The Yobe State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mohammed Gadaka, publicly advised married women to seek a divorce from their husbands if their spouses prevent them from voting for the APC in upcoming general elections. Gadaka issued this directive on Thursday while welcoming hundreds of new defectors into the party. To reinforce his statement, he committed to paying the new bride price for any woman who chose to dissolve her marriage out of loyalty to the party.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that officers deployed for the August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election remain in the state, while strongly denying claims that they are facing harsh conditions or a lack of basic welfare. In a statement issued on Friday, Force Public Relations Officer CSP Ani Iniedu explained that the extended presence is a standard post-election strategy designed to prevent violence, handle emerging threats, and facilitate a smooth transition back to regular policing based on operational requirements.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that nine individuals, including five security personnel and four civilians, were killed during a rescue operation aimed at freeing abductees held by suspected terrorists in Oyo State. In an interview detailing the incident, DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi explained that security forces acted on intelligence to pursue the kidnappers, resulting in initial casualties of a police officer and a vigilante. Further casualties occurred during a subsequent raid on the abductors’ hideout, bringing the total death toll to nine.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Ajayi emphasized the complexity of the operation, noting that the presence of a two-and-a-half-year-old child among the hostages required meticulous planning to ensure the captives’ safety. He also addressed misinformation circulating online during the rescue, clarifying that certain viral videos purporting to show the torture of children were unrelated deepfakes from another country.

Furthermore, the DSS Director-General linked the kidnapping network to an international terrorist organization connected to Al-Qaeda. He revealed that the group’s leaders were apprehended last year and have since been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, along with three collaborators. Ajayi stated that these individuals were also found complicit in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack and were plotting further large-scale abductions before their arrest.