The United States Department of Homeland Security has announced plans to deport no fewer than 79 Nigerians convicted of various crimes as part of an intensified clampdown on criminal immigrants. Findings by The PUNCH on the DHS website on Monday showed that the affected Nigerians were listed among what the agency described as the “worst of the worst” criminal aliens in the United States. According to information accompanying the list, those slated for deportation were convicted of offences ranging from fraud and drug-related crimes to assault, robbery and manslaughter. The DHS said the arrests and planned deportations were carried out…
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No fewer than 10 kidnapped persons have been rescued by a joint security team following a gun battle with suspected bandits in Niger State. The rescue occurred on Sunday at Mai-Laka village in Mariga Local Government Area, along the Bangi–Kotonkoro road. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the development on Monday, describing the operation as a significant success in the ongoing fight against kidnapping and banditry in the state. The police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police Wasiu Abiodun, said the joint security operatives encountered the suspected kidnappers at about 8am and engaged them in a fierce exchange of gunfire. He explained…
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 23 others sustained injuries in a lone accident that occurred on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, near the Four Square Camp area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Mr Odunsin Afolabi, in Abeokuta. Afolabi said the crash occurred at about 11:27am and involved a DAF CF 380 trailer with registration number SNA 287 XA. He explained that operatives of the FRSC from the Ogunmakin Unit Command arrived at the scene within two…
A grieving father, Henry Airenekhuemen, has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the death of his son, Mattias, who reportedly died after an incident at the swimming pool of Signatious Hotel in the Ajao Estate area of Lagos State. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, Airenekhuemen said his son had attended a poolside event at the hotel on Saturday evening, where he was engaged in selling tickets to earn money. He said the family became alarmed after one of Mattias’ elder brothers informed him that the young man had been rushed to the Isolo General Hospital and that their presence was…
Suspected bandits have reportedly killed a labour activist, Comrade Magaji Auwal Abdulhameed, during an attack along the Birnin Gwari highway in Kaduna State. The incident occurred along the Birnin Gwari axis in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area while the victim was said to be returning home. Details of the killing emerged on Tuesday through a post by a security analyst and journalist, popularly known as Bakatsine, on X formerly Twitter. His post on X reads, “BREAKING: Comr. Magaji Auwal Abdulhameed was killed by suspected bandits while returning home along the Birnin Gwari axis in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of…
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described the state’s 50th anniversary as a defining moment of reflection, renewal and recommitment to sustainable development, unity and good governance. In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday to mark the Golden Jubilee of the creation of Ondo State, the governor said the celebration went beyond the marking of time, noting that it represented a historic intersection of the past, present and future of the Sunshine State. Aiyedatiwa traced the evolution of Ondo State from the former Ondo Province to its creation on February 3, 1976, following the dissolution of the…
An erstwhile Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has attributed Ondo State’s emergence as an oil-producing state to visionary leadership, strategic sacrifices and collaborative governance, warning that disregarding the counsel of elders and the lessons of history could jeopardise the state’s development. Speaking on Monday at the International Centre for Culture and Events (The Dome), Akure, during the public lecture themed “Ondo State: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, Olanipekun recounted the painstaking steps that positioned Ondo alongside Abia and Imo states as Nigeria’s oil-producing states in the 90’s. Olanipekun, who was the chairman of…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has stopped the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on any strike or protest in the Federal Capital Territory. The court, in an interim injunction delivered on Tuesday by Justice Emmanuel Sibilim, restrained the NLC, the TUC and three labour leaders, Benson Upah, General N.A. Toro and Stephen Knabayi, from carrying out any form of industrial action in the FCT. The order followed an ex parte application jointly filed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the FCT Administration. The application, marked NICN/ABJ/30/26, was argued by…
A political commentator, Folahanmi Odunayo, has criticised the recent endorsement of Chief Alex Ajipe for the Ondo North senatorial seat by the Owo Youths General Assembly, describing the move as poorly timed in Nigeria’s volatile political environment. Odunayo, in a statement issued on Monday, acknowledged the importance of youth participation in politics but warned that endorsements made without broad consultations and strategic foresight could undermine the influence of youth organisations. He noted that Nigeria’s political system, particularly at the sub-national level, remained fluid and unpredictable, driven by shifting alliances, party supremacy, zoning considerations and elite negotiations. According to him, the…
Youth leaders of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo North Senatorial District have congratulated the Senator representing the district, Dr Olajide Ipinsagba, on the occasion of his birthday. In a statement jointly issued on Monday, the youth leaders described the lawmaker as a committed public servant whose contributions to governance and development had positively impacted the senatorial district and the country at large. The youths noted that Ipinsagba, who chairs the Senate Committee on Procurement, had demonstrated leadership and commitment to transparency and accountability in public service, adding that his role in the National Assembly had strengthened confidence in legislative…