The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Kasim, has been declared winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election conducted on Saturday as part of the Federal Capital Territory area council polls. Kasim secured 22,165 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress, who garnered 17,788 votes. The Returning Officer for the exercise, Philip Akpen, announced the results in the early hours of Sunday, describing the poll as peaceful and orderly. He stated that having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, Kasim was duly returned…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has confirmed the arrest of a suspended operative of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, Julius Ekujumi, over his alleged connection to illicit substances weighing about 90 kilogrammes recovered from his shop in December 2025. In a statement issued, the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said Ekujumi was apprehended on Wednesday in Akure as part of a follow-up operation to an earlier raid. Babafemi disclosed that on December 10, 2025, NDLEA operatives stormed Ekujumi’s residence in Akure, where they allegedly recovered a liquid mixture containing various banned substances, including cannabis sativa, popularly called “monkey tail.”…
The Borno State Police Command has announced the death of the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Abubakar A. Balteh, following a road accident. In a brief statement issued on Saturday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, said the senior officer lost his life in a fatal vehicle crash on February 21, 2026. According to the statement, Balteh served the command diligently as the Assistant Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department, until his untimely demise. Daso added that further details concerning funeral arrangements and other related matters would be communicated in due…
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning in Vom, Jos South Local Government Area, as a member of the Hunters Vigilante group allegedly shot dead his colleague following a disagreement while on patrol. The victim, identified as Jafar Umar, was reportedly gunned down by a fellow operative of the community-based security outfit during what sources described as a minor dispute. Both men were said to be serving under the Hunters Vigilante, a local security group operating across parts of Plateau State. Confirming awareness of the incident, the Jos South Area Commander of the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Pam Gyang Pwajok, said he…
Pandemonium broke out on Thursday in Ovade, Oghara, in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State after gunmen reportedly invaded the venue of the All Progressives Congress local government congress, forcing a federal lawmaker, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, to flee under tight security. Ibori-Suenu, who represents Ethiope Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was said to have just arrived at the venue when armed men allegedly stormed the area, firing shots and preventing delegates from accessing the field designated for the exercise. The lawmaker is the daughter of former Delta State governor, James Ibori. Eyewitnesses told journalists that tension had…
The African Democratic Congress has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his movement across polling centres in Abuja during the ongoing area council elections, describing it as undue interference disguised as “monitoring.” In a statement issued on Saturday, the opposition party faulted the minister’s presence at various voting locations, alleging that his actions amounted to meddling in an electoral process in which he holds no constitutional responsibility. The ADC argued that Wike, who it claimed is not a registered voter in the FCT, had no official role in the conduct of the elections. It maintained…
Pandemonium broke out on Thursday in Ovade, Oghara, in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State after gunmen reportedly invaded the venue of the All Progressives Congress local government congress, forcing a federal lawmaker, Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, to flee under tight security. Ibori-Suenu, who represents Ethiope Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was said to have just arrived at the venue when armed men allegedly stormed the area, firing shots and preventing delegates from accessing the field designated for the exercise. The lawmaker is the daughter of former Delta State governor, James Ibori. Eyewitnesses told journalists that tension had…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued three children kidnapped about two months ago and eliminated five suspected terrorists during a fierce encounter in Borno State. The development was disclosed on Saturday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. Sanni Uba, in a statement detailing recent military operations across the theatre. Uba said the insurgents were neutralised when troops on a fighting patrol under Sector 1 engaged suspected members of Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad and the Islamic State West Africa Province around Sabsawa village in Borno State. According to him,…
An Abuja-based ministry, Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide, has expelled a newly married woman, identified as Oyiza, from its fold for allegedly declining to consummate her marriage with her husband, Isaac. The couple, who resided in Ibadan, Oyo State, were wedded on September 6, 2025, after completing traditional rites in Okene, Kogi State, and a court ceremony in Ibadan. Oyiza hails from Kogi State. Trouble, however, reportedly set in shortly after the wedding as the bride allegedly resisted her husband’s advances, insisting she had no affection for him. She was also said to have accused her mother of compelling her into…
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday confirmed the arrest of officers allegedly linked to the fatal shooting of two residents in the AIT area of Alagbado. Findings indicated that the incident occurred when a team of policemen reportedly chased suspected internet fraudsters, commonly referred to as “Yahoo boys,” within the neighbourhood. In the course of the pursuit, gunshots were said to have been discharged, leading to the death of two passersby. Spokesperson for the command, Abimbola Adebisi, who confirmed the development, disclosed that the officers involved had been taken into custody. In a statement shared via her X handle…