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• FG flags 919 locations for possible flooding between September 10 and 23 • 425 locations placed on high-risk watch Daud Olatunji The Federal Government has raised a fresh flood alarm, placing 919 locations across 20 states, including Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo, in the critical-risk category for possible flooding between September 10 and 23, 2026. The warning, issued by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre (FEWSC) of the Federal Ministry of Environment, urged residents, state authorities and emergency agencies in the affected areas to intensify preparations and monitoring. The Centre also classified 425 locations across seven…

• Olaosebikan, Tunji, Babalola, Sadare get key roles Daud Olatunji The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has constituted his campaign media and publicity team ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The campaign organisation announced the appointment of veteran journalists and communication professionals to key positions in what it described as an effort to strengthen its media visibility, strategic communication and public engagement. The appointments were contained in a statement issued by the candidate’s Media Consultant, Dare Adekanmbi, and made available to journalists  on Thursday. A former South-West Bureau Chief of The Nation…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon  Moses, to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman of $1,100 and threatening to release her nude video. Moses was convicted and sentenced on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after pleading guilty to a one-count charge of cheating and falsely presenting himself as a spiritual leader. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X account on Thursday. The anti-graft agency said Moses used a fictitious TikTok account to pose as a spiritual leader and convinced the victim, identified as Sharon…

A 25-year-old woman, Kehinde Onizeokaraga, has allegedly been killed by her husband, Sodiq Ibrahim, a meat seller, during a dispute over their troubled marriage in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday when attempts by family members and acquaintances to mediate in the couple’s marital disagreement allegedly degenerated into a violent confrontation. Ibrahim, who is said to be from Kogi State alongside his late wife, reportedly fled the scene after the incident and was still at large as of Thursday. A family member and cousin of the deceased, Yussuf Lawrence, said Kehinde had previously left…

….108 security-sensitive drones, expired products, used clothes intercepted Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 12 containers containing consignments with a combined value of N43.59bn at the Apapa Port in Lagos, including 7,624kg of cannabis, nearly 170,000 bottles of codeine syrup and 108 security-sensitive drones. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing at the Apapa Area Command, saying the seizures were the outcome of intelligence-led operations aimed at preventing prohibited and dangerous goods from entering the country. According to him, the cannabis was concealed in three 40-foot containers containing other legitimate-looking consignments.…

Zainab Abioye Former Delta State Governor and 2023 Peoples Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, has disclosed that he knew ahead of the 2023 presidential election that the PDP presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and himself would lose the poll. Okowa said he had anticipated the eventual outcome of the election and even informed some Christian leaders before the election that the All Progressives Congress would emerge victorious, with the PDP coming second and the Labour Party third. The former governor made the disclosure at a recent event in Delta State, where he reflected on the political circumstances surrounding the…

The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has said he will retain the naira’s free-floating exchange rate policy introduced under President Bola Tinubu if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Obi, however, said his administration would focus on boosting productivity to strengthen the value of the naira and improve the purchasing power of Nigerians. The former Anambra State governor stated this on Thursday during an interview with Arise TV, while responding to a question on the Tinubu administration’s policies he would retain if elected president. Asked to identify one policy he would keep, Obi said, “Yes.…

Toyyibat Qasim The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has denied reports that he rejected an offer to become the running mate to the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi said no such proposal was ever made to him, stressing that discussions over a possible opposition alliance should not be reduced to negotiations between individual politicians. The former Anambra State governor stated this during an interview with Arise TV while responding to questions on the possibility of opposition parties forming an alliance ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi…

The United States has delivered military equipment to the Nigerian Air Force as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to combat terrorism and other security threats. The US Africa Command disclosed this on Thursday, saying a US Air Force C-17 transport aircraft delivered the equipment to Nigeria over the weekend. AFRICOM said the consignment was supplied under a Foreign Military Sales agreement between the United States and Nigerian governments. According to the command, the delivery forms part of the expanding security partnership between Washington and Abuja and is intended to bolster Nigeria’s ongoing counter-terrorism operations. “The equipment is part…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it plans to deploy between 50 and 70 smart self-service fuelling stations across the country within the next six months. The Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Ltd., Dr Mumuni Dagazau, disclosed this on Thursday at the commissioning of the NNPC Retail Limited smart mega fuelling station along Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road, Abuja. Dagazau said the initiative was part of the company’s plan to transform conventional filling stations into modern energy hubs where motorists could access multiple energy and retail services under one roof. The Abuja facility, located between the Flight Training School…