1. Outrage has greeted the alleged renovation of a police post located at the Abuloma Okuro Junction by members of a secret cult group identified as the DNKI (Vikings).
It was gathered that the cultists reportedly unveiled the renovated police post on Thursday during a ceremony attended by some police officers.
During the inauguration, leaders of the cult groups in the area were seen in a viral video inspecting the completed job, which was mainly repainting the walls and fixing dilapidated furniture
2. Twelve days after a Nigerian Air Force aircraft plunged into the waters of Igbokoda, Ondo State, fishermen and boat operators are counting their losses, with many struggling to feed their families as their incomes dry up.
The Chairman of the Ilaje Fishermen Association, Igbokoda, Festus Ikuomola, told Saturday PUNCH that about 1,500 members of the association had been affected by the October 5 crash, which involved an aircraft carrying 25 people.
3. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has described former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi as political gamblers, accusing them of pursuing personal interests rather than a clear national development agenda. Addressing traditional rulers, political leaders and other groups in Rivers State, Wike urged residents to be cautious of politicians seeking public office, saying they should assess candidates’ records against their promises.
4. The Delta State Police Command said it had arrested 95 suspected cultists and recovered five firearms during coordinated operations across four local government areas of the state. The arrests were made in Asaba, Ika South, Ughelli South and Okpe local government areas on Thursday, October 15, 2026. The command’s spokesperson, Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that the operations were carried out by personnel of the Department of Operations, the Rapid Response Squad and the Command Anti-Cultism Unit.
5. The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the fugitive son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team. The agency has also handed him over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The development comes after the EFCC declared Faisal wanted. Security sources revealed that he, having been on the run since 2020, was trailed and apprehended by DSS operatives in the Karsana area of Abuja.
6. Tension erupted at Ogolonto Bus Stop along Ikorodu Road in Lagos State on Friday after an angry mob set a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus ablaze following a fatal accident involving a motorcyclist. The mob also attacked the BRT driver before police officers and officials of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps intervened and rescued him. Amodu Shakiru, the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, confirmed the incident.
7. Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, the military and the police have arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Imo State on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. Five other suspected gang members, however, escaped with gunshot injuries, prompting a massive manhunt for them.
8. Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have neutralised two terrorists and recovered four AK-47 rifles and eight motorcycles during clearance operations in Sokoto State. The operations, conducted on Thursday, October 15, 2026, also led to the recovery of ammunition, communication equipment and other items from the terrorists.
9. Disqualified candidates and their parties are putting up a fight following last week’s publication of the final list of contestants for next year’s elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties and the affected candidates have already flooded INEC with petitions and demands for restitution. The commission confirmed yesterday that it has commenced work on the complain
10. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed seized fake and substandard products valued at N2.6 billion in Rivers State. The products, which included medicines, tomatoes, cookies and chemicals, were intercepted and seized by the Nigeria Customs Service at the Onne Port between 2025 and 2026.
