Kabiru Bello Bandawaire, the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Taraba North, has rejected claims that he has been replaced. He emphasized the importance of the APC respecting due process and stated that he will not sell his mandate, according to Naija News.

A former Assistant Director of Nigeria's Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has claimed that former military Head of State General Sani Abacha was not poisoned but died of cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter with a woman at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to the African Examiner, Amachree made the claim in his recently published memoir, 'DSS @40: My...', disputing long-standing speculation about the circumstances of the late ruler's 1998 death.

Sen. Baba Tela, the immediate former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, has tragically lost two of his children, Mustapha and Ummi, in a fatal motor crash. The incident occurred on Saturday when their vehicle crashed on the Bauchi-Azare road while they were returning to Bauchi from Azare.

Hon. Abba Aliyu Tilde, a Senior Legislative Aide to Bauchi South Senator Shehu Buba Umar, has resigned from his position, according to the Daily Post. In a letter dated September 6, 2026, Tilde said his resignation was effective immediately, citing a breakdown in mutual respect, communication and trust in his working relationship with the senator. The resignation comes amid banditry allegations against the lawmaker, though details of those claims were not elaborated in the report.

The Senate adjourned its emergency plenary session on the State Police Bill and other legislative matters to honor the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, who recently passed away. This decision was made during a session that reconvened from recess, reflecting the somber mood in the National Assembly following his death, according to Information Nigeria.

The national leader of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Senator Bala Mohammed, has described the party's 2027 presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, as possessing a "remarkable résumé" and the experience required to lead Nigeria. According to Tribune Online, Mohammed, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is now the Bauchi-South senatorial candidate. The comments signal early endorsements and political positioning ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections.