Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed concerns on the rising number of out-of-school children in the country as it poses security risk for the nation. Obasanjo state that the over 20 million out of school children in Nigeria are only being prepared for recruitment into Boko Haram and banditry in the next 10 to 15 years. He emphasized on the development of education and human capacity building. The former president said this in Bauchi State on Sunday at the commissioning ceremony of some selected projects executed by Governor Bala Mohammed.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has reported that two of its transmitting towers, T133 and T136 along 330-kilovolt Shiroro-Kaduna lines 1 and 2 have been vandalized. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah disclosed this in a statement on Friday, stating that TCN is making plans to deploy the newly procured emergency restoration system to the site, pending the reconstruction of the damaged tower. The statement said, “According to reports from the Shiroro Regional office of TCN, the 330kV transmission line one tripped first, followed shortly by the second, as efforts were still ongoing to reclose the first line, prompting the urgent mobilization of local vigilantes to patrol the lines.”

The Lagos State High Court has ordered Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to remove slanderous comments and videos posted on Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana. Justice M. O. Dawodu sitting in Lagos stated that the publications made by VeryDarkMan on his social media accounts on September 24, 2024, linking Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) to Falz and his father, Falana, were defamatory and injurious to their public image. “Furthermore, the defamatory statements are still trending on the defendant several online platforms and the injury to their reputation continue as long as the publication remains online.

A notorious bandit leader known as Ibrahim Daji was reportedly killed in Kwanar Nasir, Gusau Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State. According to reports, Daji was allegedly killed by members of a rival faction and his body was reportedly left at the scene.

The Federal Government has expressed commitment to implementing reforms that will overhaul the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this during the presentation of the report on the “National Assessment of the Situation of Children and Young Adults Deprived of Liberty”. Tunji-Ojo said the Nigeria Correctional Service Act of 2019 mandates a focus on reforming, rehabilitating, and reintegrating juvenile offenders into society. “I’m passionate about giving inmates, especially children and young adults, a second chance because I believe that a minor’s mistake should not define their future”.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Lagos International Airport, have arrested a Thailand returnee Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter for importing 13.30 kilograms of heroin worth over N3.192 billion just as their counterparts at three seaports intercepted large consignments of opioids with a combined monetary value of N22,740,958,000. A statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday said, Oguejiofor was arrested on 7th October 2024 while attempting to smuggle out of the airport the illicit drug concealed in six backpacks and then packed into two big suitcases.