Today's Headlines:I Never Granted Interview Saying I’ll Run In 2027-Obi, NDLEA Probes Delta Shooting As Stray Bullet Kills One
I Never Granted Interview Saying I’ll Run In 2027, Says Peter Obi
The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi, says he did not grant a media interview suggesting that he will run for the office of the President in 2027.
In a Twitter post on Saturday, the former Anambra State governor lamented “an emerging pattern where fake media reports”.
Obi said the supposed interview never took place.
“The other is about my reaction to prospective appointees into the Federal Government. Both reports are bogus,” he tweeted.
NDLEA Probes Delta Shooting As Stray Bullet Kills One
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it is investigating a shooting incident involving its officers during the raid of a drug joint at the Okpanam area of Asaba, the Delta State capital.
A young person was said to have been unfortunately hit by a stray bullet as a result of which he eventually died while undergoing treatment in the hospital.
The Agency, in a statement on Saturday, said its Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd) has set up a panel of officials from the national headquarters in Abuja to proceed to Asaba for an on-the-spot investigation of the unfortunate incident.
N500bn palliative fund: Kano govt denies attacking Tinubu
Kano state government has dismissed claims in some section of the media that it was against the formula proposed by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led federal government for sharing of N500 billion palliatives to states.
The government described as “misinformation” a statement credited to the state Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, on the issue.
The press secretary to the deputy governor Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu said in a statement made available to journalists in Kano on Saturday, that his boss has vehemently denied and distanced himself from the alleged criticism of Tinubu government over the sharing of the N500 billion, describing it as fake news.
The media reports, “falsely claimed that he criticized the administration led by President Tinubu for the allocation formula of N500 billion, which was allocated through the Bank of Industries to support small-scale industries across the country.”
Police nab fleeing driver with employer’s stolen SUV
The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki of the Lagos State Police Command, Lagos have arrested a driver while allegedly fleeing with his employer’s Lexus 350 SUV.
The vehicle was recovered from him five days after he disappeared with the SUV.
According to police, the incident occurred just four months after the driver, Osinachi Nnaji, aged 30, secured the job.
Police alleged that the incident occurred on 24 February 2023 when the owner of the Lexus Mr. Solomon Oyeka sent Nnaji to go and park the SUV at his residence at Maiye Ogundana Street, Magodo Phase 11, Lagos after dropping him somewhere.
Police further alleged that instead of packing the SUV as directed, Nnaji droved the SUV straight to the Sangotedo Area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos to look for a buyer for the vehicle.
Police said that when the complainant waited for two days without seeing the driver and his phone number was not going, he reported the matter to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Maroko Division.
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