Tension erupted at Ogolonto Bus Stop along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State on Friday after an angry mob set a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus ablaze following a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist. The mob also attacked the BRT driver before police officers and officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps intervened and rescued him. Amodu Shakiru, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the incident.
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Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, the military and the police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Imo State on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. Five other suspected gang members, however, escaped with gunshot injuries, prompting a massive manhunt for them.
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as political gamblers, accusing them of pursuing personal interests rather than a clear national development agenda. Addressing traditional rulers, political leaders and other groups in Rivers State, Wike urged residents to be cautious of politicians seeking public office, saying they should assess candidates’ records against their promises.
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Gunmen have killed two people at a mining site in Burdinga, Gashish District, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, the Berom Youth Moulders Association (BYM) has confirmed. The victims, identified as Goodluck Bulus and Emmanuel Monday, both in their mid-20s, were reportedly killed on Friday in an attack that has renewed concerns over persistent insecurity in the area.
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Adamawa, Kano and Bauchi recorded the slowest month-on-month increases in food inflation among Nigerian states in September 2026, amid rising food price pressures across the country.
This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, September 2026 Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report.
The data showed that food inflation rose at the slowest pace in Adamawa(-13.84 percent), Kano(-11.01 per cent) and Bauchi(-10.21) on a month-on-month basis, indicating relatively slower increases in food prices in the three states during the period under review.
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Lagos, Imo and Ondo are the Nigerian states with the highest food inflation rates in September 2026.
This is according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, in its recently published September 2026 Consumer Price Index and Inflation Report.
The data showed that food inflation was highest on a year-on-year basis in Lagos at 33.40 per cent, Imo at 33.79 per cent and Ondo at 31.49 per cent.
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The Delta State Police Command said it had arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms during coordinated operations across four local government areas of the state. The arrests were made in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe local government areas on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that the operations were carried out by personnel of the Department of Operations, the Rapid Response Squad and the Command Anti-Cultism Unit.
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Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two terrorists and recovered four AK-47 rifles and eight motorcycles during clearance operations in Sokoto State. The operations, conducted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, also led to the recovery of ammunition, communication equipment and other items from the terrorists.
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. Supporters of the Kwankwasiyya Movement on Friday protested in Kano over the alleged omission of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, governorship candidate from the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The protesters, led by the deputy governorship candidate, Mustapha Kwankwaso, who represented the governorship candidate, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, marched to the INEC state office, where Mustapha submitted a formal petition demanding the reinstatement of their candidate.
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed seized fake and substandard products valued at N2.6 billion in Rivers State. The products, which included medicines, tomatoes, cookies and chemicals, were intercepted and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Onne Port between 2025 and 2026.
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Brigadier General A.M. Dikko, the Commander of the Nigerian Army’s 14 Brigade in Ohafia, Abia State, has spoken about the low number of people from the state who joined the army in the most recent recruitment.
In a video that has been widely shared online, the senior officer said Abia State did not produce enough applicants to meet its quota. He noted that the state turned out only about 100 recruits.
“As Commander here, during the last recruitment, Abia produced only about 100 recruits. I was worried because I felt I had failed my boss,” Dikko said.
He explained that he expected questions from his superiors about whether he had built good relationships with the local people. After seeing the low figures, he said he checked with the medical team to understand what went wrong with many of the applicants.
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How funny, Kettle calling Pot black @Wike 🤣🤣🤣 Then of what purpose and whose Interest is he also fighting for ? "Kolobing hectares of lands in Abuja "?
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Thanks for the update
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