Disu vows to tackle police corruption as LAUTECH mourns student deaths
This morning’s top stories feature a strong anti-corruption message from new police leadership, tragedy at LAUTECH, and political developments. President Bola Tinubu has tasked Tunji Disu with reforming the police force amid ongoing security issues. The university community is grieving after six nursing students lost their lives in a road accident. Meanwhile, political and security tensions continue to make headlines across the country.
What we know
- President Bola Tinubu decorated Tunji Disu as acting Inspector-General of Police and urged reforms to combat corruption and impunity within the police.
- The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is mourning six nursing students killed in a road crash on the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road.
- Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso met with Seyi Makinde in Ibadan for a private meeting that has sparked political interest.
- Protests erupted in Ondo State after gunmen kidnapped worshippers during a church vigil in Uso, Owo Local Government Area.
- Thirteen banks in Nigeria are facing pressure to meet the Central Bank’s recapitalisation deadline, with possible mergers looming.
