…drugs would […] The post Kano task force to arrest, prosecute drug-driven political thugs ahead of 2027 elections appeared first on Tribune Online.

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…

…alleging that vote accreditation machines were failing at several polling units and that thugs were harassing voters in parts of the state.Speaking on Osun Radio during the exercise, Adeleke said complaints had been reaching him about Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) machines operating below standard at multi…

…election in the Ogo-Oluwa, Golf Junction region of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, armed thugs, allegedly hired by the All Progressives Congress, APC, reportedly began shooting sporadically, in an effort to hijack the ballot box at Polling Unit 1, Ward 2. While the votes were still being counted at the Polling Unit, ap…

Security operatives arrested about 100 people allegedly brought from neighbouring states to interfere with the Osun governorship electionThe Commissioner of Police overseeing the election confirmed the suspects were linked to Ondo and Ekiti statesGovernor Ademola Adeleke announced plans for an independent inquiry into …

…and slow accreditation at multiple polling units across the stateAdeleke alleged that thugs were disrupting voting in Olorunda and Irewole LGAs, naming a man called Enuku as a key actorThe governor accused security personnel of siding with the APC while urging his supporters to remain calm and defend their votesPAY ATT…

…voting and counting. The post OSUN POLL: ADC candidate, Salaam escapes assassination as thugs disrupt voting appeared first on Vanguard News.

…Sunday Obube, and another person were also reportedly killed by suspected political thugs on Thursday. In the same vein, Dele Ayegbo, a nephew of the APC Governorship Campaign Director-General, Wole Oke, was reportedly killed in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area, on Wednesday. Also, gunmen reportedly shot dead one…

…APC campaign media committee has raised fresh alarm over the importation of political thugs into the government house just less than 24 hours to the governorship election. Speaking with newsmen at the Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo, on behalf of the committee, Mr Kehinde Ayantunji disclosed that the thugs were import…

…and I wish he would be bold enough to double down on his evil directives to his APC thugs. "Bola Tinubu's 'all is fair in politics' statement has laid the foundation for extreme actions by APC persons, with Osun as the first experiment and Fadahunsi as the first APC chieftain caught on camera acting accordingly. "He sh…

…Amuzie, popularly known as Brain Jotter, has cried out after being harassed by suspected thugs while driving in his car in Lagos. In a post shared on his official Instagram page on Tuesday, the skit maker uploaded a video and captioned it, “Nigerian zoo keepers are the worst. We lack good wild life and they let a lion…

Politics Osun election: Thugs allegedly kill two APC members in fresh attack Published on August 12, 2026 By Francis Ezediuno Tension has heightened in Ilesa, Osun State, following reported attacks that left two All Progressives Congress, APC, members dead and several others injured ahead of the state governorship elec…

…the bearded doctor and popular Music director, TG OMORI, narrate their experiences with Thugs in Lagos Popular music video director TG Omori and social media doctor known as The Bearded Doctor have shared separate experiences involving alleged encounters with groups of thugs in Lagos. TG Omori recounted an incident in…

…We condemn the political killings. “Politicians should refrain from sponsoring political thugs. They are the ones causing violence without considering the future implications of their actions. Political thuggery has become a menace in Osun. “Our observation is that no one has a monopoly of violence in the coming electi…