The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Philip Aivoji, who was abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, on Thursday regained his freedom. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, while confirming the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday said Aivoji was released after spending four days with his abductors.

A private jet having about 10 persons onboard including Very Important Personalities (VIPs) has overshot the Ibadan airport runway in the Oyo State capital. An impeccable source said the incident happened on Friday around 11 am at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport. The jet with registration number, N580KR, missed the runway and skidded into the nearby bush.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday, warned the general public against spreading falsehood on the security challenges in Mangu Area of Plateau. The Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau handed down the warning a reaction to a viral video made by the Chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Mangu Chapter, Reverend Timothy Daluk accusing the military of being complacent or biased in handling the crisis that erupted on 23 January 2024 in Magu general area in Plateau State.

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization as abrogated the office of the acting leader of the group, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, as well call for the formation of state police amid the rising insecurity in the region.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stated that the explosion that occurred on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at a refuse dump outside the office of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) in Maitama, Abuja was not a bomb explosion as alleged on social media. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the FCT Police Spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh.

The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in a bilateral meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa on Tuesday has promised that the US government will support the administration in its social investment programs to assist in curbing the hardship being faced over fuel subsidy removal. He, however, said the initiatives of the United States would greatly depend on the region’s dependable efforts at ensuring the safety of civilian populations. He said: “Having said that, it’s important that we work to support our partners who are trying to find effective ways of providing security. “We are working to support Nigeria, to support our Lake Chad region partners to strengthen the capacity of their security forces in a whole variety of ways to deal with insecurity. And yes, that does go to equipment and technology for weapons and we’re working on that.