@naijabrief28: Breaking News that happened in Nigeria in the last 8 hours, Oct 17, 2026. ‎ ‎The DSS, the military and police today arrested five suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly responsible for the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members in Imo State on Nigeria’s 66th Independence Day. ‎ ‎Suspected gunmen have reportedly abducted a Supervisory Councillor for Special Duties in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Lamido Muhammad, alongside his two sons. ‎ ‎POPULAR Afro beat Davido faces backlash as fans threaten to boycott his December concerts after his uncle, Governor Adeleke, endorses Tinubu for 2027 general election. ‎ ‎The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, son of former Pension Reform Task Team chairman Abdulrasheed Maina, in Abuja over a long-running money-laundering case. ‎#nigerianews #trendingnews #happeningnow #newsupdate #breakingnews

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Saturday 17 October 2026 14:43:04 GMT