The crisis rocking the African Democratic Congress in Katsina State took a fresh turn on Tuesday as 34 House of Assembly aspirants abandoned the party and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, citing alleged injustice, poor leadership and a lack of internal democracy. The mass defection comes amid lingering disputes over the party’s governorship primary election, which has left the ADC sharply divided ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party has been embroiled in internal wrangling following the emergence of Ahmed Kaita as its governorship candidate, with rival factions contesting the outcome of the exercise and alleging irregularities in the…
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Gunmen have killed two members of a local vigilante group in Ta-Hoss community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, in a fresh attack that has heightened fears among residents of the area. The incident occurred on Wednesday night while the victims were reportedly on routine security duty aimed at safeguarding the community from criminal attacks. Residents said the assailants struck at about 10 p.m., killing the two vigilantes identified as Davou Dalyop Patu, 48, and Dalyop Zaram, 38. The deceased were described as active volunteers who played key roles in community security efforts and were widely known for their…
A human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, has threatened to institute legal proceedings against the National Youth Service Corps over its continued practice of deploying corps members to states outside their places of residence despite rising insecurity across the country. Ogun, who is the Senior Partner at FO Legal, argued that sending young graduates across the country in the current security climate exposes them to grave danger and could amount to a violation of their constitutional right to life. In a statement shared on his social media page, the lawyer said the deployment policy had become increasingly risky as corps members…
The Edo State Police Command has arrested a 35-year-old woman and a self-acclaimed spiritualist over the alleged killing of a five-year-old girl who was reportedly thrown into a river in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state. The woman, identified as Osasere, was apprehended after she allegedly dumped her daughter in the River Ovia following advice from the spiritualist, who reportedly claimed the child was responsible for her repeated miscarriages. The incident came to public attention after a video circulated on social media showing residents confronting the suspect shortly after the act. According to accounts from the community,…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a woman for allegedly abducting two infants from different families in a desperate attempt to replace her deceased twin children ahead of a planned church dedication ceremony. The suspect, identified simply as Joy, was apprehended following investigations that linked her to the disappearance of the babies in separate incidents within the state. Police authorities said the woman confessed that she resorted to stealing the children after her twin babies died shortly before a child dedication and thanksgiving service that had already been arranged by her husband. According to investigators, the suspect…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has described the landing of a private aircraft on a road under construction in Delta State and its subsequent departure without authorisation as a serious breach of aviation regulations and a potential security threat. The minister disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday through his media aide, Tunde Moshood, following the controversial incident near Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to the statement, the aircraft was unable to land at the Asaba Airport at about 7:43 a.m. on Wednesday and subsequently made a safe landing on a concrete roadway…
The Kebbi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man following the death of his wife after a shooting incident in Geza Village, Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which occurred on June 9, claimed the life of 25-year-old Sa’ima Sani, who reportedly sustained fatal injuries from a locally made Dane gun. According to security sources, preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased was asked by her husband, Auwalu Hassan, to bring him the loaded firearm, which had been stored in a room within their residence. While taking the weapon to the rear of the house…
A devastating rainstorm accompanied by strong winds has claimed the lives of a woman and her four-year-old granddaughter in Bara community, Kirfi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The victims, identified as 50-year-old Aisha Sagir and Aisha Shuaibu, were said to have died when the severe weather swept through Unguwar Katsinawa in Bara Village on Tuesday. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday through its spokesperson, SP Nafiu Habib, who described the development as tragic. According to the command, the downpour, which was accompanied by violent winds, also left a trail of destruction across the community, damaging…
The Kogi State Government has pledged to ensure that those responsible for the deadly attack on Iluke Community in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area are tracked down and brought to justice. The assurance came on Wednesday following an assault by armed bandits that left three residents dead and disrupted an ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the community. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed in a statement issued in Lokoja that the government received news of the incident with profound sorrow and extended condolences to the families of the victims and the people of the…
Residents of Fowowawo, Ajerogun and Magbon-Etido communities in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have reportedly abandoned their homes following a botched kidnap operation that claimed six lives earlier this week. A visit to the affected communities on Wednesday revealed deserted homes, locked-up shops and a sharp decline in commercial activities, as fear continued to grip residents after the deadly attack. The incident occurred on Monday when armed men stormed a dredging site in an attempt to abduct a Chinese expatriate. The operation, however, failed after security operatives engaged the attackers in a gun battle. The Ogun State…