Today’s Headlines: Tinubu Has Done More for North — Yilwatda; Sanusi on Financial Diversification

All Progressives Congress National Chairman Nentawe Yilwatda said President Bola Tinubu had done more for Northern Nigeria in three years than previous administrations, citing over 3,000 kilometres of roads under construction or procurement, gas infrastructure and student loan opportunities. He made the remarks in Abuja while receiving the Arewa for Asiwaju group, led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, and urged northern leaders to mobilise support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Shekarau said the group was established to mobilise voters across the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, address voter apathy and publicise Tinubu’s projects in the region. He said the initiative had established about 20 directorates and appointed coordinators across states, local government areas and wards. The group’s secretariat was scheduled for inauguration on October 17, with Vice-President Kashim Shettima expected to attend.

𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗶 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘂𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has urged individuals and business owners to diversify their financial portfolios and embrace ethical investment products in line with Islamic principles.

Sanusi made the call at the unveiling of the UTLAM Halal Fund during the commissioning of the Kano offices of UTL Trust Management Services Limited and UTL Asset Management Limited on Monday.

The fund provides investors with access to a professionally managed portfolio of selected Shari’ah-compliant investment opportunities aimed at promoting wealth creation in accordance with Islamic principles.

𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 33,000-𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀

A major disaster was averted after a truck conveying 33,000 litres of ethanol fell at the Second Rainbow Bridge in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement released by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, on Wednesday, adding that no casualties were recorded in the incident.

According to the PS, the tanker, a FOTON truck with registration number APP 346 YC, fell while its driver was attempting to negotiate a turn on the bridge.

Oke-Osanyintolu stated that preliminary investigation attributed the incident to speeding, which caused the truck’s turntable to detach and fall on the roundabout, blocking the entire stretch.

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹, 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four men in connection with two separate incidents involving the alleged removal of human heads from exhumed graves and the possession of suspected human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals.

The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, disclosed the arrests on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ilorin, where he gave details of the investigations into the two cases.

In the first incident, two men, identified as Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, were arrested over the alleged exhumation of graves and removal of heads from buried bodies at a cemetery in Omupo, Kwara State.

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