The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), by suspected cultists in Opomulero community, Owo Local Government Area, and announced the arrest of one suspect in connection with the incident. The victim, identified as Ayodele Peter, aged 25, was attacked on Sunday evening at his residence during what residents described as a violent incursion by suspected cult members believed to be hunting for rival gang members in the area. A community source said the assailants stormed the neighbourhood, traced the student to his apartment and opened fire on him. “We…
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Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has revealed that her late husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, once believed rumours within Aso Rock that she planned to kill him, a development she said affected his health and feeding routine. Mrs Buhari made the disclosure in a newly released biography, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, authored by Dr Charles Omole and unveiled at the State House on Monday. According to the book, the rumours created fear and mistrust around the President, prompting changes in his habits, including locking his room and disrupting a carefully managed nutrition plan overseen by his…
Five passengers were injured on Monday when a commercial bus reportedly suffered brake failure and rammed into the median at the Lekki Toll Gate along the Lekki axis of Lagos State. The accident occurred less than 24 hours after another fatal road crash in the Obanikoro area of the state, where a driver lost control of his vehicle, killing a woman and an infant. In a statement, the spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Adebayo Taofiq, said the crash involved a Mazda commercial bus with registration number KRD 412 XR. He explained that the bus was allegedly…
Human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned any attempt to celebrate former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing such moves as an insult to Nigerians still grappling with the aftermath of his administration. Sowore, in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, expressed displeasure over plans to honour the former president, arguing that Buhari’s eight-year tenure was characterised by monumental failures that left the nation in ruins. “It is an insult to Nigerians that at a time when people are still reeling from the devastation of Muhammadu @MBuhari’s disastrous reign, marked by mass killings, egregious violation of human rights,…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has declined to grant bail to a social media activist, Comrade Ibrahim Kabiru Dallah, in a defamation case instituted against him. Dallah is facing seven counts bordering on alleged defamatory publications on social media platforms, following a petition by the Secretary to the Nasarawa State Government, Dr. Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, SAN. The activist, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him. In its ruling, the court ordered that Dallah be remanded at the Lafia Correctional Centre pending further proceedings in the matter. The court subsequently adjourned the case to January 21,…
A Kebbi State High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi has sentenced one Ibrahim Isah to five years’ imprisonment for attempting to rape a young girl, Zainab Muhammad. Isah, a resident of the Rikoto area of Zuru Local Government Area but employed in Birnin Kebbi, was found guilty by Justice Maryam Abubakar Kaoje of attempted rape, an offence punishable under Section 58 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021. The convict was initially arraigned on two counts of rape and gross indecency, contrary to Sections 259 and 261 of the state’s Penal Code Law. During the trial, the prosecution team,…
A Lagos State resident has accused operatives of the Nigeria Police Force of shooting him after he questioned the arrest of some youths in the Powerline area of the state. The man alleged that the incident occurred last Wednesday at about 3 p.m. when he noticed police officers stopping, searching and attempting to force a group of young men into a patrol van. He said one of the youths was known to him, prompting him to approach the officers to ask why they were being arrested. According to him, the officers warned him to stay out of the matter, but…
The United States Embassy in Abuja has warned Nigerians against engaging in visa fraud, stressing that providing false information or submitting forged documents could attract permanent travel bans. In an advisory posted on its official X handle on Monday, the embassy underscored the gravity of violating US immigration laws, noting that such actions carry far-reaching consequences. “Visa fraud has serious consequences. Lying or providing fake documents can lead to permanent visa bans under US immigration law. This means you will never go.” The warning came as the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, held talks with the Minister of…
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has ordered an immediate investigation into the fire outbreak that gutted parts of the popular Gombe timber market, Kasuwar Katako, and approved emergency relief measures for affected traders. The blaze, which broke out on Monday night after the close of business, destroyed several shops and goods at the market located along the Railway Station area of the state capital, leaving many traders with huge losses. In a statement issued by the Director-General, Press Affairs, Gombe Government House, Ismaila Misilli, the governor described the incident as painful and distressing, noting that it had disrupted the…
Operatives of the Borno State Police Command have averted a potential disaster after safely defusing an unexploded ordnance (UXO) planted beneath a telecommunications mast in Maiduguri, the state capital. The device was discovered on Monday at Chuskon, Federal Low Cost Area of Maiduguri, following a distress report received by the Divisional Police Officer of ITE Police Division. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, said operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Base 13 acted promptly on the report, leading to the successful recovery. The statement reads in parts, “The Borno…