Fresh anxiety has gripped Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State after suspected Boko Haram fighters reportedly abducted seven residents, including two daughters of a local pastor, during a night raid on Shikarkir village. Sources said the insurgents stormed the community around 8pm on Wednesday and initially seized about 15 people. However, eight victims reportedly escaped as the attackers were few in number and not heavily armed. A resident, John Yusuf, confirmed that the terrorists neither fired shots nor destroyed property during the invasion. A community leader in Chibok, who spoke on condition of anonymity, described the incident as heartbreaking,…
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A Magistrate’s Court in the Bolade area of Oshodi, Lagos, has sentenced eight men to six months’ imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to charges bordering on phone snatching and related offences. The convicts were arrested on Thursday during an early-morning raid by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps around the Mile 2 pedestrian bridge — a hotspot long associated with violent phone theft. Those convicted include Anthony Osinachi, 21; Victor Onuoha, 45; Rowland Ede, 25; Daniel Chisom, 24; Emmanuel Chukwu, 35; Ogbonnaya Uchechi, 18; Godday Eke, 28; and Benjamin G., 30. They were immediately arraigned before the…
Fresh concerns have trailed the abduction of six senior directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence as their captors have reportedly demanded a ransom of N150m for their release. The officials were seized on November 10, 2025, along the Kabba–Lokoja highway in Kogi State while travelling from Lagos to Abuja for a Directorate-level promotion examination. Sources said the victims were taken in a coordinated ambush mounted by armed men who barricaded the busy highway and whisked them away. A relative of one of the victims, who spoke in distress, said the families were shattered by the ransom demand. “We are…
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, has dismissed claims suggesting cracks within the legislature’s leadership, insisting that the assembly remains cohesive and focused. Oladiji, in a statement issued joinn Thursday night by his Special Adviser on Media, Akinjolie Akintayo, described as baseless the allegations reportedly made by the lawmaker representing Ifedore Constituency, Temitope Komolafe. “The attention of the Ondo State House of Assembly has been drawn to a statement credited to Barr. Temitope Komolafe… wherein he made unfounded allegations about the leadership of the House. For the avoidance of doubt, the Assembly wishes to state…
The first son of the late Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, a prominent businessman and 2023 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ondo State, has called for a thorough investigation into what he described as suspicious circumstances surrounding his father’s death. Speaking in an interview, Samuel Akingboye said inconsistencies in the accounts given by some family members about the events preceding his father’s death raised serious concerns. “Upon arriving at the hospital, the condition of his body contradicted the narrative I was told. The physical injuries I saw were inconsistent with the explanation presented to me,” he said. He…
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday flagged off the Akure–Imafon Road Project in what he described as another clear demonstration of his administration’s commitment to infrastructure renewal and service delivery. Addressing residents at the flag-off ceremony at the NNPC–Imafon Junction, Igbatoro Road, Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa said the project represents a strategic response to the long-standing yearnings of residents of the area, adding that the event marked a milestone in the fulfilment of promises made during the campaigns and at his inauguration. The Governor lauded traditional and spiritual leaders, party faithful, top government functionaries, youth leaders and landlords…
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Olori, Ikwuano Magisterial District of Abia State, has halted the burial of the late traditional ruler of Ntalakwu Oboro Autonomous Community, His Royal Highness, Prof. Sam Ajiri, pending an autopsy to determine the cause and time of his death. Chief Magistrate N. R. Olujie issued the order after hearing a motion filed by the monarch’s first son, Mr. Dike Ajiri, and four others — Chief Uzondu Johnson, Mr. Armstrong Okorocha, Mr. Henry Ekpe, and Mr. Onuoha Chukwuno — against the monarch’s widow, Mrs. Chinwe Ajiri. Also listed as respondents in the suit were Ashes to…
Suspected bandits on Wednesday evening killed a police officer and two vigilante members in a deadly ambush at Idadu community, Agbashi Development Area, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The victims were said to be on routine patrol along the Doma–Idadu Road when they ran into the heavily armed assailants, who opened fire on their patrol vehicle without warning. Eyewitnesses told journalists that the attackers struck in a coordinated “commando-style” operation, catching the security operatives off guard and leaving no chance for retaliation. The slain police officer was reportedly attached to the Agbashi Police Division, while the two vigilante…
A Kano State High Court has sentenced Court sentences four to death for killing garage ownerfour men to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a garage owner, Rilwanu Ilyasu, popularly known as Nanu, in Farawa Layout, Kano. Those convicted are Abubakar Sadiq (also known as Alhaji Sallari), Abdulmajid Jibrin, Nasiru Sani, and Yusuf Sani. They were found guilty on two counts of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide, contrary to Sections 97 and 221(b) of the Penal Code. Two other suspects, identified as Nura Farin Boss and Dan Bayo, remain at large. According to the prosecution counsel, Barrister Safiya…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned three individuals — Akaninyene Enefiok Archibong, Sylvanus Edet Akpan, and Glory Enefiok Archibong — for allegedly diverting and laundering company funds amounting to ₦174,226,610. The trio were brought before Justice Maurine Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on November 7, 2025, on a 22-count charge bordering on stealing, conspiracy, criminal diversion, and money laundering. According to a statement issued on Thursday by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the defendants were accused of misappropriating the funds belonging to Ubotex Nigeria Limited, where two of…