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Oluwanifemi Ibikunle The Ogun Prosperity Movement, a grassroots political group backing the All Progressives Congress, has announced plans to mobilise about 2,000 party members and community leaders for a mega rally in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State. The rally, scheduled for October 1, 2026, will hold at the Community High School, Iwoye-Ketu, beginning at 10am. The organisers said the gathering would draw party faithful and community leaders from the 10 wards in the local government as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. A major highlight of the event will be the…

Ayomide Awe A former Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor and the All Progressives Congress consensus candidate for Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency, Dr Toyin Taiwo, has described the governorship ambition of suspended APC chieftain, Abayomi Hunye, as a political strategy aimed at strengthening his bargaining position within the party. Taiwo, who spoke during an interview on Oju Abe, a current affairs programme on Splash FM, Abeokuta, said Hunye’s purchase of the APC governorship nomination form would not alter the party’s decision to back Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as its candidate for the 2027…

201 insurgents surrender as North-Central operation rescues 308 women, children The Defence Headquarters has announced the elimination of 324 terrorists and other criminals and the rescue of 610 kidnapped victims across the country in August. The military also arrested 373 suspects, recovered 88 firearms and 2,077 rounds of ammunition, while 201 insurgents surrendered to the authorities during the month. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed the figures on Monday in Abuja while briefing journalists on military operations across the country. Onoja said the Armed Forces recorded what he described as a marked improvement in operational effectiveness…

Grace Adeleke The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has raised fresh concerns over the continued detention and prosecution of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, urging authorities to ensure that his fundamental rights are protected and that the rule of law is strictly followed. The council, in a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Nafiu Baba Ahmad, said El-Rufai, like every other Nigerian, should be presumed innocent until proven guilty by a competent court. It warned that any action perceived as arbitrary, politically motivated or inconsistent with due process could undermine public confidence in Nigeria’s institutions and weaken democratic governance.…

Three sisters from the Yalwan Rugu-Rugu community in Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State have drowned after the canoe conveying them capsized on Tiga Dam. The victims, identified as Murjanatu, Atikatu and Bilkisu, popularly known as Amira, reportedly drowned when the canoe overturned at about 2pm on Saturday while sailing on the dam. The incident has thrown the community into mourning, with residents and relatives grieving the loss of the three siblings. The Chairperson of Tudun Wada Local Government Area, Sa’adatu Salisu Soja, described the incident as a painful and devastating loss. In a condolence message issued on…

Zainab Abioye President Bola Tinubu has announced the rescue of 21 Nigerians, including 15 members of the National Youth Service Corps, abducted in Kogi State last week. The victims, comprising eight males and 13 females, were rescued on Monday afternoon from a kidnappers’ hideout in a forest in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement, saying the rescue followed a coordinated Search and Rescue operation involving the military, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and local vigilantes. The President expressed relief over the safe recovery of the victims, describing them as innocent and…

A Nigerian Air Force personnel, Daniel Dominic, has recounted how armed men invaded his home in Rimi Village, Kaduna State, abducted his two children and briefly took his wife captive during a night raid. Dominic said the attackers, numbering more than 10 and armed with rifles and machetes, struck between 10pm and 11pm on Sunday while he was away from home for a night shift. According to him, the gunmen first abducted a neighbour, identified as a laboratory scientist with the General Hospital, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, before moving into his compound. The victim was said to be the brother-in-law of…

…Nurse Allegedly Paid N771,000 To Abuja Orphanage For Rescued Child …Children Allegedly Taken Away Under Guise Of Educational Support After Community Attack Daud Olatunji The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has rescued more than 180 children allegedly trafficked from five states by suspected criminal syndicates operating under the guise of civil society organisations. NAPTIP also arrested a nurse at the Federal Medical Centre, Onitsha, Anambra State, after one of the rescued children was allegedly found in her custody. The agency said the suspected trafficking networks had been exploiting insecurity and humanitarian crises to gain the confidence…

Daud Olatunji President Bola Tinubu would have been indicted by United States authorities if there were sufficient evidence linking him to drug trafficking, a member of his US legal team, Wole Afolabi, SAN, has said. Afolabi made the assertion while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, amid renewed attention to allegations surrounding a 1993 US civil forfeiture case involving about $460,000 linked to accounts associated with Tinubu. The lawyer said the fact that an individual had been investigated or named in an investigation did not amount to proof of criminal culpability. “If he was culpable, he simply would have been…

President Bola Tinubu has charged traditional and religious leaders across the North-Central region to take a more active role in combating insecurity, urging them to provide early warnings and help prevent local disputes from escalating into violent conflicts. Tinubu made the call on Monday at the 2026 North-Central Regional Security Summit held in Makurdi, Benue State. The President, who was represented at the summit by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, also urged communities, youths, women, development partners and the private sector to strengthen cooperation with government and security agencies to restore lasting peace in…