A routine evening worship turned fatal in Epe, Lagos State, after a truck loaded with sharp sand lost control and rammed into a Redeemed Christian Church of God parish, killing six congregants and injuring others. The crash occurred around 8:30pm on Monday along Hospital Road, moments after the parish concluded its service. Residents said the truck veered off the road and tore through the church structure, trapping people who were still within the premises. Eyewitness, Tinu Oduwale, recounted that the vehicle was descending a slope leading to a roundabout when its brakes reportedly failed. “The driver was screaming for help…
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The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspects allegedly linked to kidnapping, murder and violent clashes across the state. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olayinka Ayanlade, announced the breakthrough in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday. According to Ayanlade, officers rescued a kidnap victim, identified as Hussinat Abubakar, during a sting operation that led to the arrest of three members of the gang believed to be behind her abduction. “The suspects have confessed to their involvement in the crime. Efforts are ongoing to track down other fleeing members of the syndicate,” the police spokesperson said.…
The Edo State Police Command on Tuesday released the first batch of Ambrose Alli University students arrested in the wake of a violent protest in Ekpoma. As reported by Daily Post, the students were formally handed over to the state Commissioner for Education, Dr Paddy Iyamu, who confirmed they were cleared of wrongdoing after preliminary investigations. Speaking to journalists shortly after receiving the students in Benin City, Iyamu said while a number of those apprehended were innocent protesters, others allegedly exploited the chaos to commit crimes. “There is something everyone must understand: the governor of Edo State is governor of…
Panic has gripped parts of Isa Local Government Area of Sokoto State following a fresh wave of assaults by armed gangs reportedly loyal to the infamous bandit kingpin, Bello Turji. The attacks, which residents describe as increasingly coordinated, have triggered a mass departure of households from remote villages, heightening fears that criminal elements are entrenching control along the porous Sokoto–Zamfara boundary. The Sokoto State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that two people were killed, while an unspecified number of villagers were whisked away during the latest onslaught on Bargaja community. Police spokesperson, DSP Ahmed Rufai, said the command was awaiting…
A Nigerian caregiver, identified as Oghenemaro Dave Ejerua, has been arrested in Canada over a string of alleged assaults on residents of a Toronto group home for vulnerable adults. Toronto Police confirmed that the 38-year-old was taken into custody last week after detectives linked him to multiple incidents of abuse said to have occurred in November 2025. According to investigators, the alleged offences took place between November 1 and November 30, during which several adults under care were repeatedly assaulted within the facility. Police officers were first alerted on December 10, 2025, after a distress call from the group home…
The Ondo State Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of St. Louis Primary School in Ondo town over alleged disregard for operational standards guiding private schools in the state. The directive, handed down by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, took effect on Tuesday and is to remain in force indefinitely. Ajibefun said the drastic action followed the institution’s repeated failure to comply with clearly stated regulatory requirements, despite several warnings from the ministry. According to him, the closure forms part of an ongoing statewide enforcement drive to ensure privately owned schools operate strictly within approved…
Two survivors of the 2022 massacre at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, gave disturbing eyewitness accounts before a Federal High Court in Abuja, detailing how worshippers were mowed down by gunmen and explosives believed to be planted by suspected members of the Al-Shabab terrorist cell. Appearing behind a protective screen, a female victim, whose identity was concealed and addressed only as SSC, recounted how her life changed in moments when one of the explosives tore off her left leg. The student from Anambra State told the court she was worshipping when heavy gunfire shattered the church…
The Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano has been accused of medical negligence following the death of a patient, Aishatu Umar, whose husband alleged that a surgical instrument was left in her body after an operation. The deceased’s husband, Abubakar Muhammad, claimed that his wife died in the early hours of Monday after suffering complications linked to a surgery she underwent at the government-owned facility in September. Muhammad said his wife began experiencing persistent and severe abdominal pain shortly after the operation, adding that repeated visits to the hospital did not yield relief beyond the prescription of painkillers. According to…
Former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has thrown his weight behind the planned defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and top members of the New Nigeria People’s Party to the All Progressives Congress. As reported by Vanguard, Kwankwaso, who leads the NNPP, confirmed his new stance in a brief video circulating on Facebook on Tuesday, shared by his media aide, Saifullahi Hassan. The move has jolted Kano’s political establishment, considering his earlier strong resistance to the defection plot. The former minister had recently accused Yusuf and other NNPP office holders of reneging on the mandate bestowed on them by…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ondo State Sector Command, has arrested no fewer than 24,693 traffic offenders and recorded 25,324 traffic violations between January and December 2025 across the state. The Sector Commander, Dr Samuel Ibitoye, disclosed this on Tuesday in Akure. Ibitoye said the offences ranged from speeding and dangerous driving to seat belt violations, overloading and excessive smoke emission by vehicles. He noted that the figure represented an increase from 2024, when 22,482 offenders were arrested for 23,176 traffic offences, attributing the rise to intensified enforcement on major roads and highways. According to him, the command doubled its…