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The Nation 

● Two soldiers, five others killed as gunmen attack Soludo’s hometown.

No fewer than six  persons were  feared killed in Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s Isuofia community, as gunmen engaged security operatives in a gun battle.

Those who were said to have lost their lives in the community in  Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State were two soldiers and four gunmen.

The incident, The Nation was told, took place on Saturday morning in Soludo’s Isuofia community. 

● Democrats retain control of U.S. Senate.

Despite some very tight races, Democrats have held on to their slim majority in the U.S. Senate.


Punch 

● Debate: Presidential candidates lambast FG for corruption, insecurity.

The presidential candidates of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore; Action Democratic Party, Yabagi Sani; Social Democratic Party, Adewole Adebayo; and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Mr Peter Umeadi, on Sunday night promised to retool the security architecture to address the insecurity in the country.

● APC, PDP trade words over Tinubu’s candidacy.

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that it has every option to challenge the candidacy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, including his eligibility to contest the 2023 general elections having been allegedly indicted and subjected to criminal forfeiture judgement for a narcotic related offence by a United States Court in Northern Illinois, Chicago.


Peoples Gazette 

Tinubu: Osinbajo fails to recognise ‘Emilokan’ at public function; apologises.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo paused his speech midway to recognise Bola Tinubu alias Emilokan, after initially forgetting to offer the courtesy.

It was at the funeral of the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s mother held on Saturday at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Owo, Ondo State.


Leadership 

Kola Abiola Warns Voters Against Recycling Failed Politicians.

The presidential candidate of the People’s Redemption Party.


Vanguard 

● Tinubu donates N40m to flood victims in Edo.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) donated N40 million to flood victims in Edo on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the floods displaced about 32,893 persons in Etsako Central, Etsako East and Esan Southeast Local Government Areas of Edo.

● NDLEA nabs Lagos hotelier over drug trafficking allegations.

Ten days after he was declared wanted, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested fleeing Lagos socialite and owner of Adekaz Hotels, Alhaji Ademola Afolabi Kazeem (a.k.a Alhaji Abdallah Kazeem Muhammed) over offences bordering on exportation and trafficking of illicit drugs as well as money laundering.


PMNews

Buhari lands in Abuja after medical trip to London.

The president had left the shore of the country on 31 October, 2022 for a “routine” medical checkup in London, United Kingdom (UK).


The Guardian 

Insecurity: Abuja residents resort to vigilante services.

We are on top of the security situation, say FCT police 

Worried by insecurity in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), many residents have resorted to engaging Vigilante groups to secure life and property. 

Image Credit: Quality Magazine 

News Credit: The Nation, Guardian, Vanguard, PMNews, Punch, Leadership,  Peoples Gazette 


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