A freshers’ celebration at the Federal University of Education, Kontagora, Niger State, descended into chaos in the early hours of Thursday after a student was allegedly stabbed to death during a violent altercation at the institution’s hall. The incident, which occurred around 1:40 a.m., has thrown the university community into mourning and raised fresh concerns over security at campus social events. The Niger State Police Command confirmed the killing, identifying the victim as 25-year-old Seyi Simon. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the tragedy followed a disagreement between the deceased and an 18-year-old suspect, Jafar Musa,…
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A disagreement over a N25,000 debt has ended in tragedy in Ogun State, leaving a 27-year-old man dead and a suspect in police custody. The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, Opeyemi Olaniyan, for allegedly killing Ayomide Oyekunle during a late-night altercation at a beer parlour in the Agbado area of Ifo Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, was said to have stemmed from a heated confrontation over an unpaid debt dating back to last year. According to police authorities, the suspect had stormed the premises demanding immediate repayment but became…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old man, Joseph Kehinde, alongside his 13-year-old son over alleged unlawful possession of a firearm during a routine security operation along the Sagamu–Ogijo Road corridor. The arrest, which took place around 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, has heightened concerns over the involvement of minors in criminal activities and the circulation of illegal arms in the state. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babasiyi, operatives of the Command’s Quick Response Squad intercepted the teenager during a stop-and-search exercise at the Lafarge area. The police disclosed…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a man, Oluwadamilare Ewedemi, following allegations of prolonged abuse involving his daughter, authorities confirmed on Monday. The arrest came after a complaint was filed by the 21-year-old at the Ifo Divisional Police Headquarters, prompting an immediate investigation into the disturbing claims. Police sources disclosed that the alleged incidents date back to 2019 when the suspect took custody of the victim from a care facility in Ikeja, Lagos, and relocated her to Ijebu Ode under the guise of parental responsibility. The survivor, whose identity is being protected, told investigators that she had been under…
The Oyo State Police Command has blamed excessive speed and reckless driving for a deadly road accident at Soka Junction along the busy Ibadan–Lagos Expressway, which claimed two lives and left several others injured. The late-night crash, which occurred around 10:10 p.m. on Saturday in Oluyole Local Government Area of Ibadan, involved multiple vehicles and pedestrians, causing panic among commuters and residents in the area. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said preliminary findings showed that a white HOWO truck lost control due to speeding before ploughing into other road users. According to him,…
A new opinion survey in the United Kingdom has ranked Kemi Badenoch as the most popular political party leader, marking a notable rise in her public standing despite her party’s broader challenges. The poll, conducted by More in Common and reported by the Daily Mail on Sunday, showed that Badenoch, who leads the Conservative Party, secured a net approval rating of minus nine. The figure represents a sharp improvement from the minus 32 she recorded before the party’s conference in October last year, underscoring a surge in her personal appeal among voters. Badenoch, a British politician of Nigerian descent who…
Fresh violence has erupted in Plateau State as suspected bandits launched a midnight assault on Pwomol village in Heipang District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, leaving at least two persons dead, several others injured, and property destroyed. The attack, which occurred late Sunday, April 5, saw the assailants storm the community under the cover of darkness, opening fire on residents and setting houses and food barns ablaze, sparking panic and mass displacement. The National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, confirmed the incident, describing it as a coordinated and brutal raid carried out by heavily…
The lingering crisis in Ogbomoso took a fresh turn on Sunday as a former senator representing Oyo Central, Ayoade Adeseun, formally relinquished his title as Mayegun of Ogbomosoland, barely days after his suspension by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye. Adeseun, who served in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, announced his resignation at a press briefing held in Onipanu community, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State, declaring that there was no need for the monarch to review or reverse the suspension earlier imposed on him. The former lawmaker attributed his decision to what he described as the…
Grief and renewed demands for justice marked the burial of six traders killed during a violent confrontation at the Owode Onirin International Motor Spare Parts Market in Ketu, Lagos, as families insisted that those behind the tragedy must be fully prosecuted. The victims, whose deaths occurred during a controversial operation at the market on August 27, 2025, now widely dubbed “Black Wednesday”, were interred in Ikorodu amid tears and lingering anger over the circumstances surrounding their killing. The burial rites commenced at the Ikorodu General Hospital, where relatives and sympathisers gathered in a sombre atmosphere to receive the bodies before…
At least three operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have been killed following coordinated attacks by suspected bandits on communities in Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State on Easter Sunday. The assaults, which targeted Tangani and Sayaya villages, reportedly left several residents dead and heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the region. The disclosure was made by a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and former Minister of State for Education, Lawal Batagarawa, who briefed journalists on the incidents. Batagarawa lamented the recurring wave of violence across northern Nigeria, describing the killings as part of a disturbing…