The Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun, has deployed 900 officers and men to ensure adequate security during the 2025 Eid-el-Maulud celebrations. State Commander, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this in Akure, assuring residents of a peaceful and secure environment throughout the festivities. According to him, directives have been issued to all zonal and area commanders, as well as Amotekun rangers, to maintain vigilance. He said officers have been strategically deployed to identified “red spots” across the 18 local government areas of the state, including major highways, places of worship and public gathering points. “This is part of our commitment…
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Former U.S. President Joe Biden has undergone surgery for skin cancer after recent images showed the 82-year-old with a visible bandage and scar on his forehead. According to Fox News, Biden’s spokesperson confirmed that he received Mohs surgery, a precise procedure that removes cancerous skin cells layer by layer while preserving healthy tissue. The exact type of cancer treated was not disclosed. The development drew public attention after Biden was seen leaving a Delaware church over the Labour Day weekend with a mark on his forehead. Spokesperson Kelly Scully said the surgery was performed carefully to ensure complete removal of…
The Abia State Government has sacked six staff of the Ministry of Justice after an internal audit uncovered their involvement in manipulating payroll systems to collect inflated salaries. The dismissals were confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the Chairman of the Abia State Civil Service Commission, Eno Eze. Those affected include Dickson Uche Eze, Principal Accountant (SGL 12); Esther Emeruwa, Senior Accountant (SGL 10); Ijeoma Jonathan, Chief Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 14); Treasure Isinguzo, Assistant Chief Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 13); Chioma Victoria Erondu, Principal Executive Officer (Accounts – SGL 12); and Hannah Ezinne Eze, Senior Executive…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has lashed out at Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa for declaring that he would work against President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Marafa, in a recent television interview, vowed to do everything possible to ensure Tinubu’s defeat, claiming he could mobilise up to one million votes against the President. Reacting in a statement on Thursday, the Zamfara APC chairman, Tukur Umar Danfulani, dismissed the remarks as “laughable” and “impossible,” citing Marafa’s political setbacks since losing his Senate seat in the 2023 elections. “It is laughable that Marafa, who couldn’t win his…
President Donald Trump has directed that the U.S. Department of Defence be rebranded as the “Department of War,” a move the White House says is aimed at projecting strength and resolve. According to a White House document released Thursday, the change will not alter the department’s legal name, which is set in law, but will allow the use of “Department of War” as a secondary title. Officials will be permitted to adopt terms such as “Secretary of War” in correspondence, public communications, and ceremonial events. Trump, 79, has repeatedly argued in recent weeks that the current name sounds too passive.…
The Kaduna State Police Command has invited former governor Nasir El-Rufai and six senior members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for questioning over allegations of criminal conspiracy, incitement, mischief, and causing grievous harm. The invitation, dated September 4 and signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, Uzairu Abdullahi, directed the ADC chairman to present the affected individuals at the State CID on September 8. Those listed include El-Rufai; Bashir Sa’idu; Jafaru Sani; Ubaidullah Mohammed (“30”); Nasiru Maikano; Aminu Abita; and Ahmed Rufa’i Hussaini (“Mikiya”). Earlier on Thursday, police operatives sealed the ADC state…
The Nigerian Bar Association has dragged the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, before the Federal High Court, challenging the legality of the police’s tinted-glass permit policy. The association, at its National Executive Council meeting in Enugu on August 23, resolved to test the policy in court, describing it as unlawful and a violation of citizens’ fundamental rights. Introduced in April 2025, the policy requires motorists to obtain annual permits for vehicles with tinted glass through a digital portal, with enforcement earlier scheduled for June 1 before being shifted to October 2. In a statement on Thursday, the Chairman of the…
Tension gripped parts of Ikorodu, Lagos State, after five bodies were discovered along the Oreta riverbank in Igbogbo on Wednesday, barely a day after another man was gruesomely murdered in Bayeku. The incidents, which residents say may be linked to rising cult clashes across Lagos, have sparked fear in the affected communities. Police authorities have yet to confirm the exact cause of the deaths. In Bayeku, a man was attacked on Tuesday in what witnesses described as a brutal killing. His wrist and leg were severed before his body was left at the scene. Community sources claimed the killing might…
The Ondo State Government says that it is ready to address fake drugs in pharmacies and patent medicine shops across the state through a scanning machine to carry out integrity test on drugs. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, stated this on Thursday in Akure during a medial orientation on 2025 insecticide treated nets ( ITNs) campaign in Ondo State. Ajaka, who frowned at high rate of malaria fever in the state, said that some anti malaria drugs could not treat the disease because they were fake. He stated that the malaria campaign was necessary to prevent the…
By Oluyemi Fasipe. Over the past several months, the question of whether Nigeria should adopt state policing has generated significant debate. Opponents often argue that such an arrangement could be abused by politicians, especially state governors, who might be tempted to turn the security structure into a tool for personal or political gain. While this concern deserves attention, the experience of the Southwest, particularly Ondo State, offers a practical example that challenges these fears. The establishment of the Amotekun Corps in the region has proven to be an effective response to growing insecurity, especially kidnapping, armed robbery, and other violent…