Speaking at the annual International Leboku Festival in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area, the governor strongly condemned the recent deadly inter-communal clashes between the Ugep and Idomi communities, labeling the violence a “show of shame.”....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Otu emphasized that traditional leaders are strictly accountable for upholding local peace and traditions, warning that the state government will withdraw certificates of recognition from royal fathers where violence erupts and will withhold recognition from communities plagued by parallel leadership factions.

• Yakurr Council Chairman Chief Inyang Yibala Igri urged residents to choose development and historical ties over destruction, encouraging youths to focus on commercial farming.

• Meanwhile, the Obol Lopon of Ugep, HRM Obol Ufem Ubana, pledged the traditional council’s commitment to sustaining harmony while drawing attention to local concerns, including tensions from dual coronations in Agoi-Ibami, requests for sports infrastructure upgrades, and media coverage improvements.

Joint forces comprising troops from the Army Headquarters Garrison and Operation SWEEP carried out a security raid on Sunday, August 23, 2026, targeting illegal shanties and suspected criminal hideouts in the Federal Capital Territory.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• The sweep, which commenced around 4:00 p.m., spanned several communities across the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), including Karshi, Jeje, Kurape, and Nyanya, with the objective of eliminating safe havens for criminals and boosting security surveillance.

• According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, the operation successfully dismantled multiple unauthorized structures in areas identified as vulnerable.

• Following the exercise, the Mai-Anguwa of Nyanya praised the military action and committed to maintaining strong intelligence sharing and communication with security agencies to flag suspicious activities.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned that reintroducing the fuel subsidy would severely damage Nigeria’s economic progress and undermine growing investor confidence.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• In a statement released in Abuja by his media aide, Rabiu Ibrahim, the minister maintained that ending the subsidy has successfully mitigated major economic risks and strengthened the country’s fiscal standing.

• This reaction comes in response to remarks by African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar, who claimed the removal of the subsidy has brought no benefits and pledged to reinstate it if elected in the upcoming general elections.

• Pushing back against Atiku’s stance, Idris asserted that returning to the subsidy regime would instantly drag the nation back to the unsustainable fiscal strain, scarcity, and market distortions experienced in 2022.

• The minister further challenged advocates of subsidy restoration to honestly evaluate its true financial and economic opportunity costs.