At least 25 persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others remain missing after a boat accident on the Yobe River in Garbi town, Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe State. The incident occurred on Friday evening when a canoe conveying farmers and traders capsized while returning from Adiyani town in neighbouring Jigawa State. Executive Secretary of the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA), Dr. Mohammad Goje, who confirmed the development in a statement issued in Damaturu on Sunday, said the mishap happened at about 7:48pm. According to him, the passengers were on their way back from Adiyani, where they…
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The Ondo State Police Command has arrested four additional suspects in connection with a motorcycle theft syndicate earlier uncovered by its operatives, leading to the recovery of another stolen TVS motorcycle. The arrests followed up on a police operation carried out on December 22, 2025, during which two motorcycles were intercepted and some members of the syndicate apprehended. Police sources said sustained intelligence-driven investigations led operatives to Edo State, where the fleeing suspects were tracked and arrested. Those arrested were identified as Onyeka, Ekene, Sunday and Abubakar. The police said the suspects, all males, confessed to their respective roles in…
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has named Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez as interim president, following the sudden removal of President Nicolás Maduro from the country by the United States. In a ruling delivered late on Saturday, the apex court directed Rodríguez to assume the full responsibilities of the presidency in an acting capacity, citing the need to ensure continuity of governance and the defence of national sovereignty. The court said Rodríguez was to “assume and exercise all the attributes, duties and powers inherent to the office of President,” pending further legal deliberations on the circumstances surrounding Maduro’s forced absence. It added that the…
A retired Nigerian Army officer, Maj. Toye Akinlade, has approached the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja, accusing the Army and two senior officers of abuse of office and unlawfully compelling him to remain in service after his resignation. In the suit, marked NICN/ABJ/379/2025, Akinlade is asking the court to declare that his resignation took effect upon receipt by the appropriate authorities and that any redeployment, disciplinary action or command exercised over him thereafter was illegal, unconstitutional and of no effect. Listed as respondents are the Nigerian Army, Col. Samson O. Okebukola and Col. D.O. Ehicheoya. In court documents, Akinlade said…
Tension has gripped Okon-Aku community in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State following the killing of a youth, Mr Igwe Akuma, just days before his planned wedding. Akuma, from the Ndi Uma compound, was reportedly murdered on Friday during a clash that broke out in the community. The incident sparked reprisals, with angry youths setting ablaze houses, vehicles and other property belonging to some residents. The Udumeze of Ohafia, led by Ezie Ohamoha Awa Orji Udonsi, in conjunction with the Ohafia Council of Monarchs, condemned the killing and the destruction that followed in a statement issued on Saturday. The…
Several cult-linked and gang groups in Cross River State have signed a peace accord, committing to end kidnapping, violent clashes and other criminal acts. The pact followed a peace walk organised by the Homeland Safety and Security Agency through major streets of Calabar, the state capital. Officials said the groups had been associated with recurring security breaches before the intervention. Director (South) of the agency, Michael Orok Nsan, said the exercise was designed to consolidate peace and strengthen public safety across the state. He noted that participants openly pledged to uphold integrity, respect the rights of citizens and shun all…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Commissioner for Agric and Forestry in Ondo State, High Chief Olayato Aribo has condemned the attack on the Ipele town in Owo Kingdom. In a statement personally signed and released to newsmen from his country home, Imoru in Ose Local Government Area, High Chief Olayato Aribo, a.k.a, Oyato , decried the incident which occurred on New Year Eve by yet to be identified gunmen but led to the destruction of the Divisional Police Station in the town. He said though the perpetrators of the heinous attack may not have been…
The Nigerian military has uncovered the alleged coordinator of a deadly suicide bombing ring operating in the North-East, linking him to recent attacks and failed plots across Borno and Yobe states. The suspect, identified as Shariff Umar, is believed to be the central figure behind the recruitment, preparation and deployment of suicide bombers used in terror operations in the region, including the Christmas Eve attack at the Gamboru Market Mosque in Maiduguri. The discovery followed intelligence-driven operations by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, who carried out cordon-and-search exercises in the Kalmari area of Maiduguri on December 31, 2025. During the…
The Kwara State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the arrest of three people following a suspected arson attack that gutted a residential building in the Isale Koko area of Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, said the fire was reported to officers at C Division, Oja Oba, on January 2 at about 10pm by the house owner, Mrs T. A. Olorisha. The victim told police the blaze occurred on January 1 at about 7pm while she was away from home. The police noted a video circulating online that shows an elderly…
The Oyo State Police Command has recovered a consignment of cement valued at about ₦18 million and arrested three suspects over its alleged diversion in Ibadan. The development was made known in a statement on Saturday evening posted on X formerly, Twitter by the Command and sighted by PROMPTNEWS. The suspects were picked up after intelligence reports led operatives of the Sanyo Division to Soka area of the state capital on December 31, 2025. The information indicated that about 900 bags of cement, loaded in a Dangote-branded truck, had been diverted from their original destination. Police sources said preliminary findings…