Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested two suspected cult kingpins and recovered a locally made firearm during a targeted operation against cult-related violence in Ondo Town. The Command said the arrests were carried out on April 11, 2026, by officers of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS), Akure, following credible intelligence provided by the Ondo End Miscreant Group. According to the police, the suspects are believed to be members of rival confraternities, the Eiye and Aiye groups, which have been linked to recurring violent clashes in parts of the state. They were allegedly involved in a cult confrontation…
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The Lagos State Government on Tuesday arraigned one Olusola Shedrach before the State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged violent takeover and destruction of property belonging to Harvesters Church along the Gbagada–Oworonshoki Expressway. The defendant was docked before Justice Hakeem Oshodi on a three-count charge bordering on forceful entry, malicious damage, and conduct likely to breach public peace. At the proceedings, the state prosecutor, Olufunmilayo Aluko, told the court the prosecution was prepared for arraignment and urged that the charges be read to enable the defendant to enter his plea. Upon the court’s approval, the charges were read…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a woman, Remilekun Balogun-Okedeyi, to one year imprisonment for engaging in visa racketeering and impersonation. Trial judge, Justice Mojisola Dada, delivered the judgment on Tuesday after the defendant pleaded guilty to an amended charge brought against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission. The court, however, gave the convict an option of a ₦500,000 fine. Balogun-Okedeyi was arraigned on a charge marked ID/27346C/2025, bordering on visa fraud and falsely presenting herself as an official of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.…
Armed insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram and ISWAP have reportedly launched another coordinated night attack on Benishiekh town in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the assault, which began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, was directed at a military formation along the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, heightening fresh fears over security in the troubled region. Benishiekh, the administrative headquarters of the local government area, has witnessed repeated attacks in recent times, with the latest incursion said to be targeting the 29 Task Force Brigade under Operation Hadin Kai. The development comes days after a deadly assault…
The Presidency on Tuesday launched a scathing rebuttal against former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over his recent criticism of President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of failing in previous public offices he held. Aregbesola, now the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, had, at his party’s national convention in Abuja, described the Tinubu administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda as a “scam” and urged the President to step aside over alleged failure to fulfil campaign promises. Reacting, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement shared on Tuesday, faulted Aregbesola’s remarks, saying the former minister had ignored what he termed his own…
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has rejected claims of an alleged plot to impeach Governor Seyi Makinde, describing the narrative as a contrived political stunt designed to divert public attention and court sympathy. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the opposition party characterised the allegation as a “poorly scripted drama,” insisting that no credible move exists to remove the governor from office. The APC further alleged that Makinde was approaching the twilight of his political relevance, attributing this to what it described as his “ego and political miscalculations.”…
A grandfather in Niger State is in police custody after a DNA test established that he fathered a baby boy with his own 16-year-old granddaughter. The suspect, identified as Musa Gado, allegedly engaged in repeated sexual relations with the minor, leaving her pregnant. When the pregnancy became known, he reportedly pressured the teenager to terminate it, and she made an unsuccessful attempt using drugs and injections. Rather than succeed in covering up the abuse, the effort unravelled when the girl’s father, Lawali Baba, and the local community head, Mai Angwa, marched her to the Child Rights Protection and Enforcement Agency…
Armed insurgents suspected to be members of Boko Haram and ISWAP have reportedly launched another coordinated night attack on Benishiekh town in Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources said the assault, which began around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, was directed at a military formation along the Maiduguri–Damaturu highway, heightening fresh fears over security in the troubled region. Benishiekh, the administrative headquarters of the local government area, has witnessed repeated attacks in recent times, with the latest incursion said to be targeting the 29 Task Force Brigade under Operation Hadin Kai. The development comes days after a deadly assault…
…upgrades psychiatric centre, appoints new traditional rulers The Ondo State Executive Council has approved the construction of 500-bedded hospital buildings across the state, alongside a series of chieftaincy and infrastructure decisions, at its meeting presided over by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. The approvals, which cut across major sectors, were announced on Tuesday during a press briefing by members of the council. Speaking, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, said the government had embarked on a comprehensive expansion of healthcare infrastructure through the approval of several 100-bedded and 50-bedded hospital buildings. He stated that the projects include 100-bedded hospital buildings…
Fear and outrage have spread across the country after kidnappers demanded a ₦30 million ransom for a student of the University of Jos, identified as John Arum, while circulating distressing footage of him in captivity. Arum was reportedly abducted by armed bandits along the Kaduna–Jos highway, a route increasingly plagued by kidnappings and violent attacks. The incident took a chilling turn after the abductors allegedly used the victim’s mobile phone to record and share videos of him being assaulted, posting the footage in his class group chat. In the widely circulated clips, the student appeared visibly distressed, pleading for his…