The Edo State Police Command has uncovered a staged kidnap in Ekpoma that forced a man to sell his belongings to raise ransom for a brother who was never abducted. Police spokesperson SP Eno Ikoedem, in a statement on Friday, said the drama began on January 10 when the command received a report that Idris Isiaka, a vulcanizer based at Balogun Street in Emaudo, had been kidnapped. According to Ikoedem, Isiaka conspired with two others to fake his disappearance and push the story through a blogger, claiming his captors demanded twelve million naira. The statement revealed that the suspects reached…
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In a bid to end decades of recurring faceoffs in the nations university system the Federal Government on Wednesday formally signed a revised agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The signing ceremony in Abuja capped a renegotiation process that first kicked off in 2017 to overhaul the 2009 FG ASUU agreement originally scheduled for review in 2012 but stalled for more than a decade. Multiple government panels led by Wale Babalakin Munzali Jibrin and Nimi Briggs had previously attempted to conclude the process without success. However the impasse was finally broken following the inauguration of a new committee…
The Oyo State Police Command has taken a 35-year-old hunter, Waheed Rasaki, into custody for allegedly killing his colleague, Femi Oyedepo, during a hunting trip in Ibadan. Police spokesman, Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday, noting that the shooting occurred on Tuesday, January 7, in the Oretan Ijaiye axis of Moniya, Akinyele Local Government Area. According to Ayanlade, Rasaki reported himself to the Moniya Divisional Police Headquarters shortly after the incident, claiming the gun discharged accidentally during the expedition. He said, “At about 21:20hrs, the suspect walked into the station to report that around…
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, the oldest institution of higher learning in Ondo State, is begging for sustaining aid to enable the institution to justify the dreams of its founding father, late Chief Adekunle Ajasin. It is lamentable that today the age-long institution is administered without recourse to its edict. This vice has brought serious damage to the visionary dream of the late sage. For instance, today it is the only institution in the Sunshine State where all its management staff are in acting positions, contrary to the edict. The Rector has been in acting capacity for almost three years and…
A midnight blaze on Tuesday razed the RSK Adebowale Multipurpose Filling Station in the Ofiki neighbourhood of Saki, Oyo State, destroying a petrol-laden tanker, a motorcycle and multiple fuel pumps. Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Wednesday. According to him, firefighters swung into action after receiving a distress call from Alhaji Mufutau Badmus, Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria in Saki. Akinwande disclosed that the response team, led by Kolade Taiwo, arrived at the facility to find the station engulfed in flames, including a DAF…
Nigeria’s gospel community has been thrown into mourning following the death of popular singer, Bunmi Akinnaanu, widely known as Omije Ojumi. Akinnaanu’s passing was confirmed on Tuesday through a statement posted on Instagram by fellow gospel musician, Ayo Melody, who issued the announcement on behalf of the family. The brief release, shared with a photograph and tribute video, disclosed that the evangelist breathed her last on January 12, 2026, at a hospital in Lagos. Part of the message read, “With great sadness, we announce the passing of Evangelist Olubunmi Akinnaanu Adeoye, Omije Ojumi, who departed on January 12, 2026, at…
A routine evening worship turned fatal in Epe, Lagos State, after a truck loaded with sharp sand lost control and rammed into a Redeemed Christian Church of God parish, killing six congregants and injuring others. The crash occurred around 8:30pm on Monday along Hospital Road, moments after the parish concluded its service. Residents said the truck veered off the road and tore through the church structure, trapping people who were still within the premises. Eyewitness, Tinu Oduwale, recounted that the vehicle was descending a slope leading to a roundabout when its brakes reportedly failed. “The driver was screaming for help…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspects allegedly linked to kidnapping, murder and violent clashes across the state. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olayinka Ayanlade, announced the breakthrough in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. According to Ayanlade, officers rescued a kidnap victim, identified as Hussinat Abubakar, during a sting operation that led to the arrest of three members of the gang believed to be behind her abduction. “The suspects have confessed to their involvement in the crime. Efforts are ongoing to track down other fleeing members of the syndicate,” the police spokesperson said.…
The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday released the first batch of Ambrose Alli University students arrested in the wake of a violent protest in Ekpoma. As reported by Daily Post, the students were formally handed over to the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Paddy Iyamu, who confirmed they were cleared of wrongdoing after preliminary investigations. Speaking to journalists shortly after receiving the students in Benin City, Iyamu said while a number of those apprehended were innocent protesters, others allegedly exploited the chaos to commit crimes. “There is something everyone must understand: the governor of Edo State is governor of…
Panic has gripped parts of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State following a fresh wave of assaults by armed gangs reportedly loyal to the infamous bandit kingpin, Bello Turji. The attacks, which residents describe as increasingly coordinated, have triggered a mass departure of households from remote villages, heightening fears that criminal elements are entrenching control along the porous Sokoto–Zamfara boundary. The Sokoto State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that two people were killed, while an unspecified number of villagers were whisked away during the latest onslaught on Bargaja community. Police spokesperson, DSP Ahmed Rufai, said the command was awaiting…