday in Katsina. Sadiq-Aliyu said the incident occurred on Sept. 21 at Mundadu Village in Bindawa Local Government Area, LGA.

10. Popular land developer, Chief Taoridi Faronbi, otherwise known as Baba Alado is dead. Baba Alado died on Saturday, September 26. He has been laid to rest according to Muslim rites.

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Sunday morning