IGP Disu visits Plateau, pledges intensified efforts to arrest attackers

IGP Disu visits Plateau, pledges intensified efforts to arrest attackersThe Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has visited Plateau State following recent deadly attacks in parts of the state.

He assured residents that the police would intensify efforts to apprehend those responsible.

Disu arrived in the state on Wednesday and paid a condolence visit to the Plateau State Government over the recent killings.

The visit followed the killing of nine passengers travelling in a commercial bus at Dungus Junction, Kuru, in Jos South Local Government Area, as well as separate attacks in Vodni community in Pushit District of Mangu LGA and Tahoos community in Riyom LGA.

Tinubu orders 95% NIN enrollment by December 2026

Tinubu orders 95% NIN enrollment by December 2026President Bola Tinubu has ordered 95 per cent National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment coverage by December 2026.

The President gave the order at the 8th National Identity Day celebration on Wednesday in Abuja.

Represented by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, the President stated that the Federal Government was building the digital infrastructure required to leverage Nigeria’s identity system for economic growth.

According to him, the theme of the celebration emphasised the significance of linking Nigeria’s digital ecosystem with its digital economy and broader economic development.

“Nigeria’s digital ecosystem must power Nigeria’s digital economy, and Nigeria’s digital economy must help power Africa’s economy. Our identity infrastructure will be a critical component of this ambition,” he said.

The President added that the government wanted to build a system where a secure ID could be used for online business, banking, welfare payments, healthcare, school and transport services.

He also said the government was speeding up work on a secure national system that would help protect online documents, signatures and transactions.

He said the plan would make it possible to sign documents online safely, verify authentic government documents, and keep online payments and government messages secure.

2027: I never promised Tinubu I would join APC – Wike

2027: I never promised Tinubu I would join APC – WikeMinister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he never promised President Bola Tinubu that he would join the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Wike explained that he only promised to support Tinubu’s reelection bid.

The minister, who spoke on Arise Television’s Prime Time show, on Tuesday night, said, “I told them I would support the President right from the start.

“I never told Mr. President I will join APC. Go and ask him. If I want to join APC, it’s not people like Hope who will tell me to join APC.

“In fact, he is lucky I’m not in APC because I wouldn’t put up with that kind of nonsense he’s doing in APC.”

2027: InterSociety threatens int’l sanctions against Soludo, Alia, four other govs

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, InterSociety, has threatened to pursue international sanctions, including possible travel restrictions to Europe and the Americas, against six Nigerian governors whom it accused of promoting political intolerance and undermining opposition activities ahead of the 2027 elections.

The organisation named Anambra Governor Charles Soludo, Hyacinth Alia of Benue, Monday Okpebholo of Edo; Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, Peter Mbah of Enugu and Hope Uzodimma of Imo State.

In a statement issued in Enugu on Tuesday, InterSociety alleged that the governors and their loyalists had been involved in political exclusion, intimidation of opposition figures, abuse of state power and the shrinking of civic space.

It described the development as an emerging “axis of political intolerance” across parts of the South-East, South-South and North-Central, particularly against the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Illicit funds: CAC moves to expose real owners behind Nigerian companies

Illicit funds: CAC moves to expose real owners behind Nigerian companiesThe Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC has revealed plans to expose the real owners behind Nigerian companies.

Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, Registrar-General of the CAC, made the disclosure at an engagement with journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, there are legal owners of Nigerian companies and real individuals behind the corporate structure.

He said there is an urgent need for the public to know the real human beings behind corporate entities under its beneficial ownership disclosure framework.

He added that the move would help track illicit financial inflows within the country’s corporate ecosystem.

“In simple terms, there may be a legal owner on paper and the real person behind the corporate structure.

“We want to know the human being behind the corporate structure. And that is why beneficial ownership disclosure is not merely a bureaucratic requirement,” Magaji said.

ASUU begins indefinite strike at three Lagos State universities

ASUU begins indefinite strike at three Lagos State universitiesThe Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has commenced an indefinite strike across three universities owned by the Lagos State Government over the alleged failure of the state to address the union’s demands.

The institutions affected are Lagos State University, LASU, Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, and Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH.

The ASUU Joint Campus Group for the three institutions announced the industrial action in a statement on Tuesday, following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Lagos State Government on August 31 without an agreement being reached.

According to the union, a final warning issued on September 10 also failed to result in negotiations with the government, while the September 13 deadline elapsed without any dialogue taking place.

ASUU is demanding the domestication and implementation across the three institutions of relevant provisions contained in the December 2025 agreement reached between the union and the Federal Government.

Among the demands are the implementation of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance, CATA, and welfare-related provisions covering serving and retired academic staff.

The union said it arrived at the decision “with a heavy heart”, acknowledging that the industrial action could affect the academic calendar and members of the wider university community.

It urged students to remain calm, peaceful and law-abiding as efforts to resolve the dispute continue.

ASUU also acknowledged the concerns of parents and guardians who may be worried about the possible disruption of their children’s education.

The union clarified that the strike was not targeted at the managements of the three universities, commending them for their efforts towards domesticating the agreement.

It called on traditional rulers, religious leaders, alumni associations, civil society groups and other stakeholders to support its position and help facilitate a resolution.

ASUU said it had exercised considerable restraint and made repeated attempts to engage the Lagos State Government through dialogue.

However, it accused the state government of failing to take action on the outstanding issues, noting that neighbouring states had already implemented similar agreements.

The union further stated that its national leadership had endorsed the industrial action and supported the steps that culminated in the commencement of the strike.

