Justice Lekan Olatawura of the Ekiti State High Court has sentenced a 37-year-old woman, Deborah Ayeni, to 14 years in prison in absentia for child stealing and subsequently declared her a fugitive on the run. The judge handed down the sentence after Ayeni’s sureties failed to produce her in court following the testimony of four…
A 16-year-old girl, identified as Salomi Ishaya, was killed by unidentified assailants while returning from a river in Luwaran village, Kawam District, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 7 p.m. on October 4, 2026, after troops of Sector 1, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP),…
At least three people have been killed following a clash between local vigilantes and aggrieved youths in the Kpakungu and Gbeganu areas of Minna, the Niger State capital. The incident reportedly began at about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when a group of vigilantes mobilised to Kpakungu to arrest suspected miscreants. According to…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of tea seller Muhammad Auwal Idris. Idris was fatally assaulted on September 28, 2026, at Banga, Nassarawo Borehole, Jimeta. The command’s spokesperson, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on October 1, saying the suspects were…
The Federal Government has arraigned Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, over alleged forgery. Adeyemi was arraigned before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, September 30, on an eight-count charge bordering on alleged forgery. The Federal Government accused him of forging an appointment letter…
The Borno State Police Command has clarified that five suspects arrested in Maiduguri were not arrested or prosecuted simply for wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription “Tinubu Must Go.” The command’s spokesperson, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, made the clarification in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, following public reactions to the arrest and prosecution…
The village head of Aujarawar Alkali in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano State, Alhaji Ahmad Yakubu Ahmad, has been killed by his abductors. Ahmad was abducted on Tuesday, September 17, 2026, after gunmen reportedly stormed the community at night. His body was later recovered after the kidnappers allegedly killed him. Funeral prayers for the…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Ubong Ntiense, over his alleged involvement in the production and distribution of adulterated alcoholic beverages and recovered five cartons of suspected fake dry gin in Ikot Ekpene. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Timfon John, disclosed in a statement that Ntiense was arrested on September 26,…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned four suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of its officer, Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh. The suspects were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a six-count charge bordering on terrorism and the alleged…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested six suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in diverting imported goods worth more than N20 billion from Apapa Port and other locations over a period of about 19 years. The suspects were identified as Jamiu Lateef, Abubakar Amadu, Aliu Olanshile, Opeyemi Oyewale, Hassana Malami and Hassana Haruna.…
