• The Nigerian Army has deployed a new battalion and an artillery regiment to Kano State to strengthen security and improve its response to emerging threats.
• Major General Abubakar Sadique Muhammad Wase assessed the 24 Battalion in Tudun Wada and the 311 Artillery Regiment in Dambatta between October 28 and 29, 2026.
• Wase said the division was working with the Kano State Government to bring the units to full operational capability, pledging welfare and logistical support.

• LAUTECH’s ASUU chapter began an indefinite strike on October 29 over unpaid allowances, promotion arrears and delays in implementing a Federal Government agreement.
• The strike followed a 14-day ultimatum to management, with lecturers seeking outstanding Earned Academic Allowances and promotion arrears covering 2013 to 2025.
• The union said dialogue had failed to resolve the disputes and told members to follow only information and directives issued by branch chairperson Prof. Olujimi Dada

President Bola Tinubu left Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, also known as the lesser hajj.

• Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu would perform Umrah rites and pray for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability and progress during the visit.
• Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria next week after his second Umrah trip since assuming office.

• The House of Representatives urged the Nigerian Communications Commission to review its phone verification policy, warning of higher prices and wrongful blocking of genuine used phones.
• Lawmakers warned that compliance costs could push small-scale importers and retailers to raise phone prices, while database mismatches and technical errors could block legitimate devices.
• The House directed its Committees on Communications and Commerce to engage the NCC and other stakeholders and report back within four weeks.

• The ICPC arraigned Adeyemi Adeniyi, self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, on 22 charges before an Abuja High Court.
• The ICPC alleged that Adeniyi secured ₦30.8 billion through a forged letter to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy.
• Justice Yusuf Halilu directed Adeniyi’s lawyers to file a written bail application and fixed November 9 for trial and a possible bail hearing.

• INEC said it rejected 28 governorship petitions and 36 State Houses of Assembly petitions after reviewing complaints about candidate lists for the 2027 elections.
• INEC said it approved 41 governorship petitions and 25 assembly petitions, and removed candidates whose names were wrongly published or whose nominations failed legal requirements.
• INEC said it would publish updated lists showing the affected candidates, political parties and states on the commission’s website.

• Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele said he expects the constitutional process to establish state police to finish on or before December 2026.
• Bamidele said at least 30 State Houses of Assembly have approved the State Police Constitution Alteration Bill, 2026, meeting the constitutional requirement.
• Bamidele said the National Assembly will collate state assembly reports and pass resolutions in both chambers before forwarding the bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent.

• The DSS invited three Fusengbuwa ruling house leaders to Abeokuta on Thursday to investigate alleged sales of Awujale nomination forms, according to its invitation letter.
• The three officials have challenged the Ogun State Government’s January suspension of the selection process in court, seeking an order to complete it.
• Oladokun Ajidagba refused to attend because the matter was in court, while Prof Fassy Yusuf said he was in Abuja for a Supreme Court case.

• Femi Falana has given authorities 14 days to begin recovering over $123 billion and ₦66.4 billion he alleges NNPCL and other companies owe the Federation Account.
• Falana alleged that international oil companies owed about $62 billion in royalties left uncollected over 18 years because authorities failed to implement the relevant law.
• Falana urged the National Assembly to support recovery efforts, warning that his firm would approach the Federal High Court if authorities failed to meet the deadline.

• President Bola Tinubu arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday to perform Umrah, also known as the lesser hajj, and pray for Nigeria.
• Tinubu left Abuja on Thursday aboard the presidential Airbus A330-200, which took off at about 2:20 p.m. for Saudi Arabia.
• Nigeria’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yakubu Gambo, and Saudi Arabia’s Head of Royal Protocol, Ahmad bin Thafir, were among those who welcomed Tinubu in Jeddah.

• An INEC source told Daily Trust that the commission cleared Isa Ali Pantami and Abdulsalam Gwarzo for the 2027 elections, subject to pending court cases.
• The source said INEC rejected Ogun PDP governorship candidate Ladi Adebutu’s inclusion request, while about 36 of 69 petitions succeeded.
• The source said INEC was awaiting final figures from its legal department before issuing a formal statement on the petition review.

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• The Police Service Commission promoted more than 3,800 officers, including Olaolu Adegbite and Dankombo Morris, who rose from Assistant Inspector-General to Deputy Inspector-General.
• The promotions included ten new Assistant Inspectors-General and 17 Commissioners of Police, while 3,218 Assistant Superintendents rose to Deputy Superintendent.
• PSC spokesperson Torty Kalu said Chairman Hashimu Argungu urged the promoted officers to improve performance, safeguard lives and property, and enforce the law.

• NAFDAC said it destroyed fake drugs, banned alcoholic drinks and other unsafe products worth about ₦8 billion in Lafia, Nasarawa State, on Thursday.
• NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye said banned alcoholic drinks in containers smaller than 200ml made up most of the destroyed products.
• Adeyeye thanked law enforcement agencies and other partners for sharing intelligence and providing security during NAFDAC’s raids and enforcement operations.

• The Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned Omoyele Sowore’s cyberbullying trial after he missed proceedings, with his lawyer citing campaign activities in Ekiti State.
• The DSS is prosecuting Sowore over August 2025 posts in which he called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” and accused him of lying about corruption.
• Justice Mohammed Umar fixed November 3 for the adoption of written addresses and continuation of Sowore’s defence in the cyberbullying trial.

• Kaduna State Government swore in three commissioners, 18 special advisers, a deputy chief of staff and a counsellor on infrastructure on Thursday.
• The commissioners are Benjamin Dalhat Solomon Kure for Sports Development, Amina Akilu Dalhat for Special Duties I and Abdullahi Garba Abbas for Special Duties II.
• Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Balarabe urged the appointees to serve fairly and warned them against allowing political, ethnic or religious differences to affect their work.