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FG warns 915 communities across 19 states, FCT of critical flood risk

The Federal Government has warned that 915 communities across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory are at critical risk of flooding between August 27 and September 9, 2026, urging residents in the affected areas to take immediate precautionary measures and prepare for possible evacuation. The National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre classified 915 communities across the affected areas as being at critical flood risk, requiring immediate watch, preparedness and protective action. Another 429 communities in seven states were classified as high risk, while 656 communities across 13 states were placed on moderate-risk watch. The critical-risk states are Kogi, Benue, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Cross River, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo. Major cities and communities listed include Lokoja, Makurdi, Port Harcourt, Benin City, Asaba, Calabar, Yenagoa, Uyo, Aba, Onitsha, Enugu, Owerri, Lagos, Abeokuta, Akure, Osogbo a...
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Tension As Bandits Kill Tinubu’s Minister’s Brother

The elder brother of the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has reportedly been killed by suspected bandits. The victim was the Village Head of Galla in Borgu Emirate, Niger State. The assailants were said to have stormed his palace on Monday, August 24, 2026, in an incident that has reportedly unsettled residents of the community. According to Daily Post, sources familiar with the development said the monarch had earlier warned the bandits to stay away from the community. His warning was allegedly viewed as an affront by the criminals, who later returned and attacked him at his palace. The killing has further raised concerns about the security situation in the Borgu Emirate, where bandit attacks and other criminal activities have reportedly increased in recent times. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, acknowledged receiving inquiries about the incident. He, however, said he would ge...
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Terrorists now using dead people’s SIM cards to raise funds – NFIU

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, has disclosed that terrorists and extremist groups are currently using the SIM cards of dead people to raise illicit funds for their criminal activities. This is contained in the agency’s 2026 Annual report released on Monday. The NFIU equally stated that terrorist financiers were also opening bank accounts in women’s names and using phone numbers for mobile banking or account alerts that were not registered to the account holders or actual beneficiaries. The agency’s report showed that the crowdfunding schemes involved foreign-based facilitators using social media platforms to solicit donations under the guise of humanitarian relief or educational support before moving the funds through multiple layers to terrorist operatives in Nigeria. According to the report, hundreds of sympathisers were encouraged to make contributions ranging from $50 to $500 through PayPal pages or conventional bank accounts, with the amounts deliberat...
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Gusau Out: Presidency Snub Emenalo, Anoints New NFF President

The days of Ibrahim Musa Gusau as the president of the Nigerian Football Federation are numbered following the adoption of a new leader for Nigerian football by the presidency, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. We exclusively gathered that Gusau’s tenure could possibly come to an end on Wednesday when a board member, who is presently abroad returns and make his resignation official. It will bring the number of board members who have thrown in the towel to nine out of the 12 , and by the statutes of the football house the board will be dissolved accordingly. Already contracts has been made with who will head the normalisation committee after presidency rejected the choice of former NFF supremo Amaju Pinnick. The committee will last for three months, and will organise fresh elections into the board of the NFF, and already there is a candidate who has been anointed by the presidency. We can exclusively reveal that his name was sent to the National Sports Commission (NSC) by the pres...
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Judge Tinubu on performance, not paperwork – Ndume tells opposition

Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has urged opposition parties to focus on President Bola Tinubu’s performance rather than his academic certificates as politicking for the January 2027 election gathers steam. Ndume, a chieftain of the APC, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He noted that the back-and-forth over Tinubu’s credentials was needless and only distracts from the real issues. Ndume said, “The narrative around his certificate is distracting. What opposition presidential candidates should be doing is to tell Nigerians what they have to offer. What are their alternative economic policies? What can they do better than President Tinubu? “They should interrogate his economic policies and how his government has handled insecurity. The President has been in office for over three years now. So why should his certificates be the main talking point?” There have been renewed concerns among opposition figures after checks showed that in the EC9 form submitted by Ti...
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Omo Agege Mentioning Our Names To Gain Access To The Media – Commissioner, Aniagwu

The Delta State Commissioner for Works and Public Information, Charles Aniagwu, has dismissed allegations made by former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. Naija News reports that Omo-Agege claimed that Delta State Governo, Sheriff Oborevwor, should be held responsible and accountable if any harm happens to him or members of his family. Omo-Agege said there are increasingly credible threats to his life and members of his family emanating from the Delta State Government House in Asaba. “I note with grave concern the disturbing and increasingly credible threats to my life and my family members in Delta State emanating from the Delta State Government House, Asaba,” the ex-deputy Senate President had said. Reacting to the allegation during an appearance on Arise Television, Aniagwu said the former Deputy Senate President lacked campaign ideas. He claimed that Omo-Agege was looking for a cheap way to access the media. According to him, on Omo-Agege’s first day of campaigni...
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Ogoni youths demand 500 NNPC jobs as oil exploration resumption sparks divisions

Youths of oil-rich Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State have demanded 500 job slots from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited as part of the planned resumption of oil exploration in the area. This figure is against the already released 40 slots by the company.  Also, the youths, on the platform of Ogoni Youth Federation, OYF, have moved to convene a national congress of youths to address issues relating the oil exploration, which has sparked palpable divisions in the area.  Speaking in Port Harcourt on Friday, during the inauguration of the Planning Committee for the Congress, the President-General of OYF, Worldwide, Engr. Legborsi Yamaabana, said the congress is urgent in order to address all issues arising from the planned oil resumption. Yamaabana commended President Bola Tinubu on his efforts in giving attention to reopening oil businesses in the area, but quickly noted that Ogoni stands at a crossroads following the issues surrounding the oil...
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