• Joint security forces, alongside local hunters and vigilantes from the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, successfully freed 21 abductees from a forest spanning the Egume and Ochaja areas of Dekina Local Government Area in Kogi State on August 31, 2026, as announced by Army spokesperson Lt Hassan Abdullahi.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Organized by the G100 civil society group and the House of Representatives Minority Caucus in Abuja to strategize a unified presidential candidate and a four-year transition government for the 2027 elections, the First National Opposition Summit experienced a blow on Monday when multiple key opposition leaders skipped the event.

  • In response to claims that the anti-graft agency acts more like an APC arm than a state institution, EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale urged former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva—who is wanted over an alleged $14.86 million fraud—to surrender himself for interrogation on Monday.

  • Following accusations by the Nigeria Democratic Congress that unauthorized names were submitted and published as its candidates for various state House of Assembly seats—especially in Anambra State—INEC has launched an internal records review.

  • Iyabo Sowunmi was apprehended by the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly trying to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Ibara Medium Security Custodial Centre in Abeokuta to her son, Dare Sowunmi, an inmate on death row, according to a Monday statement by command spokesperson Olayinka Odukoya.

  • Alhaji Garba Buba, the APC chairman for Rantan Ward in Kano State’s Bebeji Local Government Area, alongside another resident named Sulaiman Zunduma, was slain on Sunday night when suspected gunmen raided the Rantan community and shot indiscriminately at locals.

  • Vice-President Kashim Shettima declared on Monday that Nigeria and its citizens will reject any further mistreatment by foreign governments, strongly condemning xenophobic and Afrophobic violence targeting Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa.

  • During a Monday media interactive session in Abuja celebrating his three-year tenure, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede revealed that over 40 agency employees have been fired over the past three years due to corruption and financial misconduct.

  • A 70-year-old man named Usman Abubakar was taken into custody by the Bauchi State Police Command for the alleged defilement of an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara district of Bauchi metropolis, as detailed in a statement by police spokesperson SP Nafiu Habib.

  • While addressing media executives in Abuja on Monday, EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede detailed how public monies were systematically diverted from a local government account to a private firm before being funneled into cryptocurrency wallets.

The Federal Government has announced intentions to construct a high-speed rail line linking Lagos and Maiduguri to build a cohesive national transport system. Speaking at the 19th National Council on Transportation in Abuja, Olufunso Adebiyi, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, stated that the proposed route could support speeds reaching 360 kilometers per hour, offering a swift alternative to road travel. Highlighting the theme “Developing an Effective Transport System for Nigeria: The Role of Integrated Transportation,” Adebiyi emphasized transportation’s critical role in economic growth and the movement of goods and services.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved a two-year tenure extension for Professor Clement Adebooye, the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University. The announcement was made during the inauguration of the university’s newly reconstituted Governing Council at the Government House in Osogbo. According to university spokesperson Ademola Adesoji, Professor Adebooye initially turned down the proposal before ultimately accepting the extension, which the governor implemented to safeguard administrative continuity, reinforce the institutional governance framework, and avert any potential leadership vacuum.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