A woman has died and two men were rescued after a late-night fire razed parts of a residential building on Agbaakin Street, behind Testing Ground, Iwo Road, Ibadan, on Monday. The incident was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande. According to him, the fire was triggered by a lighted charcoal cooking pot left unattended, which ignited combustible materials within the building. Akinwande said the rescue and suppression efforts were jointly undertaken by officers of the state fire service and their Federal Fire Service counterparts. “The fire emergency was…
Author: Adeboye
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Nigeria’s military role in the recently thwarted coup attempt in the Republic of Benin, warning that such actions pose serious risks to regional stability and the country’s internal security. Soyinka spoke on Monday in Lagos at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards, where he delivered a brief but forceful reflection on governance failures, human rights violations, surging insecurity and the spread of misinformation. The literary icon condemned what he called “another needless military entanglement next door,” insisting that the Benin incident should prompt Nigeria…
A 64-year-old New Jersey man who worked as a “Santa for hire” has been arrested in the United States for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The suspect, identified as Mark Paulino, was taken into custody on Monday and charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, as well as endangering the welfare of a child. According to Mercer County officials, the investigation began on December 4, 2025, after detectives received a tip-off regarding suspicious online activity traced to a residence in Hamilton Township. Following the alert, investigators linked the uploads to Paulino, a retired elementary…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnapper, identified as Godspower Cletus, after he allegedly attempted to withdraw a N1 million ransom at a POS kiosk. Cletus was said to have stormed the residence of Mrs. Farimoyo Endurance in Odudu community, Akure, where he reportedly robbed her at gunpoint, carting away her Android phone and ATM card. During the operation, he allegedly compelled the victim to call her husband and demand a N5 million ransom, issuing threats to her life to enforce compliance. A police source disclosed that the distraught husband transferred N1 million into his…
A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has sentenced a police officer, Sgt. Ruya Auta, to death for the killing of a University of Jos student, Rinji Bala. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday by the Chief Judge of Plateau State, Justice David Mann, at High Court 1, found the officer guilty of culpable homicide and ordered that he be executed by hanging. Rinji Bala, a 300-level student of the University of Jos, was killed on May 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown. He had been in the company of two friends near the Hwolshe area of Jos when they…
Troops of Operation Fagge Yamma Strike have killed no fewer than 11 terrorists during a coordinated military operation targeting criminal elements in Sokoto and adjoining states in the North West. The Nigerian Army, in a statement posted on its official Facebook page, said the operation was executed near Kurawa Village in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. According to the statement, the troops’ intervention foiled a planned attack on Tara Village, described as “a critical area for cross-movement by terrorist and bandit elements”. “Acting on precise credible intelligence the strike team executed a well-coordinated ambush engaging the bandits…
…..Says initiative will stand as symbol of Ondo’s economic rebirth Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday described the African Development Fund (ADF) and African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported water supply projects at Owena Dam, Igbara-Oke, Ifedore Local Government Area, as a significant milestone in the state’s journey towards economic revival. The governor, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, said the project heralds the realisation of a long-delayed ambition to provide residents across the state with clean, safe and sustainable water.. He observed that for many years, access to potable water had remained one of the state’s greatest challenges,…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, where the governor confirmed his decision before party leaders and supporters. Fubara’s move adds to the growing list of governors and top political figures who have switched to the APC in the course of the year, signalling a further realignment ahead of future political contests.
A child-rights advocacy group, Onurube Coalition, has urged the Imo State Police Command to take over the investigation into the alleged serial sexual exploitation of an 11-year-old girl, Ginika Obodozie, from Umudiatu Orlu Autonomous Community in Orlu Local Government Area. The coalition, in a petition to Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma, alleged that the minor had been repeatedly abused by several adult men in the community, while the initial investigation at the Orlu Police Division had been compromised. Signed by its coordinator, Marjorie Ezihe, the petition claimed the victim lives with an aunt who is suspected of facilitating the continued…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspects and recovered stolen cattle and weapons following a brutal attack on a ranch in Okeigbo. According to the Command, Abdullahi, the ranch owner, reported that armed men stormed his cattle ranch in a commando-like operation, rustling his livestock. In their bid to stop the assailants, Abdullahi and his son were attacked with machetes, prompting an urgent call for police intervention. Acting swiftly, operatives deployed intelligence-led policing and tactical response measures, leveraging available technology to track the fleeing suspects. Their efforts led to the recovery of the stolen cattle, the vehicle used…