ASUU said the strike would remain in force until the Lagos State Government engages the union and signs, domesticates and fully implements the relevant provisions of the December 2025 agreement.

“The Union remains entirely committed to constructive dialogue and to the swift restoration of normal academic activities as soon as these outstanding issues are addressed,” ASUU said.

NDLEA intercepts drugs worth N2bn, secures convictions of 248 suspects in Delta

NDLEA intercepts drugs worth N2bn, secures convictions of 248 suspects in DeltaDelta State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it seized 2.446497 tonnes of illicit drugs worth an estimated N2 billion between July 2025 and September 2026 in the state.

NDLEA Commander, Halilu Hamidu, disclosed this on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command during the period under review.

Hamidu said the command also secured the conviction of 248 suspects during the period, while 223 cases were pending before the courts.

According to him, the drugs recovered across all its operations are worth an estimated N2 billion.

“The seized 2.446497 tonnes of solid drugs included 1.387751 tonnes of Cannabis sativa, 81.023 kilogrammes of cannabis seeds, 0.1511 kilogramme of cocaine, 0.0317 kilogramme of heroin, 0.8906 kilogramme of methamphetamine.

“Others are 2.303 kilogrammes of Molly, 666.295 kilogrammes of tramadol, 16.113 kilogrammes of Swinol/Rohypnol, 52.940 kilogrammes of diazepam/bromazepam, 5,190.8 kilogrammes of Exol-5, 0.7395 kilogramme of Cocodamol and 47.560 kilogrammes of laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide,” he said.

He further stated that 1,304.630 litres of liquid drug exhibits, including 819.327 litres of codeine, 14.310 litres of pentazocine injection, 0.013 litres of diazepam injection, 0.403 litres of tramadol injection and 54.993 litres of a mixture of cannabis and dry gin, were also seized during the period.

He described the raid on a warehouse at Oko Market, Asaba, where illicit substances with an estimated street value of over N150 million were recovered, as one of the major operations of the command.

The NDLEA boss in the state also disclosed that three trucks loaded with codeine and psychotropic substances, with estimated street values of N150 million and N100 million, respectively, were intercepted.

He explained that two commercial buses were also intercepted along the Onitsha-Asaba Expressway with different illicit psychotropic drugs valued at over N300 million.

He said the agency destroyed 35.2 hectares of Cannabis sativa farmland across the state.

Hamidu listed other achievements of the command during the period to include the counselling of 693 drug-dependent persons, comprising 463 males and 230 females.

He, however, assured that the command was working hard to stop drug traffickers from using Delta State as a route or a place to store, cultivate and distribute illicit drugs.

Lagos Assembly passes 2026 Budget Amendment Bill, approves N200bn bond

Lagos Assembly passes 2026 Budget Amendment Bill, approves N200bn bondLagos State House of Assembly has passed the 2026 Appropriation (Amendment) Bill into law, paving the way for the reordering of budgetary priorities and faster implementation of major capital projects across the state.

The passage followed the consideration of a letter from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu requesting the Assembly’s approval to reorder priorities contained in the state’s 2026 budget.

The letter, read before the lawmakers by the Clerk of the House, Mrs Adenike Oshinowo, was referred by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, to the Committee on Economic Planning and Budget for consideration.

Former Adamawa Speaker Mijinyawa resigns from APC over primary election

Former Adamawa Speaker Mijinyawa resigns from APC over primary electionThe numerical strength of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to decline, with notable members leaving the party.

The latest defection involves a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa.

Mijinyawa, who was Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly between 2015 and 2019 when APC’s Jibrilla Bindow was governor, represents Yola South Constituency in the House of Assembly, where he is a fourth-term lawmaker after first being elected in 2011.

In his letter of resignation from the APC, Mijinyawa blamed his decision on the conduct of the party’s House of Representatives primary, which he described as lacking fairness and transparency.

“I can no longer associate myself with a process that I consider unjustifiable and contrary to the ideals of democracy,” he stated.

Mijinyawa had sought to move up the political ladder by contesting for a seat in the House of Representatives, but he lost the party’s primary election to a former Chief Executive of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, a result he questioned in his resignation letter.

DAILY POST gathered on Monday that Mijinyawa is headed to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the party which gained ascendancy in the state towards the weekend after it was reported that a former APC governorship aspirant, Abdulrahman Haske, had joined the party and become its governorship candidate.

Some other APC members resigned earlier in the past week, leaving the party appearing to be in gradual decline ahead of the 2027 election.

2027: No alliance against Tinubu will be entertained — APC govs

2027: No alliance against Tinubu will be entertained — APC govsState governors elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have rejected any alliance that threatens the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming 2027 general elections and vowed loyalty to the party’s course.

Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, made the declaration on behalf of the governors on Monday night during a closed-door meeting at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.

Uzodimma stated that no arrangement that creates confusion, divided loyalty or competing interests within the party would be entertained.

According to him, the primary focus of the forum is to support official APC candidates at all levels rather than external interests.

“The APC Governors Forum unanimously resolved that its members will not participate in, support or endorse any alliance or political arrangement capable of undermining the re-election of Mr President, weakening the APC or adversely affecting any candidate of the party at all levels.

“In other words, the forum has no intention to support any candidate at any level that is not an APC candidate because our candidates who are contesting the election are being sponsored by our party.

“The governors’ campaign commitment is exclusively to all APC candidates. All levels of the party campaign architecture will align with the expectations of Mr President and the strategic objectives of the party,” Uzodimma said.