Troops of 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in a coordinated joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, local hunters and vigilantes, have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims from a forest in Kogi State. The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lt Hassan Abdullahi, said the operation that led to the rescue of the kidnap victims was conducted on August 31, 2026, in the Egume and Ochaja forest areas of Dekina Local Government Area.
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. The First National Opposition Summit, aimed at forging a united front ahead of the 2027 general elections, suffered a setback on Monday in Abuja as several major opposition figures failed to attend. The summit, organised by civil society pressure group G100 in collaboration with the Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, was held to develop a framework for a common presidential candidate and a four-year transition government.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced an examination of its records to determine how names allegedly unknown to the Nigeria Democratic Congress appeared on the party’s list of candidates for the 2027 general elections. The move followed allegations by the NDC that names of candidates it neither nominated nor authorised were uploaded and published as its candidates in several state House of Assembly constituencies, particularly in Anambra State.
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The Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a woman, Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit drugs into the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta, for her son, Dare Sowunmi, who is said to be on death row at the facility. The spokesperson for the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Olayinka Odukoya, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
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Gunmen have killed the All Progressives Congress chairman of Rantan Ward in Bebeji Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Garba Buba, and another resident, Sulaiman Zunduma, in a fresh attack on the community. The victims were killed on Sunday night when suspected gunmen invaded Rantan community and opened fire on residents, forcing many to flee their homes for safety.
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Vice-President, Senator Kashim Shettima on Monday warned that the Nigerian government and its people would no longer tolerate any form of dehumanisation of Nigerian citizens by any government. The Vice-President reiterated Nigeria’s strong opposition to xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa, insisting that the country would not condone the mistreatment of its citizens.
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, says more than 40 staff members have been dismissed for corruption and financial malpractice in the last three years. Olukoyede disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a media interactive session to mark his three-year stewardship at the commission’s headquarters.
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Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of Bauchi metropolis. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed how public funds were moved from a local government account to a private company before being transferred into cryptocurrency wallets. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Monday while addressing media executives and journalists in Abuja, stressing that the commission could not ignore the suspicious movement of public funds.
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Opposition summit, no united front ? Jokers !
Timipre said what he said, where's the lie ?
Kudos to the Military 👍🏻
Kudos to the military
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Thanks for the news updates ma'am🥰
Seems they don't use that figure ' 419' again.
ReplyDeleteNa wa for today news. Like mother like son. Let her join her son on that day prison.
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