No fewer than nine worshippers were abducted by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday during a vigil at St. John’s Catholic Church, Ojije, in the Utonkon District of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State. It was learnt on Monday that the attack occurred at about 2am while the church was observing a vigil as part of a 30-day spiritual programme. The National Publicity Secretary of the Ufia Development Association in the area, Comrade Jude Onwe, confirmed that the victims, comprising women and youths, were taken away by the assailants during the service. “About 2am, suspected bandits stormed…
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The Anambra State Government has suspended the headteachers of nine public primary and secondary schools for two weeks over low attendance of pupils and students on Monday. The sanction was announced by the Chairman of the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Vera Nwadinobi, during an on-the-spot assessment of schools across parts of the state. Nwadinobi expressed displeasure at the poor turnout of learners despite the presence of teachers, noting that the visit was part of a statewide monitoring exercise to ensure compliance with the Executive Order prohibiting the closure of schools on Mondays due to sit-at-home. Findings showed…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested a truck driver in connection with the death of a cyclist in a road crash beneath the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital bridge in the Ikeja area of the state. It was gathered on Monday that the accident occurred along the traffic light corridor inward Airport Road. A statement by the agency’s spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq, disclosed that the cyclist and a DAF articulated truck were approaching the roundabout from the Maryland axis when the incident happened. Preliminary investigations revealed that the cyclist attempted to manoeuvre around the roundabout alongside the heavy-duty vehicle…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has upheld the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate, ruling that the upper legislative chamber acted within the bounds of its constitutional and procedural powers. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Monday by a three-member panel, the appellate court dismissed Akpoti-Uduaghan’s appeal against the Clerk of the National Assembly and three other respondents in suit number CA/ABJ/CV/1107/2025. The court held that the decision of the Senate to suspend the lawmaker did not infringe on her parliamentary privileges or violate any of her fundamental rights as guaranteed under the Constitution. However,…
A man identified as Abodunde Solomon has reportedly fled after allegedly attacking his wife with a machete over accusations of infidelity in Ondo State. The incident was said to have occurred in Supare-Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect allegedly descended on his wife after accusing her of being unfaithful, inflicting severe injuries on her during the attack. A source familiar with the incident said the allegation reportedly enraged the man, leading to the violent assault. “The woman sustained serious injuries, with blood gushing from her body after the attack. Immediately after…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old dispatch rider, David Ekes, for allegedly squandering N1.3m belonging to his employer and a customer on online gambling and staging his own kidnapping to conceal the loss. PUNCH Metro gathered that Ekes, an employee of Dibecs Industry Limited, Okpella, in Etsako East Local Government Area, was initially reported missing on January 30, 2026. In a statement issued on Monday in Benin City, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the case was first treated as a suspected abduction after a report was filed at the Okpella Police Division by…
A 30-year-old man has died in Kano State after he reportedly entered a well in an attempt to retrieve a burning gas cylinder. The incident occurred on Sunday at Saulawa Quarters in Gwarzo town, Gwarzo Local Government Area. The Kano State Fire Service confirmed the development in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Relations Officer, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi. According to the statement, the Gwarzo Fire Service received a distress call from a resident, Alhaji Dan Dauda Gwarzo, who reported that a man had gone down a well. The victim, identified as Ashahabu Ubale, was said to have entered…
A cyclist has been killed in a road accident involving a heavy-duty truck beneath the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital bridge along the Airport Road in Ikeja, Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the accident occurred on Monday at the traffic light point under the bridge as the cyclist and a DAF articulated truck approached the roundabout from the Maryland axis. Eyewitnesses said the cyclist allegedly rode too close to the moving truck while attempting to negotiate the bend, lost his balance and was run over by the vehicle, resulting in his instant death. Officials of the Lagos State Traffic…
The seven construction workers abducted from a Kwara State Government road project have regained their freedom after spending weeks in captivity. The workers were kidnapped on December 15, 2025, while working on the Sabaja–Owa-Onire Road in Isin Local Government Area, an incident that triggered anxiety among residents and the victims’ families. Confirming their release in a statement issued on Monday in Ilorin, the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Works, Olajide Abolarin, said the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Abdulquawy Olododo, disclosed that the workers were freed through coordinated efforts by the state government and security agencies. Olododo described the…
Security operatives have uncovered several shallow graves containing the remains of persons allegedly killed during the boundary dispute between Amasiri community and Okporojọ Oso Edda community in Ebonyi State. The discovery was made by a joint security team deployed to the area following renewed violence linked to the protracted communal crisis. Reacting to allegations that troops were deployed to intimidate residents of Amasiri, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt-Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, said the presence of security forces was to enforce the curfew declared by the Ebonyi State Government and to protect…