The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has dismissed as false and misleading claims circulating on social media that its C-130 aircraft, currently held in Burkina Faso, was forced to land on suspicion of espionage. The Service also refuted reports alleging that the 11 crew members and engineering personnel onboard were intelligence officers trained for espionage duties, stressing that it did not at any time announce the release of the personnel by Burkinabe authorities. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday titled, “False Claims Debunked As Facts Emerge On Nigerian Military Aircraft Ferry Flight And Precautionary Landing in…
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By Boye Oyeyemi The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Engr Ade Adetimehin, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a divinely ordained leader sent to reposition Nigeria and restore national prosperity. Adetimehin said the President’s emergence was meant to halt years of economic and institutional decline, adding that the reforms being implemented, though difficult, were necessary to secure long-term stability and growth. Speaking with journalists in Akure on Monday, the APC chairman likened the current economic challenges to labour pains, insisting they signal the birth of a new and stronger Nigeria. He noted that food prices…
By Boye Oyeyemi The Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up to probe the crisis in Idogun, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday commenced its sitting, with 58 memoranda submitted for consideration. Western Post reports that violence broke out in the community on October 3, 2025, when some youths allegedly attacked the traditional ruler, Oba Moses Bakare, alongside his wife and son, Victor. At the inaugural sitting in Akure, the chairman of the panel, Mr Idowu Mafimisebi, called on all parties involved in the crisis to cooperate fully with the inquiry. Mafimisebi said the panel would sit for…
– Gov visits Akoko LGs, mobilises support for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda • Urges APC members to embrace unity, Agboola Ajayi to join soon “I am here to greet you and thank you. Some people say politicians do not return after elections. I have no election now. I only came to appreciate you all for your support for my administration.” These were the words of Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Monday, December 15, 2025, as he began a statewide tour of local government areas to thank the people at the grassroots. The tour started with the four…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has charged 24-year-old Nigerian national, Damilola Bamigboye, for resisting arrest and abducting an agent of the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), according to court documents reviewed by Peoples Gazette. Authorities say Bamigboye was under surveillance for overstaying his student visa when what was meant to be a routine arrest on December 10 escalated into a hostage situation involving a federal officer. He was charged alongside Rekeya Frazier, alleged accomplice in the incident. Last Wednesday, a team of HSI agents was parked outside Bamigboye’s apartment in Plymouth, Minnesota, monitoring his Kia Optima. The unmarked…
A young man was killed in the early hours of Monday inside a mosque in the Hotoro Maraba area of Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State, sparking panic and tension in the community. The victim, identified as Malam Kasim, was said to be calling the Adhan for the Asuba (dawn) prayer when an unidentified assailant allegedly attacked him and slit his throat inside the mosque. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred within the mosque premises, leaving worshippers and residents in shock. In the aftermath, angry youths in the area reportedly launched a reprisal attack, leading to the death of the…
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen and cattle rustlers have attacked Gwom Gada community in Kadunu Ward of the Gindiri area, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing four siblings and injuring two other residents. The attackers were said to have invaded the community on Friday, firing sporadically before making away with an unspecified number of cows belonging to one Alhaji Tanko Adamu. Confirming the incident on Monday, the Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area, Hon. Emmanuel Mwolpun, in a statement issued through his Director of Press, Jerry Dakahap, said the victims, aged 18, seven, five and two, were…
Operatives of the Buffalo Tactical Team of the Delta State Police Command have arrested 161 suspected drug traffickers during a raid in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, made up of 110 males and 51 females, were apprehended during an intelligence-led operation carried out on December 10, 2025. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, saying the raid targeted a notorious hideout linked to the sale and distribution of illicit drugs. According to the statement, the operation was led by the Deputy Commissioner of…
Suspected gunmen have stormed Zurum Mahauta in the Gidan Malam Sallau community of Lakwaya village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, abducting seven residents in a late-night raid. The incident occurred around midnight on Sunday, residents said. A community source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said security operatives arrived shortly after the attack and went after the assailants. “The gunmen came around midnight and abducted seven people. Soldiers later arrived and chased after them,” the source said. As at the time of filing this report, there was no official confirmation on whether the attackers were intercepted, as they…
A Nigerian woman based in the United Kingdom has stirred controversy online after cautioning compatriots against relocating their spouses to the country, citing what she termed an alarming rate of marriage breakdowns among Nigerians, particularly Igbos. In a viral video clip shared by an X user, Donpir, and obtained by Diaspora NG, the unidentified woman expressed concern over what she described as the disturbing trend of failed marriages in the UK’s Nigerian community. “90 per cent of the UK marriages that are broken, that are separated today are Igbos… You people have failed us woefully,” she said. The woman did…