He acknowledged receiving multiple complaints about human rights violations through the Force’s complaint channels and warned that any misconduct in this regard would not be tolerated, stressing that violators would face severe consequences.

“The IGP also cautioned all tactical squads against the misuse of power and improper dressing, underscoring the need for officers to operate in their designated uniforms,” the statement read in part.

He directed all tactical units to strictly adhere to standard operating procedures and ensure they are properly attired in the prescribed uniform for their respective squads.

Additionally, the IGP condemned the unauthorized transfer of cases without his written approval, describing the practice as unacceptable. He emphasized that such actions impose undue burdens on affected parties and lead to unnecessary delays in justice delivery.

The disbursement was sourced from a gross revenue of N2.668 trillion, comprising Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL), and Exchange Difference funds.

Allocation Details

From the total distributed:

• The Federal Government received N433.021 billion,
• States got N490.696 billion,
• LGCs were allocated N355.621 billion, and
• Oil-producing states received N132.404 billion as derivation (13% of mineral revenue).

Additionally, N97.517 billion was allocated for collection costs, while N1.159 trillion was set aside for transfers, interventions, and refunds.

Revenue Performance

The FAAC communique revealed an increase in VAT revenue for October, which rose to N668.291 billion, reflecting an N84.616 billion jump from September’s N583.676 billion. After deductions, VAT was distributed as follows:

• Federal Government: N93.347 billion
• States: N311.156 billion
• LGCs: N217.809 billion

Statutory revenue for October reached N1.336 trillion, a N293.009 billion increase compared to the previous month. After deductions, N206.319 billion was distributed among the tiers of government, with N59.086 billion allocated for derivation.

EMTL and Exchange Revenues

The Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) generated N17.824 billion, which was distributed as:

• Federal Government: N2.567 billion,
• States: N8.555 billion,
• LGCs: N5.989 billion.

Revenue from the Exchange Difference stood at N646 billion, distributed across all tiers of government and derivation funds.

Revenue Drivers and Observations

The increase in revenue was attributed to higher inflows from oil royalties, excise duties, VAT, import duties, Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT), and Companies Income Tax (CIT). However, declines were observed in levies from Electronic Money Transfers and CET.

In total, distributable revenue for October 2024 was derived from VAT (N622.312 billion), statutory revenue (N206.319 billion), EMTL (N17.111 billion), and Exchange Difference (N566 billion), culminating in the N1.411 trillion allocation.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the river lies between the Kafetoa and Bulabulin Gaidam communities in Yobe State.

The insurgents were reportedly trying to reach Tam village in the Niger Republic, near the Kannamma settlement in Yobe, when they were caught by the river’s strong currents and drowned.

Intelligence sources cited by the publication revealed that the militants had been displaced from several of their strongholds, including Bulabulin Geidam, Chettimari, and Diffa along the Nigeria-Niger border.

On Friday, the airline announced a temporary halt on all flights while addressing a widespread IT outage linked to Microsoft’s cloud services. This global disruption has affected various sectors, including aviation.

At Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, officials are waiting for updates from Atlanta to determine the new departure time. “No signals have been received yet, so the flight will not depart as originally scheduled,” an unnamed official told The PUNCH.

Delta has promised to notify affected passengers through the Fly Delta app and text messages. The airline has apologized for the inconvenience and urged travelers to use the app for the latest updates.

The outage has also impacted other airlines. Turkish Airlines reported canceling 84 flights due to the disruption, and its low-cost carrier, AJet, faced issues with online booking and customer service.

Additionally, Hong Kong’s airport and the UK’s largest rail operator have encountered delays. Sydney Airport is experiencing long queues, and train cancellations may occur.

Microsoft is actively working to resolve the issues, with ongoing improvements reported.

According to NiMet’s weather outlook issued on Saturday in Abuja, morning thunderstorms are expected on Sunday in several regions including Gombe, Bauchi, Borno, Adamawa, Jigawa, Taraba, and Kaduna states.

It projected thunderstorms later in the day across Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Jigawa, Yobe, and Taraba states.

“Thunderstorms are expected across central states such as Plateau, Nasarawa, the Federal Capital Territory, Benue,

and Niger states during the morning hours.

“Later in the day, there is a likelihood of thunderstorms over areas including Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory.

