A pro-democracy group, the Concerned Pro-Democratic Activists of Nigeria, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to release military officers detained over an alleged coup plot, citing worsening health conditions and prolonged confinement. As reported by PUNCH, the group said some of the officers, who have been in custody since October 2025, were reportedly falling ill in detention without adequate medical care. The appeal followed the announcement by the then Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, on October 4, 2025, that 16 officers had been arrested for breaches of military regulations and acts of indiscipline.…
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Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has declared that he has not endorsed, approved, or promised any elective ticket to any aspirant for 2027, warning party members against rumours, assumptions and political falsehoods capable of creating divisions within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Governor made the statement on Sunday while addressing leaders and members of the APC during the Ondo State APC stakeholders’ meeting held at The Dome, Akure, as party leaders reaffirmed unity and intensified mobilisation for the ongoing electronic membership registration exercise. Governor Aiyedatiwa said it had become necessary to clearly state his position in view…
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the interception of items believed to be explosive substances in Saki, located in the Oke Ogun axis of the state. The Command, in a statement released on Sunday by its spokesperson, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the recovery followed a stop-and-search operation carried out by operatives in the area. According to the police, the truck conveying the suspicious materials was halted during the operation and immediately taken into custody, while the driver was arrested. Ayanlade said the action was based on actionable intelligence, noting that the materials were secured promptly to prevent any security breach.…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Hauwa Abulazeez, over her alleged role in supplying drugs to Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Lt.-Col. Sanni Uba, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that Abulazeez was apprehended in Askira Uba Local Government Area following actionable intelligence. Uba said the suspect is accused of supplying cannabis sativa to Boko Haram operatives in Askira Uba, Rumirgo, Gwahi, Wamdiyo, Uvu, and Gaya, and acting as a key conduit for distributing the drug across multiple communities in the North-East. He explained that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 30-year-old Brazilian woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 30.09 kilograms of white heroin valued at over N3bn. The agency said the illicit drug was concealed inside factory-sealed coffee packs brought into the country by the suspect. In a statement on Sunday, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said the woman, who is a private security officer in Brazil, was apprehended on Friday, January 23, upon her arrival in Abuja on a Qatar Airways flight QR1431. Babafemi said the arrest followed “processed intelligence,” adding that a…
A suspected armed robber was beaten to death by a mob in Abangasang, Calabar, on Sunday morning, authorities have confirmed. According to witnesses, the suspect was attempting to rob an unsuspecting woman when residents intercepted him. The situation quickly escalated as the mob attacked him before police from the State Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrived to intervene. The officers promptly took the suspect to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) for medical attention. However, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), confirmed in a statement that the suspect died shortly after arrival. “Unfortunately, the victim, yet to be…
Operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun 1 Area Command, Idiroko, came under attack by suspected armed smugglers at Akokoro, Iwoye, in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, leaving two officers critically injured. The Command’s Spokesperson, Zakaria Chado, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying the attack occurred at about 4:00 p.m. while officers intercepted a 12-tyre truck believed to be carrying a large consignment of illicit drugs and other prohibited items. Chado explained that before reinforcements could arrive, the suspects mobilised armed hoodlums and launched a coordinated assault on the patrol team. “The attackers erected heavy barricades at…
Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have successfully rescued a man abducted by suspected kidnappers at Olorunda Village, Ojongbodu, in Oyo West Local Government Area. The victim, identified as Haruna Lawal, sustained a head injury during the attack. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, stated in a press release on Sunday in Ibadan that the command received a distress call at about 2:10 a.m. on January 24, 2026, from a resident, Alimot, reporting that armed assailants had invaded her brother’s home. According to Ayanlade, the kidnappers seized Lawal and escaped with his motorcycle. “Upon receiving the report,…
The Ondo State Police Command has rescued two persons abducted by gunmen in Akure, the state capital, and has intensified efforts to arrest the perpetrators. The command said the incident occurred on Friday, January 24, 2026, at about 9:45am, when four men were reportedly attacked at a work site in the Eleyewo area of Akure. The victims were identified as Adesola Emiloye (45), Jimoh Akinlolu (35), Ebenezer Oloro (43), and another individual whose identity has yet to be confirmed. According to the police, the victims were ambushed by two armed men, prompting a distress call to the command’s control room.…
A teenage girl has narrated her horrific ordeal in the hands of her guardian, who allegedly subjected her to repeated sexual abuse after bringing her from Abia State to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, under the guise of caring for his elderly mother. The 14-year-old victim, whose identity is being protected, disclosed that the abuse began when she was just 12 years old. She alleged that her guardian, Daniel Isaac, 26, would force her to swallow a white substance after each incident of defilement. Isaac, a native of Ohafia Local Government Area in Abia State but resident in Oyigbo, Port Harcourt,…