1. Uncertainty is trailing tomorrow’s much-anticipated opposition summit in Abuja, with questions mounting over whether the meeting will succeed in laying the groundwork for a consensus presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Although the G-100, the convener of the Summit, has made it clear that tomorrow’s meeting is not designed to immediately determine who will fly the opposition’s presidential ticket, the question of who eventually steps down for whom is already hanging over the gathering.
2. Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has urged the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to intensify efforts to end the illegal arrest and prolonged detention of citizens by the police and other law enforcement agencies.
Falana, in a statement yesterday, said the NBA had a statutory and professional responsibility to ensure that the constitutional rights of Nigerians, particularly indigent citizens, were protected against unlawful arrest and detention
3. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is considering restricting sales of petrol to major marketers importing the product into Nigeria, it was learnt yesterday.
The consideration came amid concerns over product quality, market transparency and the integrity of products supplied under the Dangote brand.Sources familiar with the development said the measure could take effect this week, subject to further consultations and any last-minute intervention
4. The Kano State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued the Sarkin Noman Kano, Alhaji Yusif Nadabo, after suspected bandits attacked Garun Mallam town in Garun Mallam Local Government Area of the state. The command disclosed this in a statement issued by its Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on Sunday.
5. President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, in Angola, formally reported the recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the African Union, declaring that such attacks undermine the continent’s solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. He demanded that African leaders place the matter on the agenda of the next AU Assembly session in January 2027 for collective action.
6. The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Surajudeen Basiru on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in Osogbo. A video of the meeting, posted on X by Ayekooto, showed Basiru outlining three key reasons for the visit. He first expressed gratitude to the governor for attending the final rites of his late mother and visiting him during his period of bereavement earlier this year.
7. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug,” and millions of opioid tablets worth over N6.2bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The agency disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by its director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi
8. The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, said the Federal Government has intensified measures to strengthen Nigeria’s borders against security threats emanating from the volatile Sahel region. Musa spoke in Luanda, Angola, during an engagement with members of the Nigerian community in the country on the sidelines of the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, AU.
9. Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and car-snatching syndicate operating between Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory. The suspects were arrested during coordinated, intelligence-led operations conducted between August 14 and 19, 2026, following actionable intelligence on the activities of the syndicate, which was allegedly involved in armed robbery and the snatching of vehicles at gunpoint.
10. A good Samaritan has rescued an abandoned newborn baby girl alive near Ashar Forest in Wuese community, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The baby, who was said to have been wrapped in clothes and kept in a carton by an unknown person, was picked up on Saturday, August 29, 2026, by Mrs Mbakasev Yisa. Maggots were allegedly found around the baby, while a foul smell emanated from the carton.
