1. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has declared nine persons wanted over terrorism and violent extremism in the North East. They are: Abu Khadijah, Abur Rahman, Dadi Gumba, Abu Yusuf, Musa Wa’a, Usman Kanin Shehu, Ibrahim Suyeka, Ba Sulhu, and Idris Taklakse.
2. The Presidency has allayed fears over the safety of Compressed Natural Gas-powered vehicles recently introduced in Nigeria as an alternative to petrol-powered cars. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, dismissed the fears in a post on X on Thursday, saying that Malaysia’s policy was focused on the safety of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) not CNG.

