Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 3rd December 2023.
- The Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, announced that the National Working Committee under his leadership will not take punitive actions against ‘disloyal’ members, despite calls from some stakeholders to discipline certain individuals like former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike.
- A fire incident occurred at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja due to an explosion in the electrical utility room, as explained by the Director of Communications from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Muhammed Ahmed.
- Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, declared that Igbo ancestors were the pioneers and heroes of modern Lagos State, indirectly responding to controversial comments made by the Oba of Benin regarding the state’s origin.
- Eleven inmates from various custodial centers in Enugu were released under the federal government’s prison decongestion program aimed at reducing overcrowding in correctional facilities.
- A three-man panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos upheld the decision of the Abia Election Petition Tribunal, confirming Dr. Alex Otti as the winner of the March 18, 2023 Abia governorship election.
- Three traditional rulers from Oyo State were reportedly killed, and nine others injured in a road crash while heading to a social function in Oriire Local Government Area.
- Ekiti State’s local government election experienced low turnout as compared to previous major elections, with most people abstaining from voting across the 16 council areas.
- The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Sokoto State arrested Anas Sani, a 32-year-old Indian hemp farmer in Tambuwal Local Government Area following an intelligence report.
- A worker identified as Matthew at Bolorunduro, Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, collapsed and died in his office after arriving for work on a Friday and having breakfast in his parked vehicle.
- The Enugu State Internal Revenue Service sealed some hotels for tax evasion in compliance with a court order obtained on November 29. Guests and workers were reportedly locked in during the agency’s revenue drive.