“In southern cities, morning rains are forecasted, particularly in parts of Imo, Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Edo, Cross River, Bayelsa, and Lagos states,” the agency stated.

NiMet further anticipated thunderstorms accompanied by rain in the afternoon and evening over parts of Ogun, Ondo, Edo, Delta, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, and Lagos states.

On Monday, early morning thunderstorms are expected over parts of Yobe, Borno, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Jigawa, Taraba, and Kaduna states.

“In the afternoon and evening, there are prospects of thunderstorms over areas of Taraba, Adamawa, Zamfara, Jigawa, Sokoto, Kebbi, Kano, Bauchi, and Kaduna states.

“Early morning thunderstorms are anticipated over parts of Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, and Nasarawa states, with afternoon and evening periods showing potential for thunderstorms over areas of Plateau, Niger, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory,” NiMet added.

“Morning rains are anticipated over parts of Ekiti, Imo and Cross Rivers states with prospects of rains over parts of Abia, Imo, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, and Rivers states during the afternoon/evening hours,’’ it said.

A video making the rounds on social media captured the drama that broke at an international airport between a passenger and an airport official.

According to the passenger, the airport staff had slipped drugs in his luggage for him to help transport the contraband to his destination.

When the passenger realized, all hell broke; causing an uproar at the airport while he confronted the staff who admitted to the crimes.

The man expressed gratitude for escaping a situation that could’ve ruined his reputation and life in the twinkle of an eye.

In his words;

“That’s how a stupid FAAN staff tried to set us up to smuggle drugs. Today sha, a whole PH boi. Either it is there usual operation to set people up but no they jam their math today. As I begin razz the whole airport them know say person de smh. That’s how my life would have gone just like that, una for see my picture everywhere for NDLEA say I smuggle drug for an international airport.”

newsmen gathered that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon at Nyogor-Lueku, Khana Local Government Area of the state.

The two officers attached to Taabaa Division were said to have gone to Nyogor-Lueku to arrest one Mr. Akere Akpobari over some allegations made against him by his mother.

News correspondent learned that the said Akere had resisted the arrest, leading to a brawl between him and the two Inspectors.

“In the course of the altercation, Inspector Nelson Abuante mistakenly shot Gbaramana and he sustained serious injuries. So, Abuante and Akere’s mother tried to rush the injured officer to the hospital,” a source said.

But, on the way to the hospital, the car conveying them ran out of fuel and Inspector Monday died in the process.

“Immediately Abuante discovered that his colleague had died, he carried his gun and shot himself to death.

The bodies of the two officers had been deposited at the mortuary for autopsy.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Rivers, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident.

Inringe-Koko said investigations were ongoing into the incident.

“Yes, the incident happened. We are investigating to unravel what really happened,” she said in a terse message.

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It was gathered that the landlord, identified as Iheanyichukwu America, had gone to rescue Essien’s wife from him when she was being manhandled.

Narrating the incident, the wife of the landlord, Chioma America, said even when her husband intervened, Essien was still dragging his wife into their house.

She claimed that during his intervention, the landlord said he would not allow his tenant’s wife to sleep in that house that night to avoid further attacks by her husband.

Mrs America stated, “He (Essien) tried to drag the wife to go inside with him. But my husband said he would not allow him. He was still inside the house when my husband said he would not allow the woman sleep in their house because of the situation.

“That she should stay in my husband’s family house and in the morning we know what to do. So, he moved the woman out of their house.

“Then about 12 midnight, the man now came to attack my husband in the process of coming to check if his wife was in our house, but she was not there.

“The person he met was my husband, and he now unleashed the attack on him in place of his wife.”

Similarly, the landlord’s elder sister, Gladys Bardey, expressed sadness at the action of the tenant, saying the matter should be charged to court.

“I was sleeping when they woke me up that he (landlord) was stabbed this morning by his tenant.

“So, I started going there to see if what I heard was true. And it is true because I saw him and the injury is much,” Gladys said.

While describing the tenant’s action as an ‘attempted murder’, the landlord’s sister said the matter should be charged to court ensuring justice.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the suspect (Essien) had been arrested.

Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, also said the landlord was receiving medical attention in the hospital.

She stated, “We are aware of the matter. The suspect has been arrested and in our custody. Investigation is still ongoing.”

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