Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 31 worshippers abducted by terrorists during an Easter service in Ariko Village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following a swift counter-operation. The intervention came after security operatives received a distress call that gunmen had stormed an Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) church in the community and taken congregants hostage in the midst of worship. In a statement released on Sunday via its official X handle, the Army said troops responded immediately, mobilising to the scene and pursuing the attackers with support from local residents familiar with the terrain. According to the…
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The Celestial Church of Christ Worldwide has dissociated itself from Afolabi Hodonu, a self-acclaimed cleric arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency over alleged drug trafficking in Lagos. Hodonu and his wife were apprehended on Thursday at the Gbaji checkpoint along the Seme corridor, where officials reportedly uncovered 11 kilogrammes of skunk concealed in compartments of their vehicle. The suspect had claimed to be the shepherd in charge of a parish identified as Celestial Church of Christ, Agonvi Sea Beach, located in the Sakpo area of the Seme border in Badagry. However, distancing the church from the…
Leaders and elders of the All Progressives Congress in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State have reiterated their commitment to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The resolution followed a stakeholders’ meeting held in Akure on Saturday under the leadership of Prince Tony Ala, where party members reviewed developments within the APC and discussed unity strategies. In a communiqué released after the meeting, the leaders expressed firm support for both the President and the governor, commending their leadership styles and policy directions. “We restate our unshaken loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa,…
Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have disrupted a suspected cult gathering in Akungba Akoko, leading to the arrest of five individuals. The suspects were apprehended during a coordinated operation by the command’s Special Anti-Cultism Squad following a tip-off from members of the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday. He said, “Our officers acted promptly on credible intelligence, moved to the location, secured the area and successfully arrested the suspects.” Those taken into custody were identified as Adesuye Dare, Ayeerun Joshua, Ojo Omole, Adu Dele and Akeju…
Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have shot dead a suspected member of the Lakurawa bandit group and thwarted the rustling of 33 cows in Dandi Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred along the Kamba–Kangiwa road, where armed bandits were said to have invaded a farmhouse and driven away livestock before security forces intervened. The attackers were reportedly confronted by a combined team of police personnel and soldiers from the Army’s Forward Operating Base in Kamba, prompting them to abandon the stolen animals and flee. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, confirmed the development…
A pregnant woman, Msendoo Iorlumun, has delivered a set of twin boys in a bush in Benue State after going into labour while trekking to a health facility. The incident, which occurred on Friday, reportedly happened as the expectant mother was on her way from Jotar to Abaki Health Clinic in Mbangur in search of medical care. An eyewitness, Baba Igba Igba, said the woman had embarked on the journey to the clinic when labour suddenly set in along the route. According to him, the situation worsened as she became too weak to continue the trek, with the health facility…
Iran has executed two men accused of working for Israel and the United States, intensifying a sweeping crackdown linked to earlier anti-government protests and ongoing tensions with Western powers. The executions, confirmed on Sunday by the judiciary, involved Mohammad-Amin Biglari and Shahin Vahedparast, whose death sentences were upheld by the Supreme Court of Iran after a final review, according to the judiciary’s Mizan Online platform. Authorities said the pair were implicated in protests that erupted late last year over economic hardship and escalated into nationwide demonstrations in January. The unrest, which initially centred on rising living costs, quickly transformed into…
Healthcare services across Nigeria’s public hospitals face fresh disruption as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors declared an indefinite nationwide strike scheduled to commence at midnight on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. The decision, taken at the end of an emergency National Executive Council meeting held virtually on Saturday, follows what the association described as the Federal Government’s move to halt the implementation of the revised Professional Allowance Table, a central part of agreements reached after the doctors’ 2025 industrial action. Announcing the resolution, NARD President, Shuaibu Ibrahim, faulted the government’s stance, warning that it had triggered another avoidable crisis in…
The Taraba State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the brutal killing of three police officers in Donga Local Government Area, in what authorities describe as a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation. The command’s spokesperson, Victor Mshelizah, disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Jalingo that the suspects, Suleman Abdullahi, 30, and Idris Kauri, 33, both natives of Akete Village, were apprehended following intelligence-led operations. According to the police, the officers were ambushed and murdered by suspected militia members at Tse Kwe Tor Damisa, with their service rifles taken away during the attack. The statement noted…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has urged the Senate to declare the seat of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe vacant, following his defection from the party to the African Democratic Congress, describing the move as unconstitutional and a betrayal of his mandate. The party made the demand in a communiqué issued after a meeting of its National Working Committee in Awka, Anambra State, on Friday. According to the statement, which was signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, APGA insisted that Abaribe, who represents Abia South Senatorial District, forfeited his seat by abandoning the platform on which he was elected.…