The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its 103rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting earlier scheduled to hold on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The party announced the postponement in a statement issued on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to the statement, the decision followed deliberations at an emergency meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) held in Abuja. Ologunagba explained that the move became necessary due to “recent developments in the party,” adding that a new date would be announced soon. He said, “Distinguished members of the National Executive…
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The Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the tragic death of two teenage brothers who drowned during a flood in Eligbolo community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, following heavy rainfall on Sunday. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, described the development as heartbreaking and said detectives had commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the boys’ deaths. “Yes, I’m aware of the incident. We lost two children due to the floods. I feel for the mother—losing two children at once is very pathetic. We condole with the family, and investigations are ongoing,” Iringe-Koko said.…
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has assigned a retired Assistant Inspector-General of Police to lead an independent investigation into the killing of three persons allegedly shot by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, has sparked widespread outrage after the operatives reportedly stormed a community in the state, opened fire on residents, and removed the bodies of the deceased from the scene. According to the Osun State Police Command, the victims were identified as Ibrahim Oyebamiji, 26; Sefiu Oyebamiji; and Abiola Olutayo. Three others — Adeagbo Kadijat, 22; Oke-Ila Oyebamiji, 60;…
A dismissed Catholic nun, Rev. Sr. Anastasia Kinse, has alleged that she was sexually harassed by a priest and possesses evidence to support her claims. Kinse made the disclosure during an interview on Prime Time, a programme on Arise Television, on Monday. The former nun, who served under the Auchi Catholic Diocese in Edo State, claimed she was dismissed from her position at Veritas University, Abuja, after exposing alleged cases of sexual misconduct within the Church. “I find it funny when people ask for evidence. Imagine me coming out to call names and talk — it doesn’t make any sense,”…
Chairman of the Ondo State House Committee on Public Accounts, Otunba Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju, has reaffirmed the commitment of the State Assembly to deepening transparency and accountability through the amendment of the Ondo State Public Audit Law 2021. Ogunwumiju spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Monday at the Assembly complex, where discussions centred on proposed amendments to the law aimed at strengthening fiscal discipline and promoting good governance. The session, declared open by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, who was represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ololade Gbegudu, drew participants from the executive arm, the Office of the Auditor-General,…
In continuation of the commitment of his administration to the payment of backlog of unpaid gratuities of retired workers in Ondo State, Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on Monday, October 13 2025 flagged off the payment of ₦1.4 billion to pensioners who retired from the local government and primary school system in 2014. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony ceremony in Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa described the gesture as a continuation of the bulk gratuity payment initiative he introduced while serving as Deputy Governor, aimed at clearing the backlog of unpaid entitlements and restoring confidence among retirees. He explained that the disbursement followed…
A 55-year-old man, Stephen Obitade, was on Monday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly seizing land belonging to a church. Obitade, whose address was not disclosed, is facing a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, land grabbing, malicious damage, and stealing. The police prosecutor, Elisha Tellang, told the court that the defendant and others still at large committed the offences in 2021 along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. Tellang alleged that Obitade unlawfully took possession of about 12 acres of land belonging to the Church of Abiodun Joseph. He further claimed that the defendant and his accomplices destroyed the…
A man, Yinka Baruwa, on Monday approached the Upper Customary Court at Daura Road in Kaduna, seeking custody of his two children, aged five and seven. Baruwa, through his counsel, Priscilla Markus, told the court that the children were in the care of his former partner, Florence Olayemi, and urged the court to grant him custody. In her defence, Olayemi said she lived with Baruwa for four years without being married to him. She accused him of neglecting his responsibilities, returning home late, and failing to provide adequate food for the family. Olayemi also alleged that Baruwa frequently insulted her…
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man, Mojeed Adigun, for stealing 50 litres of palm oil valued at ₦128,000. The presiding magistrate, Nurudeen Layeni, gave the order after Adigun pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of stealing. The court adjourned the case until October 23 for presentation of facts and sentencing. Earlier, the prosecutor, ASP Edet Ekpo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on September 25 at about 8:30 a.m. at Agbalata Market in Badagry. Ekpo said Adigun stole the palm oil belonging to the complainant, identified as…
A Shari’a Court sitting in the Fagge area of Kano State has sentenced a 33-year-old man, Nasiru Shitu, to eight months imprisonment for impersonating a police officer. Shitu, a resident of Kofar Waika Quarters in Kano, was arrested on September 21, 2025, at about 5:00 p.m. while wearing a police uniform at Kofar Dawanau. The prosecutor, Zaharaddeen Mustapha, told the court that the accused was charged with impersonation, to which he pleaded guilty. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Khadi Nasiru Ahmad Muhammad, convicted Shitu and sentenced him to eight months imprisonment, with an option of a ₦70,000 fine.