Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN have neutralised a notorious kidnapper and recovered arms, ammunition, and ransom money during a snap checkpoint operation in Kaduna State. The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 9, along the Wamba–Jos Road at Agameti, in Sanga Local Government Area of the state, as part of the ongoing Operation LAFIYAN JAMA’A. According…
An image showing a person prostrating for Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-in-waiting and former governor of Oyo state, is trending on social media. The image was shared on Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Many social media users who posted the viral image claimed that the person prostrating for Ladoja in the picture is former President Olusegun Obasanjo….
A pastor, Simon Okehielem, popularly known as Ebube Wonder, has been remanded in custody by an Edo State High Court following his arraignment over the alleged rape of a married woman and fathering a child as a result of the incident. The case, prosecuted by the Edo State Police Command, stems from a March 2024…
The Coroner’s Inquest established by the Lagos State Government to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Afrobeats star Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has concluded that his demise was caused by medical negligence and has recommended the prosecution of the auxiliary nurse who treated him. Delivering the ruling on Friday at the Magistrates’…
A Tunisian inmate was sentenced to six months in prison after he was reported to authorities for refusing to watch a TV news segment about President Kais Saied, his lawyer and an NGO said Friday. The inmate’s lawyer, Adel Sghaier, said his client was initially prosecuted under Article 67 of the penal code, which covers…
Suspended Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has written to the Senate demanding compliance with a court judgment that declared her six-month suspension unconstitutional. The Federal High Court in Abuja had ruled that the suspension was excessive and a violation of her constituents’ rights to representation. In a letter to the Senate through her lawyers, M.J Numa &…
A 16-year-old student of UBE Junior Secondary School, Oju Centre, Benue State, has been arrested in connection with the death of his teacher following a confrontation on Thursday. The student, identified as Friday Ogamude, allegedly attacked his 35-year-old teacher, Mr. Oyibe Oyibe, during a dispute reportedly related to a cap that had been confiscated by…
Hannatu Musawa, the minister of arts, culture, and tourism, says the federal government is in talks to establish direct flights between Nigeria and St. Lucia. Speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Musawa said the move is part of efforts to strengthen cultural and tourism ties with the Caribbean nation and the broader region….
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has questioned the antecedents of politicians who have aggregated themselves into the opposition coalition against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2027 general election. Makinde stated this on Friday shortly after the South-West Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus meeting held at the zonal secretariat of the…
Gunmen have again attacked Catholic’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School, Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, kidnapping three students in the process. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday night, at about 9 pm. The daredevil hoodlums who unleashed terror, killed an operative of the Nigerian Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), attached to…