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Abdussamad Ohida, also known as Anwar, was killed alongside other ISWAP members during an intelligence-led operation by troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, at a forest hideout in Owo at the weekend.

Senator Sumaila made the remarks on Sunday while presenting his Scorecard to the media at a Forum organised by the Kano Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) in partnership with the Office of the distinguished Senator.

The figure was disclosed in the latest quarterly report of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), which showed that average energy offtake by the DisCos at their trading points fell to 3,197.03 megawatt-hours per hour (MWh/h) in Q2 from 3,309.48MWh/h in Q1.

The United States has withdrawn its B-1 bombers and other bomber aircraft from RAF Fairford in Britain following a suspected terrorist plot targeting the military facility, amid heightened concerns over the security of US personnel and strategic assets stationed there.

The report stated that the ₦473.8 billion loan was granted to NGIC “to fund the Nigeria–Morocco Gas Pipeline cash call commitments, equity injection to AGPC, and finance the AKK Pipeline Project.”

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Yemi Adaramodu, said the National Assembly would not revisit the electoral law in the middle of preparations for the elections, arguing that doing so could disrupt a process already underway.

The lawmakers announced their resignation on Sunday, October 4, in a development that has further exposed the deepening political tensions within the Zamfara APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Nigerian equities declined despite positive market breadth, while disappointing US employment figures lifted shares without delivering lasting relief for bonds or gold.

The developments emerged from two separate kidnapping incidents involving prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling to orientation camps in the South-East and South-South, and farmers abducted from their fields in Niger State.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.