The Taraba State Police Command has launched an investigation into an alleged razor blade attack on a 17-year-old girl in Donga Local Government Area of the state, following claims of prolonged harassment by a married man. The incident was said to have occurred at the residence of the teenager identified as Iwasen Terhemba. Residents of the community, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on the condition of anonymity, alleged that the girl, who lives with her guardian, Jemila Wanga, had repeatedly rebuffed advances from a married man, citing her age and his marital status. It was gathered that tension heightened after…
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The Gombe State Government has confirmed the death of a newly enlisted Nigerian Army recruit, Ibrahim Nazifi, who reportedly died while undergoing training at the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State. Nazifi was said to be among the first batch of successful candidates from Gombe State participating in the Nigerian Army Regular Recruit Intake. Confirming the development in a statement on Thursday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Security Matters and Intergovernmental Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Danbayo, disclosed that the recruit died after a brief illness at the training camp. The deceased was identified as a native of…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the death of a site labourer, Abdulraheem Koni, at Budo Mosalasi village in the Saki area of the state. Those arrested were identified as Lateef Giwa and Adediran Quazim. The command’s spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, said in a statement on Thursday that the suspects were picked up following credible intelligence linked to the incident. According to him, the deceased was working at a construction site when a disagreement reportedly broke out between him and Giwa, his employer. The argument, he said, later degenerated into a physical confrontation. Ayanlade explained…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held separate meetings with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and his Plateau State counterpart, Caleb Mutfwang, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Makinde and Mutfwang arrived at the State House at different times, with Mutfwang getting to the villa at about 3pm, while Makinde arrived around 3:30pm. The closed-door meetings are coming amid renewed political consultations and shifting alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, is among the few opposition governors yet to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress despite the recent wave of defections. The…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in the Chairman and 37 commissioners of the Federal Character Commission at the State House, Abuja. The new chairman, Hulayat Omidiran, took the oath of office alongside commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at about 4:48pm. Omidiran, 59, a former two-term member of the House of Representatives, represented Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency of Osun State between 2011 and 2019. She succeeds Dr Muheeba Dankaka, whose tenure the Presidency said was “dogged by controversy.” The Ikire-born politician is a graduate of Biochemistry from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and is said to have…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man in Akure for attempted murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, the command confirmed on Thursday. The suspect, identified simply as Oladimeji, was apprehended following a distress report from a woman, Bosede, of Kayode Street, Akure. Officers from the Okuta Elerinla Divisional Police Headquarters responded promptly to the report and arrested the suspect at the scene. Preliminary investigations revealed that Oladimeji allegedly attacked the victim with multiple fist blows, inflicted a bite injury on her left ear, and caused other injuries to her body. The suspect also reportedly fired a gunshot…
The Ekiti State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, has arrested 16 suspected bandits said to have migrated from Kwara State into Ekiti. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday by operatives of the Amotekun Oye Local Government Command. The arrest was confirmed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Information of the corps, Mr Adeleye, who disclosed that the suspects were intercepted around the Gede Farm settlement in Isan-Ekiti. According to the statement, residents became alarmed after the suspects were sighted in large numbers with herds of cattle within the community, a situation that reportedly caused tension and…
The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has declined to constitute a judicial panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara, citing subsisting court orders restraining him from taking further steps on the matter. The Rivers State House of Assembly had earlier requested the Chief Judge to set up a seven-member panel to probe the governor and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, over allegations bordering on gross misconduct. However, in a letter dated January 20, 2026, and addressed to the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, Justice Amadi said he was legally prevented from acting on the request due to…
Gunmen have attacked a mining site in the Kuru community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing seven persons. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday night, was said to have left several others injured. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Artisanal Mining, Emmanuel Solomon, confirmed the attack to PUNCH Online in Jos on Thursday. “I have just been informed about the attack in the Kuru community which happened yesterday night. Seven people died in the attack. I’m about to go to the community to see things by myself,” Solomon said. Describing the incident as…
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old suspect alongside two teenage accomplices over alleged involvement in a string of armed robbery incidents within the Ibadan metropolis. The arrest was made during a stop-and-search operation carried out by operatives of the command’s Operations Department. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka. According to the police, the suspects were intercepted while riding in an unregistered tricycle, popularly known as Keke Maruwa. The statement noted that a search of the vehicle led to the recovery of a locally made firearm.…