1. Nigeria recorded 500 security incidents across the country in August 2026, with the North accounting for 334, or 67 per cent, according to the latest Nigeria Security Index by Eons Intelligence, which revealed growing security concerns across the country yesterday
The report showed that Zamfara, Niger, Kano and Sokoto recorded the highest number of security incidents during the month.
The findings came amid a separate five-year analysis by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), analysed and visualised by Semafor, which showed significant shifts in the geographical pattern of violent insecurity across Nigeria.
2. The House of Representatives says it traced 58 bank accounts and 39 workers to the alleged fake Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC. The House ad hoc committee investigating the council disclosed this on Wednesday during its sitting, saying preliminary financial information showed that more than 30 of the accounts were apparently operated in the names of about nine agencies and companies.
3. The Federal Workers Forum has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of the salaries of federal civil servants and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000. The letter, dated September 2, 2026, and signed by the National Coordinator, FWF, Andrew Emelieze and General Secretary, Ogundele Ayodele, was addressed to the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives through the Clerk of the National Assembly, with President Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation also listed among the recipients
4. Twelve state governors whose tenures will end in 2027 and early 2028 are set to leave behind a combined debt burden of about N5.3tn, comprising domestic and external obligations, findings by The PUNCH have shown. The affected governors are Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Hope Uzodimma of Imo and Douye Diri of Bayelsa.
5. Troops of the Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued Mrs Adonkie, the wife of Brig. Gen. Basil Adonkie (rtd.), hours after she was abducted from her residence in Abuja. The Brigade disclosed this in a special situation report made available to NSN on Wednesday. The report said Mrs Adonkie was abducted at about 10:30 pm on September 1, prompting the deployment of troops in a coordinated pursuit of the kidnappers.
6. The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned that artificial intelligence-driven disinformation poses a serious threat to the credibility of the 2027 general elections, calling for electoral technology and communication to be treated as a single discipline.
7. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has celebrated Vice President Kashim Shettima as he marks his 60th birthday, describing him as a “dynamic” leader whose years in public service have been marked by courage, intellect and commitment to Nigeria’s development. In a statement signed by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, CON, the party joined Nigerians, party members and well-wishers across the world in celebrating Shettima on the milestone.
8. The Nigeria Democratic Congress has disowned 10 candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 Anambra State House of Assembly elections, insisting that it neither nominated the persons nor submitted their Form EC9E documents. The party also demanded an immediate electronic audit of INEC’s nomination portal to determine how the names and credentials of the candidates allegedly found their way into the commission’s system.
9. Rivers State Police Command has dismissed three officers linked to the killing of a University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo, in the Ada George area of Port Harcourt last Thursday. The command also declared an inspector identified as Solomon Nworgu, who was allegedly part of the patrol team and fled the scene after the shooting, a deserter, saying efforts were ongoing to apprehend him.
10. A vacation judge, Justice A.A. Omoniyi of Court 3, Ogun State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Ode, on Wednesday ordered that a suit filed by the Fusengbuwa Ruling House against Governor Dapo Abiodun, nine kingmakers and others over the suspension of the selection process for the next Awujale be returned to the administrative judge for reassignment. Justice Omoniyi said he would commence his annual vacation within the next week and might not return to duty until January 2027
