Northern governors on Monday declared that the region stands at a dangerous crossroads, warning that insecurity and poverty threaten to erase its future unless leaders act with urgency, honesty and unity. The caution came at a joint meeting of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and the Northern Traditional Rulers Council, hosted in Kaduna by…
The Enugu State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 26-year-old man, identified as Chibuike Joshua Ugwuja, for allegedly staging his own abduction and demanding a ransom of N35 million (N35,000,000) from his family. A statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Daniel Ndukwe, explained that the suspect’s father had reported him missing…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has announced a ban on the use of traditional masquerades across the state during the festive period, citing rising security concerns. The Ekpo masquerade holds significant cultural value in Ibibio tradition, symbolising ancestral spirits during community festivals. However, recent incidents involving violence, harassment, and extortion—including the arrest of a…
A video circulating online shows Nigerian music star Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face (2Baba), being arrested by police in London, United Kingdom. The footage, shared by blogger Tosin Silverdam on TikTok, shows officers speaking with the singer outside what appears to be a retail store before escorting him away with his hands cuffed behind…
A woman has been arrested for orchestrating the kidnapping of her 4-year-old son and demanding ransom from husband. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the four-year-old boy was rescued unhurt after being kidnapped in Koko Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The mother was arrested by Nigeria Police Force for allegedly orchestrating the…
At least four schoolchildren have been killed with several others sustaining different degrees of injuries after a truck conveying building materials lost control and ram into pedestrians on Monday in Egbolo, Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to an eye witness, the students were said to be on their way from Egbolo to…
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has said Governor Ademola Adeleke may no longer be interested in seeking the nomination of the party for the 2026 governorship election. The party, however, said Adeleke’s decision may change with the resolution of crises ravaging the party, which must be recognised by the Independent…
The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, over alleged threats to his life. The development comes after military officers announced a coup in the Portuguese-speaking West African nation last Wednesday. The coup took place days after the country’s presidential elections. President Umaro Embaló and…
Cameroonian opposition figure, Anicet Ekan, on Monday, died in detention in Yaounde, the vice president of his party told AFP. “Anicet Ekane died this morning in Yaounde, where he had been transferred after his arrest at the end of October in Douala,” Valentin Dongmo of the African Movement for the New Independence of Cameroon (Manidem)…
The abducted monarch, Ojibara of Bayagan in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State, Alh Kamilu Salami and six others have escaped from the grip of the bandits. Credible sources from the community told Vanguard on Sunday evening that the monarch and six other abductees from the neighbouring community were able to escape following a…