Nigeria News Digest: August 31, 2025

On August 31, 2025, the APC secured 20 of 23 local government seats in Rivers State while high‑profile legal cases, including Peter Obi’s court appearance and a US immigration arrest, drew attention. A severe flood in Nasarawa damaged over 300 farms.

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Crimes & Insecurity

A human trafficker was arrested in Akwa Ibom State, where police rescued two victims and learned of prior trafficked individuals sent to Libya and Burkina Faso.

- punchng.com

NDLEA arrested a 75-year-old man in Anambra for drug possession and destroyed nearly 179,000 kg of illicit substances in a separate operation in Taraba State.

- theeagleonline.com.ng

Niger State police arrested suspects linked to assassinations, thuggery, drug cultivation, and illegal immigration, including two Senegalese nationals held for trafficking.

- naijanews.com

A man was arrested in Adamawa State on suspicion of killing a 5-year-old boy after authorities received a tip from the boy’s mother.

- leadership.ng

The family of a motorcyclist shot by Lagos police buried him in an Islamic ceremony amid community protests following the fatal confrontation.

- punchng.com