The Osun State Police Command has arraigned and remanded three suspects for allegedly stealing and selling 300 insecticide-treated mosquito nets meant for free distribution under a government health intervention programme. The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, who identified the suspects as Rabbi Bennett, Opeyemi Ajibola and Aminu Ibrahim. According to the police, the suspects have been remanded in a correctional facility following their arraignment before a court. Ojelabi said the case came to light on June 9, 2026, after authorities received intelligence about the alleged illegal sale of government-owned mosquito nets…
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Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 17 Brigade have rescued six kidnap victims, comprising four women and two children, after they escaped from their abductors in Katsina State. The victims were rescued during a routine patrol by soldiers deployed at Unguwan Doka in Faskari Local Government Area on Monday, June 29, 2026. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Captain Abayomi Adisa, the rescued victims were identified as Umaima Isiaku, 30; Amina Isiaku, 16; Safiya Isiaku, 15; Ramatu Suleiman, 30; Muhammad Shehu, 4; and Ibrahim Suleiman, 2. According to the statement,…
A 61-year-old woman, Mrs. Modupe Oladele, has been rescued by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command following a gun battle with suspected kidnappers in Owo, while her stolen vehicle was also recovered during the operation. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, who said the operation was carried out under the supervision of the Commissioner of Police, Felix Ohagwu. According to the statement, the incident occurred in the early hours of June 23, 2026, when armed men reportedly stormed the victim’s residence in Owo,…
Two children have died while two others sustained injuries after a tree uprooted by a violent windstorm collapsed on them during a heavy downpour in Bashe Village, on the outskirts of Burra, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday and urged residents, particularly parents and guardians, to discourage children from taking shelter under trees during rainstorms. The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police Nafiu Habib, said in a statement that the Burra Divisional Police Headquarters received a report from the officer in charge of the Bashe Police Outstation on Monday that…
Unknown gunmen have abducted a senior cleric of the NKST Church, Rev. Dr. Samuel Gbinde, alongside two members of his congregation in Benue State. The victims were reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Tuesday after armed assailants invaded the pastor’s residence located within the NKST Church premises in Andyar, Ishan Classis area of the state. Reacting to the incident, the leadership of the NKST described the abduction as disturbing and appealed to Christians and other well-meaning Nigerians to pray for the victims’ safe and unconditional release. In a statement dated June 30, 2026, signed by the church’s General Secretary,…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the delivery of road infrastructure across Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was fortifying the area as a food-producing hub for the territory. Tinubu, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, stated this in Dafa on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly constructed Gomani-Dafa-Yangoji Road by the FCT Administration. The president said that with the opening of the road corridor, farmers could move produce faster, buyers could reach the farms without delay and post-harvest losses would drop significantly. He added that more importantly, Kwali could now stand on its own as a food-producing…
A Nigerian woman, Habibat Salawudeen Ihiovi-Jack, has completed a 144-hour marathon reading of the Holy Bible in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. The six-day exercise, tagged “144 Hours in the Word,” ended on Monday after she read the Scriptures continuously under Guinness World Records guidelines, which permit only short breaks for essential needs. The challenge, which commenced on June 22 at the Novotel in Port Harcourt, was designed to encourage Christians to cultivate a deeper commitment to studying the Bible while celebrating the power of God’s Word. Habibat, a member of Summit Bible Church, Port Harcourt,…
The management of Osun State University has lodged a formal complaint with the Nigerian Army following the alleged invasion of students’ hostels by soldiers from the Army Depot in Osogbo. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Monday evening, left several students alleging physical assault, harassment and the theft of mobile phones and other valuables. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Clement Adebooye, disclosed on Tuesday that the institution had reported the matter to the military authorities after he visited some of the affected hostels to assess the situation and interact with students. Adebooye described the development as disturbing, noting that the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered cash and assets valued at N38.66 billion in its ongoing investigation into the alleged diversion of funds earmarked for the rehabilitation of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries. The anti-graft agency said the recoveries include N9.4 billion, $21.2 million, and several landed properties allegedly linked to individuals being investigated. The investigation centres on approximately $2.79 billion released between 2021 and 2023 for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries. According to investigators, several former and serving officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, its subsidiary, NETCO, refinery managers and contractors are…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted fresh bail to human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in the sum of N200 million, subject to stringent conditions. Justice Mohammed Umar, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ordered Sowore to provide two sureties in the same amount. The judge ruled that one of the sureties must be a traditional ruler from the defendant’s community, while the other must own landed property within Abuja. The court also directed Sowore to surrender his international passport to the Deputy Registrar pending the conclusion of the trial. Sowore’s previous bail was…