Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

‎1. The detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra Nnamdi Kanu has concluded his private consultation with his legal team, led by former Attorney General of the Federation, Kanu Agabi. The consultation was part of the defence team’s preparation for the commencement of the defendant’s case on Thursday, October 23

2. Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the North, including governors from the region, have unanimously endorsed former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, as their consensus candidate for the position of national chairman ahead of the party’s November convention. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, disclosed this on Wednesday night in Abuja.

3. Senate president Godswill Akpabio has claimed that Nigeria’s electoral process recorded tremendous improvement after the Peoples Democratic Party exited power at the centre. Akpabio, who was twice elected governor under the PDP and first got into the senate under the platform of the opposition party, said this during the second reading of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill at plenary, on Wednesday.

4. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has suspended its two-week warning strike. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, made this known at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday.

5. Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger State has vowed never to negotiate with bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, saying instead residents must be prepared to defend themselves against attacks. The governor made the disclosure, when he visited the people of Rijau and Magama Local Government Areas of the state, whose communities were recently attacked by bandits in Kontagora.

6. Ondo and Kogi state governments yesterday responded to threats of attacks by the Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, assuring the people that there are no causes for alarm. The Department of State Services, DSS, on Tuesday raised an alarm of an imminent terrorist attack on some communities in the two states by the terrorist group.

7. The Naira on Wednesday appreciated to N1,492 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,495 per dollar on Tuesday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,462 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.

8. No fewer than 500 members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP from Fagge and Ungogo Local Government Areas of Kano State have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Managing Director of the Hadejia-Jam’are River Basin Development Authority, Rabiu Bichi, received the defectors on Wednesday.

9. The Kaduna State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC has expelled its Deputy Chairman, Ahmed Tijani Mustapha, and eight other officials over alleged gross misconduct. Their expulsion followed resolutions reached at a meeting of the State Executive Committee, SEC held in Kaduna on Tuesday.

10. Osun State Government has announced the appointment of Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, as chairman of the Osun Sports Trust Fund. The government said the move was aimed at raising funds to transform the state sports sector.