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Saina Buba, the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has threatened political opponents with physical harm if they fail to support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Buba made the incendiary remark during a campaign inauguration event organized by the Tinubu City Boy Movement, a political support organisation campaigning for President Bola Tinubu’s administration and his anticipated 2027 re-election bid. Speaking to the crowd, the commissioner said: “Whoever shows us a finger, we are ready to cut off his fingers. “We are now playing politics. Whoever shows us a finger, we will show him a finger… Whoever dares to show us a finger again, we will break his finger.” Buba additionally warned that government benefits would be weaponized against non-supporters. “The...

The Kogi state police command has rescued ten out of the fifteen corps members abducted by suspected k!dnappers along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local  Government Area of Kogi State last Wednesday, August 26.The victims were travelling from the NYSC orientation camp in Bayelsa State when they were abducted.The corps members were reportedly on their way to Abuja after completing the three-week orientation programme in Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA of Bayelsa when armed assailants attacked the vehicles. The state Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarufi, who confirmed this development to newsmen, said security agents are combing the surrounding forests and intensifying efforts to rescue the remaining victims.The police boss mentioned that several suspects have been ar...

Iran and the United States traded strikes overnight into Monday, marking their first direct military exchange in over a month and threatening to shatter weeks of relative calm.The escalation began on Sunday when the US military conducted a targeted strike against two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, located near the Strait of Hormuz. Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for US Central Command (CENTCOM), confirmed that the action was taken after observing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces preparing to deploy sea mines into the critical shipping lane.CENTCOM defended the move as a necessary measure to eliminate an imminent threat to commercial shipping and protect global energy routes. Iranian state media reported casualties among military personnel and civilians ...

Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning its founding ideals.In a resignation letter dated August 31, 2026, the former Bayelsa State governor said he could no longer remain in the party.The letter, electronically delivered and addressed to the APC Chairman of Ward 4 in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, stated that the former governor, who described himself as a founding member of the APC, made the decision after wide consultations with his family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers.“Having consulted widely with my family, associates, colleagues and sympathisers, I wish to formally tender my resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC),...

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to establish world-class medical simulation centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as it targets an increase in annual medical school admissions to 20,000 within the next three years.The move is part of efforts to expand the country’s healthcare workforce and strengthen practical training for medical and other health professional students amid concerns over the migration of Nigerian-trained healthcare workers.The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while receiving the report of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Medical Simulation Committee.This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Office of the Minister of Education and signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the minister...

The African Action Congress, AAC, has rejected the reported suspension of the case against its 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by the Department of State Services, DSSIn a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Rex Elanu, on Sunday, the AAC asked the DSS to immediately discontinue the prosecution of Sowore.The party’s demand followed reports that the secret police had suspended its prosecution of Sowore until after the 2027 presidential election.Recall that the DSS ordered its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to suspend the alleged cyberbullying case instituted against Sowore until after the 2027 presidential electionThe development came against the backdrop of a meeting between the Director-General of the DSS, Tosin...

The rift between Bashir El-Rufai and his elder brother, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, sons of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appears not to be over, as Bashir has again threatened to destroy the lawmaker.Bashir took to his X handle on Saturday to attack his elder brother, who represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, accusing him of abusing drugs.Although the exact cause of the dispute has not been ascertained, it may not be unconnected with Bello’s political choices, particularly in Kaduna State.In a more recent post, Bashir publicly threatened to destroy his brother, saying, “I will destroy you & climb my bed and sleep peacefully.”Disturbed by the post, a politician, Uche Rochas, stormed the comment secti...

The controversy surrounding the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship ticket in Bauchi State appears to have been resolved following the publication of Senator Shehu Buba Umar’s name by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)Recall that barely hours after Senator Shehu Buba defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), a governorship aspirant of the party, Safiyanu Gambo, approached the court challenging Senator Buba’s emergence as the PRP governorship flag bearer.Buba was listed by the electoral commission as the PRP’s candidate for the 2027 Bauchi State governorship election.INEC also published the details of his running mate and other candidates sponsored by the party for the State House of Assembly.The de...