Two nurses have been taken into custody following the death of two young sisters at the General Hospital in Zuru, Kebbi State, after they were allegedly administered incorrect injections during treatment. The victims, aged six and three, reportedly died on March 18 under circumstances that have since sparked concern within the community. The suspects are currently being held by the police in Birnin Kebbi as investigations continue to unravel the precise cause of the incident. In response to the development, the Kebbi State Government constituted a nine-member panel of inquiry to probe the matter. The panel, chaired by the Commissioner…
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Suspected bandits on Tuesday killed two hunters providing security in a community in Kwara South Senatorial District of Kwara State. The victims were reportedly attacked while escorting a convoy travelling from Oro-Ago to Oke-Oyan in the Ilere axis of Ifelodun Local Government Area. It was gathered that the assailants also made away with the hunters’ motorcycles after carrying out the attack. Sources said members of the convoy narrowly escaped harm as other security aides engaged the bandits and repelled the assault. Residents alleged that the attackers appeared to have prior knowledge of the movements and identities of local vigilantes, hunters…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday stormed the Maitama residence of former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in Abuja, in what appeared to be a move to assume control of the property. The officials, said to be led by Folarin Dare, reportedly arrived in about five buses. Clad in the agency’s signature red and black jackets and bearing arms, they cordoned off the area, restricting movement around the residence. Access to the property, situated at No. 2 Koranakh Close, off Amazon Street in the highbrow Maitama district, was blocked as the operatives sealed the premises.…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a car theft syndicate and recovered a stolen Toyota Camry in Akure, the state capital. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Public Relations Officer, Abayomi Jimoh. According to the police, the breakthrough followed a complaint lodged on February 27, 2026, by one Adeyemi Robert, who reported that his Toyota Camry with registration number AH173WWD was stolen on February 14 while he attended a social event on Sijuade Street in Akure. The victim reportedly parked the vehicle in front of the event venue but…
The Nigerian Navy has arrested eight suspected oil thieves in Rivers State and recovered 44,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), handing them over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and possible prosecution. The operation, conducted by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, followed “critical and credible intelligence” on illegal bunkering activities in Degema and Obologho communities, Commander Mutalib Ibikunle Raji said on Monday. He was represented by the Acting Base Operations Officer, Lieutenant Commander Justin Jerome, during a briefing at the naval facility in Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. Raji explained that the…
A civil society organisation, the Incorporated Trustees of Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), has raised concerns over repeated adjournments in its alleged murder case against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and Mrs Asabe Waziri. GICN, the plaintiff in the matter, accused the Nigeria Police Force and Waziri of deliberately stalling the proceedings, a development it said has denied justice to the victim’s family. The group noted that nearly two years after filing the case, the police have only submitted a conditional appearance, without engaging further in substantive processes. The suit, filed on May 18, 2024, was assigned to Justice Gladys…
A 23-year-old Nigerian graduate living in the United States, Oluwalayomi “Layo” Fadero, has lost her life after a driver fleeing from police collided with her vehicle in Nashville, Tennessee. Local media reports indicated that the tragic incident occurred last Friday when the suspect, identified as Ray Eugene Padgett, allegedly drove against traffic while attempting to escape arrest. Fadero, who recently graduated from Fisk University, was said to be heading towards her residence along Murfreesboro Pike when the suspect’s vehicle rammed into the driver’s side of her car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The Metro Nashville Police Department disclosed…
Gunmen have reportedly shot dead a Point-of-Sale operator, identified simply as Daniel, during a robbery attack in the World Bank area of Owerri, the Imo State capital. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday evening near Everyday Supermarket, where the victim operated his business. Daniel, a native of Ndegwu in Orogwe community, Owerri West Local Government Area, was reportedly attacked at his duty post by the assailants. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the victim had earlier suffered a robbery incident and was still struggling to recover from the financial setback before the latest…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, appeared at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday under heavy security for his scheduled arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai arrived at the court premises, located within the old Nigerian Defence Academy, around 9:00 a.m. in a Hilux vehicle. He waited for over 30 minutes before being escorted into the courtroom at about 9:34 a.m., dressed in a light green babanriga with a matching cap, flanked by operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Journalists who had gathered from…
The Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the alleged indecent assault of an eight-month-old baby at a private school in the state. Findings indicated that the incident occurred on Wednesday, March 18, within the school premises where the child’s mother, Gloria Umukoro, works. Umukoro explained that the school had closed early for revision week, but she remained behind to prepare examination materials. She said the baby, clad in a diaper, was initially with the school principal before being returned about 30 minutes later by the school director, identified as Korede Afuye. Recounting the sequence of events, the…