Suspected political thugs ambushed the NDC presidential convoy in Calabar's Watt Market area on Wednesday, November 4Several NDC supporters reportedly sustained injuries, and vehicles were damaged in the stone and bottle attackCross River State Police confirmed one arrest and said investigations are ongoing to identify…

…Congress, Peter Obi, has condemned an attack on his campaign convoy by suspected thugs in Calabar, Cross River State, assuring supporters that political violence would not be allowed to undermine the 2027 general election. Obi spoke at a town hall meeting in Calabar on Wednesday, hours after his convoy reportedly came…

…aide to the NDC flagbearer, disclosed the attack in a social media post on Wednesday.“Thugs are trying to attack our convoy," she said while raising the alarm over the incident.The development comes shortly after Obi, alongside his wife, Margaret, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, arrived in Calabar for a town hal…

…SAN, has called on the Ekiti State Police Command to arrest and prosecute the armed thugs who attacked the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Mr Omoyele Sowore, in Ado-Ekiti last week.Falana, in a statement, said the attackers are well known and should be arraigned before the Magistrate Court i…

…went to her husband’s home with her children. She allegedly made arrangements with some thugs to attack the police station and secure the brothers’ release. Someone reportedly alerted the Divisional Police Officer and my brother about the plan. The youth vigilante group was also informed that some people intended to at…

Omoyele Sowore, the 2027 AAC presidential candidate, said armed thugs attacked him inside a restaurant in Ado EkitiSowore made the claim in a Facebook post on Friday, October 30, saying he had been kidnappedThe politician and publisher said his current location was unknown at the time of the postPAY ATTENTION: Mark Leg…

Suspected thugs on Wednesday, October 28, attacked APC members holding a campaign rally in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving several people with minor injuries and damaging vehicles.Party members had gathered to campaign for their candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. Things, however,…

…Constituency in Ebonyi State, has been burnt in an alleged attack by suspected political thugs.A video released on Saturday showed the burnt vehicle engulfed in flames following the incident, which reportedly occurred on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Amaezekwe community in Ezza South Local Government Area of the state…

…to what our politicians are doing. An election is coming, and they are empowering many thugs with arms. “What happens to the arms when the elections are over? Of course, the politicians will stop paying them, and they will have to find their own ways of making a living using the arms. “Our leaders are still the problem…

…to begin construction. The elder brother reportedly stormed the site with a group of thugs and destroyed the foundation. Man Has Elder Brother Arrested Following the incident, the younger brother reportedly had his elder sibling arrested and detained for three days. The X user claimed that the elder brother did not ret…

…accused law enforcement authorities of selective justice. The NDC had alleged that armed thugs suspected to be hitmen invaded its ward meeting in Obuoffia-Awkunanaw on September 12, 2026, shooting at members and disrupting the gathering. Following the incident, Chidi, who recorded and uploaded footage of the attack onl…

…the killing of NDC chairman, Igbu Terhemen, as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Photo thugs attack NDC office, destroy billboards Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that suspected political thugs stormed the NDC secretariat in Emohua local government area of Rivers state.The attackers destroyed billboards, campaign ban…

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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a suspected phone snatcher and five alleged thugs in separate operations within the Bauchi metropolis. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to Habib, the phone snatching incident occurred on Monday,…

…elections, Shoremi charged Ogun youths not to allow themselves be used as political thugs, urging them to get their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, participate in voter education, and be part of the electoral process. “We should not become tools in the hands of politicians. It is the right orientation, it is the right edu…

Suspected thugs k!ll young man returning from Maulud gathering in Kano Suspected thugs have k!lled a young man identified as Yusuf Ahmad in Dorayi Quarters, Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. According to Daily Trust, the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 following a clash that reportedly started af…

…Act in terms of how to conduct rallies. We totally avoid violence. We don’t use thugs. We don’t pay thugs. We don’t buy votes, and we don’t sell votes. We don’t do money politics. We respect the office that we are running for, and we conduct ourselves as if we have already taken the oath of office for that position. Th…

…you will be worried that Osun people see certain police units as the home base of APC thugs. There is a need to dissolve many police operational units because they have been compromised,” he said. Adeleke also requested full police participation in the State Security Council meetings, alleging that the predecessor of t…

…the APC-led administration of attempting to portray politically conscious residents as thugs because they rejected the empowerment programme. Responding to enquiries from PUNCH Online on Monday in a telephone conversation, the Kwara PDP Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Adewara, described Abdullateef’s comments as evidence…

…development, rather than encourage violence, intimidation and the use of political thugs. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the group’s National Chairman, Yetunde Akinluyi and National Secretary-General, Kolawole Verrals, and issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Tunji Oguntuase, at the conclusi…

…support, some of them resort to buying arms, training individuals, recruiting armed thugs and colluding with security personnel to maim and kill. The Bayelsa senator lamented that, for some politicians, the act had become a recurring pattern during election seasons. He also decried the fact that some of the individuals…

…of next year,” the party added. The LP criticised the reported attempts by suspected thugs massing around the collation centre in Osogbo, in an apparent bid to scuttle the declaration of the winner, describing it as “a disturbing trend” in Nigeria’s elections. “This is gradually becoming a norm and it is a disturbing t…

…of the state but noted reports of violence in Ejigbo and Modakeke. It said suspected thugs allegedly disrupted voting at Ward 4, Polling Unit 13, in Ejigbo, where the African Democratic Congress governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, cast his ballot. The organisation also called for an independent investigation into al…

…Room also reported the harassment of an election observer and alleged disruption by thugs,” the organisation said. The group asked the agencies to investigate compliance with sections 91 to 94 of the Electoral Act 2026, particularly provisions relating to campaign contributions, expenditure and sources of funds. It als…

…African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Najeem Salaam, cast his vote. Suspected political thugs allegedly invaded the polling unit, forcing voters and electoral officials to flee, thereby disrupting accreditation and voting. The attackers were also said to have stolen ballot papers and other sensitive electoral material…