1. Security agencies have heightened surveillance around schools, NYSC orientation camps, places of worship and other vulnerable locations following intelligence indicating plans by terrorists to launch coordinated attacks across the country.
The Nigeria Police Force, in a security alert circulated to its formations nationwide, warned of planned attacks that could coincide with the resumption of the 2026/2027 academic session.
According to the police communication, intelligence available to the Department of Operations indicated an “increased mobilisation of terrorist elements for possible coordinated attacks” on places of worship, schools, NYSC orientation camps and other vulnerable locations.
2. Five Nigerians based in South Africa who were extradited to the United States on September 11 over alleged wire fraud and money laundering offences could face a combined maximum of up to 100 years in prison if convicted on the conspiracy charges against them. The five men were scheduled to appear before US District Judge Michael Shipp at the Trenton federal court, according to a statement issued on Monday by the United States Department of Justice.
3. No fewer than nine passengers were killed when gunmen opened fire on a commercial bus at Dungus Junction in the Kuru community, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. Residents told journalists that the incident occurred when the bus driver stopped to drop off some passengers at the junction.
4. The Osun State Police Command on Monday said it had recovered another corpse from the premises of the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, bringing to two the number of people killed in the shooting incident at the park. This came as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party, were buried at his newly completed residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo in accordance with traditional rites.
5. The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old woman, Ogechi Ofoma, for allegedly inflicting bodily injuries on her seven-year-old daughter, Oluebube, in Ibollo community, Awada-Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. Oluebube was allegedly injured with a hot knife after she was accused of taking meat from a pot.
6. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned lawyers against charging clients in dollars, saying two cases involving practitioners accused of the practice are already before the commission.
In a statement by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Monday, the Acting Zonal Director in Lagos gave the warning on Friday when he received members of the Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
7. The Oyo State Government has confirmed the arrest of five suspected terrorists involved in the attack on a military camp on the outskirts of Igbeti in Olorunsogo Local Government Council on Sunday. The State Deputy Governor, Mr Bayo Lawal, made this known in Igbeti on Monday shortly after he was conducted around the scene of the attack by the Commanding Officer, 81 Battalion, Lt. Col. Innocent Asogwa.
8. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the use of “partisan lecturers” as returning and collation officers in the 2027 elections. The ADC made the call in reaction to a report that more than 600 senior lecturers from public universities in the North endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election.
9. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended the industrial action it earlier directed its affiliates to embark on, including shutting Federal Unity Colleges over the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos. The TUC General Secretary, Mr Nuhu Toro, announced the suspension at the end of a meeting with the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and other stakeholders on Monday in Abuja.
10. The campaign for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu roared to life yesterday, with the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) visiting traditional rulers in Sokoto and Lagos.
The council, led by its Director-General, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, visited the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, as part of consultations ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The team included former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, former National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, ex-Borno governor Ali Modu Sheriff, Senators Aliyu Wamakko and Adamu Aliero, among others.
