The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Lawal, has approved the immediate redeployment of the Divisional Police Officer of Enu Owa Division following his alleged mishandling of a case involving popular social media influencer, Adefolarin Ayomiposi, known as Mandykiss. The decision came after a viral video showed Mandykiss taking photos and recording videos of suspects while in custody at the division, sparking public criticism over police procedure. In a statement with reference number AZ:5280/ONS/PPRO/VOL.1/314, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, the Command stated that the influencer had personally arrested two women accused of cyberbullying without…
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The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday arraigned Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and ten others over their involvement in the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held in Abuja on Monday. The suspects were brought before a court in the Federal Capital Territory following allegations that the protest disrupted public movement and violated an existing court order. Court documents shared by former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, revealed that the accused persons were charged with inciting disturbance and breaching public peace. According to the police, the protesters obstructed the free movement of other…
A hunting expedition turned tragic in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State after a hunter allegedly shot and killed a woman he mistook for a monkey. Security analyst, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the incident in a post on X (formerly Twitter), identifying the suspect as Otu Goodness Kanang. He reportedly fired at what he believed to be a monkey perched on a tree in Basam Osokom community. According to Makama, the hunter was horrified to hear a human cry after taking the shot. He later discovered that the victim was a woman identified simply as Victoria, whose other names…
The lawmaker representing Apa/Agatu Federal Constituency of Benue State, Ojema Ojotu, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ojotu’s defection was announced during Tuesday’s plenary by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, who read the lawmaker’s letter on the floor of the chamber. With his defection, the APC now holds all 11 federal constituencies from Benue State in the House of Representatives, consolidating its dominance in the state’s federal representation. The announcement, however, sparked opposition from the Deputy Minority Leader, Aliyu Madaki of the New Nigeria Peoples…
The Borno State Police Command has opened an investigation into the death of a young woman in Gubio Local Government Area, who reportedly took her own life after being allegedly pressured by her father into a forced marriage. Reports by Lake Chad Times on Monday indicated that the woman ended her life on Sunday evening after resisting repeated attempts by her family to compel her to marry one of her father’s friends. According to the outlet, the deceased had consistently expressed her unwillingness to proceed with the arranged marriage before the tragic incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. Confirming the development,…
A Magistrate Court in Kano has directed two popular TikTok content creators, Idris Mai Wushirya and Basira Yar Guda, to get married within 60 days following the circulation of videos the court described as “immoral and indecent.” The order was issued on Monday, October 20, 2025, by Resident Magistrate Halima Wali, who ruled that the viral clips showing the duo in romantic poses violated the state’s moral and religious codes. According to the judgment, failure to formalize their marriage within the stipulated time would amount to contempt of court. The court further directed the Chairman of the Kano State Films…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday sentenced a 39-year-old locomotive driver with the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Christopher Ofielu, to 18 months imprisonment for stealing N6.99 million belonging to HabariPay Limited. Justice Rahman Oshodi handed down the sentence after Ofielu pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court, however, gave the convict an option of paying a N1.5 million fine in lieu of the custodial sentence. According to the EFCC, Ofielu exploited a system glitch in October 2023 to fraudulently transfer N6,995,944 from HabariPay’s…
Passengers at Maiduguri International Airport experienced hours of tension and frustration on Monday after a Max Air pilot allegedly refused to operate a scheduled flight over unpaid entitlements. The incident left more than 100 passengers stranded on the tarmac, with many expressing confusion and panic after boarding was abruptly halted. Eyewitnesses said the pilot declined to proceed with the flight, prompting the cabin crew to attribute the disruption to a dispute over unpaid salaries. One passenger, who declined to be named, said: “We had all taken our seats and were waiting for takeoff when the crew suddenly asked us to…
Fresh violence has erupted between the Ochon community in Obubra Local Government Area and their Ofutop neighbours in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, leading to the beheading of two people over the weekend. Residents said the renewed fighting shattered a fragile peace deal brokered two weeks ago following earlier clashes that claimed several lives and left many houses destroyed. A youth leader in the area, Donald Enang, told Vanguard that the recent killings have forced the conflict away from the communities into surrounding farmlands and forests. “Fighting has moved from the towns and the Ikom-Calabar highway to…
A Kano State High Court has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for the murder of a university lecturer, Buhari Imam, of Northwest University, Kano. Delivering judgment, Justice Fatima Adamu found the defendants guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. “The prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable doubt,” the judge ruled, adding that the convicts’ actions demonstrated “total disregard for human life.” Justice Adamu sentenced each of the defendants to five years’ imprisonment for conspiracy, 10 years for armed robbery without an option of fine, and death by…