Today’s Headlines: Why Tinubu Deserves Second Term — Udeh; Obasanjo, Others to Grace FT Africa Summit

Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN, has outlined the economic reforms and development opportunities under President Bola Tinubu’s administration as reasons the president should be given a second term in office.

Udeh, who is also a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, said Tinubu’s administration had put Nigeria on the path to economic recovery, arguing that the reforms introduced since 2023 required more time to deliver their full benefits.

The Financial Times Africa Summit returns for its 13th edition this month in London with Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, among others that have confirmed to take part.

The two-day summit will bring together African leaders, policymakers, investors and executives to examine the issues shaping the continent’s economic future.

Other confirmed speakers include Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive, Dangote Group; Jakaya Kikwete, Former President of the United Republic of Tanzania; Kristy Mcneill, Minister for International Development, UK Government; Mo Ibrahim, Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation; and Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, Ethiopia, alongside ministers and business leaders from South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola, Mauritius, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Côte d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 411 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 – 𝗖𝗝𝗡

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday said the Supreme Court handled 2,456 matters and delivered 411 judgments in the 2025/2026 legal year.

Kekere-Ekun disclosed this at a special session of the Supreme Court marking the commencement of the 2026/2027 legal year in Abuja.

According to her, the matters comprised 1,179 general civil motions, 573 criminal motions, 13 Sharia-related motions and 676 appeals.

She explained that the appeals included 433 general civil appeals, 212 criminal appeals, 19 political appeals, 12 Sharia appeals and 10 originating summons.

𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗶

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two suspects over alleged thuggery and public disturbance in separate incidents in the state.

The command said the arrests followed a sustained crackdown on Sara-Suka thuggery and other violent crimes across the state.

According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, a group of Sara-Suka youths stormed the Wayan Makafi and Unguwan Kur areas of Bauchi on October 11, 2026, at about 9.15 pm, causing panic among residents.

Habib said, “Upon receipt of the report, a patrol team attached to ‘D’ Division, Dutsen Tanshi, in collaboration with members of the Yan Committee, promptly mobilised to the affected areas. Consequently, the miscreants were successfully dispersed, and further breakdown of law and order was averted.”

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