Oyate community in the Oro-Ago area of Ifelodun Local Government, Kwara State, came under attack by armed bandits on Monday, just two weeks after a similar raid. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, believed to have entered from neighbouring Kogi State, fired sporadically in an attempt to intimidate residents, but local security personnel successfully prevented major damage or casualties. The community had previously resisted a raid during Friday prayers, underscoring growing concerns over repeated banditry in the area. Security officials noted that the spate of attacks continues despite the Nigerian Army’s ‘Operation Savannah Shield’, aimed at tackling criminal activities across the state.…
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A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a N20bn money laundering case brought against a former company director, Taiwo Ibitola, alongside her firm, Lexhan Investment Limited. Justice Akintoye Aluko gave the ruling on Monday after the prosecution applied to discontinue the suit. The defendants were earlier charged by the police on four counts relating to conspiracy, fraud, conversion, and possession of alleged proceeds of crime. The matter, initially scheduled for arraignment on November 13, 2025, could not proceed due to the absence of both parties. It was subsequently adjourned to December 16, 2025, but the court did not…
Angry protesters, operating under the aegis of Concerned Citizens, on Monday converged on Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, Edo State, to protest an alleged case of bullying involving students of the school. The demonstration followed the circulation of a viral video showing a student being repeatedly beaten and kicked by suspected senior colleagues within the school compound. Security presence was heightened at the institution, with operatives stationed to prevent the protesters from entering the premises. A visit by our correspondent revealed that personnel of the Department of State Services were positioned at the school gate, where they screened individuals…
The police have confirmed the death of 23 persons and injuries to 108 others following coordinated bomb explosions in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday. The incidents were reported at three locations — the Post Office Flyover, Maiduguri Monday Market, and the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. In a statement released on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said preliminary findings suggested that the attacks were carried out by suspected suicide bombers. He stated that the explosions occurred at about 7:24pm on March 16, 2026, adding that investigations were ongoing to establish further…
The Oyo State Police Command has urged members of the public to help identify the body of a yet-to-be-identified woman recovered in Egbeda Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olayinka Ayanlade, made the appeal in a statement released on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital. He said the incident was reported on Saturday by a Good Samaritan who discovered the corpse and alerted the Egbeda Divisional Police Headquarters. Ayanlade explained that the informant had gone to a car wash around Ile Marun, Iwo Road, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where he noticed the woman’s body…
Suspected bandits on Monday carried out a violent attack in Sabon Gyero, Millennium City, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, leaving one person dead and seven others abducted. According to sources, the attackers struck in the early hours, breaking into a residence and forcibly taking three women and four children. During the raid, the assailants reportedly targeted a phone charging outlet, fatally shooting a young man identified as Abdullahi Lawal, also known as “Kurma.” Lawal, who was deaf, sustained a gunshot wound to the head and died before reaching a hospital. Residents said the bandits also stole mobile phones…
A 59-year-old blind man, Julius Nyikwa, has been taken into police custody in Niger State over allegations that he sexually assaulted his 10-year-old niece, who lives in the same family compound. Sources told Arewa PUNCH that the incident occurred on February 16, 2026, at Keteren-Gwari, Minna, when the girl was reportedly lured into Nyikwa’s room. The suspect’s wife is the victim’s maternal aunt, and both families reside within the same compound. Police investigations revealed that Nyikwa allegedly engaged in repeated acts of sexual abuse against the child. The matter came to light when the victim’s grandmother raised an alarm during…
A United States-based investment advisor, Hon. Seun Oluwashina Ajongbolo, has formally declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Akoko South East/Akoko South West Federal Constituency in Ondo State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Ajongbolo made the declaration during a small gathering of party leaders, traditional rulers, youth groups, market women, and other stakeholders from the constituency, where he outlined his vision for economic development, youth empowerment, and stronger federal representation for Akoko communities. Addressing supporters, Ajongbolo said his decision to seek the legislative seat was driven by a desire to bring his…
An unspecified number of people are feared dead while several others sustained injuries following suspected bomb explosions that rocked parts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday evening. The explosions reportedly occurred around Monday Market and near a security checkpoint at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. Sources told our correspondent that the blasts happened almost simultaneously at about 7:02 p.m., triggering panic in the busy commercial area and nearby neighbourhoods. Confirming the development, the Head of Operations of the Federal Fire Service in Borno State, Mohammed Kafaran, said emergency personnel had been dispatched to the affected locations. “Yes,…
A mother from Akure, Ondo State, Sandra Osatuyi, has appealed for urgent help after losing two of her daughters under mysterious circumstances in Ibadan, Oyo State, while her third child remains unaccounted for. Osatuyi told reporters that despite a police directive ordering her ex-husband to release her surviving daughter, Precious-Praise Olofintayo, 18, she has yet to see her. The mother called on law enforcement and the public to assist in locating the teenager. Investigations indicate that the three girls had been living with their father, Olofintayo Moses Akinpelumi Adekunle, a Nigeria Immigration Service officer, following his separation from Osatuyi in…