Zamfara Attack Kills 12 Family Members as Council Chairman Says Help Never Came
Suspected bandits killed members of a family in Gidan Taba village, Zamfara State, on Saturday night. The council chairman says security personnel did not respond to distress calls. Other residents were abducted, and reports put the death toll between 11 and 13. Amnesty International condemned the attack. Power Minister Joseph Tegbe apologised for recent outages, saying planned maintenance and damage to a transmission line cut supply to Lagos, Ogun and parts of Kwara. Lagos was receiving about 1,000 megawatts on Monday, with another Egbin turbine expected back. The government says it has paid ₦1.23 trillion of the power sector’s ₦3.3 trillion debt. In Osun, labour unions began a three-day strike over withheld local government funds. A total of 375 judges have been sworn in to hear disputes from the 2027 elections. The APC’s campaign plan promises lower inflation and higher electricity generation if President Tinubu is re-elected. Separately, the Debt Management Office estimates that debt payments will take about ₦51 of every ₦100 the federal government collects in 2026. The foreign exchange rate weakened slightly, while the stock market rose, led by Dangote Cement. Other updates include JAMB’s checklist for 2027 candidates, the rescue of an APC local government chairman in Kano after 68 days in captivity, and the arrival of 11 electric buses in Lagos. ART X Lagos also featured an exhibition honouring potter Ladi Kwali and women ceramic artists. The briefing’s central question is whether promises on power and security will translate into results people can see.
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