Tragic Death of 18-year-old Waliyah in Kwara State Well

Accident – Death – Obituary News : Good morning! Here is today’s news summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reiterated its stance that electronic collation of election results is illegal in Nigeria. This statement comes amidst expectations that the results of the off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states would be transmitted electronically. INEC maintains that manual collation is the only legally accepted method.

2. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that every banknote remains legal tender and should not be rejected by anyone. The apex bank has directed all its branches across the country to continue issuing both old and redesigned banknotes in sufficient quantities.

3. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail by a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama. The court’s decision followed the compliance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with an order made on November 2.

4. A husband, Mr Ikechukwu Okafor, and his wife, Ifeyinwa Okafor, have been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos. The couple, who reside in Lagos State, pleaded guilty to unlawfully dealing in 19.12 kilograms of Methamphetamine, a prohibited drug. Justice Nicholas Oweibo handed down the jail term.

5. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has appealed for calm among citizens of the state following protests that erupted in different parts of the state. The protests were sparked by the Court of Appeal’s decision to sack all six National Assembly members from the state who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, including the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon.

6. The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the aides of the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, for allegedly not ensuring his return to the state since he came back to the country. Akeredolu has been staying at his private residence in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, after returning from a medical vacation in Germany. This has generated reactions from various quarters.

7. The peace accord meeting organized by the National Peace Committee in Owerri for all the governorship candidates in Imo State saw the absence of four candidates, including the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodimma. The candidates who were absent include Athan Achonu of the Labour Party, Tony Ejiogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, and Ben Odunze of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. The meeting was held ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state.

8. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the second 2023 supplementary appropriation bill into law. The bill, totaling N2,176,791,286,033, was recently passed by the National Assembly. However, there has been controversy over the provision for a presidential yacht by the Navy and the allocation of over N6 billion for vehicles to the State House.

9. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the N2.17 trillion supplementary budget into law. In a statement, Obi claimed that the president failed to consider certain emergencies and pressing needs of the country. He argued that the budgetary allocations were done without taking into account the dire crisis in the country.

10. The Kwara State Fire Service has recovered the lifeless body of an 18-year-old girl named Waliyah from a domestic well. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening. Additionally, the service also retrieved the corpse of an unidentified 43-year-old man from Isale Odo Asa in Amilegbe area, Ilorin, Ilorin East Local Government Area of the state.

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