A Nigerian caregiver, identified as Oghenemaro Dave Ejerua, has been arrested in Canada over a string of alleged assaults on residents of a Toronto group home for vulnerable adults. Toronto Police confirmed that the 38-year-old was taken into custody last week after detectives linked him to multiple incidents of abuse said to have occurred in November 2025. According to investigators, the alleged offences took place between November 1 and November 30, during which several adults under care were repeatedly assaulted within the facility. Police officers were first alerted on December 10, 2025, after a distress call from the group home…
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The Ondo State Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of St. Louis Primary School in Ondo town over alleged disregard for operational standards guiding private schools in the state. The directive, handed down by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, took effect on Tuesday and is to remain in force indefinitely. Ajibefun said the drastic action followed the institution’s repeated failure to comply with clearly stated regulatory requirements, despite several warnings from the ministry. According to him, the closure forms part of an ongoing statewide enforcement drive to ensure privately owned schools operate strictly within approved…
Two survivors of the 2022 massacre at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, gave disturbing eyewitness accounts before a Federal High Court in Abuja, detailing how worshippers were mowed down by gunmen and explosives believed to be planted by suspected members of the Al-Shabab terrorist cell. Appearing behind a protective screen, a female victim, whose identity was concealed and addressed only as SSC, recounted how her life changed in moments when one of the explosives tore off her left leg. The student from Anambra State told the court she was worshipping when heavy gunfire shattered the church…
The Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano has been accused of medical negligence following the death of a patient, Aishatu Umar, whose husband alleged that a surgical instrument was left in her body after an operation. The deceased’s husband, Abubakar Muhammad, claimed that his wife died in the early hours of Monday after suffering complications linked to a surgery she underwent at the government-owned facility in September. Muhammad said his wife began experiencing persistent and severe abdominal pain shortly after the operation, adding that repeated visits to the hospital did not yield relief beyond the prescription of painkillers. According to…
Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has thrown his weight behind the planned defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and top members of the New Nigeria People’s Party to the All Progressives Congress. As reported by Vanguard, Kwankwaso, who leads the NNPP, confirmed his new stance in a brief video circulating on Facebook on Tuesday, shared by his media aide, Saifullahi Hassan. The move has jolted Kano’s political establishment, considering his earlier strong resistance to the defection plot. The former minister had recently accused Yusuf and other NNPP office holders of reneging on the mandate bestowed on them by…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command, has arrested no fewer than 24,693 traffic offenders and recorded 25,324 traffic violations between January and December 2025 across the state. The Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure. Ibitoye said the offences ranged from speeding and dangerous driving to seat belt violations, overloading and excessive smoke emission by vehicles. He noted that the figure represented an increase from 2024, when 22,482 offenders were arrested for 23,176 traffic offences, attributing the rise to intensified enforcement on major roads and highways. According to him, the command doubled its…
A mother of five, Aishatu Umar, has died in Kano State in what relatives describe as a disturbing case of medical negligence at a government-run facility, the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre. Aishatu reportedly battled unbearable stomach pain for four months following a surgical operation performed at the hospital in September 2025. Her family claimed that repeated complaints to the facility yielded little more than pain medication, with no effort made to identify the cause of her deteriorating condition. Speaking on behalf of the family, a relative, Abubakar Mohammed, alleged that scans conducted last week finally revealed that a surgical pair…
No fewer than five persons lost their lives on Monday when a liquefied petroleum gas tanker crashed in Lawanti village, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. The fatal crash occurred along the Bauchi–Gombe highway after the truck reportedly veered off its lane and ploughed into residents in the community. Several others were said to have suffered varying degrees of injury in the incident, which threw the settlement into panic. Residents who witnessed the tragedy described it as horrifying, saying the victims died on the spot. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa’idu Alkali, has commiserated with the families affected by…
The United States Government has supplied another batch of military hardware to Nigeria, reinforcing ongoing counter-terrorism and internal security operations across the country. The United States Africa Command confirmed the development in a statement shared on its verified X handle on Tuesday, announcing that the equipment was handed over to Nigerian authorities in Abuja. AFRICOM explained that the gesture reflects Washington’s firm commitment to supporting Nigeria’s efforts to push back against extremist violence and other security threats destabilising several regions. “U.S. forces delivered critical military supplies to our Nigerian partners in Abuja. “This delivery supports Nigeria’s ongoing operations and emphasises…
Terrorists have killed four residents and burnt several shops during a dawn assault on Damala community in Woko District, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The assailants reportedly stormed the village in the early hours of Saturday, sending residents fleeing into nearby bushes to escape the onslaught. Community sources told The PUNCH that an unknown number of villagers were taken away by the attackers, in addition to a herd of cattle driven out of the area after the raid. Saturday’s attack came barely days after marauders, operating in their numbers, laid siege to Kasuwan Daji Market in Demo village,…