1. In response to public outcry after the initial clemency list was made public on October 11, President Bola Tinubu has revoked the pardon previously given to 175 prisoners, including drug dealers, kidnappers, and fraudsters. At the October 9, 2025, National Council of State meeting, the President issued an order to reconsider the pardon that had been granted.
2. On Wednesday, Nigeria's recently appointed Service Chiefs promised to restructure the country's security framework through enhanced personnel welfare, interagency cooperation, indigenous armaments manufacturing, and strategic foreign alliances. During the Senate and House of Representatives' screening process on Wednesday, they made the peldge.
3. A pastor, who is also a legal practitioner, Aka-Bashorun Olawale Akanni, was on Wednesday re-arraigned before Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja for the alleged indecent treatment of a 14-year-old girl. Akanni was re-arraigned by the Lagos State Government on a single count that teetered on the edge of child abuse.
4. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged three people and a ship, MT Ostria, with stealing more than 13 million liters of Premium Motor Spirit, estimated to be worth N12 billion, from the NNPC Retail Limited on Wednesday in the Special Offenses Court in Ikeja, Lagos.
5. On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that $49,700 that was purportedly retrieved from Dr. Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Sokoto State, during the general elections of 2023 must be permanently forfeited. Following a motion made by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the attorney for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling.
6. President Bola Tinubu's request to borrow $2.35 billion to partially pay the 2025 budget deficit has been approved by the House of Representatives. Additionally, it approved the President's request to diversify Nigeria's funding sources and finance infrastructure projects by issuing a $500 million debut sovereign sukuk on the global financial market.
7. Bayelsa East Senator Benson Agadaga declared on Wednesday that he has resigned from the PDP and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). He attributed his behavior to internal strife and the breakdown of discipline and cohesion within the party.
8. The Federal Government has disbursed N2.3 billion, which represents the salary and promotion arrears for Batch 8 to universities nationwide, according to Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa. Public university teaching and non-academic staff salary backlogs and promotion arrears are anticipated to be settled with the cash.
9. Sunday Akande was sentenced to four years in jail by an Ibadan Federal High Court for selling two grams of methamphetamine and 360 grams of cannabis. Based on the evidence presented against Akande by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Justice Nkeonye Maha found him guilty and punished him.
10. Following a dramatic walkout during a committee session, irate MPs ordered the arrest of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) officials on Wednesday, causing a stir in the House of Representatives. The event happened when JAMB representatives showed up for an investigative hearing before the House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies.
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