@naijabrief28: ‎Breaking News that happened in Nigeria Today, Oct 22, 2026. ‎ ‎NDC senatorial candidate Omo-Agege has issued a stern warning to anyone allegedly planning to manipulate the forthcoming election, using the phrase “Rig and die” to stress his opposition to electoral malpractice. ‎ ‎Two United States-based self-determination advocacy groups have called on the Nigerian government to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, citing concerns about his health and demanding a referendum on self-determination. ‎ ‎Suspected armed bandits have reportedly intercepted a vehicle conveying passengers returning from Sokoto city and opened fire, and Killed a newly recruited teacher, a driver and his five-year-old son in an attack along the road leading to Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State. ‎ ‎The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority to notify local and international airlines to place 46 persons who had contact with the index Ebola patient on a no-fly list for 21 days. ‎ ‎A former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Usman Nuhu, popularly known as Ogbegbe, Appears in Court Over Alleged extrajudicial killing of 28-year-old Nigerian musician Oghenemine Ogidi, widely known as OG Million. ‎ ‎Italy has rejected 2,220 Nigerian asylum applications in first-instance decisions in 2025, according to figures published in the 2025 Italy Country Report of the Asylum Information Database (AIDA). ‎#nigerianews #trendingnews #happeningnow #newsupdate #breakingnews

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