Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a nursing mother, her children and other family members along the Eko-Abeku-Iyowa Road in Edo State, with the attackers reportedly demanding N260 million for their release. The abduction occurred around 5pm on Monday, February 2, 2026, within Evboneka community, along the Benin–Akure Road, as the victims were returning from school. Among those taken were a nursing mother, six children, including a baby and other relative. However, the nursing mother and her infant were later released by the kidnappers, reportedly after a heavy downpour on the day of the incident. Head of the family,…
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The Ondo State Police Command has launched an investigation into the death of two young men following a drowning incident at a hotel in Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on January 29, 2026, during a swimming pool party organised by Unibercity Lounge and Hotel for newly matriculated students. A police source said the incident was reported at the Akungba Divisional Police Headquarters by the hotel’s pool manager, identified as Shittu, who informed the police that one of the guests, Adegbola Blessing, 19, was found unconscious in the pool around 8pm. He was reportedly…
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a Ghanaian national, Frimpong Samuel, over allegations that he forcefully removed the roof of an apartment occupied by his tenant in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred at a residential building on Chief Chike Street, off NTA Road, Mgbuoba. Sources said trouble began after a disagreement between the landlord and the tenant, Anozie Tochukwu, over the latter’s continued stay in the apartment after the expiration of his rent. It was gathered that the tenant had earlier received a notice to vacate towards the end of 2025, as the…
The Senate has voted against a proposal seeking to make the electronic transmission of election results mandatory in the ongoing consideration of the Electoral Amendment Bill. The lawmakers rejected an amendment to Clause 60(3) of the bill, which would have compelled presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission to electronically upload polling unit results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal immediately after collation. The rejected provision stipulated that results be transmitted in real time after the completion of Form EC8A, duly signed and stamped by the presiding officer and endorsed by party agents. Instead, the Senate opted to retain…
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued an 81-year-old man from the clutches of a suspected fraud syndicate operating within Uyo, the state capital. The command also arrested three alleged members of the syndicate during an operation carried out on Tuesday, following intelligence received from a concerned resident. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists in Uyo on Wednesday. According to the police, the suspects specialised in using a tricycle to lure unsuspecting members of the public before defrauding them of their money and valuables. John explained that the operation…
No fewer than two hunters were killed on Tuesday after suspected armed bandits attacked a group in a forest in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The incident reportedly occurred around 4:30 p.m. inside the Kadidda Forest while the hunters were on what was described as a hunting exhibition. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed the attack in a post shared on X on Wednesday. According to the post, the hunters were ambushed by a large number of armed men believed to be bandits, who opened fire on them at close range. Two members of the group were fatally shot…
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,…
… 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,…