1. A cold war is rocking the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), sparked by a social media altercation between the aides of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi and the national leader, Seriake Dickson. The gladiators are Esther Umoh, an aide and official photographer to Obi, and Theo Abu Agada, the party’s director of New Media and Strategic Communications.
Both have been throwing brickbats at each other‘s camp over what Umoh calls the negligence of the party leadership with respect to educating the supporters on its proper logo ahead of the 2027 election.
2. Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) on a patrol near Maradun in Zamfara State have intercepted a 35-year-old terrorists’ collaborator, Lawali Dan Alo, and recovered N5.302 million and mobile phone from him.
“Preliminary interrogation showed the suspect was allegedly delivering the funds on behalf of a terrorist leader to another individual, Kasimu Garba, who was arrested at his residence. Both suspects are in custody for further investigation,” Lt.-Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer of OPHK, said in a statement on Saturday.
3. Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested three more persons suspected to be members of the kidnapping ring that abducted the Dean of Agriculture, Nasarawa State University, Prof. Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor. The university don was rescued by DSS operatives two days after some gunmen kidnapped him on July 15, 2026, at Mile Uku, a border community between Lafia and Nasarawa-Eggon local government areas.
4. The Police Command in Benue State has arrested five Pakistani nationals with 35 mobile phones during separate intelligence-led operations in Otukpo and Ugbokolo. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Aondongu Orchia, made the disclosure in a statement in Makurdi on Saturday.
5. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday, took a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, over his remarks on former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Olabode George. The party, in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Christopher Odianarewo, said Wike’s outburst raises more questions than it answers and further exposes the depth of his obsession with Chief George.
6. Thirteen people were rescued after a residential building collapsed in the Dan Dishe area of Kwanar Yashi, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, early Saturday morning. It was gathered that 16 people were injured in the incident. The Kano State Fire Service said its Emergency Response Unit received a distress call about the incident at about 4:32am and immediately mobilised personnel from its headquarters to the scene.
7. Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has accused the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the state of importing and harbouring election result hackers at a hotel in Osogbo, Osun State. The party subsequently called on security agencies to act swiftly and apprehend those involved in the alleged illegal operation.
8. President Bola Tinubu on Monday summoned no fewer than 76 leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State to the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, over growing disquiet within the party ahead of the August 15 governorship election. Sunday PUNCH gathered that the meeting, which held late at night, followed a report by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
9. Prominent Niger Delta leaders have faulted the recent criticism of the Lagos-Calabar project by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke.
They are strongly in support of President Bola Tinubu for executing what they consider a critical dividend of democracy for the geo-political zone and its people.
10. The Nigerian Navy has recovered approximately 24,000 litres of product suspected to be stolen crude oil in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. This is contained in an operational report by the Director, Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, made available on Saturday in Abuja.
