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The Yayi for Governor Special People Support Group, operating under the Caucus 7202 Coalition in Ogun State, has dissociated itself from alleged anti-party activities involving some individuals within the disability community. The group, comprising Persons with Disabilities who support the All Progressives Congress, said it remained firmly committed to the APC, the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, and the re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its State Coordinator, Alfa Kamal Olatunji Lawal, and other officials, the group said it was compelled to clarify its…

The Ogun State Unified Truck Owners and Drivers Association, OGSUTTODA, has dissociated itself from its former chairman, Hon. Donaldson Abiodun Ajayi, saying he ceased to be a member of the association three years ago following his expulsion. The association made this known in a statement signed by its chairman, Alhaji Isiaka Bamidele Ajetunmibi, amid reports concerning Ajayi’s political activities and his alleged defection from the All Progressives Congress. Ajetunmibi said Ajayi had been expelled from OGSUTTODA about three years ago and had since ceased to have any official relationship or dealings with the association. According to him, any political association,…

Zainab Abioye The Kaduna State Police Command has recovered 332 suspected counterfeit $100 notes, nine locally fabricated firearms, a pump-action rifle and two stolen vehicles in separate intelligence-led operations across the state. The command also arrested three suspects allegedly attempting to sell a black GMK Jeep estimated at N70m for just N4m after dismantling it for spare parts. The recoveries were disclosed on Thursday by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, in a statement issued on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Hassan said the operations were part of sustained efforts to disrupt criminal networks, restrict the…

Ayomide Awe No fewer than 173 Nigerians have returned to the country from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) Programme, the National Emergency Management Agency has said. The returnees, comprising adults, children and infants, arrived at the Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, at about 5:05pm on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The return was coordinated by the International Organisation for Migration in collaboration with the Federal Government through NEMA and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. NEMA, in a statement issued on Wednesday, said the returnees comprised 152 adults, including eight…

Mujeeb Akindoyin Yoruba activist and vigilance group leader, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reportedly directed members of his Iru Ekun Network to kill armed bandits and kidnappers encountered in the course of their operations. Igboho gave the directive on Tuesday while inaugurating members of the group in Ondo State, according to a report by Peoples Gazette. He reportedly urged the vigilantes to confront armed criminals in forests and along major highways, arguing that handing suspected bandits over to the police could allow them to return to crime after serving jail terms. “If we hand them over to…

…Alausa Reveals Leaked Questions Were Verified As Genuine Examination Papers ….Minister Warns Honest Students Are Being Punished By Widespread Cheating ….Parents, Teachers, Proprietors, Invigilators Allegedly Part Of Wider Collusion Daud Olatunji The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has disclosed that some National Examinations Council examination questions were allegedly obtained before scheduled papers and sold to candidates for as little as N3,000. Alausa described the scale of examination malpractice in Nigeria as “mind-boggling”, warning that the practice was threatening the credibility of the country’s public examination system. The minister spoke on Thursday during a meeting with the National…

Daud Olatunji An Inspector of the Nigeria Police Force, Adamu Isah, has died after collapsing shortly after participating in the Sokoto State Police Command’s weekly fitness exercise. Isah, who was attached to the Department of Operations of the command, reportedly returned to the command headquarters after Wednesday’s walkathon before he suddenly collapsed. The Sokoto State Police Public Relations Officer, Sanusi Abubakar, disclosed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the statement, the officer was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical attention, but he was later confirmed dead by medical personnel. The Commissioner of Police in Sokoto…

Auomide Awe At least 43 people are feared dead after inhaling toxic fumes during an alleged illegal fuel siphoning operation at Okari Jetty in the Okrika Mainland area of Rivers State. The incident reportedly occurred around midnight on Thursday when a large number of youths from neighbouring communities converged on the jetty in wooden boats to siphon petroleum products from an illegally connected pipeline tapping point. Community sources said more than 200 youths were at the scene when the operation went awry, with several victims reportedly losing consciousness after being exposed to concentrated fumes. Some of those affected were said…

Daud Olatunji The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested the Superior General of the Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd, Mother Martha Nkiru Offo, over allegations surrounding the removal, detention and purported forced psychiatric treatment of a junior nun, Rev. Sr. Mercy Chinwe Nnamchi. Offo was reportedly arrested on Thursday and is being questioned by the police over the circumstances surrounding Nnamchi’s alleged removal from her internship duty post at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, on May 30, 2026. A source familiar with the matter told SaharaReporters that the superior general was in police custody as investigators…

Daud Olatunji The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged the Presidency to explain the circumstances surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s reported forfeiture of $460,000 in the United States rather than attacking the Washington-based lobbying firm he engaged. Atiku’s challenge followed criticism from the Presidency over his $1.2m engagement of Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., a US lobbying firm, to strengthen his reputation and counter what his camp described as the Federal Government’s lobbying narratives in the United States. The former Vice-President, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said on Wednesday that the Presidency was…