A woman identified as Rita Ughale has confessed to staging the abduction of her two-month-old baby after selling the infant to a couple for ₦1.5m. Ughale reportedly raised a false alarm at the Ekpan Police Division, claiming that the baby was snatched during a robbery while she was travelling in a tricycle. Investigations by the police later revealed that the alleged abduction was fictitious, leading to her confession that she had willingly sold the baby to a couple, Osas Omijie, 39, and Judith Omijie, 30. Following the development, operatives of the Ekpan Division arrested the woman and…
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The Ekiti State Government has ordered the immediate dismissal of a surgeon and the suspension of other members of a surgical team at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) over an alleged unlawful kidney removal. The decision followed the submission of a report by an independent seven-member Panel of Enquiry set up to investigate claims by Mr. Joshua Afolayan concerning a surgical procedure carried out on him at the teaching hospital. The directive was contained in a statement issued to journalists by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, after the panel, chaired by Professor Francis…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has effected another reduction in the pump price of petrol, marking the third cut this December. A survey of filling stations in Abuja on Thursday showed that the state-owned oil company lowered the price to N835 per litre from N915, reflecting a N80 reduction. The latest adjustment follows similar moves by independent marketers, including MRS, BOVAS and AA Rano, which recently reviewed their pump prices to between N739 and N865 per litre across the Federal Capital Territory. Findings indicate that the downward review by NNPCL and other marketers was triggered by a drop…
Scores of residents were injured and properties worth hundreds of millions of naira destroyed following a fuel tanker explosion that rocked Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred when a petrol-laden tanker reportedly overturned along the Auchi–Okene Highway, spilling its highly inflammable contents into drainage channels across parts of the town. It was gathered that some of the spilled fuel seeped into underground tunnels, aggravating the danger before the tanker later burst into flames. Eyewitnesses said the ensuing inferno spread rapidly through the drainage network, triggering multiple explosions in different locations,…
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised two suspected kidnappers and rescued a female victim during an operation along Ozuaha Road in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The police said the suspects were intercepted while sharing ransom collected from the victim’s family, following actionable intelligence received by the command. The spokesperson of the command, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday, explaining that operatives of the Anti-Cultism Unit moved in on the kidnappers’ hideout after a tip-off. According to the police, the suspects opened fire on the operatives when they…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Chidi Nwaya to a total of 22 years’ imprisonment for obtaining N28 million by false pretence and stealing in a botched property transaction on Lagos Island. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, convicted Nwaya on two counts of obtaining by false pretence and stealing, ordering that the 15-year and seven-year jail terms run concurrently. The court held that the prosecution established its case beyond reasonable doubt, describing the acts of the defendant as calculated, deliberate and deceptive. Nwaya was arraigned in Suit No. LD/4554C/2017 by the…
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with the alleged robbery and killing of a young man whose corpse was discovered in a forest in Ngaski Local Government Area of the state. The incident, it was gathered, occurred on Tuesday and came to light after the body of 25-year-old Ibrahim Yahaya was found at about 8:30 a.m. in Bakin Dutsi Forest, a remote part of Ngaski LGA. The discovery threw the community into mourning and reignited concerns over insecurity along forest routes commonly used by farmers and commuters. Police operatives, acting on what the command…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested five individuals over a fake kidnapping involving a 15-year-old schoolboy. The suspects were apprehended on December 17 and 18, 2025, following a viral video showing the boy pleading for mercy in what was presented as a kidnappers’ den. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, the incident was initially reported as a missing person case at Ago Palace Division on November 26, 2025. “Subsequent investigation established that the alleged kidnapping was deliberately orchestrated by the victim himself, Victor Aligwo, in collaboration with four friends, using the room of one…
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated veteran broadcaster and journalist, Mr. Babajide Kolade Otitoju of the TVC News on his elevation to the position of Director of News of the station. Governor Aiyedatiwa, in a message to the multiple award-winning Otitoju, popularly know as BKO, on Thursday, described the promotion as well deserved. The Governor wrote: “I heartily congratulate you, Mr Babajide Kolade Otitoju, on your well-deserved appointment as Director of News, TVC News. “This elevation is a clear testament to your years of professionalism, intellectual depth and unwavering commitment to ethical journalism and national…
As Gov Aiyedatiwa says project will drive trade, economic activities beyond state The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said the proposed Ondo Deep Sea Port will function as a major hub for international trade, serving not only Ondo State but the entire country and some West African nations. The Governor stated this on Thursday after receiving the revalidated licence for the port from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola, in Abuja. The licence for the port, originally approved by then President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, had been submitted to the Federal government for…