The Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure has restrained the State Executive Council from approving the appointment of any person as the new Aladeokun of Alade-Idanre, pending the determination of a suit before it. Justice F.S. Akinbinu gave the order in Suit No. HCAK/558/CIV/2025 instituted by the Akinboro Family of the Lagokun Ruling House of Alade-Idanre, challenging the state government’s appointment of warrant chiefs for the selection of a new monarch. The claimants, in the suit filed on December 31, 2025, argued that the appointment of warrant chiefs was unlawful, insisting that under Section 9 of the Chiefs Law,…
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… as EFCC witness confirms former governor’s name not linked to transactions. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joseph Daudu and Counsel to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, said at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, that Bello was facing political trial and not money laundering charges. He said this on Wednesday at the ongoing money laundering case instituted against Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Daudu’s clarification followed the remarks in the open court by EFCC Counsel, Kemi Pinheiro SAN, that what happened in the mode of payments by…
The Niger State Police Command has rescued four tree cutters abducted by suspected bandits following a gun duel in the Kankara area of the state. The rescue was disclosed in a post shared on X on Wednesday by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the post, the operation occurred on February 3, 2026, when police patrol teams on a confidence-building patrol along the Ketare–Kankara Road sighted suspected bandits hiding in the Makulawa forest. The officers were said to have engaged the armed men in a gunfight, forcing them to flee deeper into the bush. In the course of the operation,…
A Nigerien national has been shot dead at the Burdugu border entry point in Baure Local Government Area of Katsina State, near the Niger Republic boundary. The incident reportedly occurred on February 3, 2026, during a routine border patrol by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service. Security analyst Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the incident via his verified X handle on Tuesday, said the victim was a 30-year-old motorcyclist identified as Dari Bace Bace, a resident of Bace Bace village in the Niger Republic. According to the report, the deceased was allegedly shot by an immigration officer, Inspector Tijjani Mai Kaho,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is fully prepared for the 2027 general election, despite delays by the National Assembly in passing the amended Electoral Act. The commission disclosed that it has concluded work on the election timetable and schedule of activities for the polls. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with representatives of Civil Society Organisations. Amupitan said the commission had already forwarded its recommendations on the proposed amendments to the National Assembly, noting, however, that the timing of the passage of the new law could affect certain…
The United States has deployed a small contingent of troops to Nigeria, marking its first confirmed ground presence in the country following airstrikes carried out against terrorist targets on Christmas Day 2025. The deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump authorised airstrikes on locations he described as Islamic State enclaves in Nigeria, while warning that further military action could follow if security threats persisted. According to a Reuters report on Tuesday, the troop deployment followed a bilateral agreement between Nigeria and the United States to strengthen security cooperation amid rising terrorist activities across West Africa. The report noted that…
A Political analyst, Mahmud Jega, has warned that the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the lingering political crisis between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may deepen rather than resolve the conflict. Jega expressed the view on Tuesday during an interview on Arise Television, where he faulted what he described as the President’s posture in the unfolding power struggle in the oil-rich state. According to him, recognising Wike as the undisputed political leader of Rivers State contradicts the internal structure and constitution of the All Progressives Congress, which places governors…
Suspected bandits have attacked Maraban Rido community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting two daughters of a widow during a late-night raid. The victims were identified as Deborah Edward, a former corps member who completed her National Youth Service Corps programme in December 2025, and her younger sister, Rachael Edward. Residents said the assailants stormed the family residence on Monday night and forcefully took the two sisters away to an unknown location. The incident occurred barely two weeks after worshippers were abducted during separate attacks on ECWA and Cherubim and Seraphim churches in Kurmin Wali community, raising…
Tragedy struck in parts of Oyo State as the Oyo State Fire Service recovered the bodies of two men from separate wells in Ogbomoso and Saki, with one of the victims reportedly losing his life while attempting to rescue a goat. The incidents were confirmed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reforms and Chairman of the state Fire Service, Moroof Akinwande, in a statement issued in Ibadan. Akinwande disclosed that one of the victims, identified as 30-year-old Shina Adedeji, fell into a well at the Aaje Ikose area of Ogbomoso in Ogbomoso North Local…
The Sokoto State Police Command has foiled a cattle rustling attempt in Goronyo Local Government Area, recovering an AK-47 rifle, live ammunition and stolen livestock during a coordinated security operation. The operation followed a distress alert received by the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department on Saturday at about 4pm, reporting that armed men had rustled several sheep in Tajaye village, Goronyo. Acting on the intelligence, detectives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, alongside operatives of the Salame Division, swiftly moved to the area and began tracking the suspects. Police investigations later traced the suspects and the stolen animals to…