The Federal Government on Sunday evening, reopened the Third Mainland Bridge barely 24 hours after closure for palliative work. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukorede Kesha, yesterday, expressed satisfaction with repairs done on the Bridge, assuring motorists of a smooth ride till the commencement of comprehensive rehabilitation in January 2024. Ms Kesha gave the assurance during an on-the-spot assessment of the repairs on the bridge. On Thursday, the controller announced a 24-hour closure of the bridge to allow for repairs of some critical portions.

Following the bank robbery, and police station attack that claimed the lives of many in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State mid-day 20 October 2023, the State Police Command has intercepted some suspects involved in the nefarious act while two of the suspected hoodlums were killed. This was revealed by the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Sewuese Anene in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Makurdi. The statement read in part, “On 20/10/2023 at about 1615hrs, armed robbers invaded Access, First, Zenith, UBA, and Stanbic Bank Otukpo simultaneously. She explained that a gang of armed robbers in a coordinated operation on Friday attacked branches of five different banks in Otukpo town.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Adewale Adeniyi as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by Mr. Willie Bassey, the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

The Bagega community in Zamfara state was frightened into derail has bandits attacked villagers, killed three persons and abducted over 50 people others including a district head, women and children.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The Federal Government (FG) through the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has established a 13-man committee to conduct an analysis of the country’s borders with the view of strengthening the border security of Nigeria. The inauguration of the committee was done by the Minister during a presentation on border management and control by a consultant at his office in Abuja.