Operatives of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force have taken custody of suspects earlier detained by the Osun State Amotekun Corps as part of investigations into alleged extra-judicial killings in Akinlalu, Ife-North Local Government Area. The police team, led by the IRT Commander, SP Rotimi Ogunmuyiwa, reportedly stormed the Amotekun headquarters at Power Line, Osogbo, over the weekend. The visit followed a petition accusing the corps of unlawfully killing four persons and injuring eight others during a raid in Akinlalu, an incident that sparked widespread public outrage. The IRT delegation was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner…
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A dispute has erupted between Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, and the Umueri community in Anambra East Local Government Area over the ownership and payment for land earmarked for a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Chinua Achebe International Cargo Airport, Umueri. The disagreement stems from viral social media reports alleging that Air Peace Chairman, Allen Onyema, paid N100 million to the Umueri community for the land. The community has strongly denied the claim, insisting it neither allocated the land nor received any payment. Air Peace, however, maintained that the N100 million was indeed paid—but to the Anambra…
A Nigerian man identified only as Kelly has been implicated in the conviction of a 59-year-old Australian grandmother, Donna Nelson, who is serving a six-year prison sentence in Japan for drug smuggling. According to the Daily Mail, Nelson, from Perth, Western Australia, was arrested at Narita International Airport near Tokyo after customs officials discovered two kilogrammes of methamphetamine concealed in her luggage. She was convicted by a Japanese court in December 2024. Investigations revealed that Nelson met Kelly online in 2020. He allegedly presented himself as a Nigerian fashion entrepreneur and promised to marry her. In 2023, he reportedly sponsored…
Tragedy struck in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Thursday morning when a pregnant woman lost her life and four others sustained serious injuries after a payloader rammed into a tricycle and a car along Akarigbo Road in the Sagamu Local Government Area. The accident, which occurred around 9:00 a.m., involved an unregistered payloader, a Toyota Camry with registration number AAB 248 MK, and a commercial tricycle marked JGB 643 VD. According to eyewitnesses, the heavy-duty vehicle lost control, veered off its lane, and crashed into the tricycle and the car. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance…
A 13-year-old boy has been killed by a stray bullet, while several others sustained injuries following sporadic gunfire in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The tragic incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Thursday near the Mopol Zone Junction in the Tropical area of the town. Eyewitnesses told Daily Post that the bullets were allegedly fired by security personnel attached to a popular hotel in the area. The reason for the gunfire remains unclear as of the time of filing this report. The incident sparked tension among residents, who reportedly fled the scene to avoid being caught in…
Tanker-trailer collision, fire outbreak destroy property worth millions in Oyo Two separate incidents involving a fuel tanker collision and a fire outbreak have caused extensive property damage in Oyo State, though no lives were lost, authorities said on Friday. The first incident occurred in the early hours of Friday when a fire gutted a residential building and several shops in the Oke Elerin area of Ogbomoso, destroying properties worth millions of naira. Confirming the incident, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, said firefighters swiftly responded to the emergency and prevented the flames from spreading to nearby…
The Nigerian Army has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Lieutenant Samson Haruna, an officer serving under the 2 Brigade, Akwa Ibom State, who died from injuries sustained in a fire incident in Uyo. Haruna reportedly suffered severe burns following the fire outbreak on September 22, 2025, and later died on October 6 while receiving treatment at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. In a statement issued in Uyo on Friday, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade, Captain Lawal Muhammad, said the Army had set up an inquiry to determine the cause of the…
A transgender woman, Ciara Watkin, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison by a British court for deceiving a man into sexual activity by falsely claiming to be a biological female. According to a BBC report on Friday, the victim told Durham Crown Court he would not have consented to the sexual encounter had he known Watkin was biologically male. The court heard that Watkin, 21, from Thornaby in Stockton-on-Tees, was convicted of sexual assault after jurors rejected her claim that the man “would have realised” her gender identity. Recorder Peter Makepeace KC said he was “certain” the victim…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of new members into the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) and the Governing Council of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were conveyed in separate letters signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi. Comrade Adeniyi Afeez Babatunde was named as the new Chairman of OYSIEC. Other members of the commission include Olatunde Akintunde Theophilus, Mrs. Adebayo Mariam Adepeju, Mr. Olanrewaju Emmanuel, Chief Kunmi Agboola, Mr. Remi Ayoade, Mr. Sunday Falana, and Mr. Babatunde Ige.…
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, has ordered the remand of one Babatunde Ogini over the alleged murder of an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ebenezer Akinola, during the 2023 general elections. Akinola was reportedly killed in front of his father’s house at Araromi Irojo area of Ilesa in March 2023, an incident that drew widespread condemnation. The former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye, had earlier called for the arrest of those responsible for the killing. Ogini was arraigned before the court by counsel to the Inspector General of Police (IGP)…