The University of Abuja has called on members of the public to assist in locating a female undergraduate who has been declared missing. In a statement released on Thursday by the Acting Director of Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, the institution identified the student as Sadiya Usman, a 100-level student in the Department of Accounting. According to the statement, Usman was reported missing after she left her residence at Kontagora Estate, Gwagwalada, at about 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 18, 2026. She was said to be heading to the university’s Main Campus to sit for her Computer-Based Test…
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The Plateau State Government has arrested a bar operator and another woman over the alleged trafficking of three teenage girls to Ghana for prostitution. The prime suspect, identified as Mrs Yakubu, who runs a bar in the Rantya area of Jos, was on Thursday paraded at the headquarters of the State Gender and Equal Opportunities Commission alongside the three victims recently brought back from Ghana. Two of the victims, aged 18 and 19, hail from Adamawa State, while the third is an indigene of Plateau State. Addressing journalists, the Chairperson of the commission, Olivia Dazyam, disclosed that the agency acted…
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, on Wednesday ordered the remand of a Lagos-based businessman, Adesiyan Kayode Olayinka, over an alleged N230 million foreign exchange investment fraud said to involve Artificial Intelligence-generated images of Peter Obi. Olayinka was arraigned on a six-count charge instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria, bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretences, fraudulent advertisement and stealing, contrary to the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act and the Criminal Code Act. The charges were read to the defendant in open court, and he pleaded not guilty to all counts.…
Grief has enveloped Erinmope-Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State following the death of one of seven persons abducted by gunmen, despite the payment of a N25 million ransom to secure their freedom. Relatives disclosed that while six victims have been released, the corpse of the deceased woman has not been recovered, leaving the family unable to conduct burial rites. The abduction occurred on January 24, 2026, when armed assailants stormed the community and kidnapped five women, including a nursing and a pregnant mother, with an initial ransom demand of N100 million. The crisis escalated after two persons…
No fewer than 34 fasting Muslims were reportedly killed when suspected terrorists launched coordinated attacks on several villages in Kebbi State. According to the police, the assailants, identified as members of the Lakurawa group, stormed communities in the Bui district of Arewa Local Government Area at about 1:15pm, unleashing gunfire on residents and razing property. The Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, Bashir Usman, confirmed the incident on Thursday, saying the attackers struck multiple villages, including Mamunu, Awasaka, Tungan Tsoho, Makangara, Kanzo, Gorun Naidal and Dan Mai Ago. A security report made available to journalists indicated that more than 30…
The Nigeria Police Force in Ekiti State has arraigned the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Tunji Odeyemi, alongside three other party officials over alleged offences linked to the party’s secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti. The defendants were brought before a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti by the Rapid Response Squad of the state command following a petition bordering on alleged vandalism, conspiracy, theft and unlawful entry into a property reportedly claimed by a private individual. Those charged with Odeyemi include Chief Makanjuola Ogundipe, Mr Kole Abiodun and Mr Gani Salau, a media aide to the Ekiti PDP governorship…
The Rivers State House of Assembly on Thursday suspended the impeachment process it commenced against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. The decision was reached during plenary shortly after lawmakers reconvened in Port Harcourt, the state capital, effectively putting an end, for now, to the impeachment notice earlier served on thesuspend the pr officials. The Assembly had, at its first sitting in 2026, set the impeachment machinery in motion, accusing the governor and his deputy of gross misconduct. Among the allegations levelled against them were the demolition of the State House…
The Lagos State Police Command has taken nine individuals into custody over the murder of Prince Ademola Akinloye, son of the Ajiran of Agungi, Oba Tijani Akinloye. It was gathered that the prince was shot and killed by gunmen along Chevron Drive, near Ebano Supermarket in the community. It was also learnt on Wednesday that seven of the suspects were apprehended on Tuesday, February 10, by the command’s tactical squad, while two others had been arrested a week earlier in connection with the crime. A police source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the arrests were made following intelligence…
A Nigerian woman, Oluranti Akinyemi, has passed away in the United Kingdom less than a day after travelling to the country to attend her son’s graduation ceremony. Findings by revealed that a fundraising campaign was initiated on the crowdfunding platform, JustGiving, with a target of £20,000 to facilitate the repatriation of her remains to Nigeria and offset related expenses. As of Wednesday, £2,087 had been donated by 97 contributors. In the appeal, posted by Adekunle Ogundana, the family appealed for support to return the deceased to Nigeria for burial. “Help us bring our sister, mother, friend and beloved home, Mrs…
A student of NKST Secondary School, Sai, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State, identified as Tsavnav Gabriel, was allegedly shot by operatives of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday evening. The incident reportedly occurred as troops were moving through Sai community after escorting the corpse of a man said to have been killed by suspected armed herders at Tse Jato. Residents said the student was struck by a bullet during the soldiers’ passage through the area. The circumstances surrounding the discharge of the firearm, however, remain unclear. Gabriel was subsequently rushed to a private clinic in Sai, where he…