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1. The Department of State Services, DSS, is set to arraign former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on February 25 before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations bordering on cybercrime and breach of national security. El-Rufai will be brought before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik following the filing of a three-count charge by the secret police on Monday.
2. Gunmen have killed at least three herders along the Dorowa-Jong road in Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau State. Ibrahim Yusuf Babayo, state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, confirmed the incident to journalists, saying it happened on Thursday.
3. President Bola Tinubu on Friday called on voters, security agencies, and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct themselves in an orderly manner during Saturday’s polls in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Kano and Rivers States. This was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement.
4. Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have intercepted and set ablaze three trucks loaded with fish at Mile-forty area of Magumeri LGA of Borno State. According to some truck drivers, the attack happened around 1:00pm on Thursday.
5. Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has firmly dismissed speculations of an “impeachment plot” against his deputy, Dr Olayide Adelami, describing the rumours as false. There have been growing concerns in the political circles of the state, alleging that cracks had emerged within the governor and his deputy.
6. Kogi Ministry of Education has confirmed the resumption of schools on Monday, February 23, following the emergency mid-term break. The Kogi government on February 3 shut public and private schools indefinitely across the state, citing preventive measures against insecurity.
7. Tension has gripped parts of Guma and Logo Local Government Areas of Benue State following reports of armed herders allegedly roaming communities and farmlands, raising fears of a possible attack. Residents of Nyiev Council Ward in Guma LGA and Mbavuur Council Ward in Logo LGA who raised the alarm at the weekend called on security agencies and the government to urgently intervene to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the communities.
8. The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has accused the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, of running the affairs of the nation’s capital in an autocratic manner, insisting that the minister believes governance should be driven solely by his personal decisions. Kingibe made the remarks on Thursday while speaking on Politics today on Channels Television.
9. Rivers State Police Command has arrested a man identified simply as Mr Abuchi over the alleged killing of his wife in Amaji village, Umuoyoro Community, Omuma Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident and the arrest of the suspect during a phone call with our correspondent, adding that investigation was ongoing.
10. Delta State Police Command Special Assignment Team has uncovered a suspected armed robbery gang’s armoury in the Adheje Community axis along the Sapele–Warri Road. A thorough search of the hideout led to the recovery of a locally made long gun, a cut-to-size gun, and a fabricated Beretta pistol loaded with five rounds of live ammunition. Police also recovered 10 live cartridges and a dagger, among other items.
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