Tragedy struck Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, following the death of a 300-level Computer Science student, identified as Kelvin Danlami. The undergraduate was reported to have died on Monday, January 19, 2026, in an incident said to be connected to financial distress after he allegedly lost ₦150,000 meant for house rent to gambling activities. Although the circumstances surrounding his death are still being discussed within the campus, the incident has thrown the university community into mourning. Reacting, the Students’ Union Government of the institution expressed deep sorrow over the loss. In a statement signed by its General Secretary,…
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A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver involved in a road accident that claimed the lives of two associates of heavyweight boxing star, Anthony Joshua, to February 25, 2026. Kayode, 46, was arraigned before the court on January 2, with Magistrate Olufunilayo Somefun presiding. He is facing a four-count charge bordering on dangerous driving causing death, reckless and negligent driving, driving without due care and attention resulting in bodily harm and damage to property, as well as driving without a valid national driver’s licence. The charges were brought under relevant…
Magistrates, Presidents of Grade ‘A’ Customary Courts and Legal Research Officers in Ondo State have suspended their two-week-old industrial action following agreements reached with the state government. The suspension was announced on Monday night in a statement jointly signed by Mrs O. Edwin, Mr Segun Rotiba, and Mrs Agbomola. Recall that the judicial officers, under the aegis of the Coalition of Magistrates, Presidents of Grade ‘A’ Customary Courts and Legal Research Officers in the Ondo State Judiciary, had on January 5, 2026, embarked on an indefinite strike in pursuit of judicial autonomy and improved welfare. In a notice dated January…
Troops of the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin Kai have uncovered an underground logistics base used by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, recovering fuel, medical supplies and other materials. The discovery followed intelligence-driven operations carried out on Sunday in the Timbuktu Triangle axis, spanning Chilaria, Garin Faruk and Abirma communities. Confirming the development in a statement, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt-Col Uba Sani, said the operation formed part of the ongoing Operation Desert Sanity. He said the troops launched coordinated assaults on identified terrorist enclaves after moving out from their locations…
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Olumuyiwa Adjoto, to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment, held that the Lagos State Government successfully proved two of the three charges brought against the convict beyond reasonable doubt. Adjoto had been arraigned on counts of defilement, sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child. The court found him guilty of defilement and sexual assault by penetration but discharged him on the count of indecent treatment. In his ruling, Oshodi described the offences as grievous, noting…
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has expressed confidence that the growing collaboration between the party and the Obidient Movement will unseat the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 general elections. Odigie-Oyegun, a former National Chairman of the APC, spoke on Monday in Benin City, Edo State, during the formal defection of members of the Obidient Movement to the ADC. The development comes weeks after the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, formally aligned with the ADC. Welcoming the defectors, Odigie-Oyegun said the influx of members of the…
A Lagos-based parent, Mrs Muibat Owoeye, has accused the management of Troika Multilingual School, located in the Lekki area of the state, of abruptly withdrawing her two children from the school without any stated offence or prior notice. Owoeye alleged that her children, aged two and six, were removed from the school on Monday, January 12, despite having resumed classes earlier that day and with their school fees fully paid. The aggrieved parent, who narrated her experience in a post on X on Friday, described the action as shocking and distressing, insisting that neither she nor her children breached any…
Two middle-aged men have died after a violent confrontation in Akpap-Okoyong community, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, following a dispute over a missing bunch of plantain. The incident occurred over the weekend near Calabar, where the men, identified by residents as Edet and Effiong, reportedly attacked each other with machetes during a heated argument. A community resident, Ettenma, told journalists that the clash began when Effiong returned from his farm and discovered that a bunch of plantain was missing. While expressing his frustration, he was allegedly informed by someone that Edet had been seen carrying a bunch…
The Anambra State Government has arrested six suspected illegal revenue collectors operating around the River Niger bridge corridors and nearbycommunities in Ogbaru Local Government Area. The suspects were apprehended on Monday at various locations during a coordinated enforcement exercise by the state’s Special Anti-Touting Squad, following intelligence reports that they had been extorting residents, transport operators and investors under the guise of levy collection. Speaking on the operation, the Managing Director of the squad, Mr Monday Nwokoye, said the arrests were carried out in compliance with Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s directive banning unauthorised cash collections across the state. Nwokoye explained that…
Workers of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Ondo State Government and the university authorities to settle their outstanding welfare entitlements, threatening industrial action if their demands are not met. The ultimatum followed a congress of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) in the institution. The resolution was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the congress and jointly signed by the Chairman of SSANU, AAUA chapter, Comrade…