Today’s Headline:Obi, Kwankwaso storm Makurdi, I’ll join APC if Tinubu end banditry, kidnapping–Sule

Peter Obi, Kwankwaso storm Makurdi as Benue erupts for Town Hall meeting.

The Nigeria Democratic Congress, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, have landed in Makurdi, Benue State, for a Town Hall meeting.

The duo arrived in Makurdi, the state capital, on Wednesday with the crowd chanting their names.

They were said to have arrived in Benue for a double engagement: a humanitarian visit to Yelewata and a town hall meeting in Makurdi.

According to reports, at Yelewata, in Guma Local Government Area, Obi is expected to lay a wreath at the cenotaph erected in memory of the victims of the June 2025 massacre and commiserate with their families.

2027: I’ll join APC if Tinubu ends banditry, kidnapping – Sule Lamido replies Shettima.

Sule Lamido, the former Jigawa State Governor, has dismissed claims by Vice-President Kashim Shettima that he and other prominent former governors in the state are now supporting the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

‎Lamido said he would consider joining the APC before the 2027 general elections if President Bola Tinubu’s administration succeeds in ending banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges in the North and restores peace and unity to the region.

‎He made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Tuesday in reaction to Shettima’s declaration at the APC presidential campaign rally in Dutse.

Awujale palace not under siege – Ogun police.

The Police Command in Ogun has dismissed reports alleging that the Awujale Palace in Ijebu-Ode was under siege by thugs and miscreants.

This is contained in a statement issued by DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, the command’s spokesperson in Abeokuta on Wednesday.

According to Babaseyi, the deployment is a preventive security measure aimed at safeguarding lives and property and preventing any breakdown of public peace.

Troops arrest father, son over alleged links to terrorists in Sokoto.

Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a father and his son over suspected links to terrorist groups in Sokoto State, recovering an AK-47 rifle and ammunition during an operation in Bauni Forest.

The suspects, identified as Muhammadu Ali and his son, Umaru Ali, were arrested at about 12:47 a.m. on November 11 in Tangaza Local Government Area.

According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, troops of the 248 Battalion carried out the operation with support from French Special Forces and the National Counter Terrorism Centre tactical team.

Items recovered from the suspects included an AK-47 rifle, a magazine loaded with three rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and N9,760 in cash.

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