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The All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has denied that there is a plot to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Action Democratic Congress, ADC, in the 2027 elections.
Dele Alake, spokesman of the APC Campaign, said this while reacting to an allegation made by Timi Frank, a member of the ADC.
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The 2020 #EndSARS protests victims’ memorial at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos was disrupted on Tuesday after police officers fired teargas to disperse participants. Those affected included the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress candidate, Funso Doherty, who had gathered to honour those who died during the demonstrations.
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested an Abuja-based businessman, Innocent Ezuma, 57, over allegations of defrauding a Ukrainian investor of more than $120m. Ezuma was arrested at his residence in Abuja on Monday, October 19, 2026
The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest when contacted on Tuesday but declined to provide further details.
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' Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 kidnapped victims in Katsina State after engaging terrorists in a gun battle in Sabuwa Local Government Area. It was learnt that the victims, comprising 15 males and 12 females, were abducted from Gamji community before troops responded to a distress call on October 16, 2026.
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The Ogun State Police Command has rescued 11 Ghanaian nationals allegedly held hostage in Sagamu after being lured to Nigeria with promises of Canadian and Spanish visas, with each victim reportedly paying GHC40,000 for the arrangement. The victims, comprising seven males and four females, were rescued by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit following actionable intelligence received on October 19, 2026.
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Three men were electrocuted to death in Fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State, after an iron pole they were attempting to erect for a water tank fell onto an 11kV overhead electricity line. The incident occurred on Monday at Old Port Harcourt Road, where the owner of a two-storey building had engaged a contractor to sink a borehole.
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The national leadership of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has described the defection of some of its members to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as good riddance to bad rubbish. In a statement yesterday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, they alleged that some of its candidates had been bribed by APC to defect to the ruling party.
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The National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has warned President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the North will resist their vote-buying plot in the 2027 general elections. Baba-Ahmed issued the warning on Tuesday while fielding questions in an interview on 'Politics Today', a programme on Channels Television.
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An Aba businessman recently surprised Abia State Governor Alex Otti at the airport by kneeling and offering him cash. The man said he was happy with the work the governor has been doing for the people and that it made him proud as an Aba indigene. He asked the governor to use the money to buy fuel for his car.
Governor Otti received the gesture with a smile. He told the businessman that he had sown a seed and would reap many benefits from his work.
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Ogun State Police have arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with the death of his wife following a fire that destroyed their home.
The suspect, Madarikan Emehinola, is in custody over the suspected arson that killed his 40-year-old wife, Igbagbo Erobe.
The incident happened in the Igbo-Edu area of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area.
Police said the matter was reported at Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
Officers received information that a house had been set on fire and that the woman died as a result.
Her body has been taken to a mortuary for a post-mortem examination. The case is being prepared for transfer to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
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A Nigerian woman was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport after NDLEA officers discovered cannabis concealed inside a gallon of palm oil she was carrying.
The incident happened on Friday, 16 October 2026. Fatimah Ahmad was going through outward clearance for an Ethiopian Airlines flight heading to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, via Addis Ababa when officers stopped her. A search of the palm oil container revealed parcels of cannabis weighing 511.75 grammes.
According to the NDLEA, Fatimah told officers that her cousin, Abubakar Yahaya, gave her the gallon and asked her to deliver it to someone in Saudi Arabia. Officers quickly arrested Yahaya at the airport car park.
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five suspects allegedly linked to the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State. The five suspects were arrested during intelligence-led operations carried out between October 10 and 14 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Aba, Abia State by a joint team of DSS, military, and police operatives.
Three other suspects reportedly escaped with gunshot injuries. According to reports, the suspects are Ibrahim Jiji, Aminu Haliru, Mohammed Ali, Usman Aliyu, and Babangida Aliyu and they were brought before the Justice Oputa State High Court in Owerri on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, amid tight security.
The victims were abducted on October 1, 2026, near Umunoha in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway, while travelling from Ibadan to their orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom states and they were rescued on October 7 during a joint security operation at Amakohia Ubi Village in Owerri West LGA and taken to the DSS hospital for medical attention.
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