Ahead of the 2027 general elections, crisis has rocked the Social Democratic Party as protesters on Tuesday, pulled down the main gate of the National Secretariat in Wuse 2, Abuja.

The protest broke out while the party’s National Working Committee was meeting at the party’s headquarters.

The reason for the protest is still sketchy as of the time of this report.

Meanwhile, DAILY POST reports that journalists present outside the party’s secretariat were assaulted by security operatives attached to the office.

A source told Ekwutosblog that the crisis is not unconnected to the planned imposition of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai on the party’s leadership. Recall that El-Rufai had recently defected to the SDP.

During an interview on Monday, with Arise Television, the former member of the ruling All Progressives Congress vowed to frustrate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s return in 2027.

Kano state police command has confirmed the death of five people from a military grade explosive in the state.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday at a scrap collection company located at Eastern bypass in the state.

The police confirmed that the vehicle was coming from Yobe state when the explosion happened.

Speaking to newsmen, Police State Commissioner, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori said he was called of an emergency explosion in the area.

He added that on arrival, he witnessed the explosion scene.

“It was a military EOD personnel. It was a military model bomb that exploded. 15 people were injured, and taken to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital.”

He added that on arrival at the hospital, five people were confirmed dead, while 10 others were receiving treatment.

The Police Commissioner said from preliminary investigation, the vehicle came from Yobe, adding that though the matter is under investigation, he was informed that the vehicle carrying the bomb  was a truck from Yobe state.

CP Bakori assured of details as soon as more investigation into the matter is done.

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted and sentenced seven Chinese nationals to one year imprisonment each for their roles in cyberterrorism and internet fraud connected to a major Ponzi scheme uncovered in December 2024.

The convicts; Peng Li Huan, Zhang Jin Rong, He Kun, Rachelle Cabalona, Caselyn Pionela, Guo Long Long, and Zhang Hua Zhai, were arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, during a raid on a property located on Oyin Jolayemi Street, Lagos.

The operation led to the apprehension of over 700 suspects in what authorities described as one of the largest cybercrime crackdowns in recent years.

They were separately arraigned before Justices Ayokunle Faji, Chukwujekwu Aneke, and Yellim Bogoro on amended one-count charges relating to cyberterrorism and internet fraud.

According to the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 1, the prosecution team, led by Bilkisu Buhari-Bala, Chineye Okezie, and Banjo Temitop, told the court that the defendants had opted for plea bargain agreements. These agreements were formally submitted on June 20, 2025.

All seven defendants pleaded guilty and confirmed that they entered into the plea bargains voluntarily.

Upon acceptance of their pleas, the court sentenced all seven Chinese to one year in prison and imposed a monetary fine of N1 million on each of them.

The court also directed the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service to facilitate the deportation of the convicts to their respective countries within seven days of completing their sentences.

The amended charge alleged that the defendants, in December 2024, knowingly accessed computer systems with the intent to undermine Nigeria’s economic and social stability by recruiting local youths to engage in identity theft and impersonation of foreign nationals for illicit financial gain.

Their actions contravene Section 18 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended in 2024), and Section 2(3)(d) of the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.