The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Monday, 31 August, 2026 confirmed that ten members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued from Egume Forest in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, reports thegazellenes.com. The DHQ, which confirmed the development through a statement on Monday, said the operation was conducted by joint security forces. The victims were among 15 corps members kidnapped last week while travelling from Abuja to Bayelsa State. The kidnappers were reportedly demanding N20 million ransom from the families of some of the victims. According to the DHQ, the operation is still…
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Former Big Brother Naija reality show star, Natacha Akide, popularly addderesd as Tacha, has been arrested by the police. Tacha was reportedly arrested at her Lagos residence on Sunday, August 30, 2026, after failing to honour police invites. Media entrepreneur, Seun Oloketuyi who made this known on his official Instagram, said the reality star had refused to honour three invitations by the police between May and August, 2026. “Tacha has been arrested today by NPF. Arrested early this morning after she was sent three invitations btw May and August by NPF-NCCC but she decided not to honor the IVs,” Oloketuyi…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede on Monday, 31 August, 2026 disclosed that the Federal Government had approved the establishment of a national confiscation wallet where virtual assets recovered by law enforcement agencies would be kept, reports the gazellenews.com. Olukoyede made this disclosure on Monday, 31 August, 2026 while addressing media executives and newsmen in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power. “Today, now we have a national confiscation wallet. So if I confiscate virtual assets now, it’s a national wallet that we put into those,” he said. Olukoyede further warned that the increasing use of…
The Nigerian football governing body, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026 announced the Super Eagles’ first fixtures of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scheduled for this month. NFF, which announced this through a fixture graphic posted on the official Super Eagles X handle on Tuesday, said, Nigeria will begin their qualifying campaign against “Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Wednesday, 23 September, 2026.” After this, according to NFF, the team will jet out to Morocco to face “Guinea-Bissau in their second qualifying match on Sunday, September 27.” According to the NFF, the…
Germany defender, Antonio Rudiger, 33, on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026 announced his international retirement, two months after last playing for Germany at the 2026 World Cup. Rudidiger made 86 appearances for the four-time world champions. “After some time reflecting, the moment has come for me to end my national team career and clear the way for the young generation,” Rudiger said in a social media post. Rudiger made his debut in 2014, a month before Germany won the World Cup, but was not included in the squad which travelled to Brazil. The centre-back said he wanted to focus on his…
Super Eagles defender, Benjamin Fredrick has returned to competitive action after a nine-month injury absence, featuring for Brentford Under-21 in their 5-1 victory over Sunderland Under-21 in Premier League 2. Fredrick sustained a meniscus injury during a loan spell with Belgian club FC Dender in November, an injury that required surgery and brought his season to an early end. Following his recovery, the 21-year-old returned to Brentford and was confirmed as part of the club’s first-team setup. However, his return to competitive action was carefully managed by the English club as he completed his rehabilitation and gradually resumed contact training.…
Former Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Osi Obirh, is dead According to a statement issued by his family signed by Francis Udukhomoi, the politician, who was also a former PDP National Vice Chairman, South-South, died on Monday, 31 August, 2026 at the age of 64. The post by the family titled, ‘In Loving Memory’, read, “With profound sadness and a heavy heart but in total submission to the will of the almighty God, the family of Chief M.C.K. Orbih announced the passing of our beloved brother, husband, father and uncle, Chief Daniel Osi…
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a 70-year-old man, Usman Abubakar, for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in the Tsakanin Bayara area of the state, reports thegazellenews.com The Bauchi State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, who made this disclosure through a statement on Saturday, 29 August, 2026 , said the incident was reported at the ‘E’ Division, Yelwa, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, by the girl’s 48-year-old father. According to Habi, the father alleged that on Sunday, August 24, at about 11am, the suspect lured his daughter to an uncompleted building in the area, where…
As part of efforts to establish an integrated and efficient national transportation network in the country, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation , on Monday, 31 August, 2026 unveiled plans to develop a high-speed rail corridor connecting Lagos with Maiduguri, reports thegazellenews.com The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Olufunso Adebiyi, who made this disclosure on Monday, 31 August, 2026 at the opening of the 19th National Council on Transportation in Abuja, said the proposed Lagos-Maiduguri rail corridor could accommodate trains travelling at speeds of up to 360 kilometres per hour According to Adebiyi, the rail network will potentially cut travel time…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged Nigerians, particularly youths, not to support calls by some politicians for a return to the fuel subsidy regime, insisting the focus should instead be on ensuring accountability in the use of savings from its removal. The NANS President, Babatunde Akinteye, made the call on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026 in Akure, Ondo State capital, while speaking at a youth summit themed “Unlocking Ondo State Students’ Potentials For Economic Growth,” sponsored by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. He said Nigeria had operated the subsidy regime for about four…