TopNaija latest Nigerian news updates for today, 2nd Nov 2024

Good morning, Nigeria, and welcome to Topnaija.ng latest Nigerian news updates, including the newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, November 2, 2024.

Edo police detain 16-year-old for poisoning ex-boyfriend, friends

The Edo State Police Command has taken a 16-year-old girl, Aisha Suleiman, into custody following allegations that she fatally poisoned her ex-boyfriend, Emmanuel, and four other young men in the Afashio community of the Etsako West Local Government Area.

TopNaija reported the tragic events that unfolded on October 26, 2024, when Emmanuel’s father, Mr. Elogie Ezekiel, arrived at his son’s residence around 6:30 a.m. to find several lifeless bodies inside. Upon entering the apartment, Ezekiel first discovered the body of a young man, identified as Nurudeen, in the corridor. Read more here.

Fuel pricing: Okupe urges oil marketers to stop blaming Tinubu

Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former presidential spokesman, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and oil marketers to avoid actions that could reflect poorly on President Bola Tinubu.

He expressed concerns that the current pricing strategies for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) may unfairly cast the government in a negative light and contribute to an undeserved blame on the president. Read more here.

Ondo Guber: INEC to deploy 4,814 BVAS, approves 700 journalists

Ahead of the November 16, Ondo Governorship election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to deploy 4,814 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines.

A senior INEC official, who anonymously spoke to Saturday PUNCH, stated that the commission was fully prepared to facilitate an efficient electoral process across the state’s 3,933 polling units and 222 collation centres. Read more here.

“Tinubu’s illegitimate government competing with terrorists” — Aisha Yesufu

Activist cum politician, Aisha Yesufu has described the President Tinubu-led federal government as illegitimate government competing with terrorists. TopNaija News reports.

Aisha Yesufu stated this following the trending video of teenagers who collapsed while they being arraigned for alleged treason.

TopNaija News understands that about five out of the no fewer than 118 defendants brought before a Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment collapsed on Friday few minutes after the commencement of proceedings. Read more here.

VIDEO: Police defends decision to charge underage to court

Muyiwa Ogunjobi, Nigeria Police Force (NPF) PRO has stated that anybody who is more than 7 years old can be charged to court.

The Force PRO via an interview with Channels Television on Friday, November 1 said the minors charged to court for participating in the #Endbadgovernance protest are more than 7 years old. Read more here.

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