Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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Finnish-Nigerian separatist Simon Ekpa, along with four others, has been detained in Finland on charges linked to terrorism.
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) however commended the recent arrest of Simon Ekpa, a separatist leader, by Finnish authorities, describing it as a significant milestone in the fight against terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria.
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The House of Representatives has voted against a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to establish a single six-year term for the president, state governors, and local government chairmen.
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Elder statesman and former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has raised concerns about the future of Nigeria’s main opposition party, saying the founding fathers of the party are weeping in their graves.
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for its rising appetite for loans, describing the policies as “bone-crushing” to Nigerians and detrimental to the economy.
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The Yobe State Hisbah Board has destroyed over 170 bottles of alcohol, worth approximately N450,000, in the town of Gashua within Bade Local Government Area.
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Segun Sowunmi, a prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of aggravating the internal crisis within the opposition party.
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The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has firmly rejected a recent directive from the Federal Ministry of Education, which calls for the dissolution of the university’s Governing Council and the removal of Vice-Chancellor Professor Benard Odoh.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained and seized the passport of the former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Timber Kesiye Wabote.
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Governors elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will gather on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, to deliberate on the future of acting National Chairman Ambassador Umar Ilyas Damagum ahead of the party’s 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for November 28.