1. Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm of plot to arrest him. This was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, on Sunday. It said due to Atiku’s insistence that a server was used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), his enemies attribute a false comment on “mass protest” to him to prepare the ground for his incarceration.
2. Meanwhile, the International Center For Investigative Reporting, ICIR, has released some fresh revelations about the controversy on whether the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, actually has a server or not. ICIR released an unconfirmed document, which claimed that the electoral body has budgetary provisions for Servers, e-collation and e-tracking of election results in 2019 INEC election budget.
3. At least 14 people have been confirmed dead and 38 others seriously injured following a suicide bomb attack at Mandareri-Sambisa ward of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State. Residents of the area said two suicide bombers attacked the community few minutes past 8 in the night of Sunday.
4. An Appeal Court sitting in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, has granted victory to Governor Emeka Ihedioha in a suit filed against his emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election. His challenger, Sam Anyanwu had approached the court to nullify the victory of the governor. But in the judgement, Justice Raphael Chikwe Agbo ruled that the plaintiff did not convince the court on the prayers he sought. The judge, therefore, dismissed the suit for lack of proof.
5. The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the European Union (EU) on its final report on the 2019 general elections. Reacting, the party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja lauded the union for stating the facts on the elections. He said that the fresh revelation in the EU report further vindicated the position of PDP and millions of Nigerians on the elections. Ologbondiyan noted that the revelations of manipulations as detailed in the EU report further validates queries by majority of Nigerians on the elections.
6. The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of 34 persons following an attack on Friday in Tungar Kafau and Gidan Wawa communities in Shinkafi Local Government Areas of the State. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu said this in a statement in Gusau on Sunday.
7. The Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has told his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, to shut up and return all government property and money, he and members of his family allegedly siphoned. Okorocha was advised to toe the path of honour instead of indulging in reckless utterances and blackmail gimmicks against Ihedioha. This was contained in a statement on Sunday in Owerri, the State capital by Chief of Staff to Governor Ihedioha, Barr Chris Okewulonu.
8. President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments across the Northwest to pursue an urgent revamp of the national security apparatus in the subregion. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said the partnership followed the infiltration of bandits into areas that were hitherto secure. Shehu quoted President Buhari as expressing sorrow over the renewed attacks and extended his sympathies to the governments and people of Sokoto and Zamfara states.
9. The O’dua Peoples Congress, OPC, has warned kidnappers and herdsmen engaged in criminal activities in parts of the South-West to stop or incur their wrath. OPC gave the warning in a statement issued in Lagos at the weekend by its President of Aare Prince Osibote. He warned kidnappers and herdsmen to stop their criminal activities in the South-West or they will be forced to vacate.
10. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has called for the probe of a claim that a Gorilla allegedly swallowing N6.8million in Kano Zoological Gardens. Ganduje ordered the State Anti-Corruption Commission to probe the missing N6.8m. The order was given in a statement issued by Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to Gov Ganduje. The statement added that Ganduje also asked the Commission to look into the immediate and remote cause of the allegation, directing them to unearth everything surrounding the incident.
