Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74, have arrested a pastor, Simon Kado; his relative, Jesse Simon-Kado, and their driver, Muhammad Isah, for child trafficking, as revealed by the state Public Relations Officers, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement today. The perpetrators were nabbed on Friday while trafficking 12 underaged children – eight girls and four boys aged between five to 16 years, from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.

The Bauchi State Police Command has declared a vocal Islamic cleric, Dr. Idris Abdul'azeez Tanshi, wanted for alleged contempt of court. This development was made known in a Special Police Gazette Bulletin issued by the authorities of the Inspector General of Police and made available to Journalists in the state command on Thursday, adding that a "handsome reward" awaits anyone with information leading to the arrest of Dutsen Tanshi. According to the bulletin, his last known address was Dutsen Tanshi in Bauch metropolis and he is 63 years old, slim in stature, and normally dresses in Hausa attire.

As a fall out of slamming its membership by the tripartite countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republics, the Economic Community Of West Africa, ECOWAS today through its ministers have convene an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria. The ministers are expected to deliberate on the pros and cons of rejecting the membership of ECOWAS by the trio as well as to examine the mass protest that broke out in Senegal, following the postponement of the country’s presidential elections. 

Worried by the rising food prices in the country, the Federal Government has directed the Special Presidential Committee on Emergency Food Intervention to immediately wade in by opening the national food reserve to the Nigerian populace to stem the inflation. Contrary to some claims, the federal government debunked that Nigerians is facing acute food shortage, as government is alleging that saboteurs were capitalising on Naira’s depreciation to escalate the cost of food items across the markets. 

Federal Government on Tuesday, inducted two new T-129 ATAK helicopters and a King Air 360ER Beechcraft into the Order of Battle (ORBAT) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at the NAF Base, Makurdi, Benue. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director Public Relations and Information of NAF. He stated that the development was a major boost to the ongoing fight against counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism, anti-crude oil theft and anti-kidnapping operations in the country.

To curb insecurity in Abuja, The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), through its Transportation Secretariat, has issued operational licenses to Bolt and Nairaxi, as the exclusive ride-hailing operators authorized to provide on-demand transport and logistics services using mobile applications in FCT. Bolt, a leading transportation mobility company, operates in 500 cities, with over 3 million drivers and 150 million customers. On the other hand, Nairaxi is an indigenous mobility tech company that won an innovator’s competition organized by the Nigerian Communications Commission in February 2023. The granting of operational licenses to Bolt and Nairaxi aims to improve and regulate e-ride-hailing operations while elevating service excellence in the FCT.