The Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned Hon. Bernard Udemezue, member representing Ayamelum Constituency, over allegations that his social media posts accused the House of marginalising his constituency in the sharing of constituency allowances. At plenary on Tuesday, lawmakers described the posts as “damaging” and a threat to both the image and safety of members. Udemezue, who was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, had shared comments online alleging that Ayamelum Constituency was excluded from constituency funds. Raising a motion of urgent public importance, the member representing Aguata 2 Constituency, Hon. Tony Muobike, accused Udemezue of…
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The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, will be crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025. Findings confirmed that Governor Seyi Makinde has approved his nomination, paving the way for the coronation. A state delegation was said to have met with Ladoja and members of the Olubadan-in-Council at his Bodija residence on Wednesday to finalise arrangements. Ladoja’s media aide, Adeola Oloko, also confirmed the development, noting that the coronation ceremony will hold at the historic Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It will be recalled that the Olubadan-designate met with the kingmakers on Tuesday at…
A 50-year-old woman from Lafayette, Indiana, has been arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap and assassinate President Donald Trump. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced on Monday that Nathalie Rose Jones was taken into custody on August 16, 2025, after federal investigators linked her to a series of threatening social media posts. According to prosecutors, Jones wrote graphic messages on Facebook and Instagram, declaring she was prepared to “sacrificially kill” the president and describing in detail how she intended to carry out the attack. She also referred to an “arrest and removal ceremony” for Trump. The…
The Ooni of Ife’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, has described as an “empty threat from a dead empire” the 48-hour ultimatum issued by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, demanding the withdrawal of a chieftaincy title allegedly conferred on an Ibadan businessman. The Alaafin had accused Ooni Adeyeye Ogunwusi of overstepping his bounds by allegedly bestowing the title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Chief Dotun Sanusi, insisting that only the Alaafin holds the authority to confer titles with pan-Yoruba significance. He cited a Supreme Court judgment to back his claim. Reacting via WhatsApp on Tuesday, Olafare dismissed the ultimatum as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained two senior officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria over alleged fraud connected to the 2025 Hajj operations. Sources within the EFCC confirmed the arrests on Tuesday but declined to disclose the amount allegedly misappropriated. “They are with us. “We asked them to return the money they took, but they have yet to do so. That is why they remain in our custody,” one senior official told PUNCH. In a statement signed by its Assistant Director of Information and Publication, Fatima Usara, on behalf of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,…
The Ondo State Police Command says it has recorded significant achievements in the fight against crime since the assumption of office by Commissioner of Police, Abayomi Adebowale Lawal. According to the Command, 208 suspects have been arrested for offences including kidnapping, murder, rape, armed robbery, cultism, and theft. Of these, 99 have been arraigned in court, while 35 convictions have already been secured. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who disclosed this in Akure on Wednesday, said the Command has also recovered 25 firearms and 12 stolen vehicles from criminal syndicates. Among notable operations, the Command arrested all…
Thirteen worshippers were gunned down in the early hours of Tuesday when armed men stormed a mosque in Unguwan Mantau village, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack occurred around 5 a.m. during dawn prayers, with the assailants reportedly firing indiscriminately at the congregation. Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, confirmed the incident, describing it as a reprisal strike. He said the assault was linked to a recent ambush by villagers on a bandit group, during which several bandits were killed, kidnap victims freed, and weapons recovered. “The victims were observing prayers…
The Department of State Services has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja to deny bail to five men standing trial over the June 5, 2022 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. The secret police, in a counter-affidavit to the bail application, said the defendants have ties to foreign terrorist groups and could jeopardise the case if released. It argued that granting them bail would endanger witnesses, some of whom have already expressed fear of attacks from the suspects’ associates. The accused persons are Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has invited an Ibom Air cabin crew member, Juliana Edward, and a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, for further investigation into a reported incident on an Uyo–Lagos flight on August 10. The NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, confirmed this on Tuesday during a question-and-answer session at the Emergency National Civil Aviation Security Committee and Stakeholders Meeting held in Abuja. Achimugu said he had spoken with Emmanson earlier in the day and disclosed that both she and the crew member had been summoned to appear before the authority on Wednesday. “I have…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to refuse bail to five men facing trial over the June 5, 2022 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, citing their alleged ties to foreign terrorist groups. In its counter-affidavit opposing their bail application, the DSS warned that the defendants could interfere with prosecution witnesses if released, given their violent background and connections to extremist networks. The defendants are: Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem Idris (25), and Momoh Otuho Abubakar (47). They were arraigned on…