correctional officers at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ibara, Abeokuta, Ogun State, apprehended a female visitor on Friday, August 28, 2026, after she was allegedly caught attempting to smuggle psychoactive substances hidden inside a beverage sachet. According to a statement issued by Odukoya Olayinka, Public Relations Officer for the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, the suspect was intercepted around 1:33 p.m. during routine entry screening while seeking to visit a death-row inmate. Security personnel discovered that a sachet of Milo she carried contained suspected ‘colos,’ a street term for a psychoactive drug.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The suspect was subsequently transferred to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for thorough investigation and potential legal action. Ogun State Controller of Corrections Kamoru Adesina praised the officers for their sharp vigilance and professional conduct, reiterating the command’s absolute zero-tolerance policy against drug trafficking and illicit operations inside correctional institutions. Highphasizing that custodial facilities are meant strictly for inmate reform and rehabilitation rather than drug distribution, the command issued a stern warning that anyone attempting to breach prison security with contraband will face the full weight of the law.

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has advised politicians to show financial generosity toward their loyal supporters, stressing that public backing is fundamental to political success and that public service inherently requires sacrifice rather than stinginess. Speaking at a Port Harcourt gathering where he hosted Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Wike remarked that leaders owe their status to the populace and must “open their hands” to reward those who helped them ascend.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Timipre Sylva, a former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, has officially stepped down from the All Progressives Congress (APC) through a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026, transmitted electronically to his Ward 4 chairman in Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. Copies of the letter were also extended to the APC National Chairman, the Bayelsa State APC Chairman, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Explaining his departure following deep consultations with family, allies, and supporters, the founding party member stated that current leaders have abandoned the fundamental moral standards, decency, and original ideals upon which the party was built, operating instead under the belief that “all is fair in politics.”....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Sylva heavily criticized both the ruling party and the current federal administration for letting down the majority of citizens, expressing no hope for internal reform and describing the party as a sinking ship weighed down by its own misdeeds. He further justified copying the EFCC on his correspondence by accusing the anti-graft agency of acting more like an arm of the ruling party than an independent state institution, acknowledging that his exit might invite heightened political persecution or investigations against himself and his associates. Finally, he urged Nigerians to mobilize and vote out the APC in the upcoming 2027 general elections to liberate the nation from its political grip.