The Oyo State Police Command has blamed excessive speed and reckless driving for a deadly road accident at Soka Junction along the busy Ibadan–Lagos Expressway, which claimed two lives and left several others injured. The late-night crash, which occurred around 10:10 p.m. on Saturday in Oluyole Local Government Area of Ibadan, involved multiple vehicles and pedestrians, causing panic among commuters and residents in the area. In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said preliminary findings showed that a white HOWO truck lost control due to speeding before ploughing into other road users. According to him,…
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A new opinion survey in the United Kingdom has ranked Kemi Badenoch as the most popular political party leader, marking a notable rise in her public standing despite her party’s broader challenges. The poll, conducted by More in Common and reported by the Daily Mail on Sunday, showed that Badenoch, who leads the Conservative Party, secured a net approval rating of minus nine. The figure represents a sharp improvement from the minus 32 she recorded before the party’s conference in October last year, underscoring a surge in her personal appeal among voters. Badenoch, a British politician of Nigerian descent who…
Fresh violence has erupted in Plateau State as suspected bandits launched a midnight assault on Pwomol village in Heipang District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, leaving at least two persons dead, several others injured, and property destroyed. The attack, which occurred late Sunday, April 5, saw the assailants storm the community under the cover of darkness, opening fire on residents and setting houses and food barns ablaze, sparking panic and mass displacement. The National President of the Berom Youth Moulders Association, Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri, confirmed the incident, describing it as a coordinated and brutal raid carried out by heavily…
The lingering crisis in Ogbomoso took a fresh turn on Sunday as a former senator representing Oyo Central, Ayoade Adeseun, formally relinquished his title as Mayegun of Ogbomosoland, barely days after his suspension by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye. Adeseun, who served in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, announced his resignation at a press briefing held in Onipanu community, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State, declaring that there was no need for the monarch to review or reverse the suspension earlier imposed on him. The former lawmaker attributed his decision to what he described as the…
Grief and renewed demands for justice marked the burial of six traders killed during a violent confrontation at the Owode Onirin International Motor Spare Parts Market in Ketu, Lagos, as families insisted that those behind the tragedy must be fully prosecuted. The victims, whose deaths occurred during a controversial operation at the market on August 27, 2025, now widely dubbed “Black Wednesday”, were interred in Ikorodu amid tears and lingering anger over the circumstances surrounding their killing. The burial rites commenced at the Ikorodu General Hospital, where relatives and sympathisers gathered in a sombre atmosphere to receive the bodies before…
At least three operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have been killed following coordinated attacks by suspected bandits on communities in Musawa and Matazu Local Government Areas of Katsina State on Easter Sunday. The assaults, which targeted Tangani and Sayaya villages, reportedly left several residents dead and heightened fears over worsening insecurity in the region. The disclosure was made by a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and former Minister of State for Education, Lawal Batagarawa, who briefed journalists on the incidents. Batagarawa lamented the recurring wave of violence across northern Nigeria, describing the killings as part of a disturbing…
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…
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…