Suspected herdsmen have reportedly killed several people in Umogidi community of Entekpa Adoka district of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, while others sustained various injuries. The attack on Wednesday left 46 corpses including a son of the Otukpo Local Government Chairman, Hon. Bako Eje. The development was confirmed by Lt Col. Paul Hemba (retd.), Special Adviser to Governor Samuel Ortom on security, who added that casualty figures may likely increase owing to life-threatening injuries sustained by other victims of the attack.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed that the calls for interim government by some persons in the country are unfortunate and unconstitutional. This was made known in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Musa Danmadami.

The House of Representatives has demanded for tight security in and around airports across Nigeria for improved protection of lives and property of air passengers. The call followed the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by a member, Jimoh OlaJide, at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the motion, Olajide remembered the commotion caused by a passenger, identified as Obiajulu Uja on Friday aboard an Ibom Airplane, which caused panic among passengers and led to the delay of the flight.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Usman Baba Alkali along with his management team, paid a courtesy visit to a former IGP, Solomon Arase the newly appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Both parties met on Monday in the PSC conference room at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja to discuss ways to enhance the mutual relationship between the NPF and PSC, as well as develop new strategies for stronger collaboration.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned some misguided politicians against their plot to install an interim government by conducting violent protests nationwide to cause the declaration of a state of emergency and also filing frivolous court injunctions to stall the inauguration ceremony scheduled for May 29th, 2023. This was made known on Wednesday in a statement issued by Peter Afunanya, the DSS, Public Relations Officer (PRO).

In the early hours of Tuesday, a section of the Onitsha Market in Anambra State was engulfed in an inferno that destroyed goods worth millions of naira. According to reports, the most affected block is a two-storey building housing the Onitsha main market Police Station and shops selling lace fabrics.